aP Pro Release Notes Summary

Access Control: Customers using aPriori’s cloud solutions can no longer make changes within selected screens or panes in the aPriori System Admin toolset that are used to define an Access Control model. This enforces an existing practice in which aPriori employees are required to set up, update, and deploy access control for cloud customers. Customers using aP Pro on-premise can continue to make changes to access control definitions within these screens.

In particular, cloud customers cannot add or edit access control permissions and cannot add or edit groups. Cloud customers can still add members to an existing group

Edge GCD Highlighting: aPriori now uses thicker highlighting to display edge GCDs that are selected either directly (by clicking on the edge in the Viewer window or the GCD pane) or indirectly (for example, by selecting Highlight Associated GCDs in the Manufacturing Process pane for an operation assigned to one or more edges. Note that Edge GCD highlighting is not thicker when a parent GCD (such as a SimpleHole or Cutout) is selected.

Failed GCD Messages: This release displays an improved failure message when no operation sequences are considered feasible for a GCD. Previously, the content of the failure message was based on the failure of only the first operation sequence evaluated. Now, for a failed GCD, aPriori displays the message, "All evaluated operation sequences failed for {gcdName}", if multiple sequences were evaluated.

Automatic Recosting: Previously, when a user used the Open CAD File dialogue to access a scenario that already existed in aPriori, the software would always automatically cost the scenario to update the results. Now, aPriori respects the user preference for One Click Costing and only automatically costs the scenario if the user preference is set to automatically cost in response to CAD changes.

Flow Appraisal Visualization: The latest Plastic Molding process model (CMV290) improves the visibility of short shot conditions by displaying the Flow Appraisal GCD on the CAD model in the Viewer when you review a Short Shot Condition – Flow Ratio design issue.

Hole Proximity Issues: The latest manufacturing process models enhance the identification of hole proximity issues in the Plastic Molding and casting process groups. This results in a significant reduction in false positive hole proximity issues.

Blind Hole L/D Ratios: The latest Plastic Molding process model (CMV290) streamlines the feedback provided to design engineers when blind holes exceed recommend length-to-diameter ratios in Plastic Molding.

Highly Deformed Parts: aPriori continues to make incremental improvements to better recognize the intended stock form and correctly identify all modeled features. This release improves stock selection as well as bend and form recognition for parts that have large amounts of deformation.

Hole Proximity Issues: The latest process model (CMV210) enhances the identification of hole proximity issues. The result is a significant decrease in the number of hole proximity issues flagged.

Hole Proximity IssuesThe latest process model (CMV120) enhances the identification of hole proximity issues. The result is a significant decrease in the number of hole proximity issues flagged.

Hole Proximity Issues:The latest process model (CMV210) enhances the identification of hole proximity issues. The result is a significant decrease in the number of hole proximity issues flagged.

New Oven Process: The latest process model (CMV270) release introduces the oven process Conveyor Induction Heat as an alternative to the Preheat oven process that was available in previous releases. This process is appropriate for smaller parts and higher production volumes.

Full Sustainability Support: The latest Forging process model (CMV270) provides carbon estimates for all processes.

Mechanical Press Enhancements: In the latest Forging process model (CMV270), the Mechanical Press process is auto evaluated and includes a mechanistic tooling model as well as enhanced machine selection logic.

Hammer Process No Longer Auto Evaluated: The Hammer process must be manually selected in the latest Forging process model (CMV270).

Regionalized Tooling Estimates: Previously, tooling investment for some Forging processes was not sensitive to the Tool Shop Digital Factory's region. The latest Forging process model (CMV270) fixes the issue.

Improved Part Setups on 4-Axis Mill: The latest Machining process model (CMV350) was updated to ensure that parts made on 4-Axis Mill machines always have two setups and to ensure that GCDs are assigned to the primary rotational setup when feasible.

Hole Proximity Issues: The latest process model (CMV290) enhances the identification of hole proximity issues.

Flow Appraisal Visualization: In aP Pro, the latest process model (CMV290) improves the visibility of short shot conditions by displaying a visualization of the Flow Appraisal GCD on the CAD model in the Viewer when you review a Short Shot Condition – Flow Ratio design issue.

Blind Hole L/D Ratios: The latest process model (CMV290) streamlines the feedback provided to design engineers when blind holes exceed recommend length-to-diameter ratios.

The 2025-06 Regional Data Libraries (RDLs) contain updates to labor rates, overhead rates, material rates, and sustainability data. There also is a change to the default purchase volume (and therefore default cost) of materials in the casting process groups.

See the Regional Data Libraries Release Notes Version 2025-06 for more information.

Supported CAD Systems:This release adds support for several recently released CAD system versions. aPriori no longer officially supports several older versions.

STEP AP242 PMI: aPriori now supports extracting semantic tolerance information from STEP AP242 files generated from the following CAD systems: NX 2406 and higher, CATIA V5-6R2024 (R34) and higher, SOLIDWORKS 2024 and higher, and Inventor 2024 and higher. Known Limitation: aPriori does not import virtual thread and tap information from STEP files.

Plug-in Renaming: Plug-ins for the NX, CATIA, SOLIDWORKS, and SolidEdge CAD systems have been renamed to “Analyze in aPriori”. Plug-ins for Creo and Inventor CAD systems will be renamed in the next release of aPriori.

De-Support of Windows 10: For customers using the aPriori on-premise solution, aP Pro 2025 R1 SP1 is the last release to support using the Microsoft Windows 10 operating system for the aPriori client.

Database Server Support: SQL Server 2022 is now certified for use with the aPriori on-premise solution. aP Pro 2025 R1 SP1 is the last release to support using SQL Server 2019. Earlier versions of SQL Server are no longer supported.

Site variables now can be set independently for each manufacturing process model version (CMV), enabling simultaneous use of Digital Factories that require different geometry extraction.

When you upgrade to a new release, the upgrade process automatically sets site variable values correctly for each manufacturing process model version present in the customer deployment. This removes the need for manually setting the values, streamlining and error-proofing this portion of the upgrade process.

The aPriori Process Group Site Variables tool was enhanced to enable setting site variables to different values for different manufacturing process model versions (CMVs). The tool also now allows users to visually identify values that are set differently from the default values, and to enter comments when changing a value.

When you upgrade to aPriori 2025 R1 (or a subsequent release), aPriori produces a log of any key site variables that are set incorrectly, so these can be reviewed and corrected. In addition, a comment indicating that the value is set incorrectly is added and made visible in the Process Group Site Variables Configuration tool.

You can now specify whether imported UDAs supplement the existing UDAs in your deployment or replace them. Previously they always replaced them.

Design guidance for Sheet Metal now flags unique hole diameter issues only for processes that require additional tooling for additional hole diameters.

Design guidance for Sheet Metal now flags unique bend radii issues only for processes that require additional tooling for additional bend radii.

Design guidance for the casting process groups now flags a draft angle issue for a feature only if it does not require rough machining. Any draft is assumed to be removed from features requiring rough machining, and so no draft is expected to be reflected in the CAD model (which represents the part's final state).

Design guidance for Machining no longer includes the issue type High Milling L/D Ratio, since the information provided by this type of guidance is largely duplicated by Long Tool Reach guidance. In addition, the issue type Side Milling L/D is now called Side Milling L/D Ratio Exceeded.

Design guidance for Plastic Molding flags a mold cavity finish issue only when a less expensive cavity finish is available that can achieve a finish quality that meets or exceeds the default finish standard .

Design guidance for Plastic Molding flags a mold cavity texture issue only when the texture is not the default texture and there are cheaper cavity texture options within the same texture standard. In this case, design guidance now provides a list of the cheaper options.

This release continues a series of improvements to the Bar & Tube Fabrication process group to better recognize the intended stock form from which a part is made and to correctly identify all features modeled on the part.

See Design Guidance, above.

The Forging process group now provides a Vertical Mechanical Press routing in addition to the Hammer process routing that was available in previous releases.

This release extends the stock selection logic introduced in the previous release to include virtual stock selection. Now aPriori determines a list of valid virtual stocks and evaluates the ones with the lowest estimated material cost. By default, aPriori evaluates up to three virtual stocks.

This release adds three setup options that allow you to specify mult dimensions and virtual stock dimensions.

The machining tool usage report now includes tool usage for Stock Trim GCD operations.

The view of Surface Finishing Tool Diameter in the Geometry Analysis (Heat Map) tool now displays the minimum tool diameter when multiple tools are used to machine a surface.

This release improves the batch setup time calculation for Bar Feed Lathe processes, so that these setup time estimates are now greater than the batch setup times for conventional lathes.

See also Design Guidance, above.

This release provides the ability to independently select a material for cavity and core inserts, decoupling selection from the main plate material.

Plastic Molding now accounts for the weight and cost of mold support plates in the tooling model, providing more accurate and complete tooling estimates.

This release updates the Tooling spreadsheet report to ensure all tooling costs are reported consistently with the Investment tab of the aP Pro UI.

This release updates the Plastic Molding model to be sensitive to the Water Line Diameter process setup option.

See also Design Guidance, above.

See Design Guidance, above.

The 2025-03 Regional Data Libraries (RDLs) contain updates to labor rates, overhead rates, material rates, and sustainability data. There also is a change to the default purchase volume (and therefore default cost) of materials in the casting process groups.

With this release, the RDL Data Trends Web site has been updated, and it now includes labor rate data trends in addition to the previously released material cost data trends.

See the 2025-03 RDL Release Notes for more information.

You can now link a custom material to a source material by using a spreadsheet. Previously, you could link materials only through the Digital Factory Manager user interface.

You can now edit material factors by using a spreadsheet. This new capability allows you to change multiple adjustment factors and purchase volumes at the material type, process group, and/or material level in a single import. Previously, you were required to enter each value separately in the Digital Factory Manager’s Material Factors table.

This release improves recognition of standard stock forms, even when the CAD model includes some dimensional inconsistencies or deviates somewhat from the canonical stock form.

This release provides more accurate calculations of the volume of material required to manufacture a forged part, the dimensions of the mult and stock, and the resulting estimates of material utilization and cost.

This release updates and enhances the stock selection logic for Forging, helping to ensure aPriori selects a reasonable stock.

This release enhances milling estimates by improving setup axis determination and the predictive routing evaluation logic. These enhancements enable aPriori to more frequently identify and select the most appropriate routing for milled parts.

This release extends geometry extraction for the PCB Fabrication process group to capture the array nesting layout from Gerber and ODB++ files, allowing the user to view the proposed nesting from the ECAD design.

This release improves the visualization of part thickness in the Viewer, so that thickness spheres no longer protrude through the part surface excessively.

For CAD-disconnected scenarios, this release disables the ability to override GCD properties that require the scenario to be CAD connected.

aPriori now extracts a turning axis and AxiGroove GCD for certain types of gear parts, even when the teeth are modeled somewhat incorrectly.

The 2024-12 Regional Data Libraries (RDLs) contain updates to currency exchange rates, labor rates, overhead rates, and material rates. The RDLs also include three new regions within Brazil.

See Regional Data Libraries Release Notes Version 2024-12 for more information.

• Linking Custom Materials to Source Materials – You can link a custom material to another material to automatically inherit both initial values and value updates for the custom material.

• Generic Materials for Material Linking – Link to fields in a material that is not included in the Materials table for the current process group.

• Adjustment Factors for Linked Material Values – Apply an adjustment factor to updates to custom material values that reference baseline material values.

For detailed information, see Digital Factory Enhancements

Control of Official Scenario Default Policy for System Administrators – System Administrators now can configure consistent behavior for assembly scenario associations across their user base by using the new Official Scenario Setting field.

For detailed information, see System Administration Enhancements.

Sustainability Insights – Examine, compare, and reduce manufacturing carbon emissions

For detailed information, see Sustainability Insights .

• Updated Behavior for Assemblies with Missing Sub-Component CAD files – aPriori 2023 R1 includes the cost of subcomponents without CAD files in the cost of the parent assembly, particularly to account for the costs of purchased off-the-shelf components that were BOM-loaded into aPriori Professional from a spreadsheet.

• BOM Loader Support for Status and Cost Maturity – BOM Loader Support for Status and Cost Maturity –

Improved Thickness Assessment for Additive Manufacturing Process Group – aPriori 2023 R1 uses an improved algorithm for calculating part thickness for Additive Manufacturing that improves accuracy and ensures consistency across process groups.

For detailed information, see Additive Manufacturing Enhancements .

Read Draw Direction from CAD File – aPriori 2023 R1 reduces analysis time and supports highly-automated aPriori workflows by reading company-standard draw directions from CAD files.

For detailed information, see Casting - Die Enhancements .

• Slurry and Sand Cost for Investment Casting Estimates– The Investment Casting Shell Making manufacturing process model now includes the cost of the slurry and sand used to make the mold as Expendable Tooling costs. The inclusion of these previously neglected costs yielded a 4.67% increase in Fully Burdened Cost, on average, for a set of test parts.

• Read Draw Direction from CAD File – aPriori 2023 R1 reduces analysis time and supports highly-automated aPriori workflows by reading company-standard draw directions from CAD files.

For detailed information, see Casting - Investment Enhancements.

• Updated Costs and Improved Usability for Sand and Sand Additive Data – The unit cost data for both Sand and Sand Additives were updated to better reflect market pricing and the data was moved from a lookup table to Digital Factory toolshops to facilitate your Regional Data Library updates.

• Updated Costs and Solvent-Based Refactory Coating Options for Refractory Coat Processes– To increase the accuracy of both refractory coating cost estimates and sustainability (carbon-equivalent) estimates, the aPriori Casting-Sand process group provides additional refractory coating types and updated costs.

• Read Draw Direction from CAD File – aPriori 2023 R1 reduces analysis time and supports highly-automated aPriori workflows by reading company-standard draw directions from CAD files.

For detailed information, see Casting - Sand Enhancements.

Improved Recognition of Complex Extruded Parts – 2023 R1 improvements to cross-section and feature recognition extends the types of extruded parts that aPriori can analyze and enables it to estimate extruded part manufacturing costs and material utilization more accurately.

For detailed information, see Extrusion Enhancements (Bar and Tube Fabrication).

• Improved Thickness Assessment for the Forging Process Groups – aPriori 2023 R1 uses an improved algorithm for calculating part thickness for Forging that improves accuracy and ensures consistency across process groups.

• Read Draw Direction from CAD File – aPriori 2023 R1 reduces analysis time and supports highly-automated aPriori workflows by reading company-standard draw directions from CAD files.

For detailed information, see Forging Enhancements.

• Grinding Enhancements

  • More Automated and Accurate Estimates of Grinding Setup Times and Costs – aPriori now automatically estimates the setup time and cost required for grinding processes, by determining the number of distinct part setups required for the grinding tool to access the surfaces of interest.

  • Enhanced DFM Guidance for Surface Grinding Operations– aPriori now provides improved design for manufacture (DFM) guidance when a grinding operation cannot fully access a surface.

  • General Grinding Operations No Longer Will Be Assigned – aPriori now evaluates alternate grinding processes instead of assigning a "General Grinding" operation as a placeholder.

  • Updated Plunge Grinding Cycle Time Estimates – aPriori now accounts for grinding wheel alignment time in Plunge Grinding cycle time estimates.

• Tool Reach and Length-to-Diameter Improvements

  • More Accurate Milling Cycle Time Estimates and Design Guidance for Long Tool Reaches – The Machining manufacturing process model now better identifies and more accurately computes cycle times for milling operations that require long tool reaches. aPriori also provides DFM guidance to flag geometry that requires long tool reaches, prompting design engineers to consider redesigning the part to reduce machining time and cost.

  • Updated Feasibility Rules and Increased Allowable Tool Length-to-Diameter Ratio for Side Milling Operations – In the baseline machining process model, the maximum length-to-diameter ratio (L:D) in the determination of feasibility for Side Milling operations has been increased from 8 to 12, allowing for the use of relatively longer and skinnier tools, which generally require lower material removal rates.

For detailed information, see Machining Enhancements.

Support for ODB++ Files – The PCB Fabrication manufacturing process model now can analyze printed circuit board designs provided as ODB++ files.

More robust interpretation for Altium Gerber files – aPriori Professional can now determine the number of copper layers in a PCB even when the data is missing from the Altium Gerber file export.

For detailed information, see PCB Fabrication Enhancements.

• Injection Molding

  • Melt Flow Analysis for Injection Molding, Reaction Injection Molding, and Structural Foam Molding Processes – aPriori now performs a basic material flow analysis for injection molding processes that determines the minimum number of gates required to fill a cavity and more accurately estimates cavity pressure and required clamp force. The improved clamp force calculation results in better machine selection and thus more accurate direct overhead costs.

  • Average Material Injection Pressure for Cavity Pressure and Required Clamping Force Estimates – Cavity Pressure and Required Clamping Force calculations now better represent typical manufacturing conditions by using the average maximum and minimum injection pressure values for the material.

  • Industry Standard Values for Material Injection Pressure Boundary Values – The minimum and maximum injection pressure values for several Plastic Molding materials were updated to correspond to standard values used in industry-leading material flow analysis tools.

  • Explicitly Calculated Plasticizing Times for Injection Molding Cycle Time Analysis – aPriori cycle time estimates now explicitly consider whether plasticizing time exceeds cooling time rather than assuming the opposite.

  • Lower Ejection Velocity for Injection Molding, Reaction Injection Molding, and Structural Foam Molding Cycle Time Estimates – aPriori now assumes that the ejection velocity is 50% of the machine’s maximum velocity rather than 100%, thereby increasing ejection time and total cycle time estimates.

  • Expanded Cavity Finish Options and Improved Estimation of Mold Texturing for Tooling Cost Estimates – aPriori now provides more accurate Tooling Cost estimates because it estimates mold texturing costs more mechanistically and uses updated values for cavity finish options and polishing times.

  • Error Checking for Tooling Configurations– aPriori now checks for incompatible process setup options that result in an invalid plastic molding tooling configuration.

  • More Accurate Material Cost Estimates via New Limits for Regrind Material – aPriori now provides more accurate estimates of Material Utilization and Material Cost by limiting the amount of regrind material to either the amount that can be produced by in-process scrap or a factory-level limit, whichever is smaller.

• Bulk Molding Compound (BMC) Materials for Compression Molding – The Compression Molding process now supports thermosetting Bulk Molding Compound (BMC) Materials in addition to Sheet Molding Compound (SMC) materials.

• Read Draw Direction from CAD File– aPriori 2023 R1 reduces analysis time and supports highly-automated aPriori workflows by reading company-standard draw directions from CAD files.

For detailed information, see Plastic Molding Enhancements .

Improved Thickness Assessment for the Powder Metal Process Group– aPriori 2023 R1 now uses an improved algorithm for calculating part thickness for Powder Metal that improves accuracy and ensure consistency across process groups.

Read Draw Direction from CAD File – aPriori 2023 R1 reduces analysis time and supports highly-automated aPriori workflows by reading company-standard draw directions from CAD files.

For detailed information, see Powder Metal Enhancements .

Overhaul for the Sheet Plastic Process Group – aPriori 2023 features a significant revamp of the Sheet Plastic process group to make the thermoforming manufacturing process model more mechanistic and accurate, resolve previous limitations, and improve usability. This enhancement includes improved geometry analysis, more intuitive inputs for stock size and part nesting, updated material cost calculations, additional materials and machine types, a mechanistic tooling model, and more automated comparisons of alternative routings and machine types.

For detailed information, see Sheet Plastic Enhancements.

• Automatic Component Type Assignment for Wire Harness Parts – The Wire Harness module substantially reduces the number of user inputs that are required to cost a wire harness BOM by further automating component classification.

• Import New Wire Harness Option Removed – The option to import an unformatted wire harness is obsolete due to disuse.

For detailed information, see Wire Harness Enhancements.

The 2023-02 Regional Data Libraries are available. In addition to updates to currency exchange, labor, and material rates, this release contains new regions, machines, and materials.

For more information, see the Regional Database Libraries for 2023-02.

aPriori provides updated support for various CAD, Database, and Operating System versions.

For detailed information, see Platform and CAD Support Updates .

A new Multi-Spindle Machining manufacturing process model, which includes improvements based on feedback from a limited Early Visibility release, is now generally available.

For detailed information, see Multi-Spindle Cost Model Expansions and Enhancements.

Estimate the manufacturability and cost of extrusion parts that include spline cross-section entities.

For detailed information, see Extrusions Enhancements.

• Casting: Better estimate the manufacturing approach and cycle time and material required to create small features and thin-wall conditions.

• Casting - Sand: Cost sand cast parts more quickly.

• Casting - Die: Geometry extraction uses process-specific values that correspond to selected default routing.

• All Casting Process Groups: Use milling instead of turning for parts that do not have a rotationally-symmetric geometry.

For detailed information, see Casting Enhancements.

• Realize better machine selection and more accurate estimates of machine overhead costs.

• Obtain more accurate Material Cost estimates for Plastic Molding, Assembly Molding, and Assembly Plastic Molding processes that include the use of regrind material.

For detailed information, see Plastic Molding Enhancements.

• Cost bends that have gusset features.

• Obtain more accurate:

  • Bending feasibility, design for manufacturability, and cost assessments for bends.

  • Cutting feasibility and cycle time results for complex holes, especially for narrow holes.

  • Machine selection, overhead costs, and cycle time for stamped and formed sheet metal parts.

For detailed information, see Sheet Metal Enhancements.

Obtain Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design to Cost (DTC) guidance for parts made by the Sheet Metal - Roll Forming process.

For detailed information, see Sheet Metal Roll - Forming Enhancement.

• Obtain more accurate and reliable Deburring process estimates.

• Ensure stock form is set to Plate stock, when perimeter milling and perimeter cutting roughing techniques.

For detailed information, see Machining Enhancements.

• Obtain more accurate Programming Costs for robotic welding processes.

• Improved geometry extraction of contact areas between two mating components.

For detailed information, see Assembly and Welding Enhancements.

• Improved Recognition of Internal and External Contours

• Extended Gerber Format and ECAD System Support

For detailed information, see PCB Fabrication Enhancements.

Updated Labor Time and Cost Estimates for Fluorescent Penetrant Testing Process.

For detailed information, see Secondary Processes Process Group Enhancement .

• View smoother edges in 3D model thumbnails.

• Specify the size of images in spreadsheet reports.

• Specify the size of nesting diagrams in spreadsheet reports.

• Quickly and easily copy and paste selected data from a Rollup or Assembly Details table.

For detailed information, see Usability Enhancements.

Automatied Code Repair for Trailing Whitespaces in CSL.

For detailed information, see Digital Factory Configuration Enhancement.

The Regional Data Libraries 2022-07 are available and contain updates to Material Rates, Overhead Rates, Labor Rates, Toolshop Rates, and Currency Exchange Rates for all Regions that aPriori Professional supports.

For detailed information, see Regional Database Libraries.

aPriori Professional 2022 R1 SP1 provides support for these CAD applications and formats:

• NX™ 2007 Series and 2206 Series

• CATIA™ V5-6R2022

• Creo®9

• SOLIDWORKS™ 2022

• Solid Edge® 2020 and 2021

aPriori Professional 2022 R1 SP1 does not support Solid Edge® ST7.

Support for Creo® 3 is continued but is planned to cease in a future release.

For detailed information, seePlatform and CAD Support Updates .

aPriori 2022 R1 provides a new cost model for the sheet metal roll forming manufacturing process, addressing high demand for this cost model among the aPriori customer base. This cost model is separately licensed and accessed via the new Sheet Metal - Roll Forming process group.

For detailed information, see Sheet Metal Enhancements.

aPriori 2022 R1 provides a new cost model for estimating the manufacturability and cost of parts made from Sheet Molding Compound (SMC) material via the Compression Molding manufacturing process.

• New Cost Model for Compression Molding of Sheet Molding Compound (SMC)

The Tooling Report for parts estimated in the Plastic Molding, Assembly Molding, and Assembly Plastic Molding process groups now includes an additional top-down view of the molded part and the relative locations of any slides required to make undercut features.

• New view in Plastic Molding Tooling Reports shows slide locations

aPriori 2022 R1 provides multiple enhancements which improve the accuracy of Machining rough milling cycle time and cost estimates. These include better recognition and characterization of workpiece and part geometry which is to be rough-milled, and updated cost model logic to more accurately simulate how the tools would remove the material. The enhancements also add support for greater configurability and future extensibility of the cost model logic.

• Improved pocket recognition enables more accurate rough milling estimates
• Improved characterization of Stock Trim GCD enables more realistic and accurate estimates for machining material stock allowances
• More accurate Rough Milling cycle time estimates

For detailed information, see Machining Cost Model Enhancements.

In aPriori 2022 R1, Pocket and Slot GCDs now are extracted in the 2-Model Machining process group and rough milling cycle time logic is updated.

aPriori 2022 R1 provides the following enhancement to the 2-Model Machining cost model:

• Improved accuracy and comparability of machining estimates in 2-Model Machining process group

For detailed information, see 2-Model Machining Cost Model Enhancements.

aPriori 2022 R1 provides a set of enhancements to the Casting-Die and Casting-Sand process groups.

Collectively, these enhancements improve the accuracy of manufacturing operations assigned to various part features and the clarity of the Design for Manufacturability feedback which is displayed, and provide better estimates of material utilization, cycle time, and cost.

• Improved thickness assessment for castings
• Improved manufacturability assessment for Die-Cast and Sand-Cast parts
• Updated default "Castability" threshold values
• Improved manufacturing operation, cycle time, and material utilization estimates for Die-Cast and Sand-Cast parts
• Removed process setup options related to Design for Manufacturability
• Updated Trim Die Tooling Costs (Die Casting)

For detailed information, see Casting Enhancements.

aPriori 2022 R1 provides multiple enhancements to the Assembly process group geometry extraction and assembly process cost model logic to enable more automated and accurate manufacturing and cost estimation of various assembly processes including Welding, Adhesive Bonding, Fay Sealing and any associated Clamping operations. These enhancements are described as follows:

• New Assembly GCDs: Contact Regions and Contact Groups
• Relationship between Weld GCD and Contact Region GCDs provides information about which components are welded together
• Improved estimates of Clamping for Welding and Adhesive Bonding processes
• Improved accuracy of Fay Sealing process cycle time and cost
• Improved accuracy of Adhesive Bonding process cycle time and cost
• Updated Pick and Place Load Times for Assembly Subcomponents
• Welding cycle time estimates now include time for Operator Repositioning
• Welding cost model updates for Assembly Reorientation
• Creo Welds now are available for users not connected to Creo

For detailed information, see Assembly Cost Model Enhancements.

aPriori 2022 R1 provides these enhancements to the Surface Treatment cost model:

• New Black Oxide Coating cost model
• Updated Shot Blast cost model
• Updated Powder Coat Cart cost model

For detailed information, see Surface Treatment Enhancements.

This release introduces site variables that allow you to configure the extraction of the board outline. The variables specify thresholds for constraints on the outline size and position. For detailed information, see PCB Enhancements.

aPriori 2022 R1 provides these usability enhancements:

• New Design Guidance for Bar & Tube Fabrication
• Improved Explanations of Design Issues
• Increased availability, usefulness, and configurability of Validation tab
• Improved Naming and Organization of Design for Manufacturability and Cost Issues
• Improved Usability of Design Guidance Issues Dialogs
• Updates to Sheet Metal Design Guidance
• Design Guidance for Compression Molding

For detailed information, see Design for Manufacturability and Design to Cost Enhancements

aPriori 2022 R1 provides a variety of enhancements to make it easier and faster to use aPriori Professional:

• Specify Stock Form prior to costing a part
• Faster Initiation of Bulk Costing & Analysis
• Specify Material Selection Mode in Bulk Costing & Analysis Inputs file
• Allow Choice of JPEG or PNG image formats in aPriori Spreadsheet Reports
• Improved Responsiveness for Large Assemblies, Large GCD Collections, and Large Numbers of Scenarios
• "In Process" Indicators for Computationally Intensive Actions
• Costing Performance Improvements

For detailed information, see Usability and Performance Enhancements.

The 2022-02 Regional Data Libraries are available and contain updates to Labor Rates, Molding Materials, and New Machines.

For detailed information, see 2022-02 Regional Database Libraries.

aPriori provides updated support for various CAD system versions, Database system versions, and Operating System versions.

For detailed information, see Platform and CAD Support Updates .

The new jwt.leeway property allows you to increase the acceptable time difference between the clocks on your License Manager Service and aPriori Professional

For detailed information, seeLicense Manager Service Updates (Applicable Only to On-Premise Deployments) .