Edit Part Setups for Machining

A part setup represents a particular orientation that a part may be placed in during the machining of that part. aP Pro automatically determines the number of part setups required according to machining best practices.

Use the Component Viewer Setup Axis button ( ) to view and edit setups.

Note: This function is available in the Stock Machining Process Group and when Machining is used as a secondary process in manufacturing the part.

Display Setups

To see current and potential setups, click the Setup Axis button ( ) , then select Display Setup and Turning Axes….

Alternatively, click the analysis button () and select either Active Setup Axesor Inactive Setup Axes - see Analysis: Display Part Characteristics for details.

Edit a Setup Axis

  1. Click Setup Axis button , then select Modify Setup Axes….

  1. In the Modify Setup Axes window, click the +Add button to add a new part setup orientation. aP Pro highlight all inactive setup axes as gray arrows.

  2. Use your cursor to click on an inactive axis and select it.

    • Alternatively, you can select on a planar face or curved wall GCD, to select the axis perpendicular or parallel to those surfaces respectively.

  3. The axis appears in the list of User-Activated axes and are highlighted in blue in the Viewer window.

    • Upon subsequent costing, aP Pro considers any user-defined setups as well as system-computed setups when evaluating which machining operations are possible for different GCDs.

Deactivate a Setup Axis

  1. In the Modify Setup Axes window, select an axis from the list of User-Activated Axes

  1. Click the Make Inactive button.

Note: You cannot de-activate setup axes that were automatically determined by aP Pro.

View Turning Axes

A Turning Axis is the axis of revolution for axis-symmetric geometry, which could be manufactured by turning processes. A part may have more than one turning axis.

To display Turning axes for a part:

  1. In the Geometric Cost Drivers pane, expand the Component node by clicking the + icon, then click the Turning Axes node to display all turning axes for the part.

  2. To display individual turning axes, click on each distinct turning axis listed under the Turning Axes node.

More Information

  • See the section "Working with Part Setups and SetupAxis GCDs" in the aPriori Cost Model Guide for a detailed discussion of part setups for machining.

  • See the section "Displaying Setups, Associated Operations, and GCDs" in the Cost Model Guide for more techniques about displaying setups and associated machining,

  • See the section "Turning Axes" in the Cost Model Guide for more information on turning axes, including system-created and user-defined turning axes.