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The Die Process is a utility for creating dies from part geometry for several stages, and for capturing die-creation processes, which can be saved as templates and reused.

Location

From the toolbar, select View > Die Process.

Defining the Settings for a Die Process

1.At the top of the tree of the Die Process, under Settings, right-click Symmetry, and then select Edit.
2.In the Die Initialization panel, toggle to either a full or half model. If you select half, select the plane of symmetry, and then click set.
3.To select the stamping direction, right click Stamping Direction: Z. Note that your selection is restricted to the Z direction.

Creating the Die

The second phase of the Die Process is creating the die from part geometry. By default the tree of the Die Process displays a single die with the name Die.

expand-green-10Adding or Deleting a Die

On the tree of the Die Process, right-click Dies, and then select New or Delete.

expand-green-10Process

To set the type of process for a die, right-click Process, and then select Single action, Double action, or Trimming.

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Right-click Part, and a context menu appears with the following options:

Option

Description

Set

This option lets you pick any component as a part.

1.Right-click Part: (none), and from the context menu select Set.
2.In the panel, use the comps button to the select the components that make up the part.
3.Click proceed.

A copy of the part is created and assigned to work in the build as a die.

Mesh

Performs a meshing operation on the part selected as a die.

Tip Part

Auto Tip: Tips the die automatically using the average normal approach in order to avoid undercutting and to reduce the draw depth.

Rotate (Manual): Moves you to the Rotate panel and enables rotation of the die.

Translate (Manual): Moves you to the Translate panel and enables manual rotation of the die.

Delete

Removes the part associated with the die.

expand-green-10Trim Line

This option lets you identify the outer trim line of a part. Trim lines are auto-created and assigned when you set any component as a part by way of the part's free outer edge. Right-click Trim Line and a context menu appears with the following options:

Option

Description

Set

Lets you pick any component as a trim line.

Create

Creates a trim line from a selected part.

Develop

This option is active after a binder and addendum are created. The trim line appears on the created addendum and binder to develop any flanges identified on the part.

Delete

Removes the part associated with a trim line.

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This option lets you identify and remove the flange-like features of a part. Each flange identified is listed in the browser tree and managed as a separate component. Right-click Flange and a context menu with the following options appears:

Option

Description

Auto

Automatically identifies flanges in the part based on the flange width defined in the Hyperform settings. The option lets you edit and accept any selection(s).

New

Creates a new flange component in the tree and lets you select the surfaces that are defined as a flanges.

Delete

Removes surfaces identified as flanges and associates them back to the part.

expand-green-10Hole

This option identifies the hole features in a given part geometry and creates a line on the free edges of the hole. Right-click Hole and a context menu appears with the following options:

Option

Description

Auto

Automatically identifies holes in a part.

Select

Lets you manually select the edges of any hole-like feature.

Delete

Removes the lines that are created on identified holes.

expand-green-10On Binder

This option lets you identify surfaces in the part geometry that are part of the binder surface and that may need to be omitted from the part surface. Right-click Hole and a context menu appears with the following options:

Option

Description

Select

Lets you manually select surfaces belonging to the binder.

Delete

Removes surfaces identified as On Binder and associates them back to the part.

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This option lets you identify any additional surfaces added to a part before creating an addendum that extends from the part to the binder. Right-click Filler and a context menu appears with the following shortcuts to various panels in HyperMesh for surface creation and editing:

Shortcut to

Description

Hole

Auto: Automatically fills all the holes identified with a surface.

Select: Deletes the filled hole surface. Manually fills the selected hole edges.

Delete: Removes the filled hole surface.

Side Cutouts

Defeature Radius: Takes you to the panel to remove edge fillets on surfaces.

Split Edges: Takes you to the panel to split edges with points.

Fill Cutouts: Takes you to the panel to select open edges to fill.

Create Surface

Spline: Takes you to spline surface creation panel.

Drag: Takes you to Drag surface creation panel.

Ruled: Takes you to Ruled surface creation panel.

Skin: Takes you to the Skin surface creation panel.

Edit Surface

Trim Surface: Takes you to the panel to trim a surface with a line, plane, or surface.

Extend Surface: Takes you to the panel to extend a surface.

Stitch Surface: Takes you to the panel to stitch multiple surfaces.

Edit Edge

Split Edge: Takes you to the panel to split edges with a point.

Combine: Takes you to the panel to combine edges.

Delete Surface

Deletes the selected surface listed in the browser.

Delete All

Deletes all the selected surfaces listed as fillers.

expand-green-10Addendum Start Line

This option identifies the outer trim line of a part+ filler that is used as the beginning for the addendum generation. Right-click Addendum Start Line, and a context menu appears with the following options:

Option

Description

Auto

Automatically creates the addendum start line from the part + filler.

New

Creates an addendum start line object for selecting an edge.

Delete

Deletes the selected Addendum start line.

expand-green-10Binder

This option lets you define the binder for a die. Right-click Binder > New and a context menu appears with the following options:

Option

Description

Set

Lets you select a surface to be the binder.

Create

Provides shortcuts to the following panels: From Part, Auto, Curved, Flat.

Edit

Provides a shortcut to the panel for editing the binder surface.

Mesh

Meshes the binder surface.

Delete

Deletes the binder surface.

expand-green-10Addendum

This object lets you define an addendum for a die. Right-click Addendum, and a context menu appears with the following options:

Option

Description

Create

Provides shortcuts to the panels for creating an addendum from a part, single section or multiple sections.

Edit

Provides a shortcut to the panel for editing the addendum surface.

Mesh

Meshes the addendum surface.

Delete

Deletes the addendum surface.

expand-green-10Drawbeads

This option lets you define drawbeads for the die. Right-click Drawbeads, and a context menu provides shortcuts to the panel for creating drawbeads.

expand-green-10Drawbar

The Drawbar object is used to define drawbars for a die. Right-click Drawbars, and a context menu provides shortcuts to the panel for creating drawbars.

expand-green-10Punch

Once you have meshed a die, do the following to create a punch:

1.Right click Punch, and then select By Offsetting Part and Addendum.
2.In the panel area, enter the component name and the offset distance.
3.After verifying the punch direction in the graphics area, to set the punch, click offset+ or offset-.
4.Click return.
expand-green-10Blank Holder
1.Right click Blankholder, and then select By Offsetting Binder.
2.In the panel area, enter the component name and the offset distance.
3.After verifying the blankholder direction in the graphics area, click offset+ or offset- to set the blankholder.
4.Click return.