The
functions in this menu allow the user to prepare necessary data prior to calculating
the blank size estimate. The BSE Preparation menu is equipped with five user
interfaces: Geometry, Mesh, Symmetry, Tipping and Boundary Fill. The Preparation
menu provides access to most functions in pre-processor and sets default operational
objectives.
The available functions in the BSE
Preparation menu are shown in Figure 6.1.1.
Figure 6.1.1 BSE preparation
Interface
Note: The user has
an option to modify the page configuration option (Tipping before Symmetry) in
BSE Preparation when editing the default settings, as illustrated in Figure 6.1.2. The user selects Yes as the default,
and the tipping page is placed in front of the symmetry page, as illustrated in
Figure 6.1.3. Please refer to Section 13.5 for the related operations about
editing the default settings.
Figure 6.1.2 Edit Default Config
Figure 6.1.3 BSE Preparation