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