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Head

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Progressive die | Punches and dies | Head

Description:

Creates a punch head.

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General procedure:

  1. Select the face reference for head.

  2. Define the machining processes of the punch in the dialog box.

  3. Then define the characteristics of the machining processes.

       Click on the different zones of the image below

 

 

The machining processes are defined in the top.mac file in the Config.

 

It is also possible to define it in the function Configuration of the components.

  Available option(s):

Selection = FACE : Allows to choose the reference face for head.

     Selection = PROFIL: Allows to choose a profil for reference. If you choose this option, the center of mass and the bounding box are defined with this profil. You can choose Hide profil =YES.

Reference frame = AUTOMATIC: This frame allows to orient the head. The automatic orientation is the die base frame. It is possible to chosse an another frame with the option Reference frame = MANUAL.

ON FRAME : allows to choose the head frame. With this option, the position is fixed with this frame, but you can shift or rotate it.

Possible modification(s):

Using the modify function on the head will allow you to re-open the head parameters windows.

 

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