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PE-THERMCUT for Pro/ENGINEER ®
Export of Sheetmetal Cutting Data
PE-THERMCUT extracts the silhouette geometry required for NC cutting directly from 3D sheetmetal
models. The resulting DXF or IGES files are ready for use in nesting programs without manual
modification. Thus, a high degree of automation can be achieved, leading to considerable time
savings.
PE-THERMCUT processes arbitrary flat parts as well as bent sheets that have been designed in
Pro/ENGINEER's sheetmetal mode. For bent sheets, an unbent version has to be available as a family
table instance. The silhouettes created by PE-THERMCUT are composed of line segments and arcs.
Other curve types like splines or ellipses are approximated with adjustable accuracy by a series of
arcs. |
PE-THERMCUT application modes
- Part mode: the active part in a Pro/E session is exported interactively. If it is the generic
of a family table, all flat instances are exported. These are recognized via a configurable naming
convention.
- Assembly mode: all sheetmetal parts in the active assembly are exported. These can either be
recognized via a user-defined parameter or via the part geometry. In addition, the user can
interactively select the parts to be exported.
- Batch mode: PE-THERMCUT is started from the command line in order to export a larger number of
parts. A text file with a list of parts is specified as a command line argument. The graphical user
interface of Pro/ENGINEER will not show up.
Other PE-THERMCUT features
- Data for cost calculation (total contour length and number of contours, area, width, height,
thickness; values can be assigned to model parameters)
- Freely configurable text field that can include values of arbitrary model parameters
(optional)
- Export of bend axes (optional)
- Holes with small diameter can be suppressed in the output. Small holes are defined relative to
sheet thickness (optional)
- Export of datum curves (optional)
Color, line style and layer of all elements in the output are freely configurable. |
fig. 1: 3D-sheetmetal part for PE-THERMCUT
fig. 2: Unbent 3D-part as
instance of the generic part
fig. 3: Cutting geometry width additional information
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Optional module for weld edge preparation
Chamfers, rounds and allowances on the silhouette are marked in the output by user-specified colors
and line styles. Dimensions of rounds and chamfers can also be shown in the output.
Supported Hard- and Software:
PE-THERMCUT is available for all current Pro/ENGINEER versions running on most popular platforms
(UNIX/Windows).
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