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Machining Costing Template Editor

Use the machining Costing Template Editor to create and edit templates for use with the machining Costing tool.

The Costing template contains the procedures you or your manufacturing supplier use for manufacturing the part. The template can include customized information such as material cost and thicknesses, cost of manufacturing operations, and manufacturing setup costs.

You can determine how manufacturing operations affect the cost of your design. For example, you can set up templates for vendors that use different manufacturing operations.

To display the Machining Costing Template Editor, click Machining Costing Tool_Costing_Machined_Tools.gif (Tools toolbar). In the Machining Costing Task Pane, under Machining Template, click Launch Template Editor.

You can specify the file location for Costing templates in Tools > Options > System Options > File Locations . In Show folders for, select Costing templates to add or delete a location. The default Costing template folder is install_dir\lang\language\Costing templates.

  • General
    Use the General screen in the Costing Template Editor to set the units and currency options, shop rate, and surface finishing options.
  • Stock Material
    Use the Stock Material screen in the Costing Template Editor to set the materials you need to manufacture the machined part.
  • Setup Costs
    Use the Setup Costs screen in the Costing Template Editor to define any costs associated with manufacturing setups, such as setting up machines to run a batch (lot) of parts.
  • Cut (Plate Stock)
    Use the Cut (Plate Stock) screen in the Costing Template Editor to define the cost of cutting methods for parts manufactured from plate stock bodies.
  • Mill
    Use the Mill screen in the Costing Template Editor to define the machines and costs associated with milling operations.
  • Drill
    Use the Drill screen in the Costing Template Editor to define the machines and costs associated with drilling operations.
  • Library Features
    Use the Library Features screen in the Costing Template Editor to define the cost of library features in the part.
  • Custom
    Use the Custom screen in the Costing Template Editor to define additional operations that contribute to a part's manufacturing cost, such as powder coating.
Parent topic: Machining Templates


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