To assess the cost of a part that you create from a stock body, you can assign machining operations to volume features.
To assign machining operations to open parts that have volume features:
- Click Costing
(Tools toolbar or the Evaluate tab on the CommandManager) or .
- In the Costing Task Pane, select the template, material, and stock body.
The software estimates the part cost.
- In the CostingManager, expand the machining operation folder containing the volume feature: Mill Operations, Hole Operations, or Turn Operations.
- To change the machining operations type, right-click the volume feature, and click a command to convert to another operation type:
| Option |
Description |
|---|
| Convert to Drill |
Converts mill or turn operations to drill operations. |
| Convert to Turn |
Converts mill or drill operations to turn operations. |
| Convert to Mill |
Converts turn or drill operations to mill operations. |
For example, if the volume feature appears under Mill Operations, right-click the volume feature, and click Convert to Drill or Convert to Turn.
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To change the type of tooling operation, right-click the volume feature, and click and select a different type of tooling operation.
For example, for a flat-end milled volume feature, right-click the volume feature, and click .