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The stock body selection is critical. It determines the types of machining operations used to remove material from parts.
Select one of the following:
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Block
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Provides cost estimates based on manufacturing the part from a block of material. If you select Block, the software assumes that milling and drilling operations are used to create the finished part. The initial block dimensions are for the tightest fitting block around the model.
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Plate
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Provides cost estimates based on manufacturing the part from a stock plate of material. If you select Plate, the software assumes that a combination of 2D machining operations such as waterjet, laser, and plasma cutting, as well as milling and drilling operations are used to create the finished part. Through cuts and cuts that define the outside boundary of the part are cut using a 2D cutting method such as waterjet, laser, or plasma. Blind geometry, such as pockets, chamfers, or holes are cut using milling or drilling operations.
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The stock plate size is determined by the largest surface area of the part. When you select Plate, the plate Size and Thickness from template are displayed. If no thickness values in the template match the part thickness, the closest thickness value in the template is selected, and a warning icon  indicates that the thicknesses differ.
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Cylinder
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Provides cost estimates based on manufacturing the part from a stock cylinder of material. If you select Cylinder, the software assumes that a combination of turning, milling, and drilling operations are used to create the finished part. Cylindrical regions are cut using turning operations whereas other geometry such as pockets, chamfers, or holes are cut using milling or drilling operations. The cylindrical stock uses the tightest fitting diameter to surround the model.
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Custom
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Provides cost estimates based on manufacturing the part from a configuration of the current part or from an imported stock body. For example, you can calculate cost of imported geometry such as a machined casting. If you select Custom, in Choose stock body, select Configuration to select a part configuration or Reference part to browse to a part to use for costing. Under Cost information, select an option:
| Saved costing data |
Displays the cost if the part or configuration has already been calculated and saved in Costing. |
| Volume |
Displays the stock volume. Uses the material cost from the template and uses the volume of the imported stock for the stock material cost calculation. |
| Custom cost |
Lets you enter a value for the stock material cost. |
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| Input specific size |
(Applies to Block and Cylinder stock bodies.) For Block, this sets the X, Y, and Z block dimensions to add stock to the tightest fitting stock faces. For Cylinder, this sets the D (diameter) and L (length) of the cylinder. |
| Position |
(Applies to Block and Cylinder stock bodies when Input specific size is selected and when you add stock to the tightest fitting stock face.) Sets the offset values (for Block: -X, -Y, -Z and +X, +Y, +Z, for Cylinder: -L, +L, D). It does not affect the overall stock dimensions. For example, if you change a block X from 100mm to 120mm, then the -X and +X values are set to 10mm and are editable. For a cylinder, D defines the diameter of the stock material and L defines the overall length. |
| Additional stock on |
(Applies to Block and Cylinder stock bodies and when Input specific size is cleared.) For Block, this sets the block offset values (-X, -Y, -Z and +X, +Y, +Z). It does not affect the overall block dimensions. For Cylinder, this sets the offset values -L, +L, D. You can also drag the handles in the graphics area to set the stock size.
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| Preview stock |
Shows a preview of the stock body in the graphics area. |