Detailed Bounding Box Procedure with DMU

Detailed Bounding Box Procedure with DMU

Detailed Bounding Box Procedure with DMU

 

 

1.    In DMU select File>Open, then browse to the material_purchasing.catproduct


2.    Notice when it opens there are two sketches originating at the 0,0,0 of the product.  (the idea will be to get those  sketch to enclose the part(s) in question)

3.    Right click on the product in tree (at the very top of the tree)  and select Component>Insert Existing Component



4.    Then Browse to whatever CATProduct or CATpart that you desire to quote material size for.

5.    Next you will use the all the tools at your disposal to locate the part close to the inside corner of the 0,0,0 of the original product. Snap, Compass, translate, etc.  The top, side, etc views will help with this.  This will take some practice to understand how DMU locates the parts.  This step is necessary because the OEMS locate their parts in Aircraft coordinates and you must square up the part in an interactive way to figure out the stock size.  


6.    Now double click on the sketch.1 in the tree under Bounding_box.catpart

7.    Adjust the two White lines to bound the part. Note the dimensions in parenthesis.  These are the X and Y direction sizes.

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b.    Exit this area by clicking exit workbench 


8.    Now Double click on Sketch.2


9.    And select last remaining white line and move it to bound the part.  Note the dimension in Parenthesis.
        This is the last remaining size in the Z direction.