Solid Edge sheet metal costing tool

This macro is aimed at anyone who wishes to estimate the manufacturing cost of their sheet metal products. The macro utilises the Design for Cost functionality in Solid Edge classic or premium and bases the approximation of the cost of production on:

• material cost (including blank cost, plus a percentage allowance for clamping material)

• bending cost (including a set up cost, number of required set-ups and cost per bend)

• piercing cost (for where laser cut and it needs to pierce through rather than cut from the side)

• stamping cost

• Coating cost (based on spraying and calculated against surface area)

• PEM Cost (cost per PEM and number of PEM’s in the part)

The costs for each task are stored in a spreadsheet on a per material basis and can therefore be adjusted with experience. Therefore, costings will be approximate at first, but should become more accurate over time. The macro will work on a list of files in a specific folder or from an assembly. In the case of the assembly, it will add a part count and can work on part files as well as sheet metal files (useful if you have imported an assembly and the default part template is used). For part files, the macro will attempt to convert to sheet metal and include the file in the output if it is successful. The output is sent to a spreadsheet with cells filled using formulae where appropriate. Cells marked in red are for manual entry or errors. Contact us for more information on alan@cadcentral.co.nz

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