Fabrication Machine Manager

Defines the attributes of the Pipe Bending, Welding and Extrusion machines, with their physical limits, such as local collision restrictions when the machine is in situ, maximum/minimum bore limits and material stretch/spring back factors

Although the functionality available from the Fabrication Machine Manager window differs depending on which machine selected from the Machine Type drop-down list. The Options part of the Fabrication Machine Manager window is common, throughout.

Fabrication checks requests are made to a fabrication machine manager controlling the fabrication machines. Information about the welding/bending machine operation and their corresponding activity tables can be obtained from the Manager. Refer to and for further information.

Options

Use the Options part of the Fabrication Machine Manager window to select the element in the Model Explorer as the CE, display the name or description of the fabrication elements, select an existing fabrication world, group and machine type or create new ones.

By default, the Display Name/Description checkbox is selected populating the fabrication world, group and machine type names. To display the descriptions of these elements, select the checkbox.

Note:
Dependent upon the fabrication group selected will determine what machines and associated attributes populates the Fabrication Machine Manager window.