DFE (DIE
FACE ENGINEERING)
The
eta/DYNAFORM-DFE module, Die Face Engineering, has been developed to generate
Die Face (Addendum and Binder) to support early stage die design. The functions
provided in the eta/DYNAFORM-DFE module are shown in Figure 6.1.

Figure 6.1 DFE Menu
Features of the DFE module include the following highlights.
- Flange Unfolding
- Group surface
and create mid surface from a solid
- Automatic
filleting for sharp edges
- Change the
Radius
- Automatic
filling of holes, boundary fill and outer boundary smooth
- Automatic
tipping and adjusting of drawing direction
- Repair the
topology of mesh
- Automatic and
interactive generation and modification of a binder
- Automatic and
interactive generation and modification of outer and inner addendum
- Morphing part or
die geometries
- Re-engineering
- Drawbar creation
- Full
parameterization
A detailed
description of each function and its corresponding submenu is given in the
following sections.