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Xelerate ECO Manager

CimatronE 8.5 Tutorial

CimatronE 8.5 Xelerate ECO Manager i

Table of Contents

First ECO......................................................................................................................... 1 Compare with ECO1 .................................................................................................... 1 Update the Core............................................................................................................ 7 Update the Cavity....................................................................................................... 15

Second ECO................................................................................................................... 21 Compare with ECO2 .................................................................................................. 21 Update the Core.......................................................................................................... 26 Update the Cavity....................................................................................................... 36

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CimatronE 8.5 Xelerate ECO Manager 1

First ECO

Compare with ECO1

Compare with ECO1 Step1

Unpack the Xelerate_ECO.ctf file. Select all the files, and unpack them. (There are two ECO files which are included in this CTF file).

Load the Xelerate_MD.elt file.

Show only the xelerat_MD_Parting assembly. Activate the ModelXL-Work file.

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In the Parting tree, show the split directions: Split - 01 & Split-02 of both ModelXL-Work & ModelXL-Work-Mirror.

From the Guide menu select the ECO Manager icon. Browse to select the ECO document. Select the ModelXLeco1.elt file.

Click OK.


Exit (Middle Mouse Button). Notice the Added and Removed faces.

Click OK to export the result to a file.



Accept the default name of the file and click Save.

Activate the parting xelerate_MD_Parting assembly. Add the Diff file.


Place it on the two UCS as indicated in the picture below:

Compare with ECO1 Step3 We will now Copy-Mirror the Diff file.

From the Assembly menu, select the Mirror Part option.

Hide all parts apart from the Diff file. Select the part as indicated by the arrow in the picture below and Exit.

Middle Mouse Button

Select the indicated plane and click OK.


Copy the mirror file to the other UCS.

From the Assembly menu, select Assembly Copy.

Select the mirror part and Exit (Middle Mouse Button).

Select the reference UCS as indicated by the arrow in the picture below:

Select the target UCS as indicated by the arrow in the picture below:


Click OK.

Update the Core

Compare with ECO1 Step4 We will now update the changes in the active parts.

The recommended way to handle the changes in the active part is as follows:

1. Import the Removed Faces to the active parts

2. Remove the Removed Faces using the Delete Duplicate option.

3. Import the Added Faces to the active parts.

4. Perform changes to the parting faces if necessary.


Import the Removed Faces set to the active parts:

Activate the ECO_Diff file:

Show only the ECO_Remove Faces set, as follows:

Activate the mirror ECO_Diff file:

Show only the ECO_ Remove faces set:

Activate core part in the movable side.


From the File menu, select the Import Geometry option:

Change to Top view. Select the entire faces using by box.

Exit. Select OK.


Compare with ECO1 Step5 Remove the Remove Faces set using the Delete Duplicate option

From the Tools menu, select the Delete Duplicate option.

Press the Select All icon. Toggle the Delete One Group option to Delete Both Groups.

Click OK.


Remove the faces indicated below:

These faces belong to the cavity part.

First select them, then Right-click and select the Remove Geometry option.


Compare with ECO1 Step6 We will now add the new faces.

Activate the ECO_Diff file. Show only the Add faces set.

Show the same set in the mirror part.

Activate the core part in the movable side.

Select the Import Geometry option.


Select the faces by box as shown in the picture below:

Un-select the two faces which belong to the cavity.

Exit.Click OK.


Compare with ECO1 Step7 Recreate the internal parting faces, as follows:

Create a composite curve.

Create a bounded face.

Repeat the same process in the mirror faces.


Update the Cavity

Compare with ECO1 Step8 We will now update the cavity using the same method.

Activate the Diff parts (these include the Diff part and its mirror). Show the Remove Faces sets.

Activate the K20 plate in the fixed side.


Import the geometry indicated by the arrows in the picture below (Meaning, the four top faces):

Using the Delete Duplicate option, select the entire faces and toggle to Delete Both Groups, to delete the remove faces.


Use the Remove Geometry option to remove the parting faces indicated by the arrows in the picture below:



Activate the diff parts (the diff part and its mirror). show only the add faces sets.

Activate the K20 plate in the fixed side.

Import the geometry indicated by the arrows in the picture below: (The four top faces)



Attach the added faces to the appropriate split direction, as follows:


Second ECO

Compare with ECO2

The next chapter shows how to handle the second ECO using the Xelerate method.

Compare between ECO1 & ECO2, as shown below.

Compare with ECO2 Step1 While the work part is active, invoke the ECO Manager. Change the master document.

Select the ModelXLeco1.elt file.

When selecting ECO1,the following warning message is displayed. Click OK.


Select the ModelXLeco2.elt ECO document, as follows:


Exit to see the differences. Export the result to file by clicking the OK button.


Save the new Diff file,as follows:

Activate the Parting assembly, place the new Diff file as shown in the picture below:


Show only the second Diff file.

From the Assembly menu, select the Mirror Part option.


Select the Diff file, then select the XZ plane as the mirror plane and click OK.

From the Assembly menu, select the Assembly Copy option.


Select the UCS of the Layout part as the reference and target UCS.


Update the Core


Activate the Diff file. Show the Remove Faces set. Repeat the same operation for the mirror Diff part.

Activate the core part. Use the Import Geometry option and click Select All button. To un-select the faces belonging to the cavity, pick the two faces indicated by the arrows in the picture below:



Delete the duplicated faces.

Notice the three faces shown below. The two small faces are identical to part of the first face.

Select the three faces, right-click and select Remove Geometry.


Repeat the same operation on the mirror side.


Activate the Diff part, show the Add Faces set only.


Repeat the same operation for the mirror Diff part.

Activate the core under the movable side. Use the Import Geometry option and then select all entities. Un-select the faces belonging to the cavity indicated by the arrows in the picture below:



Split the face indicated by the arrow in the picture below:

Select the edge shown in the picture below as the splitting edge.


Trim the remaining face with the edge indicated by the arrow in the picture below:

Repeat the same operation in the mirror side.



Notice the gap between the parting face and the active face.

When dealing with changes that affect the parting faces, the following method is suggested:

• Create a new parting face (the correct parting face results from the changes) in the Diff part. You may create it only in the original Diff part (after importing it to the active part). Create a mirror to the parting face within the active part.

• Import the parting face geometry to the active parts. • Perform various operations such as, Split, Trim and so on.

We will now create a new parting face (extended face) within the Diff part. First activate the Diff part and then create a composite curve as shown in the picture below:


Create an extended face using Extend:

Create a new set in the Diff part. Name it Parting Faces and then attach the new face to this set.



Activate the core part. Import (Geometry) the new extend face.

Hide the Diff part and the imported face within the core.

We will now replace the old parting face with the new one, as follows:

Remove the faces (parting faces) indicated by the arrows in the picture below:


Create a composite curve that will later trim the new parting face.


Show the extended face. Trim the face with the contour as shown in the picture below:


Copy the trim face to the mirror side. Use the plane indicated by the arrow in the picture below:

Update the Cavity


Activate the Diff part. Turn on only the Remove Faces set.


Repeat the same operation for the mirror Diff part.

Activate the K20 part under the Fixed Side.

Use the Import Geometry option to select the four faces indicated by the arrows in the picture below: (These are the only faces belongs to the cavity)



Hide the Diff parts. From the Tools menu, select the Delete Duplicate option. Select all faces and click OK.


Activate the Diff part. Show the Added Faces. Repeat the same for the mirror Diff part.


Activate the K20 part under the Fixed Side.

Use the Import Geometry option to import the four faces relevant to the cavity side.


Hide the Diff parts. Zoom into the area marked in red circle.

Notice the gap between the active face and the parting face.



Remove the parting faces indicated by the arrows in the picture below:

We will now import the updated parting faces from the Diff part.

Activate the Diff part. Show the Parting Faces set, as follows:


Note the parting face is to short for the cavity.

Edit the Extend feature in the tree. Change the Delta to 200, as shown below:



Activate the K20 part. Use the Import Geometry option to import the extended face of the two instances.

Hide the Diff parts.


Trim the extended face with the edge as indicated by the arrows in the picture below:

Perform the Trim operation on the other extended face.


Copy mirror the two trimmed faces, using the mirror plane indicated by the arrow in the picture below:

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