So far we have spent quite some time putting objects on the screen. Now we need to make them do something. PAMSTAMP cannot tell from the shape alone whether a tool should stay fixed or move under a force.
Open the Process Editor for your operation. This is where we describe that behaviour.
Follow a tool in the Process Editor
The upper entry represents the press ram, with its tools below it. The lower side contains the tools on the press bed.
Select one tool and look at Type of reaction. Fixed, force-controlled, gap-controlled and spring-supported definitions do different jobs. Choose the one that represents the tool’s physical role before concentrating on the number beside it.
For example, a blankholder force is only meaningful when assigned through the appropriate behaviour. Entering a reasonable number in the wrong definition won’t produce the process we intended.
Give the ram its movement
Select the ram and review the holding or flanging velocity and stamping velocity. Read the units. The Details controls let you describe acceleration and deceleration ramps where required.
Use the values belonging to your exercise. I am not giving one universal speed or blankholder force here because the part and process matter.
Look at friction for the tools too. If you propagate a setting, see which tools receive it. That saves repeated entry when they genuinely share the same assumption.
What happens when you apply it?
The editor also covers positioning, blank refinement, output, stopping conditions and springback. Apply to the current OP or all OPs according to what you intend.
Then open the attribute tree. Follow the stages and connect them to the choices you just made. This extra look helps you understand the setup rather than treating Apply as the end of the explanation.
It also shows whether an earlier manual edit was replaced. Once the generated sequence makes sense, continue with the checks before running.
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