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Productivity Tools · Lesson 3: Estimate cost and environmental impact

Costing for machined and sheet metal parts, and SustainabilityXpress for the environmental footprint.

Lesson goal

Get a cost and impact estimate early in the design, to compare options.

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3 videos

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1 exercise

Intermediate

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No prerequisite

1. Watch the videos

Dassault Systèmes videos hosted on MySolidWorks: they open in a new tab and a free account is enough. Watch them in order.

Introduction to Costing: MachiningVideo 1▶Introduction to Costing: MachiningMaterial cost and manufacturing cost of a machined part, with custom values.↗ Introduction to Costing: Sheet MetalVideo 2▶Introduction to Costing: Sheet MetalMaterial cost, blank size and manufacturing cost of a sheet metal part.↗ Introduction to SustainabilityXpressVideo 3▶Introduction to SustainabilityXpressCarbon footprint, energy consumption, air acidification and water eutrophication.↗

2. Key takeaways

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The Costing task pane evaluates the material; the CostingManager details the manufacturing operations.

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Cost values can be customized: material, stock, operation rates, to match your shop.

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SustainabilityXpress compares the impact by material, process, and region of manufacture and use.

Tip

Run the estimate with two different materials or two different processes: the gap matters more than the absolute value.

3. Do the exercise

On a simple machined part:

  • run a cost estimate with the current material
  • change the material and run it again
  • compare the carbon footprint of both options in SustainabilityXpress
✓To check: You have two cost estimates and two impact results, and can say which option is cheaper.

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