Calculating costs for a part
In this section, you will learn how to calculate the cost of a part in costing24 in just a few steps.
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Upload a model in costing24. Select one of your own models or a sample model.
Note: See: Displaying models in the 3D previewThe selected model is displayed in the 3D preview.
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Change the material group (optional).
You have specified the material group.
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Change the semi-finished product by selecting semi-finished product from the semi-finished products available in the drop-down menu (optional).
You have specified the semi-finished product.
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Change the suggested semi-finished product by selecting a semi-finished product from the table of semi-finished products available in costing24 (optional).
You have specified the semi-finished product.
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Change the suggested semi-finished product by specifying your own semi-finished product or specifying the blank for the semi-finished material.
You specified your own semi-finished product and the blank for the semi-finished product.
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Change the suggested semi-finished product by uploading the own raw part geometry (a 3D model) (optional).
You specified your own geometry for the semi-finished product.
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Specify one or more surface treatments, e.g. Grinding (optional).
You have specified a surface treatment.
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Specify the approximate level of the hourly rate, setup time, cutting parameters, additional time and programming times (optional). You can select a tendency from five or nine levels between low to high.
Note: See: Sliders for cost factorsYou have specified the tendency of the hourly rate, setup time, cutting parameters, additional time and programming times.
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Add a thread to cylindrical faces or tolerances on drill holes to the model or
annotate faces as Unprocessed (optional).
Note: See: Annotations in the model
- Click on Calculate.
- You can change the lot size in the Lot size field. The manufacturing costs, purchase price and the purchase price incl. programming based on the new lot size are displayed. See: Changing the lot size
- You can change the parameters for the calculation. Click on Change parameters.
- You can select a new model. Click on Select new model.
- You can give simus systems GmbH your feedback regarding your calculation to improve our service. Click on Feedback.
- In the overview, you can select if setup and unit costs or setup time and time per unit are shown in the charts. Click on the slider bar between Costs and Time.
- You can display a detailed cost report. Click on Detailed cost report. See: What information is included in the detailed cost report?
- You can display a detailed process report. Click on Detailed process report. See: What information does the detailed process report include?