Basic Understanding and Implementation of Honeycomb Pattern Family
This chapter will discuss about the honeycomb pattern compared to other existing pattern. The pattern sub type of honeycomb pattern will be explored as well. Then, the shape criteria for each of the pattern subtype will be explained.
This chapter will discuss how to use the honeycomb pattern in Punching Mode Tooling.
This chapter will discuss how to use the honeycomb pattern in Laser Mode Tooling.
Honeycomb Pattern Summary
After all information and explanation above, we can summarize into several point as below:
- Honeycomb Pattern is a cluster perforated pattern that consist of one or more tools for each node in the pattern grid.
- There are 5 pattern subtypes in honeycomb pattern family.
- Each pattern subtype has different ideal tool shape and has its own specific origin point (0,0).
- Non-ideal tool shape can also be used as long as it is derived from the ideal tool shape.
- Non-ideal tool shape has to be inside the area of its ideal shape to prevent incorrect grid calculation to satisfy the minimum gap requirement.
- If the largest tool shape is an ideal shape, we can use the Auto inscribed diameter.
- if the largest tool shape is a non-ideal tool shape, we need to know its ideal shape dimensions as well as its true non-ideal shape dimensions. These parameters include the maximum diameter, the maximum width as well as the maximum height. The dimension of its ideal shape will be used to calculate the grid of honeycomb pattern. And the true dimension of the non-ideal, will be used to generate the variation of the tool if the Laser Mode Tooling is selected.
- In importing the tool for honeycomb pattern, we need to ensure that the origin point(0,0) is in specific location for each pattern subtype.
