You can use costing sensors to track material, manufacturing, and total part cost, and set an alert if cost exceeds a value.
To create a costing sensor:
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In the FeatureManager design tree, right-click the Sensors folder and click Add Sensor.
- In Sensor Type, select Costing Data.
- In Data Quantity, select one:
- Total Cost
- Material Cost
- Manufacturing Cost
- To set an alert that notifies you when cost value deviates from your set limit:
- Select Alert.
- Specify an operator and one or two numeric values.
Operators include:
- is greater than
- is less than
- is exactly
- is not greater than
- is not less than
- is not exactly
- is between
- is not between
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Click
.
The sensor and its current value appear in the Sensors
folder in the FeatureManager design tree. The sensor value updates when the costing data is updated.