1. What is bend allowance? Bend allowance is a measure of how much extra material is required to accommodate a bend in sheet metal.

This is a function of the bend angle, bend radius, thickness of the material, and a variable called the K-factor. Bend allowances vary based on the angle of the bend, the type and thickness of the material, and the method used to create the bend. Calculating the bend allowance is necessary to create a finished product of the correct size.

2. Bend allowance formula?

The bend allowance formula for sheet metal is as follows. (0.0173 x R + 0.0078 x T) x N= Bend Allowance. In the formula, R= desired radius of bend, T= Thickness of material, and N= Number of degrees in the bend. Using this formula will allow precise bends of sheet metal for various applications.

3. What is restructuring? The assembly restructure tool allows you to reorder your assembly structure between main assembly and sub assemblies

4. What is GD & T, why it is used?

GD&T stands for Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerances, as defined by ASME Y14.5M-1994.
An International Language Provides Uniformity

5. What are the different types of tolerances we use on drawings?

Limit Tolerances (12.75/12.25 ) Plus/Minus Tolerances Unilateral Tolerances - (12.00 + or - xxx) Bilateral Tolerances - (12.00 +xxx/- xxx)

6. Classification of FITS and its application?

Clearance fit The parts are toleranced such that the largest shaft is smaller than the smallest hole The allowance is positive and greater than zero Interference fit The max. clearance is always negative The parts must always be forced together Transition fit The parts are toleranced such that the allowance is negative and the max. clearance is positive The parts may be loose or forced together

What is purge Feature in pro/Engineer ?

Every time I hit save, a new file is created, thus I'll end up with many part1.prt files. How to fix this?
This is the way pro/e functions. If you are certain that you don't need to use the old files, you can purge them using File -> Delete -> Old Versions it prompts for the file name (default the open file). :-) You can also set up a map key that saves and purges at the same time. That will keep your working dir clean. Depending

on how you set the order you can have two or just one version saved. These old file are like backup, Which will be created by pro/e when you are working in a part, and when you save each time it will be saved as different file so you can have the same part at different stage.So if you wrongly saved a part at a wrong stage you can use old version file to open at last save stage.Which will be very useful when we are doing large parts and assemblies. Another way of doing purge is, Windows->Open system window->Type purge and press enter(The directory mentioned will be your working directory)->Type exit and press enter