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Importing the product data from an Excel file AVIX supports the importing of product data from an Excel file. Supported formats are Excel 97-2003 (.xls) and Excel 2007 (.xlsx). The image below is an Excel example file, with a few basic columns containing inf...

Creating the “MBOM” A prerequisite for making a DFX analysis is to have an “MBOM” (Manufacturing Bill of Material) that we want to analyze with some kind of DFX approach. A MBOM in AVIX is represented as a hierarchy of Components. The MBOM can either be crea...

Adding project properties First, (this is optional) add the necessary information about the project and team. Right click on a cell and select DFX properties Add the information DFX ANALYSIS Start working with the DFX analysis is straight forward: ...

In the upper right corner of the DFX window you can switch to the preferences to view the properties for the current analysis. Select the "down arrow" --> Preferences --> AVIX Preferences --> DFX Note that the set of used aspects can be changed at any tim...

AVIX DFAA (DFA2) is based on a collection of DFA aspects (rules), with focus on optimizing design for automatic assembly, hence DFAA The basic idea is that optimizing design for automatic assembly (robots) will also provide good conditions for humans (e.g...

​When AVIX is running you switch to DFX perspective (module) by pressing on the DFX button   The different views or windows will be explained throughout this guide, but let’s start with a quick overview of the view outline: The DFX tab in the upper left co...

This is a schematic description of the DFA Methodology used in AVIX - This is not intended to be a complete DFA guide, and requires knowledge about DFA. Decide whether the DFA is focusing on manual or automatic assembly, different aspect templates can be us...

Result & DFA KPI Once the analysis is done, the result and summary can be viewed by scrolling right in the grid. Score: DFA score that can be compared with the same product in another state of design process Score (%): DFA score compared to the total nu...

You can also create the Items and BOM Components manually from scratch without importing any data - Or, you can update existing data with e.g. new versions of parts. New part Right click, Create, "Part" The new part can be added to the MBOM by "drag...

 After the initial DFX analysis of a certain MBOM, different conclusions will be made about the design and likely resulting in a proposed re-design of the product. It is thus a logical step to compare the “DFA score” for the original MBOM with the new re-desig...

When balancing a production line, the best results are achieved if you take the mix of produced products that can be produced on the line into account. It is, as always, important to have up-to-date information to take the correct decisions. Production progr...

Background Sometimes new functionality needs to be installed in AVIX – It can be due to a software update, or a add-on (customization) with company specific functionality. The update and functionality is often available to download from the Solme Customer c...