AutoCAD Application for Selecting the Required Materials for Manufacturing Machines and Equipment from Sheet Material

Design documentation proved to be insufficient in determining the areas of sheet metal element unfolds as well as that of machines and equipment with a predominant number of sheet metal elements. Therefore, the present study proposes an approach for determining the percentage of technological waste which can be used to increase the amount of sheet material needed in the machine detail manufacturing. Using the AutoCAD product operational characteristics, it is possible to significantly reduce a large percentage of technological waste.