Know how it's made — and how long it takes.
ARCNM classifies the part to a manufacturing discipline, plans it into operations, and simulates each operation's setup and cycle time from cutting physics — then flags the features that fight the process. Setup is one-time, so per-part time amortises with the lot. You get a routing and a time per machine for make-vs-buy, scheduling and CAM prep.
From geometry to a routing
The part is classified to a discipline (milling, turning, sheet metal, casting, wire EDM, grinding), planned into operations and setups, and tooled from the fleet machine — feature by feature, with stable, re-derivable IDs.
Cycle-time estimation from physics
Setup and cycle times are computed from material-removal-rate kernels, feeds and speeds and tool life — not read off a rate card. Times are returned per operation and per machine, and per-part time falls as the lot grows because setup is amortised.
Manufacturability, early
DFM checks for milling, turning, drilling, sheet metal and moulding surface per feature, graded by severity, so a tight fit, a deep pocket or a thin wall is caught before it reaches the shop floor.