Casted Material
This form type offers you the material quantity calculation for casted materials, so that this rather complex calculation needn't be calculated and documented outside FACTON.
The following example shows the use of a material quantity calculation:
Step 1: Create Should Cost Calculation
Further Information ► Create Should Cost Calculation
Step 2: Insert a Material (Mass)
By selecting the Casted Material form type, a more extended calculation logic becomes available.
You can insert the 
material
- as master data via using queries
- Insert your own material locally
or
The latter is shown in the following, because it illustrates the inputs required for calculation.
Insert a Local Material (Mass)
- Select the should cost calculation in the Structure view.
- Click on Edit ► Insert ► Insert New Local Material (Mass).
A local material is added under the should cost calculation.
- In the Details ► Calculation view, select the form type Casted Material.
- Define the following properties for the material in the Details view:
| Price per Unit |
 23.00 EUR / kg |
| Refund per Unit |
15.00 EUR / kg |
| Calculation | |
| Form type | Casted Material |
| Density | 7.85 g / cm³ |
| Net Weight of Casted Part | 0.50 kg / pc |
| Number of cavities | 4.00 |
| Weight of the Machined Part | 0.35 kg / pc |
| Gating and Feeders |
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| Weight of Gating System and Feeders | 1.40 kg |
| Melting Loss | 0.15 kg |
| Input | Calculates the |
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| Weight of the Machined Part |
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| Net Weight of Casted Part |
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| Number of Cavities |
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| Weight of Gating System and Feeders |
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| Melting Loss |
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The following property values are also calculated based on the input:
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The following checkbox allows you to consider the inbound logistics costs per material unit.