AutoDXF 4.1
<!-- If the browser does not support frames put the first topic content here --> <div class="WordSection1"> <h1><a name="node16" id="node16"></a><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB">About AutoDXF v4.1</span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">AutoDXF is an addin for Autodesk Inventor. It's available from assembly environment and is used for batch creation and exporting of sheet metal flat patterns from entire assembly in few easy steps. It also offers some additional handy features to make handling of sheet metal flat patterns easier.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img width="604" height="539" id="Slika 10" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.1_datoteke/image001.jpg" alt="image" name="Slika 10" /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">AutoDXF v4.1 main features:</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style='text-indent:-18.0pt'> <span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family:Wingdings' xml:lang= "EN-GB">§<span style= 'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <span lang= "EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Automatically finds and lists all sheet metal parts in assembly</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style='text-indent:-18.0pt'> <span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family:Wingdings' xml:lang= "EN-GB">§<span style= 'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <span lang= "EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Enables you to quickly locate and open specific sheet metal component</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style='text-indent:-18.0pt'> <span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family:Wingdings' xml:lang= "EN-GB">§<span style= 'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <span lang= "EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Enables to quickly identify flat pattern status of sheet metal parts</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style='text-indent:-18.0pt'> <span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family:Wingdings' xml:lang= "EN-GB">§<span style= 'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <span lang= "EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Automatic creation of flat patterns</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style='text-indent:-18.0pt'> <span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family:Wingdings' xml:lang= "EN-GB">§<span style= 'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <span lang= "EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Previews of bent parts and flat patterns</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style='text-indent:-18.0pt'> <span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family:Wingdings' xml:lang= "EN-GB">§<span style= 'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <span lang= "EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Direct rotation of flat patterns by 90° steps</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style='text-indent:-18.0pt'> <span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family:Wingdings' xml:lang= "EN-GB">§<span style= 'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <span lang= "EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Flat pattern generation for parts derived from sheet metal parts (mirrored parts and parts derived from multibody sheet metal parts)</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style='text-indent:-18.0pt'> <span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family:Wingdings' xml:lang= "EN-GB">§<span style= 'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <span lang= "EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Automatic detection of threaded holes on flat patterns. Those can be optionally placed on separate adjustable layer when exporting to DXF format</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style='text-indent:-18.0pt'> <span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family:Wingdings' xml:lang= "EN-GB">§<span style= 'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <span lang= "EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Automatic placement of <i>Points</i> in centres of threaded holes (when exporting to DXF)</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style='text-indent:-18.0pt'> <span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family:Wingdings' xml:lang= "EN-GB">§<span style= 'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <span lang= "EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Batch export of DXF or DWG flat patterns</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style='text-indent:-18.0pt'> <span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family:Wingdings' xml:lang= "EN-GB">§<span style= 'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <span lang= "EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Add configurable text descriptions to DXF files</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style='text-indent:-18.0pt'> <span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family:Wingdings' xml:lang= "EN-GB">§<span style= 'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <span lang= "EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Flexible DXF and DWG file naming</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style='text-indent:-18.0pt'> <span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family:Wingdings' xml:lang= "EN-GB">§<span style= 'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <span lang= "EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Set layer names, colours, line weights and line widths</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style='text-indent:-18.0pt'> <span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family:Wingdings' xml:lang= "EN-GB">§<span style= 'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <span lang= "EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Export list of sheet metal parts including thumbnails of bent parts and flat patterns to Microsoft Word</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">System requirements</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">AutoDXF v4 works with Autodesk Inventor 2018 and 2019. Microsoft Word is required if you want to use Export to Word functionality.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Demo version limitations</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Demo version is limited to finding only 4 sheet metal parts and creating 4 DXF files. There is also “Demo verzija” text included in DXF file.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB">Purchase</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">For purchasing fully functional AutoDXF please visit <span class= "MsoHyperlink"><a href= "http://www.basic.si/autodxf">http://www.basic.si/autodxf</a></span></span></p> <h1><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB"> </span></h1> <h1><a name="node17" id="node17"></a><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB">AutoDXF functionality</span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">To open the tool click <b>AutoDXF</b> button in <b>Tool</b> ribbon in <b>assembly</b> environment:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="605" height="85" id= "Slika 1" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.1_datoteke/image002.jpg" alt="image" name="Slika 1" /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">After clicking th command AutoDXF window shows up:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="604" height="539" id= "Slika 16" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.1_datoteke/image003.jpg" alt="image" name="Slika 16" /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">In the bottom there are 3 main buttons:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Find sheet metal parts</span></b> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">– searches through assembly structure and lists all sheet metal parts in the list</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Flat pattern preview</span></b> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">– creates thumbnails of flat patterns</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB">Export</span></b> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">– creates DXF or DWG files of flat patterns of selected sheet metal parts</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">The way how <b>Find sheet metal parts</b> and <b>Export</b> commands work is set in <span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href= "start.htm#_Settings">Settings</a></span> and <span class= "MsoHyperlink"><a href="start.htm#_Layers">Layers</a></span> tabs.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"> </span></p> <h2><a name="node18" id="node18"></a><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB">Find sheet metal parts</span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Click <b>Find sheet metal parts</b> command to list all sheet metal parts. Based on the settings the command will <b>find and list</b> all the sheet metal parts and/or <b>create</b> missing flat patterns. The result of the operation is shown in the image below:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="604" height="539" id= "Slika 4" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.1_datoteke/image004.jpg" alt="image" name="Slika 4" /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">You can click on column names to <b>sort</b> the components by the value in the specific column. Explanation of columns:</span></p> <table class="MsoTableGrid" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding= "0" style='border-collapse:collapse;border:none'> <tr> <td width="123" valign="top" style= 'width:91.9pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Select</span></b></p> </td> <td width="482" valign="top" style= 'width:361.2pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Check if you want to export the specific sheet metal part. Click [1] button to select all or [0] button to deselect all.<br /> <br /></span> <img border="0" width="83" height="73" id="Slika 20" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.1_datoteke/image005.png" alt="image" name="Slika 20" /></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB"> </span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="123" valign="top" style= 'width:91.9pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">File name</span></b></p> </td> <td width="482" valign="top" style= 'width:361.2pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Sheet metal component file name.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB"> </span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="123" valign="top" style= 'width:91.9pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">FP yes/no</span></b></p> </td> <td width="482" valign="top" style= 'width:361.2pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Checked if flat pattern exists. Not user selectable.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB"> </span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="123" valign="top" style= 'width:91.9pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">FP status</span></b></p> </td> <td width="482" valign="top" style= 'width:361.2pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Flat pattern (FP) status:<br /> <b>Manual</b> – flat pattern was already created manually</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Auto, OK</span></b> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">– flat pattern was successfully created automatically</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Auto, error</span></b> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">– automatic creation of flat pattern failed</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Auto, not OK, check</span></b> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">– flat pattern was created automatically but it’s possible that it’s invalid (based on geometry checks done after auto-unfolding)<br /> <br /></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="123" valign="top" style= 'width:91.9pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Max bend line length [mm]</span></b></p> </td> <td width="482" valign="top" style= 'width:361.2pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <span class="MsoHyperlink"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"><a href="start.htm#_Check_bend_line">Maximum bend line length</a></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">. If it exceeds allowed max bend line length the line will be coloured yellow.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB"> </span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="123" valign="top" style= 'width:91.9pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Hide preview columns</span></b></p> </td> <td width="482" valign="top" style= 'width:361.2pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Show or hide the thumbnails. You can turn the previews on or off by clicking <b>Hide preview column.</b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <img border="0" width="433" height="185" id="Slika 58" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.1_datoteke/image006.jpg" alt="image" name= "Slika 58" /></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <img border="0" width="442" height="166" id="Slika 59" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.1_datoteke/image007.jpg" alt="image" name= "Slika 59" /></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB"> </span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="123" valign="top" style= 'width:91.9pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">FP Preview</span></b></p> </td> <td width="482" valign="top" style= 'width:361.2pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Flat pattern preview. The thumbnails of flat patterns have to be created before they can be displayed. There are 2 ways to create them:<br /> <br /></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom: .0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal'> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">-<span style= 'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <i><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Manually</span></i> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">for selected row by right clicking on a row and selecting <i>Flat Pattern Preview</i> command<i><br /></i></span> <img border="0" width="368" height= "158" id="Slika 42" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.1_datoteke/image008.jpg" alt="image" name= "Slika 42" /><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB"><br /> <br /></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom: .0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal'> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">-<span style= 'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <i><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Automatically</span></i> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">for all sheet metal components by clicking on <i>Flat Patterns Preview</i> button<br /></span> <img border="0" width="210" height="63" id="Slika 43" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.1_datoteke/image009.jpg" alt="image" name= "Slika 43" /></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="123" valign="top" style= 'width:91.9pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Quantity</span></b></p> </td> <td width="482" valign="top" style= 'width:361.2pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">The quantity of the component from the BOM. You can multiply the quantities using the multiplier:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <img border="0" width="460" height="224" id="Slika 56" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.1_datoteke/image010.jpg" alt="image" name= "Slika 56" /></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB"> </span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="123" valign="top" style= 'width:91.9pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Material</span></b></p> </td> <td width="482" valign="top" style= 'width:361.2pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Material of the component.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB"> </span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="123" valign="top" style= 'width:91.9pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Mass [kg]</span></b></p> </td> <td width="482" valign="top" style= 'width:361.2pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Mass of component in kg.<br /> <br /></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="123" valign="top" style= 'width:91.9pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">FP length [mm]</span></b></p> </td> <td width="482" valign="top" style= 'width:361.2pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Length of the flat pattern in mm.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB"> </span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="123" valign="top" style= 'width:91.9pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">FP width [mm]</span></b></p> </td> <td width="482" valign="top" style= 'width:361.2pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Width of the flat pattern in mm.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB"> </span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="123" valign="top" style= 'width:91.9pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Part number</span></b></p> </td> <td width="482" valign="top" style= 'width:361.2pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Part Number iProperty</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB"> </span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="123" valign="top" style= 'width:91.9pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Stock number</span></b></p> </td> <td width="482" valign="top" style= 'width:361.2pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Stock Number iProperty</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB"> </span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="123" valign="top" style= 'width:91.9pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Thickness [mm]</span></b></p> </td> <td width="482" valign="top" style= 'width:361.2pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Sheet metal thickness in mm.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB"> </span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="123" valign="top" style= 'width:91.9pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Description</span></b></p> </td> <td width="482" valign="top" style= 'width:361.2pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Description iProperty.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB"> </span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="123" valign="top" style= 'width:91.9pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">DXF units</span></b></p> </td> <td width="482" valign="top" style= 'width:361.2pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Length units of the component.</span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"> </span></p> <h3><a name="_Manage_custom_iProperties"></a><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Manage custom iProperties</span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">In addition to base properties you can include any number of custom iProperties. Click <i>Add Custom iProperties…</i> to manage the included custom iProperties:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="502" height="126" id= "Slika 3" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.1_datoteke/image011.png" alt="image" name="Slika 3" /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Clicking the button opens custom iProperties dialog. Following screenshot already includes 2 custom iProperties:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="220" height="359" id= "Slika 18" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.1_datoteke/image012.jpg" alt="image" name="Slika 18" /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Adding custom iProperties:</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB">Click</span> <img border="0" width="17" height="17" id= "Slika 21" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.1_datoteke/image013.png" alt="image" name="Slika 21" /><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"> button and enter precise name of the custom iProperty you wish to include.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB">Deleting custom iProperties:</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Select the row in press DELETE button on keyboard.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Click OK to close the dialog and add new properties to list of sheet metal parts. To update the values for new custom iProperties you have to run <b>Find sheet metal parts</b> command.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="605" height="243" id= "Slika 22" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.1_datoteke/image014.jpg" alt="image" name="Slika 22" /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">New custom iProperties are also added into panels for defining the <span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href= "start.htm#_DXF/DWG_file_naming">DXF/DWG naming structure</a></span> and <span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href= "start.htm#_DXF_texts">properties included as texts</a></span> in DXF files.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"> </span></p> <h3><a name="node19" id="node19"></a><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB">Automatic creation of flat patterns<br /> <br /></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="343" height="45" id= "Slika 44" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.1_datoteke/image015.png" alt="image" name="Slika 44" /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB">Automatically create flat pattern if it doesn’t exist</span></b> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">– if the tool finds sheet metal part without flat pattern and this option is selected the flat pattern will be created automatically.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">This is also valid for derived sheet metal components that were created using <i>Make Components</i> tool from master multibody sheet metal component. In this case it’s required that “<i>Link Sheet Metal Styles</i>” option is checked when creating components using <i>Make Components</i> tool.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB">Auto-detect and unfold assembly mirrored sheet metal parts</span></b> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">– creates flat patterns for sheet metal parts that were created using <i>Mirror</i> tool in assembly.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Sheet metal style and thickness are automatically read from parent sheet metal component. The style must exist in Sheet Metal Style library to make the automatic flat pattern generation work.</span></p> <table class="MsoTableGrid" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding= "0" style= 'background:#FFE599;border-collapse:collapse;border:none'> <tr> <td width="604" valign="top" style= 'width:453.1pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <a name="_Hlk492370667"><b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB">Please be cautious using this option and manually check if the flat patterns are created the way you actually want them to be before exporting to DXF!</span></b></a></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"> </span></p> <h3><a name="_Generating_flat_pattern"></a><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Generating flat pattern thumbnails</span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">AutoDXF enables you to see the shape and orientation of flat patterns in one place before exporting them to DXF/DWG. Contrary to thumbnails of bend models the thumbnails of flat patterns are not saved within IPT files so they have to be generated before they are displayed.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">There are 2 ways to generate the flat pattern thumbnails:<br /> <br /></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style='text-indent:-18.0pt'> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">-<span style= 'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Manually</span></b> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">for selected row by right clicking on a row and selecting <i>Flat Pattern Preview</i> command from menu<br /> <i><br /></i></span><img border="0" width="420" height="180" id= "Slika 45" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.1_datoteke/image016.jpg" alt="image" name="Slika 45" /><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"><br /> <br /></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style='text-indent:-18.0pt'> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">-<span style= 'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Automatically</span></b> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">for all sheet metal components by clicking on <i>Flat patterns preview</i> button<br /> <br /></span><img border="0" width="328" height="99" id="Slika 46" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.1_datoteke/image017.jpg" alt="image" name="Slika 46" /><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB"><br /> <br /> <br /></span></p> <table class="MsoTableGrid" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding= "0" style= 'background:#FFE599;border-collapse:collapse;border:none'> <tr> <td width="604" valign="top" style= 'width:453.1pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Automatic creation of flat pattern thumbnails can be slow for assemblies with lots of sheet metal parts.<br /> <br /> Flat pattern thumbnails are not linked to components – if the geometry changes you have to manually take care of regenerating the thumbnails.</span></b></p> </td> </tr> </table> <h3><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB"> </span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">After the thumbnails are created they are displayed in the <i>FP preview</i> column:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="604" height="359" id= "Slika 47" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.1_datoteke/image018.jpg" alt="image" name="Slika 47" /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"> </span></p> <h3><a name="_Rotating_flat_pattern"></a><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Rotating flat pattern by 90°</span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">You can right click on a row and rotate the flat pattern by 90° steps using command <i>Rotate Flat Pattern for 90°:</i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="461" height="249" id= "Slika 48" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.1_datoteke/image019.jpg" alt="image" name="Slika 48" /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">After rotating the flat pattern thumbnail updates:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="605" height="92" id= "Slika 49" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.1_datoteke/image020.jpg" alt="image" name="Slika 49" /></p> <h3><a name="node20" id="node20"></a><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB">Copy data to clipboard</span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">You can copy the table content to clipboard by clicking</span> <img border= "0" width="25" height="25" id="Slika 25" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.1_datoteke/image021.png" alt="image" name= "Slika 25" /><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"> button.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="367" height="155" id= "Slika 57" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.1_datoteke/image022.png" alt="image" name="Slika 57" /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Tab delimited data can then be pasted to a text editor:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="605" height="155" id= "Slika 26" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.1_datoteke/image023.jpg" alt="image" name="Slika 26" /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Copied data can also be pasted directly to Excel:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="604" height="153" id= "Slika 38" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.1_datoteke/image024.jpg" alt="image" name="Slika 38" /></p> <h3><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB"> </span></h3> <h3><a name="node21" id="node21"></a><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB">Export list including thumbnails to Microsoft Word*</span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Click the command</span> <img border="0" width="27" height="27" id="Slika 33" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.1_datoteke/image025.png" alt="image" name="Slika 33" /><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB"> to export the list of selected sheet metal parts including thumbnail images to Microsoft Word.<br /> <br /></span><img border="0" width="324" height="118" id="Slika 50" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.1_datoteke/image026.png" alt="image" name="Slika 50" /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB">*Microsoft Word has to be installed on the computer for this functionality to work.</span></i></p> <h4><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB"> </span></h4> <h4><a name="node22" id="node22"></a><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB">Word Settings</span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Click on the</span> <img border="0" width="27" height="27" id="Slika 23" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.1_datoteke/image025.png" alt="image" name="Slika 23" /><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB"> button opens the <i>Word Settings</i> dialog. You can define which properties to export to Word and their order. You can also change the display name of the properties.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="233" height="577" id= "Slika 24" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.1_datoteke/image027.jpg" alt="image" name="Slika 24" /></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Settings are:</p> <table class="MsoTableGrid" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding= "0" style='border-collapse:collapse;border:none'> <tr> <td width="161" valign="top" style= 'width:120.5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <a name="_Hlk504991904"><b>Page orientation</b></a></p> </td> <td width="443" valign="top" style= 'width:332.6pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> Portrait or landscape can be selected<br /> <br /></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="161" valign="top" style= 'width:120.5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <b>Paper size</b></p> </td> <td width="443" valign="top" style= 'width:332.6pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'>A4 or Letter format can be selected<br /> <br /></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="161" valign="top" style= 'width:120.5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <b>Table header on each page</b></p> </td> <td width="443" valign="top" style= 'width:332.6pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> Select if you want to include table header on each page of the document<br /> <br /></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="161" valign="top" style= 'width:120.5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <img border="0" width="21" height="21" id="Slika 29" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.1_datoteke/image028.png" alt="image" name= "Slika 29" /></p> </td> <td width="443" valign="top" style= 'width:332.6pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'>Reset property names and order to default settings</p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <h4><a name="node23" id="node23"></a><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB">Changing property names</span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Click on the row and then click again on the property name to change its name. This way you can change Word table column names so they are different as actual iProperty names.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="213" height="171" id= "Slika 30" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.1_datoteke/image029.jpg" alt="image" name="Slika 30" /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"> </span></p> <h4><a name="node24" id="node24"></a><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB">Choosing the properties and changing their order</span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Only selected properties are exported to Word. You can also change the order of properties displayed in Word table. Use drag and drop to define the order of properties. The following image shows moving of <i>Part Number</i> property to another location:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="487" height="547" id= "Slika 31" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.1_datoteke/image030.jpg" alt="image" name="Slika 31" /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Click OK button to save the settings and create Word document. The message appears after the document creation is finished:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="282" height="149" id= "Slika 39" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.1_datoteke/image031.jpg" alt="image" name="Slika 39" /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Switch to Microsoft Word (click on Word icon in Windows Taskbar), format the table if necessary and save the document.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="605" height="212" id= "Slika 51" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.1_datoteke/image032.jpg" alt="image" name="Slika 51" /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"> </span></p> <h3><a name="node25" id="node25"></a><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB">Work with specific component</span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Right clicking the component in the list opens context menu:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="363" height="181" id= "Slika 52" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.1_datoteke/image033.jpg" alt="image" name="Slika 52" /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"> </span></p> <table class="MsoTableGrid" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding= "0" style='border-collapse:collapse;border:none'> <tr> <td width="217" valign="top" style= 'width:162.8pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Open Part</span></b></p> </td> <td width="387" valign="top" style= 'width:290.3pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Open selected component</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB"> </span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="217" valign="top" style= 'width:162.8pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Find in window</span></b></p> </td> <td width="387" valign="top" style= 'width:290.3pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Zoom to selected component</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB"> </span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="217" valign="top" style= 'width:162.8pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Flat pattern preview</span></b></p> </td> <td width="387" valign="top" style= 'width:290.3pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Creates flat pattern thumbnail for selected row. <span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href= "start.htm#_Generating_flat_pattern">Click for details</a></span>.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB"> </span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="217" valign="top" style= 'width:162.8pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Rotate flat pattern for 90°</span></b></p> </td> <td width="387" valign="top" style= 'width:290.3pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Rotates flat pattern by 90° step and updates the thumbnail. <span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href= "start.htm#_Rotating_flat_pattern">Click for details</a></span>.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB"> </span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="217" valign="top" style= 'width:162.8pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Hide unselected in list</span></b></p> </td> <td width="387" valign="top" style= 'width:290.3pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Hides all components that are not selected for export in first column</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB"> </span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="217" valign="top" style= 'width:162.8pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Show all Sheet Metal parts in list</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB"> </span></b></p> </td> <td width="387" valign="top" style= 'width:290.3pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Shows all components in the list</span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"> </span></p> <h2><a name="node26" id="node26"></a><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB">Export files to DWG or DXF</span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Click the <b>Export</b> command to create DXF or DWG files for flat patterns of selected components. You can select the format of exported files: DXF (version AutoCAD 2000) or DWG (version AutoCAD 2000).</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="174" height="113" id= "Slika 17" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.1_datoteke/image034.jpg" alt="image" name="Slika 17" /></p> <table class="MsoTableGrid" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding= "0" style= 'background:#FFE599;border-collapse:collapse;border:none'> <tr> <td width="604" valign="top" style= 'width:453.1pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Please note that adding text descriptions is not supported when exporting to DWG. Use DXF format if you wish to add text descriptions into exported flat pattern files.</span></b></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB"> You can see the exporting progress in bottom left corner of the AutoDXF window:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="306" height="40" id= "Slika 19" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.1_datoteke/image035.jpg" alt="image" name="Slika 19" /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">DXF/DWG geometry settings, layers settings and file naming are based on selected <span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href= "start.htm#_Settings">settings</a></span>.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"> </span></p> <h2><a name="_Settings"></a><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB">Settings</span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">All the settings you make in the <i>Settings</i> tab are <b>automatically saved</b> when you exit the program.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="604" height="539" id= "Slika 2" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.1_datoteke/image036.jpg" alt="image" name="Slika 2" /></p> <h3><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB"> </span></h3> <h3><a name="node27" id="node27"></a><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB">Language setting</span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">You can select English or Slovenian language of user interface. After selecting the language please restart the AutoDXF twice to fully apply the language change.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="256" height="78" id= "Slika 35" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.1_datoteke/image037.png" alt="image" name="Slika 35" /> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"> </span></p> <h3><a name="node28" id="node28"></a><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB">DXF/DWG save location</span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="487" height="115" id= "Slika 41" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.1_datoteke/image038.png" alt="image" name="Slika 41" /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">In this section you can set where the DXF or DWG files are saved. There are 2 options:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Same as IPT document</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">In this case the exported files are saved in the same folder as parent IPT file.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">In folder</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">All exported files are saved in a selected folder. Select the folder by clicking</span> <img border="0" width="24" height="24" id= "Slika 54" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.1_datoteke/image039.png" alt="image" name="Slika 54" /><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"> button or click</span> <img border="0" width="24" height="24" id="Slika 53" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.1_datoteke/image040.png" alt="image" name= "Slika 53" /><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB"> to select the folder of current assembly.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">There is an additional option <b>Create subfolders by material thickness</b> in this mode that enables saving DXF files in subfolders based on sheet metal thickness. In this case you get DXFs grouped by their material thickness:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="456" height="85" id= "Slika 7" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.1_datoteke/image041.png" alt="image" name="Slika 7" /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB">Overwrite existing files:</span></b> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">if this option is checked all existing DXF files with same name as new ones will be overwritten. If the option is not checked new DXF files with same name as existing will get sequential number at the end of the name.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="286" height="87" id= "Slika 8" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.1_datoteke/image042.png" alt="image" name="Slika 8" /></p> <h3><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB"> </span></h3> <h3><a name="node29" id="node29"></a><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB">Automatic detection of threaded holes</span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">AutoDXF can automatically detect thread holes on flat patterns.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="349" height="140" id= "Slika 62" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.1_datoteke/image043.png" alt="image" name="Slika 62" /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">If <b>Put threads on separate layer</b>is selected then all threads will be placed on a separate customizable layer when exporting to DXF format. You can change the thread layer name and color (<b>Layer name</b> and <b> Layer color</b>).</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Create points in thread centres </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB">defines that Point objects are created in centres of threaded holes.</span></p> <table class="MsoTableGrid" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding= "0" style= 'background:#FFE599;border-collapse:collapse;border:none'> <tr> <td width="604" valign="top" style= 'width:453.1pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <b>Auto detection of threads is supported only when exporting to DXF format.</b></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <h3><a name="_DXF/DWG_file_naming"></a><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB">DXF/DWG file naming</span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">You can specify DXF/DWG file naming system in this section:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="273" height="251" id= "Slika 5" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.1_datoteke/image044.png" alt="image" name="Slika 5" /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">You can select which properties to include in the file name by selecting them in file naming table (image above).</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">All the properties that are checked will be included in DXF/DWG file name.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">You can also <b>change the prefix</b> (green column) – that is fixed text that will be written before specific property.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">The properties that can be included are listed in property column: IPT File Name, Material, Thickness, Quantity, Part Number and Stock Number. The table also includes <span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href= "start.htm#_Manage_custom_iProperties">optionally added</a></span> custom iProperties.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">The properties are divided by selected divider in <b>Divider</b> dropdown:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="149" height="124" id= "Slika 40" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.1_datoteke/image045.png" alt="image" name="Slika 40" /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">You can <b>change the order</b> of properties by dragging and dropping. Part number is put in front of Thickness in the example below:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="576" height="128" id= "Slika 11" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.1_datoteke/image046.png" alt="image" name="Slika 11" /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Some examples of file naming:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="386" height="57" id= "Slika 13" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.1_datoteke/image047.png" alt="image" name="Slika 13" /></p> <table class="MsoTableGrid" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding= "0" style= 'background:#FFE599;border-collapse:collapse;border:none'> <tr> <td width="604" valign="top" style= 'width:453.1pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">It’s recommended to include “IPT File Name” property in file name to ensure that exported files will have unique names. If you build the file name expression in such way, that there is possibility that some files will have the same name, then uncheck the option “Overwrite existing files”.</span></b></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"> </span></p> <h3><a name="_DXF_texts"></a><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB">DXF texts</span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">You can include text descriptions in generated DXF files. Checking <b>Add text descriptions to DXF</b> will enable this option.</span></p> <table class="MsoTableGrid" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding= "0" style= 'background:#FFE599;border-collapse:collapse;border:none'> <tr> <td width="604" valign="top" style= 'width:453.1pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <p class="MsoNormal" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'> <b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Please note that adding text descriptions is not supported when exporting to DWG.</span></b></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="283" height="282" id= "Slika 12" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.1_datoteke/image048.png" alt="image" name="Slika 12" /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Available properties to include as text are listed in <b>Property</b> column: Thickness, Quantity, Material, Part Number, Stock Number and Unit. Additionally there are also <span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href= "start.htm#_Manage_custom_iProperties">added custom iProperties</a></span> available in the list.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Properties that are <b>checked</b> in “select” column will be included in DXF text.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">You can <b>change the prefix</b> (green column) – that is fixed text that will be written before specific property.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">You can <b>change the order</b> of properties by dragging and dropping them up and down the list.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">The text is created on a specific layer. You can set its name in <b>Layer name</b> text box. The colour of text layer is defined using <b>Layer colour</b> dropdown.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Example of text included in DXF file:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="320" height="194" id= "Slika 14" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.1_datoteke/image049.png" alt="image" name="Slika 14" /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">The text is positioned approximately in the middle of flat pattern geometry.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">The text height is defined in <b>basic.autodxf.nastavitve.xml</b> <span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href= "start.htm#_Open_the_settings">settings file</a></span>.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"> </span></p> <h3><a name="node30" id="node30"></a><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB">Flat pattern settings</span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">This area includes the settings regarding creation end export of flat patterns:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="490" height="167" id= "Slika 34" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.1_datoteke/image050.png" alt="image" name="Slika 34" /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Combine profiles in polyline</span></b> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB">– lines and arcs will be joined to polylines.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Replace splines with line segments</span></b> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB">– splines will be approximated using linear segments with selected tolerance.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Rebase geometry to 1<sup>st</sup> quadrant</span></b> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">– all the geometry in DXF will be created in 1<sup>st</sup> quadrant so all the X and Y coordinates are positive.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"> </span></p> <h3><a name="_Check_bend_line"></a><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB">Check bend line lengths</span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="334" height="63" id= "Slika 36" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.1_datoteke/image051.png" alt="image" name="Slika 36" /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Checking this option will mark the sheet metal parts of which any bend length exceeds the one you specify in <b>Max. allowed bend line length.</b> This is useful if you want to quickly identify the parts that are too large to be bent on a specific bend machine. Following image shows that all the components with at least one bend longer than 500 mm are marked yellow:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="605" height="436" id= "Slika 37" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.1_datoteke/image052.jpg" alt="image" name="Slika 37" /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"> </span></p> <h3><a name="node31" id="node31"></a><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB">Length units<br /> <br /></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="142" height="74" id= "Slika 32" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.1_datoteke/image053.png" alt="image" name="Slika 32" /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">You can select the length units for displaying sheet metal thickness, flat pattern length and flat pattern width in list of found sheet metal parts. A restart of AutoDXF is required after changing this setting.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"> </span></p> <h3><a name="_Open_the_settings"></a><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB">Open the settings folder</span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Click the</span> <img border="0" width="24" height="24" id="Slika 60" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.1_datoteke/image054.png" alt="image" name="Slika 60" /><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB"> button to open the Windows Explorer in folder where AutoDXF settings are saved. Deleting <i>.ini</i> files (customiProps.ini, DXFime.ini, DXFopisi.ini and WordSettings.ini) from that location resets AutoDXF to default settings.<br /> <br /> There is also an XML setting file <a name= "_Hlk528922214"><b>basic.autodxf.nastavitve.xml</b></a> in that folder. It includes settings for defining text heights for texts in DXF files and settings for number of decimal places used for displaying flat pattern lengths, widths and sheet metal thickness. You can open the file in any text editor (e.g. Notepad) and edit the values.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="605" height="174" id= "Slika 63" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.1_datoteke/image055.jpg" alt="image" name="Slika 63" /><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"><br /> <br /> You have to restart AutoDXF to enforce changed settings.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"> </span></p> <h2><a name="_Layers"></a><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB">Layers</span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">In this tab you can set the DXF/DWG layer properties: layer names, layer visibility, colours, line types and line weights.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="604" height="539" id= "Slika 55" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.1_datoteke/image056.jpg" alt="image" name="Slika 55" /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Enter layer name</span></b> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">- you can enter the name of the layer</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB">Object</span></b> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">– list the object types (not editable)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB">On/Off</span></b> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">– enables or disables the layer</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB">Color</span></b> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">– specify layer color</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Line type</span></b> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">– select layer line type from dropdown</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Line weight</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">– select line weight from dropdown </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Load last used configuration on next startup</span></b> <span lang= "EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">– check this option to load current layer settings on next start-up of the tool</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Save configuration…</span></b> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">- Save the current configuration to a file</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Load configuration…</span></b> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">- Load configuration from a file</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Default settings</span></b> <span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">– Sets all layer settings to default</span></p> </div>
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About AutoDXF v4.1
AutoDXF functionality
Find sheet metal parts
Manage custom iProperties
Automatic creation of flat patterns
Generating flat pattern thumbnails
Rotating flat pattern by 90°
Copy data to clipboard
Export list including thumbnails to Microsoft Word*
Word Settings
Changing property names
Choosing the properties and changing their order
Work with specific component
Export files to DWG or DXF
Settings
Language setting
DXF/DWG save location
Automatic detection of threaded holes
DXF/DWG file naming
DXF texts
Flat pattern settings
Check bend line lengths
Length units
Open the settings folder
Layers
About AutoDXF v4.1
AutoDXF functionality
Automatic creation of flat patterns
Automatic detection of threaded holes
Changing property names
Check bend line lengths
Choosing the properties and changing their order
Copy data to clipboard
DXF texts
DXF/DWG file naming
DXF/DWG save location
Export files to DWG or DXF
Export list including thumbnails to Microsoft Word*
Find sheet metal parts
Flat pattern settings
Generating flat pattern thumbnails
Language setting
Layers
Length units
Manage custom iProperties
Open the settings folder
Rotating flat pattern by 90°
Settings
Word Settings
Work with specific component
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