AutoDXF 4.7
<!-- If the browser does not support frames put the first topic content here --> <div class="WordSection1"> <h1><a name="node0" id="node0"></a><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">About AutoDXF v4.7</span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">AutoDXF is an add-in 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 many additional handy features to make handling of sheet metal flat patterns easier.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img width="758" height="662" id="Slika 2" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image001.jpg" alt="image" name="Slika 2" /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">AutoDXF v4.7 main features:</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style='text-indent:-18.0pt'> <span lang="EN-US" style='font-family:Wingdings' xml:lang= "EN-US">§<span style= 'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <span lang= "EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Automatically finds and lists all sheet metal parts in assembly</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style='text-indent:-18.0pt'> <span lang="EN-US" style='font-family:Wingdings' xml:lang= "EN-US">§<span style= 'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <span lang= "EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Enables you to quickly locate and open specific sheet metal component</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style='text-indent:-18.0pt'> <span lang="EN-US" style='font-family:Wingdings' xml:lang= "EN-US">§<span style= 'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <span lang= "EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Enables to quickly identify flat pattern status of sheet metal parts</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style='text-indent:-18.0pt'> <span lang="EN-US" style='font-family:Wingdings' xml:lang= "EN-US">§<span style= 'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <span lang= "EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Automatic creation of flat patterns</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style='text-indent:-18.0pt'> <span lang="EN-US" style='font-family:Wingdings' xml:lang= "EN-US">§<span style= 'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <span lang= "EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Previews of bent parts and flat patterns</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style='text-indent:-18.0pt'> <span lang="EN-US" style='font-family:Wingdings' xml:lang= "EN-US">§<span style= 'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <span lang= "EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Direct rotation of flat patterns by 90° steps</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style='text-indent:-18.0pt'> <span lang="EN-US" style='font-family:Wingdings' xml:lang= "EN-US">§<span style= 'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <span lang= "EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Rotation along longest edge and rotation along longest bend</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style='text-indent:-18.0pt'> <span lang="EN-US" style='font-family:Wingdings' xml:lang= "EN-US">§<span style= 'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <span lang= "EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">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-US" style='font-family:Wingdings' xml:lang= "EN-US">§<span style= 'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <span lang= "EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">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-US" style='font-family:Wingdings' xml:lang= "EN-US">§<span style= 'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <span lang= "EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Automatic placement of <i>Points</i> in centers of threaded holes (when exporting to DXF)</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style='text-indent:-18.0pt'> <span lang="EN-US" style='font-family:Wingdings' xml:lang= "EN-US">§<span style= 'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <span lang= "EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Batch export of DXF or DWG flat patterns</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style='text-indent:-18.0pt'> <span lang="EN-US" style='font-family:Wingdings' xml:lang= "EN-US">§<span style= 'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <span lang= "EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Add configurable text descriptions to DXF files</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style='text-indent:-18.0pt'> <span lang="EN-US" style='font-family:Wingdings' xml:lang= "EN-US">§<span style= 'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <span lang= "EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Flexible DXF and DWG file naming</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style='text-indent:-18.0pt'> <span lang="EN-US" style='font-family:Wingdings' xml:lang= "EN-US">§<span style= 'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <span lang= "EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Set layer names, colors, line weights and line widths</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style='text-indent:-18.0pt'> <span lang="EN-US" style='font-family:Wingdings' xml:lang= "EN-US">§<span style= 'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <span lang= "EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">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-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">System requirements</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">AutoDXF v4.7 works with Autodesk Inventor 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021. Microsoft Word is required if you want to use Export to Word functionality.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Demo version limitations</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">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-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">Purchase</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">For purchasing fully functional AutoDXF please visit</span> <a href= "http://www.basic.si/autodxf"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">http://www.basic.si/autodxf</span></a> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">or call +386 1 5830 100.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">How to run the program</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">To run the program click <b>AutoDXF</b> button in <b>tool</b> ribbon in <b>assembly</b> environment:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><img border="0" width="866" height="121" id="Slika 1" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image002.png" alt="image" name= "Slika 1" /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">After clicking the command AutoDXF window shows up:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><img border="0" width="768" height="684" id="Slika 6" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image003.png" alt="image" name= "Slika 6" /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </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;line-height:normal'> <b>User interface language can be changed in Settings tab.</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style='margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal'> <b> </b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style='margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal'> <span style='color:black'><img border="0" width="400" height="110" id="Slika 10" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image004.png" alt="image" name="Slika 10" /></span><b><span style= 'color:black'><br /> <br /></span></b></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">In the bottom there are 3 main buttons:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Find sheet metal parts</span></b> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">– searches through assembly structure and lists all sheet metal parts in the list</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Flat patterns preview</span></b> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">– creates thumbnails of flat patterns</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">Export</span></b> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">– creates DXF or DWG files of flat patterns of selected sheet metal parts</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">The way how <b>Find sheet metal parts</b> and <b>Export</b> commands work is set in</span> <a href= "start.htm#_Export_flat_patterns"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">Settings</span></a> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">and</span> <a href="start.htm#_Layers"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Layers</span></a> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">tabs.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <h1><a name="node1" id="node1"></a><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">Finding sheet metal parts</span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">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"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><img border="0" width="763" height="680" id="Slika 9" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image005.png" alt="image" name= "Slika 9" /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <h2><a name="node2" id="node2"></a><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">Explanation of default columns</span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </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;line-height:normal'> <b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">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;line-height:normal'> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">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> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><img border="0" width="100" height="88" id="Slika 20" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image006.png" alt="image" name= "Slika 20" /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style='margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal'> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"> </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;line-height:normal'> <b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">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;line-height:normal'> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Sheet metal component file name.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style='margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal'> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"> </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;line-height:normal'> <b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">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;line-height:normal'> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Checked if flat pattern exists. Not user selectable.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style='margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal'> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"> </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;line-height:normal'> <b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">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;line-height:normal'> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Flat pattern (FP) status:<br /> <b>Manual</b> – flat pattern was already created manually</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style='margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal'> <b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Auto, OK</span></b> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">– flat pattern was successfully created automatically</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style='margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal'> <b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Auto, error</span></b> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">– automatic creation of flat pattern failed</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style='margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal'> <b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Auto, not OK, check</span></b> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">– 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;line-height:normal'> <b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">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;line-height:normal'> <a href="start.htm#_Check_bend_line_1"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">Maximum bend line length</span></a><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">. If it exceeds allowed max bend line length the line will be colored yellow.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style='margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal'> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"> </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;line-height:normal'> <b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Model 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;line-height:normal'> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Thumbnail of model in final (bent) state.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style='margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal'> <span class="MsoHyperlink"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><span style= 'text-decoration:none'> </span></span></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;line-height:normal'> <b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">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;line-height:normal'> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">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;text-indent:-18.0pt; line-height:normal'> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">-<span style= 'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <i><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Manually</span></i> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">for selected row by right clicking on a row and selecting <i>Flat Pattern Preview</i> command<i><br /></i> <img border="0" width="546" height="235" id= "Slika 42" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image007.png" alt="image" name="Slika 42" /><br /> <br /></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style= 'margin-bottom:0cm;text-indent:-18.0pt; line-height:normal'> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">-<span style= 'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <i><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Automatically</span></i> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">for all sheet metal components by clicking on <i>Flat Patterns Preview</i> button<br /> <img border="0" width="433" height="131" id="Slika 43" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image008.png" alt="image" name= "Slika 43" /><br /> <br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style='margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal'> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">After previews are created you can zoom them by <b>clicking+holding</b> the left mouse button over flat pattern images:<br /> <br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style='margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal'> <img border="0" width="601" height="247" id="Slika 7" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image009.jpg" alt="image" name= "Slika 7" /><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><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;line-height:normal'> <b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">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;line-height:normal'> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">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;line-height:normal'> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style='margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal'> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><img border="0" width="619" height="302" id="Slika 56" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image010.png" alt="image" name= "Slika 56" /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style='margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal'> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"> </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;line-height:normal'> <b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">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;line-height:normal'> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Material of the component.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style='margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal'> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"> </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;line-height:normal'> <b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">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;line-height:normal'> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">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;line-height:normal'> <b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">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;line-height:normal'> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Length of the flat pattern in mm.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style='margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal'> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"> </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;line-height:normal'> <b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">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;line-height:normal'> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Width of the flat pattern in mm.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style='margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal'> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"> </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;line-height:normal'> <b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">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;line-height:normal'> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Part Number iProperty</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style='margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal'> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"> </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;line-height:normal'> <b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">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;line-height:normal'> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Stock Number iProperty</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style='margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal'> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"> </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;line-height:normal'> <b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">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;line-height:normal'> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Sheet metal thickness in mm.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style='margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal'> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"> </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;line-height:normal'> <b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">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;line-height:normal'> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Description iProperty.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style='margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal'> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"> </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;line-height:normal'> <b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Item</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;line-height:normal'> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Item number in Structured BOM<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;line-height:normal'> <b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">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;line-height:normal'> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Length units of the component.<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;line-height:normal'> <b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Project</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;line-height:normal'> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Project iProperty.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style='margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal'> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"> </span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <h2><a name="node3" id="node3"></a><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">Customizing list appearance – sort, order, size and select columns</span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">You can click on column names to <b>sort</b> the components by the value in the specific column.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">You can reorder the columns by drag and drop on new location:<a name= "_Hlk531162472"></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><img border="0" width="606" height="279" id="Slika 15" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image011.png" alt="image" name= "Slika 15" /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><img border="0" width="565" height="270" id="Slika 27" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image012.png" alt="image" name= "Slika 27" /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">You can resize the columns by dragging the column edges:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><img border="0" width="626" height="167" id="Slika 64" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image013.png" alt="image" name= "Slika 64" /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">You can show and hide the columns by right clicking on column header:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><img border="0" width="564" height="499" id="Slika 28" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image014.png" alt="image" name= "Slika 28" /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Click <i>Reset</i> to change the list to default view – default order, size and visibility of columns.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <h2><a name="_Check_bend_line_1"></a><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">Check bend line lengths</span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><img border="0" width="409" height="77" id="Slika 36" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image015.png" alt="image" name= "Slika 36" /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Checking this option in <i>Settings</i> tab 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"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><img border="0" width="770" height="555" id="Slika 37" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image016.png" alt="image" name= "Slika 37" /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <h2><a name="_Manage_custom_iProperties"></a><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Manage custom iProperties</span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">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-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><img border="0" width="601" height="151" id="Slika 3" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image017.png" alt="image" name= "Slika 3" /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Clicking the button opens custom iProperties dialog. Following screenshot already includes 2 custom iProperties:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><img border="0" width="266" height="434" id="Slika 65" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image018.png" alt="image" name= "Slika 65" /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Adding custom iProperties:</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Click <img border="0" width="17" height="17" id="Slika 21" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image019.png" alt="image" name= "Slika 21" /> button and enter precise name of the custom iProperty you wish to include.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">Deleting custom iProperties:</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Select the property and click <img border="0" width="17" height="17" id= "Slika 66" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image020.png" alt="image" name="Slika 66" /> button or press DELETE button on keyboard.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Click OK to close the dialog and to 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"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><img border="0" width="776" height="311" id="Slika 22" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image021.png" alt="image" name= "Slika 22" /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">New custom iProperties are also added into panels for defining the</span> <a href="start.htm#_DXF/DWG_file_naming"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">DXF/DWG naming structure</span></a> <span lang= "EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">and</span> <a href= "start.htm#_DXF_texts"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">properties included as texts</span></a> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">in DXF files.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <h2><a name="node4" id="node4"></a><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">Automatic creation of flat patterns<br /> <br /></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><img border="0" width="520" height="68" id="Slika 44" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image022.png" alt="image" name= "Slika 44" /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">Automatically create flat pattern if it doesn’t exist</span></b> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">– 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-US" xml:lang="EN-US">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-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">Auto-detect and unfold assembly mirrored sheet metal parts</span></b> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">– 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-US" xml:lang="EN-US">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;line-height:normal'> <a name="_Hlk492370667"><b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">Please be <span style='color:black'>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></span></b></a></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <h2><a name="_Generating_flat_pattern"></a><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Generating flat pattern previews</span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">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 3D 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-US" xml:lang="EN-US">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-US" xml:lang="EN-US">-<span style= 'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Manually</span></b> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">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="393" height="368" id= "Slika 69" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image023.png" alt="image" name="Slika 69" /><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><br /> <br /></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style='text-indent:-18.0pt'> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">-<span style= 'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Automatically</span></b> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">for all sheet metal components by clicking on <i>Flat patterns preview</i> button<br /> <br /> <img border="0" width="489" height="148" id="Slika 46" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image024.png" alt="image" name= "Slika 46" /><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;line-height:normal'> <b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Automatic creation of flat pattern thumbnails can <span style='color:black'>take some time for assemblies with lots of sheet metal parts. You can stop the process by pressing F12 key.<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></span></b></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><br /> After the thumbnails are generated they are displayed in the <i>FP preview</i> column:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><img border="0" width="777" height="461" id="Slika 47" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image025.png" alt="image" name= "Slika 47" /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">You can zoom the flat pattern previews by <b>clicking+holding</b> the left mouse button over flat pattern images:<br /> <br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="601" height="247" id= "Slika 41" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image026.jpg" alt="image" name="Slika 41" /><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><br /> <br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <h1><a name="_Rotating_flat_pattern"></a><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Working with flat patterns</span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Right clicking on a row opens a menu with commands for manipulating flat patterns.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="454" height="432" id= "Slika 70" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image027.png" alt="image" name="Slika 70" /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <h2><a name="node5" id="node5"></a><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">Open part</span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Opens the selected sheet metal component.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <h2><a name="node6" id="node6"></a><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">Find in window</span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Zooms the view to selected component in the context of the assembly</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <h2><a name="node7" id="node7"></a><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">Create flat pattern</span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlk26861288"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Creates flat pattern for selected component. Flat pattern preview is also generated.</span></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><img border="0" width="542" height="185" id="Slika 73" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image028.png" alt="image" name= "Slika 73" /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <h2><a name="node8" id="node8"></a><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">Flat pattern preview</span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Creates flat pattern preview which can be used for finding out its orientation.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><img border="0" width="788" height="218" id="Slika 74" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image029.png" alt="image" name= "Slika 74" /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <h2><a name="node9" id="node9"></a><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">Rotate flat pattern for 90°</span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Rotates the flat pattern by 90° steps. After rotating the flat pattern thumbnail and measurements update.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><img border="0" width="786" height="223" id="Slika 75" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image030.png" alt="image" name= "Slika 75" /></span></i></p> <h2><a name="node10" id="node10"></a><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">Flip flat pattern</span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Flips the flat pattern from top to bottom and vice versa.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="774" height="217" id= "Slika 4" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image031.png" alt="image" name="Slika 4" /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <h2><a name="node11" id="node11"></a><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">Align along longest edge</span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Aligns the longest edge of the flat pattern in horizontal direction. After rotating the flat pattern thumbnail and measurements update. Afterwards you can rotate it by 90° steps.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="778" height="219" id= "Slika 80" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image032.png" alt="image" name="Slika 80" /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <h2><a name="node12" id="node12"></a><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">Align along longest bend</span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Aligns the longest bend of the flat pattern in horizontal direction. After rotating the flat pattern thumbnail and measurements update. Afterwards you can rotate it by 90° steps.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="775" height="219" id= "Slika 79" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image033.png" alt="image" name="Slika 79" /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <h2><a name="node13" id="node13"></a><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">Hide unselected in list</span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Hides all components that are not selected for export in first column</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <h2><a name="node14" id="node14"></a><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">Show all Sheet Metal parts in list</span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Shows all sheet metal parts.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <h1><a name="node15" id="node15"></a><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">Copy data to clipboard</span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">You can copy the table content to clipboard by clicking</span> <span lang= "EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><img border="0" width="25" height="25" id= "Slika 25" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image034.png" alt="image" name="Slika 25" /></span><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> button.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><img border="0" width="436" height="184" id="Slika 57" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image035.png" alt="image" name= "Slika 57" /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Tab delimited data can then be pasted to a text editor:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><img border="0" width="774" height="199" id="Slika 26" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image036.png" alt="image" name= "Slika 26" /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Copied data can also be pasted directly to Excel:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><img border="0" width="818" height="207" id="Slika 38" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image037.png" alt="image" name= "Slika 38" /></span></p> <h1><a name="node16" id="node16"></a><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><br /> Export sheet metal list to Microsoft Word*</span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Click the command</span> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><img border="0" width="27" height="27" id="Slika 33" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image038.png" alt="image" name= "Slika 33" /></span><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"> to export the list of selected sheet metal parts including thumbnail images to Microsoft Word.<br /> <br /> <img border="0" width="459" height="167" id="Slika 50" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image039.png" alt="image" name= "Slika 50" /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">*Microsoft Word has to be installed on the computer for this functionality to work.</span></i></p> <h2><a name="node17" id="node17"></a><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><br /> Word Settings</span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Click on the</span> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><img border="0" width="27" height="27" id="Slika 23" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image038.png" alt="image" name= "Slika 23" /></span><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> 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"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><img border="0" width="305" height="754" id="Slika 24" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image040.png" alt="image" name= "Slika 24" /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Settings are:</span></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;line-height:normal'> <a name="_Hlk504991904"><b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Page orientation</span></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;line-height:normal'> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Portrait or landscape can be selected<br /> <br /></span></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;line-height:normal'> <b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Paper size</span></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;line-height:normal'> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">A4 or Letter format can be selected<br /> <br /></span></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;line-height:normal'> <b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Table header on each page</span></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;line-height:normal'> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Select if you want to include table header on each page of the document<br /> <br /></span></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;line-height:normal'> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><img border="0" width="21" height="21" id="Slika 29" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image041.png" alt="image" name= "Slika 29" /></span></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;line-height:normal'> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Reset property names and order to default settings</span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <h3><a name="node18" id="node18"></a><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">Changing property names</span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">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"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><img border="0" width="288" height="231" id="Slika 30" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image042.png" alt="image" name= "Slika 30" /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <h3><a name="node19" id="node19"></a><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">Choosing the properties and changing their order</span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">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"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><img border="0" width="636" height="705" id="Slika 31" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image043.png" alt="image" name= "Slika 31" /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">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"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><img border="0" width="499" height="264" id="Slika 39" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image044.png" alt="image" name= "Slika 39" /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">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"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><img border="0" width="1018" height="357" id="Slika 51" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image045.png" alt="image" name="Slika 51" /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <h1><a name="_Layers"></a><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">Layers</span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">In this tab you can set the DXF/DWG layer properties: layer names, layer visibility, colors, line types and line weights.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="784" height="661" id= "Slika 82" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image046.png" alt="image" name="Slika 82" /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Enter layer name</span></b> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">- you can enter the name of the layer</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">Object</span></b> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">– list the object types (not editable)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">On/Off</span></b> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">– enables or disables the layer</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">Color</span></b> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">– specify layer color</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Line type</span></b> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">– select layer line type from dropdown</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Line weight</span></b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">– select line weight from dropdown </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Load last used configuration on next startup</span></b> <span lang= "EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">– check this option to load current layer settings on next start-up of the tool</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Save configuration…</span></b> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">- Save the current configuration to a file</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Load configuration…</span></b> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">- Load configuration from a file</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Default settings</span></b> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">– Sets all layer settings to default</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <h1><a name="_Export_flat_patterns"></a><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Export flat patterns to DWG or DXF files</span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">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"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><img border="0" width="285" height="185" id="Slika 17" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image047.png" alt="image" name= "Slika 17" /></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;line-height:normal'> <b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Please note that <span style='color:black'>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></span></b></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"> You can see the exporting progress in bottom left corner of the AutoDXF window:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><img border="0" width="726" height="94" id="Slika 19" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image048.png" alt="image" name= "Slika 19" /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">DXF/DWG geometry settings,</span> <a href="start.htm#_Layers"><span lang= "EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">layers</span></a> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">settings and file naming are based on selected</span> options in <i>Settings</i> tab.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Settings"></a><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">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="789" height="665" id= "Slika 48" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image049.jpg" alt="image" name="Slika 48" /></p> <h2><a name="node20" id="node20"></a><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><br /> DXF/DWG save location</span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="594" height="181" id= "Slika 49" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image050.jpg" alt="image" name="Slika 49" /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">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-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Same as IPT document</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">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-US" xml:lang="EN-US">In folder</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">All exported files are saved in a selected folder. Select the folder by clicking <img border="0" width="24" height="24" id="Slika 54" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image051.png" alt="image" name= "Slika 54" /> button or click <img border="0" width="24" height="24" id="Slika 53" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image052.png" alt="image" name= "Slika 53" /> to select the folder of current assembly.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Option <b>Create subfolders by thickness</b> enables saving DXF files in subfolders based on sheet metal thickness. In this case you get DXFs grouped by their thickness.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Option <b>Create subfolders by material</b> enables saving DXF files in subfolders based on material. In this case you get DXFs grouped by their material.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">If both options are checked the first subfolder level will be thickness and the second will be material as shown below:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="484" height="43" id= "Slika 45" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image053.jpg" alt="image" name="Slika 45" /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">Overwrite existing files:</span></b> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">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"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><img border="0" width="407" height="124" id="Slika 8" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image054.png" alt="image" name= "Slika 8" /></span></p> <h2><a name="node21" id="node21"></a><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><br /> Automatic detection of threaded holes</span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">AutoDXF can automatically detect thread holes on flat patterns.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><img border="0" width="475" height="191" id="Slika 62" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image055.png" alt="image" name= "Slika 62" /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">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-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Create points in thread centres </span></b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">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;line-height:normal'> <b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Auto detection of threads is <span style='color:black'>supported only when exporting to DXF format.</span></span></b></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <h2><a name="_DXF/DWG_file_naming"></a><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">DXF/DWG file naming</span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">You can specify DXF/DWG file naming system in this section:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><img border="0" width="328" height="302" id="Slika 5" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image056.png" alt="image" name= "Slika 5" /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">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-US" xml:lang="EN-US">All the properties that are checked will be included in DXF/DWG file name.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">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-US" xml:lang="EN-US">The properties that can be included are listed in property column. Those are:</span> <i>IPT File Name, Material, Thickness, Quantity, Part Number</i>, <i>Stock Number, Item, FPlength, FPwidth, Project and Description</i><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">The table also contains</span> <a href= "start.htm#_Manage_custom_iProperties"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">optionally added</span></a> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">custom iProperties.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">The properties are divided by selected divider in <b>Divider</b> dropdown:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><img border="0" width="204" height="170" id="Slika 40" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image057.png" alt="image" name= "Slika 40" /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">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"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><img border="0" width="706" height="157" id="Slika 11" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image058.png" alt="image" name= "Slika 11" /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Some examples of file naming:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><img border="0" width="548" height="81" id="Slika 13" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image059.png" alt="image" name= "Slika 13" /></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;line-height:normal'> <b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">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 o<span style='color:black'>ption “Overwrite existing files”.</span></span></b></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <h2><a name="_DXF_texts"></a><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">DXF texts</span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">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;line-height:normal'> <b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">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-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><img border="0" width="342" height="341" id="Slika 12" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image060.png" alt="image" name= "Slika 12" /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Available properties to include as texts are listed in <b>Property</b> column:</span> <i><a name="_Hlk26863563">Material, Thickness, Quantity, Part Number</a></i>, <i>Stock Number, Unit, Item and Project</i><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">Aditionally there are also</span> <a href= "start.htm#_Manage_custom_iProperties"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">added custom iProperties</span></a> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">available in the list.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Properties that are <b>checked</b> in “select” column will be included in DXF text.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">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-US" xml:lang="EN-US">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-US" xml:lang="EN-US">The text is created on a specific layer. You can set its name in <b>Layer name</b> text box. The color of text layer is defined using <b>Layer color</b> dropdown.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Example of text included in DXF file:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><img border="0" width="421" height="255" id="Slika 14" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image061.png" alt="image" name= "Slika 14" /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">The text is positioned approximately in the middle of flat pattern geometry.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">The text height is defined in <b>basic.autodxf.settings.xml</b></span> <a href="start.htm#_Setting_text_size"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">settings file</span></a><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <h2><a name="node22" id="node22"></a><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">Flat pattern settings</span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">This area includes the settings regarding creation end export of flat patterns:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><img border="0" width="677" height="231" id="Slika 34" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image062.png" alt="image" name= "Slika 34" /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Combine profiles in polyline</span></b> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">– lines and arcs will be joined to polylines.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Replace splines with line segments</span></b> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">– splines will be approximated using linear segments with selected tolerance. Approximation precision is controlled with <b>Tolerance</b> value.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Rebase geometry to 1<sup>st</sup> quadrant</span></b> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">– 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"><a name="_Check_bend_line"></a><span lang= "EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h2><a name="node23" id="node23"></a><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">Length units<br /> <br /></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><img border="0" width="203" height="106" id="Slika 32" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image063.png" alt="image" name= "Slika 32" /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">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-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <h1><a name="_Open_the_settings"></a><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">General settings</span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Click the <img border="0" width="24" height="24" id="Slika 60" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image064.png" alt="image" name= "Slika 60" /> button to open the Windows Explorer in folder where AutoDXF settings are saved.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <h2><a name="node24" id="node24"></a><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">Reset to default</span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Deleting following <i>.ini</i> files: customiProps.ini, DXFime.ini, DXFopisi.ini and WordSettings.ini from settings folder resets AutoDXF settings for file naming, DXF texts and custom iProperties to default.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <h2><a name="_Setting_text_size"></a><span class= "Naslov2Znak">Setting text size and decimal places</span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Naslov2Znak"><span style= 'font-size:13.0pt; line-height:107%'><br /></span></span><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><br /> There is an XML setting file <a name= "_Hlk528922214"><b>basic.autodxf.settings.xml</b></a> in settings folder. It includes settings for defining text heights for texts in DXF files and settings for number of decimal places and trailing zeros used for displaying flat pattern lengths, widths and sheet metal thickness. You can open the file in any text editor (e.g. <i>Notepad</i>) and edit the values.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="931" height="466" id= "Slika 52" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image065.jpg" alt="image" name="Slika 52" /><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><br /> <br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlk31892401"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Note that you can define text heights as fixed values or as percentage of size of exported geometry. By default text sizing is set as fixed (as in screenshot above).</span></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">If you wish to set text height according to overall size of the geometry uncomment the tag <textHeightPercentage>2</textHeightPercentage>, so it looks like this:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="508" height="117" id= "Slika 55" src="autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image066.jpg" alt="image" name="Slika 55" /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">It this case the text size will be set at 2% of max. pattern size.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><br /> You have to restart AutoDXF to enforce changed settings.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <h2><a name="node25" id="node25"></a><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">Language setting</span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">You can select English or Slovenian language of user interface in <i>Settings</i> tab. After selecting the language please restart the AutoDXF to fully apply the language change.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><img border="0" width="305" height="93" id="Slika 35" src= "autoDXF%20help%20EN%204.7_datoteke/image067.png" alt="image" name= "Slika 35" /></span></p> </div>
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About AutoDXF v4.7
Finding sheet metal parts
Explanation of default columns
Customizing list appearance – sort, order, size and select columns
Check bend line lengths
Manage custom iProperties
Automatic creation of flat patterns
Generating flat pattern previews
Working with flat patterns
Open part
Find in window
Create flat pattern
Flat pattern preview
Rotate flat pattern for 90°
Flip flat pattern
Align along longest edge
Align along longest bend
Hide unselected in list
Show all Sheet Metal parts in list
Copy data to clipboard
Export sheet metal list to Microsoft Word*
Word Settings
Changing property names
Choosing the properties and changing their order
Layers
Export flat patterns to DWG or DXF files
DXF/DWG save location
Automatic detection of threaded holes
DXF/DWG file naming
DXF texts
Flat pattern settings
Length units
General settings
Reset to default
Setting text size and decimal places
Language setting
About AutoDXF v4.7
Align along longest bend
Align along longest edge
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
Create flat pattern
Customizing list appearance – sort, order, size and select columns
DXF texts
DXF/DWG file naming
DXF/DWG save location
Explanation of default columns
Export flat patterns to DWG or DXF files
Export sheet metal list to Microsoft Word*
Find in window
Finding sheet metal parts
Flat pattern preview
Flat pattern settings
Flip flat pattern
General settings
Generating flat pattern previews
Hide unselected in list
Language setting
Layers
Length units
Manage custom iProperties
Open part
Reset to default
Rotate flat pattern for 90°
Setting text size and decimal places
Show all Sheet Metal parts in list
Word Settings
Working with flat patterns
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