LABELLED SYMBOLS

This function is used to define symbols to be labelled. It is found in the 'Nesting tools' menu.

The symbol functions in the 'Shop dwg Info' menu have not been changed and can be used as before to create symbols in the burning sketch.

There are 3 types of labelled symbol:

• Symbol to be printed

• Symbol to be labelled but not printed

• Symbol to be labelled and printed

The symbol type for a labelled symbol will be taken from default parameter TEXT_TYPE. The user has however, the possibility to temporarily change the type interactively for a single symbol by giving OPTIONS before the symbol is positioned in the nested plate.

When labelled symbols are to be defined, the nested plate must be displayed. The reason for this is that starts have to be set for these symbols so that a tool path can be defined. Therefore it is also not possible to use existing symbols in the burning sketch as labelled symbols.

The labelling of symbols has the following characteristics:

• The symbol to be labelled can be the position number (symbol and text) or any symbol from a symbol font.

  The symbols can be changed, copied, moved and deleted.

• In order for a symbol to be labelled, a labelling start must be set.

• The labelling sequence is determined automatically by the system in the same way as for the burning sequence for holes.

• The labelling information will be processed in the order given by the default parameter WORKING_SEQUENCE.

In the verification of the labelled symbols, output is created to the postprocessor and the tool path is shown in the burning sketch. If the symbol type is 0 or 2 the symbol to be labelled will also appear in the sketch.