Plate Statement

PLATE[, <point> (1 ... 25)]

, <material>

[, <material_location>]

[, QUAL = <quality>]

[, DEST=<destination>]

[, SURF=<surface_treatment>]

[, RAW=<raw_plate_name>]

[, POS = <pos_no> (1 ... 25)]

[, <id's>]

[,<assembly>]

[,<COL[OUR] = <colour>]

[,<COM[MENT] = <comment>]

;

<point>

Each plate is defined by giving one point anywhere on the plate.

If the plate consists of one plate only, the point can be left out.

<material>

Defines the position of the surfaces of the plate along the w-axis of the uvw-system of the panel (and hence the plate thickness).

<material>::= MAT =

(<side_1>[, <side_2>],) (1 ... 25)

<side_1>::= <side_2>::= <number>

If any of the sides of the plate coincides with the mold plane of the panel, only one number (which always is a coordinate) need be assigned to MAT, otherwise two. Compare the images below.

Position, one value >0:

Plate position, one value <0:

Plate position, two values (coordinates):

Plate position, mold plane outside plate:

The coordinates are always given along the normal of the panel.

Remark:

If two plates are generated in the same statement and values are assigned to MAT, then one value will be used for each plate. Consequently, the two values are not interpreted as the coordinates of the two plate surfaces to be used for both plates.

<material_location>

Normally, the plate is supposed to be defined from the positive w-axis.

However, the user can select to look at the panel from any direction when defining "this side" and "other side". This clause defines the one that is used.

<material_location>::=

MSIDE=AFT|FORE|SB|PS|TOP|BOT

QUAL

defines the material quality of the plate.

<quality_code>::= <integer>

<quality_string>::= <string>

If left our entirely, mild steel is supposed.

Qualities may also be given as strings. However, then the quality must be selected as one of the strings defined by the user.

DEST

defines the workshop station where to assemble the plate.

<destination>::= <name>

The value to be assigned must be selected among the destination strings defined by the customer. .

SURF

defines the surface treatment of the plate before the production phase.

<surface_treatment>::= <name>

The value to be assigned must be selected among the surface treatment strings defined by the customer.

RAW

defines the raw plate name. There is made no checks of the contents of the string.

<raw_plate_name>::= <name>

POS

defines the position number of the plate to be used for marking in the production.

<pos_no>::= <integer>

<id's>

correspond to the items assigned to the keywords LIS, AS1-AS4 in the panel statement (see that statement).

<id's>::= LIS=<parts_list>,

AS1=<name>,
AS2=<name>,
AS3=<name>,
AS4=<name>

The name given in the plate statement will override the corresponding name given on panel level.

To cancel a name set on panel level without replacing it with another name, the corresponding keyword should be given stand alone (that means, without any assigned value) or be assigned an empty string (for example, AS3='').

<assembly>

See Panel Statement. If the plate belongs to a different assembly than the panel in general, that assembly can be specified here.

COLOUR

Color of all plates defined in the statement.

COMMENT

An arbitrary comment string

Example:

The first example is a panel with only one plate:

PLA, MAT=14;

PLA, X=FR75(2)77, Z=1500, MAT=15, MSIDE=PS;

PLA, U=10000, V=1500(3000)17000, MAT=12-17;