Control Information for Bending Templates

Default parameters ("ip:s") of this module are defined via an ordinary ASCII file with the fixed name bendtempl.ip, residing on the directory assigned to the environment variable SB_SHIP.

This program has the following default parameters:

Note: The default parameters must be set up exactly as specified below and always followed by a comma(,).

[ENGLISH,]

[GERMAN,]

[DISTTOEDGE, <dist 1>,]

[MAXDISTTOTEMPLATE, <dist 2>,]

[MINHEIGHTOFTEMPLATE, <height>,]

[NO_EXC,]

[NO_EDGE_LENGTHS,]

[PINS, [<dist>,]]

[HDW,]

[DAL,]

[SIGHTLINEMARK, <dist_fact>,]

[FRAMETEMPLATES, [PERP, [Y, | Z,]]]

[EDGE_TEMPLATE, [<distance>,]]

[MIN_TEMPLATES,<minimum number of templates>,]

[AUTO_TEMPL_SIDE,{INSIDE|OUTSIDE|CONCAVE|CONVEX},]

[NORMAL_TEMPLATES,]

[FLEXIBLE_TEMPLATES,]

[EDGE_SEAM_TEMPLATES,]

[ONLY_SIMPLE_SKETCH,]

[MINIMALTEMPLSHAPE, <height>]

[LARGESIGHTLINEMARK]

[ENABLESIGHTLINEMARK]

[MARKCURVEONTEMPL]

In addition to the IPs listed here it is also possible to use the IPs controlling the layout of output drawings from the Production Program Interface.

The results for the different IPs are described below (or in appendices, referred to).

ENGLISH

If the IP is given the text in the resulting drawing will be in English.

GERMAN

If the IP is given the text in the resulting drawing will be in German.

Default language is English.

DISTTOEDGE, <dist1>

This parameter controls the distance between the first template and the corresponding edge of the plate. If missing it is set to 100 mm. Valid also for the last template (valid in this sense only for standard templates).

MAXDISTTOTEMPLATE, <dist2>

Maximum allowable distance between two adjacent templates (valid for standard templates).

If the IP is missing the distance is set to 3500 mm.

MINHEIGHTOFTEMPLATE, <height>

Minimum allowable height of a template (valid for standard templates).

If the IP is missing the height is set to 250 mm.

NO_EXC

If the IP is given, the text for excess, if any, is suppressed in the plate sketch.

NO_EDGE_LENGTHS

If the IP is given measurements to the templates along edges are suppressed in the plate sketch.

PINS, [<dist>]

If the IP is given, the program will calculate and list heights for adjustable pin templates. If <dist> is given, the distance between the pins will be set to this value. Default value is 200 mm, except when IP HDW is given. In that case the default value is 500 mm. When IP DAL is given the default value is 250 mm.

HDW

Together with the IP PINS, this IP will cause the program to calculate and list pin templates according to HDW standards.

DAL

Together with the IP PINS, this IP will cause the program to calculate and list pin templates according to DAL standards.

[SIGHTLINEMARK, <dist_fact>,]

This IP gives you the possibility to define the position of the sight line mark on the first template. The mark will be placed <dist_fact> multiplied by the width of the template from the left edge of this first template. This may be necessary if the plate has an abnormal shape. Then the standard procedure may place some sight line marks outside the other templates.

<dist_fact> must be given in the interval 0-1. Other values will be replaced by the default value 0.25.

FRAMETEMPLATES, [PERP, [Y, | Z,]]

The templates will be calculated with their planes perpendicular to the X-axis at frame positions.

The addition PERP will cause the sight plane to be parallel to the X-axis, that means, it will not intersect the X-axis. The sight plane and the template planes will thus be perpendicular to each other. This will cause the templates to be larger than if the plane is placed as close as possible to the plate (valid only for frame templates).

The additions Y and Z are mutually exclusive. They state, that the sight plane should be a plane perpendicular to the Y-axis, respective the Z-axis. The sight plane and the template planes will be perpendicular to each other. Additionally all the planes are perpendicular to a major axis (X, Y or Z). This will cause the templates to be still larger.

EDGE_TEMPLATE, [<distance>]

This word requests, that templates are created at the two seams, that intersect the base line. They are created if, and only if, the seams are X sections. The value of <distance> determines, that any frame template closer to the edge templates than <distance> will not be created. A warning about skipped frame templates will be printed in the log if any of the regular frame templates have been skipped. The default value for <distance> is 200 mm (valid only for frame templates).

MIN_TEMPLATES,<minimum number of templates>

Minimum allowable number of templates for each plate.

If the IP is missing the minimum number is set to 3.

MINIMALTEMPLSHAPE, <height>

If a height value is set, the free edge of each template is defined by parallel movement of the edge attached to the plate. This will result in a minimal shaped bending template. No sight line mark will be marked at the upper edge of such a template. If not set, the upper edge will be a straight line.

LARGESIGHTLINEMARK

If the IP is given, the sightline mark is created from the templates upper edge to the lower edge (trace curve).

ENABLESIGHTLINEMARK

If the IP is given, the sightline defined in the template calculation will be set to be marked on the developed plate in the Curved Part Generation application.

MARKCURVEONTEMPL

If the IP is given and additional curves has be given as input to the bending template application these curves will be marked on the templates.

AUTO_TEMPL_SIDE,{INSIDE|OUTSIDE|CONCAVE|CONVEX}

One of the options must be entered if the IP is given.

The side of the curved plate on which the templates shall be located when automatic side calculation is requested in the interactive input.

If the IP is missing the default choice will be INSIDE.

The meaning of the remaining IPs is described elsewhere in the documentation:

NORMAL_TEMPLATES, see Normal Bending Templates.

FLEXIBLE_TEMPLATES, see Flexible Templates.

EDGE_SEAM_TEMPLATES, see Flexible Templates.

ONLY_SIMPLE_SKETCH, see Bending Template Drawings for an explanation.

OFFSET_TRACE_CURVES, [<dist>], see Flexible Templates.