Setup of Named Cutouts
- Last UpdatedDec 12, 2023
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Named cutouts are defined in a text file in a format based on the general TIL language. The syntax of this implementation of the language is rather straight-forward and contains only one statement type as described in detail below. Each statement establishes one named cutout consisting of a combination of a certain cutout number and, optionally, the clip arrangement.
The definition file may be given an arbitrary name. In order to make the named cutouts available to application programs it should be compiled by a function of the hull utility inithull. If the compilation is successful a named cutout definition object will be stored in the structure data bank (associated with SB_OGDB) by name __SBH_NAMED_CUTOUTS__.
The compilation will also result in a receipt list with input and errors, if any. If inithull has been started via the Job Launcher this list can be accessed like all other files resulting from a Job Launcher run. If inithull has been started outside the Job Launcher the receipt list will be stored in the print directory of the current project with the file extension .lst appended to the name of the input file.
The option of named cutouts is activated as soon as a valid named cutout object is found in the databank.
The syntax of one statement is as follows. The input file may consist of any number of such statements.
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CUTOUT, <name> |
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/CUT_NO = <cutout_number> [/CLIP_1 = <clip_code_1>] [/CLIP_2 = <clip_code_2>] [/CLIP_3 = <clip_code_3>] |
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<name> |
The name the user wants to give the combination of the cutout number and the clip arrangement. It may be a string or a number. (To use this option for a cutout referred to by a number is a way to associate also numbered cutouts with a clip arrangement). |
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CUT_NO |
Specifies the number of the cutout in the cutout standard available. (This is the number to be used if this facility had not been available.) |
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CLIP_1 |
Specifies the number of a customer defined clip. This clip is valid for the mould line side of the profile (or for a clip covering the whole cutout). (This is number that should have been assigned to the keyword CT1 in panel input if this facility had not been available.) |
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CLIP_2 |
Same as CLIP_1 but on the non-mould line side of the profile. |
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CLIP_3 |
Same as CLIP_1 but on the top of the profile. |
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Example: |
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The file below defines two named cutouts, with and without clip included. |
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CUTOUT, ABC / CUT_NO = 308 / CLIP_1 = 22 ; |
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CUTOUT, DEF / CUT_NO = 130 ; |
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