NOTCH Statement
- Last UpdatedDec 02, 2025
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The NOTCH statement specifies a set of default notches to be used in brackets. Any number of such default rules can be established. Either one fixed notch can be given or the notch can be made dependent on the length of the surrounding bracket arms. The same default notch rule can be used for several brackets (and for several different notches in the same bracket).
Syntax:
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NOTCH , <set_name > |
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<set_name> |
A name (string shorter than eight (8) characters) that uniquely identifies a certain notch selection rule. |
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NOTCH_TYPE |
Specifies the notch to be used. If the notch type/size should be dependent on the length of the surrounding edges then < not1 > will be used up to < L1 >, < not2 > up to < L2 >, The length of each notch definition is restricted to 24 characters. No notch at all is indicated by assignment of an empty string (' '). |
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LIMIT_SIZE |
Specifies the length of the shortest of the two surrounding edges, up to which the previously defined notch should be used. Should be given in increasing sizes. The LIMIT_SIZE attribute should follow after the NOTCH_TYPE attribute. If the number of notch types added to NOTCH_TYPE is N, then N-1 values must be assigned to LIMIT_SIZE. |
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Example: |
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NOTCH, |
NOT_KL / NOTCH_TYPE = (KS10, R30, R50) / LIMIT_SIZE = (250, 500) ; |
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Note: If the notch type contains a mathematical operator (for example, an asterisk (*))
then it must be surrounded by apostrophes (‘). Thus a notch type VU100*50 should be
written as:
/NOTCH_TYPE=’VU100*50’