Control Information for Flexible Templates

The following information is relevant in the default file:

MINHEIGHTOFTEMPLATE, <height>,

This word can be used to increase the minimum distance between the middle points and the sight marks for frame templates. The default and minimum value is 600 mm.

EDGE_SEAM_TEMPLATES, [<angle>, [<distance>,]]

Activates the calculation of edge seam templates, see above for details.

EDGE_TEMPLATE, <distance>,

This word can be used to change the minimum distance between the base seams and the closest frames. Frames, that lie closer to a base seam than <distance>, will be skipped and a warning will be printed in the log. The default value is 200mm. There is no minimum distance.

FLEXIBLE_TEMPLATES, [TYPE 2,] [ DISTANCE, <distance>,] [LONGBEND,] [LENGTHS,]

The word FLEXIBLE_TEMPLATES must be given.

If TYPE 2, is entered, then the templates are lying in frame planes.

The <distance> denotes the spacing between the measuring points along the templates. The default value is 200mm.

• LONGBEND will add a row in the listing giving the height at the base frame template from this template's middle point to the intersection point between the template and a line between the points where the sight line plane intersects the edges.

LENGTHS will cause an extra column to be listed as an extra column in the list the lengths of the template curves.

NORMAL_TEMPLATES, FRAME_POSITIONS,

Activates the normal template mode, see above.

OFFSET_TRACE_CURVES, [<offset,]

Normally when asking for flexible templates a sketch is produced as shown in the Sketch, example image on Flexible Template Sketch. In this sketch the trace curves have been translated so that their intersection points with the sightline get located in (0, 0).

Using OFFSET_TRACE_CURVES means some changes to this sketch:

• The curves are offset relative to each other by <offset in the u-direction and by 2*<offset> in the v-direction.

• The frame number (or position) of the curves are added to the left of each curve.

• The projected edge curves in the old sketch have become obsolete and have been replaced by tics where each template curve intersects the edges.

• Likewise, the u-axis has become obsolete and is removed.

Default value for <offset> is 50 mm.

PINS_OUTSIDE_PLATE,<Number Of Pins>,

This word allows you to define the <Number Of Pins> pin heights that should be calculated and added outside each side of plate for the table of pin heights list. The word is valid for Flexible Templates and the values can be set to <Number Of Pins = 0> or <Number Of Pins = 1>.

Example

PINS_OUTSIDE_PLATE,1,

This setting will give one pin height outside of plate on each side.

PINS_OUTSIDE_PLATE,0,

This will only give pin heights that are located over the plate surface.

If the word "PINS_OUTSIDE_PLATE,<Number Of Pins>," is not given the default behavior will be as before.