Timber Cutting Machines

With the 'Transfer for cutting machines' bars, profile bars, boards, formwork, battens, shaped parts and panels can be exported. With the special 'multiwall' option, grouped thresholds and frames from multi-walls can be transferred. Once this option is checked, the other checkboxes are disabled and a multiwall file from the wall-to-machine transfer can be selected in the drop-down list. The thresholds and frames contained therein are then transferred.

Operator: If an operator can be provided in the transfer file, the operator entered here will be used. Operators can be created using the button on the right side.

Machine: Here you select the machine for which the transfer is to be made. Only the machines you have purchased are displayed.

Setting: Extensive settings can be made for each machine. Here you select the setting that you have saved in the settings dialog. The settings dialog is opened with the button to the right of the field.

Selection: The selection options depend on the model area from which the machine transfer is invoked. In the wall module these are options like 'current wall', 'current floor' or 'all walls'. In the roof or slab it is analogous. In DICAM, however, you have the options 'all parts' and 'active parts'.

Apply filter to selection: As an alternative to the selection using the checkboxes at the top of the dialog box, a filter setting can be selected. This filter setting applies to the preselection made with the selection. The 'Selection' field will then be disabled in DICAM and fixed to 'All parts'; in all other model areas you can still make a preselection. The filter itself is selected in the next field.

Filter: If you have enabled the 'Apply filter to selection' checkbox you can select the filter setting here. Use the control at the end of the field to change the selected filter setting. It is best to configure the filter in DICAM, since it is easiest there to check how it works and whether it behaves as expected.

Building element: If the building element is to be considered, then two components that belong to different building areas (different roof surfaces or different walls) must be transferred separately. Only then can the program assign the building element on the component to the machine. However, if both components have the same running number, most machines cannot accept that. In this case an appropriate error message appears. You then have three options: You do not consider the building element, or you sort differently so that the components have different running numbers, or you transfer the components separately.

Package / element: Just as above you can select that the building element should be considered, here you can choose that the package assignment (or element assignment) should be considered. The same rules apply as for the building element.

Material output: Each component has an ID number and an order number. Often the ID number only has internal meaning for production planning, but no significance for ordering or processing the component. Thus there can be different components with the ID KVH-S or KVH-M, while the final components are always made from the material KVH. Therefore you can select here whether the ID number (KVH-S, KVH-M) should be written into the machine file or the order number (KVH).

Comment: This is an optional input field. The comment is written to the corresponding place in the transfer file, but the field may also remain empty.

Target directory: There are three options for this field:

• Always project directory: This option always writes the machine file into the current project, regardless of where it is located.

• Fixed path: With this option you can choose any fixed path in the next field. The machine file will then always be written to this directory.

• Project directory and fixed path: This option combines the two previous options. The machine file is then written both to the current project directory and to the fixed path.

Path: Here you choose the path to which the machine file should be written. This is done by manual input or via the small button at the right end. Additionally, you can store several fixed paths in a file, which can then be selected like with a drop-down list. To do so, create the file 'Path.vor' in the WINVOR\GER directory. In the file enter the line [Machine Abbund]. Below it you can enter any number of paths. Each path is preceded by a line number and an equals sign. Example: 1=C:\Machine\Cambium\ 2=C:\Machine\K2\ In these paths you can additionally use the variable %Project% as a directory. At that position the program will automatically insert the project number. Example: 1=C:\Machine\Project%\Cambium\

Procedure: Different procedures can now be applied for the creation of the files.

Procedure "Input filename" and "all into one file":

• Corresponds to the previous procedure: The final filename is specified directly in the field below.

• Since only one filename is specified, all selected components are saved into one file. Therefore the drop-down list for file distribution is set accordingly fixed.

• If you expand the filename input, filenames that already exist in the target directory are displayed.

Procedure "Automatic filenames" and "various distributions":

• For the distribution of components into files, various options can now be selected:

  • all into one file: All components are written into one file.

  • File per building element: A separate file is written for the components of each wall, ceiling panel, roof surface, etc.

  • File per element: A separate file is written for the components of each element. If a wall consists of 3 elements, 3 files are created. A wall without elements is treated as one element.

  • File per package: A separate file is written for the components of each package. Elements are treated as packages. Components that do not belong to any package or element are not exported.

  • Special procedure FH: Special procedure, not generally applicable.

• The filenames are generated automatically. For this purpose the filename is also determined by variables. See Automatic filenames

Filename: Here you enter the filename that the transfer file should receive. The length of the name may be limited depending on the selected machine. For other machines the filename length is virtually unlimited. If the 'automatic filenames' option above is selected, you can also use variables here. See Automatic filenames

Generate machine data: This large button triggers the writing of the transfer file.

non-executable operations: As soon as this button becomes active, some operations could not be transferred. Clicking this button opens an editor and shows a list with more detailed information about the non-executable operations.