Timber Processing Machines

The 'Export for cutting machines' allows bars, profile bars, boards, formwork, battens, shaped parts and panels to be saved. With the special 'Multiwall' option, combined sills and frames from multi-walls can be exported together. Once this option is checked, the other checkboxes are disabled and a multi-wall file from the wall-machine export can be selected in the drop-down list. The sills and frames contained therein are then exported.

Operator: If an operator can be provided in the export 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 export is to be performed. Only machines that you have purchased are displayed.

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

Selection: The available selections depend on the model area from which the machine export is invoked. In the wall this includes options such as 'current wall', 'current story' or 'all walls'. In the roof or the ceiling 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 from the checkboxes at the top of the dialog box, a filter setting can be selected. This filter setting affects the preselection that you 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. With the switch at the end of the field you can change the chosen filter setting. It is best to set the filter in DICAM, since it is easiest there to check how it works and whether it functions as intended.

Building element: If the building element is to be considered, two components that belong to different building areas (different roof surfaces or different walls) must be exported separately. Only then can the program transfer the building element at the component to the machine. However, if both components have the same run 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 run numbers, or you export the components separately.

Package / Element: Just as you can select above that the building element should be considered, you can choose here 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 significance for production planning, but no significance for ordering or processing the component. Thus, there may be different components that have the ID number KVH-S or KVH-M, but 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. The comment is written to the corresponding place in the export file, but the field may also remain empty.

Target directory: There are three options in 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. This causes the machine file to be written both to the current project directory and to the fixed path.

Path: Here you select the path to which the machine file should be written. This is done by manual entry or via the small button at the right end. Additionally, you can store several fixed paths in a file, which you can then select like from a drop-down list. To do this, create the file 'Path.vor' in the WINVOR\GER directory. In the file, write the line [Machine Abbund]. Below that 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. The program will then automatically insert the project number at that position. Example: 1=C:\Machine\Project%\Cambium\

Procedure: Various procedures can now be applied for generating the files.

Procedure "Enter file name" 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 the division of files is set accordingly.

• If you expand the file name entry, file names that already exist in the target directory are displayed.

Procedure "Automatic file names" and "different divisions":

• For the division of components into files, various options can now be chosen:

  • 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 like an element.

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

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

• The file names are generated automatically. For this purpose the file name is also determined by variables. See Automatic file names

File name: Here you enter the file name that the export file should receive. The length of the name may be restricted depending on the machine selected. For other machines the length of the file name is almost unlimited. If the 'automatic file names' option was selected above, you can also use variables here. See Automatic file names

Generate machine data: Pressing this large button triggers the writing of the export file.

unachievable operations: As soon as this button becomes active, some operations could not be exported. If you click this button, an editor opens and displays a list with more detailed information about the unachievable operations.