..Compensating rules (balancing rules) give balance to the dieboard as it is positioned on the diecutting machine. A balanced dieboard makes the diecutting process smooth and provides for high speed of diecutting.
The compensating rules are mounted in the upper zones of the dieboard and ensure that the die is properly balanced on the machine and that the cutting and creasing knives strike evenly on the dieboard. The positioning of the compensating rules is critical for ensuring cutting precision and high speed of the diecutting operations.
IMPORTANT: To place compensating rules, any of the following conditions must be met: (1) The dieboard must be of fixed size, (2) If an automatically adjusting dieboard is used, it must be locked.
To place compensating (balancing) rules
..The Compensating Rules dialog box appears.
Design Area Statistics This group shows information about the length of the used rules and the overall dimensions as defined by the rules' end points.
Total rules length Shows the total length of the rules — cutting and creasing — in the drawing.
Dimensions Shows the distance between the outermost points of the rules in the drawing (measured horizontally and vertically).
Compensating Rules Settings about the spatial positioning of the rules on the dieboard
Number Sets how many compensating rules will be placed on the dieboard. On the dieboard, the are positioned horizontally and one below the other. They occupy the horizontal rule-to-rule length.
Length Sets the length of the compensating rules.
Top margin Sets the distance between the uppermost rule and the dieboard's top edge.
Bottom margin Sets the distance between the bottommost rule and the topmost cutting rule.
Rule spacing Sets the vertical distance between the rules.
NOTE: The Top margin, Bottom margin and Rule spacing properties are interdependent. At any time, one of the them is unavailable for editing. You can choose whether to set the top and bottom margins, or a combination between one of them and the rule spacing — the third dependent property is then computed automatically.
Rules Decomposition Defines the division of a compensating rules into a number of smaller pieces
Length Defines the length of the rule pieces.
Gap Defines the gap between the rule pieces.
Allow longer ends When the values entered in Length and Gap result in the rule's ends' being short of complete segments, the program recomputes the division to make the end segments of greater length than the one set, respectively, in Length and Gap. NOTE: The division of the rule into pieces begins always from the rule's center.
IMPORTANT: When compensating rules are being placed, the program calculates, using a standard industry formula, the number and the length of the rules. Any changes to the default values must be made with caution, as they may result in an unbalanced dieboard.
NOTE: The image is an example for how the compensating rule (in yellow) will appear on the dieboard.
