Generating front stripper

The front stripper is the tool that removes the waste from the dieboard's frontal area after the rest of the waste on the dieboard has been removed. This is the final step of waste stripping.

Front stripper area defined by design (the parent drawing is displayed) Front stripper area defined by design (the parent drawing is not displayed)

To generate front stripper

  1. In the die contour drawing, click Generate Stripping Dies .

The Stripping Dies Generation Options dialog box appears.

  1. Leave the Generate Male and Generate Female check boxes empty, and select the Generate upper front stripper check box.
  1. In Stripper height, enter the value that you need.
The upper (180) and the lower (13) stripper heights
  1. Select the Generate lower front stripper check box. (Must not exceed 500 mm.)
  2. In Stripper height, enter a relevant value. (Must not exceed 500 mm.)
  3. In Cutting knife offset, enter a value for the offset. (Must not exceed 250 mm.)
  4. (Optional) To set generation types for the front stripper — generation types and chase holes positioning — click More.

The Front Stripper Options dialog box appears.

Upper Front Stripper Generation Types Sets how the front stripper will be generated.

Contour style Sets the style of the upper front stripper contour. To change the style, click Edit, and then, in the Filled Contour Pattern dialog box, edit the style as you want it.

Generate left/right by design Defines the front stripper offset in relation to the die knives endmost vertical cutting knives.

Generate left/right by sheet Defines the front stripper in relation to the layout sheet (the example below has offset=0).

Offset (Generate by sheet option only) Sets an offset for the front stripper along the sheet.

Place Chase Holes Sets the placement of chase holes across the front stripper.

Template Sets a chase holes template. To load a template, click the down arrow, and then select a template from the list that appears.

Offset Sets an offset for the chase holes against the front stripper contour.

Number of holes Sets how many chase holes will be placed on the front stripper.

NOTE: The number of the actual chase holes depends on the offset restrictions.

Contour style Sets a style in which the front stripper will be generated.

  1. To complete the generation of the front stripper, click OK.