Line style convention example: Transferring lateral stripping elements

An example for the use of the line style convention is the design of male and female stripping dies in which elements in the male die are automatically transferred to the female die by designating, in the male die, a female die style to them. In the example, the lateral wooden blocks in the male stripping die are indicated in different styles. This results in their automatic transferring to the female stripping die.

To carry out line style transferring

1. After the die contours have been indicated, click Generate Stripping Dies .

The Stripping Dies Generation Options dialog box appears.

2. In the Male & Female Stripping Die Options area, select the Generate Male and Generate Female check boxes, and then click Line Styles.

The Stripping Line Styles dialog box appears.

Contour Styles Defines the contour styles of the male and female die stripping areas. NOTE: This takes into account a set of rules (style convention) for the transfer of objects between the male and female stripping dies. For an example of how these rules are applied in the transferring of objects, see Stripping lateral waste.

Male board contour Sets the contour style of the stripping areas on the male board.

Override male inner holes When the check box is selected, the inner holes in the male stripping dies will be in a style that is different from the one set in Male board contour. To set the different style, click the browse button .

Female board contour Sets the contour style of the stripping areas on the female board.

Override inner holes When the check box is selected, the inner holes in the male stripping dies will be in a style that is different from the one set in Female board contour. To set the different style, click the browse button .

Override handle When the check box is selected, the style of the handle will be different that the one set in Female board contour. To set a different style, click the browse button .

Male Board Object Style

Positioning markers In the stripping areas, sets the style for the edge markers as well as for the piece labels that will be engraved on the male board.

Rules Sets the style of the automatically generated stripping objects. For details about how to manage the automatic generation, see Male board stripper hole processing options.

Piece labels Sets the style for the piece labels that would be transferred to the female stripping die when it is being cut. NOTE: The piece label transfer depends on how the style has been set. For details, see Using styles in object transfer.

3. In Male board contour, click Edit.

The Male Board Contour Style dialog box appears.

4. In the Style name dropdown list, select FemaleStrippingDies style, and then click OK.
5. In the Stripping Line Styles dialog box (see Step 2), select the Override inner holes check box. NOTE: This command prevents the holes within the stripping die from being transferred. So this may happen, their style should differ from that of the male board contour.
6. In Override inner holes, click Edit.

The Inner Male Contour Style dialog box appears.

7. In the Style name dropdown list, select MaleStrippingDies style, and then click OK.
8. In the Stripping Line Styles dialog box (see Step 2), click OK.
9. In the Stripping Dies Generation Options dialog box (see Step 1), click OK.

The program generates the male and the female stripping dies. In the male stripping die drawing, all the contours of the lateral waste blocks are in the FemaleStrippingDies style. (To view this, select a line of the contour and check the style in the style dropdown list above the graphical area.) Notice that in the female die drawing, there are currently no lateral stripping elements.

10. In the female stripping die drawing, click the CAM tab, and in it click New CAM Drawing .

The CAM drawing for the female stripping die appears. Unlike the original female stripping die drawing, it includes also the elements which were initially in the male stripping die but were assigned the FemaleStrippingDies style.