Formulas extracting information about the applied material

The following formulas extract information about the material used in a drawing as selected in the Materials tab of the Project Properties dialog box.

How to link formulas to drawings

The examples below show formulas in the pattern $[drawing].[formula]$, which you type in the program. For [drawing], type a reference to the drawing from which the formula will extract information. Here's how:

To refer to a drawing associated with a container frame (OneUpN, LayoutN, 3DFoldN). Type the container frame's name — for example, $OneUp1.Material.Name$, $Layout1.Material.Name$ or $3DFold1.Material.Name$.
To referr to the actual name of a drawing. Type the name in quotation marks — for example, $"Body".Material.Name$; $"Left Wall".Material.Name$. TIP: By using this approach you can refer to any drawing in the project without considering whether it refers to a container frame.

The formulas

Name	Syntax	Notes	Result
Material name	$[drawing].Material.Name$		B Flute Brown
Base type	$[drawing].Material.BaseType$		Corrugated Cardboard
Material type	$[drawing].Material.Type$		B Flute
Front side	$[drawing].Material.FrontSide$	The front side name of the used material.	Corrugated Brown Front
Rear side	$[drawing].Material.RearSide$	The rear side name of the used material.	B Flute Brown Rear
Edge border	$[drawing].Material.Border$	The edge name of the used material.	Corrugated Brown Edge
Die side	$[drawing].Material.DieCutSide$	Indicates the die-cutting side for the material. Returns 'Front' or 'Rear'.	Rear
Grain aware	$[drawing].Material.GrainAware$	Indicates if grain awareness is taken into account.Returns 'Yes' or 'No'.	Yes
Parameter template	$[drawing].Material.ParTemplate$	The name of the applied parameter template.	Corrugated
Grammage	$[drawing].Material.Grammage$	The weight (in grams per sq. m.) of the used material.	500
Calculation thickness	$[drawing].material.thicknesscalc$	In default measurement units	3
$[drawing].d()$
Real thickness	$[drawing].material.thicknessreal$	In default measurement units	3.1
Flute/Grain direction	$[drawing].fd()$	Returns: 0 = horizontal; 90 = vertical	90
Material cost	$[drawing].Material.Cost$		130
Material producer name	$[drawing].Material.Producer$		John Doe Inc.

Name

Syntax

Notes

Result

Material name

$[drawing].Material.Name$

B Flute Brown

Base type

$[drawing].Material.BaseType$

Corrugated Cardboard

Material type

$[drawing].Material.Type$

B Flute

Front side

$[drawing].Material.FrontSide$

The front side name of the used material.

Corrugated Brown Front

Rear side

$[drawing].Material.RearSide$

The rear side name of the used material.

B Flute Brown Rear

Edge border

$[drawing].Material.Border$

The edge name of the used material.

Corrugated Brown Edge

Die side

$[drawing].Material.DieCutSide$

Indicates the die-cutting side for the material. Returns 'Front' or 'Rear'.

Rear

Grain aware

$[drawing].Material.GrainAware$

Indicates if grain awareness is taken into account.Returns 'Yes' or 'No'.

Yes

Parameter template

$[drawing].Material.ParTemplate$

The name of the applied parameter template.

Corrugated

Grammage

$[drawing].Material.Grammage$

The weight (in grams per sq. m.) of the used material.

500

Calculation thickness

$[drawing].material.thicknesscalc$

In default measurement units

$[drawing].d()$

Real thickness

$[drawing].material.thicknessreal$

In default measurement units

3.1

Flute/Grain direction

$[drawing].fd()$

Returns: 0 = horizontal; 90 = vertical

Material cost

$[drawing].Material.Cost$

130

Material producer name

$[drawing].Material.Producer$

John Doe Inc.