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/** All Rights Reserved **/ /**_____________________________________________________**/ /** **/ [ENVIRONMENT] INCLUDE_SHOP_DATA_SECTION=TRUE Include SDS Data in DXF Use to specify if you want to include a special data section in the DXF file to allow the DXF file to be more usefully imported into CNC software written by Shop Data Systems. Please note that including this special data section in the DXF file makes the DXF file unreadable by AutoCAD. Options: TRUE, FALSE NO_INFILE_EXT_IN_OUTFILE=TRUE Use to leave input file extension to output file. Options: TRUE, FALSE DRAW_CROSSHAIRS=HOLES Draw crosshair for holes and slotted holes. Options: HOLES, LONG_HOLES, BOTH, NONE SIDE_TO_CONVERT=FRONT Define which side of the member to convert. Options: FRONT, TOP, BACK, BELOW OUTPUT_CONTOURS_AS=POLYLINES Convert contours as polylines or lines and arcs. Options: POLYLINES, LINES_ARCS CONTOUR_DIRECTION=REVERSE Define contour direction. Options: REVERSE, FORWARD CONVERT_HOLES_TO_POLYLINES=TRUE Convert holes to polylines. Options: TRUE, FALSE MAX_HOLE_DIAMETER_TO_POINTS=10.0 Convert small holes to points in DXF file. HOLE_POINT_STYLE=33 HOLE_POINT_SIZE=5 Point style and size for holes. SCALE_DSTV_BY=0.03937 Use 0.03937 for scale to imperial units. Use 1.0 for scale to metric units ADD_OUTER_CONTOUR_ROUNDINGS=FALSE Add holes to roundings. Options: TRUE, FALSE MIN_MATL_BETWEEN_HOLES=2.0 Define how close holes can be in slotted hole conversion. INPUT_FILE_DIR= OUTPUT_FILE_DIR= Directories for input and output files. DEBUG=FALSE Show processing data on DOS window. Options: TRUE or FALSE

[TEXT_SPECS] TEXT_OPTIONS=PQDG Define the text options you want in the DXF file S adds a side mark (Side:v) P adds the part mark (Part:P/1) B adds the part mark and side mark (Part: P/1 Side: v) Q adds the quantity (Quantity:5) G adds the steel grade (Material:A36) T adds the thickness (Thickness:3) D adds the profile description (Desc:FL5/8X7) TEXT_POSITION_X=0.0 TEXT_POSITION_Y=0.0 X/Y location of lower left corner of first line of text, from the origin point <0,0> of DXF file. TEXT_HEIGHT=0.0 PART_MARK_PREFIX=Part: SIDE_MARK_PREFIX=Side: STEEL_QUALITY_PREFIX=Material: QUANTITY_PREFIX=Quantity: THICKNESS_PREFIX=Thickness: DESCRIPTION_PREFIX=Desc: Prefixes for text items CONCATENATE_TEXT=0 Combine text items (part mark, quantity, profile, grade) into one or two lines. Values: 0: Text lines not combined. 1: Part mark text on one line, other texts combined on another line. 2: All text on one line. CONCATENATE_CHAR=+ Define a separator (max 19 characters) for the text items. [MISC_LAYERS] Entity TEXT OUTER_CONTOUR INNER_CONTOUR PART_MARK PHANTOM NS_POP_PMARK FS_POP_PMARK

Layer Name TEXT CUT CUTOUT SCRIBE LAYOUT NS_POP_MARK FS_POP_MARK

Color 7 7 4 3 4 5 6

Text Height or Output As 2.0

POP_CIRCLE 2.0 (POP_CIRCLE or POP_POINT followed by size) 1.0 POP_CIRCLE 2.0 (POP_CIRCLE or POP_POINT followed by size) ^ This 1.0 is the diameter of the hole used for far side pop marks. It must match the value in the drill thru option in the machinex.ini file

Color table 1 = red 2 = yellow 3 = green 4 = cyan 5 = blue 6 = magenta 7 = white 8 = dark grey 9 = light grey [HOLE_LAYERS] Layer Name P1 P2 P3

Min Diam Max Diam 8.0 10.31 10.32 11.90 11.91 14.0

Color

7 7 7

[SLOT_LAYERS] Layer Name Min Diam Max Diam Min b Max b 13_16x1 20.62 20.65 4.75 4.78 13_16x1-7_8 20.62 20.65 26.97 26.99

Min h 0.0 0.0

Max h 0.02 0.02

Type 3 3

Color 3 3

Phantom PHANTOM_OUTLINE PHANTOM_OUTLINE PHANTOM_ARROW PHANTOM_BOTH PHANTOM_NONE

For an explanation of the b and h dimensions, see the image below.

Slot types: Slot type 1: Points to the holes

Hole point size follows HOLE_POINT_SIZE Hole point style follows HOLE_POINT_STYLE 1 is a circle 33 is a circle 2 is + 34 is a circle with + 3 is X 35 is a circle with X 4 is a short line | 36 is a circle with short line | Above is by using HOLE_POINT_STYLE=33 HOLE_POINT_SIZE=1

Below with HOLE_POINT_STYLE=35 HOLE_POINT_SIZE=15 PHANTOM_ARROW

Slot type 2: Points to the slot centers

Slot type 3: Circles to the centers

Slot type 4: Circles to the slot centers

Slot type 5: Point to the first slot center point

Slot type 6: Circle to the first slot center point

Slot type 7: Only slots