Measuring the minimum distances between tools оn inliner machines

Application

The formula prints the minimum distance (vertical or horizontal / against or along flute direction) between the creasing tools on inliner machines.

The formulas count the lines according to:

IMPORTANT: The formula works only for files saved to your Project Organizer database.

The formula

To print In drawing Use
Min Tool Distance 1up, layout $OneUpN.MinToolGap(StyleName, ProductionDirection; Units)$
  1. THE PARAMETERS
  2. StyleName: The name of the style applied to the objects that are to be counted.
  3. ProductionDirection: The value of the angle that determines (1) horizontal or vertical /against or along flute direction distances will be listed.
  4. Units: The measurement units in which EngView will compute the result. To use the default units, leave the argument empty.
  5. Know your list separator: When typing a formula, make sure you separate its elements with your computer's list separator symbol. Yours may be different from the one used in this guide. Examples (in red):
    With Semicolon With Comma
    $Layout1.Length(Cutting; m; yes); n2$ $Layout1.Length(Cutting, m, yes), n2$

Examples

Extracting horizontal / vertical minimum tool distance

Minimum tool distance Units Use Result
Horizontal Default $OneUp1.MinToolGap("Wheel Creasing"; 90)$ 193.00
Horizontal cm $OneUp1.MinToolGap("Wheel Creasing"; 90; cm)$ 19.30 cm
Vertical Default $OneUp1.MinToolGap("Wheel Creasing"; 0)$ 43.00

Extracting minimum tool distance by taking into account the flute direction

When you need to extract a minimum tool distance against or along the flute direction, use the fd() function as argument for ProductionDirection. It returns the direction of the flute.

In the example that follows, identical formulas return different results because they take into account the direction of the flute.

Flute Direction Use Flute along y Flute along x
Against $OneUp1.MinToolGap("Wheel Creasing", fd())$ 193.00 43.00
Along $OneUp1.MinToolGap("Wheel Creasing", fd()+90)$ 43.00 193.00