Measuring tool offsets оn inliner machines

Applying the formula

The formula produces a list of values that indicate the positions — vertical or horizontal / against or along the flute direction — of the creasing tools оn inliner machines. The values are the distances of the creasing tools between each other and from the sheet's edges.

The formulas count the lines according to:

The formula

To print In drawing Use
List of offsets 1up, layout $OneUpN.ToolOffsetList(StyleName, addLastCut, alignToSheet; ProductionDirection; Tolerance; Units; Precision; L"separator")$
  1. THE PARAMETERS
  2. StyleName The name of the style applied to the objects that are to be counted.
  3. addLastCut Takes into account the last cut. Values: Yes, No. The default is Yes, which can be omitted.
  4. alignToSheet Yes/No (align to sheet) Defines whether the first and last (optional) distances to include the distance to the edge of the sheet. Values: Yes, No. The default is Yes, which can be omitted.
  5. ProductionDirection The value of the angle that determines (1) horizontal or vertical /against or along flute direction distances will be listed and (2) the production direction of the design (see example below).
  6. Tolerance The variation from the angle value set in ProductionDirection in which the object will still qualify for counting. Type a value for the tolerance — for example, 0.25. If you do not want to use a tolerance variation, type zero (0).
  7. Units The measurement units in which EngView will compute the result. To use the default units, leave the argument empty.
  8. Precision How many symbols in the fractional part. To use the default units, leave the argument empty.
  9. L"separator" The symbol that will be printed between the extracted distances. If you leave the argument empty, the default list separator is applied.
  10. 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
    $Layout1.Length(Cutting; m; yes); n2$ $Layout1.Length(Cutting, m, yes), n2$

Applying the formula

Examine the following 1up drawing, and then see the examples below. Note the indicated distances and see how EngView uses the formula to extract their values

1. Formulas extracting horizontal and vertical distances

Distance Type Production Direction Physical Direction Value for ProductionDirection
Horizontal 1 Left to right 90
Vertical 1 Bottom to top 180
Horizontal 2 Right to left 270
Vertical 2 Top to bottom 0

2. Extracting distances for production direction 1

Distance Type Direction Last Cut Sheet Edge Separator Type Use Result
Horizontal Left to right No Yes None $OneUp1.ToolOffsetList("Wheel Creasing", no, yes, 90, 0, mm, n2)$ 200.00,273.00,193.00,273.00
Horizontal Left to right Yes No – $OneUp1.ToolOffsetList("Wheel Creasing", yes, no, 90, 0, mm, n2L"–")$ 190.00–273.00–193.00–273.00–30.00
Vertical Bottom to top No Yes None $OneUp1.ToolOffsetList("Wheel Creasing", no, yes, 180, 0, mm, n2)$ 96.00,153
Vertical Bottom to top Yes Yes / $OneUp1.ToolOffsetList("Wheel Creasing", yes, yes, 180, 0, mm, n2L"/")$ 96.00 / 153.00 / 81.00

3. Extracting distances for production direction 2

Distance Type Direction Last Cut Sheet Edge Separator Type Use Result
Horizontal Right to left No Yes None $OneUp1.ToolOffsetList("Wheel Creasing", no, yes, 270, 0, mm, n2)$ 200.00,273.00,193.00,273.00
Horizontal Right to left Yes No – $OneUp1.ToolOffsetList("Wheel Creasing", yes, no, 270, 0, mm, n2L"–")$ 190.00–273.00,193.00–273.00–30.00
Vertical Top to bottom No Yes None $OneUp1.ToolOffsetList("Wheel Creasing", no, yes, 0, 0, mm, n2)$ 81.00,153
Vertical Top to bottom Yes Yes / $OneUp1.ToolOffsetList("Wheel Creasing", yes, yes, 0, 0, mm, n2L"/")$ 81.00 / 153.00 / 96.00

4. Extracting distances by taking into account the flute direction

When you need to extract distances 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 Last Cut Sheet Edge Use Flute along y-axis Flute along x-axis
Against No Yes $OneUp1.ToolOffsetList("Wheel Creasing", no, yes, fd(), 0, mm, n2)$ 200.00, 273.00, 193.00, 273.00 81.00, 153
Along No Yes $OneUp1.ToolOffsetList("Wheel Creasing", no, yes, fd()+90, 0, mm, n2)$ 96.00, 153.00 200.00,273.00,193.00,273.00