Measuring tool positions оn inliner machines
Application
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 from one and the same reference object (sheet
edge or bounding rectangle).
The formulas count the lines according to:
- The angle at which the lines are positioned in the design.
- The style applied to them.
The formula
| To print |
In drawing |
Use |
| List of positions |
1up, layout |
$OneUpN.ToolPosList(StyleName, addLastCut, alignToSheet; ProductionDirection;
Tolerance; Units; Precision; L"separator")$ |
- THE PARAMETERS
- StyleName The name of the style applied to the objects
that are to be counted.
- addLastCut Takes into account the last cut. Values:
Yes, No. The default is No, which can be omitted.
- alignToSheet Yes/No (align to sheet) Defines whether
the distances to include the distance to the edge of the sheet.
Values: Yes, No. The default is Yes, which can be omitted.
- ProductionDirection The value of the angle that
determines (1) horizontal or vertical /against or along flude
direction distances will be listed and (2) the production
direction of the design (see example below).
- 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).
- Units The measurement units in which EngView
will compute the result. To use the default
units, leave the argument empty.
- Precision How many symbols in the fractional part.
To use the default
units, leave the argument empty.
- L"separator" The symbol that will be printed
between the extracted distances. If you leave the argument
empty, the default
list separator is applied.
- 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 aligned to a sheet for production
direction 1
| Distance Type |
Direction |
Last Cut |
Use |
Result |
| Horizontal |
Left to right |
No |
$OneUp1.ToolPosList("Wheel Creasing", no,
yes, 90, 0, mm, n2)$ |
200.00,473.00,666.00,939.00 |
| Yes |
$OneUp1.ToolPosList("Wheel Creasing", yes,
yes, 90, 0, mm, n2)$ |
200.00,473.00,666.00,939.00, 969.00 |
| Vertical |
Top to bottom |
No |
$OneUp1.ToolPosList("Wheel Creasing", no,
yes, 180, 0, mm, n2)$ |
96.00,249.00 |
| Yes |
$OneUp1.ToolPosList("Wheel Creasing", yes,
yes, 180, 0, mm, n2)$ |
96.00,249.00, 330.00 |
3. Extract distances not aligned to sheet for production
direction 1
| Distance Type |
Direction |
Last Cut |
Use |
Result |
| Horizontal |
Left to right |
No |
$OneUp1.ToolPosList("Wheel Creasing", no,
no, 90, 0, mm, n2)$ |
190.00, 463.00, 656.00, 929.00 |
| Yes |
$OneUp1.ToolPosList("Wheel Creasing", yes,
no, 90, 0, mm, n2)$ |
190.00, 463.00, 656.00, 929.00, 959.00 |
| Vertical |
Top to bottom |
No |
$OneUp1.ToolPosList("Wheel Creasing", no,
no, 180, 0, mm, n2)$ |
96.00,249.00 |
| Yes |
$OneUp1.ToolPosList("Wheel Creasing", yes,
no, 180, 0, mm, n2)$ |
96.00,249.00, 330.00 |
4. Extract distances aligned to sheet for production
direction 2
| Distance Type |
Direction |
Last Cut |
Use |
Result |
| Horizontal |
Right to left |
No |
$OneUp1.ToolPosList("Wheel Creasing", no,
yes, 270, 0, mm, n2) |
200.00,473.00,666.00,939.00 |
| Yes |
$OneUp1.ToolPosList("Wheel Creasing", yes,
yes, 270, 0, mm, n2)$ |
200.00,473.00,666.00,939.00,969.00 |
| Vertical |
Bottom to top |
No |
$OneUp1.ToolPosList("Wheel Creasing", no,
yes, 0, 0, mm, n2)$ |
81.00,234.00 |
| Top to bottom |
Yes |
$OneUp1.ToolPosList("Wheel Creasing",
yes, yes, 0, 0, mm, n2)$ |
81.00,234.00,330.00 |
5. Extracting distances not aligned to sheet for production
direction 2
| Distance Type |
Direction |
Last Cut |
Use |
Result |
| Horizontal |
Right to left |
No |
$OneUp1.ToolPosList("Wheel Creasing", no,
no, 270, 0, mm, n2)$ |
190.00,463.00,656.00,929.00 |
| Yes |
$OneUp1.ToolPosList("Wheel Creasing", yes,
no, 270, 0, mm, n2)$ |
190.00,463.00,656.00,929.00,959.00 |
| Vertical |
Bottom to top |
No |
$OneUp1.ToolPosList("Wheel Creasing", no,
no, 0, 0, mm, n2)$ |
81.00,234.00 |
| Yes |
$OneUp1.ToolPosList("Wheel Creasing", yes,
no, 0, 0, mm, n2)$ |
81.00,234.00,330.00 |
6. Formulas 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 |
$OneUp1.ToolPosList("Wheel Creasing", no, yes, fd(), 0, mm, n2)$ |
200.00, 473.00, 666.00, 939.00 |
81.00,234.00 |
| Along |
No |
Yes |
$OneUp1.ToolPosList("Wheel Creasing", no, yes, fd()+90, 0, mm, n2)$ |
96.00,249.00 |
200.00,473.00,666.00,939.00 |