Formulas extracting rule-to-rule distances

Horizonta/Vertical rule-to-rule distances

The formulas that follow return the values of the distances between the board's outer horizontal (left-to-right dimension) and vertical (top-to-bottom dimension) rules. You can define whether the stripping rules and structure-irrelevant objects to be considered or ignored.

The formulas

Rule-to-rule distance	1up
Vertical	RuleToRuleHeight([units, withStrippingRules, useStructIrrelevant])
Horizontal	RuleToRuleWidth([units, withStrippingRules, useStructIrrelevant])
	Layout
Horizontal	RuleToRuleWidth([units, withStrippingRules, useStructIrrelevant])
Vertical	RuleToRuleHeight([units, withStrippingRules, useStructIrrelevant])

Syntax note

• Units: The measurement units in which EngView will compute the result. To use the default units, leave the argument empty.
• withStrippingRules: Type yes/true/1 or no/false/0, as needed. If the argument is left empty, EngView uses Yes — that is, the stripping rules will be taken into account.
• useStructureIrrelevant: Type yes/true/1 or no/false/0, as needed. If the argument is left empty, EngView uses No — that is, the structure-irrelevant objects will be ignored.

STRUCTURE-IRRELEVANT OBJECTS: These objects are (1) all objects outside the Structural layer and (2) objects in the Structural layer in styles to which any of the following production processes has been set: Auxiliary; Glue/Adhesive tape wheel; Tear strip wheel; Reinforcement tape wheel; Wheel gluing; Spot glue gun; Panel separator; Glue area contour; Closed area contour.

Examples

The following example illustrates how you can use rule-to-rule formulas. The layout has stripping rules and the text "751" — it is irrelevant to the structure.

Rule-to-rule distances by flute directions

The formulas that follow return the rule-to-rule distances measured along or against the material's flute direction. For example, if the flute direction goes in the left-to-right direction, the formula will return the horizontal dimension; when the flute direction is in the top-to-bottom direction, the formula will return the vertical dimension.

IMPORTANT: Do not think of these dimensions as width or height, but rather as along-flute dimension and against-flute dimension.

TO CHECK THE FLUTE DIRECTION: To check the actual flute direction, go to the respective 1up drawing and look at the flute direction icon in the upper left corner of the graphical area. The arrow there indicates the flute direction or see Drawing Properties.

The formulas

Rule-to-rule distance by flute direction	RuleToRule(direction, [units, withStripingRules, useStructIrrelevant])

Syntax note

IMPORTANT: In the following arguments, Direction must always be specified. The rest of the arguments are optional: if you want to use their default values, you can skip them.

• direction: Extracts rule-to-rule distances with respect to the material's flute direction. Use fd() to extract along the flute's direction; use fd()+90 to extract against the flute direction.
• units: The measurement units in which EngView will compute the result. To use the default units, leave the argument empty.
• withStrippingRules: Type yes/true/1 or no/false/0, as needed. If the argument is left empty, EngView uses Yes — that is, the stripping rules will be taken into account.
• useStructureIrrelevant: Type yes/true/1 or no/false/0, as needed. If the argument is left empty, EngView uses No — that is, the structure-irrelevant objects will be ignored.

STRUCTURE-IRRELEVANT OBJECTS: These objects are (1) all objects outside the Structural layer and (2) objects in the Structural layer in styles to which any of the following production processes has been set: Auxiliary; Glue/Adhesive tape wheel; Tear strip wheel; Reinforcement tape wheel; Wheel gluing; Spot glue gun; Panel separator; Glue area contour; Closed area contour.

Examples

The following example illustrates how you can use rule-to-rule formulas. The layout has stripping rules and the text "751" — it is irrelevant to the structure.