The following is a list of the production processes that you can associate with styles in EngView. The processes are listed in the order in which they appear in the Production Process dropdown list in the Production tab of a style.
Process | Indicates | Preferred for Use With | Visualized in 3D | Overall Dimensions | Considered in Layout Generation | |
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Inliner / Corrugator | Plotter / Cutting Die | |||||
Auxiliary | Structure irrelevant objects | Yes | ||||
Creasing wheel | The crease position for the corrugator machine. | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Glue/Adhesive tape | The position of the gluing tape. Used primarily in corrugated structures. | Yes | Yes | |||
Tear strip wheel | The tear strip position for the corrugator machine: a scored band that, when torn off, removes the upper layer of material. | Yes | Yes | |||
Reinforcement tape wheel | Adds an adhesive band, zone or tape. | Yes | Yes | |||
Half-cutting wheel | The half-cut position for the corrugator machine. | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Cutting wheel | The cut position for corrugator machines. | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Cutting guillotine | Straight-line cuts. | Yes | Yes | |||
Slot cutting | The slot position for inliner machines. Produces slots using a U-shaped knife. | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Cutting knife | Cuts. | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Creasing knife | Creases. | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Half-cutting knife | Cuts at half depth. | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Bevel cutting knife | Slanted cuts. A parameter determines the tilting of the cutting blade. | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Bevel half-cutting knife | Slanted cuts at half depth. A parameter determines the tilting of the cutting blade. | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
V-cut channel | V-cut channel used for ICB, Greyboards material for creasing. A router or a bevel cut is used. | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Router cutting | The routing area. | Yes | Yes | |||
Wheel gluing | The path of the gluing wheel. | Yes | ||||
Spot glue gun | The usage of spot glue gun. | Yes | ||||
Panel separator | Visualization purposes. 3D models only. | Yes | Yes | |||
Glue area contour | The glue-carrying area. | Yes | ||||
Closed area contour | Production-related zones — for example, varnish or bleed. | Yes |