CabMasterPro User Guide
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    Purpose

    Add a dimension line.

    Fields

    SecMin The X, Y, Z co-ordinates of the min corner of the section which this machining step is inside.
    SecMax The X, Y, Z co-ordinates of the max corner of the section which this machining step is inside.
    JoinMin The X, Y, Z co-ordinates of the min corner of the section which this machining step is joined to.
    JoinMax The X, Y, Z co-ordinates of the max corner of the section which this machining step is joined to.
    CutSize X, Y, Z contain the values from this component dimcut1, dimcut2, dimcut3 respectively.
    FinishedSize X, Y, Z contain the values from this component dim1, dim2, dim3 respectively.
    PartID A name for this step, init as component name, not sent to DXF usually.
    Layer The layer name written to the DXF, init as steptype but you should set this to something more meaningful e.g. in EzyNest. In addition, this layer value can be prefixed by + - or ~. The prefix is not sent to the DXF, but is used to indicate notches, where two steps are combined. A + is for combining two steps by adding the paths together. This can extend the outer shape. A - is used for subtracting or creating a notch. And a ~ is for flap donor steps. (See Flaps In Remote Components)
    Group The group name written to the DXF. Default value is ungrouped. Different groups will be nested separately, so for example a DXF with some ungrouped machine steps and some steps in group 10 and others in group 20 will nest as three separate parts.
    ColorIndex The color used in the DXF (usually unused by Machining but very helpful for viewing). Colors are defined by Voloview DXF viewer. (See also DXF Layer Colours):
    • 0 - Black
    • 1 - Red
    • 2 - Yellow
    • 3 - Green
    • 4 - Cyan
    • 5 - Blue
    • 6 - Magenta
    • 7 - Black(Again)
    • 8 - Grey
    • 9 - Brown
    • 10 - Khaki
    • 11 - Dark Green
    • 12 - Steel Blue
    • 13 - Dark Blue
    • 14 - Purple
    • 15 - Dark Grey
    LinePoint XY: Reference point on the line itself
    LineAngle Angle of the dimension line (0=across, 90=up-down etc)
    Format Format string for text (See Format Dimension Label)
    TextHeight Height of the text in mm
    Arrows X: Yes/no for arrowheads, Y: length of arrowheads
    Ticks X: Yes/no for ticks, Y: length of ticks
    Stems Yes/No for stems
    Lines Yes/No for lines
    Point[1..20] XYZ: Location of a point in the sequence, first empty field ends sequence. Cells after the blank row are ignored, so can be used for working space such as formulas for intermediate results.
    RepeatCount X: Whole machine step is repeated this many times. Y: If this is >1, then do a rectangular array of repeats.
    RepeatOffset

    XY: Offset vector between copies (for linear repeats). For arrays of repeats, X is the X offset and Y is the Y offset.

    Example

    Here is a little example of a BorderDeco step repeated in a 3x2 array:

    Repeat Example

    ProfileFolder Folder for QPFs, default BitmapFolder, can be relative.
    ProfileName Name of the profile. The default extension is ".qpf". An array of names is allowed, if defining multiple profile edging.
    ProfileEdging Array of edge treatments. See Edge and Pocket Profile Tutorial : Defining a Profile
    Pocket

    Entry is a yes/no determining whether the area inside the machinestep is to be removed. Applies to contours (closed polylines only).  

    See Edge and Pocket Profile Tutorial : Pocket