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Cutting
When you click the button Product information ... in the Dialog box ATHENA options, ATHENA starts the Dialog box Cutting class manager.
This function is used for creating and managing cutting classes. Components which meet at a junction and are to be cut together must have identical cutting classes. These components are processed during the Cutting according to the type of joint.
Dialog box Cutting class manager
db_ath_cut_admin
All defined cutting classes are displayed in the list. They can be selected with the mouse for processing.
Remove
Deletes the cutting class from the list.
Adopt
Opens the dialog box for the cutting class.
db_ath_cutting_type
Here the cutting classes are displayed which are assigned to the assemblies imported from libraries into the drawing. These cutting classes are temporary and are displayed in square brackets for better differentiation.
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Adopts the selected cutting class. Due to the adoption the square brackets are removed and the cutting class can be saved in the Dialog box Cutting class manager.
Name
To create a new class of cutting, you enter the name here. This is accepted into the list when you quit the box or press the Enter key.
Labeling
Here, you can enter or change the designation of the current cutting class depending on the language. To do this, select the desired language from the list and enter the designation.
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This button opens the Dialog box Label, where you can more conveniently manage the multilingual text. You will find further information in the section Label.
Save
The current list is saved in the file cpl_mat.dex using Save. A query is issued which you must confirm.
Reset
Using Reset the last saved settings are restored.
The dialog box is closed with OK. If you click OK without previously saving, the changes made are retained only for the current drawing session. Cancel closes the dialog box and changes which have not been saved are discarded.
The cutting class is important information for the assembly, which with multi-part assemblies (profile combinations) facilitates the correct cutting of the single components. This means that components with the same cutting class are cut or processed according to the set cutting.
Refer also to Chapter Cutting.