NC Generator configuration, shutters

'Cross shutters' tab

Standard cross shutter width:

Here you can enter the standard width for the cross shutters to ensure that the coordinates of the panels and cross shutters are transferred correctly.

Make sure that your entry corresponds with the shutter widths in the Pallet loading configuration for the slab and wall program. There must be sufficient space in the pallet loading for the cross shutter. If the space is too small, the NC generator does not place the cross shutter. If the space is too wide, then the shutter is placed but the next element will be cast too large.

Place standard cross shutter:

Here you can select which standard cross shutter should be used.

Cross shutter width at start of pallet:

Here you enter the width of the first cross shutter.

Note:
If you want the first shutter to be positioned slightly farther away from the start of the pallet, enter the width of the standard cross shutter! Define the offset to the panel edge in the Pallet loading configuration for the slab and wall program.

Place cross shutter at start of pallet:

Here you can select whether a cross shutter should be placed at the start of the pallet.

Set the parameter to No if there are fixed edge shutters. Clipping (cropping) of the plotter data is still required as most plotters cannot plot in the area adjacent to fixed shutters.

Cross shutter width at end of pallet:

Equivalent effect to cross shutter width at start of pallet

Place cross shutter at end of pallet:

Here you can select whether a cross shutter should be placed at the end of the pallet.

'CS 2' tab

Max. angular deviation of the cross shutter [degrees]:

If a panel edge deviates from the standard angle (90° ), then no cross shutter is placed.

Here you can set the maximum edge deviation up to which a shutter will still be placed.

Cross shutter offset to sloping edges:

You can set an offset at sloping edges: There must be the space for the offset in the pallet loading, otherwise the toggle has no effect.

Fase width of cross shutter with fase:

At the moment this value is not used.

Cross shutter without fase:

with left fase (x- side)

with right fase (x+ side)

with fase on both sides

You specify the available shutters.

Number of fases on cross shutter at pallet edge:

Any: the program selects the correct cross shutter from those available.

<= 1: the edge shutter has one fase at the most.

=1: the edge shutter has just one fase.

>=1: the edge shutter has one fase at least.

'Longitudinal shutters' tab

Max. number of data blocks:

You can set a maximum for the number of data blocks. If a pallet exceeds this number, then the rest of the data is discarded.

Width of longitudinal shutters:

The width of the runners for the longitudinal shutters.

Slab + double wall
Min. / max. height of longitudinal shutters:

The height of the shutters for slab and double wall elements. The relevant height is transferred.

Concrete wall
Min. / max. height of longitudinal shutters:

The height of the shutters for concrete elements. The relevant height is transferred.

'LS 2' tab

Fase calculation based on:

Span direction: edges aligned in the span direction are given fases automatically.

Bending shape:

Fase width for longitudinal shutters:

Angle tol. for fased edges:

Formwork material:

These settings relate to production. Their effect depends on the particular process control computer.

Length of the magnets:

You enter the length of the magnets.

Magnet marker length (0=none):

Code number for the magnet. The appearance depends on the magnet marker offset.

Note:
When you use the magnet marker, make sure you disable the shutter marker!

Magnet marker offset:

If the value is 0, then a line of the length specified above is printed at 90° to the shutter.

If the value is greater than 0, then a line of the length specified above is printed so that it is parallel to the shutter.

'Mitered shutters' tab

Length of side L1 [m]:

Length of side L2 [m]:

For miters in wall elements.