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Text No.: 4-2. System Settings
Point:
How to set display-related preferences
How to set system-related preferences
About backing up and restoring settings
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4-2. System Settings
Display-related Settings
Main Window
Select which of Dr.ABE or AP100 parameters
are to be opened when machine and material
parameters are opened from the main
window.
* To fully utilize the functions of
Dr.ABE_Blank-Laser, we recommend using
Dr.ABE machine and materials parameters.
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Result View
Drawing
Select how nesting results are displayed.
Quality Displays results with priority given to
quality. Parts and materials are
color-coded.
Speed Displays results with priority given to
speed.
One-point Advice
When Quality is set, a lot of memory is
required. Set this item only when the PC is a
high-performance model.
View Y Size
Sets the height of the nesting results display
window in pixels.
Display Setting
Quality Mode
Sets the display color of the nesting results
when Drawing is set to Quality.
Speed Mode
Sets the display color of the nesting results
when Drawing is set to Speed.
By Process After
Sets the display color for each end value
(e.g. chute, machine stop).
By Cutting Condition of Laser Tool
Sets whether or not to change the display
color for each cutting condition.
One-point Advice:
Note that the maxium number of sheets that
can be concurrently edited when you select
Edit menu in the Nesting Results window
depends on the number specified here.
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Information Area
Selects whether or not to display "Parts Info",
"Error List" or "NC Data" in the Nesting
Results window.
Zoom In Ratio
Sets the zoom in ratio when zoom in is
selected in the nesting results window.
Utilization Setting
Sets the utilization calculation method when
nesting of parts in parts is performed.
The orange hatched section in the figure is
calculated as a part.
Holes Include
Select this checkbox to include holes in the
utilization calculation.
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System-related Settings
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System Setting
Import Unit
Select either of Metric or Inch as the data
unit when loading CAD data.
Display Unit
Select either of Metric or Inch as the unit of
displayed or output dimensions.
Language
Select one of the following languages as the
window display language: Japanese,
English, Chinese, Korean, German,
Spanish, French, Italian.
Database
Select the pattern data load source and NC
program output destination.
SDD SDD, the AP100 database in
Japan and Asia, is used.
MiniSDD MiniSDD, the AP100 database in
America and Europe, is used.
File SSD and MiniSDD are not used,
and Windows folders are used
directly.
Simulation
Select the simulation software.
AP100 Simulation of AP100
AP100 Simulation of MiniSDD systems
Global
LINEA5 Simulation of LINEA5
Dr.ABE Simulation of this product
Blank
None Simulation is not used.
Version
Selects the version of the AP100 software
when AP100 is selected for simulation above.
(Normally, the version is automatically set
when Dr.ABE is installed.)
CADEditor
Selects the CAD software used for modifying
pattern data.
AP100 AP100 unfold figures are used.
FabriCAD FabriCAD is used.
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Sheet Select by
Sets the rules when selecting materials used
for nesting.
Material Select this item when setting
Name multiple material names and using
them selectively even on same
material types/thicknesses.
Specify this item when using SDD.
Material/ Select this item when there is only
Thickness one same material type/thickness.
License Registration
Registers the Dr.ABE license.
Registration
When the security block is used: Specify a
compatible license key file (Radan.key).
System Information
Displays the version information of each
component.
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Parameter Processing
Set this item to automatically update Dr.ABE
with new machine and material parameters
when they have been updated on SDD.
At the time of
Set the timing that parameters are
automatically updated from SDD or MiniSDD.
Parameters are not automatically updated
when the update timing is not set here. When
parameters are automatically updated, all of
the parameters are not overwritten; only
differences are added to the parameters.
Starting of Parameters are automatically
Dr.ABE updated when Dr.ABE is
started up.
Execution of Parameters are automatically
Automatic updated at the Auto Execute.
Processing
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Option-related Settings
In this window, you set special processing for loading nesting plans from or handing over
nesting results to other computer systems.
The options in this window need not be set if special processing is not to be performed.
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Backing Up Settings
(3) (2)
(1) Back up settings by the following procedure.
Restoring settings
3. Executing a restore
Click the Restore button at (3) in the figure
on the left to execute the restore.
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