SteelProjects Export ( Home & Modeling & Drawing Editor )

Tool summary :

• Outputs a report along with CNC download files for import into SteelProjects software.
• Information for the Steel_projects_parts_list.XSR report comes from the member bill of material . The CNC files are DSTV files that are generated from information that is maintained in the model .
• A Missing_files_list.txt file is printed if the report contains materials for which there are no CNC download files.
• Examples of the Steel_projects_parts_list.XSR report and Missing_files_list.txt file are shown on this page.
• Before exporting, see step 1 of the step-by-step instructions .

Also see :

• CNC type (must be set to ' DSTV ')
• CNC ( User and Site Options > Output > )
• SteelProjects CNC Download ( Model > Member > )

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   Example of a Steel_projects_parts_list.XSR report :

For this report, a single member (B_4) was selected in step 4 . Note that, in step 3 , there is an option to " Use submaterial mark for main material ." If that option had been checked ( ), this report would have shown w4 instead of B_4 in the main material line (where the weight is 1170).

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   Example of a Missing_files_list.txt file :

Compare this file with the Steel_projects_parts_list.XSR report shown above, which was generated at the same time. Download files named a1.nc1 and a2.nc1 were not generated -- and are therefore missing -- because the " Include attached submaterial in member download " option was turned off. /users/dave/pagemill/ is the directory (file folder) into which the a1.nc1 and a2.nc1 files would have been placed if they had been generated. The member download file (named B_4.nc1) was generated and placed into that folder and therefore is not reported as being a missing file.

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   Step-by-step instructions :

1 . Before exporting:

• Confirm that your current Job is up-to-date and complete.
• Detail the members that you want to export. You need to do this because the Steel_projects_parts_list.XSR report gets its data from the member bill of material .
• The " CNC type " must be ' DSTV '. The " File extension " needs to be set to '.nc1'.
• You must check the box ( ) for " Include attached submaterial in member download " if you want materials other than member main material to be output.
• You can optionally place details onto sheets if you want to select member data by sheet in step 4 .
• Confirm that the default output configuration entered for User and Site Options > Output > " CNC " is set for the directory (folder) where you want the data to be output.

2 . Invoke SteelProjects Export using any one (1) of the following methods.

Method 1 : Home > Export > SteelProjects .

Method 2 : If you are in Modeling or the Drawing Editor , choose Interface > SteelProjects Export (classic), or use a keyboard shortcut , or click the icon. The lightning command group for SteelProjects Export is ' Interface '.

3 . The Steel Projects CNC Options dialog opens. Press " OK " when you are ready to move on to step 4.

Generate DSTV files  Use submaterial mark for main material

• Check the box for " Generate DSTV files " if you want CNC download files to be output along with the Steel_projects_parts_list.XSR report.
• Uncheck the box for " Generate DSTV files " if you want to output only the Steel_projects_parts_list.XSR report.
• Check the box for " Use submaterial mark for main material " if you want the Steel_projects_parts_list.XSR report to use the submaterial mark ( w4 in the example ).
• Uncheck the box for " Use submaterial mark for main material " if you want the Steel_projects_parts_list.XSR report to use the member piecemark ( B_4 in the example ).

4 . A selection dialog opens. When ' Details ' is selected (which it is by default), the default selection list includes only those details that are up to date and therefore not marked for detailing . User created details are included in this list.

B_1  B_3  B_4  B_6  B_9  B_14

Optional for ' Details ' only: Check the box for " Sub-Members " if you want to list the submembers of group members .

4a (optional) : Change the section type from ' Details ' to ' Detail sheets ' if you want the selection list to show the detail sheets that are in your current Job.

4b (optional) : Press the button under the " Destination " heading if you want the files and file folders to be output to a location other than that set for User and Site Options > Output > " CNC ."

4c : Select the items you want to be included, then press the " OK " button to cause data to be output to the destination you selected.

5 . A Steel_projects_parts_list.XSR report (and CNC download files if you checked the box in step 3 ) are output to the destination you set for User and Site Options > Output > " CNC " (or to the " Destination " set in step 4b).

• The CNC download files are named after the piecemarks of the selected members and their submaterials and given a file extension of .nc1.
• A Missing_files_list.txt file is output only if there is no CNC data on materials that are included in the Steel_projects_parts_list.XSR file.
• Tip: If the folder into which the files were placed already contained a number of files, thus making it hard for you to find the files that you just generated, set the files in that folder to be arranged "by date." This will group all of the newly generated files together.

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