The Controlled Automation Options window

Choices made to this window customize a download file to include or exclude the stencil command or far side marking. Your machine may or may not be capable of interpreting such commands.

CNC contents | CNC setup

To open this window :

1 . On the Computer Numerically Controlled window, confirm that the " CNC type " is ' Contrl Auto Angle ' or ' Contrl Auto Beam ' or ' Contrl Auto Beam 2 '. Then press the " Setup " button to open the CNC Setup window.

Tip : To select a new or existing " CNC configuration ," press the " File " browse button ( ) on the Computer Numerically Controlled window.

2 . On the CNC Setup window, press the " Options " button.

3 . The Controlled Automation Options window opens. Click here for information about the options that appear on this window.

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Stencil piecemark: or . This applies when ' Control Auto Angle ' or ' Control Auto Beam ' is the " CNC type "

Stencil piecemarks
 Stencil piecemarks

If this box is checked ( ), a command to stencil the piecemark on the material is generated in the download file . The piecemark is the same piecemark for which the download file is named.

If the box is not checked ( ), stenciling of the piecemark is not performed.

Stencil job name: or .

Stencil job name
 Stencil job name

If this box is checked ( ), a command to stencil onto the material the name of your current Job is generated in the download file .

If the box is not checked ( ), stenciling of the Job name is not performed.

Allow far side marking: or . This applies when ' Control Auto Beam ' is the " CNC type ."

If this box is checked ( ), a command to mark the far side on the material will be generated in the download file if there is a far side mark. See " Move CNC marks on web far side " for additional options.

If the box is not checked ( ), far side marks will not be included in the download file . They will be treated as if they do not exist.

Flip channel faces: or .

Double gage on toe-up channels: or . This applies, for example, when the " Toe direction for channels " is set to ' Toe up only '.

Double gage
 Double gage

If this box is checked ( ), the flange gage of the channel is doubled in the download file.

If the box is not checked ( ), the flange gage of the channel is measured from the heel of the angle, as it normally would be in SDS2.

"OK" (or the Enter key) closes the Controlled Automation Options window. The CNC Setup window again becomes active. Press " OK " on that window to save the choices made on this window to the currently selected " CNC configuration " file in your current Job .

"Cancel" (or the Esc key) closes this window without saving any changes made to it. The CNC Setup window again becomes active.