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.

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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 programs..

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"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.

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