CNC error and warning messages
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| What is an error message? When you press the " Download " button and select materials, you may -- for some of the selected materials -- get an error message instead of a download file . See error handling for some of the ways you can deal with errors. |
"Download disabled for this material type" The submaterial mark of the affected material is listed in front of this message. The message indicates that downloading of that " Material type " is disabled ( 
) on the CNC Setup window. Unlike most other errors, checking the box for " Disable error checking " does not prevent this error.
"Flange item is too close to the web" indicates that the flange hole or mark listed under this error message on the Output-Request Summary is closer to the k1 distance than the " Minimum hole to radius clearance " entered on the CNC Setup window.
"Flange thickness greater than allowable maximum" indicates that the material that is listed next to this error message on the Output-Request Summary has a flange that is thicker than the " Maximum flange thickness " entered on the CNC Setup window.
"Flange thinning will penetrate into web" indicates that the " Flange width " that remains for a " Cut flange width " operation (or a similar operation) is more narrow than the thickness of the web of the material you are attempting to download. To fix this problem, you need to start up Modeling and edit the member or material.
"Holes overlap or are too close" indicates that the hole listed under this error message on the Output-Request Summary is closer to another hole than the " Minimum hole-to-hole edge distance " entered on the CNC Setup window.
"Invalid face of operation" indicates that the material you have attempted to download has a hole or mark that is in a face that is not a web or a flange. For example, you could get this message if you put a CNC mark on the thickness edge of a plate. Start up Modeling and look at the material if you get this message.
"Invalid hole size" indicates that the hole listed under this error message on the Output-Request Summary is either larger than the " Maximum allowable holes size " or smaller than the " Minimum allowable holes size ."
"Invalid type of material" indicates that you selected a material that is not supported by the " CNC type " that is currently selected. Unlike other error messages, this error message occurs regardless of whether or not the box is checked for " Disable error checking ."
"Item is too close to material edge" indicates that the hole listed under this error message on the Output-Request Summary is closer to the edge of the material than the " Minimum hole to material edge distance " entered on the CNC Setup window.
"Material depth greater than allowable maximum" indicates that the material that is listed next to this error message on the Output-Request Summary has a depth greater than " Maximum material depth " that is entered on the CNC Setup window.
"Material depth less than allowable minimum" indicates that the material that is listed next to this error message on the Output-Request Summary has a depth that is less than " Minimum material depth " that is entered on the CNC Setup window.
"Material length greater than allowable maximum" indicates that the material that is listed next to this error message on the Output-Request Summary is longer than the " Maximum material length " that is entered on the CNC Setup window.
"Material length less than allowable minimum" indicates that the material that is listed next to this error message on the Output-Request Summary is shorter than the " Minimum material length " that is entered on the CNC Setup window.
"No end cuts or copes detected" indicates that the material that is listed next to this error message on the Output-Request Summary does not have an end cut or a cope. This can happen when the " CNC type " is ' Peddinghaus Cope ' and the box is not checked for " Download plain members (no end cuts or copes) ."
"No holes or marks detected" indicates that the material that is listed next to this error message on the Output-Request Summary does not have a hole or a mark. This can happen when the box for " Download plain members (no holes or marks) " is not checked.
"Punch overrun error" indicates that the hole listed under this error message on the Output-Request Summary has a diameter that is greater than the thickness of the material plus the " Maximum amount of punch overrun " that is entered on the CNC Setup window.
"Web thickness greater than allowable maximum" indicates that the material that is listed under this error message on the Output-Request Summary is thicker than the " Maximum web thickness " that is entered on the CNC Setup window.
"Web item is too close to the radius" indicates that the web hole or mark listed under this error message on the Output-Request Summary is closer to k distance than the " Minimum hole to radius clearance " entered on the CNC Setup window.
"Web item is too close to the flange" indicates the web hole or mark listed under this error message on the Output-Request Summary is closer to the top flange than the " Minimum spindle clearance for web holes " entered on the CNC Setup window.
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| What is an error message? When you press the " Download " button and select materials, you may -- for some of the selected materials -- get a warning message. For the most part, these messages will not prevent a material from being downloaded. One exception is the " Unable to init cnc_mtrl structure for ... " message. |
"Unable to init cnc_mtrl structure for ..." This warning message identifies the piecemark of the affected material and tells you that the SDS2 CNC Module does not recognize that material. This may happen, for example, if you attempt to download a round plate or bent plate layout or etc. If you get this message, you will not get a download file for that material, not matter what you do.
"Warning, errors in cope radius holes" indicates that the selected material that is listed next to this warning message on the Output-Request Summary has a cope hole that could not be included in the download file . This message does not prevent the download file from being generated. Cope holes are generated when " Add holes " is set to any choice other than ' None '. A " Provide error information for radius or cope holes " option is available on the CNC Setup window that lets you get more detailed information on why a cope hole could not be downloaded.
"Submaterial is part of members with varying piecemarks. Scribing omitted" iIndicates that scribing has been omitted from a download file due to some incidences of that submaterial not requiring scribing or requiring scribing of a different material. You might, for example, get this warning for a base plate that is used for two different columns. Since the SDS2 CNC Module will not attempt to read your mind to determine what to scribe, the CNC Module instead outputs this warning and does not scribe anything. To get around this warning and obtain the scribing you want, you can -- in Modeling -- select the material you want scribed, then choose Model > Material > CNC - Download by Location .