The " Export " button
to download CNC files
The following instructions are just one procedure you might use to download CNC files at SDS2 Fabricating Home . The program is much more versatile than these instructions may imply.
1 (optional) : The " CNC " and " Edit configuration " options under the " Ouput " tab on the User Options window set the folder ( 
) that CNC data files will, by default, be downloaded to. This step is optional because you can change the output destination in step 6 .
| Setup/Utility | |
| Job or Fabricator | Utility Functions |
| User Options | |
To open the User Options window, click " User Options " at SDS2 Fabricating Home .
2 . At SDS2 Fabricating Home , for the type of material you want to download, press the " File " button ( 
) to enter the CNC configuration that you want.
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In the above example, the name of the CNC configuration that is selected is ' Machine_1a .'
3 . Check the box ( 
) next to the material type you want to download. This will enable the " Setup " and " Export " buttons.
In the above example, ' Machine_1a ' is now the selected CNC configuration.
4 (recommended, but optional) . Press the " Setup " button to review the setup choices made for the configuration you selected in steps 1 and 2. You can make changes to that configuration in SDS2 Fabricating .
5 . Press the " Export " button.
the " Export " button
6 . A selection dialog opens. On it are options to download by " 
Details " or " Submaterial " or " Detail Sheets " or " Gather Sheets ." These options change the list of items that are selectable for downloading. Select those items that you want to download.
| Optional: Press the button under the " Destination " heading if you want to direct the output of the CNC files to a different folder ( ). Also note that " Sub-Members " is an option when " Details " is selected.
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6 (if applicable) . If the boxes for more than one material type were checked ( ), you would get dialogs similar to the one shown above for each of those material types.
7 . After the selection dialog(s) close:
A download file is always generated for each selected material that is free of errors.
A download file may be generated even for materials that have errors if " Disable error checking " is checked (
A download file may be generated even for materials that have errors if a choice other than ' Fail piece ' is selected for " Download holes outside diameter range as " and/or " Download holes too close to edge, web, flange, bend and hole as ."
The download files are placed in the destination set in step 1 or step 6 . The download files are typically named after member piecemarks (upper case) or submaterial marks (lower case). If you selected multiple CNC configurations or you elected to " Batch download ," the files will be placed in appropriate subfolders (
Tracking downloads: If a download file is generated for a member, " Downloaded to CNC " is checked on the Member Status Review window. When a download file is generated for a submaterial, " CNC Downloaded " on the General Information window is set to ' YES .'