Cutting Profile Options
The Cutting Profile options are used to set up the ATR CustomTools Cutting Profile feature.
The Cutting Profile options are located in the ATR CustomTools Profile Options.
Select the desired ATR CustomTools product from the table below to display further and product-specific instructions to find the Cutting Profile options.
| CT product | Instructions |
|---|---|
| SOLIDWORKS Add-in |
Click Tools, ATR CustomTools, Options. The ATR CustomTools Options dialog box appear with the Profile Options tab active. Select the Cutting Profile node to see the options. |
| ATR CustomTools Viewer |
Click the Options command located in the ribbon. The ATR CustomTools Options dialog box appear with the Profile Options tab active. Select the Cutting Profile node to see the options. |
| ATR CustomTools Administration |
Login to your ATR CustomTools database, select the ATR CustomTools profile node from the Database View and then click the Profile Options command located in the Profile Settings group in the ribbon. The ATR CustomTools Options dialog box appear with the Profile Options tab active. Select the Cutting Profile to see the options. |
| New created sheet name | Defines the name for the drawing sheet created by the Cutting Profile feature. A new drawing sheet created using the Cutting Profile feature appears in the drawing with the name defined in the New created sheet name box. |
| Note template to use | Select a note template to insert notes into the drawing views generated by the Cutting Profile feature. You can maintain your note templates in the Note Templates options available in the ATR CustomTools Database Options. |
Set up the paper sheet size settings to be used on the drawing sheet created by the Cutting Profile feature. You can use standard paper sheet sizes or customize the paper sheet size by the Width and Height values.
| Width (mm) | Defines the width for the user defined paper size in millimeters. |
| Height (mm) | Defines the height for the user defined paper size in millimeters. |
Additional Options For Sheet Metal Parts in the ATR CustomTools Cutting Profile options determine whether to show the bend lines in the output sheets created in the SOLIDWORKS drawing by the ATR CustomTools Cutting Profile feature. With the additional options, you can also define the note added in association with the bend lines shown in the drawing sheet and determine whether to keep only the silhouette edges in the plates' special features.
| Show only silhouette edges |
Select the Show only silhouette edges option to keep only the silhouette lines of the cut
features in a plate the drawing sheet is being created from by using the Cutting Profile command.
The Show only silhouette edges option is useful especially with plates that have countersunk holes or holes with other special features like chamfers or fillets. With plates having special holes, the Show only silhouette edges option makes the Cutting Profile feature keep only edges of the actual holes in the drawing sheet generated, and the outer bounds of the special features are excluded. |
| Show bend lines | The Show bend lines option determines whether to show the bend lines in the drawing sheet created by the Cutting Profile. Select this option to show the bend lines; clear it if you do not want to show the bend lines. |
| Show bend notes | The Show bend notes option determines whether to add notes associated with the bend lines in the drawing sheet created by the Cutting Profile. Select this option and define the note format in the Bend line format box to add customized notes. Clear the option if you do not want to add notes. |
| Bend note format |
Use the Bend note format box to define the format for the note added in association with the bend
lines shown in the SOLIDWORKS drawing sheet created by the Cutting Profile.
To apply changes of the Bend note format to your existing drawing sheets, execute the ATR CustomTools Cutting Profile command against the desired drawings again and select the Overwrite option when prompted for an action to perform against the existing drawing sheet created by the ATR CustomTools Cutting Profile. Click the > button associated with the Bend line format box to add pre-defined attributes to the note. |
| Orientation, if part is not sheet metal | In the Orientation, if part is not sheet metal box, you can select the view orientation of the SOLIDWORKS non-sheet metal part document to be used on the drawing sheet created by using the Cutting Profile feature. |
| Bend Direction | Add direction of a bend to the bend note. |
| Supplementary Angle | Add supplementary angle of a bend to the bend note. |
| Complementary Angle | Add complementary angle of a bend to the bend note. |
| Bend Radius | Add radius of a bend to the bend note. |
| Bend Order | Add the bending order number of a bend to the bend note. |
| Bend Allowance | Add bend allowance length of a bend to the bend note. |
Using the When Run As a Task options, you can determine how the Cutting Profile feature is executed in association with the ATR CustomTools Batch Operations. If the Cutting Profile feature is executed against drawings on the ATR CustomTools batch operation, a new sheet with a name defined in the New created sheet name box is added to the drawings.
| Save drawing after sheet is added | Determines whether the SOLIDWORKS drawings are saved during batch operations. Select this option to save changes to the drawings when the Cutting Profile feature is executed as a task during the batch operation. |
| Print profile to select by default | Choose a ATR CustomTools Batch Print Profile to be selected automatically when the Create Cutting Profile Sheet task is selected in the Tasks tab in the Batch Operation dialog box. |
| File conversion rule to select by default | Choose a ATR CustomTools File Conversion rule to be selected automatically when the Create Cutting Profile Sheet task is selected in the Tasks tab in the Batch Operation dialog box. |