Timber Process Generator (m128)

Not version-specific

Tekla Structures

Environment

Not environment-specific

General

Plug-in Timber Process Generator (m128) can apply the processes of plug-in Timber Process Definer (m101) to an element per zone automatically , which are required on production lines such as the Mobi-One from MBA and Weinmann from Homag. The processes of plug-in Timber Process Definer (m101) can be exported to BTL and WUP.

Plug-in Timber Process Generator (m128) can contain multiple lines, up to a maximum of 20 lines.

You add a line with the button

You delete a line with the button

In plug-in Timber Process Generator (m128) we differentiate two target groups of parts within the assembly:

The application zone (App. Zone). This zone is the zone to which the processes of plug-in Timber Process Definer (m101) are assigned to.
The reference zone (Ref. Zone). This is the zone by which the parts of the application zone are compared to correctly apply the desired processes.

Example

We want to provide the plates in zone -1 with nail lines and these nail lines have to be positioned on the overlap of the plates from zone -1 and the beams from zone 0. Then zone -1 is the application zone and zone 0 is the reference zone.

Process type

Here you can choose:

Type	Description
Image	The applied analysis method is for the purpose of nail lines.
Image	The applied analysis method is for the purpose of glue lines/areas.
Image	The applied analysis method is for the purpose of saw or mill lines for an inner contour.
Image	The applied analysis method is for the purpose of saw or mill lines for an outer contour.

Settings

In plug-in Timber Process Definer (m101) we can create our own settings for the desired processes to be applied. These settings can be selected using this selection list.

Parent filter

Here you can determine whether we want to apply a filter to the parts from the application zone.

Filter method	Description
Image	Do not apply the filter method.
Image	The items selected by the chosen filter are excluded from this process.
Image	Only the parts selected by the chosen filter are processed.

Filter	Description
	Here the selection filters that are available for the model are displayed, and the desired filter can be selected.

Reference filter

Here you can determine whether you want to apply a filter to the parts from the reference zone.

Filter method	Description
Image	Do not apply the filter method.
Image	The items selected by the chosen filter are excluded from this process.
Image	Only the parts selected by the chosen filter are processed in this process.

Filter	Description
	Here the selection filters that are available for the model are displayed and the desired filter can be selected.

Pass over

Here you can determine the setting of plug-in Timber Process Definer (m101) with regard to the pass over of mill and saw lines. This setting does not apply for nail, glue and lock out processes.

Setting	Description
Image	Plug-in Timber Process Generator (m128) determines itself depending on the angle that two lines make whether it may have a pass over or not.
Image	Plug-in Timber Process Generator (m128) is executed with BTL process key. Image
Image	Plug-in Timber Process Generator (m128) is executed with BTL process key. Image

Edge distance

The minimum edge distance of the process from:
Parent part: The minimum value desired for the part from the application zone.

Reference part: The minimum value desired for the part from the reference zone.

Nail Process

The nail process has a number of choices for the direction, the determination of the position of the lines is determined with the distances specified at Edge distance:

Option	Description
Image	Normal continuous nail line, most often applied to plates and beams that have to be nailed in the length direction.

We apply the following method if, for example, we want to have tile battens nailed to counter battens:

Option	Description
Image	The nails are positioned in the direction of the application part.
Image	The nails are skew positioned on the direction of the application part.
Image	The nails are perpendicular positioned on the direction of the application part.
Image	The nails are skew positioned on the direction of the application part.

smin

Process lines with a length shorter than set here will not be executed.

Note

A text field for the user where he/she can add notes. The text in this field is not passed to the plug-in Timber Process Definer (m101) processes.

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