Entering combinations and ranges of values

Logistical part selections are made by entering a combination of range(s) and/or values in the input fields.

You can combine and exclude ranges. Operators ..& and ! can be used for specifying, combining and excluding ranges and/or values, as follows.

  • Enter ranges by using the .. operator, as follows:

    [lowest value]..[highest value] (e.g. 100..500).

    Lowest and highest values are both optional (e.g. ..500 and 100.. are allowed).

  • All ranges and some values can the combined with the & operator.

  • Ranges and some values can be excluded with the ! operator.

  • When excluding a value or range from a range, &! must be used (see the second example below).

  • Also wildcard characters * (any number of characters) and ? (only one character) can be used.

Examples of using ranges and values:

  • 0..500 – Select the parts that fall within the range from part number 0 to Part number 500.
  • 0..500&!300 – Select the parts that fall within the range from part number 0 to part number 500, with the exception of part number 300.
  • 0..200&300..500 – Select the parts that fall within the range from part number 0 to part number 20,0 and the range from part number 300 to part number 500.

Using grid values

Grid values and grid value ranges can be used in the Frame, Breadth, Height, COG_length, COG_transverse and COG_vertical fields.

Examples of using grid values:

  • FR1..FR10 – Select the parts that fall within the range from grid point number 1 to grid point number 10 in the block's default length grid.
  • H1@H2..H10@H2 – Select the parts that fall within the range from grid point number 1 to grid point number 10 in the H2 height grid.
  • B10@W2..B1@W2 – Select the parts that fall within the range from grid point number 10 to grid point number 1 in the W2 width grid.
    Note that in this case the width grid does not have the default direction, but is running from starboard to port side. Therefore the absolute value of B10 (–10000 for example) is smaller than the absolute value of B1 (which could be –1000 for example).

The default grid abbreviations (prefixes) are used in the examples. The grid abbreviations are defined in Grid Manager.