Parts can be given a reference coordinate system that indicates how they are positioned within the ship. The coordinate system has two orientation axes that define the directions.
The symbol can either be a general default orientation axes symbol (with separately set axes text) for all situations, or a user-defined orientation axes symbols (including axes text) for a specific situation based on the location of the part in the ship.
Note: When two or more plates are combined using a knuckle attribute, the orientation of the original part that gets the part number is used to determine the orientation of the total part, and that original part will also get the orientation axes symbol.
Enabling the Orientation Axes Symbol
The Production > Plate Cutting Data > Text > Content > Show Texts Along Marking Lines setting must be set to Enabled in the System Management application. See Content.
In addition, the values for orientation axes must be defined in Production > Plate Cutting Data > Orientation Axes > Settings in the System Management application. See Settings.
Defining the Appearance of the General Orientation Axes Symbol
The following properties for the general orientation axes symbol can be set with the Production > Plate Cutting Data > Orientation Axes > Settings > Orientation Axes setting:
- The length of the axes
- The radius of the arc between the two axes
- The size of the arrowheads
This setting can also be used to indicate what the minimal size of the coded part needs to be to get an orientation axes symbol at all.
Defining the Position of the Orientation Axes Symbol
The settings in Production > Plate Cutting Data > Orientation Axes > Position and Dimension control where on the coded part the orientation axes symbol will be placed.
Setting the Orientation Axes Text
Use the settings in Production > Plate Cutting Data > Orientation Axes > Content to set the desired orientation axes text at the general orientation axes symbol for each specific situation based on the location of the part in the ship. The position of the text along the axes can be set with the Production > Plate Cutting Data > Orientation Axes > Position and Dimension > Orientation Axes Text setting.
Using User-Defined Orientation Axes Models
To use a user-defined orientation axes model instead of the general default orientation axes model for a specific situation based on the location of the part in the ship, set the according settings in Production > Plate Cutting Data > Orientation Axes > User-Defined Models.
Note that in addition to indicating the model to be used in a specific location, also the model to be used when the part is being mirrored during the coding process should be set. Both models should be present in the details folder of the %ncgnorms% directory.
The model to be used when the model needs to be resized to fit in the coded part needs to be present in the same folder. The file name of this model is the same as the file name of the "normal" model but extended with the postfix character(s) as indicated in the Small Orient. Symbol Postfix setting.
If one ore more of these model files are missing, the general default orientation axes symbol will be used.