Use the Base page to specify the settings for options relating to the electrode blank:
Position — These options define the position of the blank:
- Position at exact centre — Select this option to position the base of the electrode blank at the exact centre of the electrode geometry.
- Offset for nice datum values — Select this option to allow the base of the electrode blank to be offset from the exact centre of the electrode geometry to give rounded datum values.
Dimensions — Use this group of options to define the size of the blank.
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Amount default blank is bigger in X
— Enter the amount by which the electrode blank is larger in the X direction than the electrode geometry.
You can toggle the button to enter a percentage
or a length
.
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Amount default blank is bigger in Y
— Enter the amount by which the electrode blank is larger in the Y direction than the electrode geometry.
You can toggle the button to enter a percentage
or a length
.
- Automatically calculate base height — Select this option to calculate the base height automatically.
- Default value for base height — Enter the default value for the base height of the electrode blank. This option is available only if Automatically calculate base height is deselected.
- Default value for waste thickness — Enter the default value for the waste thickness of the electrode blank.
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Prioritise — Select what to prioritise from:
- Default Values — Select this option to use the default values when specifying the electrode blank.
- Last Values — Select this option to use the values that were used for last electrode blank.
- Base Height — If the height of the blank is fixed and this option is selected, the base height of the blank(Base Ht)is calculated.
- Thickness — If the height of the blank is fixed and this option is selected, the thickness of the blank (Thickness) is calculated.
- Always use User Defined blank by default — Select this option to set the default setting for the electrode blank as User Defined.