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IndexIntroduction 5

What is DbMatEdit ............................................................ ............................................. 5General concepts ............................................................... .............................................. 5

Definit ion of the functional areas 8

Main window ....................................................... ........................................................... 8Functional areas ........................................................... ................................................... 8

Main menu............................................................................................................ 9Tool bar ................................................... ........................................................... .. 9List of the records................................................................................................. 9View/modify area ................................................................... ............................ 10Image view area.................................................................................................. 10Status bar ......................................................... ................................................... 10

The main menu commands 11

File Menu ...................................................... ................................................................ 11Print .......................................................... .......................................................... 11Print Preview ............................................................ .......................................... 11Print Setup ........................................................ .................................................. 11

Exit .............................................................. ....................................................... 11Operations menu ........................................................ ................................................... 12New Material ....................................................... ............................................... 12New Thickness .............................................................. ..................................... 13New Format ......................................................... ............................................... 13New Base Material ............................................................... .............................. 14Delete Base Material........................................................................................... 14Create a Copy ...................................................... ............................................... 14Temporarily Delete............................................................................................. 14Restore................................................................................................................ 14Definitively Delete.............................................................................................. 14

View Menu.................................................................................................................... 15Tool Bar.............................................................................................................. 15Status bar ......................................................... ................................................... 15Query ........................................................... ....................................................... 15Options ..................................................... .......................................................... 16

Menu ?........................................................................................................................... 17Manual................................................................................................................ 17Information about DbMatEdit ......................................................... ................... 17


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Introduction

What is DbMatEdit

DbMatEdit is an application for the interactive management of the databasethat collects and files all the technological information about materials andformats used by various processing applications Salvagnini (applicationsCAD/CAM, post-processor compilers).

General conceptsThe reference database contains three types of objects (also called records):

Materials are divided into basematerials and derivedmaterials; the databasehas been created with four base materials (identified by the codes ALUM,INOX, IRON, ZINC), with the standard characteristics: they cannot be

modified or deleted; the user can define new base materials according to hisown needs: once defined, they cannot be modified any more but, unlikestandard materials, they can be deleted. The derivedmaterials always refer toa base material (standard or defined by the user), whose characteristics itmaintains and which can later be modified. The characteristics used todescribe a material are as follows:

Code: unique identifying string that cannot be composed of morethan 64 characters and must not contain spaces or any of thefollowing characters: *,; /\\:?\"|

Base materialcode: code of the base material (standard or definedby the user).

Description: short description (max. 255 characters).

Specific weight: weight per volume unit, expressed in Kg/dm3.

Percent elongation: percent elongation as a result of a tension(bend).

Breaking strength: maximum load the material can sustain withoutbreaking, expressed in Kg/mm2.

Yield load: maximum load the material can sustain without causing aplastic deformation, expressed in Kg/mm2.

Specific pressure: maximum load the material can sustain withoutcausing damages, expressed in Kg/mm2.

Blade cleaning: number of possible bending cycles for each bladecleaning cycle.


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Magnetic: indicates whether or not the material has ferromagneticcharacteristics.

Conductor: indicates whether the material is a conductor orinsulator.

Sheets, also called thicknesses. Each sheet refers to a specific material andhas the following characteristics:

Code: unique identifying string that cannot be composed of morethan 64 characters and must not contain spaces or any of thefollowing characters: *,; /\\:?\"|

Corresponding material code: code of the corresponding material.

Description: short description (max. 255 characters).

Thickness: thickness, expressed in mm or inches.

Thickness tolerance: tolerance within which the thickness can be

considered valid, expressed in mm or inches. Minimum nibbling percentage: minimum percentage of the side of

a rectangular punch that can be used in nibbling (under which thepunch wears out in an irregular way).

Upper/lower film type: the film can be unprotected, pre-painted orprotected by a film.

Upper/lower film thickness: thickness of the upper/lower film,expressed in mm or inches.

Upper/lower film adhesiveness: friction due to the presence of thefilm: it can be low, medium or high.

Technological table code: whole number that identifies a table inthe database containing the technological data.

Minimum distance from the edges: minimum distance from theedge of the sheet where a part can be placed during the nesting.Expressed in mm or inches.

Minimum distance between the parts: minimum distance that mustexist between the various parts placed during the nesting. Expressedin mm or inches.

Friction coefficient with steel: friction coefficient between the sheetand the steel that touches it (e.g. a part of the machine).

Minimum inner bending radius: minimum inner bending radius

that can be obtained with the technology used, expressed in mm orinches.

Neutral fibre position: position, as a percentage of the thickness ofthe sheet, of the neutral fibre (imaginary line that separates the partof the sheet under compression from that under tension).

Price: unitary price estimate.

Heating check: indicates whether a sheet being machined requires aspecial treatment in the event of heating.

Reversible: indicates whether the sheet can be used on any of thetwo sides.

Lubrication: indicates whether or not the sheet requires lubricationbefore machining.


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Formats: each format refers to a specific sheet and has the followingcharacteristics:

unique identifying string that cannot be composed of more than 64characters and must not contain spaces or any of the following

characters: *,; /\\:?\"|

Corresponding sheet code: code of the corresponding sheet.

Description: short description of the format (max. 255 characters).

Width X: dimension in the direction of the X axis of the machine,expressed in mm or inches; in the event of a coil, the value of thisfield will be zero.

Height Y: dimension in the direction of the Y axis of the machine,expressed in mm or inches.

Tolerance on the dimensions : tolerance within which thedimensions X and Y can be considered valid, expressed in mm or

inches.

Quality index: whole number between 1 and 10 that describes thegeneral quality (absence of faults) of the format (1 = minimum, 10 =maximum).

Rolling angle: rolling angle with respect to the X side (physicalfeature).

Silking angle: silking angle with respect to the X side (aestheticfeature).

Silking check: indicates whether silking of the sheet is requiredduring the machining process.

Quantity: quantity available (optional).


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Definition of the functionalareas

Main windowWhen you start the application, the following window appears:

Functional areasThere are six functional areas:

1. The main menu

2. The toolbar


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3. The list of all the records present in the database

4. The area in which you can view/modify the characteristics of thecurrently selected record

5. The area in which you can view the image in the event of nonrectangular formats

6. The status bar

Main menu

The menu bar, which allows you to perform all the functions offered by theDbMatEdit program, is placed in the top part of the window.

To activate a function, open the pull-down menu containing the function andselect it with the mouse, or with the buttons corresponding to the underlinedletter.

Tool barTo accelerate the use of the system, some operations available in the menu arealso given in a commands bar placed under the main menu.

Corresponds to the menu item Operations / New Material

Corresponds to the menu item Operations / New Thickness

Corresponds to the menu item Operations / New Format

Corresponds to the menu item Operations / New Base Material

Corresponds to the menu item Operations / Delete Base Material

Corresponds to the menu item Operations / Create a Copy

Corresponds to the menu item Operations / Temporarily Delete

Corresponds to the menu item Operations / Restore

Corresponds to the menu item Operations / Definiti vely Delete

Corresponds to the menu item View / Query

Corresponds to the menu item View / Options

Corresponds to the menu item ? / Information about DbMatEdit

List of the records

This area allows you to view, by means of a tree structure, the content of thedatabase. The first level contains the materials; to view all the thicknessesavailable for the material, click with the left-hand mouse button on theexpansion button + placed next to it; in the same way, to view the formats,click on the expansion button next to the thickness.


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Some menu items can also be accessed by positioning the pointer on the itemconcerned and clicking the right-hand button of the mouse.

View/modify area

This area allows you to view and possibly modify the characteristics of thecurrent record (material, sheets or format). It is also used for introducing newrecords in the database.

Image view area

This area allows you to view the image of a currently selected non rectangularformat.

Status bar

Supplies information about how to use the buttons in the status bar and aboutthe main menu items.


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The main menu commands

File Menu

Positioning the pointer on the itemFilein the menu bar opens the followingpull-down menu:

Print

This function is not available yet.

Print Preview

This function is not available yet.

Print Setup

Allows you to view the print setup window.

Exit

Selecting this item will close down the DbMatEdit application. If thecharacteristics of the edited record have been modified without updating thedatabase, the following window appears and asks you to confirm theoperation.


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Operations menuPositioning the pointer on the itemOperations in the menu bar opens thefollowing pull-down menu:

New Material

If a base material (standard or defined by the user) is currently selected in therecords list, this command is enabled and allows you to create a new material.The base material data (except the identifying code) are indicated again in themodify area.

The user can modify the single fields, using also the descriptions at the bottomof the window; the compulsory fields are highlighted by a special backgroundcolour which can be chosen by the user (please see the chapter Op): however,it is not necessary to specify the identifying code since it can be chosen by theapplication.

The Addcommand effectively creates the record in the database: in the eventof an error, a diagnostic message appears.


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New Thickness

If a material (base o derived) is currently selected in the records list, thiscommand is enabled and allows you to create a new thickness associated withit.

The user can modify the single fields, using also the descriptions at the bottom

of the window; the compulsory fields are highlighted by a special backgroundcolour which can be chosen by the user (please see the chapter Op): however,it is not necessary to specify the identifying code since it can be chosen by theapplication.

The Addcommand effectively creates the record in the database: in the eventof an error, a diagnostic message appears.

New Format

If a thickness is currently selected in the records list, this command is enabledand allows you to create a new format associated with it.


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The user can modify the single fields, also by using the descriptions at thebottom of the window; the compulsory fields are highlighted by a specialbackground colour which can be chosen by the user (please see the chapterOp): however, it is not necessary to specify the identifying code since it canbe chosen by the application.

The Add command effectively creates the record in the database: in the eventof an error, a diagnostic message appears.

New Base Material

Allows you to create a new base material; both base and derived materials arecreated in the same way. This item is only active in the expert user mode.

Delete Base Material

Allows you to cancel the base material currently selected; it should beremembered that only the base materials created by the user can be cancelled.

This item is only active in the expert user mode.

Create a Copy

Allows you to create a copy of the record (material, thickness or format)currently selected.

Temporarily Delete

Allows you to temporarily cancel the record selected from the database; inthis way the record is not physically removed but only disabled. Beforeeffectively performing the command, the user will be asked to confirm the

operation.

The only action that can possibly be performed on a temporarily deletedrecord is reinstating it (i.e. a new format cannot be created from a temporarydeleted thickness). It is possible to specify in the options window whether or

not the temporarily deleted records must remain visible.

Restore

Allows you to restore the record selected; this item is only active for therecords that have been temporarily cancelled before.

Definitively Delete

Allows you to definitely delete the record selected from the database. Beforeeffectively performing the command, the user will be asked to confirm the

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It should be remembered that it is not possible to reinstate a record that hasbeen deleted in this way.

View MenuPositioning the pointer on the item View in the menu bar opens the followingpull-down menu:

Tool Bar

Displays/hides the tool bar.

Status bar

Displays/hides the status bar.

Query

This item is used to open the query window.


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In the Options areaof theQueryit is necessary to introduce the type ofdatum requested (Material, Sheets or Format) and specify whether you wantall the data present in the database to be displayed or only those with specificconstraints: in this last case it is necessary to specify the constraint you wantto satisfy.

The Findcommand displays in the list situated bellow the outcome of thequery: the example indicated in the figure displays the materials with thespecific weight between 0 and 50 (Kg/dm3).

A double click with the left-hand mouse button on an item in the list allowsyou to view the data in the relative record in the view/modify area in the mainwindow.

The operations Temporarily delete, Restore and Definitively delete, that havebeen described above, can also be performed on several elements at the sametime: the corresponding menu will appear if you select the elementsconcerned and press the right-hand button of the mouse.

OptionsThis item is used to open the options window.

The options, divided into four groups, are as follows:

General data

Measurement unit: allows you to set the current measuring unit(millimetres or inches).

Deleted Records: declares whether or not to display the temporarilydeleted records.

Restore Cascade: declares whether to restore the records in cascadeor individually; for example, if this option is activated and thematerial deleted before has been restored, all its thicknesses (sheets)and all its formats will be restored too.

Technologies

Laser: declares whether or not to display the data exclusively

referred to the laser cutting technology.


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Punching: declares whether or not to display the data exclusivelyreferred to the punching technology.

P4 bending: declares whether or not to display the data exclusivelyreferred to the P4 bending technology.

RoboFormer bending: declares whether or not to display the data

exclusively referred to the RoboFormer bending technology.

Expert user

Expert user: enables/disables the expert user mode.

Colours

Obligatory Fields Colour: sets the background colour of theobligatory fields in the view/modify area in the main window.

Normal Fields Colour: sets the background colour of the normalfields in the view/modify area in the main window.

Modified Fields Colour: sets the background colour of themodified fields in the view/modify area in the main window.

Image Background Colour: sets the background colour of theimage in the area for viewing the image of non rectangular formatsin the main window.

Image Foreground Colour: sets the foreground colour of the imagein the area for viewing the image of non rectangular formats in themain window.

Menu ?

Manual

This function allows you to view the present manual.

Information about DbMatEdit

This function allows you to view the window containing information aboutthe application.

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