Marker:Piece Display Attributes

Controls the information that will be displayed on screen and on the output file.

Location

• View Menu: View> Pieces on Marker (F10)

Dialog Explanation

The dialog box continues 2 tabs. The first tab controls the pieces appearance and the second, the appearance of the internals elements that in the file.

Pieces Tab

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Global Section

Original contour - Determines whether or not the original contour of a piece will be displayed. This option is used mainly when a piece contains a buffer, and you do not want the piece boundary displayed on the screen or with the output.
Buffered Contour - The Buffer Contour option determines whether or not the buffer will be visible on screen. When a marker is sent to the plotter, it will be sent with the same attributes as those displayed on the screen. Therefore, if you want the buffer line displayed on the plotted paper, this option should be enabled.

you can have both of the contours (original and buffered) displayed on the screen or choose only one from the options above

Fill with Color (Ctrl+F)- Fills the pieces with color according to its particular size or set (Bundle).The color can be changed by using the Marker:Color Dialog from the Options menu. If there was no color assign, the default piece color will be used. Buffer will be displayed in the same color but with a different pattern.

Enabled -The pieces fill with color

Disabled – Only the outline is display in color

Note: Toggle the Color Fill on and off by pressing Ctrl+F.

Text in Real Scale- Determines how the Internal Text and Descriptions will be displayed on the screen. When enabled, the text and descriptions will display on the screen in the same scale as text will plot. When disabled, the text and descriptions will be displayed on the screen so that it is readable.

Placement Info Section

Tilt Angle - When Tilt Angle option is enabled, the amount that each piece has been rotated or tilted will display on the tilted piece next to the piece Descriptions.
Pieces that ware flipped along the X axis will display brackets sign "< >" to indicate that the piece was flipped.
Pieces that ware flipped along the y axis will display "180" to indicate that the piece was flipped.
Pieces that ware flipped along both the X and the Y axis will display brackets sign "< >" along with 180 to indicate that the piece was flipped in two ways.

The piece was tiled in 5 deg. to the right by using the F-12 key

The piece was flipped along the X axis

The piece was flipped along the Y axis

The piece was flipped along the X & the Y axis

Colors Mode

Select the color mode to be displayed. Choose between size name, bundles and material name. Selecting the Size Name option will colored the pieces according to their sizes as they assigned in PDS or the Color Dialog. To view all the pieces that in the same sets having the same color - select "By Bundle". In case that you got pieces from different materials on your marker, have "By material" option selected to distinguish between the different material pieces.

Colors according to sizes - In this case , the green color represent the size 3. there is more then one bundle of this color on the marker.

Colors according to bundles - This is the same marker as in the picture from the left. this time the colors are according to bundles. there are 4 different sets on this marker, each one in different color

Colors according to material – Two different materials are placed in this marker, each one display in different color

Pieces Description

Check the boxes next to the piece description type to determine whether or not to view it on the screen. Set Plotter view equal to display - Click on this button to copy the information from the left column to this section. This is way the description that display will be the same as plotted.

Style Name - Only Style Name option is checked. By default the style name derived from the file name unless it was change in PDS while creating the file.

Piece Name – Only Style Name option is checked. The piece name can be changes in the piece information dialog box

Piece Code – Only Piece Code option is checked. The piece code can be changes in the piece information dialog box. Piece Code is not a mandatory field as Piece Name.

Piece Description – Only Piece description option is checked. The piece has no description in the piece info box, therefore there is no text on the piece. Piece description is not a mandatory field as Piece Name.

Size Name – Only Size Name option is checked. The piece size name is from the size list that was entered in OptiTex PDS. This info can not be edit in Marker.

Bundle Code - The Bundle code assigned automatically by the software depending on the order that the pieces was ordered to the marker. The L letter represent that this piece's orientation is left. The bundle code can be changed in the Color Dialog

Material - Only Material Name option is checked. This information can be change in the piece info or in Order for Marker Making when loading the PDS file into the marker

Description for plotting

Check the boxes next to the piece description type to determines whether or not to plot it out. Set display view equal plotter - Click on this button to copy the information from the right side to this column.

Internals Tab

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Objects Section

This section control the internal objects display. Check the boxes next to the objects that you want to view on the screen and to plot out.
Notches determines whether or not the notches will be displayed on the piece and will be plotted.
Points (Buttons) determines whether or not drill holes will be displayed on the piece with output. Buttons with Cut attributes will plot as a circle approximately 3/8” in diameter. Those in draw mode will be display as plus sign .Buttons with a Drill or Aux. Drill attribute will be plotted as a circle with a cross hair in the center.

The button has a drew command

The button has a cut command

The button has a drill command

The button has an AUX. drill command

Notch and Point Numbers determines whether or not the Stripe Adjust Numbers will be displayed on the piece and will be plotted. To change the font size , change marker font in the Fonts Dialog.

The notches that have numbers on them are related to the stripes that on the marker. This information can be edit in the Internals Dialog or in PDS

Tools/ Layers determines whether or not the Tools or Layers will be displayed on the piece with output.

The number next to the circle is the tool number that assigned to the internal

Internals by Tool

Draw- All internals that are drawn with the pen tool, or that was manually change to those commands, will be displayed and plotted with a common color.
Cut , Punch - All internals that are cut with the cut tool , or that was manually change to those commands, will be displayed and plotted with a common color.
Drill , Aux. Drill - All buttons and notches that will be cut with the drill tool will be displayed with a common color.
Quality- All internals that are defined with a Quality attribute and track lines will display an with a common color. Track lines will not be plotted.
Sew-All internals that are defined as saw will displayed and plotted an with a common color
None-All internals that are defined with a None attribute will display with a common color.

Internals Section

Baseline - Determines whether or not the baseline will be displayed on the piece. If the baseline is displayed on the marker screen it will be plotted out in a drew mode
Contours, Lines, Arcs, Circles - Determines whether or not two points line, draft lines, and circles will be displayed on the screen and on the plot.
Pleats - Determines whether or not the pleat and axis lines will be displayed on the pieces
Darts - Determines whether or not the dart point and dart beginning will be displayed on the pieces. OptiTex Marker will not display or output the fully drawn dart, only 2 notches and a drill hole in the dart's apex.
Text - By selecting this option, you can determine whether or not internal text on a piece will be displayed. This text can be helpful when including last minute instructions to the operator. This does not affect the text that is part of the piece description.

The Baseline option is checked. The baseline appears on the piece. The arrows shows that this piece can be rotate in 180 deg.

The Contours, Lines, Arcs, Circles option is checked. The lines and circles appear on the piece.

The Pleats option is checked. The pleat lines appear on the piece.

The Darts option is checked. The drill that represents the dart's apex appears on the piece.

The Text option is checked. Any internal text that on the piece will be displayed. Note that this is text that was added in the Marker text tool or PDS text tool and not the piece description