Export Clamp
Clamps create in Guideline can be exported in STEP and IGES format, ready to be imported back in CAD (for seats modeling) or CAM (for campath design)
To enter the command, select "Export The Clamps in Step or Iges" form the main toolbar and the "Choose which Clamp to Export" window will display
Profile selection dropdow: export configurations can be saved for further usage in profiles. This dropdown lists the available profiles
Suffix selection dropdow: clamping components can be exported in different versions than the original model (see below for more details), labeled with suffix. This dropdown lists the available suffix
Three tool edges: Guideline's tool models have tools split in 3 faces, to split thread from the core when subtracted in CAD. However, you may want to change the thread or create it full face: turning off this option will create a one-face tool
Suffix
Guideline 4.0's component library can have multiple calmping component versions (alias) for export to STEP/IGES: this way it is possible to generate different 3D models for different usage.
Typical case is CAM, whose models are provided by default and which benefits from simplified tables with no holes: that shrinks the calculation time, since the algorithm doesn't have to analyse holes' surfaces.
Export and import time can be greatly improved too, since the models are much lighter.
For more details on how to create alias, please see chapt. Base gauges, shoulders, cubes, pallets, third-point arms, machines.
Have a look at the following videos for examples: