Help for Inven-Tools and Inven-Tools Watch 2009

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1 1 Help for Inven-Tools and Inven-Tools Watch 2009 Summary 1 Inven-Tools functionalities Properties manager Configuration Link to the title block Configurator for properties manager Print manager Automatic print Automatic print by directory Print button Alternative print button Print options Print server Options General options Insert profiles Modifying the profiles library Automatic export options Export picture About Updating user information Inserting profiles Rename tree diagram Customized combination of properties Copy and replace Replacing a part without a drawing Replacing a part with a drawing Hiding components Copying the drawing and the model Displaying the centre of mass Open associated drawing Export picture Inven-Tools Watch functionality Coordinates table... 27

2 Defining columns and elements to be displayed Selecting points Defining the origin Adding coordinates Creating the table Modifying the table Height, depth and thickness dimensions Defining parameters Thickness Depth Defining depth with single reference Height Importing data from Belot Toothed wheels Rack Cam Heart Options Table Notes Dimensions Dial Hourtrack Defining the basic elements Defining the output format Choice of type of elements for the hourtrack Defining elements you wish to hide Saving configurations Modifying the function Numerals Defining the basic elements Extrusion parameters Text formatting Defining elements you wish to hide Saving configurations Modifying the function Tachymeter Defining the basic elements Choice of hour-marker Text formatting... 46

3 Defining the elements to be displayed Saving configurations Modifiying the function... 48

4 4 1 Inven-Tools functionalities 1.1 Properties manager This tool comprises an interface which makes it easier for you to enter Inventor file properties. Most of all, it simplifies updating of the title block and of the parts list and enables you to select materials using names and numerals. Each field is linked to an Inventor file property. Some of the fields in the dialog box are inactive depending on the environment (open file type) Configuration The shape of the box, the number of fields and the names of the fields can be modified by the user. You do this in 'Options' or by using the properties manager configurator which is to be found in the initial menu: properties manager configurator Link to the title block When creating the title block, the attributes must be linked to Inventor properties filled by the properties manager.

5 Configurator for properties manager Description of use This function enables you to define properties you wish to display in the Inven-Tools properties manager as well as the size and number of tabs the properties manager contains. The configuration file active when Inven-Tools is installed opens as standard when you start up the configurator. It is displayed as follows: There are two separate sections: the left-hand section is devoted to the management of properties and elements that are to be displayed, and the right-hand section against a blue background provides a preview Creating a new file or using an existing file You can create a new configuration file or use an already existing file by using the menu "File".

6 Defining the size of the window and of the tabs used The "General" tab in the configurator enables you to define the size (in pixels) of the Inven-Tools properties manager as well as the tabs to be used Adding a property The properties available are listed in the section "List of properties". The properties for the Inventor template file Standard.ipt, which contains Inventor basic properties, are displayed as standard. You can place specific customized properties defined in other files using the button to the right above the list of properties: You add a property by checking the box for the property you are interested in and then by clicking with the mouse at the location you require in the preview section. The property is created with a control of the type TextBox as standard, thus enabling you to display and enter text.

7 Modifying a property A property currently being edited has a blue background. To edit a property, you first select it from the list of properties. All the elements enabling you to set the parameters for an Inventor property are listed below: Type of fields: TextBox (plain text), CheckBox (Boolean property), DateTimePicker (display date), DropDownComboBox (drop-down list, can be edited), DropDownList (drop-down list, cannot be edited), Multiline TextBox (field for multi-line text entry). Heading: Text present next to control. Position Size: Enables you to define the size of the control or label (associated text). Where a multi-line text field is concerned, the height field is available. Source: Defines the origin of the property (property linked to a drawing, part or assembly). Depending on where the property comes from, it will be set as disabled in an inappropriate environment. Compulsory entry: Enables you to define if the property field should be empty or not. Read-only Link: Enables you to link two properties associated with list controls, e.g. you can link a material number with a material name so that the update of the one field automatically becomes effective in the other Deleting a property To delete a property contained in the preview section, you simply un-check the box next to the property you are intersted in in the list of properties. This will permanently delete all the parameters defined for this property.

8 8 1.2 Print manager This function enables you to export or print a series of Inventor files in a single operation. When exporting a large quantity of data, you can use the alternative mode which allows you to handle this export in hidden mode. You select the data you wish to export in a navigator showing either the structure of the open-assembly data in Inventor or the structure of the files on your disk Automatic print The dialog box "Automatic print" enables you to select the document(s) you wish to export and to specify the export format(s). You select the elements you wish to export in the navigator from the list of files references of the file from which the function has been called.

9 Automatic print by directory The dialog box "Automatic print by directory" enables you to select the document(s) you wish to export and to specify the export format(s). You select the elements you wish to export in the navigator from all the files contained in the sites where the project is active Print button The print button enables you to start to print or export data immediately. This print mode should not be used for very large amounts of data Alternative print button The alternative print button enables you to prepare the list of data you wish to print or export. Printing is carried out subsequently and/or on another machine via the print server. The following functions are available: The first 10 functions can be used in combination with each other. Scale print (for drawings only) Reduced-size print (for drawings only) Export in PDF format (for drawings only) Export in DWG format (for drawings only) Export in DWF format (for parts, assemblies and drawings) Export in DXF format (for drawings only) Export in BMP format Export in JPEG format Export in GIF format Export in PNF format Export in TIFF format

10 10 Export in SAT format (for parts and assemblies) Export in STEP format (for parts and assemblies) Export in IGES format (for parts and assemblies) Export in STL format (for drawings only) Export in simplified STEP format (for parts and assemblies) Search for drawings at all project sites Do not print multiple events Printer configuration options Export all selected files to a single folder Select number of copies (for printing only) Add stamp when printing

11 Print options The "Print options" dialog box enables you to configure the printers and paper formats you wish to use, the directory used for exporting to a single file, and the directory in which alternative print jobs are created Configurating printers and paper formats : In this section of the dialog box you can define the printer and paper size you wish to use for each paper format (in the Inventor drawing). This option must be configured in the following three cases : Scale print Reduced-size print Export in PDF file Please note: When exporting in PDF format you must select a Post Script printer which has been configured to print in a file. (see installation instructions) Reduced-size print For this print mode you must specify the paper format associated with each format (A0, A1, etc.). Each dimension is resized as A4 as standard.

12 General parameters This tab provides the following parameters definition: List library files: define if library files must be listed or not in the printing tree view diagram Maintain base structure in the destination directory: if the "Export to a single file" is active and this options is selected, the full structure (folders) of each file will be recreated in the export directory. Export PDF files with the source file extension: if this option is checked, the name of the exported PDF will be like "filename.idw.pdf". Orientation when exporting images: if one or more images formats are selected, you can define with this options the orientation which will be used during picture exportation Print colour This option enables you to specify the PDF print or export colour you require, i.e. full-colour, B/W, levels of grey Multiple pages Sometimes several pages are defined in a drawing. This option enables you to define if you wish to print all the pages of the document or just the active page Export directory This directory is used for exporting if the option "Export to a single file" has been activated for the creation of different files Print server folder This directory is used for alternative exports. Print jobs to be handled by the print server are created here.

13 Print server The print server is a tool which handles the jobs created while using the inventools alternative print function. You start it from the menu: Programs, Inventools, Print server. The print server is inactive at startup as standard. The status window shows how many jobs are waiting in the print queue as well as the number of files to be managed for each job. To start the print server, you click right-hand on the icon to be found in the menu bar and then select "Start". You can also define the print server options in the same way: You can define the directory containing the print jobs, the time elapsing between each print queue check, and if you wish the server to start automatically when Windows starts up. You can also specify the number of files that Inventor is authorised to open before restart. Depending on the size of the files you wish to print, we recommend you set the Inventor re-start parameter to a fairly frequent setting in order to prevent the software from becoming overloaded.

14 Monitoring the print server You can hide the print server status window by clicking on the 'Minimize' button in the window. To make it reappear, you click on "Restore" in the menu bar icon. If you click on the button to close the window, you will close the print server and quit all jobs currently waiting in the print quque. Before the print server is closed, the window shown below is displayed, enabling you to confirm your selection:

15 Options The "Options" dialog box enables you to configure a part of Inven-Tools General options Creating a 'drawing scale' property This option activates the creation of a customized property using the scale of the first view of the drawing. This enables you to save the general scale of a drawing in the title block. The value of the property is updated every time you save the file. If you delete your basic view, the scale for the second view inserted chronologically will be used. When you have created your customized property, it is located in the "Customize" tab for Inventor drawing properties. To include this scale in the title block, you must create an attribute linked to the customized property. It will then no longer be possible to change the name of the property without also modifying the title block Creating a 'print date' property This option activates the creation of a customized property using the actual date each time a file is opened. If you insert this value in the title block, you can identify the date on which a file is printed. L'insertion de cette valeur dans le cartouche permet de connaître la date d'impression d'un fichier. To include this date in the title block, you must create an attribute linked to the customized property. It will then no longer be possible to change the name of the property without modifying the title block too Template for parts XML properties manager configuration file This specifies the path of the file which will be used in the properties manager configurator to retrieve properties Template for drawings This specifies the path of the file which will be used in the properties manager configurator to retrieve properties XML file path This specifies the path and the name of the file containing properties manager configuration. To ensure that all the relevant users use the same configuration file, we recommend installation on a server. As standard, the basic file with the name "propertymanagerconfig.xml" is placed in the directory C:\Program Files\Inventools_\bin\PropertyModels\ when inventools is installed. To modify the file contents, you use the properties manager configurator supplied with the inventools. You can access it in two ways: Via options, by clicking to the right of the field name specification button. Via the Start menu, Programmes, Inventools, Configure properties manager Shaded views parameters When using shaded views in drawings, you can define the image quality using these parameters. If the "Activate" checkbox is checked, the parameters defined will be used. It is possible to define if a bitmap image must be used for shaded views (instead a vector image) in each cases or only offline and also define the quality (50 to 200 dpi) Saving centre of mass If this action is activated and the centre of mass display function has been applied to a document, the document will automatically be updated each time you save it.

16 Insert profiles Installing the profiles library Naming the library directories You insert the basic profiles in a directory structure such as the following: "BiblioCAD" is the general directory in the library. It can be the same directory as for any of your other library parts. "Profiles" is the directory containing different types of profile. "Bosch" is an example of a directory classified by manufacturer. The basic profiles are to be found at this level. Other levels are possible, but we do not recommend a structure which is too complex. As with any library, it is a good idea to place it on a server for ease of access. The names chosen :"BiblioCAD" and "Profiles" are defined in the fields "Library path" and "Profile directory" in the "Options" dialog box under the tab "Insert profiles". The names can be changed, but you should make your choice before defining the structure Configuring project paths To specify the proxy path in a project : Close all drawings Open the projects dialog box Library path In order to be accessible while working, you must state a library path in the project(s) where this library is to be used. This path accesses the basic directory (in the example "BiblioCAD"). Proxy path To prevent the basic directories from becoming cluttered with created events, you can specify a proxy path. This proxy path accesses a directory which you specify in order to obtain all versions of documents created during use. It also prevents duplicates from occurring. In the example, _BiblioCAD is the proxy path for the directory BiblioCAD When more than one user is working with the function "Insert profiles", the directory accessed by the proxy path must be located on a server which everyone can access. The name chosen :" _BiblioCAD" is defined in the field "Proxy path" in the"options" dialog box under the tab "Insert profiles ".

17 17 Activate the project you wish to modify Click with the right-hand mouse button on the library path which leads to the basic files directory and select "Specify a proxy path". Then access the proxy path previously created whose name is to be found in the "Options" dialog box under the tab "Insert profiles" Modifying the profiles library You can add to the profiles available providing you follow certain rules Creating shape Sketches of the basic function and in machining functions must be placed on the original plans (e.g. extruding in the two opposite directions). To define the dimensions or constraints of sketches, we recommend you project the origin tools (workplanes, axes or origin point) Naming the length The length of the basic extrusion must be renamed. Using the parameters table, (see "Parameters" in the Inventor help), you assign this dimension the name defined in the field "Name of the length parameter" in the "Options" dialog box under the tab "Insert profiles". This variable will be shared, allowing you to insert it in the list of parts or specific names as and when required Selecting material and colour As these parts will be duplicated in the assemblies, you need not leave all the materials and colours in the basic profiles. It is clearly best to leave only materials and colours which correspond to those actually used by the manufacturer Specifying a mass value If mass calculations are required, you must set the density of the basic profiles. To do this, you replace Rhô for the material of which the profile is made Setting maximum and minimum lengths All profiles have lengths beyond which delivery is not possible. To prevent false events from occurring, we recommend you create the following two customized properties in the base profiles : HTmaximum HTminimum These two properties are of the type "Number" and their values represent lengths in mm. Their names cannot be changed Creating an image Creating an image of the basic profile will make it easier to find it, as the image will appear in the right-hand section of the "Insert" dialog box. Position the model in the required alignment. Select "Save copy as" in the file menu. Set the file type in BMP. Go to options and set the resolution to 205x205 pixels. Save your image. The image should be located in the same directory and have the same name as the basic profile in order to be displayed. To reduce the size of the image files, you can convert them to JPEG, TIFF or GIF formats by using image management software such as "Paint" by Microsoft.

18 Adding the length to the new part number This option enables you to prevent the length value from being displayed in the name of the part created. Thus, when a list of parts is created in a general drawing, all the same type of files will have the same part number, regardless of how long they are Automatic export options Automatically saving a DWF file This option activates the automatic creation of a DWF file. The action is triggered every time you save Inventor files (IPT, IAM, IPN, IDW) and ensures DWF files are updated. The DWF thus created has the same name and is located at the same address as the Inventor file. You can also specify a dedicated folder to which DWF files are exported. The DWF format is a file which enables you to publish your drawings on the world wide web or on an internal network. You can open and print DWF files using the software Autodesk DWF Viewer. If an Inventor drawing is made up of several sheets, these will be published in the same DWF file in the form of pages Automatically saving a DXF file This option activates the automatic creation of a DXF file. This action is triggered every time you save Inventor drawings (IDW) and ensures DXF files are updated. The DXF thus created has the same name and is located at the same address as the Inventor file. You can also specify a dedicated folder to which DXF files are exported Automatically saving a PDF file This option activates the automatic creation of a PDF file. This action is triggered every time you save Inventor drawings (IDW) and ensures PDF files are updated. The PDF thus created has the same name and is located at the same address as the Inventor file. You can also specify a dedicated folder to which PDF files are exported Choice of print colour This option defines the colour in which you wish to print or export your documents Printing multiple pages It is often the case that more than one pages are contained in a drawing. This option defines if only the active page is printed or if all the pages of the document are printed Size of PDF print When you activate the PDF automatic export option, this parameter allows you to specify if you wish the documents to be exported to scale or re-sized to A4 format Define target folders for exportations If these checkboxes are checked, all exportations of the given format will be placed in the defined folder File format This section provides exported files name definition (DWF, DXF et PDF). You can choose between file name, file name and type, file name and suffix or file name and prefix Export picture In this section you can define the parametes to be used by the "Export picture" function Color mode Define which color mode (or theme) must be used as background during picture exportation

19 Material Define the material to use during picture exportation Export format Available formats are: BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG and TIFF Target exportation directory Define the target directory for exported files Image size Define width and height of exportations Close file after export The file will be closed without saving after the exportation if this checkbox is active.

20 About The 'About' dialog box displays information about the version of Inven-Tools you are currently using. This box also gives you access to information about your licence Updating user information This window allows you to update information about the user or the user's licence.

21 Inserting profiles This function enables you to insert profiles with adjustable lengths in assembly files. Two conditions must first be met: An assembly file (iam) must be open The paths to the profiles library must exist in the current project. Options - Inserting profiles Inserting a profile : Select the reference you are interested in from the tree diagram Enter the length you require in the box : Length in mm Insert the profile For installation and configuration, see Options - Inserting profiles To modify a profile group, see Copy and replace

22 Rename tree diagram This function enables you to change the names of parts in an assembly tree diagram. The terms used are taken from the properties of the parts inserted Customized combination of properties You can define the combinations of properties you wish to display by using the buttons "Add" and "Remove". You can also define the placemaker you require. If you wish the combination defined to be added to the list of available combinations, you click on the button "Add to list".

23 Copy and replace This function replaces a selected part in an assembly with a copy. You can thus extract a part to create an entirely separate model of it under a new name while it at the same time retains its place and definition in the assembly. If the basic model is linked to a drawing, you can also define a copy of it. It is possible to select more than one instance of the same part and replace them all at once by new copies Replacing a part without a drawing. Select the part in the assembly (here: by pressing the "Shift" or "Control" button on your keyboard). Activate the command "Cut and paste". You enter the path and the name of the new part in the field preceded by the parts icon in the section "Copied files". Check the box "Edit document" if you wish to modify the new part in the assembly as soon as it is replaced. Press OK Replacing a part with a drawing. Select the part in the assembly (here: by pressing the "Shift" or "Control" button on your keyboard). Activate the command "Cut and paste". Check the box "drawing" in the section "Original files". Use the navigation button to specify the drawing linked to the model. When you confirm your selection, the system carries out a test to determine whether the model you wish to replace does in fact exist in the proposed drawing. In the section "Copied files", you enter the name and the path of the new part and the name and path of the new drawing. Check the box "Edit document" if you wish to modify the new part in the assembly as soon as it is replaced. Press OK.

24 Hiding components With this function you can hide all the parts according to the criteria you select. There are 4 criteria: Mass Volume Area Property value Where property value is concerned, these are the properties of the Inventor models used. Example: The criterion chosen is: Mass The value entered is: 1 kg Result : All parts with a mass lower than 1 kg are hidden. If no unit is specified, the default unit from the document "ensemble.iam" is used. If the physical unit of the document "ensemble.iam" is the kilogramme, you must enter the value : 1 in order to hide all parts weighing less than 1 kg. If the gramme is the unit used, you must enter To mask parts : Activate the command "Hide by volume" Chose your selection criterion Enter the value Press "Apply" To find out the size, mass or surface of a part : Select the part Click the right-hand mouse button on the part in the navigator and select "Properties" Select the "Physical" tab in the dialog box Click on "Update" If the unit is not the same as that of the overall drawing, convert or open the part file and change its unit. To reveal all parts : Activate the command "Hide by volume" Enter the value : 0 (zero) - the criterion is unimportant. To reveal using the navigator as your starting point : In the assembly tree diagram, click the right-hand mouse button on a hidden part. Uncheck the box "Invisibility"

25 Copying the drawing and the model With this function you can copy the data pair formed by the drawing and the model it references, starting from a drawing. The result will be a new pairing of "Model Drawing" with a new name and a new location, but without any connection whatsoever to the files acting as a base. If a drawing references more than one models, only the model first listed will be taken into account. Copying the drawing and the model : Starting from a drawing, you activate the command "Copy drawing and model". The system automatically finds the first model referenced in the drawing. Starting from a drawing, you activate the command "Copy drawing and model". The system automatically finds the first model referenced in the drawing. Press OK. If the box "Open new drawing after copy" is checked, the new drawing will automatically be opened at the end of the operation. The basic drawing will not be closed Displaying the centre of mass This function can be applied to parts and assemblies. When you activate this function, you create a workpoint in the object navigator, representing the object's centre of mass. When you pass the mouse over this point in the navigator, it will be displayed in the 3D model Open associated drawing Inventor contains a function enabling you to open a part or an assembly from the drawing. However, no function exists which allows you to find a drawing associated with a 3D model within Inventor. The inventools "Open drawing" function resolves this problem: it performs a search in all the current project directories in order to see if a drawing exists with the same name as the part or the assembly. If this file exists, it is opened and displayed. Example: For a file named "simple_part.ipt", the drawing forming the subject of the search will be "simple_part.idw".

26 Export picture Using this function you can export an image from a part or an assembly for example to create a parts catalog. It is possible to define the color model, the material to use, the image type and its size. When you start this function, a picture from the part or assembly is created according to the current view. For this function parameters please have a look to this section: export picture options

27 27 2 Inven-Tools Watch functionality 2.1 Coordinates table You can use this tool to create a table of watchmaking coordinates by selecting the points you require, based on a drawing. To perform this function, you carry out the following sequence of operations: 1. Define the parameters for the function in options 2. Start the function 3. Select the view you require 4. Define the origin 5. Define the points 6. Click right-hand mouse button and select "Create coordinates table" 7. Select table position 8. Make any modifications required to the table Defining columns and elements to be displayed You carry out this operation in the application options. Here, the element types you wish to display and the column sequence can be defined. You can also modify the columns displayed after working with this function, but you cannot add columns which have not been previously defined in options Selecting points A filter which only allows curves or curve segments is activated in selection mode. When the cursor travels over a valid point, a green pre-display point appears. You can only define points if this green point is first displayed Defining the origin The point of origin allows you to calculate all the coordinates of the other defined points. You can define a shifted origin in options so that you only obtain positive value coordinates.

28 Adding coordinates The following points are valid points for the coordinates: Ends of a straight line or of a curve Middle of a straight line or of a curve Point at the centre of an arc or circle Starting point of a circle If you perform the function on an arc or a circle, the value for the diameter or radius is automatically retrieved Creating the table When you wish to create a coordinates table, you simply click on the right-hand mouse button and select "Create coordinates table" and then define the location for the table using the table display preview function.

29 Modifying the table Once you have created a table, you can add coordinates or modify the elements displayed by using the context menu. To add contents to the user-definable columns (description, name of points, etc.), it is essential you use the editor which you access via the context menu and not the Inventor default editor which you access by double-clicking on the table. The columns to be displayed are also user-definable at this stage by using the table editing window: This window allows you to edit and modify the contents of the user-definable columns as well as to modify points by using the "Up" and "Down" arrows. It also contains the following buttons: Excel export: Allows you to export table contents to a format which is compatible with Microsoft Excel Remove a line: Allows you to delete the line you have selected Column selector: Allows you to open a selection window for the columns you wish to display. These include all the columns defined in the application options

30 Height, depth and thickness dimensions This function allows you to apply the dimensions height (H), depth (D) and thickness (T) to a drawing. You should apply these dimensions to flat surfaces. If you do not do this, calculation will occur, but the note will be displayed in red stating that the value is not valid. You can select the type of dimension you wish to apply from a context menu which is accessible once you have selected the application view Defining parameters Dimension styles, units, default dimensions and text blocks to be displayed can be defined in options Thickness

31 31 To perform this function, you carry out the following sequence of operations: 1. Define the parameters for the function in options 2. Start the function 3. Select the view you require 4. Click on the right-hand mouse button and select the thickness in the context menu if no default value has been applied 5. Click on the location where you wish to apply the dimension 6. Click on the location where you wish to insert the dimension text block 7. Repeat the last two operations as many times as you require 8. End the function (press Escape or click on right-hand mouse button and select Terminate) Depth To perform this function, you carry out the following sequence of operations: 1. Define the parameters for the function in options 2. Start the function 3. Select the view you require 4. Click on the right-hand mouse button and select the depth in the context menu if no default value has been applied 5. Click on the point where you wish to apply the first dimension point 6. Click on the point where you wish to apply the second dimension point 7. Click on the point where you wish to insert the dimension text block 8. Repeat the last two operations as many times as you require 9. End the function (press Escape or click on right-hand mouse button and select Terminate) Defining depth with single reference To prevent drawings from becoming unnecessarily overloaded with detail, you can define a single reference point for the depth setting. To perform this function, you carry out the following sequence of operations:

32 32 1. Define the parameters for the function in options 2. Start the function 3. Select the view you require 4. Click on the right-hand mouse button and select the depth dimension with single reference in the context menu if no default value has been applied 5. Click on the point where you wish to apply the reference (if not already defined) 6. Click on the point where you wish to apply the dimension 7. Click on the point where you wish to insert the dimension text block 8. Repeat the last two operations as many times as you require 9. End the function (press Escape or click on right-hand mouse button and select Terminate) Height For this function a projected view is required in order to define the reference face on a section view. La séquence des opérations à réaliser pour une utilisation adéquate de cette fonction est la suivante: 1. Define the parameters for the function in options 2. Start the function 3. Select the view you require 4. Click on the right-hand mouse button and select the height setting you require in the context menu if no default value has been applied 5. Select the projected view (section) to be referenced 6. Click on a segment of the view in order to define the reference 7. Click on the point where you wish to apply the dimension on the basic view 8. Click on the point where you wish to insert the dimension text block 9. Repeat the last two operations as many times as you require 10. End the function (press Escape or click on right-hand mouse button and select Terminate)

33 Importing data from Belot With these tools you can create toothed wheels and racks using text files from M. Belot. This function derives from a partnership with Belot, a company specialising in mechanical consulting. For further information, please contact Hurni Engineering Sàrl or contact the company direct: Dévoïd Conseils Belot Michel Sentier Colombier Tél: Toothed wheels You specify the toothing definition file by clicking on the button in the tree diagram. You can then define the wheel thickness you require and then create ipt file containing the wheel by clicking on the button "Create wheel" Rack You specify the toothing definition file by clicking on the button in the tree diagram. You can then define the following elements using the text areas provided: Thickness Number of teeth Height under the tooth To create ipt file containing the rack, click on the button "Create rack" Cam

34 34 You specify the cam definition file by clicking on the button in the tree diagram. You can then define the cam thickness you require and then create ipt file containing the cam by clicking on the button "Create cam" Heart You specify the heart definition file by clicking on the button in the tree diagram. You can then define the heart thickness you require and then create ipt file containing the heart by clicking on the button "Create heart".

35 Options Options are divided into 4 categories and can be accessed via the navigator to the left of the options window: options for coordinates table, options for notes used to display coordinates, dimension options and dial creation options Table Below, you will find a list of columns displayed when a table is created together with the internal name of the column (property), the column title (column), the width, the alignment of the title and of the contents. You can define alignment settings and column widths here. The coordinates table configuration file path defines which file will be used for coordinates table creation. When many users want to use the same configuration, they just have to define the same path for this file (for example on the network). If you do modifications in your table configuration and you want to save them, click on the "Save" button on the right or your changes will be lost. You select the columns you wish to display by clicking on the button. This will then open the column display manager:

36 36 Here, the columns available which have not been selected for display are listed on the left, and the columns which have been selected are listed on the right. You can modify the order in which the columns are listed by using the "Up" and "Down" buttons and by adding and removing columns by using buttons with the same name. You can also duplicate a column if you want an information to be displayed more than once (for example the name on the left and on the right of a table, to increase the visibility). You can also define one or more customized columns which will be editable in the table by clicking on the "New" button. The "Delete" button allows you to delete customized columns; however, you cannot delete columns which the application calculates automatically, i.e. PosX, PosY, -PosX, -PosY, Diameter/Radius Notes The following elements can be user-defined for the notes displayed in a coordinates table: Origin text: Text displayed for an origin note Shift from the origin coordinates: Useful when all the coordinates have to be positive, shift possible Origin style: Refers to dimension styles defined in the style manager Points style: Refers to dimension styles defined in the style manager Sketched symbol: sketched symbol which will be created at the end of the note. This option is unabled by default. Tolerance: Tolerance value displayed in the tolerance column in the table Radius tolerance: Tolerance value for diameter/radius displayed in the tolerance column in the table

37 37 Automatic numbering: Enables you to define numbering style (numerical or alphanumeric), as well as prefix if required Position of the note text: Single shift, outside view, or none (no note, text only) Shift: Useful if the position type is defined with single shift Dimensions When setting dimensions, the following elements are user-definable: Standard dimension: Does away with the need to specify frequently used types of dimensions each time used Dimension style: Refers to dimension styles defined in the style editor Prefix for depth dimensions: Text preceding the depth value Prefix for depth dimensions with unique reference: Text preceding depth value with unique reference Prefix for height dimensions: Text preceding height value Prefix for thickness dimensions: Text preceding thickness value Reference for height dimenions: Text for reference dimension for height Reference for depth dimension: Text for reference dimension for for depth Dial Under this tab you can define the configuration file paths for the functions used to create hour-markers, numerals and tachymeter. A user working with any of these three functions can save his/her configurations; the file content will be deleted each time.

38 Hourtrack With this function you can create transferred hourtracks for watch dials using a single part or an assembly. You can define all the parameters for this function in an XML configuration file accessible either locally or online. Several different configurations can be created directly using this function, which can then be easily modified or deleted. To perform this function, you carry out the following sequence of operations: 1. Define the parameters for the function configuration path in options 2. Open a file or an assembly containing at least one face 3. Start the function 4. Select the construction face 5. Select the central point (work-point, sketch-point, vertex, axis or edge of which the horizontal projection creates a point) 6. Define the function parameters according to the interactive preview 7. Validate by clicking on Ok Defining the basic elements You can select the configuration you require, you can create a new configuration, you can rename a configuration or delete an existing one by using the context menu in the drop-down menu. You can also define parameters for the following elements in this section: Number of occurrences Selection of the face and of the central point Diameter of the construction circle for the hourtrack Shift from base work plane

39 Defining the output format The elements comprising the hourtrack can be represented by flat surfaces or extrusions. You can define the parameters you wish to use depending on the end result you require Choice of type of elements for the hourtrack The following types are available: Rectangle Circle Flat-based triangle Inverted triangle Ellipse Rounded rectangle Small-base trapezium Large-base trapezium Double rectangle You can define the dimensions for all types of hourtracks.

40 Defining elements you wish to hide All the events specified in the basic elements are displayed in the preview as standard. You can define elements you wish to hide using the tab "Hide" either by selecting specific elements or by selecting the configuration of an already existing Hide feature. Using the same principle as for configurations, you can also add, modify or delete configurations using the context menu contained in the Hide drop-down menu Saving configurations If you click on the button "Save configuration" you will replace the current configuration file with the contents of all the configurations defined in the function. You can modify the configuration file path via the options contained in inventoolswatch. When you save your data, the configuration currently active is saved in the same way as a standard configuration and will be loaded the next time the function is used Modifying the function You can modify all the function parameters starting from an existing event. You simply double-click on the event you wish to modify in the navigator or alternatively click and select "Modify hourtrack function" to display modify window. This window is the same as the create window and contains the elements currently in use. Clicking on "Cancel" will take you back to the element you first created, and "Ok" will re-create the entire function with the modifications included.

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42 Numerals This function allows you to create numeral transfers for watch dials, using either a single part or an assembly. You can define all the parameters for this function in an XML configuration file accessible either locally or online. Several different configurations can be created directly using this function, which can then be easily modified or deleted. To perform this function, you carry out the following sequence of operations: 1. Define the parameters for the function configuration path in options 2. Open a file or an assembly containing at least one face 3. Start the function 4. Select the construction face 5. Select the central point (work-point, sketch-point, vertex, axis or edge of which the horizontal projection creates a point) 6. Define the function parameters according to the interactive preview 7. Validate by clicking on Ok Defining the basic elements You can select the configuration you require, you can create a new configuration, you can rename a configuration or delete an existing one by using the context menu in the drop-down menu. You can also define parameters for the following elements in this section: Minimum and maximum number Selection of the face and central point Diameter of the construction circle for the numerals Shift from base work plane

43 Extrusion parameters The numerals are represented by extrusions. In this section you can define the parameters you wish to use for extrusion Text formatting In this section you can define the text alignment you wish to use and you can format the numerals. The following types of alignment are available: Horizontal internal (numerals inside of the construction circle) Horizontal external (numerals outside the construction circle) Visant Semi-visant Visant turned (visant with 90 rotation in trigono metric direction) You can use the width parameter to increase or decrease the width of the text blocks used. The standard value is 1.

44 Defining elements you wish to hide All the events specified in the basic elements are displayed in the preview as standard. You can define elements you wish to hide using the tab "Hide" either by selecting specific elements or by selecting the configuration of an already existing Hide feature. Using the same principle as for configurations, you can also add, modify or delete configurations using the context menu contained in the Hide drop-down menu Saving configurations If you click on the button "Save configuration" you will replace the current configuration file with the contents of all the configurations defined in the function. You can modify the configuration file path via the options contained in inventoolswatch. When you save your data, the configuration currently active is saved in the same way as a standard configuration and will be loaded the next time the function is used Modifying the function You can modify all the function parameters starting from an existing event. You simply double-click on the event you wish to modify in the navigator or alternatively click and select "Modify numerals function" to display modify window. This window is the same as the create window and contains the elements currently in use. Clicking on "Cancel" will take you back to the element you first created, and "Ok" will re-create the entire function with the modifications included.

45 Tachymeter With this function you can create a tachymeter for watch dials, using either a single piece or an assembly. You can define all the parameters for this function in an XML configuration file accessible either locally or online. Several different configurations can be created directly using this function, which can then be easily modified or deleted. To perform this function, you carry out the following sequence of operations: 1. Define the parameters for the function configuration path in options 2. Open a file or an assembly containing at least one face 3. Start the function 4. Select the construction face 5. Select the central point (work-point, sketch-point, vertex, axis or edge of which the horizontal projection creates a point) 6. Define the function parameters according to the interactive preview 7. Validate by clicking on Ok Defining the basic elements You can select the configuration you require, you can create a new configuration, you can rename a configuration or delete an existing one by using the context menu in the drop-down menu. You can also define parameters for the following elements in this section: Select the face and central point

46 46 Diameter of the construction circle for the numerals Diameter of construction circle for the primary hour-markers Diameter of construction circle for the secondary hour-markers Shift from base work plane Choice of hour-marker In this section you can define the primary and secondary hour-markers that can be used as well as their presentation format. The following types of hour-marker are available: Rectangle Circle Flat-based triangle Inverted triangle Ellipse Rounded rectangle Small-base trapezium Large-base trapezium Double rectangle You can define the dimensions for all types of hourtracks. Hour-markers can be represented as flat surfaces or extrusions. You can define the parameters you use depending on the end-result you require. Where extrusion is concerned, you will find operation and direction parameters under the tab "Text" Text formatting In this section you can define the text alignment you wish to use and you can format the numerals. The following types of alignment are available: Visant Semi-visant Visant turned (visant with 90 rotation in trigono metric direction) If you click on the box containing the spectacles icon you can display a preview of the numerals that will be created. You can use the width parameter to increase or decrease the width of the text blocks used. The standard value is 1.

47 47 In this section you can also define the extrusion parameters (direction of the operation, distance and colour) to be used in creating the tachymeter numerals. The same operation and direction will also be used by the hour-markers if they have been defined as extruded elements Defining the elements to be displayed In this section you can modify the elements to be displayed in the preview. For each speed you can display the numeral, a primary hour-marker, a secondary hour-marker or a combination of the three. You can also define the elements to be displayed using the "Display" tab. You do this either by deselecting specific elements, or by selecting the configuration for an existing Hide feature. Using the same principle as for configurations, you can also add, modify or delete configurations using the context menu contained in the Hide drop-down menu. You can add or delete an already existing speed by clicking on the first column and then using the context menu.