The My Setup > Tables page in the Catalog/Drawing Properties allows you to setup tables for...

• Edge Profiles
• Tool [Layer Names]
• Materials
• Clients - see topics on the Job Setup > Client page and My Setup > Tables : Clients
• Handles
• Specials 
  • At door level there is an available cutout feature on the Door Details > Engrave page.
  • Another option for creating holes/cutouts such as rectangles, circles, ellipses or polygons is using the Machining Editor.
    • See also Cutouts and Corners Tutorial and the topic on Multibore Inline (drill holes).

Refresh

If a refresh is desired, then it is probably best to refresh both the Drawing and the Catalog (although the catalog should refresh as it opens).

After editing any of the available tables on the My Setup > Tables page, the Refresh Table button should be clicked on.

Tool and Edge Table Names

If more than one machine is being used to produce doors, then although they may be identical models and have the same tooling, the chances are that some of the offsets and tool compensation will be slightly different. This means that separate Definition Tables will be required to allow the correct Edging and Tooling Profiles to be applied as required.

DoorMaster will allow several catalogs to be created (and renamed to suit). Each catalog/drawing can then have its own offsets applied to each door and also be allocated a different Tool and/or Edge table from which to operate. This is achieved by creating copies of the Tool and/or Edge tables (.qlt files only) within their respective folders.

Edge Profiles

 

1. First select the correct Definition Table from the drop list e.g. Edge
2. Then click on the Edge Profiles button to open the property inspector.
3. Finally select the required edge profile from the Edge Properties drop list e.g. Square Edge (shown right).

 

Code   :   All Edging has a code which can be used as a reference  -  click here for more details

Description  : Reference Only

Layer Name : The name of the tool used to produce this profile. Make sure that this tool is also defined in the Tool table, discussed next.

Depth : The depth of the tool used.

Offset : Offset from the edge of the door and the centre of the tool.

Diam  : Only required for 'Extra Edge' on DrawerBanks when used on one side of adjoining drawers.

A Drawer Bank is applied to a door on the Door Details > Drawers page  -  click to view.

In this example the Diam on the Edge Profile used is set to 5 and is displayed on the Drawers page.

Auto Spacers :  If the checkbox is ticked, then spacers are automatically added when this layer is used for the edge profile.

• Spacers are used to push doors apart on the nest and ensures a door is not nested too close to another.
• These are only applied to the Front Face machining.
  • If the Back Face machining is used/required, they will need to be manually added on the Door Details > Extra Edge page.

When Extra Edge : If the checkbox is ticked, then use default spacer length.

Only On Edged Sides : If the checkbox is ticked, then only add spacer to the sides on which the edge profile is used.

Spacer Length : Enter the desired length of added spacers.

Tool [Layer Names]

 

1. First select the correct Definition Table from the drop list;
2. Then click on the Tool [Layer Names] button to open Tool Properties (shown right);
3. Finally, select the required Tool Profile from the drop list e.g. T1.

There are three fields associated with each Tool. The Tool Layer names are passed on the EzyNest nesting and toolpath system.

Tool Name  :  Tool Layer Name  [ensure that you do not delete/rename the <none> entry as this is a system requirement.

Description  : Only used as a reference.

Depth Compensation : As a tool is sharpened, you may wish to adjust the depth at which it runs. The amount entered here will be reduced from the nominal depth specified as a part of the setup of the door profile itself.

Offset Compensation : As a tool is sharpened, you may wish to adjust the offset at which it runs. The amount entered here will be reduced from the nominal offset specified as a part of the setup of the door profile itself.

• This is not applied to any Veining or Border Profile offsets.
• For the tool used for cutting up drawerbanks, this field is the actual diameter of the tool. 
• The Offset is toward the zero point of the offset.
• Note that care must be taken with this if the same layer names are used for multiple purposes.

Through Cuts : Whether or not this is a Tool [LayerName] that is used to cut right through the door. If the checkbox is enabled/ticked (i.e. set to 'Yes') then the depth of the tool cut is set to be the door thickness (see My Setup > Defaults page) plus any Through Penetration specified on the My Setup > Tooling page.

Colour   : Layer colour as a whole number - see topic on DXF Layer Colours.

Layer Name   : The Tool table (Tool.qlt) supports a column called ‘Layer’. 

If this contains a formula, it is evaluated as the tool name rather than using the fixed name  -  click here for more details.

Drawing Properties Import Example File

Lines with ~ in the first column import Drawing Properties instead of adding an item - see tutorial on Import Item List.

For example, these two lines would import the three properties abc, def and ghi.

   ~     abc   123     def       15mm

   ~     ghi    "A string with  ""embedded""  quotes"

Layer Name Formula

In this example, for the T1 tool, if the variable door height is less than 100 it will output the layer as 'ABC' otherwise 'DEF'

• A string preceded by a colon (:) will tell DoorMaster to evaluate the string as it reads the table.

• Use single quotes (') when referring to a string within the formula.

If no formula were present, it would output the name “T1”.

The file is located <your DoorMaster folder>/Table/Misc/Tool/Tool.qlt

Materials

Material tables allow for different types and thickness of door materials. Materials can be created/changed using the Form  available in the Drawing Properties. Simply click on the Materials button to open the property inspector.

Material Name  : Descriptive name of material e.g. 18mm MDF

Thickness          : Thickness of the material e.g. 18mm

Grain Direction : Radio button to select None i.e. no grain (or pattern);

X direction of sheet (horizontal i.e. left/right);

Y direction of sheet (vertical i.e. up/down).

Handles

The Handles table allows for different types (door/drawer) and positioning of handles. Handles can be created/changed using the Form  available in the Drawing Properties. Simply click on the Handles button to open the property inspector.

Orientation : Can be either Vertical or Horizontal.

Example : The drawers default set to Horizontal using 1 and 2 handles

The Door Details > Handle page uses the default orientation. The orientation for doors in the example above is set to Vertical.

Position : The position of both the holes and pockets are defined by their centre.

It is calculated using the XPos, XFrac, YPos and YFrac columns in the table, where the Frac is a fraction of the total width (or height). For example if a vertical handle had a single hole at XPos= -10mm and XFrac= 0.25 then a single hole would be drilled 10mm short of quarter the door width.

 

Note that in drawers the X position of the handle is always half way across the drawer and the XPos and XFrac values are only used if two handles are required.

The settings then assume the left handle. The right handle is assumed to be in a similar position on the other side of the drawer.

 

 

 

Drawer Settings Example : Drill Holes and Pocket positions

The Toolings and Definitions > Handles page uses the default orientation. The orientation for doors in the example above is set to Vertical.

Colour : Numeric, used for a visual reference to Layers - see the example of drawer settings above and the topic on DXF Layer Colours.

Specials

Specials can consists of sets of holes or cutouts into either the Front or Back Face of a door/drawer and are defined in tables.

Each table can hold up to 5 sets of holes (circles) and/or up to 3 cutouts (each with a maximum of 10 nodes).

When you click on the Specials button, a Form is not available for data entry but values can be entered directly into the table using the Table Editor  -  click to view.

Table Format : Cutouts

Cutouts are defined by a number of rows in the table (click dropdown above to view full table).

To explain the workings of this table, we will use the supplied Sample1.qlt which creates the cutout as shown here - see topic on Tooling and Definition > Specials page.

The first row (Rout1) is the parent row which holds machining information - compare following to above Preview Pane details.

• The Layer name i.e. Cutout;
• The Colour i.e. 4 which is Cyan (see topic on DXF Layer Colours);
• The Depth of penetration i.e. 13mm;
• How many times you would like to repeat the cutout i.e. RepQty = 2 as shown above;
  • Repx and Repy specifies the calculation for the position of the repeated cutout.
• This is a closed shaped i.e. IsOpen is No.

This is followed by up to 10 child rows (Rout1.1 etc) each holding the definition of a point on the shape for cutout.

• The following calculations use the specified x=14mm and y=-5mm defined in Row 2 i.e. (Rout1.1)
• Note that x,y assumes zero point is bottom left of the door looking at Front Face.

 

 

Row Name	Corresponding Vertex	Formula of X Value	New X Value	Formula of Y Value	New Y Value
Rout1.1	Vertex #1	14mm	14mm	-5mm	-5mm
Rout1.2	Vertex #2	"Point[#-1].x"	"Point[#-1].x" = 14mm	65mm	"Point[#-1].y" = 65mm (creates radius)
Rout1.3	Vertex #3	"Point[#-1].x + 30mm"	Calculated : 14mm + 30mm = 44mm	"Point[#-1].y*2"	Calculated : 65mm x 2 = 130mm
Rout1.4	Vertex #4	"Point[#-1].x + 20mm"	Calculated : 44mm + 20mm = 64mm	"Point[#-1].y"	"Point[2].z" = 130mm (creates radius)
Rout1.5	Vertex #5	"Point[#-1].x + 30mm"	Calculated : 64mm + 30mm = 94mm	"Point[2].y"	65mm
Rout1.6	Vertex #6	"Point[#-1].x"	Calculated : 94mm + 0mm = 94mm	"Point[1].y"	-5mm

Table Format : Holes

The Specials table allows for drilled holes (or circular cutouts) to be defined using their centre point and radius  in the same table (e.g. rows Bore1).

• In the following example, we have added three (3) drilled holes with different colours.

• Note that x,y assumes zero point is bottom left of the door looking at Front Face.

• The following image compares the x,y point when viewing door from Back Face.

Table Summary

Each table can hold up to 3 cutouts (each with a maximum of 10 nodes) and/or up to 5 sets of holes (circles).

Column Name	Cutouts	Holes (Circles)
Use	Whether or not the cutout should be used **This is additional to the "Use Specials" checkbox	Same as Cutouts
Layer	The DXF Layer name	Same as Cutouts
Colour	The DXF Layer Colour - numeric value	Same as Cutouts
Depth	Depth of the cutout	Depth of the hole
IsOpen	Whether the cutout is a closed or open shape	Unused
RepQty	Whether the defined shape is repeated	Same as Cutouts
RepX	The X Offset if the shape is repeated	X Offset if the hole is repeated
RepY	The Y Offset if the shape is repeated	Y Offset if the hole is repeated
X	X position - assumes zero point is bottom left of the door, looking at Front face	Same as Cutouts
Y	Y position - assumes zero point is bottom left of the door, looking at Front face	Same as Cutouts
Radius	If the line between this and the next point is curved i.e. the radius of the curve	The radius of the hole/circle

Finish Thicknesses

The default thickness of each door finish which is taken into account when routing the door border and edging, can be set by...

1. selecting the Finish using the drop list;
2. typing in a Value;
   • the current default thickness will be displayed.
   • the initial value will default to the Job Details page, unless the Default Thickness checkbox ticked/enabled, as shown.

     

3. press the Update button, which is made available when a value is entered/updated.

When you type in a Value and press the Update button an applicable file will be created/saved.

The value set for each door finish is subtracted from the overall size of the door, or each drawer, to give the correct cut size, thereby finishing the door/drawer to the required size.