About Design Tables

This section provides information about the management of design tables.

This page discusses:

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Managing Design Tables

Standard Tables

This topic provides you with more information about the standard file to be imported in the task.

Here is an example of standard file to be imported:

Material Thickness (mm) Bend Table Default Bend Radius (mm)
Steel 1 BendTable03R1.txt 1
Steel 2 BendTable03R2.txt 2

Warning: In this example, BendTable03R1.txt and BendTable03R2.txt must be in the same directory as the main standard table.

Simulation Frame

This section provides information about the simulation frame.

Here is a brief description of the columns of the Standard management control frame.

  • Status: If an indicator is red, an action is required to enable the saving operation. If all the indicators are green, the OK button is available.
  • Row & column: These columns indicate where to find the reference of the involved file in the main table.
  • Full path/Content: In the From file data mode, it indicates the full path to the corresponding standard file. In the From base data mode, it indicates the content of the cell.
  • Differentiation: The differentiating identifier value of the future rep/ref corresponding to the given path. It is first deducted from the file name (without the extension). During the simulation process, the title of this column becomes the name of the differentiating attribute.
  • Version: Version of the future data used instead of the former path.
  • New/existing: The value is "New" if a new data is to be created and "Existing" if the data corresponding to this standard table already exists in the vault.
  • Diagnosis: This column indicates the kind of error which appears during the standard management. There are three kinds of error messages:
    • File not found.
    • A data with same identification attribute value already exists in the vault.
    • Leads to ambiguity.

Error Messages in the Status Column

This section provides information about error messages in the status column.

File not found

It is possible that the file cannot be reached.

In this case, ensure that:

  • The specified path in the main table is correct, otherwise edit your main table.
  • The file is in the correct location.

Tip: You can remove the path containing the design tables from the dialog box by selecting the Replace Path by Blank contextual item.

A data (rep/ref) with same identification attribute value already exists in the vault

As the identification attribute value is deducted from the file name, the data you are tying to import may already exist in the vault.

  • If the existing data is different from the standard file you are trying to import:
    1. Right-click the concerned line.
    2. Click Propose new identification.
    3. Enter a new name for this standard file.
    4. Click OK. The new identification is displayed in the adequate column.
  • If the existing standard file is the one you want to use, right-click the concerned line and do one of the following:
    • Select Use an existing version to display the list of the available versions, so that you can select the one you want to use.
    • Select Use the latest version to use the last created version.

Leads to ambiguity (From Base Mode only)

This message appears when several standard tables in the vault have an ID corresponding to the one entered in the main table.

  1. Right-click the concerned line.
  2. Select Solve the ambiguities.
  3. Click Search.
  4. Select the correct sub table.
  5. Click OK.