Post Processors - Explode
This section determines any special functions that need to be carried out on geometry to enable them to be correctly output to a machine.
Text to Lines
Explode the text into individual lines and arcs.
Arcs to
If arcs are to be exploded, choose what they should be exploded into.
Lines
This option causes arcs to be broken down into line segments.
Arc segments
This option causes arcs to be broken down into shorter arcs.
Selecting either of the above two options causes two further options to be enabled, allowing the configuration of the allowances to determine the number of lines or arcs to be created:
Max. No. of Segments
Enter the number of line or arc entities that the arc is to be broken into. If this is set to zero, then the following option will be used to calculate the number of lines or arcs.
Tolerance
This will only be taken into account if the maximum number of segments is set to zero. It defines the maximum deviation between the original arc and the centre of the line segment or the centre of the chord for the case where arcs are exploded to shorter arcs.
Quadrant segments
This option causes large arcs to be broken down into arc segments of no more than 90 degrees.
Beziers to arcs and lines
This option causes Beziers to be broken down into arc and line segments.
Combination lines
This option causes entities of combination palettes (such as cut/crease) to be broken down to entities of the underlying palettes.
Zipper lines
This option causes entities of zipper palettes to be broken down to line and arc segments.
Wave lines
This option causes entities of wave palettes to be broken down into line and arc segments.
Zigzag lines
This option causes entities of zigzag palettes to be broken down into line and arc segments.
Cascade lines
This option causes entities of cascade palettes to be broken down into line segments.
These expansions can be inspected in the Intermediate drawing.
Lock direction of exploded special rule types
When this option is switched on, the child entities of an exploded Combination, Zipper, Wave etc. will all be locked in the same direction as the parent entity.
This is particularly useful where there is a visible defect with sample makers when two adjacent cuts from a cut-crease entity are plotted in opposite directions.
If the user sets the initial directions of the adjacent cut-crease entities to be the same, then consistency will be achieved.
It should be noted that this option will most likely make plots take slightly longer if they include special rules. So, if the drawing doesn't have the visible defect described above, then it is recommended that this option should be switched off so as to achieve the fastest speeds possible.