MDL Guidelines - Rules to define the geometry file in a MDL format
Lectra users, uploading MDL formats, can upload any MDL file according to the standards used by Lectra machines.
DXF Guidelines - Rules to define the geometry file in a DXF format
Tip: Color each layer in a different color.
1. A boundary layer must appear in each piece.
2. Notches, if exist, must be placed on a different layer than the boundary layer (Figure 1).
3. Internal lines, if exist, must be placed on a different layer than the boundary layer (Figure 1).
Each piece (boundary, notches, internal
lines, drills, match points, piece name and annotation) is blocked once. If you
need to re-block a piece, please make sure to un-block (“explode”) it
Note: If you’ve already created a piece and blocked it, and then later on want to add an object to it- first explode the block, add the object, and then block all the objects back together
5. Contours must be closed at each piece
6. Rotation – User can allow the rotation of the piece inside the marker by every 45/ 90/ 180 degrees.
7. Flip – User can allow the pieces to be flipped inside the marker either horizontally, vertically, both of them or no flipping at all. For example:
Horizontal , Vertical
8. Gap – Gap is defined as half of the distance measured between two pieces in the marker. For Example:
If the Gap equals 5mm, the distance between any two pieces in the marker will be 10mm.
Stripes & Plaids File
1. Reference lines must be blocked within a piece
2. Reference lines must appear in one layer and on a different layer than the boundary layer (Figure 2).
3. Fabric Parameters:
a. X offset is measured from the left boundary of the fabric.
b. Y offset is measured from the top boundary of the fabric.
c. X repeat is the distance between two vertical lines on a striped & plaid fabric (Figure 3).
d. Y repeat is the distance between two horizontal lines on a striped & plaid fabric (Figure 3).
Figure 1: Notches and Internal lines in DXF files. Download DXF example
Figure 2: Reference lines in Stripes & Plaids DXF files. Download DXF example
Figure 3: X repeat and Y repeat in Stripes and Plaids Fabric