3.4.1.5 Library>> (Add strips to a library)
You can organise strips in libraries. With every installation, you will find a selection of ready-made strips in the BIB_GP_Leisten library. You can use these strips as a basis for your own strips. To expand your own libraries and your portfolio of strips, you can save them. Of course, you can also create your own mouldings from scratch. E.g. with a scanned plaster.
Select [Library >>] to access the "Add services to the library" dialogue.
Library
Under Library, you can select the library in which you want to save the strips.
Note: Supplied mouldings cannot be changed. If you want to change a moulding and save it again, you must transfer this moulding to a customer library. To do this, load the moulding, make any necessary adjustments to the moulding and select "Library >>". Select a customer library and then save the moulding as described below.
Library -> ...
You can use the button on the right ("..") to rename libraries and create new libraries. You can also include and deactivate libraries.
Models
You have the option of overwriting an existing model with the current moulding. In this case, select the name of the model here. If you want to create a new moulding, select "- New model -"
File name
The file name is derived from the model name. Nothing can be entered here. If you have selected an existing moulding, the file name under which the moulding can be found in the library folder is displayed here.
Name
Give the moulding a name. The moulding appears under this name in the model catalogue.
Attention: Do not use any special characters for the name. A file with the name of the moulding is created. If the name contains special characters, the file cannot be created. Only use letters, numbers, spaces, hyphens and underscores.
Table
Enter a grading table for the moulding. This is used by the GP Manager to calculate the dimensions of the moulding.
Table -> ...
With the button on the right ("..") you can enter the dimensions for the moulding manually or import an existing grading table. Please note that the numbers are written according to the English notation. A full stop is used here instead of a comma.
(Using the number pi as an example, 3.14 becomes 3.14 in the English notation).
The measurements are given in the table in the following order: "Shoe size = length width height" (in mm).
Group
In addition to libraries, strips can be organised in groups. You can select an existing group from the drop-down menu. In the model catalogue, you can display the strips according to these groups.
Note: In the model catalogue, the groups are called "Type".
Group -> ...
You can edit your groups using the button to the right of Group (".."). This makes it easier for you to find strips in your libraries.
Note: If you have created a new group, it will only be displayed in the "Add services to the library" dialogue after you have closed it once and opened it again.
If you assign a number twice, it can happen that strips are assigned to a group that already exists. You should therefore avoid assigning a number twice by mistake.
Info
The text entered here appears in the model catalogue under the respective strip.
Place the model as high up as possible
Select this option so that the moulding is placed at the top of the selection menu. You should select this for frequently used bars. This allows you to quickly find the bars in the main window.
Note: If you want to arrange existing mouldings at the top, open the mouldings and select this option.
Insert model into library
This button is used to add the moulding to the library.
Apply changes
This option writes the changes to the loaded strips. This means that the bar currently displayed on the workspace is saved with the changes. If you only want to rename existing bars, you must ensure that the bar you want to rename has been loaded from the library beforehand.
Delete
The moulding selected under Models is deleted from the library.
Back
You return to the GP OptiCAD module without making any changes to the library.
