1. GKS User Guide
  2. How to Proceed
  3. Calculate Sizes
  4. How to Create Individual Sizes of a Stencil

How to Create Individual Sizes of a Stencil

Grading a size by percent:

  • The order requires the M size additionally to the XS size.
  • The size difference is specified by a percentage.
  • The M starting size is completed.
  • The Dimensions tool window is open.
  1. Open the context menu in the M column title of the Dimensions table.
  1. Select Add New Size Before
  • The Add New Size dialog box appears.
  1. Overwrite the indicated S size with XS in the Designation edit box.
  1. Describe the size in the Description edit box.
  1. Activate the Grading check box.
  1. Select the M* option in the Starting Size list box.
  1. Keep the Reduce button active.
  1. Select the Factor option button in the Resizing group box.
  1. For the gradings enter the percentage via the % edit box.
  1. Confirm with .
  • An additional column for the XS size appears in the measure table with the display option activated.
    With the activated icon the correction value columns appear additionally for the size XS.
  • With the status icon activated both sizes appear in the dimensioning view.

Grading the size absolutely:

  • The order requires the M size additionally to the XS size.
  • Grading steps areas specified by difference values per dimension.
    within the measure table shows the column of the absolute values.
  • The M starting size is completed.
  • The Dimensions tool window is open.
  1. Enter a absolute difference for each dimensioning in the Dif column of the Dimension table.
  1. Open the context menu in the M column title of the Dimensions table.
  1. Select Add New Size Before
  • The Add New Size dialog box appears.
  1. Overwrite the indicated S size with XS in the Designation edit box.
  1. Describe the size in the Description edit box.
  1. Activate the Grading check box.
  1. Select the M* option in the Starting Size list box.
  1. Keep the Reduce button active.
  1. In the Resizing group box select the Absolutely (difference from the table) option button.
  1. Confirm with .
  • An additional column for the XS size appears in the measure table with the display option activated.
    With the activated icon the correction value columns appear additionally for the size XS.
  • With the status icon activated also the XS size appears in the dimensioning view.

After grading check and correct each size according to the order.

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