Saw Station Settings: Saw Properties

Summary

Open the Preset Manager > Saws/Tables window to set up and revise saw and table station settings for saw properties.

Window

Saw Properties

Field Descriptions

The following table lists field descriptions.

Section/Field	Description
Saw Type	Select the type of saw from the drop down list. The saw type determines the available saw files for this saw.
Square Cut Angle	Select the saw's square cut angle from the drop down list.
Number of Blades	Number of blades for this saw.
Saw Name	User defined name for a saw.
Parent Saw	Define a child saw by selecting another saw in the Parent Saw drop down list. This lets you duplicate the output criteria of the parent saw to an additional format. For example, when a Parent Saw is overloaded, work can be easily distributed to the Child Saw as the output file already exists. For details, see Parent Saw.
Saw Sorting	Opens the Sorting by Saw for Name of Saw window where you select the sorting criteria. For details, see Default Piece Sorting and Sorting by Saw. This sorting overrides the Default Piece Sorting for this saw.
Saw Rotation	Opens the Piece rotation settings for Cut Station "Name of Saw "window where you select the rotation settings. For details, see Piece Rotation Settings.
Min Ang	Minimum angle that a saw can cut.
Max Ang	Maximum angle that a saw can cut.
Max Cut	Maximum length of cut.
Kerf	Width of a cut made by the saw blade.

Accessing

1. In the main Project List window, select Tools.

2. Select Saws/Tables.

3. In the Preset Manager, click to add a new saw or click to revise an existing saw.

4. Revise the Saw Properties information.

5. Click Close.