BAMTEC file

Module(s): BAMTEC

You can use the BAMTEC File tool to save the data to a carpet file and place it in the layout. All the bars located in the plan can be entered.
The carpet manufacturer needs this schedule to control the machines. The carpet schedule and the assembly drawing which should contain the name of the BAMTEC® file, a bending schedule, the definition point of the carpet as well as all the labels (name of project, fileset and document) are transferred to the carpet manufacturer.

When you have created the carpet reinforcement automatically using the Separate into Files tool and the file splitting option, the log and the data for the layout setup (carpet name, unroll direction etc.) are saved in a separate drawing file.

To create the carpet file

1. Click BAMTEC File (How).
   

   Activate BAMTEC File in one of the following ways

   • Menu bar: Create Engineering BAMTEC

   • Palette: Tools Create area in the following module(s):

   BAMTEC

   • Configuration: Engineering List/Schedules flyout
2. Select the reinforcement to be included in the carpet file (if the Reinforce without 3D model option was not active when you created the carpet outline).
3. Click the reference point for the coordinates of the schedule (if you have created the reinforcement manually).

   The program thoroughly checks the selected reinforcement according to the following criteria and displays relevant messages:

   • Maximum bar diameter as set in the options
   • Minimum reinforcement distance
   • Number of welding points
   • Minimum reinforcement length
   • Maximum bar length as set in the options
   • Maximum carpet weight as set in the options

     If the maximum bar diameter or length is exceeded, the program aborts the creation of the carpet file.
     Otherwise,

   • when working with drawing files, the program creates the file called bamxxxx.tec (xxxx = drawing file number) in the i_o folder of the current project, or
   • when working with a NDW file, the program creates the file called xxxx.tec (xxxx = document name) in the folder where the NDW file is located.
4. Place the label for the carpet file in the workspace.
   

Note: To modify or to delete the invalid bars that are highlighted, deactivate the Color stands for pen option in Show/Hide.