The Mach.Tongue > Universal, Parts & Robes  page of the Catalog/Drawing Properties provides the ability to set the size of the tongue by percentage of edge length or distance from edge for CM-Robes, CM-Parts and Universal library items.

 

Tongue Width

Radio buttons allows the calculation of the size, from side to side, of the tongue relative to the part edge using either :

• a % (percentage)
• or a specified distance from edge.

 

As Percentage

 

% of side length is what proportion of the length (of the part) the tongue takes up (which is then centred on the edge).

Example: If the edge is 200mm long and the tongue is 50% then it will be 100mm long starting 50mm in from each end.

 

By Part button

Set the tongue as a percentage of side length by part. The Tongue Property sheet allows you to :-

• change the Default - this will update the edit boxes for all parts displayed to the new default.
• override default for individual parts by typing in new values as required (shown)
• reset changes back to the default value by clicking on the Reset button.
  • in this example, the Back, Bottom and Top part will change back to the Default of 70%

 

Distance from Edge

 

Example: Tongue distance from each end is 100mm in.

 

 

By Part button

Set the tongue as a distance from end. The Tongue Property sheet allows you to :-

• change the Default - this will update the edit boxes for all parts displayed to the new default.
• override default for individual parts by typing in new values as required (shown).
• reset changes back to the default value by clicking on the Reset button.
  • in this example, the Back, Bottom and Top part will change back to the Default of 100mm,