Add a New Thread Database

General

  • If the thread tools of Vertex G4 (in the context-sensitive function Thread symbol) do not contain the special threads you need, you can add a completely new thread database yourself, if necessary.
  • You can also modify an existing database to suit you Complete the Thread Database.
  • You should create a thread database by copying an old thread database as a base and modify the contents of this database as desired.
  • The new thread database must be "released" to be visible on the Vertex G4 by adding information about it to the d_THREADS database.

Create a new thread database

  1. Copy an old database from the system/dbases directory to the custom/dbases directory with a new name
    • For example, the files d_thread_UNk and d_thread_UNkc of the inch thread database
    • Change the names, for example d_thread_MY and d_thread_MYc
  2. Drag the copied and renamed file (for example d_thread_MY) to the Vertex G4 window.
    • The program opens the database in card format.
    • You can use the arrow keys or the scroll bar to browse the list.
    • At the bottom of the card you see a number, for example 10/160, which means that you are editing the tenth row of the database and the database has a total of 160 rows.
  3. Select Edit as list.
    • The program opens a list-format view of the database.
  4. Delete unnecessary rows.
    1. Select the first row to be deleted.
    2. Hold down the Shift key and select the last row to be deleted.
    3. Select the context-sensitive function Delete row.
  5. Add a new row, or modify the data in the old row to fit the new thread, if necessary.
    1. Select a database row.
    2. Select the context-sensitive function Add row before or Add row after.
  6. Fill in the row data. In the example below, d_thread_UNK, inch thread database content.
    • Thread = Thread label, based on which the thread is displayed in the context-sensitive function Thread symbol.
    • d = Nominal thread dimension in millimeters.
    • d1 = Thread base dimension in millimeters.
    • P = Rise marking
    • in = 1 means it is an inch thread.
    • SUM = The code that comes after the thread size in the drawing.
  7. Confirm the database content by clicking OK.

Release the new thread database

  1. Select System | Application > Thread..
  2. The program opens the database d_THREADS for editing.
  3. Select a database row.
  4. Add a new row by using the context-sensitive function Add row before or Add row after.
  5. Fill in the row data.
    • Standard/Description = With this description, you select the thread database.
    • Database = Database name, for example d_thread_MY
    • Order = Order number by which the databases are listed.
  6. If necessary, edit the order numbers of rows 1, 2 … n
  7. Confirm the database content by clicking OK.
    • The program saves the database d_THREADS in the custom/dbases directory, not over the original database system/dbases/d_THREADS.
    • If the system has a database with the same name (d_THREADS) in both the system/dbases and custom/dbases directories, the program uses the database in the custom/dbases directory.
    • Note that in the main version upgrade, almost all (except system/programs/network.bat) files in the system folder are replaced with new files of the main version, so you should not save any customer-specific data under the system folder.