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An end-mill (cope) shapes the end of the mullion itself so it sits tight against the frame. It
is written as a shape op (Rule Type 143 Add Op Hardware Etc.) at the mullion level and kept on the
mullion bar (Set Op on Level=? = 3), with one block for each end: X = 0 for the
start end and X = L plus an allowance for the far end. General rules:
How machining rules work.
Example C: both ends of a 3T4 T-bar mullion (series 3500 / 3501)
Sub-routine series 313 “3500/01 TBAR MILL”, rules 322–342, called from series 268
“3500” rule 262 (level Mullion). Every rule: Level Mullion, Position Vertical, Condition
None, Has Test ticked with one test: option “SERIES” = 3500 or 3501.
| Rule | Rule Type | Value | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 322 | Comment | TBAR TOP END MILL | heading |
| 323 | 143 Add Op Hardware Etc. | Description: EMT:2010 | start the op |
| 324 | 158 Set Op on Level=? | Value 1 = 3 |
keep it on the mullion |
| 325 | 153 Set Op if Side? | Value 1 = 1 |
the start end |
| 326 | 154 Set Op If Part Ref1 | Description = 3T4 |
only the 3T4 T-bar |
| 327 | 144 Set Op Pattern No. | Description = EMT:2010 |
end-mill program, top |
| 328 | 148 Set Op posX | Description = 0 |
at the start of the bar |
| 329–335 | same block, “TBAR BOT END MILL FRAME SILL” | side 2,pattern EMH:2010, X = L+0.21875 |
the far (sill) end |
In plain English: To end-mill both ends of a vertical 3T4 T-bar mullion so it fits against the frame, the
rule runs EMT:2010 on the mullion bar (3T4 profiles only) at the start of the bar (X = 0), and
EMH:2010 at the far end (X = L + 7/32″), when the SERIES option is 3500 or 3501.
Rules 288–302 in the same sub-routine do the same for horizontal T-bars (Position Horizontal), with the
ends at X 0 and L+0.40625.
Build your own
- Level Mullion (or Meeting Rail for a rail); Position Vertical or Horizontal; Condition
None to mill every such bar, or L/T Out / R/B Out to mill only an end that meets the frame
(L/T In / R/B In for an end that stops on another bar, which often needs a different cope). - Rule Type 143 Add Op Hardware Etc.; then Set Op on Level=? =
3for a mullion
(4for a meeting rail). - Set Op if Side? =
1for the start end,2for the far end, one block each. - Reference of the mullion profile; the end-mill pattern your machine uses; Set Op posX =
0
orLplus the allowance the program needs (for example, 7/32″ vertical, 13/32″
horizontal). - Add the same test to every rule if only some products get the cope.
1 /2 behave like “start end” / “far end” in the example data, but this was notconfirmed in the code, and which physical end is the “start” was not checked on a printed cut list. Also
not isolated: the exact difference between level codes
3 (mullion) and 4 (meeting rail).Check your first unit’s cut list before relying on it.
must carry the Reference in rule 154; and a test that fails on one rule of the block breaks the whole op. See
Troubleshooting.