Flux Reference Manual

  • Welcome to Flux
  • Introduction
    • Installing the software
    • The user interface
    • Part workflow
  • CAD
    • 2-D Import
      • 2-D Cleanup
    • 3-D Import
      • Import 3D Model
      • Import assembly
      • Form detection
      • Component detection
    • Modifying the geometry
    • Attachments
  • Laser CAM
    • Part workflow
      • Editing panels
        • Laser cut
          • Approach
          • Withdrawal
          • Microjoint
          • Advanced
        • Contour
        • Scrap cut
        • Part
        • Corner treatment
      • Quick-Nest
    • Job workflow
      • Job panel
        • Sheets tab
        • Parts tab
        • Layouts tab
        • Summary tab
      • Edit layout
        • Nesting modes
        • Placement panel
        • Sequencing
        • Slice sheet
    • Bevel cut
      • Open contours
      • Variable bevel
      • Miscellaneous
    • Advanced
      • Finishing rules
      • Edit LTT
      • FlyLine
      • TwinLine
        • Strategy
        • Microjoints
        • Further settings
      • DetectLine
  • Bend CAM
    • Create bend data
    • Bend navigator
    • Edit bend data
      • Edit a bend
      • Edit a tool mount
      • Edit a bend setup
      • Edit the back-gauges
      • Edit angle measurement
      • Bends spreadsheet
      • Changing the sequence
      • Adding setups and stations
    • Advanced
      • Angle measurement
      • Batch process
      • Recompute solution
      • Tonnage check
    • Bending Aids
  • BendMaster CAM
    • Bend navigator
    • Part pickup
      • Pickup from pallet
      • Pickup from dispenser
    • Robotic bending
      • Insertion
      • Bending
      • Extraction
    • Regripping
      • Regrip panel
      • Add regrip
      • Edit regrip
      • Regrip with jaw
      • RG-Stations panel
    • Part deposit
      • Deposit panel
      • Repeat and sequence
      • Add separator sheets
      • Lock part-rest
      • Deposit pattern types
    • Advanced
      • Waypoints
      • Cell configuration
      • Custom Cell Components
      • Gripper database
        • Create a gripper
        • Import gripper from DXF
        • Import Suction Cup
  • FlexCell CAM
    • Bend navigator
    • Part pickup
      • Pickup from pallet
      • Centering table
    • Robotic bending
      • Insertion
      • Bending
      • Extraction
      • Advanced
    • Regripping
      • Regrip panel
      • Add/Remove regrip
      • Gripper Panel
      • RG-Stations panel
    • Part deposit
      • Deposit panel
      • Deposit Tabs
    • Advanced
      • Waypoints
      • Cell configuration
      • Gripper database
        • Create a gripper
        • Import gripper from DXF
    • Troubleshooting
  • Fold CAM
    • Create fold data
    • The Fold view
    • Editing Fold data
      • Edit a bend
      • Edit a side/section
      • Change the sequence
      • Edit the blank-holders
      • Edit the gauging
      • Edit the blades
      • Edit the loading
      • Edit the unloading
    • Tool inventory
    • Advanced
      • Custom air-gap tables
      • Manual bend completion
      • Required flange length
  • Settings
    • Drawing
      • Layers
      • Dimensions
      • View
    • Bend CAM
      • Machine defaults
      • Bend outputs
      • Bend view
      • Bend cell
    • Cut CAM
      • Layout
        • Nest settings
        • Sheet
        • Sheet handling
        • Skeleton cuts
        • Work support
      • Laser CAM
        • Sequence
      • Cut outputs
      • Cut view
    • Panel bending
      • Defaults
      • ZBW carriers
      • Outputs
    • Reports
      • Item defaults
    • Import/Export
    • Environment
  • Database
    • Materials
    • Machines
    • Bend tools
    • Bend deductions
    • Bend grippers
    • Forms and Components
  • Reports
    • Report designer
    • Fields, pictures and tables
    • Bands (sub-reports)
    • Labels, bitmaps and shapes
  • Appendix
    • Supported 3D formats
    • Separator sheet DXF
    • Bend tool DXF
    • The Adapt Geometry feature
Database
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Machines

Machines

Click on the Database icon in the command bar on the left to install a new machine, or to edit the settings of an installed machine.

This displays the Machines dialog, which is used to install machines, remove machines, or to edit the settings of an existing machine.

Database Machine DB

  • The panel on the right shows the list of all the available machines. Expand the tree to pick the machine you want to install, and then click on the < Install button to install the machine.

  • The panel at top left shows the list of Installed machines. Select a machine to edit the settings for that machine. The exact list of settings will vary depending on the machine selected. One setting that is common for all machines is the Nickname that you can set for each machine. This is the name that is displayed when the machine is referenced in the Flux user interface.

  • You can select a installed machine, and click on the Remove > button to uninstall it. (Flux confirms if you really want to remove the machine).

When you install a new machine, that machine gets selected as the default machine, so you can immediately test it out.

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