The section set grade points contains all functions for editing grade points.

Place grade points opens the depicted menu.

With grade point automatic , the grade points are set automatically.

Existing grade points are not overwritten or deleted.

With grade point constructive , individual grade points are constructed with the sub-menu point construction .

The new grade points are marked in red as their grade rule tables are still empty. Grade points are assigned grade rules with the functions .

Set additional grade points onto curves, especially if the curve shape has not been graded as required.

With drag grade points , the contour can be edited in the base size. Activate drag grade points . The Raster tool window opens (Picture 1). If the Raster value button is pushed in, the grade points are dragged in the set raster steps.

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Activate Raster value and drag a grade point with left mouse button pushed down. You are altering the shape ‘by eye’. Grafis displays the movement of the grade point in x and y direction in the Raster tool window. Terminate dragging with . Only after having confirmed the security question are the alterations accepted. For your information, Grafis registers the move values in the dialogue window of the grade rule table with code % and the alteration date, see Picture 1.

Grade point groups can be created with group grade points .

Set the switch grade rule number on/ off to display the numbers of the grade points. The screen image can be output via Edit→ Copy (Clipboard) or with the functions of the print menu.

edit grade rules opens the corresponding menu for editing the grade rule table with the following options:

	Edit grade rules
	drag grade rules
	copy grade rules from point to point, 1=>1
	transfer grade rule linear, 2=>1
	transfer grade rule curved, 2=> 1
	transfer grade rule from library, load grade rule library
	grade rule list from library
	copy grade rule x/y
	copy grade rule x only
	copy grade rule y only
	copy grade rule A1 (own choice)
	copy grade rule A2 (own choice)

When clicking a grade point, its grade rule table opens, see Overview of assigning grade rules.

Copying enables the transfer of grade rules from one or two grade points onto another grade point with the options:

• copy grade rules from point to point, 1=>1

  The options ‘1=>1’ differ as follows:

  1=>1(XY)	the complete grade rule table is copied
  1=>1(X)	only the x component value is copied
  1=>1(Y)	only the y component value is copied

  For ‘1=>1’-copying activate one of the three copy options and click the grade point from which grade rules are to be copied. Move the cursor. An arrow appears with which you define onto which grade point the grade rules are to be copied. Quit copying with .

• transfer grade rule 2=>1

  The options ‘2=>1’ transfer the grade rules of two points onto a third. They differ as follows:

  2=>1(lin)	The new grade rules are calculated linear in relation to the direct connection between the two points. Use this option when the points lie on a long (imaginary) connecting line.
  2=>1(cur)	The new grade rules are calculated as components. Use this option when the points lie on a shaped (imaginary) line.

  For ‘2=>1’-copying activate one of the two copy options and click the grade points from which the grade rules are to be copied. With the arrow, define the grade points to obtain new grade rules (Picture 2). Quit with

  

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• grade rule own choice

  With the special options, grade rules are copied from one grade point to another. When copying, the x component can be mirrored for example ([Xspg Y]). In the other case, the grade rules are not overwritten but added. Clicking on set , allows for selection of other special options which should be used by experienced operators, only.

transfer grade rules from template opens the menu for transferring grade rules from template patterns, see Transfer grade rules.

drag grade rule and clicking on a grade point opens the Raster tool window. At the same time, all sizes in the size table are graded. The contour of the different sizes can now be dragged directly with or without raster.

A different grade point can be activated at any point by clicking. Dragging grade rules can be quit with .

With set measurements, you can set your own measurements on a grade rule pattern. When dragging grade points or dragging grade rules, the measurements are altered immediately. Setting dimensions ensues in the same way as Dimensions .

Display measurements in a table

Display in table

All set measurements can be displayed in a table. Measurements of a graded stack are shown in all sizes. The table can be printed or copied to the clipboard.

In this table, the dimensions can be labelled and marked as favourites in the first column. The favoured dimensions are displayed in a separate table.

There are three display options:

normal view

difference to first size

relative difference/difference to the previous size

Sort measurement

If a co-ordinate/vector measurement is set in a graded stack, the third display option shows the grade rules between the sizes.

Switch dimensions on/off

Use dimensions on/ off to display or hide the dimensions and open the table of favourite dimensions. Click on the arrows to move the selected dimension up or down. The table of favourites can be displayed and hidden as required, while all other functions remain accessible in the menu. The table can be copied to the clipboard or printed out.

delete opens its own sub-menu. It permits deleting single or all points and lines of the contour. Grade points are deleted with grade point single or all grade points .

Deleting points and lines of the contour during alteration of a grade rule pattern is not permitted as subsequent construction steps could refer to these objects.

print opens the sub-menu with the following functions:

print list of grade rules starts output of the grade rule table for all grade points. The table contains the grade point numbers and their absolute grade rules in the break sizes.

Copy grade rules lists copies this list to the clipboard. For a formatted view select a proportion typeface, e.g. CourierNew.

print grade rule pattern starts output of the grade rule pattern with marked grade points. If the grade point numbers are visible (Grade Rule Pattern menu"grade points on/off ) they are plotted, also.

grade active part in this menu, starts grading with grade rules.