TMA Grand Master 2.1 – User’s Guide
5 Using TMA Grand Master
9. If you want to create a pattern in which some of the grid positions (column/row intersection)
are not marked as a hole to drill, disable those positions you want
TMA Grand Master
to skip
during drilling.
•
Single hole: click the hole that you want to leave out.
•
Columns, rows, or field selection: while keeping the mouse button pressed, select
the unwanted area on the layout.
Figure 12 – Layout pattern
10. When finished creating a layout, click
Save
.
11. To create an additional layout, click
New
.
12. If you do not wish to create further layouts, click
Exit
.
Important!
The table below shows the maximum number of holes can be drilled into a paraffin
block depending on hole sizes:
Paraffin Block Size (mm)
Hole Sizes (mm)
Max. No. of Holes
Color of Drill Bit
37×24
Ø 0.6
16×31 =
558
N/A
Ø 1.0
13×22 =
286
black
Ø 1.5
9×15 =
135
magenta
Ø 2.0
7×12 =
84
blue
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