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Note that some digital vendors will have their own rules for thicknesses, and they may over-ride the requested thickness from Rx-Universe.
When specifying center thickness (especially on a plus lens) in Rx-Universe, and sending the job to the digital calculator, if the results are not as expected, the lab can verify what is being sent to the calculator in the LDS file.
Ensure that the MINEDG and MINCTR labels are both being sent, and that the MINEDG=0.01, and that MINCTR is sent as the requested CT. For example, if a CT of 1.8 was requested on a digital job:
The lab can check to ensure that the correct MINEDG and MINCTR were sent in the LDS file:
In this case, the CTHICK sent back by the calculator is exactly as requested (CTHICK=1.8).
If the correct MINCTR is sent, and MINEDG=0.01 is sent, but the resulting thickness is not what the lab requested, the lab should contact the specific digital vendor to discuss.
Electronic Interfaces
Rx-Universe can receive a specified center thickness as part of an order file sent in GIF format.
CTHICK - specifies a particular center thickness
THNP - specifies the edge thickness of the thinnest point
Both can be included in an order file, and both will be respected, but THNP will be interpreted, in this case, as the desired minimum edge thickness. If the lens, when using CTHICK, has an edge thinner than THNP, then the thickness will be increased to respect BOTH requests.