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The specific surface blocks (or blocking rings) s to be used for each group must be set up under "Setup", "Surface Blocks".  For each blocking ring, the following must be set up:

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If there is a maximum true front curve that should be used for this blocking ring, enter it here.  Blanks with a true front curve exceeding this maximum will switch to another blocking ring (assuming that automatic blocking ring selection is being used).

For reference, the APPROXIMATE limits of font cuves, in 1.53 index, for common blocking rings are:

Block RingMax FRNT (1.53)
48x711.50
48x1015.5
48x1318.25
58x78.25
58x1011.12
53x79.75
53x1013.00
63x77.00
63x109.50

Min and Max Crib Diameters

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Default block groups can be set for toric and digital jobs, on the "Setup", "System ParametersSettings" screen, "Blocking" tab:

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