PCL 600
Operators Manual
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7 In the ‘MDI’ module, select the part. In the first column
(Start), click on the green plus
to open the ‘Select
start macro’ dialog. From the list of macros, select
‘TestPiece’ (you will skip this cut later but it must be
programmed to create a valid part).
8 In the third column (End) click on the green plus
and select the ‘TestPiece’ macro again.
9 In the middle column (Intermediate) click on the green plus
and from the
‘Select intermediate macro’ dialog, choose the ‘ToolCalMid’ macro.
10 In the ‘Design explorer’ select the ‘ToolCalMid’ macro you just added and in
the ‘Properties’ pane click on the ‘Tool type’ field and select ‘Plasma’. The result
should now look like the example shown here below.
11 The gold stars indicate that the file has not yet been saved. Save the file now
by selecting the file in the ‘Design explorer’ and clicking on the ‘Save’ button in
the toolbar (or the ‘File’ menu at the top of your screen).
12 To check the part you can view it in the 3D viewer. Select the 3D viewer by
clicking on the button in the toolbar (or the ‘Modules’ menu at the top of your
screen). Now select the part in the ‘Design explorer’. Select the In the
‘ToolCalMid’ macro and you will see the default values in the ‘Properties’ pane.
The ‘distance’ is the distance from the end of the part (the TestPiece macro). The
‘size’ is the outer dimension of the square. The ‘offset’ is the distance the square
has been moved from the centre of the raw material.
