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Tool diameter
-
set the diameter of the tool. If
Allow for tool diameter
is on, this
parameter will be used to determine the movement of the tool path in
relation to the actual drawing (outline size).
Material thickness
-
insert the material thickness when the tool length measurement is
performed on the table level. If the tool length is done on top of the
material, set the material thickness to 0, but make sure to insert the
correct
Milling depth.
Milling depth
-
set the depth of the cut. When cutting deep, or when cutting hard
materials, make sure to set the correct
Spiral slip.
Spiral slip
-
if cutting soft or thin materials when can be cut with a single pass, set
the spiral slip to 100. With thicker material, incremental cutting depth
is used. In this case, insert the depth the tool should reach when
cutting a single outline. Example: if the milling depth is 5 mm and the
spiral slip is 1 mm, the machine will go over the shape 5 times, going
1 mm deeper on each pass. There will be one additional pass at the
end to smooth the surface.
Pad
-
depth of the pad placed under the material
Cutting speed -
the cutting speed needs to be set properly, based on the material being
tooled as well as the tool. It can be adjusted during a cut via the
Manual Control window or the remote control. The set speed may not
be reached when cutting small objects or curves.
Spindle rotations
-
any value between 3000 and 24000 rpm. It can be adjusted during a
cut via the Manual Control window or the remote control.
Move above material
-
the height over the material at which the machine moves from one
object to another.
Spindle delay
-
time needed for the spindle to reach required rpm.
Movement speed
-
the speed at which the machine moves above the material from one
object to another. It can be adjusted during a cut via the Manual
Control window or the remote control.
Allow for tool diameter
- if on, the software will adjust the cutting path in order to maintain the
object size (based on the tool diameter set in configuration). It will
move the actual path by half of the diameter of the tool off the
drawing. It applies to closed shapes only, in all open shapes (lines), the
tool will follow the center of the lines. If off, the tool will move along
the center of the lines also in closed shapes. The following parameters
are closely related:
cut the negative
and
skip the frame
as they
determine which side of the line the tool will move on
(outside/inside).
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