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Z axis upper limit Z
– limits the tooling above a certain height. Default setting of 170 mm
(higher than material size) means no limit. But e.g. a 25 mm setting means the top 25 mm
of the material will not be tooled. This features is inactive for lining operations.
Other operation-specific parameters:
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Connected layers
– in the layer and mixed operation, this setting gets rid of unnecessary
up movement when moving from one layer to another
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Angle
– in the lining operation, this settings enables the operator to set any required angle
for the lines in the xy axes
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Connected ends
– in the lining operation it allows for two-way operation. When activated,
the machines moves along the lines in both directions. When off, the lines are cut in one
direction only, which means after each line the machine goes up and moves over the
material to the beginning of another line. There are materials which can only be tooled
one way.
Output files
Output files
Output files are the tool paths generated by the software based on the operations. Once an
operation (or a number of operations) is defined, click
Generated output files
or select Tooling \
Generate output files F4
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When generating new output files, all previously generated output files will be lost. Since the
output files generation can be a time consuming process, there are two good solutions to this
problem:
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you can generate the files one at a time; once generated, start the cut and start generating
a new one.
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generate all output files at the same time and then start cutting them one after another.
The time it takes to generate an output file depends on the size of the 3D model, the resolution
set in configuration as well as the PC hardware. Limitations re. 3D models as well as PC
requirements are listed here:
REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS
. Increasing the resolution
from the default resolution of 5 points/mm to a higher one will significantly increase the time
needed to generate the files.
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