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Chapter 2 Cutting
Starting Cutting
Setting the Cutting Origin
1.
Prepare to set the origin point.
Select “Machine Coordinate System.”
Click [X/Y] under "Origin" of "Move."
The spindle head and table move so that the X, Y
and Z coordinates are all “0.00 mm”.
Click [X/Y], then [Z] to move the X and Y coor-
dinates to “0.00 mm”, then the Z coordinate to
“0.00 mm”.
Select “User Coordinate System.”
If “0.00 mm” does not appear for X, Y and Z, click
[X/Y], then [Z] under Set Origin Point.
About cutting origin
"Before you start cutting, you need to set the cutting origin. The cutting origin is a coordinate refer-
ence point, and all the X, Y, and Z coordinates are “0”. This cutting origin is also called as the cutting
reference position. When you want to perform cutting with this machine, you need to set the X, Y,
and Z origins (set the XY origin to set the X and Y origins at the same time). "
"The X and Y origins are determined by the cutting data and the location of the cutting material.
(When you use iModela Creator, if the size of the cutting material set in the cutting data and that of
the actual cutting material are the same, you can cut almost the same position as the cutting data by
setting the X and Y origins at front left of the cutting material.) You normally align the Z origin with
the surface of the cutting material."
Take the size of the cutting material and the length of the cutter into consideration when you set
the origins. In addition, the locations that you should specify for the origins vary depending on the
application software that you are using. Set the origins based on the specifications of the application
software that you are using.
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