TRAK Machine Tools
Southwestern Industries, Inc.
The ProtoTRAK DXF Converter Operating Manual
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4.7.3 Hide Line
The Hide Line feature allows you to hide all or a portion of a line. This is helpful when
using the Chain function (explained in section 4.8.2) on a cycle event.
To use the Hide Line feature, select Hide Line, then click on the line you would like to
hide, this will highlight the entire line purple. Now, if the line is intersected at any point,
click on the side or portion of the line you would like to hide and that section of the line
disappears. If the line is not intersected at any point, clicking on the line a second time
will hide the entire line.
Figure 4.7.3.1 First highlight the entire line, then click on portion of line to hide.
Figure 4.7.3.2 Top portion of the line has been hidden.
4.7.4 Using the Drawing Edit Features
The Add Line, New Point and Hide Line features help us create a proper tool path.
In our sample DXF part the majority of the part could be programmed with the Cycle
event. However, there is a small groove in the middle of the drawing that would be best
done with a groove tool (rather than a Right Hand Facing tool) using the Groove Event.
Figure 4.7.4 Positive half of the original drawing showing the groove in the middle of
the part.
The strategy is to remove the rest of the material with the Cycle Event and preserve the
Groove for machining with the Groove Event later. To do that select Add Line and use
the zoom feature to get a good view of the lines. Then, click on the horizontal line to the
right of the groove.
