SoftCUT

Users Guide
Version 5.07m (CONE)
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4o.tC5, 5ser6s 7ui!e
Version 5.07m (CONE)
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Corporation.
Compan9 names an! pro!uct names containe! in t;is publication are
tra!emar's or re(istere! tra!emar's o. respecti<e companies. ,;e
s9mbols A an! B are not in!icate! in t;is publication.
,;e speci.ications on t;is so.tware an! in.ormation containe! in t;is
manual ma9 be c;an(e! wit;out prior notice.
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Introduction...............................................................................................................................4
Advanced features in version 5.07m.........................................................................................5
Operation environment..............................................................................................................5
Installation for Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7......................................................
USB drivers installation .......................................................................................................6
!ettin" started............................................................................................................................#
Starting the program............................................................................................................9
Interface optimizing for individual preferences...............................................................10
anual Control !anel........................................................................................................11
Information a"out soft#are...............................................................................................1$
Advanced options.....................................................................................................................$%
%pening pro&ect...................................................................................................................1'
Cutting simulation...............................................................................................................1(
Cutting from file..................................................................................................................1(
%"&ects duplication.............................................................................................................1)
*dd +rame...........................................................................................................................1,
-otational cutting................................................................................................................19
Continuing the cutting........................................................................................................$'
-otational pro&ect...............................................................................................................$(
Independent arms movement.............................................................................................$)
Manual control..................................................................................................................27
Cuttin !rom "ro#ect..........................................................................................................2$
+le. profile...........................................................................................................................'/
-*0 1enerator..................................................................................................................')
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=ntro!uction
=ntro!uction
Thank you for purchasing ThermoCut foam cutter with
dedicated software SoftCUT.
SoftCut gives you an incredible possibilities for efficient
and effective foam cutting.
This manual will introduce you to SoftCut, provide
instructions for installation and give contact information
for customer support.
4o.tCut is pro(ram .or control t;ermal plotter ,;ermoC5, .amil9.
,;is manual e/plains t;e .unctions an! manner o. use o. 4o.tC5,.
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$!<ance! .eatures in <ersion C.:3m
$!<ance! .eatures in <ersion C.:3m
Controllin( mac;ine wit; numeric 'e9pa!
>%7* an! +DE
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support .or 2+ proFects
R$@ .ile support .or 3+ proFects
$utomatic toolpat; (eneration wit; Foinin( lines between obFects
=n!epen!ent arms - Cuttin( obFects wit; no!es o. s9nc;ronism
Cuttin( simulation
4calin( t;e proFect
ObFects !uplication
Cuttin( in perspecti<e mo!e
Cuttin( 3+ obFects .rom multilple 2+ pro.iles
3+ proFect <isualiGation
@ire brea' reco(nition an! cuttin( continuation a.ter wire
replacement
Operation en<ironment
Operation en<ironment
He.ore installin( 4o.tC5, c;ec'# i. 9our computer meets t;e .ollowin(
reIuirements:
%C compatible wit; at least a %entium 1 7>G processor Jor
compatible eIui<alentK.
@in!ows D%# @in!ows Lista# @in!ows 3
C12 ?H R$?
$t least 2 ?H >ar! +is' space.
54H port.
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Command list su""orted () t*e so!t+are
"lt, C-. /O. 0U. 01. 02. 0/. 30
d4!, 0O-N5. 6-NE. 670O686-NE. 0O686-NE (VE/5E9. 3E:EN1). C-/C6E. 2/C. E66-03E. -N3E/5
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=nstallation .or @in!ows D%# @in!ows
=nstallation .or @in!ows D%# @in!ows

Lista# @in!ows 3
Lista# @in!ows 3
54H !ri<ers installation 54H !ri<ers installation
'. Connect mac;ine controller to %C computer <ia 54H cable an! turn
t;e controller ON.
2. =n t;e !ialo( bo/ select MNo# not t;is timeN
=. t;is win!ow !oesn6t appear# (o to point 3.
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%. 4elect a!<ance! option an! clic' Ne/t.
&. 4elect MC+? 2.:2.:1 @>)* Certi.ie!N .ol!er .rom C+ an! clic' Ne/t.
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5. %ress Continue button.
;. %ress Einis; button.
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7ettin( starte!
7ettin( starte!
4tartin( t;e pro(ram 4tartin( t;e pro(ram
4tart t;e 4o.tCut pro(ram b9 clic'in( its icon .
=. t;e controller is properl9 connecte! to t;e computer an! powere! on#
t;e main pro(ram win!ow s;oul! appear on t;e screen:
=. t;e controller is not powere! or t;e connection is not correct# a warnin(
messa(e will appear on t;e screen:
Once t;e cause o. t;e .ailure is remo<e!# 9ou must close t;e pro(ram b9
usin( Finish comman! .rom t;e File menu# $*,0E1 'e9boar! s;ortcut# or
b9 clic'in( t;e close button in t;e ri(;t upper corner o. t;e win!ow# t;en
start t;e pro(ram a(ain.
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- -nter.ace nter.ace optimiGin( .or in!i<i!ual pre.erences optimiGin( .or in!i<i!ual pre.erences
=n or!er to set optimum parameters .or !ispla9# c;oose t;e Colors
comman! .rom t;e Settings menu. =t brin(s up a win!ow# w;ic; enables
selection o. colors accor!in( to t;e userOs pre.erences.
4electin( a color to c;an(e brin(s up anot;er win!ow#

w;ere 9ou can select colors .rom t;e
a<ailable stan!ar! palette# or enter t;e non-
stan!ar! palette b9 c;oosin( t;e Define
custom colors option to !e.ine custom
color. @;en all colors are !e.ine!# select t;e
Apply button in t;e Color settings win!ow.
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?anual Control %anel ?anual Control %anel
H9 usin( t;e ?anual control comman! .rom t;e ,ools menu or its
correspon!in( button t;e resistance wire can be positione! in t;e
appropriate place. ,;is comman! brin(s up t;e Manual control Panel
win!ow.
,;e Temperature sli!er is use! .or settin( reIuire! cuttin( temperature#
an! t;e Speed sli!er is use! .or settin( t;e mo<ement or cuttin( spee!#
w;ic; can also be entere! in t;e appropriate .iel!.
,;e Heating up .iel! allows .or enterin( t;e time in millisecon!s reIuire!
to ;eat up t;e wire in or!er to reac; a stable temperature be.ore t;e
cuttin( is starte!.
,;e dx an! dy .iel!s are use! to speci.9 t;e <alue o. .rame mo<ement in
mm .rom its current position. =. bot; t;ese <alues are speci.ie! t;e wire
will mo<e aslant Jsimultaneousl9 c;an(in( its position alon( t;e / an! 9
a/esK. Enterin( t;e minus si(n results in t;e mo<ement in t;e opposite
!irection. ,o per.orm mo<ement# use t;e button.
,;e .iel! enables to re<ol<e turn-table at an an(le speci.ie! in !e(rees.
,o per.orm rotation use# t;e button.
$rrows allow mo<in( t;e wire Jor manual cuttin(K in t;e speci.ie!
!irection. ,;e mo<ement lasts as lon( as t;e arrow button is ;el! Jle.t
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button mouseK. =. t;e arrows button is clic'e! ri(;t button mouse t;e
mo<ement lasts until user clic' Stop button.
,;e button allows per.ormin( rotations.
=t is also possible to control .rame mo<ement usin( 'e9bor! JnumericalK P
NumLock must be switc; on.
=. t;e plotter is not properl9 connecte!# an error messa(e Qrror occurred
during plotter initiali!ationN will be !ispla9e! in t;e status bar at t;e
bottom o. t;e win!ow.
=n.ormation about so.tware =n.ormation about so.tware
Clic'in( in.o .rom menu 9ou will see in.ormation about 4o.tC5, Je.(.
aut;or# re<ision number# !ate# etc.K:
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$!<ance! options
$!<ance! options
Openin( proFect Openin( proFect
4o.tCut accept ;p(l .iles JR.pltK.
>%7* is an acron9m .or >ewlett %ac'ar! 7rap;ics *an(ua(e. >%7* is a
uni<ersal plottin( !e<ice !ri<er lan(ua(e .or <ector in.ormation.
,;e user6s wor' is onl9 to create !esi(ns to be cut. ,;e tas' o. creatin(
cuttin( pat;# minimiGation o. cuttin( line JminimiGation cuttin( timeK
4o.tC5, customiGes automaticall9.
Open prepare! .ile b9 usin( Open comman! .rom t;e File menu or b9
clic'in( its correspon!in( button # or b9 usin( C,R*0O 'e9boar!
s;ortcut. @;en t;e 4o.tC5, !ialo( bo/ appears# !ouble-clic' a c;osen .ile.
,;e bottom status bar contains in.ormation about currentl9 per.orme!
operations# !esi(n siGe in t;e selecte! scale# t;e number o. obFects#
connectin( lines# etc.
@;en t;e loa!in( an! anal9sis o. a !esi(n is .inis;e!# 4o.tC5, (i<es 9ou
Iuic' an! eas9 control .or scale an! t;e spee! o. a simulation b9 usin( t;e
Scale .iel! an! t;e Simulation speed sli!er a<ailable .rom t;e toolbar.
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Cuttin( simulation Cuttin( simulation
,;e Cutting simulation comman! .rom t;e Tools menu or its
correspon!in( button allows c;ec'in( t;e process o. cuttin( out t;e
!esi(n.
=. 9ou want to c;an(e t;e transition line between obFect 9ou must return
to t;e (rap;ics application Je.(. Corel+rawK in or!er to insert t;e lines
connectin( in!i<i!ual no!es o. obFects. ,;ese lines are treate! as
transition lines b9 t;e 4o.tC5, pro(ram. ,;e !rawin( must be t;en
e/porte! in t;e >%7* .ormat a(ain.
,;e cuttin( simulation can be stoppe! b9 clic'in( t;e button.
Cuttin( .rom .ile Cuttin( .rom .ile
@;en t;e wire is set# 9ou can start cuttin( b9 usin( t;e Cutting comman!
.rom t;e Tools menu or its correspon!in( button . ,;e Cuttin( !ialo(
bo/ will appear on t;e screen:
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,;is win!ow contains in.ormation about t;e estimate! cuttin( time wit;
t;e parameters set .or a c;ec'e! material# start time# completion time#
cuttin( wire usa(e time# Ja!!e! up .or subseIuent !esi(nsK# len(t; o. t;e
line cut# len(t; o. t;e line cut wit; t;is wire# an! t;e ma/imum wire usa(e
time. =. t;e ma/imum wire usa(e time is e/cee!e!# a win!ow appears
wit; a messa(e warnin( t;at t;e wire will wear out w;ile cuttin( an! t;at
it s;oul! be replace! wit; a new one:
$.ter replacin( t;e wire wit; a new one clic' t;e re! Wire replaced
button# w;ic; starts countin( up t;e len(t; o. t;e line cut an! t;e wire
usa(e time .rom t;e be(innin(.
=. 9ou want to suspen! t;e cuttin( 9ou can clic' Hold button. *ater it is
possible continuin( cuttin( b9 clic'in( Continue button.
,;e Material .iel! pro<i!es options .or material selection an! .or c;ec'in(
an! e!itin( o. cuttin( parameters .or a (i<en material# b9 c;oosin( its
name an! clic'in( t;e Material edition buttonS it brin(s up t;e Material
parameters !ialo( win!ow:
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,;e .iel! represents t;e cuttin( spee! in cm-min.
,;e Temp .iel! represents t;e cuttin( temperature e/presse! in T o. t;e
ma/imum ;eatin( temperature a<ailable .or a (i<en mo!el o. t;e plotter.
,;e Heating up .iel! represents time in millisecon!s reIuire! to ;eat up
t;e wire in or!er to reac; stable temperature. =n t;e case o. a t;ic'er
wire# e.(. a s;ape! one# t;is time s;oul! be increase!.
,;e Delay at angle parameter is use! to !e.ine t;e waitin( time Jin
millisecon!sK reIuire! to strai(;ten t;e wire !urin( an abrupt c;an(e o.
t;e !irection.
Critical angle Uin
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V represents t;e an(ular <alue .rom w;ic; t;e !ela9 at
an(le will be starte!.
5p to 1: !i..erent materials can be !e.ine!.
$.ter selection material start wor'in( b9 c;oosin( t;e Start button.
,;e Stop button allows interruptin( t;e cuttin( process.
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O(#ects du"lication O(#ects du"lication
Create Create copies o. obFect b9 clic'in( !uplicate button .rom t;e Tools menu:
+uplicate win!ow appears:
Wou can !etermine number o. ;oriGontal an! <ertical obFects or siGe o.
material 9ou use .or cuttin(. $lso it is possible !e.ine ;oriGontal an!
<ertical spaces between obFects.
=. number o. obFects is too bi( warnin( win!ow appears:
4o.tCut accept ma/imum 32::: lines in all obFectsX
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$!! Erame $!! Erame
=unction >2dd !rame? i@es t*e "ossi(ilit) o! cuttin (asic s*a"es liAe rectanulars and
circles +it*out dra+in a "ro#ect in t*ird-"art) so!t+are.
-. rectanle (t+o o"tions o! settin u" dimensions)
a. O!!set, creates a rectanle !rame on t*e current dra+in addin >d4? and >d)?
on eac* siBe.
(. 3iBe, creates a rectanle +it* t*e i@en siBe, 9. 8.
--. circle (t+o o"tions o! settin u" dimensions),
a. O!!set, circumcircle on t*e current "ro#ect +it* an >/? o!!set on eac* side.
(. 3iBe, circle +it* t*e >/? radius.
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Rotational cuttin( Rotational cuttin(
,o create a bo!9 o. re<olution or its se(ment# use t;e turn - table
a<ailable in t;e a!!itional accessories.
,o cut out rotation elements# (o to t;e so.tware Cutting win!ow# t;en
c;ec' t;e !otational cutting .iel! an! set t;e "um#er of faces# w;ic;
will be (enerate! !urin( t;e cuttin( process to(et;er wit; t;e ran(e o. t;e
!otation angle .or t;e cuttin(.
,;e ma/imum number o. .aces is 1::.
,;e plotter cuts out t;e loa!e! !esi(n# t;en ma'es rotation at t;e
appropriate number o. !e(rees an! cuts out t;e same element wit;
re<erse !irection.
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E/ample o. settin( up mac;ine .or a bottle cuttin(.
'. %roFect Jopen cur<eK
2. $/is o. rotation
3. Hloc' o. material
1. ,urn table
C. ,ailstoc'
2. @ire Jstartin( point o. t;e proFectK
a. Half of the material width
b. Height of the project
c. Length of the starting line
d. Distance from the wire (starting point) to the material
e. Colmn width
!!! *ttention: b<a !!!
=. 9ou want to ;a<e a smoot; roun! column set up bi((er number o. walls li'e 32.
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,;e ,>ER?OC5, t;ermal plotter allows .or cuttin( out ;elical elements
Jcuttin( alon( t;e (eneratin( line wit; a constant <alue o. rotationK. ,o
per.orm t;is operation in t;e Cutting win!ow 9ou must set t;e <alue o.
Screw ratio Jin cm towar!s t;e D !irectionK an! press t;e Start button
Jscreens;ot on t;e ne/t pa(eK.
,o cut twiste! colum set up M4crew ratioN ,o (et 9: !e(rees twist. set up
>4crew ratio? 1 times bi((er t;en proFect len(t;.
Wou can combine t;ese 2 abo<e .unction to (et more e/citin( e..ects.
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Continuin( t;e cuttin( Continuin( t;e cuttin(
5ntil now w;en t;e resistance wire ;eat crac's t;e cuttin( proFect ;a! to
be restarte! an! material Jo.ten <er9 e/pensi<e li'e st9ro!urK 9ou coul!
t;row out.
@;en t;e wire is brea'in( t;e messa(e win!ow appears.
,;en replace resistance wire J.irst turn o.. special switc; to (al<anic
!isconnect wire .rom suppl9 <olta(e P see ,;ermoC5, manualK clic' OY
an! clic' Continue button. Cuttin( proFect will be restart .rom t;e point o.
proFect w;en t;e wire was bro'en.
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Rotational proFect Rotational proFect
,;is option is use! .or cuttin( as9mmetric soli! o. re<olution.
+ouble clic' $ro%ect button:
Rotational proFect win!ow appears:
Wou can loa! R.plt .iles Jclic'in( on t;e $rofile file .iel!sK limite! to 32:::
an! !e.ine an(le o. rotation Jclic'in( on t;e !otate angle &deg' .iel!sK
.or eac; o. t;em.
Eor e/ample i. 9ou want to cut .le/urin( tube 9ou must loa! !rawin(s li'e
its s;own below:
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Ne/t e/ample: cuttin( car mo!el .rom t;e .ollowin( pro.iles:
! " #
$ % &
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!* !! !"
!# !$ !%
!& !' !(
%;oto t;is car on t;e ne/t pa(e:
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5sin( rotational cuttin( 9ou ;a<e access to t;e same possibilities o.
c;an(e parameters li'e in normal mo!e cuttin(.
+ouble clic' combo bo/ wit; materials to c;an(e parameters o. materials#
use temperature sli!er to c;an(e temperature !urin( cuttin(. $lso 9ou
can continue cuttin( proFect a.ter ;eat crac's o. wire usin( button.
$.ter loa!in( R.plt .iles 9ou can sa<e 9our proFect b9 clic'in( button.
%roFect will be sa<e wit; e/tension R.;pr.
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=n!epen!ent arms mo<ement =n!epen!ent arms mo<ement
=n a plotter Jwit; option o. in!epen!ent arms mo<ementK so.tware t;ere
are new buttons .or controllin( t;e !e<ice:
?anual control ?anual control
$bo<e items allow us to control in!epen!ent arms# please .in! below
e/planation ;ow t;e9 wor' in connection wit; en! switc;es:
- arms mo<e !epen!entl9# en! switc;es wor' in!epen!ent
- .ront arm mo<es# en! switc; wor's onl9 on t;e .ront arm
- rear arm mo<es# en! switc;es wor' onl9 on t;e rear arm
- arms mo<e !epen!entl9# en! switc;es wor' !epen!entl9.
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Cuttin( .rom proFect Cuttin( .rom proFect
=n!epen!ent mo<ement o. arms can be !one in two wa9s:
aK loa!in( one proFect an! creatin( perspecti<e .or it:
5se t;e button s;own abo<e to scale proFect on t;e secon! arm an!
c;oose position relati<el9 to ori(inal proFect:
Eor e/ample# a.ter pressin( central button proFects are centere! Jsee
picture on t;e ne/t pa(eK.
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%osition between copie! an! ori(inal pro.ile can also be c;an(e! b9
writin( <alues o. O..setD an! O..setW:
=. 9ou want to return to ori(inal proFect press button.
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bK open two !i..erences proFect .or .ront arm an! rear arm:
$.ter loa!in( .irst proFect# button will acti<ate! w;ic; let us loa! t;e
secon! proFect. %osition between t;ese two proFect we can a!Fuste! onl9
manual usin( O..setD an! O..setW.
@;en we use in!epen!ent mo<ement o. arms we cannot use rotational
cuttin(. Eor t;is reason t;e cuttin( win!ow is simpli.ie!:
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cK cuttin( obFects wit; no!es o. s9nc;ronism.
H9 !e.ault t;e al(orit;m is in use w;ile cuttin( .ront an! bac' .i(ure
an! t;e (oal is to select t;e en(ine <elocit9 so as to t;e times o. bot;
.ront an! bac' .i(ures cuttin( are eIual at t;e len(t; o. w;ole perimeters.
Eunctionalit9 o. cuttin( .i(ures wit; simultaneit9 se(ments selecte!
enables speci.9in( w;ic; parts o. one .i(ure are to be cut out at t;e same
time as correspon!in( parts o. t;e secon! .i(ure. Eollowin( terms will be
!ecribe! below:
- simultaneity segment P part o. .irst .i(ure w;ic; is to be cut out at t;e
same time as correspon!in( part o. secon! .i(ure Jsimultaneit9 se(ment
o. secon! .i(ureK. ,;ese are (reen lines place! between points !esi(nate!
b9 t;e .i(ures an! purple lines intersections Jsee t;e illustration belowKS
- simultaneity node P no!e t;at starts or en!s t;e simultaneit9
se(ment. ,;is is a point w;ere .i(ure an! purple line intersect on t;e
illustration belowS
- simultaneity line P line t;at mer(es simultaneit9 no!e o. t;e .irst
.i(ure an! simultaneit9 no!e o. t;e secon! .i(ure. =t6s a purple line on t;e
Ei(. 1.
first figure
second figure
simultaneity lines
Fig. 1. Figures with simultaneity segments
selected
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,o use t;at .unctionalit9# 9ou nee! to prepare %*, .ile accor!in( to t;e
rules liste! below:
Pens colours
- .irst .i(ure is re! mar'e! b9 t;e pen 3 J!e.ault it6s a re! colour in CorelK.
4ee Ei(. 1S
- secon! .i(ure is (reen mar'e! b9 t;e pen 1 J!e.ault it6s a (reen colour in
CorelK. 4ee Ei(. 1S
- simultaneit9 lines are purple mar'e! b9 t;e pen C J!e.ault it6s a purple
colour in CorelK. 4ee Ei(. 1.
Nodes
4imultaneit9 line must starts-en!s wit;in .i(ure no!e Jsimultaneit9 no!eK.
*ine an! .i(ure e!(es mer(in( ma9 cause error w;ile collectin( !ata
relatin( to se(ments relations an! t;e circle mar' .or a no!e. Re.er to Ei(.
2 w;ere no!e is a!!e! on a top si!e o. a sIuare Jso as to obtain 2
se(mentsK an! connecte! to t;e simultaneit9 line.
Fig. 2. Placement of additional node in point of figure line and simultaneity line intersection
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Onl9 one simultaneit9 line can be !rawn .rom one simultaniet9 no!e.
Ot;erwise t;e error occurres an! t;e no!e is !ispla9e! wit;in t;e circle
si(naliGin( .orbi!!en situation as s;own on a illustration below.
Fig. 3. Forbidden situation - more than one simultaneity line is drawn from one simultaneity node
rawing t!e lines
- two simultaneit9 lines C$N NO, intersectS
- .irst .i(ure line an! secon! .i(ure line C$N intersect Fust as .i(ure line
an! simultaneit9 line. 4ee Ei(. 1S
- input line is !rawn .rom startin( point to t;e nearest simultaneit9 <erte/.
Wou can set t;e simultaneit9 no!es an! startin( point closer or colour
input lines an! correspon!in( .i(ures wit; t;e same wa9 Jusin( one
colourK to a<oi! soli! s;earin( w;ile comin( into t;e .i(ure. En!s o. input
lines must be connecte! b9 t;e simultaneit9 line. 4ee Ei(. 1 below.
Fig. 4. Creating additional lines in order to avoid solid shearing during input operation
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5sin( t;e Z>ol! up t;e .i(ures in corners6 parameter Ja!<ance!
parameters - [ plotter - [ >ol! up t;e .i(ures in cornersK# 9ou can !eci!e#
w;et;er t;e plotter is to continue secon! .i(ure cuttin(-out w;ile t;e .irst
.i(ure is stoppe! in t;e corner. =n suc; situation 9ou can ;ol! up bot;
.i(ures or stop onl9 one o. t;em in t;e corner. Hot; c;oices (uarantee t;e
same time o. cuttin( out t;e correspon!in( simultaneit9 se(ments.
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Ele/ pro.ile Ele/ pro.ile
-! )ou +ant to (end a mouldin. !irst )ou *a@e to cut strai*t (standard) "ro!ile.
-n t*e C=le4 "ro!ile +indo+ )ou *a@e to set u" all t*e "arameters o! arc* s*a"e. 2!ter
"ressin CCalculate (utton so!t+are +ill calculate t*e len*t o! strai*t "ro!ile reDuired !or
arc* cuttin. 0ressin CCreate cuttin line creates t*e cuttin "ro#ect accordin to i@en
"arameters.
7e *a@e 2 o"tions !or "arameters in"ut,
internal arc*, (ended mouldins +it* internal radius E 0
Value o! Farc* lent* l? msut (e E F0?
5*e lo+er >accurac) e"s? @alue. t*e (ier num(er o! sements is enerated
and t*e Dualit) o! mouldin is (etter (more smoot*). >accurac) e"s? @alue *as
to (e E 0.
- anle and numer o! sements, (ended mouldins +it* internal radius G 0.
@alue o! Fanle? and Fnum(er o! sements? "arameters *a@e to (e E 0
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Value o! t*e >le@el o@er t*e material? "arameter determines t*e distance (et+een mouldin
and return "at* o! t*e cuttin +ire.
3trai*t (standard) "ro!ile (alread) cut) "ut o! t*e mac*ines ta(le. 5rianle sements +ill (e
cut to let it (end a!ter cuttin.
>Com"ensate material (urn-out? com"ensates t*e material (urn-out durin cuttin.
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R$@ 7enerator R$@ 7enerator
Wou can easil9 (enerate %*, .iles .rom t;e R$@ .ormat proFect usin(
4o.tCut in or!er to use t;ese .iles .or cuttin( t;e rotati<e as9mmetric
soli!s Jsee c;apter N$s9mmetric soli! proFectsNK.

=n t;e .irst step open %roFect !ialo(.
%roFect !ialo( .or rotational cuttin( appears# w;ere 9ou clic' Open.
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C;an(e .ile t9pe to R.raw an! select tar(et proFect.
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@;en proFect is loa!e!# N3+ ?o!elN !ialo( opens# w;ere 9ou set reIuire!
number o. pro.iles b9 clic'in( $ppoint pro.iles button. Optimum number o.
pro.iles is 18.
%roFects (enerate! in %*, .ormat are sa<e! automaticall9 to t;e .ol!er
w;ic; is t;e source o. loa!e! R$@ .ile.
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=n t;e ne/t step (o bac' to %roFect !ialo( an! loa! R.;pr .ile (enerate!
to(et;er wit; t;e %*, .iles.
,;en .ollow t;e instructions un!er t;e c;apter N$s9mmetric soli!
proFectsN.
,>E EN+
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