Cutting
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Pierce Centrally On Small Holes
Nest Friendly Leadin Placement
Thermal Lock Leadins and Leadin Chaining
Setting up Delegates in PrimeCutNE
Setting up Delegates in Touchcut
Pre-Piercing Of Cutting and Beveling Processes
Pre-Drilling Of Milling Processes
Using a Cutting Tool as a Virtual Spindle Tool
While PrimeCut supports drilling, milling, beveling, marking and other processes, basic cutting is the core process used most often.
Cutting Tools vs Beveling Tools
A clear distinction in PrimeCut is made between cutting and beveling processes, as follows:
•A cutting process is one which uses a cutting tool.
•A beveling process is one which uses a beveling tool.
Beveling tools have beveling capabilities and support per segment properties on their processes, whilst cutting tools do not. A beveling process with all bevel angles zero, ie ill segments vertical, is still a beveling process as it uses a bevel capable tool and has the potential to have its bevel angles set.
Cutting processes are simpler to use and should be used unless you need beveling.
While PrimeCut may have separate cutting and beveling tools defined, these may refer to one and the same physical tool on the machine, but refer to different uses of the same tool. For example a Touchcut machine may have a plasma installed in a bevel unit at tool position 2. PrimeCut should have a beveling tool and at least one cutting tool defined referencing this physical tool