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The letter or shape to
be cut must follow a path of direction. You can not effectively
process independent lines or curves that do not have 'joining' or
control points that indicates the next movement. In effect, all
lines and curves must lead to another. |
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Reversing Direction
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Achieve a smooth work flow for the entire letter. Additionally, this 'follow path' will assist any quotations for cutting. Precise times can be calculated (Processing Time / Gas, machine time, Plasma use etc.). This allows greater quotation accuracy |
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| Lift and Drop Set any internal cuts, angles or reversing of path directions. Use 'Bring to Front' or 'Take to Back' commands in this step. Once internal paths have been set correctly, combine the letter or shape into a single object. This will ensure accurate cutting and shelling (Shelling is known as the remaining uncut sections from sheet material). |
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| Adding Start Points Avoid unnecessary errors in cutting by adding additional paths such as Start Blast Points, Figure 8 turn points and tolerance for bevels, knockouts and shelling.. To ensure crisp corners and that heat is not over placed on sharp corners, set a path direction past the corner, then program the direction path to come back to corner along the same axis as the new leading edge angle |
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| Achieving sharper corners Sometimes, set the graphic path direction past the corner points in a figure 8 configuration so that the laser beam path comes back around past the end point of the corner. This method is particularly useful when cutting at a high speed for softer materials and avoids a slight rounding of the edges. |
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See this tutorial in action at the MyVideo page, you can watch the laser in action moving across the sheet, lifting and setting blast points.
How to laser cut
Warp:
Warp describes the movement created by heat onto an original flat surface
causing the material to bend and flex in a permanent position. When heat is
applied to certain materials or small sections are cut, some warping may be
evident. Call the Production Personnel for technical advice / suitability
before designing your signage.
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Node: Nodes are also control points. In effect, nodes can be manipulated to change the incoming and outgoing directions of lines and curves. See Ezines Article located at MyHelp. Drawing lines and Curves.
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