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Tutorial ContourCAM 2D
Filename: Enter Test as filename.
Postprocessor: Choose the postprocessor
wanted from the list.
Click OK, after which ContourCAM generates the program. In a little while
ContourCAM switches to the editor, where
the NC-code of the generated program is
displayed..
7.3.3 In ContourCAM's editor
You now have the possibility to add change or edit the program (see chapter 2)
before it is send to the CNC-unit.
When the program is ready you choose Cam from the menu and then Send
program. The program will be transmitted to the CNC-unit connected.
7.3.4 Cutting priorities generating NC-code
Adjust your screen to be 250 units wide (Ctrl+4/Ctrl+6)
Drawing exercise in cutting
priorities.
In this lesson we shall make a
drawing as shown in this illustration. The purpose of this
exercise is to show how to
decide which direction
ContourCAM should go. For
the left part of the drawing we
will use the toolpath process
while using ContourCAMing
for the right part.
1. Draw toolpath 1
Draw a rectangle using the
line command (V) with lower
left corner at coordinate 20,40 and upper right corner in 40,50. It is important that
each side of the rectangle is a separate line. Draw the line between 20,50 and
40,50 as an arrow (>) as shown in the illustration above. Write the text "1" and
snap the corner of the rectangle as shown in the drawing.
ContourCAM will read the drawing as follows: Go to start position no. 1. Since two
entities branch off from the start point ContourCAM will select the entity with the
highest priority, in this case the arrow as it has higher priority than a line.
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