Plasma Cut Path

Access point

To access the Plasma Cut Path interface, users are required to navigate to the Task tab and select the option to create a new operation within the Operations window. Subsequently, they should opt for Plasma cutting to initiate the process. This action will prompt the opening of the Plasma cutting window, where a plus button at the top right corner, where they should select Plasma Cut Path, bringing them to the Plasma Cut Path Main interface.

Main interface

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Add all to path list

You can control what paths are selected using the slider, which filters out features based on relative size. Those not filtered out will be highlighted in the viewport. Once you are happy with selected paths you can click Add all to path list to add the highlighted paths to your path list.

Alternatively, you can click OK and it will bring up a dialogue box that says “You have not added any cut path to the path list. Do you want to add all visible cut paths now?” Giving the options Add, No, or Cancel.

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Add selected to path list

If you have decided to select paths by clicking them in the viewpor, holding Ctrl to select multiple. Once selected the Add all to path list button will instead say Add selected to path list. It will do the same thing, but only apply to the selected paths, which will have a different colored highlight to the others.

Alternatively, you can click OK and it will bring up a dialogue box that says “You have selected some cut paths without adding them to the path list. Do you want to add them now?” Giving the options Add, No, or Cancel.

Refresh from selected surfaces

By selecting a surface, or several tangent surfaces, and then clicking Refresh from selected surfaces button, you will restrict paths generation to contours that consist of the selected surface(-s) edges.

Advanced settings

Set path direction

The Set path direction setting is a dropdown with the options being either For left side compensation, or For right side compensation, which defines the side of generated path(-s) where kerf compensation will be applied.

Swarf mode

Swarf mode keeps the side of the tool in contact with selected surface(-s) using one of two methods listed in the dropdown menu: Automatic, or Shortest distance. For Automatic, tool axis control vector alignment is based on the side wall geometry. For Shortest distance, it is based on the shortest distance between the upper and lower edges of selected surface(-s).

Max direction error

This setting allows you to type in your preferred tolerated Max direction error between 0.01 and 45.

Name elicitation

Path names are generated and ordered with the format Hole #_ Cut #_. Each path constitutes a cut, a hole may or may not consist of several cuts (e.g. beveled holes).

Paths are automatically ordered and labeled based on the plasma cutting technology, so it is highly recommended for them to be left as they are generated. In case the paths order is changed from automatically generated, Hypertherm cutting technology is no longer applicable to the program.