

The ability to specify that square corners are required is another powerful feature. This can significantly improve the finish on the cut-edge. If this allowance is given, then all but the last pass will be over-cut by the specified allowance with the final pass being the only pass which cuts to the actual edge of the part. The number of passes on a cut can be edited very precisely to allow very thin final cuts or to individual add or remove particular cut depths.Ī separate last pass allowance can be specified for the last pass in a profile toolpath.

Profile machining includes production cutting options that ensure parts can be held in place and accurately machined with high quality edges and corner detail. Full control of cut direction is offered along with either automatic or manual control of tool entry point for each shape.

The profiling automatically offsets for the tool radius and sorts nested shapes to ensure that inner shapes such as the center of a letter 'O' are cut before the outer shape (so parts are not released from the material before they are cut). Simply select the vector shapes you wish to profile, select the tool from the tool database and the software will do the rest. Using the profiling toolpath strategy, objects can be cut out quickly and efficiently.
