Selectable leads for small features.
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2020 6:59 pm
Hello,
I use Sheetcam to program our lasers. Normally, I like to use arc leadins on profiles and larger holes. The arc lead in is less apt to create a gouge at the lead point. On the other hand, small holes and features seldom have enough room to be able to use the larger arcs that I want to use with profiles. Presently, I have to change the layer for the small holes and features so that I can use the same "tool" but with small perpendicular lines for leads.
In the path rules dialog, it mentions "On small shapes" and "On small holes". Since the logic is already available that can identify small features, would it be difficult to use it in the operation set up so that two lead in/lead out selections were available? One selection would be for normal situations and one would be available for features under a certain size. I would think that this would be a feature appreciated by a lot of jet operation users.
Thanks
I use Sheetcam to program our lasers. Normally, I like to use arc leadins on profiles and larger holes. The arc lead in is less apt to create a gouge at the lead point. On the other hand, small holes and features seldom have enough room to be able to use the larger arcs that I want to use with profiles. Presently, I have to change the layer for the small holes and features so that I can use the same "tool" but with small perpendicular lines for leads.
In the path rules dialog, it mentions "On small shapes" and "On small holes". Since the logic is already available that can identify small features, would it be difficult to use it in the operation set up so that two lead in/lead out selections were available? One selection would be for normal situations and one would be available for features under a certain size. I would think that this would be a feature appreciated by a lot of jet operation users.
Thanks