J Leadin For holes

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rodw
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J Leadin For holes

Post by rodw »

Les is it possible to do a J shaped leadin on holes?
Eg. pierce at the hole centre, then move to the start of the arc leadin shown in the pic. then carry on as normal
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This would leave the pile of dross on a pierce as far from the cut as possible but provide a nice leadin more like the Hypertherm true hole technology.
I want to combine it with an overcut which can be done in Plasmac without the postprocessor getting involved.
robertspark
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Re: J Leadin For holes

Post by robertspark »

why not just use the centre pierce function for holes?

I think it's in operation
rodw
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Re: J Leadin For holes

Post by rodw »

robertspark wrote: Mon May 24, 2021 5:27 pm why not just use the centre pierce function for holes?

I think it's in operation
No I want to cut holes where I can and I want to pierce in the middle but retain an arc leadin which I can't see is possible. This is to implement some advanced hole cutting that not currently supported out of the box.
I do spot and drill some holes on a separate layer at other times.
rodw
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Re: J Leadin For holes

Post by rodw »

Well that strange
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How was that hole lead in done?
Found here viewtopic.php?f=2&t=8415&start=30#p28081
rodw
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Re: J Leadin For holes

Post by rodw »

OK, can forget this now. Amazing what an upgrade does now it lets me :)
Worked it out
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