Manual Usuario Cone P (INGLÉS)

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SoftCUT

User’s Guide

Version 5.07m (CONE)



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Introduction...............................................................................................................................4

Advanced features in version 5.07m.........................................................................................5

Operation environment..............................................................................................................5

Installation for Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7......................................................

USB drivers installation .......................................................................................................6

!ettin" started............................................................................................................................#

Starting the program............................................................................................................9

Interface optimizing for individual preferences...............................................................10

anual Control !anel........................................................................................................11

Information a"out soft#are...............................................................................................1$

Advanced options.....................................................................................................................$%

%pening pro&ect...................................................................................................................1'

Cutting simulation...............................................................................................................1(

Cutting from file..................................................................................................................1(

%"&ects duplication.............................................................................................................1)

*dd +rame...........................................................................................................................1,

-otational cutting................................................................................................................19

Continuing the cutting........................................................................................................$'

-otational pro&ect...............................................................................................................$(

Independent arms movement.............................................................................................$)Manual control..................................................................................................................27

Cuttin !rom "ro#ect..........................................................................................................2$

+le profile...........................................................................................................................'/

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=ntro!uction=ntro!uction

Thank you for purchasing ThermoCut foam cutter withdedicated software SoftCUT.SoftCut gives you an incredible possibilities for efficient

and effective foam cutting.This manual will introduce you to SoftCut, provide

instructions for installation and give contact informationfor customer support.

4otCut is pro(ram or control t;ermal plotter ,;ermoC5, amil.,;is manual e/plains t;e unctions an! manner o use o 4otC5,.

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$!<ance! eatures in <ersion .m$!<ance! eatures in <ersion .m

• Controllin( mac;ine wit; numeric 'epa!

• >%7* an! +D1 support or 2+ proFects

• R$ ile support or 3+ proFects

• $utomatic toolpat; (eneration wit; Foinin( lines between obFects

• =n!epen!ent arms - Cuttin( obFects wit; no!es o snc;ronismCuttin( simulation

• 4calin( t;e proFect

• ObFects !uplication

• Cuttin( in perspecti<e mo!e

• Cuttin( 3+ obFects rom multilple 2+ proiles

• 3+ proFect <isualiGation

• ire brea' reco(nition an! cuttin( continuation ater wirereplacement

Operation en<ironmentOperation en<ironment

Heore installin( 4otC5, c;ec'# i our computer meets t;e ollowin(reIuirements:

• %C compatible wit; at least a %entium 1 7>G processor Jorcompatible eIui<alentK.

• in!ows D%# in!ows Lista# in!ows • 12 ?H R$?• $t least ?H >ar! +is' space.• 54H port.

' Command list su""orted t*e so!t+are

"lt, C /O U 1 / 3d4!, ON 6NE 6O686NE O686NE (VE/E9 3E:EN1) C/C6E /C E663E N3E/

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=nstallation or in!ows D%# in!ows=nstallation or in!ows D%# in!ows Lista# in!ows Lista# in!ows

54H !ri<ers installation54H !ri<ers installation

'. Connect mac;ine controller to %C computer <ia 54H cable an! turnt;e controller ON.

2. =n t;e !ialo( bo/ select MNo# not t;is time

= t;is win!ow !oesn6t appear# (o to point 3.

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%. 4elect a!<ance! option an! clic' Ne/t.

&. 4elect MC+? 2.2. >)* Certiie! ol!er rom C+ an! clic' Ne/t.

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5. %ress Continue button.

;. %ress inis; button.

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7ettin( starte!7ettin( starte!

4tartin( t;e pro(ram4tartin( t;e pro(ram4tart t;e 4otCut pro(ram b clic'in( its icon .

= t;e controller is properl connecte! to t;e computer an! powere! on#t;e main pro(ram win!ow s;oul! appear on t;e screen:

= t;e controller is not powere! or t;e connection is not correct# a warnin(messa(e will appear on t;e screen:

Once t;e cause o t;e ailure is remo<e!# ou must close t;e pro(ram busin( Finish comman! rom t;e File menu# $*,0 'eboar! s;ortcut# orb clic'in( t;e close button in t;e ri(;t upper corner o t;e win!ow# t;enstart t;e pro(ram a(ain.

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nteracenterace optimiGin( or in!i<i!ual preerencesoptimiGin( or in!i<i!ual preerences

=n or!er to set optimum parameters or !ispla# c;oose t;e Colorscomman! rom t;e Settings menu. =t brin(s up a win!ow# w;ic; enables

selection o colors accor!in( to t;e users preerences.

4electin( a color to c;an(e brin(s up anot;er win!ow#

w;ere ou can select colors rom t;ea<ailable stan!ar! palette# or enter t;e non-stan!ar! palette b c;oosin( t;e Definecustom colors option to !eine custom

color. ;en all colors are !eine!# select t;e Apply button in t;e Color settings win!ow.

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?anual Control %anel?anual Control %anel

H usin( t;e ?anual control comman! rom t;e ,ools menu or its

correspon!in( button t;e resistance wire can be positione! in t;eappropriate place. ,;is comman! brin(s up t;e Manual control Panelwin!ow.

,;e Temperature sli!er is use! or settin( reIuire! cuttin( temperature#an! t;e Speed sli!er is use! or settin( t;e mo<ement or cuttin( spee!#w;ic; can also be entere! in t;e appropriate iel!.,;e Heating up iel! allows or enterin( t;e time in millisecon!s reIuire!

to ;eat up t;e wire in or!er to reac; a stable temperature beore t;ecuttin( is starte!.,;e dx an! dy iel!s are use! to speci t;e <alue o rame mo<ement inmm rom its current position. = bot; t;ese <alues are speciie! t;e wirewill mo<e aslant Jsimultaneousl c;an(in( its position alon( t;e / an! a/esK. Enterin( t;e minus si(n results in t;e mo<ement in t;e opposite

!irection. ,o perorm mo<ement# use t;e button.,;e α iel! enables to re<ol<e turn-table at an an(le speciie! in !e(rees.

,o perorm rotation use# t;e button.

$rrows allow mo<in( t;e wire Jor manual cuttin(K in t;e speciie!!irection. ,;e mo<ement lasts as lon( as t;e arrow button is ;el! Jlet

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$!<ance! options$!<ance! options

Openin( proFectOpenin( proFect4otCut accept ;p(l iles J.pltK.

>%7* is an acronm or >ewlett %ac'ar! 7rap;ics *an(ua(e. >%7* is auni<ersal plottin( !e<ice !ri<er lan(ua(e or <ector inormation.

,;e user6s wor' is onl to create !esi(ns to be cut. ,;e tas' o creatin(cuttin( pat;# minimiGation o cuttin( line JminimiGation cuttin( timeK4otC5, customiGes automaticall.

Open prepare! ile b usin( Open comman! rom t;e File menu or b

clic'in( its correspon!in( button # or b usin( C,R*0O 'eboar!s;ortcut. ;en t;e 4otC5, !ialo( bo/ appears# !ouble-clic' a c;osen ile.

,;e bottom status bar contains inormation about currentl perorme!operations# !esi(n siGe in t;e selecte! scale# t;e number o obFects#connectin( lines# etc.

;en t;e loa!in( an! analsis o a !esi(n is inis;e!# 4otC5, (i<es ouIuic' an! eas control or scale an! t;e spee! o a simulation b usin( t;eScale iel! an! t;e Simulation speed sli!er a<ailable rom t;e toolbar.

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Cuttin( simulationCuttin( simulation

,;e Cutting simulation comman! rom t;e Tools menu or its

correspon!in( button allows c;ec'in( t;e process o cuttin( out t;e!esi(n.

= ou want to c;an(e t;e transition line between obFect ou must returnto t;e (rap;ics application Je.(. Corel+rawK in or!er to insert t;e linesconnectin( in!i<i!ual no!es o obFects. ,;ese lines are treate! astransition lines b t;e 4otC5, pro(ram. ,;e !rawin( must be t;ene/porte! in t;e >%7* ormat a(ain.

,;e cuttin( simulation can be stoppe! b clic'in( t;e button.

Cuttin( rom ileCuttin( rom ile

;en t;e wire is set# ou can start cuttin( b usin( t;e Cutting comman!

rom t;e Tools menu or its correspon!in( button . ,;e Cuttin( !ialo(bo/ will appear on t;e screen:

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,;is win!ow contains inormation about t;e estimate! cuttin( time wit;t;e parameters set or a c;ec'e! material# start time# completion time#cuttin( wire usa(e time# Ja!!e! up or subseIuent !esi(nsK# len(t; o t;eline cut# len(t; o t;e line cut wit; t;is wire# an! t;e ma/imum wire usa(etime. = t;e ma/imum wire usa(e time is e/cee!e!# a win!ow appears

wit; a messa(e warnin( t;at t;e wire will wear out w;ile cuttin( an! t;atit s;oul! be replace! wit; a new one:

$ter replacin( t;e wire wit; a new one clic' t;e re! Wire replacedbutton# w;ic; starts countin( up t;e len(t; o t;e line cut an! t;e wireusa(e time rom t;e be(innin(.

= ou want to suspen! t;e cuttin( ou can clic' Hold button. *ater it ispossible continuin( cuttin( b clic'in( Continue button.,;e Material iel! pro<i!es options or material selection an! or c;ec'in(an! e!itin( o cuttin( parameters or a (i<en material# b c;oosin( its

name an! clic'in( t;e Material edition buttonS it brin(s up t;e Material parameters !ialo( win!ow:

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,;e iel! represents t;e cuttin( spee! in cmmin.,;e Temp iel! represents t;e cuttin( temperature e/presse! in T o t;ema/imum ;eatin( temperature a<ailable or a (i<en mo!el o t;e plotter.,;e Heating up iel! represents time in millisecon!s reIuire! to ;eat upt;e wire in or!er to reac; stable temperature. =n t;e case o a t;ic'erwire# e.(. a s;ape! one# t;is time s;oul! be increase!.,;e Delay at angle parameter is use! to !eine t;e waitin( time Jinmillisecon!sK reIuire! to strai(;ten t;e wire !urin( an abrupt c;an(e ot;e !irection.Critical angle Uin oV represents t;e an(ular <alue rom w;ic; t;e !ela atan(le will be starte!.5p to 1 !ierent materials can be !eine!.$ter selection material start wor'in( b c;oosin( t;e Start button.,;e Stop button allows interruptin( t;e cuttin( process.

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O#ects du"licationO#ects du"lication

CreateCreate copies o obFect b clic'in( !uplicate button rom t;e Tools menu:

+uplicate win!ow appears:

Wou can !etermine number o ;oriGontal an! <ertical obFects or siGe omaterial ou use or cuttin(. $lso it is possible !eine ;oriGontal an!<ertical spaces between obFects.

= number o obFects is too bi( warnin( win!ow appears:

4otCut accept ma/imum 32 lines in all obFectsX

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$!! rame$!! rame

=unction >dd !rame? i@es t*e "ossiilit o! cuttin asic s*a"es liAe rectanulars and

circles +it*out dra+in a "ro#ect in t*ird-"art so!t+are.

. rectanle (t+o o"tions o! settin u" dimensions)

a. O!!set,creates a rectanle !rame on t*e current dra+in addin >d4? and >d?

on eac* siBe.

. 3iBe, creates a rectanle +it* t*e i@en siBe, 9 8.

. circle (t+o o"tions o! settin u" dimensions),

a. O!!set,circumcircle on t*e current "ro#ect +it* an >/? o!!set on eac* side.

. 3iBe, circle +it* t*e >/? radius.

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Rotational cuttin(Rotational cuttin(

,o create a bo! o re<olution or its se(ment# use t;e turn - tablea<ailable in t;e a!!itional accessories.

,o cut out rotation elements# (o to t;e sotware Cutting win!ow# t;enc;ec' t;e !otational cutting iel! an! set t;e "um#er of faces# w;ic;will be (enerate! !urin( t;e cuttin( process to(et;er wit; t;e ran(e o t;e!otation angle or t;e cuttin(.

,;e ma/imum number o aces is .,;e plotter cuts out t;e loa!e! !esi(n# t;en ma'es rotation at t;e

appropriate number o !e(rees an! cuts out t;e same element wit;re<erse !irection.

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E/ample o settin( up mac;ine or a bottle cuttin(.

'. %roFect Jopen cur<eK 2. $/is o rotation3. Hloc' o material. ,urn table. ,ailstoc'. ire Jstartin( point o t;e proFectK

a. Half of the material widthb. Height of the projectc. Length of the starting lined. Distance from the wire (starting point) to the materiale. Colmn width

!!! *ttention: b<a !!!

= ou want to ;a<e a smoot; roun! column set up bi((er number o walls li'e 3.

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,;e ,>ER?OC5, t;ermal plotter allows or cuttin( out ;elical elementsJcuttin( alon( t;e (eneratin( line wit; a constant <alue o rotationK. ,operorm t;is operation in t;e Cutting win!ow ou must set t;e <alue oScrew ratio Jin cm towar!s t;e D !irectionK an! press t;e Start button

Jscreens;ot on t;e ne/t pa(eK.

,o cut twiste! colum set up M4crew ratio ,o (et 9 !e(rees twist set up>4crew ratio? times bi((er t;en proFect len(t;.

Wou can combine t;ese 2 abo<e unction to (et more e/citin( eects.

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Rotational proFectRotational proFect

,;is option is use! or cuttin( asmmetric soli! o re<olution.

+ouble clic' $ro%ect button:

Rotational proFect win!ow appears:

Wou can loa! .plt iles Jclic'in( on t;e $rofile file iel!sK limite! to 2

an! !eine an(le o rotation Jclic'in( on t;e !otate angle &deg' iel!sKor eac; o t;em.or e/ample i ou want to cut le/urin( tube ou must loa! !rawin(s li'eits s;own below:

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Ne/t e/ample: cuttin( car mo!el rom t;e ollowin( proiles:

! " #

$ % &

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!* !! !"

!# !$ !%

!& !' !(

%;oto t;is car on t;e ne/t pa(e:

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5sin( rotational cuttin( ou ;a<e access to t;e same possibilities oc;an(e parameters li'e in normal mo!e cuttin(.+ouble clic' combo bo/ wit; materials to c;an(e parameters o materials#use temperature sli!er to c;an(e temperature !urin( cuttin(. $lso ou

can continue cuttin( proFect ater ;eat crac's o wire usin( button.

$ter loa!in( .plt iles ou can sa<e our proFect b clic'in( button.%roFect will be sa<e wit; e/tension .;pr.

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=n!epen!ent arms mo<ement=n!epen!ent arms mo<ement

=n a plotter Jwit; option o in!epen!ent arms mo<ementK sotware t;ere

are new buttons or controllin( t;e !e<ice:

?anual control?anual control

$bo<e items allow us to control in!epen!ent arms# please in! belowe/planation ;ow t;e wor' in connection wit; en! switc;es:

- arms mo<e !epen!entl# en! switc;es wor' in!epen!ent

- ront arm mo<es# en! switc; wor's onl on t;e ront arm

- rear arm mo<es# en! switc;es wor' onl on t;e rear arm

- arms mo<e !epen!entl# en! switc;es wor' !epen!entl.

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Cuttin( rom proFectCuttin( rom proFect

=n!epen!ent mo<ement o arms can be !one in two was:

aK loa!in( one proFect an! creatin( perspecti<e or it:

5se t;e button s;own abo<e to scale proFect on t;e secon! arm an!c;oose position relati<el to ori(inal proFect:

or e/ample# ater pressin( central button proFects are centere! Jseepicture on t;e ne/t pa(eK.

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%osition between copie! an! ori(inal proile can also be c;an(e! bwritin( <alues o OsetD an! OsetW:

= ou want to return to ori(inal proFect press button.

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bK open two !ierences proFect or ront arm an! rear arm:

$ter loa!in( irst proFect# button will acti<ate! w;ic; let us loa! t;esecon! proFect. %osition between t;ese two proFect we can a!Fuste! onlmanual usin( OsetD an! OsetW.

;en we use in!epen!ent mo<ement o arms we cannot use rotationalcuttin(. or t;is reason t;e cuttin( win!ow is simpliie!:

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cK cuttin( obFects wit; no!es o snc;ronism.

H !eault t;e al(orit;m is in use w;ile cuttin( ront an! bac' i(urean! t;e (oal is to select t;e en(ine <elocit so as to t;e times o bot;ront an! bac' i(ures cuttin( are eIual at t;e len(t; o w;ole perimeters.

unctionalit o cuttin( i(ures wit; simultaneit se(ments selecte!enables speciin( w;ic; parts o one i(ure are to be cut out at t;e sametime as correspon!in( parts o t;e secon! i(ure. ollowin( terms will be!ecribe! below:

- simultaneity segment P part o irst i(ure w;ic; is to be cut out at t;esame time as correspon!in( part o secon! i(ure Jsimultaneit se(mento secon! i(ureK. ,;ese are (reen lines place! between points !esi(nate!b t;e i(ures an! purple lines intersections Jsee t;e illustration belowKS- simultaneity node P no!e t;at starts or en!s t;e simultaneit

se(ment. ,;is is a point w;ere i(ure an! purple line intersect on t;eillustration belowS- simultaneity line P line t;at mer(es simultaneit no!e o t;e irsti(ure an! simultaneit no!e o t;e secon! i(ure. =t6s a purple line on t;ei(. 1.

first figure

second figure

simultaneity lines

Fig. 1. Figures with simultaneity segmentsselected

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,o use t;at unctionalit# ou nee! to prepare %*, ile accor!in( to t;erules liste! below:

Pens colours

- irst i(ure is re! mar'e! b t;e pen 3 J!eault it6s a re! colour in CorelK.4ee i(. 1S- secon! i(ure is (reen mar'e! b t;e pen J!eault it6s a (reen colour inCorelK. 4ee i(. 1S- simultaneit lines are purple mar'e! b t;e pen J!eault it6s a purplecolour in CorelK. 4ee i(. 1.

Nodes

4imultaneit line must startsen!s wit;in i(ure no!e Jsimultaneit no!eK.

*ine an! i(ure e!(es mer(in( ma cause error w;ile collectin( !atarelatin( to se(ments relations an! t;e circle mar' or a no!e. Reer to i(.2 w;ere no!e is a!!e! on a top si!e o a sIuare Jso as to obtain 2se(mentsK an! connecte! to t;e simultaneit line.

Fig. 2. Placement of additional node in point of figure line and simultaneity line intersection

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5sin( t;e Z>ol! up t;e i(ures in corners6 parameter Ja!<ance!parameters - [ plotter - [ >ol! up t;e i(ures in cornersK# ou can !eci!e#w;et;er t;e plotter is to continue secon! i(ure cuttin(-out w;ile t;e irsti(ure is stoppe! in t;e corner. =n suc; situation ou can ;ol! up bot;

i(ures or stop onl one o t;em in t;e corner. Hot; c;oices (uarantee t;esame time o cuttin( out t;e correspon!in( simultaneit se(ments.

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le/ proilele/ proile

! ou +ant to end a mouldin !irst ou *a@e to cut strai*t (standard) "ro!ile.

n t*e =le4 "ro!ile’ +indo+ ou *a@e to set u" all t*e "arameters o! arc* s*a"e. !ter

"ressin Calculate’ utton so!t+are +ill calculate t*e len*t o! strai*t "ro!ile reDuired !orarc* cuttin. ressin Create cuttin line’ creates t*e cuttin "ro#ect accordin to i@en

"arameters.

e *a@e 2 o"tions !or "arameters in"ut,

• internal arc*, ended mouldins +it* internal radius 0

• Value o! Farc* lent* l? msut e F0?

• *e lo+er >accurac e"s? @alue t*e ier numer o! sements is enerated

and t*e Dualit o! mouldin is etter (more smoot*). >accurac e"s? @alue *as

to e 0.

- anle and numer o! sements, ended mouldins +it* internal radius 0.

• @alue o! Fanle? and Fnumer o! sements? "arameters *a@e to e 0

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Value o! t*e >le@el o@er t*e material? "arameter determines t*e distance et+een mouldin

and return "at* o! t*e cuttin +ire.

3trai*t (standard) "ro!ile (alread cut) "ut o! t*e mac*ine’s tale. rianle sements +ill e

cut to let it end a!ter cuttin.

>Com"ensate material urn-out? com"ensates t*e material urn-out durin cuttin.

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R$ 7eneratorR$ 7enerator

Wou can easil (enerate %*, iles rom t;e R$ ormat proFect usin(

4otCut in or!er to use t;ese iles or cuttin( t;e rotati<e asmmetricsoli!s Jsee c;apter $smmetric soli! proFectsK. =n t;e irst step open %roFect !ialo(.

%roFect !ialo( or rotational cuttin( appears# w;ere ou clic' Open.

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C;an(e ile tpe to .raw an! select tar(et proFect.

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=n t;e ne/t step (o bac' to %roFect !ialo( an! loa! .;pr ile (enerate!to(et;er wit; t;e %*, iles.

,;en ollow t;e instructions un!er t;e c;apter $smmetric soli!proFects.

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