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Step1:OpenYourDrawing(.svgfile)
ClickFileatthetopleftofthescreen,thenNewpart,andselecttheSVGfileyoucreated
inInkscape,thenclickOK.ThiswillopenuptheDrawingoptionspopupwindow.
Step2:DrawingOptions
Enterthescalingratiothatmatchesyourdrawing.Ifyou
designeditininchesitshouldbe1:1.
Nextmakesurethelowerleftcornerforthedrawingposition
isselected.Thiswillbringthepartinat0,0andthepropersize
itwasdrawnin.
ClickOk.Atthispointyourpartshouldshowuponthegrid
Step3: Toolset
Click(File)thenOpentoolset.
ThetoolsetsaresavedontheCDriveinafilecallednewestpostprocessorsandtools.Select
thetoolsetthatmatchesthecutterandtipsyouareusingtocutyourpart.ThenclickOK.
Step4:
Operation
Click(Operation)atthetopofthescreenthenselectPlasmacut.Atthispoint,thejetcutting
popupwillopen.Thereareseveralthingsthatyouwillselectinthejetcuttingpopupscreen.
1. Selectoutsideoffset.
2. Selectthelayer
3. Selectthetoolthatmatchesthematerialbeingcut
4. SetOvercutat0.02in
5. Makesurereversecutdirectionisselected
6. SelectDelusionalDesignsCncforthe
pathrules
7. SelectleadinasArcandselectaleadinlengththatworksfor
yourpart,usuallysomethingaround0.1inworkswellformostparts.DelusionalDesignsCNChas
foundthatnotusingaleadoutworksbetterinmostcasesthanusingaleadout.
8. ClickOK.Thiswillcreatethetoolpaths.
Step5:ProcesstoGenerateGCode
ClickonPatthetopleftofthescreenandtypethedesirednameandselectwhere
youwanttosavetheGCodefile.
ClickOK.AtthispointtheGCodewillappearatthebottomofthescreen.
tep6:Simulate
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Clickontheblueiconatthetoprightofthescreenthiswillputitinsimulationmode.
Thenclickstart.Thiswillrunasimulationofhowyourpartwillcutinrealtime.
Yourpartisnowcutready.ContinueontoRepetierhost.