BodorThinker3 0激光切割系统软件（英文）操作说明书（T、K、X）

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BodorThinker3.0
LASER CUTTING (TUBE) SYSTEM
USER MANUAL
JINAN BODOR CNC MACHINE CO.,LTD.
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Contact Us
You can contact us by the following info for technical support and pre-sales / after-
sales service: Company Name: Jinan Bodor CNC Machine Co.,Ltd.
Headquarters Address: No.1299, Xinluo Ave Hi-tech Zone Jinan, Shandong,

China Tel: 400-991-7771
International: +86-0531-88690051
Website: www.bodor.com
Revision History
You can refer to the following table for the revision records of each edition.
Date Edition Revision
2020.07 R1 Released for the first time.
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CONTENTS
Jinan Bodor CNC Machine Co.,Ltd. ...................................................................................................... 1
Contents.............................................................................................................................................. 3
1 Main Interface ............................................................................................................................ 6
1.1 Common Tool Bar ............................................................................................................. 7
1.2 Drawing Window.............................................................................................................. 10
1.3 Layer Tool Bar ................................................................................................................. 10
1.4 Window Display Button .................................................................................................. 10
1.5 Machine Control Area ..................................................................................................... 11
Axis Coordinate Display Area................................................................................................ 11
1.5.1 Manual Control Area ............................................................................................... 12
1.5.2 Common Operation Buttons .................................................................................. 12
1.5.3 Machining Control Area .......................................................................................... 13
1.6 Status Area ....................................................................................................................... 15
1.7 Statistics Area .................................................................................................................. 15
1.8 Alarm/System Info Area ................................................................................................. 16
1.9 Drawing Tool bar ............................................................................................................. 16
1.10 3D View Area ................................................................................................................... 17
1.10.1 View Area ................................................................................................................. 17
1.10.2 View Toolbar ............................................................................................................ 18
2 Quick Start ................................................................................................................................ 19
2.1 Overview ........................................................................................................................... 19
2.2 Execute Returning to the Machine Origin or Set Datum ........................................... 19
2.2.1 Execute Returning to the Machine Origin............................................................ 20
2.2.2 Set Datum ................................................................................................................. 21
2.3 Calibrate Capacitance .................................................................................................... 21
2.4 Set the Tube Type and Size .......................................................................................... 22
2.5 Calibrate A-axis Center .................................................................................................. 23
2.6 Calibrate the Tube Center.............................................................................................. 25
2.6.1 Level and Center the Tube .................................................................................... 25
2.6.2 Manually Set the Center ......................................................................................... 25
2.7 Load or Draw a Toolpath ................................................................................................ 26
2.8 Set the Workpiece Origin ............................................................................................... 27
2.9 Execute Automatic Centering ........................................................................................ 27
2.10 Find Tube Edges ............................................................................................................. 28
2.11 Simulate Machining ......................................................................................................... 28
2.12 Start Machining ................................................................................................................ 29
3 Techinics ................................................................................................................................... 31
3.1 Set Unfill or Fill ................................................................................................................. 31
3.2 Set a Lead Line................................................................................................................ 31
3.3 Change the Machining Direction ................................................................................... 34
3.3.1 Change the Machining Direction for All Objects ................................................. 34
3.3.2 Change the Machining Direction for Closed Objects ......................................... 34
3.4 Change the Machining Order ........................................................................................ 35
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3.4.1 Automatically Change the Machining Order ....................................................... 35

3.4.2 Manually Change the Machining Order ............................................................... 37
3.4.3 Specify the Machining Order for a Single Object ............................................... 37
3.4.4 Change the Machining Order in a List ................................................................. 37
3.4.5 Change the Machining Order by Manual Drawing ............................................. 38
3.4.6 Sort to the Top or Bottom ....................................................................................... 39
3.5 Compensate the Kerf ...................................................................................................... 39
3.6 Execute Instant Setting .................................................................................................. 41
3.7 Set Scan Cutting .............................................................................................................. 42
3.7.1 Set Scan Cutting for Lines ..................................................................................... 42
3.7.2 Set Scan Cutting for Circles................................................................................... 43
3.7.3 Set Scan Cutting for LED Advertisement Text ................................................... 44
3.8 Add Cooling Points.......................................................................................................... 45
3.8.1 Automatically Add Cooling Points ......................................................................... 45
3.8.2 Manually Add Cooling Points ................................................................................ 46
3.9 Add Chamfer .................................................................................................................... 46
3.9.1 Automatically Add Chamfer ................................................................................... 47
3.9.2 Manually Add Chamfer ........................................................................................... 48
3.10 Bridge Objects ................................................................................................................. 49
3.11 Execute Micro Joint ......................................................................................................... 49
3.11.1 Automatically Execute Micro Joint ........................................................................ 50
3.11.2 Manually Execute Micro Joint................................................................................ 51
3.12 Chop an Object ................................................................................................................ 51
3.13 Chop Objects at Corner .................................................................................................. 52
3.14 Do Clearing....................................................................................................................... 53
4 Layer.......................................................................................................................................... 54
4.1 Overview ........................................................................................................................... 54
4.2 Operations ........................................................................................................................ 55
4.2.1 Set Technic Parameters ......................................................................................... 56
4.2.2 Set Over-arris Parameters ..................................................................................... 59
4.2.3 Set Piercing Parameters ........................................................................................ 60
4.2.4 Add Technic Remarks ............................................................................................ 60
4.3 Parameters ....................................................................................................................... 61
4.3.1 Technic Parameters ................................................................................................ 61
4.3.2 Over-arris Parameters ............................................................................................ 62
4.3.3 Piercing Parameters ............................................................................................... 62
5 Common Operations ............................................................................................................... 64
5.1 Set Chuck Technics ........................................................................................................ 64
5.2 Set the Laser Device....................................................................................................... 65
5.3 Execute A-axis and A1-axis Jiggle ............................................................................... 66
5.4 Execute Batch Machining............................................................................................... 67
5.5 Check Statistics ............................................................................................................... 69
5.6 Do a Burn Test ................................................................................................................. 71
5.7 Execute Returning to the Center .................................................................................. 71
5.8 Control the Focus ............................................................................................................ 71
5.9 Lubricate the Lead Screw and Guide Rail ................................................................... 72
5.9.1 Automatically Lubricate the Lead Screw and Guide Rail .................................. 73
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5.9.2 Manually Lubricate the Lead Screw and Guide Rail.......................................... 73

5.10 Set a Fixed Point ............................................................................................................. 73
5.11 Use the Tube Support..................................................................................................... 74
5.12 Use Support on Material Discharge Side .................................................................... 74
5.13 Use Blanking on Material Discharge Side ................................................................... 75
5.14 Set the Screw Error Compensation .............................................................................. 75
5.14.1 Set the Backlash Compensation ........................................................................... 75
5.14.2 Set the Bidirectional Compensation ..................................................................... 76
5.15 Detect the Encoder ......................................................................................................... 77
6 System Management .............................................................................................................. 79
6.1 Back up and Restore Parameters ................................................................................ 79
6.2 Switch the System Language ........................................................................................ 79
6.3 Check System Logs ........................................................................................................ 80
6.4 Count Machining .............................................................................................................. 80
6.5 Set Cycle Machining ....................................................................................................... 82
6.6 Register the System ........................................................................................................ 82
6.6.1 Get a Registration Code ......................................................................................... 83
7 Shortcut Keys ........................................................................................................................... 83
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1 Main Interface
Through this part, you can quickly know the layout of the main interface for
BodorThinker3.0 Laser Cutting (Tube) CNC System.
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1. Menu bar
2. Common tool bar
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3. Drawing window
4. Layer tool bar
5. Machine control area
6. Status area
7. Statistics area
8. Alarm/system info area
9. Drawing tool bar
10. 3D view area
1.1 Common Tool Bar
It is used to show the following frequently used instructions:
• : New
Used to create a new toolpath file by selecting a kind of tube type and setting
parameters for the section.
• : Import
Used to import an IGS/IGES file.
• : Open
Used to open a NCEX file.
• : Save
Used to save a toolpath file.
A new file is saved as a NCEX file.
• : Undo
Used to go back to a previous state.
• : Redo
Used to recover canceled operations.
• : Show order
Used to show or hide the machining order.
• : Show direction
Used to show or hide the machining direction.
• : Highlight unclosed objects

Used to mark all unclosed objects with red color.
• : Clear trace
Used to clear the machining trace.
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• : Catch
Used to enable/disable catching function.
• : Catch options
Used to open Catch Options dialog box and set options for catching.
• : Select
Used to select unclosed objects, tiny objects, inner objects, outer objects, similar
objects. See Select Objects for details.
• : Transform
Used to translate objects, rotate objects, mirror objects vertically or horizontally.
See Translate Objects and Rotate Objects for details.
• : Clear
Used to clear some set technics. See Do Clearing for details.
• : Merge
Used to open Combine dialog box and combine objects. See Merge Objects for
details.
• : Explode
Used to trim the toolpath. See Explode Objects for details.
• : Smooth curve
Used to make polylines flat and even. See Smooth Curves for details.
• : Preprocess
Used to open Instant Pre-process dialog box when several target objects are
selected and preprocess objects with one click. See Preprocess with One Click for
details.
• : Lead line
Used to open Set dialog box and set a lead line. See Set a Lead Line for details.
• : Start point
o With a lead line: used to set the start point of the lead line.
o With no lead line: used to set the current point as the start point.
• : Micro joint
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Used to open Micro Joint dialog box and set related parameters. See Execute
Micro Joint for details.
• : Cool point
Used to open Cooling Point dialog box and add cooling points. See Add Cooling
Points for details.
• : Unfill / fill
Used to set fill or unfill. See Set Fill or Unfill for details.
• : Mach direction
Used to open Set Machining Direction dialog box and set machining direction.
See Change the Machining Direction for details.
• : Bridge
Used to open Bridge dialog box and bridge objects. See Bridge Objects for details.
• : Compensate
Used to open Kerf Compensation dialog box and compensate the kerf. See
Compensate the Kerf for details.
• : Chamfer
Used to open Chamfer dialog box and add chamfers. See Add Chamfer.
• : Sort machining order

Used to set the machining order. See Manually Change the Machining Order for
details.
• : Scan cut
Used to replan the toolpath to find the most efficient path for machining, so as to
avoid unnecessary tool lifting and feeding and improve machining efficiency. See
Set Scan Cutting for details.
• : Instant setting
Used to set fill/unfill, lead line, machining direction, machining order and kerf
compensation with one click. See Execute instant setting for details.
• : Tube array
Use to nest objects. See Execute Tube Array for details.
• : Rectangular array
Use to execute rectangular array. See Execute Rectangular Array for details.
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• : Follow-up
Used to open Follow-up Control dialog box. See Calibrate Capacitance for details.
• : Control focus
Used to open Focus Control dialog box. See Control Focus for details.
• : Common Param
Used to open Common Param dialog box, set frequently used machine parameters,
user habit, gas parameters, burst parameters, and switch unit.
1.2 Drawing Window
It is used to draw and preview objects.
In tube cutting configuration, the development effect of a rectangular tube shows in
drawing window for ease of drawing:
• Length of an arris: depending on the corner radius and thickness of the rectangular
tube.
• Extended face: corresponding to the first face of the actual tube.
• Center line: including face center line and arris center line. It exists on each face.
When you drag the object, the center of the object automatically gets close to the
center line.
1.3 Layer Tool Bar
It is used to do operations related to layer.
It includes the following:
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See Layer Interface for details.
1.4 Window Display Button
It is used to show/hide the machine control area.
See Machine Control Area for details.
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1.5 Machine Control Area

• Axis coordinate display area
• Manual control area
• Common operation buttons
• Machining control area
Axis Coordinate Display Area
It is shown as follows:
After returning to the machine origin, sign appears in front of each axis.
In this area, you can do the following:
• To switch among workpiece coordinates, machine coordinates and feedback
coordinates, do one of the following:
o Double click Work/Machine/Feedback.
o Move the cursor to character Work/Machine/Feedback, and click .
• To separately set low speed, rapid speed and step size for X/Y-axis, Z-axis and A-
axis, click :
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1.5.1 Manual Control Area

It is used to move the machine tool.
1. Axis direction buttons

Used to move each axis towards positive or negative direction.
2. Feed mode buttons
o To switch to Jog mode, click Jog.
In this mode, click an axis direction button or several axis direction buttons.
The clicked axis/axes move(s) at jog speed until you release the button(s).
o To switch to Rapid Jog, click Jog → Rapid.
In this mode, click an axis direction button or several axis direction buttons.
The clicked axis/axes move(s) at rapid jog speed until you release the
button(s).
o To switch to Step mode, click Step.
Click an axis direction button. The clicked axis moves the customized step
size.
The default customized step size is 5mm. And you can customize the step
size in axis coordinate display area.
Note: Please do not click an axis direction button too frequently because the
system needs a certain time to execute the command.
3. Feed override area
Used to adjust the current feed override before machining to during machining, so
as to adjust G00 speed or machining speed.
The relation between G00 speed or machining speed and feed override is as
follows:
Current rapid traverse speed/machining speed = Current feed override * Set value o
f G00/machining speed
To adjust feed override, do one of the following:
o Drag the slider.
o Click the target position on the slider.
o Click the slider and press PgUp / PgDn or ↑ / ↓ on the keyboard.
1.5.2 Common Operation Buttons
It is used to execute the following common operations:
• : Set origin
Used to set the workpiece origin.
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• : To origin
Used to move the feeding axis, horizontal moving axis, lifting axis, rotary axis or
focus axis to workpiece origin.
• : Go home
Used to return all axes to the machine origin.
• : Z home
Used to return Z-axis to the machine origin.
• : Calibrate
Used to set a follow-up height.
1.5.3 Machining Control Area
• : Start
Used to start machining from the beginning.
• : Stop
Used to stop machining.
• : Resume
Used to resume machining from the exact interrupted position when the power
interruption or e-stop occurs and the workpiece origin is secured.
• : Simu
Used to execute simulation to check the toolpath in real-time.
• : Dry run
Used to run the machine tool without turning on related ports of laser and machining.
There is no actual machining.
• : Return to center
Used to move the rotary axis to the workpiece origin or the horizontal moving axis to
the center line of the tube.
See Execute Returning to the Center for details.
• : Tube centering
Used to adjust the tube horizontally and find the center line for a certain face of the
tube.
See Level and Center the Tube for details.
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• : Centering mode
Used to switch between the following centering modes:
o Standard: levelling + centering
o Simple: centering
• : F chuck released
Used to control the unclamping of the front chuck.
After setting the chuck control type in the system parameters, the chuck can be
controlled by IO / torque / position.
• : F chuck clamped
Used to control the clamping of the front chuck.
After setting the chuck control type in the system parameters, the chuck can be
controlled by IO / torque / position.
• : B chuck released
Used to control the unclamping of the back chuck.
• : B chuck clamped
Used to control the clamping of the back chuck.
• : Laser
Used to turn on/off the laser valve.
It is automatically turned on when machining starts.
• : Shutter
Used to manually turn on laser shutter.
To eject laser light, first, turn on the laser shutter; then, open the laser valve.
• : Red light
Used to manually turn on the red light.
It is used as a kind of guide light to point out the laser position on the tube.
• : Burst
Used to turn on the laser valve for a certain time.
It keeps on for the set burst time until it is turned off automatically.
• : Dispose tailing
Used to dispose the tailing.
During disposing the tailing, please ensure the following:
o The system is in idle status.
o The feeding axis, horizontal moving axis, lifting axis, clamping axis for
blanking plate, forward and backward moving axis for blanking plate have
been returned to the machine origin.
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• : Follow-up
Used to turn on follow-up valve, to keep the distance between the nozzle and the
workpiece surface a fixed value.
It is turned on automatically when machining starts.
• : Air
When machining starts, the button is highlighted. The system automatically turns on
the blowing valve and blows air.
• : Oxygen
the blowing valve and blows oxygen.
• : Nitrogen
the blowing valve and blows nitrogen.
• : Auto loaded
Used to automatically load material after setting parameter Enable Automatic
Loading Device to Yes.
• : Fan
Used to turn on the fan.
• : Deslag
Used to automatically deslagging after setting parameter Enable Back Blow or
Enable Side Blow to Yes.
• : Lubricate
Used to turn on lube.
• : Edge find
With the button clicked, the cutting head starts to find the tube edge.
• : Reserved
1.6 Status Area
You can check the following in the area:
• Related information of current drawing objects: drawing steps and meaning, step
result, tuning distance, etc.
• Tips during machining.
1.7 Statistics Area
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You can do the following in the area:

• To open Statistic Information dialog box, click Statistics Info.
See Check Statistics for details.
• To open Count Setting dialog box, click Count Setting.
See Count Machining for details.
1.8 Alarm/System Info Area

• To open Log dialog box, double click Alarm / System.
See Check System Logs for details.
• To troubleshoot the alarm or check the log details, double click the related alarm
items or system information items.
1.9 Drawing Tool bar
It is used to do the following:
• Draw objects
• Execute auxiliary editing
• Execute basic editing
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1.10 3D View Area

1. View area
2. View toolbar
1.10.1 View Area
It is used to check the tube from different perspectives and preview cutting effect.
In this area, you can do the following:
• Press the left button:
o To rotate the tube, drag the mouse left and right.
o To move the tube, drag the mouse up and down.
• To zoom in/out the tube, scroll the mouse wheel.
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1.10.2 View Toolbar

• : Switch view
Used to observe a tube from different perspectives.
• : Rotate CW
Used to rotate the view in a clockwise direction.
• : Rotate CCW
Used to rotate the tube view in a counterclockwise direction.
• : Zoom in
Used to make the view appear larger.
• : Zoom out
Used to make the view appear smaller.
• : Best view
Used to adjust 3D view area to the best size, so as to check the toolpath effect.
• : Maximize
Used to maximize 3D view area and hide drawing window.
• : Hollow out
Used to show hollow-out-effect of objects, so as to check the cutting effect.
• : Solid
Opposite to instruction.
• : Instant Hollowing
Used to show hollow-out-effect of objects which have been executed machining or
dry run, while executing instruction for other objects.
• : Tube cutting setting

Used to open Tube Cutting Setting dialog box. See Set the Tube Type and Size
for details.
• : Close
Used to close 3D view area.
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2 Quick Start
2.1 Overview
Through this part, you can quickly know the basic machining process of BodorThinker3.0
Laser Cutting (Tube) CNC Control System and starts machining tubes.
The process is as follows:
Note: Executing automatic centering and finding tube edges are optional operations.
2.2 Execute Returning to the Machine Origin or Set Datum
This operation differs in the encoder type:
• Incremental encoder: Execute returning to the machine origin
• Absolute encoder: Set datum
You can set parameter Encoder Type in System Parameters dialog box.
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2.2.1 Execute Returning to the Machine Origin

The origin of the machine coordinate system (inherent coordinate system of a machine
tool), also called mechanical origin or home, is a fixed point assigned by designing,
manufacturing and debugging before the machine tool leaves factory.
It is used to adjust the machine coordinate of the machine tool, so as to ensure the
machining position is correct.
Before executing returning to the machine origin, ensure all servo alarms have been
removed.
To execute returning to the machine origin, do the following:
1. In the menu bar, click Machining → Go Home → Go Home Setting. Go Homing
Setting dialog box pops up:
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The dialog box pops up after the software starts by default. If you need to cancel
the setting, uncheck This dialog pops up automatically when software starts.
2. Click one of the following:
o Click All Axes. Z-axis returns to the machine origin firstly, then X-axis and Y-
axis return at the same time, and A-axis returns finally.
Alternatively, click in machine control area.

o Click a button for a single axis, the target axis returns to the machine origin.
To return Z-axis, alternatively, click in the machine control area.

o If you ensure that the position is the same with the machine coordinate, the
machine tool has never been turned off, and E-stop has never occurred, to
set the current position as the machine origin, click DirectSet.
Alternatively, click Mach → Go Home and select a method to return to the machine origin.
After executing returning to the machine origin, sign appears in front of each axis in the
machine control area.
2.2.2 Set Datum
With an absolute encoder, you can set the current position of the cutting head as the
machine origin through setting datum when you use the system at the first time.
Compared to returning to the machine origin with an incremental encoder, it owns the
following advantages:
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No need to set returning orders for all axes in datum setting process.
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No need to set datum again after restarting the system, and recovering from power
interruption and E-stop because the system will automatically read the datum
information.
Note: You need to set datum again after replacing battery of the absolute encoder.
To set datum, do the following:
1. In the menu bar, click Machining → Set Datum.
2. Set the corresponding axis:
o A single axis: set datum for a single axis.
o All: set datum for all axis.
You can select All(Cancel) to cancel datum setting.
After setting datum, sign appears in front of each axis in the machine control area. And
after starting the software or releasing E-stop, the system automatically updates the
machine coordinate and feedback coordinate according to feedback pulses to make the
current machine coordinate match with the actual coordinate.
2.3 Calibrate Capacitance
It is used to check the corresponding relationship of capacitance and position between the
cutting head and the workpiece, so as to move Z-axis up and down in real time and ensure
the relative distance between the cutting head and the workpiece is unchanged.
To calibrate capacitance, do the following:
1. To open Follow-up Control dialog box, do one of the following:
o In the common tool bar, click .
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o In the menu bar, click System → Follow Control.

2. Select one of the following to move the cutting head to the position about 5mm far
from the workpiece surface, and keep the workpiece still all the time:
o If you have never calibrated capacitance, click the axis direction button.
o If you have calibrated capacitance before, click .
3. To eliminate zero drift caused by velocity loop controlling, click . The cutting
head slightly moves back and forth to compensate the error caused by zero drift.
4. Click .
The system starts to calibrate capacitance for 20s.
2.4 Set the Tube Type and Size
It is used to set the type and size of the machining tube according to the actual situation.
Taking a rectangular tube as an example, to set the tube type and size, do the following:
1. To open Tube Wizard dialog box, do one of the following:
o In the common tool bar, click .

o In the menu bar, click File → New → New Tube.
2. Select Rectangular Tube.
3. Click Next, and set the size for the new tube:
For parameter Corner Radius, please set it 0.5mm larger than the original one, so
as to avoid bad effect in cutting arrises due to an incorrect size.
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4. Optional: To modify the set tube size later, in 3D view area, click and modify
it in Tube Cutting Setting dialog box:
2.5 Calibrate A-axis Center

It is used to calculate the machine coordinate of A-axis center through calibration at the
first time to use the system or when mechanical deviation exists.
Before calibrating A-axis center, ensure the following:
•X-axis has been returned to the machine origin.
See Executing returning to the machine origin for details.
• The set tube size is the same with the actual one.
See Set the tube type and size for details.
To calibrate A-axis center, do the following:
1. Put a standard rectangular tube without chamfer into the chuck.
2. Place the tube horizontally and move the cutting head above the tube.
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3. In the menu bar, click Advanced → Calibrate A-axis Center. Calibrate A-axis
Center dialog box pops up:
4. Click Calibrate.
The system starts to calibrate A-axis center:
1. Level the tube:
2. Find A-axis center:

Taking one face of the tube as an example:
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After calibrating A-axis center, the result shows in Result area.

If you are not satisfied with the result, manually input coordinates in the input box Machine
Center(Z-Direct) or Machine Center(Y-Direct) in Result area.
2.6 Calibrate the Tube Center
2.6.1 Level and Center the Tube
Before levelling and centering the tube, calibrate A-axis center. See Calibrate A-axis
Center for details.
The process of levelling and centering the tube differs in the tube type.
Taking the rectangular tube as an example, to level and center the tube by centering the
tube through five points, finding the tube center and doing center compensation for the
toolpath, in the machine control area, click . The system automatically does the
following:
1. Turn on follow-up separately on the left and right of the first face and level the tube
according to the difference between the two results of follow-up height.
2. Rotate the tube 90°, and turn on follow-up on the center of the current face.
3. Repeat process 2 twice.
4. According to the five results of follow-up height and chuck center from calibrating A-
axis, automatically calculate the center compensation for each face.
2.6.2 Manually Set the Center
It is used to set the current position as the tube center for short tubes. It is mainly used
when the result of levelling and centering the tube is not incorrect.
To manually set the center, in the menu bar, click Machining → Manually Set Center and
set the workpiece coordinates of X-axis and A-axis to 0.
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2.7 Load or Draw a Toolpath

Before machining, you need to load a prepared toolpath or draw a toolpath in the drawing
area. Besides, you can generate the toolpath for a single part.
To load or draw a toolpath, do one of the following:
• To load a toolpath, do one of the following:
o Drag the target toolpath into the drawing window.
o To load a IGS or IGES file, in the common tool bar, click , or in the
menu bar, click File → New → Import File.
If you need to insert another IGS or IGES file without overwriting the original
one, in the menu bar, click File → Insert → Insert File.
o To load a NCEX file, in the common tool bar, click , or in the menu bar,
click File → Open.
o To load a DXF file, in the menu bar, click File → New → 3D Wrapping,
select a tube type, set section parameters, and select the target DXF file.
If you need to insert another DXF file without overwriting the original one, in
the menu bar, click File → Insert → 3D Wrapping, select a tube type, set
section parameters, and select the target DXF file.
• To generate toolpath for a single part, in the menu bar, click File → New → New
Standard Part, select a tube type, set section parameters and set part parameters:
Taking the rectangular tube as an example:
If you need to insert toolpath for another part without overwriting the original one, in
the menu bar, click File → Insert → Standard Part, select a tube type, set section
parameters and set part parameters.
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• To draw a toolpath, do one of the following:

o Manually draw a toolpath in the drawing window.
o To call an object saved in the gallery, in the menu bar, click Drawing →
Gallery, select the target object in the Gallery dialog box, set the tube size
and position related parameters. The object adds into the drawing window.
o Set tube intersection.
o Set tube cutting.
After loading or drawing a toolpath, you can do the following:
• Edit toolpaths.
• Preprocess toolpaths.
• Set technics.
• Set layer.
After executing the above operations, select one of the following in the menu bar, and
save the toolpath as a NCEX file:
• To save all objects, click File → Save / Save As.
• To save the selected objects, click File → Save Selected As.
2.8 Set the Workpiece Origin
It is used to define the actual position of the workpiece origin on the workpiece before
machining.
To set the workpiece origin, do the following:
1. To move the cutting head to the target position, in the machine control area, click
X+ / X- / Y+ / Y- / A+ / A-.
2. To set the current position as the workpiece origin, click or press F5.
2.9 Execute Automatic Centering
If the length of the tube is too long, the part between the front and rear chucks will suffer
from bending deflection. Thus, after cutting a length of the tube, centering data before
machining is no longer applicable. To fix the deflection and ensure cutting accuracy, after
cutting a certain length, the system will automatically do leveling or centering and execute
breakpoint resume after centering is done.
To execute automatic centering, do the following:
1. To add centering marks and do centering, in the menu bar, click Technics →
Centering Mark, and select how to add centering mark:
o To specify the position for levelling and centering, select Manually.
o To set the distance for centering mark, select Automatically. The system
automatically adds centering marks for levelling and centering according to
the set distance.
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2. Click System → Auto Levelling and Centering, and select a levelling and
centering mode in Auto Levelling and Centering dialog box:
o Levelling + Centering: levelling and centering the tube.

o Centering: only centering the tube.
With Automatically do levelling and centering when machining starts, the
system will automatically do levelling and centering before each machining.
2.10 Find Tube Edges
It is used to move the feeding axis to make the cutting head right above the section of the
tube.
Before finding tube edges, ensure the cutting head is completely above the tube.
To find tube edges, do one of the following:
• To manually find tube edges, in the machine control area, click .

• To automatically find tube edges, in the menu bar, click System → System
Parameters, and find and set the following parameters. The system automatically
finds tube edges during batch machining:
o Find Edge Automatically: Whether to find edge automatically after levelling
and centering at the first time during loading material automatically.
o Retract Distance after Edge Finding: The retract distance after finding
edge automatically. Range: 0~1000.
The process of tube edge finding is as follows:
1. The following axis moves to the follow-up height.
Please calibrate the cutting head first.
2. The cutting head moves towards the tube edge and stops until it reaches the edge.
After automatically finding the edges, the system retracts retract distance and
automatically sets the workpiece origin.
2.11 Simulate Machining
It is used to see the moving track of the machine tool before actual machining, so as to
avoid damage to the machine tool due to programming mistakes in the toolpath file.
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• Simulation
Used to check the toolpath in real time without running the machine tool. It provides
a fast but lifelike simulation machining environment. During simulation, no actual
machining occurs, and only the moving track of the cutting head at high speed
shows in drawing window.
• Dry run
Used to move the machine tool without turning on the laser and related ports of
laser. During dry run, no actual machining occurs.
To simulate machining, do one of the following:
• Simulation
Note: Before simulation, ensure the toolpath file has been saved and the system is
in idle status.
o In the machine control area, click .

o In the menu bar, click Machining → Mach Control → Simu.
o On the keyboard, press F8.
The machine tool starts simulation from the beginning of the toolpath file.
• Dry run

o In the menu bar, click Machining → Mach Control → Dry Run.
2.12 Start Machining
It is used to automatically execute toolpath file until the end of block or any intentional
interruption.
Before starting machining, ensure the following:
• The toolpath file has been saved.
• No E-stop and alarms occur.
To start machining, do one of the following:
• In the machine control area, click .

• In the menu bar, click Machining → Mach Control → Start.
The system starts machining from the beginning of the toolpath file.
During machining, you can do the following:
• To stop machining, do one of the following:

o In the menu bar, click Machining → Mach Control → Stop.
The machine tool stops machining and ends the machining task, and the system
enters idle status.
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• To execute breakpoint resume when the power interruption or e-stop occurs and
the workpiece origin is secured, do one of the following:
Note: Before this operation, please ensure the machine coordinate is correct.
Otherwise, please execute returning to the machine origin first.

o In the menu bar, click Machining → Mach Control → Resume.
The system resumes machining from the exact interrupted position.
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3 Techinics
3.1 Set Unfill or Fill
It is used to reserve a certain part of closed objects. For objects set as Unfill, the system
reserves the outside; for objects set as Fill, the system reserves the inside.
To set unfill or fill, select closed objects, and do the following:
1. Call Unfill/Fill command:
o In the common tool bar, click Unfill/Fill.

o In the menu bar, click Technics → Unfill/Fill.
o Right click on the drawing window, and click Unfill/Fill.
2. Select one of the following:
o To manually set the selected objects as unfill/fill, select Unfill / Fill.
o To set the selected objects as unfill by default, select Auto.
After setting unfill/fill, check unfill/fill attribute by switching to the fill mode.
3.2 Set a Lead Line
It is used to avoid machining errors or damage to the workpiece caused by laser staying
above the start position for a long time, so as to improve machining accuracy.
The type of lead line differs in the leading direction:
• Lead-in line: consisting of line lead line, arc lead line and hook lead line.
• Lead-out line: consisting of line lead line and arc lead line.
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To set a lead line, select the target object, and do the following:
1. To open Set dialog box, do one of the following:
o In the common tool bar, click Lead Line.

o In the menu bar, click Technics → Lead Line → Set.
o Right click on the drawing window, select Lead Line → Set.
2. Select a type for the lead line.

The type of lead line depends on the cutting technics.
3. Set related parameters of the lead line.
See Parameters for details.
4. Optional: If the target object is a closed object, in Seal area, select one of the
following:
o Gap: The lead line is unclosed and the cutting head will not cut through at
the sealing position.
o Over: The lead line is closed and the cutting head will cut at the sealing
position.
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5. Set the position of the lead line:

o If you check Automatic Lead Position, do one of the following:
▪ To automatically set the lead line at the position with a larger angle in
the object, check Corner first.
▪ To automatically set the lead line at the longest edge of the object,
check Edge first.
o If you check Set by Universal (0~100) param. The position of the lead line
is the set ratio times the total length.
o If you check Set by Mouse, click on the edge of the object after the cursor
turns into to specify the position of the lead line.

6. In Options Area, select one of the following:
o Retain Position, Change Leads Type
o Retain Leads Type, Change Position
7. Optional: Manually modify the lead line:
a. Call Start Point command:
▪ In the common tool bar, click Start Point.

▪ In the menu bar, click Technics → Lead Line → Start Point.
▪ Right click on the drawing window, select Lead Line → Start Point.
b. Do one of the following:
▪ To modify the position of the lead-in line, left click on the edge of the
object.
▪ To draw a line-type lead-in line from outside to the edge on the object,
left click on the outside and the edge of the object.
The result is as follows:
Parameters
• Angle: For a line-type lead line, it refers to the angle between the lead line and the
tangent line of the intersection; for an arc-type lead line, it refers to the central angle.
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• Length: For a line-type/arc-type lead line, it refers to the length of the line/arc; for a
hook-type lead line, it refers to the sum of the radius of the arc and the length of the
line.
• Radius: For a hook-type lead line, it refers to the radius of the arc.
• Add Tiny Circle in Start Point: Add a tiny circle at the start point of the lead-in line,
so as to solve the problem that the accumulation of slag influences cutting effect
during piercing a thick tube.
• Circle Radius: The radius of the hole at the start point of the lead line.
3.3 Change the Machining Direction
After drawing an object, the machining direction is counterclockwise by default. This
operation is used to change the default machining direction.
To show the machining direction, do one of the following:
• In the common tool bar, .

• In the menu bar, click View → Show Direction.
3.3.1 Change the Machining Direction for All Objects
To change the machining direction for all objects, select the target objects, and do one of
the following:
• In the menu bar, click Mach Dir and select Reverse.

• In the menu bar, click Technics → Mach Direction → Reverse.
• Right click on the drawing window, select Mach Direction → Reverse.
3.3.2 Change the Machining Direction for Closed Objects
To change the machining direction for closed objects, select the closed objects, do the
following:
1. To open Mach Direction dialog box, do one of the following:
o In the common tool bar, click Mach Dir.

o In the menu bar, click Technics → Mach Direction → Set.
o Right click on the drawing window, click Mach Direction → Set.
2. Select the machining direction.
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3.4 Change the Machining Order

After drawing several objects, the machining order is the drawing order by default. This
operation is used to change the default machining order.
To show the machining order, do one of the following:
• In the common tool bar, click .

• In the menu bar, click View → Show Order.
To change the machining order, do one of the following:
• Automatically change the machining order
• Manually change the machining order
• Specify the machining order for a single object
• Change the machining order in a list
• Change the machining order by manual drawing
• Sort to the top or bottom
3.4.1 Automatically Change the Machining Order
The system automatically sorts objects according to the selected sorting strategy.
To automatically change the machining order, select the target objects, and do the
following:
1. To open Auto Sorting, do one of the following:
o In the common tool bar, click Sort.
o In the common tool bar, click the drop-down box of Sort, and select
Auto.
o In the menu bar, click Planning → Auto Sorting.
o Right on the drawing window, and select Mach Order → Auto Sorting.
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2. Select a sorting strategy:

o Bottom-top based on feeding axis
o Top-bottom based on feeding axis
o Based on surface
It is only available for rectangular tubes. The system sorts one face and then
other faces.
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3.4.2 Manually Change the Machining Order

It is used to manually specify the machining direction for a single object or several objects.
To manually change the machining order, do the following:
1. To call Manual Sorting command, do one of the following:
o In the common tool bar, click Sort → Manual Sorting.

o In the menu bar, click Planning → Manual.
o Right click on the drawing window, and select Mach Order → Manual
Sorting.
The cursor turns into , and the system automatically shows the machining
order.
2. Select the first target object. The cursor turns into , the machining order on
the object turns into 1, and the order of other objects turns into 2,3 ... in sequence
on the basis of previous order.
3. Optional: To reset the last order number, right click and select Previous Order.
4. Repeat step 2 and click the objects in order.
After manually changing the machining order, to exit Manual Sorting command, right click
and select Exit, or press Esc.
3.4.3 Specify the Machining Order for a Single Object
It is used to specify the machining order for a single object.
To specify the machining order for a single object, select a single object, and do the
following:
1. To open Specify Order Separately dialog box, do one of the following:
o In the common tool bar, click Sort → Specify Separately.

o In the menu bar, click Planning → Specify Separately.
o Right click on the drawing window, click Mach Order → Specify Separately.
2. To specify an order, enter an order in Number\[1, n] input box.

n is the maximum machining order in the toolpath.
3.4.4 Change the Machining Order in a List
Each object has a number. This operation is used to manually change the machining order
according to the number.
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To change the machining order in a list, select a single object, and do the following:
1. To open Order List dialog box, do one of the following:
o In the common tool bar, click Sort → Order List.

o In the menu bar, click Planning → Order List.
o Right click on the drawing window, click Mach Order → Order List.
2. Check the number, and do one of the following to sort the machining order:
o Click Move Up/Move Down to move the object.
o Double click another object to move the checked object to the clicked
position.
3.4.5 Change the Machining Order by Manual Drawing
It is used to manually change the machining order of two objects, and then change the
whole machining order.
To Select the target objects, and do the following:
1. To call Manual Draw Sorting command, do one of the following:
o In the common tool bar, click Sort → Manual Draw Sorting.

o In the menu bar, click Planning → Manual Draw Sorting.
o Right click on the drawing window, click Mach Order → Manual Draw
Sorting.
o Select no object, right click on the drawing window, click Manual Draw
Sorting.
2. Select a single object. The object is highlighted.
3. Hold the left button, draw a line from the object, connect it to another object (the
target object), and release the mouse until the target object is highlighted.
The machining order of the target object is behind the selected object at the first time.
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3.4.6 Sort to the Top or Bottom

It is used to turn the machining order of a single object to the top or bottom.
To sort to the top or bottom, select a single object, and do one of the following:
• In the common tool bar, click Sort → Sort to the Top / Sort to the Bottom.
• In the menu bar, click Planning → Sort to the Top / Sort to the Bottom.
• Right click on the drawing window, and select Mach Order → Sort to the Top /
Sort to the Bottom.
3.5 Compensate the Kerf
There exists deviation between the sizes of actual cutting parts and theoretical ones, that
is caused by the kerf in cutting. The deviation leads to a smaller size in the outer contour
and a larger size in the inner contour. This operation is used to compensate the deviation.
The type of kerf compensation includes the following:
•
All shrink: shrink the cutting area for all selected parts.
•
All expand: expand the cutting area for all selected parts.
•
Unfill: shrink; fill: expand: shrink the cutting area for parts with unfill attribute, and
expand the cutting area for parts with fill attribute.
Before compensating the kerf, ensure the following:
• The text has been turned into polylines. See Turn Text into Polylines for details.
• Closed object(s) exist(s).
To compensate the kerf, select the closed objects, and do the following:
1. To open Kerf Compensation dialog box, do one of the following:
o In the common tool bar, click Comp.

o In the menu bar, click Technics → Kerf Compensation.
2. Select a compensation type.

3. Set the inner width and outer width.
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4. Optional: To save the commonly used inner width and outer width for later use, do
the following:
a. In the drop-down box of Configuration, select Edit. Configuration dialog
box pops up:
b. Click Add, set a name in Description column, set the inner width in Inner
Width column, and set Outer Width in Outer Width column.
c. For later use, in the drop-down box of Configuration, select the set name.
The system automatically fills in the inner width and outer width.
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3.6 Execute Instant Setting

It is used to set unfill/fill, lead line, machining direction, machining order and kerf
compensation with one click, so as to improve machining efficiency.
To execute instant setting, select the target objects, and do the following:
1. To open Instant Setting dialog box, do one of the following:
o In the common tool bar, click InstantSet.

o In the menu bar, click Technics → Instant Setting.
o Right click on the drawing window, and select Instant Setting.
2. Set the target objects according to your needs.
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3.7 Set Scan Cutting

It is used to replan a toolpath to find the most efficient path to execute machining by
controlling laser on/off, so as to avoid unnecessary tool lifting and feeding and improve
machining efficiency.
It differs in the object type:
• Set scan cutting for lines.
• Set scan cutting for circles.
• Set scan cutting for LED advertisement text.
3.7.1 Set Scan Cutting for Lines
To set scan cutting for lines, select the target objects, and do the following:
1. To open Line Scan pops up, do one of the following:
o In the common tool bar, click Scan.
o In the common tool bar, click the drop-down box of Scan, and select
Line Scan.
o In the menu bar, click Planning → Scan → Line Scan.
2. Select the start position for cutting, and set parameter Colinear Tolerance and
Max Scan Space.
①: Collinear Tolerance; ②: Max Scan Space.
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3. Optional: Check Extension Distance and set a value.
③: Extension Distance
3.7.2 Set Scan Cutting for Circles

To set scan cutting for circles, select the target objects, and do the following
1. To open Arc Scan dialog box, do one of the following:
o In the common tool bar, click the drop-down box of Scan, and select
Arc Scan.
o In the menu bar, click Planning → Scan → Arc Scan.
2. Set parameter Full Arc Tolerance.

3. Optional: To sort the selected circles by the default array sorting strategy, check
Arc Scan Sort.
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3.7.3 Set Scan Cutting for LED Advertisement Text

To set scan cutting for LED advertisement text, select the target objects, and do the
following:
1. To open LED Scan dialog box, do one of the following:
o In the common tool bar, click the drop-down box of Scan → LED
Scan.
o In the menu bar, click Planning → Scan → LED Scan.
2. Set parameter Full Arc Tolerance.

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3.8 Add Cooling Points

It is used to add cooling points at the inflection points on the objects, so as to improve the
cutting effect during cutting a thick tube.
Before adding cooling points, in the interface of layern-Technic Param in Layer Setting
dialog box, select Cool Gas and set parameter Cool Delay.
To add cooling points, do one of the following:
•
Automatically add cooling points to the selected and qualified objects according to
the set value.
• Manually add cooling points at the corners of the object based on your need.
Angle range: (0, 180)°.
Note: Please do not add a cooling point at the start position of machining.
3.8.1 Automatically Add Cooling Points
To automatically add cooling points, select the target object, and do the following:
1. To open Cool Point dialog box, do one of the following:
o In the common tool bar, click Cool Point.

o In the menu bar, click Technics → Cool Point.
2. Check Sharp Corner and set the angle range for sharp corner.
3. Optional: To add a cooling point at the position of lead-in line without being limited
by the range of the angle of sharp corner, check Lead Point.
Taking the following figure as an example, set parameter Sharp Corner between 45°and
90°. The result is as follows:
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3.8.2 Manually Add Cooling Points

To manually add cooling points, do the following:
1. To open Cool Point dialog box, do one of the following:
o In the common tool bar, click Cool Point.

o In the menu bar, click Technics → Cool Point.
2. Click Set by Mouse. The cursor turns into .

3. Move the mouse to the target position and left click to select an adding position.
After manually adding cooling points, to exit Cool Point command, right click.
3.9 Add Chamfer

It is used to add chamfers to angles less than 180°, so as to improve cutting effect on
corners of a thick tube. It is applicable to all objects.
To add chamfer, do one of the following:
• Automatically add chamfer to the selected and qualified objects according to the set
value.
• Manually select chamfer position based on your need.
Angle range: (0, 180)°
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3.9.1 Automatically Add Chamfer

To automatically add chamfer, select the target object, and do the following:
1. To open Chamfer dialog box, do the following:
o In the common tool bar, click Chamfer.

o In the menu bar, click Technics → Chamfer.
o Right click on the drawing window, and select Chamfer.
2. Set parameter Angle and Radius.

3. Optional: To automatically add chamfer for closed objects according to the attribute
of fill/unfill, check Create Chamfer by Fill or Unfill.
Taking the following as an example, set parameter Angle between 45°and 90°and check
Create Chamfer by Fill or Unfill. The result is as follows:
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3.9.2 Manually Add Chamfer

To manually add chamfer, do the following:
1. To open Chamfer dialog box, do the following:
o In the common tool bar, click Chamfer.

o In the menu bar, click Technics → Chamfer.
o Right click on the drawing window, and select Chamfer.
2. Set parameter Radius.

3. Optional: To automatically add chamfer for closed objects according to the attribute
of fill/unfill, check Create Chamfer by Fill or Unfill.
4. Click Set by Mouse. The cursor turns into .
5. Move the mouse to the target position and left click to select an adding position.
After manually adding chamfer, to exit Chamfer command, right click.
Taking the following as an example, with Create Chamfer by Fill or Unfill unchecked, the
result is as follows:
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3.10 Bridge Objects

It is used to create a disconnected toolpath and connect objects with a bridge, so as to
reduce piercing counts without scattering the objects after cutting. And it is mostly used to
connect strokes of characters.
Before bridging objects, ensure text has been turned into polylines.
To bridge objects, select the target object, and do the following:
1. To open Bridge dialog box, do one of the following:
o In the common tool bar, click Bridge.

o In the menu bar, click Technics → Bridge.
2. Set parameter Max Space and Width, and click OK. The cursor turns into .
3. Left click to select the ends of the bridging parts.
After bridging objects, to exit Bridge command, right click or press Esc.
3.11 Execute Micro Joint

It is used to connect the cutting part with surrounding material without falling down the
material. By doing this, you can avoid the problem that the part becomes warped and
collides with high-speed moving cutting head, because the cutting part can neither fall
from the gap of supporting rods nor be held by the supporting rods.
To execute micro joint, do one of the following:
• Automatically execute micro joint to selected objects according to the set count or
space.
• Manually select micro joint position according to your needs.
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3.11.1 Automatically Execute Micro Joint

To automatically execute micro joint, do the following:
1. To open Micro Joint dialog box, do one of the following:
o In the common tool bar, click Micro Joint.

o In the menu bar, click Technics → Micro Joint.
2. In Auto area, select a method for micro joint and set related parameters.
3. Optional: To ignore tiny objects within a value during executing micro joint, check
Skip Tiny Objects and set parameter perimeter.
Taking the following as an example. Select the method for micro joint Count and set count
as 2. The result is as follows:
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3.11.2 Manually Execute Micro Joint

To manually execute micro joint, do the following:
1. To open Micro Joint dialog box, do one of the following:
o In the common tool bar, click Micro Joint.

o In the menu bar, click Technics → Micro Joint.
2. In Manual area, select Manual Joint, and set parameter Length.

3. Click OK. The cursor turns to .
4. Left click to select a micro joint position.
After manually executing micro joint, to exit Micro Joint command, right click.
3.12 Chop an Object

It is used to divide the selected closed objects into several parts, so as to chop machining
waste and make it fall easily.
Before chopping an object, ensure the object meets the following requirements:
• It is a closed object.
• It has not been executed micro joint.
• It does not contain other objects in it.
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To chop an object, select the target object, and do the following:

1. To open Chop dialog box, in the menu bar, click Technics → Chop:
2. Set parameter Space.

3.13 Chop Objects at Corner
It is available to objects covering 2~3 faces. In the actual cutting, such objects are hard to
fall. The operation is used to make these objects fall easily.
To chop objects at corner, select the target objects, and do the following:
1. To open Corner Chop dialog box, in the menu bar, click Technics → Corner
Chop:
2. Set the following parameters:

o Chop Line Offset: The distance between the start point of the chopping line
and the hole.
o Chop Line Distance: The distance between the chopping line and the edge.
o Chop Line Number: The number of chopping lines.
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3.14 Do Clearing
It is used to clear some set technics.
The clearing items include the following:
• Lead line
• Kerf compensation
• Cooling point
• Micro joint
• Chop
• Vertical intersection
• Scan cutting
• Centering mark
To do clearing, select the target objects, and do one of the following:
• In the common tool bar, click Clear and select the target clearing item.
• In the menu bar, click Technics → Clear, and select the target clearing item.
• Right click on the drawing window, select Clear, and select the target clearing item.
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4 Layer
4.1 Overview
As a core function, layer function is used to set different layers.
The Layer Setting dialog box is as follows:
1 2
3
1. Layer selection area
The system offers 7 layers with different colors. You can set technics for each layer,
and the system regards objects with the same color as a same layer and sharing
the same technics.
o To switch to the page of the target layer, click the layer name.
o To modify the layer name, double click the layer name.
o To show all layers, check Show All. Otherwise, the system only shows
layers in the current toolpath file.
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2. Parameter setting area

It is used to switch between the following pages:
o layer n-Technic Param page: Used to set technics for the target layer.
See Set Technic Parameters and Technic Parameters for operation and
parameter details.
o layer n-Over-arris Param page: Used to avoid over-burning from uneven
distribution of laser energy on faces and arrises during cutting a rectangular
tube.
See Set Over-arris Parameters and Over-arris Parameters for operation and
parameter details.
o layer n-Piercing Param page: Used to set piercing parameters.
See Set Piercing Parameters and Piercing Parameters for operation and
parameter details.
3. Technic remark area
It is used to set technic remarks, including tube type and thickness, nozzle type,
laser power, machining gas, machining type and customized item, etc.
4. Unit setting area
It is used to set unit according to the actual situation.
4.2 Operations
It is used to specify a layer and set related parameters for the layer.
To do layer related operations, do the following:
1. Select the target objects, click the target layer color in the main interface. The
selected objects turn into the target color.
2. To open Layer Setting dialog box, do one of the following:
o In the layer tool bar, click Layer.

o In the menu bar, click Technics → Layer Setting.
For Layer Setting dialog box, see Overview for details.
3. Set technic parameters.
4. Set over-arris parameters.
5. Set piercing parameters.
After doing layer related operations, add technic remarks.
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4.2.1 Set Technic Parameters

To set technic parameters, do the following:
1. To switch to layer n-Technic Param interface, click layer n-Technic Param:
2. Set parameters in Technic Param and Special Technic areas.

See Technic Parameters for parameter details.
3. Edit power curve.
4. Import and save as a technic file.
4.2.1.1 Edit the Power Curve
It is used to make the cutting power and frequency change with the cutting speed
accordingly and ensure thermal power absorbed in unit area is the same and achieve fine
cutting result, so as to solve problems like over-burning around the corner and difference
of cutting result in terms of thickness.
The more the nodes you add, the more precise the curve is.
Before editing the power curve, in the Power Curve area, do the following according to
your need:
• Check Enable Speed Power Adjust. The system makes the cutting power change
with the cutting speed during cutting.
Otherwise, the cutting power keeps the same all the time during cutting.
• Check Enable Speed Freq. Adjust. The system makes the cutting frequency
change with the cutting speed during cutting.
Otherwise, the cutting frequency keeps the same all the time during cutting.
Taking checking Enable Speed Power Adjust as an example, to edit the power curve, do
the following:
1. Click Edit. Speed Power Curve Editing dialog box pops up:
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2. To modify the node, do one of the following:

o On the curve
▪ To add a node, double click the target position.
▪ To delete a node, double click the target node.
The corresponding speed and power nodes are added / deleted in the right
list synchronously.
o In the list
▪ To add a group of speed and power nodes, click Add, and double
click to modify the values.
o To delete a group of speed and power nodes, select the values and click
Delete.
The corresponding speed and power nodes are added/deleted on the left curve
synchronously.
To restore the curve to default, click Clear.
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4.2.1.2 Import and save as a Technic File

To import and save as a technic file, in Technic File Operation area, do one of the
following:
• To import a technic file, click Import and select the target technic file in Import
dialog box:
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• To save the technic as a file, click Save As, and set related parameters in Save As
dialog box:
4.2.2 Set Over-arris Parameters

To set over-arris parameter, do the following:
1. To switch to layer n-Over-arris Param page, click layer n-Over-arris Param:
In Over-arris Param area of layer n-Over-arris Param page, set over-arris parameters.
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See Over-arris Parameters for parameter details.

4.2.3 Set Piercing Parameters
To set piercing parameters, do the following:
1. To switch to layer n-Piercing Param page, click layer n-Piercing Param:
2. Select a piercing method.

See Piercing Methods for details.
3. Set related piercing parameters.
See Piercing Parameters for parameter details.
4. Optional: Check Increment S and set the parameter.
It is the speed of the cutting head during falling to the cutting height.
If it is unchecked, the cutting head follows to cutting height.
Note: In 3rd segment piercing, with Increment S checked, the system does
increment piercing. Otherwise, it does segment piercing.
5. Optional: To make the system turns off the later and execute blowing after piercing,
check Extra Blow, and set parameter Delay and Pressure.
Otherwise, the system executes blowing with laser on after piercing.
6. To add remarks, in Remarks area, input the remarks.
4.2.4 Add Technic Remarks
It is used to set technic remarks, and it is convenient for the system to automatically
generate the name of a technic file during saving or saving as the technic file.
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To add technic remarks, do the following:

1. In Layer Setting dialog box, in the technic remark area, click the characters in blue
after character TechnicRemark. Set Technic Remark dialog box pops up:
2. Set the tube type and thickness, nozzle type, laser power, machining gas,
machining type and customized item.
4.3 Parameters
4.3.1 Technic Parameters
Technic parameters include:
• Common parameters
• Special parameters
4.3.1.1 Common Parameters
• Pre Laser Off: The delay time before the laser is turned off.
• Pre Laser On: The delay time before the laser is turned on.
• Post Laser On: After the laser is turned on, the system lasts the set time before the
next step.
• Cut Speed: The cutting speed when feedrate override is 100%.
• Peak Power: The laser intensity during cutting when the laser device is adjusted via
the analog quantity.
• Cut Frequency: The carrier frequency of PWM modulate signals during cutting,
namely the light output times in one second. The larger the value is, the longer light
output time is.
• Duty Ratio: In per unit pulse cycle, the ratio of light output time to the unit pulse
cycle time. You can set it by adjusting the laser device via PWM to set duty cycle
during cutting setting.
• Lift Height: The uplifting distance of the cutting head after cutting each object.
• Prepierce Up H: The uplifting distance of the cutting head after piercing each hole
during preliminary piercing.
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• Cut Pressure: The auxiliary gas pressure during cutting. It should be used together
with proportional valve or multi-valve.
• Cut Gas: The type of auxiliary gas used during cutting.
• Cut Height: The distance between the nozzle and the material during cutting.
• Cut Focus: The position of focus during cutting. It takes effect after enabling focus
control.
See Control Focus for details.
4.3.1.2 Special Parameters
• Ignore This Layer: ignore all objects in the current layer during cutting.
• Gas Keeps on for This Layer: keep gas on during cutting all objects in the current
layer.
• Side Blow at Pierce: Used to open port Side Blow during piercing.
• Side Blow at Cut: Used to open port Side Blow during cutting.
• Fixed Cut: Used to cut material at a fixed height. You can get a fixed position or
manually input the fixed position height to set it.
• Pre-piercing: It is valid for all the objects of the current layer. It is recommended to
select method 1st Segment Piercing or 3rd Segment Piercing.
• Micro Joint at High Speed:
• Slow Start: Used to ensure the cutting quality during cutting a thick plate. With it
checked, the system cuts an aperture whose length is the set start distance at start
speed, so as to make gas blow into the aperture, and cuts at normal speed.
• Start Dist: The startup distance.
• Start Speed: The startup speed.
• Cool Gas: The used gas during blowing.
• Cool Delay: The blowing time at cooling point.
4.3.2 Over-arris Parameters
• Peak Power: Used to set peak current during over-arris cutting by adjust the laser
device via the analog quantity.
• Pressure: The pressure of auxiliary gas during over-arris cutting. It should be used
together with proportional valve or multi-valve.
• Frequency: The carrier frequency of PWM modulate signals during over-arris
cutting, namely the light emission times in one second.
• Follow Height: The distance between the nozzle and the material during over-arris
cutting.
cycle time.
• Sensitivity: The sensitivity of the cutting head during over-arris cutting.
• Speed: The cutting speed during over-arris cutting.
4.3.3 Piercing Parameters
4.3.3.1 Piercing Methods
Piercing methods include the following:
• Direct piercing
The system automatically does the following:
a. Turn on the follow-up unit and blowing.
b. Control the cutting head following to the cutting height, and wait for the
blowing delay time.
c. Turn on the laser and start machining.
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• 1st segment piercing

blowing delay time.
c. Turn on the laser and execute piercing for piercing delay time.
d. Keep laser valve on, control the cutting head falling to the cutting height at
increment speed and start machining.
• 2nd segment piercing
blowing delay time.
c. Turn on the laser and execute piercing for piercing delay time.
d. Turn off laser valve and control the cutting head following to the cutting
height.
e. Turn on the laser and start machining.
• 3rd segment piercing
It is usually used to cut thick tubes.
a. Do 3rd segment piercing.
b. Do 2nd segment piercing.
c. Do 1st segment piercing.
4.3.3.2 Parameters
• Increment S: The speed of the cutting head during falling from the piercing height
to the cutting height during increment piercing.
• Peak Power: The laser intensity during cutting when the laser device is adjusted via
the analog quantity.
• Frequency: The carrier frequency of PWM modulate signals during piercing. In
general, it is set relatively lower and pulse is used to avoid bad piercing.
cycle time. You can adjust the laser device via PWM to set duty cycle during
piercing.
• Pressure: The pressure of auxiliary gas during piercing. It should be used together
with proportional valve or multi-valve.
• Gas: The used auxiliary gas during piercing.
• Height: The distance between the piercing position and the material.
• Focus: The position of focus during piercing. It takes effect after enabling focus
control.
See Control Focus for details.
• Delay: The duration of laser on at piercing height during increment piercing and
segment piercing.
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5 Common Operations
5.1 Set Chuck Technics
The technic library is established, according to the tube shape, tube material, thickness,
and diameter (or width and height) of the held tube, the torque and pressure of the
front/back chuck, and the clamping/unclamping time of the chuck, so as to achieve the
precise torque holding control of the chuck over tubes according to the technic library.
Tubes with the same shape, material, thickness and diameter shares the same torque
holding solution.
To set chuck technics, do the following:
1. To open Chuck Technics dialog box, in the menu bar, click Advanced → Chuck
Technics:
2. In Settings area, set the tube type, material, thickness and diameter (or width and
height).
3. In Holding Test area, set the following parameters:
o F/B Chuck Torque&Voltage: The torque is controlled by 5V analog voltage.
Range: 0.1V~5V
o Clamping Type: It includes closed clamp, unclosed clamp and mixed clamp.
o Chuck ON/OFF Time: The chuck will output analog voltage within the set
time. Range: 1s~100s
4. Click Holding Test. The system sets the torque and voltage of the front chuck and
back chuck to AV01 and AV02 analog output ports, and controls analog output for
the set chuck ON/OFF time.
5. In Settings area, click Add. The system generates a torque holding solution and
adds it to Technic List area.
Default name: Type(diameter/width and height)material_thickness
Note: When any parameter in Holding Test area is modified, you can choose
whether to overwrite the original technic after clicking Add.
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6. Optional: To modify the technic files, do one of the following:

o To rename the target technic, in Technic List area, right click the target
technic, and select Rename.
o To only show the technics matching with the settings in Technic List area, in
Settings area, click Find.
o To show all technics, in Settings area, click Show All.
o To delete the target technic, right click the target technic and select delete in
Technic List area, or select the target technic, and click Delete in Settings
area.
7. Optional: To import the target technic to the technic list, in Technic List area, click
Import and select the target path and technic.
Reversely, to export the target technic to the target path, in Technic List area, click
Export and select the target path.
8. Click OK. The selected technic file in Technic List area saves as a file named
ChuckTechnicsData.Ctp to the default path
D:\BodorThinker3.0\Tube\TechnicLibrary\Chuck.
Note: The file is unique. Each operation will overwrite the original technic file.
5.2 Set the Laser Device
It is used to set basic parameters, burst parameters and communication parameters
according to the type of the laser device.
The supported types of laser devices include Raycus, IPG-YLR, YLR-K, Maxphotonics,
SPI, IPG(US), IPG(GER), LianPin, Feibo, GW.
The communication modes of each laser device is as follows:
Communi- IPG- YLR- Max- IPG IPG Lian Fei

Raycus SPI GW
cation Mode YLR K photonics (US) (GER) Pin Bo
COM √ √ × × √ × × × × ×
Ethernet × √ √ × × √ √ × × ×
Board IO √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
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To set the laser device, do the following:

1. To open Laser Device Setting dialog box, in the menu bar, click Advanced →
Laser Device Setting:
2. In Basic Param area, set the following parameters:

o Device Type
o Max Power
o Min Pulse Width
3. In Burst Param area, set the following parameters:
o Power
o Frequency
o Duty Ratio
o Delay
4. In Communication Param, select a communication mode.
5. Optional: To clear the used time of the laser device, in Laser Device area, click
Clear.
5.3 Execute A-axis and A1-axis Jiggle
It is used to separately adjust the rotary axes A-axis and A1-axis. You can adjust the
feedback coordinates of A-axis and A1-axis to the same according to the actual
synchronous deviation.
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To execute A-axis and A1-axis jiggle, do the following:

1. To open AA1 Jiggle dialog box, in the menu bar, click Machining → AA1 Jiggle:
2. Set Enable to ON status.

3. Input the step size for jiggle.
Default step size: 10.
4. To adjust the feedback coordinates of A-axis and A1-axis, click A+ / A- / A1+ / A1-.
5.4 Execute Batch Machining
It is used to set machining times for each toolpath by adding toolpaths with technic
parameters, so as to form a machining task. The system can achieve automatic batch
machining by automatically loading material after machining a toolpath.
To execute batch machining, do the following:
1. Draw a toolpath.
2. Set technic parameters for each layer.
3. In the menu bar, click File → Save As, rename the toolpath and save it to the target
path.
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4. In the menu bar, click Machining → Batch Mach. The interface for batch
machining is as follows:
5. Click to select the toolpath in the specified path and add it to the machining
task.
6. Double click Times column, and set the machining times for the selected toolpath in
Times dialog box.
7. In the lower right corner, click User Habits and set the following commonly used
operations before machining in User Habits Set dialog box:
o Calibrate before machining
o Do leveling and centering before machining
o Find edge before machining
o Show dialog box of checking tube type before machining
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8. Optional: To deal with each toolpath, do the following according to your needs:
o To set machining order for each toolpath, click / / and

move up, move down or top the toolpath.
o To delete the target toolptah, click .

o To load technics of the target tool path, click Technic.
9. Optional: to adjust the machining task, do the following according to your needs:
o To clear the machining status of the current machining task, click Reset. The
system sets the status of the machining task to the status of waiting for
machining.
o To import a machining task with TLD format, click Import.
o To save the current machining task with file name TaskListInfo.tld to the
installation directory \Tocs\MultiTask, click Save.
This file name is unique. The last machining task will be overwritten if you do
it again.
o To customize a file path to save the machining task, click Save As.
o To delete all toolpaths in the current machining task, click Clear List.
10. In the machining control area, click .

The system starts batch machining:
1. Automatically load material.
2. Execute calibration.
3. Level and center the tube.
4. Start machining.
5. Use blanking on material discharge side.
6. Dispose the tailing.
To exit batch machining and return to normal machining, in the menu bar, click Machining
→ Normal Machining.
5.5 Check Statistics
It is used to generate a statistic report to show the machining results based on intersection
lines, so that you can check the part number, cutting length, cutting time, piercing number,
piercing time and machining costs.
Before checking statistics, ensure the following:
• There is at least one intersection line in the loaded toolpath.
The mark name (part name) of the intersection line is set in the toolpath by default.
You can click View → Show Part Mark in the menu bar to check the part mark.
To modify the mark name (part name) of the intersection line, do the following:
a. In the menu bar, click Edit → Part Mark, and input the mark name Pn in
Part Mark dialog box. The mouse turns into .
b. In the drawing window, select the target intersection line, and left click. Pn is
set to the mark name of the selected part.
• The target toolpath has been machined.
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To check statistics, do the following:

1. To open Statistic Information dialog box, do one of the following:
o In the running report bar, click Statistic Info.
o In the menu bar, click Machining → Statistic Information.
2. Check statistic information.

3. To calculate the total cost for the target machining items, check the machining items,
click Charge, input related prices, and click Calculate.
4. To show the statistics in a report, check the target machining items, and click
Report:
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The report can be exported as a PDF file.

5.6 Do a Burn Test
At the first commissioning for the machine tool, a burn test is required to ensure the motion
stability of each axis.
Before doing a burn test for X-axis, Y-axis or Z-axis, ensure these axes have been
returned to the machine origin.
Note: Returning to the machine origin is not required for doing a burn test for A-axis.
To do a burn test, do the following:
1. To open Burn Test dialog box, in the menu bar, click Machining → Burn Test:
2. Select the target axis, and set the start position, end position and speed at 1st, 2nd
and 3rd stage for the burn test.
3. Set the time at 1st, 2nd and 3rd stage for the burn test.
4. Optional: To check the history records of burn tests, click History.
5. Optional: Check Shield Collision and cutting heads alarms.
Warning: Risk of collision. Please use with caution!
6. Click Start. The system starts to do a burn test.
During doing a burn test, to stop it, click Stop.
5.7 Execute Returning to the Center
It is used to control each axis of the machine tool to returning to the tube center. For a
rectangular tube, each axis returns to the center of the first face.
Before executing returning to the center, ensure the following:
• The system is in idle status.
• The machine tool has returned to the center of the tube before.
To return to the center, in the machine control area, click .

5.8 Control the Focus
It is used to automatically adjust the focus during machining, ensure the machining quality,
and meet demands on different focus for different tube types.
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During machining, you can click , and set focus parameters like Cut Focus, Punch
Focus and so on in Layer Setting dialog box to control focus. See Piercing Parameters
for details.
To control the focus, do the following:
1. In the menu bar, click System → System Parameters, find parameter Enable
Focus Control and set it to Yes.
2. To open Focus Control dialog box, do one of the following:
o In the common tool bar, click FocusControl.

o In the menu bar, click Advanced → Focus Control.
3. Check Parameter Setting, and set the following parameters:

o Locate speed: The speed during locating focus.
o Jog speed: The jog speed to adjust focus with button + or -.
o Focus offset: The distance between the origin and the focus after returning
to the machine origin.
4. To control the machine tool, click the following buttons:
o + / -: adjust the position of focus at Jog speed.
o Locate: locate to the focus position at Locate speed.
o To Origin: W-axis returns to the machine origin.
o Stop: W-axis stops moving.
5.9 Lubricate the Lead Screw and Guide Rail
It is used to lubricate the lead screw and guide rail after the machine tool runs for a period
of time, so as to improve wear resistance and transmission efficiency.
To lubricate the lead screw and guide rail, do one of the following:
• Automatically lubricate the lead screw and guide rail during machining according to
the set parameters.
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• Manually lubricate the lead screw and guide rail.

5.9.1 Automatically Lubricate the Lead Screw and Guide Rail
To automatically lubricate the lead screw and guide rail, do the following:
1. In the menu bar, click System → System Parameters, find and set parameter
Lube Type to a value except 0:
o 0: None
o 1: Auto lube (Time)
o 2: Auto lube(Distance)
2. Set the following parameters according to the set lube type:
o Auto Lube Duration
o Auto Lube Interval: Please set the parameter when parameter Lube Type
is set to 1.
o Auto Lube Dist.: Please set the parameter when parameter Lube Type is
set to 2.
After setting, the system automatically turns on lube for the set value of parameter Auto
Lube Duration when it finishes the set value of parameter Auto Lube Interval or Auto
Lube Dist.
5.9.2 Manually Lubricate the Lead Screw and Guide Rail
To manually lubricate the lead screw and guide rail, do the following:
1. To open Lubricate dialog box, in the menu bar, click Machining → Lubricate:
2. Set the related parameters, and click Start. The system starts lubricating the lead
screw and guide rail.
5.10 Set a Fixed Point
It is used to control the cutting head to return to the set point after machining.
To set a fixed point, do the following:
1. In the menu bar, click System → System Parameters and set the following
parameters:
o Fixed Point(X)
o Fixed Point(Y)
o Fixed Point(A)
2. In the menu bar, click Machining → To Fixed Point. The cutting head
automatically moves to the set fixed point.
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5.11 Use the Tube Support

It is used to add a tube support rod to avoid the deformation of the tube during tube cutting
if the distance between the front chuck and back chuck is too long.
To use the tube support, do the following:
Enable Tube Support to Yes.
o Feeding Axis Down Position 1
The corresponding port for tube support turns on when the machine coordinates of
the feeding axis is less than the set value.
o Feeding Axis Limit Position 1
The feeding axis stops moving when the origin signal of the corresponding tube
support is not detected when the corresponding port for tube support turns off and
the feeding axis moves to the set position.
5.12 Use Support on Material Discharge Side
It is used to add a tube support plate on the discharge side to avoid the sag of the tube
caused by weight during tube cutting if the tube is not cut off on the discharge side.
To use support on material discharge side, do the following:
Enable Support on Material Discharge Side to Yes.
2. Set parameter Distance between Cutting Head and Support Cylinder 1 and
Distance between Cutting Head and Support Cylinder 2.
The system does the following:
• Judge whether to turn on the corresponding support cylinder according to the
workpiece coordinate of the feeding axis:
o When the workpiece coordinate is greater than the value of parameter
Distance between Cutting Head and Support Cylinder 1 or Distance
between Cutting Head and Support Cylinder 2, turn on port Support
cylinder 1 on material discharge side or Support cylinder 2 on material
discharge side.
o When the workpiece coordinate is less than the value of parameter Distance
between Cutting Head and Support Cylinder 1 or Distance between
Cutting Head and Support Cylinder 2, turn off port Support cylinder 1 on
material discharge side or Support cylinder 2 on material discharge
side.
• After machining intersection lines, turn off port Support cylinder 1 on material
discharge side or Support cylinder 2 on material discharge side.
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5.13 Use Blanking on Material Discharge Side

It is used to add a blanking plate to divide the finished products and wastes during cutting.
As a result, during cutting, the blanking plate falls down to make the wastes fall into the
reject bin, and lifts up to make the finished goods fall into the product bin. And when the
system starts to cut off the tube, the blanking plate lifts up to make the finished goods fall
into the product bin and when the system finishes cutting off the tube, the blanking plate
falls down after waiting for a certain time, and the wastes falls into the reject bin in next
normal cutting.
To use blanking on material discharge side, do the following:
Enable Blanking to Yes.
2. Set parameter Delay to Close Blanking Port.
Default value: 5s
The system does the following:
1. Start to cut off the tube.
2. Turn on port Stretching put cylinder of blanking plate. The blanking plate lifts up.
3. Turn off port Stretching put cylinder of blanking plate after waiting for the set
delay time of parameter Delay to Close Blanking Port and cutting off the tube.
The blanking plate falls down.
5.14 Set the Screw Error Compensation
It is used to compensate the screw error and improve the machining precision when errors
exist in the machine tool and the desired precision cannot be reached.
Before setting the screw error compensation, in the menu bar, click System → System
Parameters, find and set parameter Lead Screw Compensation to a value except 0:
• 0: no compensation
• 1: backlash compensation
• 2: backlash and unidirectional compensation: The same with that of bidirectional
compensation.
• 3: bidirectional compensation
5.14.1 Set the Backlash Compensation
To set the backlash compensation, in the menu bar, click System → System Parameters,
and set the following parameters:
• Backlash(X)
• Backlash(Y)
• Backlash(Z)
• Backlash(B)
• Backlash(W)
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5.14.2 Set the Bidirectional Compensation

To set the bidirectional compensation, do the following:
1. To open Screw Error Compensation, in the menu bar, click System → Screw
Error Compensation:
2. Optional: If X-axis and Y-axis have not returned to the machine origin, in Machine
Motion area, click Go Home.
3. Get the actual measurement data of the machine tool:
a. In the Positioning Axis area, select a positioning axis.
b. In the Laser Interferometer area, set related parameters, and click
Generate. The results automatically show in Location Program area.
c. Click Run. The machine tool moves according to the generated positioning
program and the system records position data at the measuring points.
d. Save the data as a RTL or LIN compensation file in the laser interferometer.
4. To open NcTune software, close the software, and double click NcTune in the
installation directory C:\Program Files\Bodor\BodorThinker3.0T\Bin.
5. In the menu bar, click 帮助 → 语言 → English, and switch to the English version of
NcTune software.
6. To enter Screw Error Compensation page, select Screw Error in the Welcome
interface, or click Screw Error Compensation.
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7. To import a compensation file, click Import. NcTune generates the error curve
according to the file:
Red curve: positive error; blue curve: negative error.

8. Click Apply. The system automatically saves the compensation data to the
corresponding configuration file.
Restart NcStudio software to make the setting effective.
During machining, the system automatically compensates the screw error according to the
compensation data.
5.15 Detect the Encoder
It is used to detect whether the encoder feedback matches with the rotation way of the
motor, and automatically calculate PG frequency divider, so as to avoid effecting the
results of fly cutting and follow-up, and the situation where the actual coordinates of the
machine tool and the software do not match in non e-stop status.
It is only available to the non-bus system.
Before detecting the encoder, ensure the pulse equivalent and the axis direction are
correct.
To detect the encoder, do the following:
1. To open Encoder Detection dialog box, in the menu bar, click System →
Hardware Diagnosis → Encoder Detection:
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2. Optional: In Settings area, set the moving distance for X-axis and Y-axis.
Default distance: 10mm
3. To ensure enough travel for detection, move X-axis and Y-axis to the middle of the
travel.
4. In Control Panel area, click Start.
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6 System Management
6.1 Back up and Restore Parameters
It is used to back up parameters by saving them as a ZIP file for later use and restore the
backup parameters, so as to avoid repeated setting.
To back up and restore parameters, do the following:
1. To open Back up and Restore Parameter dialog box, in the menu bar, click
System → Back up and Restore Parameter:
2. Select one of the following:

o To back up parameters as a ZIP file, select the target file and click Back up.
o To restore parameter settings to the previously backup settings, click
Restore and restart the software to make it effective.
6.2 Switch the System Language
At present, the system supports Chinese and English.
To switch the system language, in the menu bar, click System → Language, and select
the target language.
Restart the software to make the setting effective.
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6.3 Check System Logs

It is used to check different types of system logs and it is good for troubleshooting.
To check system logs, do the following:
1. To open Log dialog box, do one of the following:
o In the alarm/system info area, double click Alarm / System.
o In the menu bar, click System → Log.
2. Check different types of system logs for troubleshooting:

o To check logs about running status, click Show Info. Logs with icon show
in the dialog box.
o To check alarm logs, click Show Alarms. Logs with icon show in the
dialog box.
o To check error logs, click Show Errors. Logs with icon show in the dialog
box.
o To check all logs when the system starts, click All Logs.
o To check logs in the past since installation, click Show History.
Note: Buttons Show Info, Show Alarms, Show Errors and All Logs are
highlighted by default. That is, these kinds of logs show by default.
3. Optional: To delete all logs, click Clear.
6.4 Count Machining
It is used to calculate the total number of machining.
To count machining, do the following:
1. To open Count Setting dialog box, in the satistics area, click Count Setting:
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2. Check Enable Counting, set parameter Planned Count and Finished Count
according to your needs, and select the actions after end.
3. Optional: Check Automatically clear the finished count after file name
changes.
The system automatically counts machining as follows:
• If a toolpath file is machined without any interruption, the number of machining adds
1.
• If machining is interrupted, the number of machining adds 1 after executing
breakpoint resume and finishing machining.
• After a new file is imported or the file name is changed, the number of machining
turns to zero.
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6.5 Set Cycle Machining

It is used to set times and interval for cycle machining and check the finished times.
To set cycle machining, do the following:
1. To open Cycle Machining dialog box, in the menu bar, click Advanced → Cycle
Machining:
2. Check Enable, and set parameter Times and Interval.

With Infinite checked, the machining times is unlimited.
The system automatically counts the finished times as follows and fills in the result into
Finished input box:
•
If you pause/stop machining before reaching the set cycle times, the finished times
indicates the actual finished cycle times at present.
• If a toolpath file is machined completely, the finished cycle times adds one.
• Cycle machining is also available to dry run.
To clear the current finished times after finishing the set cycle times, click Clear.
6.6 Register the System
It is used to restrict the usage time of the system.
Before registering the system, ensure the machine tool is in idle or e-stop status.
To register the system, do the following:
• Get a registration code.
• Register the system with the registration code.
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6.6.1 Get a Registration Code

To get a registration code, do the following:
1. To open NcStudio dialog box, in the menu bar, click Help → About:
2. Record the device No.

The last three digits of the device No. varies with the registration times:
For example, when the registration times is 0, the last three digits are 000; when the
times is 1, the last three digits are 001.
7 Shortcut Keys
The shortcut keys for ease of operation is as follows:
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JINAN BODOR CNC MACHINE CO.,LTD.

Headquarters Address: No.1299, Xinluo Ave Hi-tech Zone Jinan, Shandong,

Date Edition Revision

2020.07 R1 Released for the first time.

3.4.1 Automatically Change the Machining Order ....................................................... 35

5.9.2 Manually Lubricate the Lead Screw and Guide Rail.......................................... 73

• : Highlight unclosed objects

• : Sort machining order

1.5 Machine Control Area

1.5.1 Manual Control Area

1. Axis direction buttons

You can do the following in the area:

You can do the following in the area:

1.10 3D View Area

1.10.2 View Toolbar

dry run, while executing instruction for other objects.

• : Tube cutting setting

2.2.1 Execute Returning to the Machine Origin

Alternatively, click in machine control area.

To return Z-axis, alternatively, click in the machine control area.

o In the common tool bar, click .

o In the menu bar, click System → Follow Control.

o If you have calibrated capacitance before, click .

o In the common tool bar, click .

2.5 Calibrate A-axis Center

2. Find A-axis center:

After calibrating A-axis center, the result shows in Result area.

2.7 Load or Draw a Toolpath

• To draw a toolpath, do one of the following:

o Levelling + Centering: levelling and centering the tube.

• To manually find tube edges, in the machine control area, click .

It includes the following:

o In the machine control area, click .

o In the machine control area, click .

• In the machine control area, click .

o In the machine control area, click .

o In the machine control area, click .

o In the common tool bar, click Unfill/Fill.

o In the common tool bar, click Lead Line.

2. Select a type for the lead line.

5. Set the position of the lead line:

turns into to specify the position of the lead line.

▪ In the common tool bar, click Start Point.

• In the common tool bar, .

• In the menu bar, click Mach Dir and select Reverse.

o In the common tool bar, click Mach Dir.

2. Select the machining direction.

3.4 Change the Machining Order

• In the common tool bar, click .

o In the common tool bar, click Sort.

2. Select a sorting strategy:

o Top-bottom based on feeding axis

3.4.2 Manually Change the Machining Order

o In the common tool bar, click Sort → Manual Sorting.

o In the common tool bar, click Sort → Specify Separately.

2. To specify an order, enter an order in Number\[1, n] input box.

o In the common tool bar, click Sort → Order List.

o In the common tool bar, click Sort → Manual Draw Sorting.

3.4.6 Sort to the Top or Bottom

o In the common tool bar, click Comp.

2. Select a compensation type.

3.6 Execute Instant Setting