Difference between revisions of "Cutting the End of a Part"

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The following are the steps to setting up the cutting the end of a "part" .
 
The following are the steps to setting up the cutting the end of a "part" .
  
Step 1) Select the '''"Cutting"''' tab.
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'''Step 1:''' Select the '''"Cutting"''' tab.
  
Step 2) Select the '''"New Cut"''' command button.
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'''Step 2:''' Select the '''"New Cut"''' command button.
  
Step 3) '''Select the tube you are going to cut. Note: The straight end of a bent part will have a blue PickPoint on it'''. Select this PickPoint. You will find our part turn green in color.
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'''Step 3:''' Select the tube you are going to cut. Note: The straight end of a bent part will have a blue PickPoint on it. Select this PickPoint. You will find our part turn green in color.
  
 
[[File:CutEnd1.jpg]]
 
[[File:CutEnd1.jpg]]
  
  
Step 4) '''Select the dot(s) representing the tube section(s) that our part is going to be cut to.''' You will find the intersecting tubes will turn red.
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'''Step 4:''' Select the dot(s) representing the tube section(s) that our part is going to be cut to. You will find the intersecting tubes will turn red.
  
 
[[File:CutEnd2.jpg]]
 
[[File:CutEnd2.jpg]]
  
  
Step 5) Select the '''"Cut Complete"''' command button.
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'''Step 5:''' Select the '''"Cut Complete"''' command button.
  
 
[[File:CutEnd3.jpg]]
 
[[File:CutEnd3.jpg]]
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Notice the intersection now has a black and a blue cut marks showing the inside and outside of the material where each meets the intersection part(s).
 
Notice the intersection now has a black and a blue cut marks showing the inside and outside of the material where each meets the intersection part(s).
  
Step 6) Select the '''"Print"''' command button.
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'''Step 6:''' Select the '''"Print"''' command button.
  
 
[[File:CutEnd4.jpg]]
 
[[File:CutEnd4.jpg]]

Latest revision as of 14:42, 5 October 2015

The following are the steps to setting up the cutting the end of a "part" .

Step 1: Select the "Cutting" tab.

Step 2: Select the "New Cut" command button.

Step 3: Select the tube you are going to cut. Note: The straight end of a bent part will have a blue PickPoint on it. Select this PickPoint. You will find our part turn green in color.

CutEnd1.jpg


Step 4: Select the dot(s) representing the tube section(s) that our part is going to be cut to. You will find the intersecting tubes will turn red.

CutEnd2.jpg


Step 5: Select the "Cut Complete" command button.

CutEnd3.jpg


Notice the intersection now has a black and a blue cut marks showing the inside and outside of the material where each meets the intersection part(s).

Step 6: Select the "Print" command button.

CutEnd4.jpg


The cutting templates can be called up at a later time by selecting them from the list shown.