Video Tutorial: Splitting designs

In this video, we present how to handle materials that are larger than the machine's work area. This is useful for both manual feed and a machine with a roller. The entire procedure includes the use of splitters, draw markers, and align markers.

You can align a design to already existing markers or use automatic drawing of markers. Markers are used as starting points: every time you move the material toward the work area, the align markers ensure that the operation is executed without unacceptable offset.

Video: Splitting designs

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PROCEDURAL STEPS

NOTE ON USING A DIFFERENT END POSITION FOR THE TOOL HEAD: If while processing split designs you need to set an end position for the tool's head that is different from the start one, you need to add a custom machine property to your machine. This ensures that when processing is done, the tool head will stop at the place you need, not where its started from. Learn how to set this property.

1. (Having a 1up open) To create a new CAM drawing, on the CAM toolbar, click New CAM .
2. To load a CAM template, in the tabular area, in the CAM Tools tab, in the template list, choose Zund 800 CAM template. For details, see Loading a CAM template.
3. To split the design, do any of the following:

1. • Click Insert Splitters .
   • On the Tools menu, point to CAM, and then click Insert Splitters.

The Splitter Settings dialog box appears.

4. In each area, leave the default values.

notes

1. • Under Zone placement, choose whether to place markers counting the total design by percentage, dividing it into separate areas, or placing a fixed number of markers.

   • Under Splitter type, use the options to choose whether to shift the design or to rotate it. In some cases it's better to rotate the design rather than split it.

   • Under Marker placement, use the options to choose whether to draw markers or align to an already existing ones.

5. To activate the second, split zone, click Activate Next Zone .
6. To generate tool path, click the Generate Tool Path .
7. In the Tool Path Generation Options dialog box, which appears, adjust the setting that you want.
8. To animate the tool path, click Animate Tool Path .
9. In the CAM Animation Control dialog box that appears, adjust the settings as you want them to be.

note: To remove the splitters, do any of the following:

1. • Click Remove Splitters .
   • On the Tools menu, point to CAM, and then click Remove Splitters.