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Software, nesting and toolpath

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43 field notes on this topic

  • Manual nesting reports not enough parts — check the sheet size and the part quantity actually selected.
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    怎么解决手动排样,提示零件数量不够的问题

  • Piercing count comes out as 0 — the pierce point is not being registered, usually a layer or process setting.
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    怎么解决穿孔数为0的问题

  • Not all parts got nested — check the remaining space and the nesting timeout rather than the part count.
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    怎么解决零件未全部排完的问题

  • A part contains a broken contour — close or repair the geometry before it reaches the machine; it will not cut cleanly otherwise.
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    零件内有断线应该如何处理

  • A small error on the cut-off line: how to make the shared edge exactly equal.
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    切断线有微小误差如何全等共边

  • Import failed or was recognised wrongly — usually a DXF entity type the software does not map, not a corrupt file.
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    导入失败或识别错误的原因

  • How to make the lead-in enter from a specific direction.
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    如何设置引线从某个方向引入

  • How to lock the lead-in to a fixed direction across all parts.
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    怎么设置引线固定从某个方向引入

  • How to make micro-joints apply to a shared-edge group — the joint has to be set on the group, not on each part.
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    怎么设置微连对共边组合生效

  • Does weld-seam compensation change the finished part length — yes, and it has to be accounted for in the drawing.
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    焊缝补偿会不会影响工件长度

  • How to compensate parts on island shared edges.
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    如何对孤岛共边的零件进行补偿

  • How to pull a single part out of a shared-edge group without breaking the rest.
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    怎么拆分共边组合中某个零件

  • Export each nesting result to its own file instead of one combined program.
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    怎么导出每个排版结果一个文件

  • Batch-setting process parameters after nesting — far faster than part by part.
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    怎么在零件排样后,批量设置工艺

  • Check the cutting path after nesting: the order the software chose is what the machine will actually do.
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    怎么查看排样后的切割路径

  • Setting process on inner contours only, or on the outer contour only.
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    如何只设置零件内轮廓或者轮廓工艺

  • Setting the cutting direction of a part's outer contour — direction matters for heat build-up and dross.
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    如何设置零件外轮廓切割方向

  • Splitting, measuring and bridging curves with a base point — the base point is what keeps the geometry closed.
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    带基点的曲线分割、测量、桥接

  • Saddle-mouth full-equal shared edge with weld compensation applied.
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    加了焊缝补偿的马鞍口全等共边

  • Piercing in one, two or three stages — each stage has its own height and dwell, and mismatched heights are a common cause of blowouts.
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    一、二、三阶段穿孔

  • Typical three-stage piercing heights — use them as the starting baseline, then adjust from there.
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    通常三级穿孔高度

  • Two-stage piercing heights for thinner material where three stages over-complicate the cycle time.
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    二级穿孔高度

  • Piercing height set unreasonably — check this before blaming power or gas.
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    穿孔高度设置不合理

  • Blowout during piercing — reduce the piercing duty cycle, increase negative focus, and check the pierce height.
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    穿孔过程中爆孔

  • On high-power sources piercing blows out far more easily; the piercing ramp has to be re-tuned for the power level rather than reused from a lower-power machine.
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    万瓦激光时代,穿孔易爆该怎么办呢?

  • The two piercing modes — knowing which one the machine is in explains most blowout complaints.
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    一文解析:秒懂激光穿孔两种穿孔模式

  • Lower the peak power — the first move when piercing blows out or the pierce hole is oversized.
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    降低峰值功率

  • If the pierce is failing to break through, increase piercing power in 5% steps rather than jumping.
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    增加打孔功率,每次5%

  • Use the power curve instead of a flat power setting — it is what keeps a contour consistent through corners.
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    使用功率曲线

  • Optimise the corner dwell parameter — this is the single biggest lever on corner dross.
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    优化拐角延时参数

  • Corner dwell time set unreasonably — too short leaves dross, too long burns the corner.
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    拐角停留时间参数不合理

  • Reduce the corner feed rate moderately rather than slowing the whole contour.
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    适当降低拐角行进速度

  • Change the cutting order — it is often the cheapest fix for heat distortion and tip-up.
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    改变切割顺序

  • If the automatic order is poor, sort manually. When the toolpath runs Y ascending and the finished scrap lifts up, the head trips a collision alarm — change the cutting order and the problem goes away.
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    效果不理想,需要手动修改排序方式。如果遇到切割轨迹是按照Y从小到大,但是实际生产中出现切完的废料翘起来,容易报警切割头碰板,但是可以调整切割顺序去规避这个问题。

  • Use speed mode where the machine supports it — it holds the feed rate through geometry changes better than power mode.
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    使用速度模式

  • If speed mode is not supported on this configuration, the corner behaviour has to be solved with dwell and power curve instead.
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    不支持速度模式

  • The tube corner process setting lifts the head by the configured amount at corners; it also helps when Z-axis rigidity cannot be improved further.
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    可开启管拐角工艺设定,设置

  • That option raises the head by the set value at each corner, and is worth enabling when Z-axis rigidity cannot be increased any further.
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    会在切割拐角时会额外上抬设定值,同时,如果Z轴刚性已无法再提升,也可勾选

  • Enable special edge-finding in the global parameters.
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    在全局参数里面启用特殊寻边

  • On a bus system this is switched on from the global parameters rather than from the machine-side menu.
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    若系统为总线系统,可在全局参数中开启

  • Edge-finding offset: a side distance difference of 2 means shifting the head right by 1, and right is X-positive, so the correction is X+1.
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    侧边距离差是2,需要将切割头右移1,右方向为X轴正方向,即为X+1

  • Cutting-head collision detection — worth enabling on tube machines where tip-up is common.
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    切割头干涉检测

  • Check that the speed gain matches the drive parameter; a mismatch shows up as position error rather than as an alarm.
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    检查速度增益是否和驱动器参数匹配

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