Tapered Profiles

The simplest method of Wire Erosion is to drive the wire around a single profile. The wire can be held vertically or at a specified angle.

You can do this using the Tapered Profile (Geometry menu) command.

You might use a Tapered Profile where a circular profile is tapered down to a smaller profile to form a plug shape.

The Tapered Profile command generates Design Intent data from a selected profile. Taper parameters determine the wire orientation. Lines and arcs attached to the profile element display the effect of the command’s parameters.

For code generation purposes, EdgeCAM defines the selected profile in XY co-ordinates and the generated profile in UV co-ordinates.

Once you are happy with the Design Intent, you may create the toolpath by using the Manufacture mode command Machine Design (Wire Cycles menu).