Creating Wire Cross-Sections

You may want to generate a cross-section line entity around an existing wire profile (Design Intent) at a specified height or level.

This may be because:

• You cannot physically cut the entire wire profile in one attempt.

• You need to know what the wire profile is like at the specified height (for example to use in some other machining operation).

The Wire Section (Geometry menu) command allows you to create such a cross-section line, composed of normal EdgeCAM line and arc entities.

 

To produce a cross-section

1. Select the Wire Section command. The parameters for the command are displayed.

2. Choose the parameter settings for the command.

Level – Specify the height at which EdgeCAM is to create the cross-section.

Tolerance – Defines the tolerance to which EdgeCAM creates the cross-section.

3. Click on OK.

4. Digitise the appropriate Design Intent. Note that you may not use a window to select the profiles.

5. Perform a finish.

EdgeCAM now generates the new cross-section.