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See also: Linking Two Profiles
A wire profile can be defined by a profile at the top and bottom of the block. Links define locations where the wire passes through both profiles: you digitise a node on the first profile and then link it to a node on the second profile. You can create these links either automatically or manually.
The link is represented by a line from the first to the second location. The line is attached to both the first and the second profile element.
For code generation purposes, EdgeCAM defines the first selected profile in XY co-ordinates and the last selected profile in UV co-ordinates.
Views - Specifies the views in which the Design Intent profile and
fencing are displayed.
Fence - Controls the number of extra display lines shown between the two profiles. This must be a positive number.
Automatic Links - Select how the links are to be constructed:
<None> - Create links manually.
Closest Node - All nodes link to the closest node in X and Y dimensions on the other profile.
Closest Location - All nodes link to the closest location in X and Y dimensions on the other profile.
Proportional - Each node links to a location on the second profile, spaced around the profile proportionally equally to their spacings around the first profile.
Node To Node - Each node links to a similar location on the second profile.
Colour - Specifies the colour in which the Design Intent profile and fencing are displayed. Select the hollow box to use the colour of the original profile.
Style - Specifies the line style in which the Design Intent profile and fencing are displayed. Select the hollow box to use the line style of the original profile.