SimplyCam V3. Documentation

SimplyCam V3
- Introduction
Interface
- Zoom and Pan
- Status Bar
- Snap
- Layer
Toolbars
Vectorization
- Vectorize
Settings
- Settings
Toolpath Manager
- Simulation
- PostProcessor
Mill Toolpaths
- Contour
  - Tools
  - Profiles
  - Parameters
    - Lead In/Out
    - Tabs
- Pocket
  - Tools
  - Profiles
  - Parameters
    - Lead In/Out
- Drill
- Parallel
Laser, Plasma, Waterjet Toolpaths
- Cut
  - Tools
  - Profiles
  - Parameters
    - Lead In/Out
    - Tab
- Laser Engraving
  - Tools
  - Parameters
Lathe Toolpaths
- Lathe Rough
- Lathe Finish
Mill tutorials
Laser, Plasma, WaterJet tutorials
Lathe tutorials

Profiles

This dialog allows you to define the profiles to be machined.
It also allows you to define the tool compensation.

Profiles Definition section

Each profile defined, it is displayed on the screen with an arrow indicating the direction of the cut and the point of start.
It also increased the indicator in bottom section, showing the number and type of defined profiles.

Last
The chain defined in the last preceding operation is selected.

All
All entities on the active layers (visible) are selected and chained automatically, if possible.

Select
The selected entities, one by one, at the end are concatenated to create one or more profiles (chains).

Window Select
All entities lying inside the rectangular window are selected and concatenated to create one or more profiles (chains).

Chain
Clicking on an entity, all entities connected to the respective end points, are concatenated to form the profile (chain).

Reverse
Reverses the direction of the chains.

Unselect Last
The last defined chain is removed from the selection list.

Unselect All
All defined chains are removed from the selection list.

Chains Manager
This parameter open the dialog box containing the list of all chains with this options:

Move the order in which they chains are performed in the machining
Delete one or more chains
Move the starting point each single chain.

Cutter Compensation section

Offset Side
This parameter determines the offset direction, ie the direction of the tool relative to the chained profile.
This direction is displayed on the screen with a small arrow, perpendicular to the cutting direction, which indicates the offset direction.

- Off:: No compensation, the tool is placed directly on the chained profiles.
- Outside: The tool is placed externally respect to the concatenated profile. This rule applies only to closed contours, while the open profiles this rule is not valid; normally the tool is placed to the right of the open profile.
- Inside: The tool is placed internally respect to the concatenated profile. This rule applies only to closed contours, while the open profiles this rule is not valid; normally the tool is placed to the left of the open profile.

Offset distance
This value corresponds to the tool radius. Pressing the button refers to the dialog of selection tool.

Start in mid
Setting this option, the starting point of the toolpat is moved to the middle of the first entity in the chain.
Useful to avoid having the attack on an inner corner of the path.

Cutter compensation in Cnc (G41/G42)
Setting this option, SimplyCam inserts at the beginning of profile G41 (left compensation in control) or G42 (right compensation in control), and at the end of the profile G40 (compensation off)