It is used for some of the simplest and also the most complex things you may do with your CNC. The profile toolpath is probably the most important toolpath option available. This is often used when profiling with a v-bit tool, where with a conventional toolpath the tool will 'roll' round a sharp external corner leaving a radius on the top of the chamfer created by the tool, with the 'square corners' option an angular chamfer will be created instead. The ability to specify that square corners are required is another powerful feature. This can significantly improve the finish on the cut-edge. If this allowance is given, then all but the last pass will be over-cut by the specified allowance with the final pass being the only pass which cuts to the actual edge of the part. The number of passes on a cut can be edited very precisely to allow very thin final cuts or to individual add or remove particular cut depths.Ī separate last pass allowance can be specified for the last pass in a profile toolpath. Sharp internal and external bevelled edges and cornersĬut-outs can be done in multiple passes depending on the maximum cutting depth of the tool used and a positive or negative allowance can be specified to either 'under cut' or 'overcut' the shape if required.Profile around the outside / inside of open shapes.
Full control of cut direction is offered along with either automatic or manual control of tool entry point for each shape. The profiling automatically offsets for the tool radius and sorts nested shapes to ensure that inner shapes such as the center of a letter 'O' are cut before the outer shape (so parts are not released from the material before they are cut). Simply select the vector shapes you wish to profile, select the tool from the tool database and the software will do the rest. Using the profiling toolpath strategy, objects can be cut out quickly and efficiently.
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