Open the drawing "Quick-Slit.dig"
Select the "Slit" option from the drop-down list or click on the picture.
Single on slit
Use the Single option when you want to control the cutting order in detail.
Click on the Single button and click on one of the open objects.
The start will be on that side you click on.
The "Slit" option can be used to cut open or closed objects. Since the geometry itself is used as the leadin it is only possible to use the piercing type "Blind lead".
Multi on slit
Use the Multi option if the cutting order is not that important.
The Multi option will use a sorting algorithm that is optimized to get short rapid transport between each cut.
Overcut
Since the "Slit" option cannot use any traditional leadin since that will damage the slit. Of this reason some parts if the slit will be cut two times.
Picture above shows an open slit. The cutting starts at point (A) and continues to point (B). At this point the jet has cut through the material and then moves to point (C). The distances that have been cut two times (A) to (B) is the overcut distance.
Picture above shows a closed slit. The cutting starts at point (A) and continues all the way around back to (A) and then to (D). The distance between (A) and (D) is the overcut distance.
Dual cut
If you activate Dual cut, then the whole slit will be cut two times. It will start at point (A) then go to points (B) and (C). It will then go back to (B).
Contours
Select the "Contour" option from the drop-down list or click on the picture.
The Contour option should be used when you want to add a toolpath on an external or Internal geometry, but the toolpath should not cut all the way around.
Start the command and click on the "Single" button.
Click on point (1) and (2) If you will cut the part like (A) or (B) is depending on where you click the third point.
Piercing and Leads
Since this option should be used for external and internal geometries it is possible to use a leadin and optional piercing types. There is also settings for wanted leadin and leadout length.
Lead angle
Only use this option together with the "Contour" option. The command also asks for the leadin and leadout angles.
Kerf compensation
Use this option if the jet should use kerf compensation. If this is not activated, then the external geometry will be to small and internal will be too large. Normally this should be activated.
Connect to part
If the toolpath is not connected to the part, then it's possible to specify a separate cutting quality on the toolpath