GRAPHTEC CE LITE-50 - Cutting Thick Media and Tangential Mode

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Chapter 5 Detailed Settings
5.4 Cutting Thick Media
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What is the Tangential Mode?
The tangential mode is a function used to cleanly cut the corners when working with thick media.
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Setting the Tangential Mode
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