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Example of Application 03.02
4.1 Exam
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le of a
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lication for a contour trace
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The contour is automatically undone as far as possible to the last valid
position. If the wrong element has been selected in the contour trace,
it is possible to undo the last action either element by element or to the
last intersection depending on your selection.
Set and select the end point
The end point is activated when you click the "Set contour end point
button". You select the end point in selection menu "Element end
point" and position it as required in the element using the mouse. The
end point is represented by a full square as shown in the following
screenshot.
Element end point
Select and position element end point.
Save the program
Save the program as an MPF file. When a program is saved, G code
is generated from the selected contour.
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