iCNC PERFORMANCE
5-18 NESTING Manual 0-5399
5.3.15 Plate Editor
Plate editor is a set of tools which are used to change the shape and position of a plate. Click Plate Editor button to activate the editor.
The button stays down until you click it again. A small tool window appears. The tool window contains the plate editor’s tools. Click
the button again to close the plate editor.
5.3.16 Edit Plate
Use this tool to remove parts out of a plate. Follow these steps:
• Move the mouse cursor over the edge of a plate and click it.
• Move the mouse cursor to the next position and click again. A new line appears from the previous point to this point.
• Continue as above until you reach the edge of the plate. Click the edge and the plate is split into two parts, but only one of them is
displayed.
• If the wrong part is displayed, use the Change Split tool to change it.
5.3.17 Edit Plate With The Machine Motion
This tool is exactly the same as the Edit Plate tool with the following exceptions.
• Mouse cursor does not respond to the mouse movement. Mouse cursor shows the position of the torch and moves, if the torch
moves.
• The plate in the ProMotion® Nest’s work window is rotated to the same angle as the real plate. When you stop using this tool, the
plate is rotated back to its original angle.
• The Space button works as the left mouse button (the left mouse button works too).
• The Esc button cancels editing. The original plate is displayed and the mouse works normally.
• This tool is usable only with ProMotion iCNC controller.
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