Tormach PCNC 440 - 6.8.7 Engrave Tab

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PATHPilOT iNTERFACE
Z DROs
Z Start and End – Sets the locaon of the thread start and end. The tool will actually go beyond Z End
due to the cung p width and the Z component of the compound feed angle and thread depth.
Z Clear – This is the Z locaon the tool moves or retracts to when starng or ending a Z pass. This
should be set to clear any obstrucons in the path between the end of one Z pass and the beginning
of the next.
Threads/Unit and Pitch – Pitch is used to set the helix feed in Z per turn. An entry in one of these
DROs will invoke a calculaon and entry into the other, so enter whichever type of seng handy.
6.8.7 Engrave Tab
The Engrave tab contains funcons to engrave a single line of text cut in a single horizontal pass
(along the X-axis). This is a basic text engraving roune best suited for engraving True Type sck or
outline fonts into things like simple plaques, control panels, or data plates.
Fonts describe paths of the tool control point; therefore, the tool’s eecve cung diameter may
need to be considered for overall character size.
Serial numbers – a number that sequenally increases with each Cycle Start – can be engraved
alone or added to the end of any desired text. Serial numbers use their own non-proporonal font
and are scaled to match the dened font extents. For more informaon on adding serial numbers to
an engraving roune, refer to SN Start later in this secon.
X and Y Base – Sets the locaon of the le side of the rst character’s baseline. If any characters in
the text have descenders, such as y or g, they extend down below the baseline. The tool’s eecve
cung diameter may cut an area before or beyond the start locaon (see Figure 6.37).
Figure 6.36