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Generate hatches
Menu: Process Icon: No short cut
Generates hatching for the slice model according to the defined hatch parameters
Preliminary to hatch generation, all existing hatches of the slice model are deleted.
Compensation of material shrinkage as well as spot size compensation may be conducted
optionally on the slice model before hatch generation. After hatch generation, the produced
hatches are displayed in the slice model.
HINT: In case of selected single slice display (Show single slice), the spot size compensation as
well as the entire hatch paths can optionally be displayed by activating the corresponding view
parameters in Slice options.
Hatch dialog:
Shrinkage compensation:
Compensates part shrinkage that depends on the material. For compensation, linear enlargement
(scaling) of the slice model according to the shrinkage factors in the XY-plane defined in the
Machine database (tab page Material) is performed.
This part of the dialog will not be shown if shrinkage compensation has already been conducted
on the 3D-model.
Spot size compensation:
Compensates spot size deviation on the traverse paths of the slice model. For compensation, all
contours of the slice model are transferred in direction of the material surface by the value for
spot size compensation defined in the Machine database (tab page Layer).
After spot size compensation, hatching is generated inside the compensated contour areas.
Alternatively, hatch generation can also be produced directly in the original contour areas
without spot size compensation.
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