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4 PART PREPARATION
The following section will cover the process of preparing parts within NC Express.
Importing DXF files, CAD features, and tooling parts (interactively and
automatically) will be explained within this section. Importing DXF files or utilizing
CAD features will allow the user to create a CP file (*.cp) within NC Express. A CP
file is an actual part file, CP being the file extension.
Within a CP file there are many items that are remembered, these items are as
follows:
Geometry
Tool information (used tools & locations within part)
Sorting address
Material type & thickness
Turret used to tool part
Correct creation of a CP file within NC Express is important in order to create proper
nests & NC files. Once a CP file is created from DXF or from CAD features it is then
ready to be tooled, either automatically or interactively. The following will cover all
aspects of part creation and modification within NC Express.
4.1 CAD Features
Information pertaining to all of the CAD features can be found within document
CAD_Training_Manual.pdf. Both feature information and exercises can be found
within.
4.2 Import DXF
The following section will cover how to import a DXF file. Along with importing
DXF files, problems will be shown that may occur when importing. Problems that
are shown will help in fixing DXF files when these problems may occur. It is
important to remember that when NC Express imports a DXF file there are many
items checked related to the environmental tolerances and the geometry of the part.
At the end of the section exporting a DXF will briefly be covered.
4.2.1 Import Good DXF
To import a good DXF file is very simple.
Once a New Part has been created there are two ways to import a DXF file:
1. File menu | Select Import…
2. Click on toolbar
Select DXF file through Windows directory DXFOK\Drawing1.dxf
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