Stand-Alone Punch machine user manual - Finn-Power International ...

a. Click outside contour top edge and right side line segments.
7. Select a different rectangle tool, select rectangle 0.25”x1.00”
(5mmx30mm)
a. Choose only the line segments that are outside contour, don’t
select notch line segments. Select line segment on left side of
part, then bottom right, and finally bottom left.
When the bottom left segment is chosen there is a warning message that
will appear asking if it is okay to still place the desired tooling. This is
because the extensions and overlap will be placed incorrectly relating to
defined Nibble properties. Click No on warning message.
b. Using the mouse draw a window around square cutout inside
the part to add microjoint tooling.
8. Disable micro-joints in Nibble dialog to place tooling on bottom left
line segment.
So far, the part should look similar to the picture below.
Adding Microjoints To Corners
In some cases users will apply microjoints to the corners of a part.
Microjointing the corners will allow the entire edge of the part to be nibbled
allowing a smooth edge, no deburring to be done for the part. Interactively
adding microjoints to the corners requires changing the nibble priorities-
extensions.
Strike Point at Segment Start and End Point-
Using this option allows the use of a smaller tool to be used at the starting
and end point of the chosen segment. Enable this option and then choose
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