Inserting and Cutting Start Holes - Intergraph Smart Production - 20 - Help - Hexagon

Start holes are used for cutting thick plate material. Usually all start holes of the nesting are cut before the actual parts. You must insert and cut start holes in a certain order. The examples below describe the process.

Inserting Start Holes

You can insert start holes after doing the whole nesting, or insert them one by one when you nest single parts.

1. Click the Technology tab, and then click Leads.

2. Click Start Hole on the State Manager.

3. Select a suitable start hole type on the State Manager Panel. The available start hole types are listed below.

   Circle

   Rectangular

   Line

   See Cut Profiles for more information about start hole parameters.

4. Add lead-in and lead-out for the start hole:

   1. Click the start location of the start hole on the preview image (see 1 in the figure below).

   2. Click either lead-in or lead-out (see 2 in the figure below).

   3. Select a suitable lead type (see 3 in the figure below).

   4. Set suitable parameter values for the lead (see 4 in the figure below).

      

5. Click the part to add the start hole. Alternatively, drag a selection fence around suitable parts to add multiple start holes.

Cutting Start Holes

Typically, you should cut start holes before cutting any of the parts. In this case, you must use the procedure below.

1. Click Cut Profiles.

2. Click the AutoFlame tab and select Start Holes First.

3. Click Cut All to generate the cutting path automatically.

   Alternatively, do the following to create the cutting path manually:

   1. Click the Cut All drop-down list.

   2. Clear the inner and outer profile options.

   3. Click Confirm .

      The software applies the automatic cutting path only to the start holes.

4. Insert the cutting path to parts by clicking parts one by one.