Die-cut
Functions such as the design of die allow to put bridges on the line of knives and lines of plywood. Also aid of the design of boards punch, inserting elements such as cut-centering, mounting holes, knives compensation (balancing) automatically...
Bridges
To show / hide the bridges select: View/Show/hide bridges or press "F7".
To insert bridges on selected objects (or change of an earlier arrangement) select: Edit/Die cut/Insert bridges automatically or click button:
A window will appear where You can choose the bridging method. We have to disposal 2 method:
To change the number of bridges on selected objects, select: Edit/Die cut/Change bridges number or click button:
To change the width of bridges on selected objects, select: Edit/Die cut/Change bridges width or click button:
To remove bridges on selected objects, select: Edit/Die cut/Remove bridges or click button:
If the view of bridges is on, selecting export to .dxf lines will be divided, while in the export to .cf2 will be stored information about bridges.
Die board
To draw a die board on the current layer, select: Edit/Die cut/Draw dieboard, press "Alt+D" keys or click button:
A window of die cut parameters will appear:
Parameters demanding explanation:
If You click "OK" button the die board will be drawn. Easyset (if was set) is a grid of circles drawn as a different color. Insert symbol of the selected T-nuts (snapping to the center of the arc (C)) in places of selected circles. After inserting the nuts You can easily remove the grid by selecting by the color (Shift + A) and pressing "Delete". If necessary, You can select the plywood edge (Shift + A + click on the edge) and insert bridges.