Hypertherm MicroEDGE Pro Shape Cutting Control Rev.2 - Manual (Page 96)

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Updating the cut charts
Hypertherm provides cut charts in two different file types: .fac and .usr. The .fac files are the factory-default cut charts.
These cut charts cannot be changed. The .usr cut charts contain any changes you have made to a cut chart and saved
with the Save Process soft key.
The cut chart update file (CutChart.exe) contains both .fac and .usr cut chart files. The update automatically overwrites
all of .usr cut charts. Before installing the update, back up your modified cut charts.
Hypertherm recommends saving modified cut charts as custom cut charts. When you create a custom cut chart,
Phoenix creates a .usr file with a unique name. This prevents the custom cut charts from being overwritten by the .usr
files in CutChart.exe. See the Phoenix Software Operator’s Manual for instructions.
To back up modified cut charts:
1. At the CNC, plug a memory stick into a USB port.
2. On the Main screen, choose one of the cut chart soft keys, such as Plasma 1 Cut Chart.
3. Choose the Save Cut Charts soft key. Phoenix copies all the cut charts associated with the Plasma 1 Torch Type
onto the memory stick.
To update the cut charts:
1. At the CNC, plug the memory stick that contains the file CutChart.exe into a USB port.
Note: Verify that CutChart.exe resides in the root folder of the memory stick.
2. On the Main screen, choose Process, and choose one of the cut chart soft keys such as Plasma 1 Cut Chart.
3. Choose the Load Cut Charts soft key, then choose Yes when prompted to load cut charts from the memory stick.
Phoenix extracts the cut charts and copies them to the hard drive.
4. If you have modified cut charts to copy back onto the hard drive, you will need to exit Phoenix and use Windows ®
Explorer to copy your .usr files back onto the hard drive. The cut chart folder is c:\Phoenix\CutCharts.