Hypertherm HTA Rev 6.00 Operators Manual - Manual (Page 68)

54 Operator’s Manual
Plate Remnant Trace
The Teach /Trace feature also supports the ability to trace in the outline of a plate remnant for use by
a part programmer to create new nests of parts to be cut on the remnant.
The user manually moves the torch (or a pointer) around the plate to define the outline of the
material which remains. When the path is completed (it doesn’t have to be a closed path), the
operator presses the Done key and the recorded axis motions are written to a standard part program
format with moves recorded as incremental routing moves. The movements will also display on the
control’s screen in the same manner as displayed during manual motion commands.
Once recorded, the part program can be uploaded via the serial link, or written to the floppy disk, so
that the programming department can use it to update their database to reflect the remaining
material.
When first opened the system defaults to the automatic Teach/Trace mode which is used in
conjunction with an optical head for program generation. In order to use the manual function, simply
select the softkey to choose manual mode.
This will place the control in the manual control mode and also enables the Change Move Speed
button to alter the manual move speed. Pressing the Change Move Speed button repeatedly will
cycle through the programmed manual jog rate settings.