About Contouring
Contouring is a manufacturing NC sequence that enables you to cut along a selected contour. Sheet Metal Manufacturing provides two types of Contouring NC sequences:
• Laser—Use laser/plasma cutting.
• Flame—Use flame cutting.
The user interface for these NC sequences is the same. The parameter files and tools for the two NC sequence types are interchangeable.
CL data output for the Contouring NC sequences differs in the following way:
For Laser contouring, POWER / ON is output at the beginning of the cut motion and POWER / OFF is output at the end.
For Flame contouring, TORCH / ON is output at the beginning of the cut motion and TORCH / OFF is output at the end.