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To Create No Core Cut Motions
No Core cut motions remove all material within a specified contour.
1. Create a 2-Axis Wire EDM NC sequence, specify the tool and manufacturing parameters.
2. On the NC SEQUENCE menu, click Customize.
3. Select Automatic Cut from the drop-down list in the Customize dialog box, and click Insert.
4. On the WEDM OPT menu, click No Core. Select the type of geometric references to use (Sketch, Edge, or Curve) and click Done.
5. Use the Thread Point and Approach Point options on the CUT ALONG menu if you are not satisfied with the system default start point. To specify a Thread point or an Approach point, select or create a datum point, then click Done/Return on the DEFN POINT menu.
6. Define a closed contour to be machined by either sketching or selecting edges or curves, based on the type of geometric references selected in Step 4:
For Sketch—Sketch a closed contour in the XY-plane of the NC Sequence coordinate system.
For Edge—Select edges to define the area to be removed. The edges must form a closed contour.
For Curve—Select curves to define the area to be removed. The curves must form a closed contour.
This contour will then be scanned according to the specified scan type (similar to a single slice in milling).
7. On the INT CUT menu, click Done Cut or Next Cut.