welcome to the what's new video for
version 10.5 of Cut2D Pro. We're going to
give you an overview of all the new and
improved features we've added in this
release. this video is intended for
existing CUt2D Pro customers who have
recently upgraded to the latest version
and only includes details of the
incremental changes and enhancements to
the previous version of the software.
this video is broadly divided into three
sections focusing on the main areas of
Cut2D Pro drawing, toolpaths and
general items. in each section we'll give
you an overview highlighting brand new
tools and a summary of enhancements and
extensions to existing tools that you
should already be familiar with
along with minor changes that have been
made usually in response to specific
customer feedback to improve workflow
and fix problems that have come to light
since the previous release. so let's get
started. 10.5 introduces enhancements to
the way that we draw and edit vectors
when working with overlapping vectors
we've now made it easier than ever to
trim intersecting vectors at the drag of
your mouse. simply select the interactive
trim tool and hold the left mouse key
down whilst dragging your mouse through
the vector intersections that you want
to remove meaning you no longer have to
click on each individual span making the
process much smoother. we've also made it
easier to identify when you attempt to
trim grouped vectors where the grouped
vectors highlight themselves prompting
you to ungroup the vectors to perform
the intended trim.
we've introduced the ability to draw
beziers within the draw polyline tool
making the overall drawing process much
quicker. the ability to create varying
spans all from within one tool simply
click and drag the bezier handle to
create the smooth curve that you desire.
to return to the standard straight line
simply press the S key on the keyboard.
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the way that we create radius internal
and external corners has been vastly
improved to allow you to dynamically set
the radii of the corners in the 2d view.
simply go into the draw rectangle tool
and select whether you want to have a
radius internal or external corner. set
your rectangle position and size or
simply draw it out in the 2d view, once
drawn out you'll be presented with green
handles on each corner of the shape we
can simply take just one of those
handles and drag it to alter the radius
of all the corners at the same time and
with each drag move the radius value in
the form will automatically update
telling you what the radius is as you
continue dragging to decrease the radius
they'll become a point where your radius
will then switch to an internal radius
and the form will be updated to reflect
that and these improvements make it much
easier to visually set your corner
radius when creating rectangles. now
we're going to explore the vast amount
of new and enhanced features we've added
to the software in relation to toolpaths
we've introduced a brand new toolpath
to our selection this is the thread
milling toolpath enabling you to
machine holes for standard size screws
in metals and acrylics and is also
useful for the creation of decorative
wood fasteners. this toolpath has the
option to create both internal
and external threads. for example if you
wanted to create a cavity to screw
something into or if you wanted to
create an exterior thread on something
like a bolt. to accommodate this new toolpath
we've added two new tool types to
the tool database a single thread mill
and a multi thread mill. now you can
select them based on the application you
want to use. simply select your tool type
and enter your cutting depths, next apply
the thread definition information
detailing the pitch diameter and fit
tolerance of your thread we can select a
pitch preset from the drop-down list of
standard pitch types, then select whether
you want to create an internal or
external thread type and finally your
thread and cut directions and you're
good to go.
to learn more about this toolpath then
please refer to the in-depth thread
milling tutorial guide and documentation.
the pocket toolpath now supports
multiple clearance tools for more
efficient area clearance. using multiple
tools means that you can use a much
larger clearance tool for clearing
moderately large areas as well as
progressively smaller tools to remove
smaller areas making this process as
efficient as possible.
simply select as many or as little tools
desired to clear out the area required
the largest tool in the list will
always display first and will remove as
much material as it can and any
subsequent tools that follow will only
machine areas where the previous tools
could not fit. we've also included this
feature in the female pocket inlay
toolpath and so using multiple tools with
this strategy can help shorten machining
times and improve the life of your
tools.
we've made improvements to the
functionality of toolpath groups making
them much more useful we've made it more
convenient to create toolpath groups
where you can create them from an empty
list to help start your organization
of your toolpaths right from the
get-go.
simply right-click within the toolpath
list and use the option to create an
empty group where newly created toolpaths
will be added to this group. we've
also added the ability to create groups
from visible toolpaths in the list,
which is useful when you want to
organize your toolpaths by different
materials used, tool types or group
the toolpaths by part, however you like
to organize your toolpath we've made it
very easy to do, let's say I want to
organize my toolpath by tool I can make
all the relevant toolpaths visible and
right click and use the option group
visible ensuring for a better workflow
when grouping tools together. we have
also included the ability to save groups
within a toolpath template ensuring
that jobs you create at a later date get
done quicker now that they're organized
the way that you want them. on top of
this we can also toolpath a
group by highlighting the group using
the preview selected toolpath option.
you can also save toolpath groups by
using the option save selected toolpaths
where it lists all the toolpaths in
the group and saves them to one file.
10.5 see's some nice enhancements made to
automatic tab placement in the profile
toolpath where it'll default to placing
tabs where it can avoid corners and
curved regions for much better placement,
minimizing the need for manual
adjustment. we've made it easier than
ever to save out your toolpaths. now you
have the ability to output multiple
visible toolpaths to separate files in
just one click. along with the ability to
output toolpaths together where
possible. for instance if some of them
were using the same tool, take this file
we have four toolpaths I can simply use
the option to save visible toolpaths to
multiple files and the software will
save them all out individually at the
click of one button. give the toolpaths
a save out name, for example vectorphone
and the software will append the toolpath
name and type making it easy for
you to identify the files and ultimately
the process saves us a lot of time if we
have toolpaths in the tree that use the
same tool and we can make use of the
group where possible feature and so the
software or group toolpaths using the
same tool to one saved file. if however
there is a toolpath using a different
tool in between two toolpaths which use
the same tool then the toolpaths which
use the same tool cannot be combined
ensuring that the software respects your
order of machining and so it will
separate them accordingly.
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in the profile toolpath we have stopped
repeated retracts and plunges when we
profile on open vectors where the cut
direction doesn't matter. ultimately
helping to reduce machining times and
making the whole process more efficient.
we have optimized the link-up moves
between open contours when the cutting
direction doesn't matter allowing for
more efficient machining with reduced
machining times for ease of use. we've
added the ability to copy tools in the
tool database by simply selecting the
tool along with the control key on your
keyboard, then you can drag your new tool
into position ready for editing. we have
now added in a further right-click
option to calculate all visible toolpaths
allowing you to update only the
toolpaths required. version 10.5 now
gives us the ability to save a merge
toolpath within a toolpath template
ensuring that all template jobs that you
create retain the measures originally
set out and they will ensure you to get the
next job done efficiently. 10.5
introduces improvements with the way
that we work. in this release we have
added a new feature whereby you're able
to save your commonly used file settings.
such as job sizes, geometry and toolpaths
as a job template which is really useful.
in two case scenarios for example if you
commonly work with different sheet
thicknesses you can save these as
templates to open up without having to
make any adjustments to the job setup
form, and another example could be if you
were creating a job that is
interchangeable with each customer order
that could be set up as a template where
you would only need to change the
personalised parts ultimately saving you
time and money.