TubesT - The version of TubesT corresponding to TubePro
TubesT - How to Get Free Small Tube Edition of TubesT
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TubesT - Auto Add Text
TubesT - Quick Rectangle Path
TubesT - Save the YXY File
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TubesT - Weld Seam Compensation
I. Overview
For non-bevel cutting machines, the laser direction is perpendicular to the stretching direction of the tube. Due to this limitation, when cutting the tube at an angle, the final cut surface differs from that in the drawing, as shown in the figure below:
The protrusion on the wall thickness makes it impossible to successfully assemble the parts during subsequent welding. To solve this problem, it is necessary to adjust the toolpath based on the original drawing, and this adjustment method is called Weld Seam Compensation.
Note: Italic texts with blue highlights are? clickable tutorial links that lead to detailed parameter explanations and usage instructions.
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II. Scope of Application
1. Application
Closed tubes with inner contours and no sharp corners in the cross-section (i.e., R = 0); if there are sharp corners, they need to be rounded in advance.
Angle steel, channel steel in special toolpaths, and non-chamfered rectangular tubes that have used the 【Quick Rectangle Toolpath】?function.
2. Scenarios
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Case 1: T-joint/tilt cutting of circular tubes
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Case 2: Bevel cutting of angle steel, channel steel, and rectangular tubes
After selecting the part and toolpath, click Weld Seam Compensation in the Technique Setup to add it.
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2. Manual Batch Addition
①In the part list, select the parts that need weld compensation, right-click on the parts and click AddWeld Seam Compensationto add in batches.
②In the Weld Seam Compensation drop-down menu, select Offset?All Sections.
3. Automatic Batch Addition
When you need to add Weld Seam Compensation to all imported parts in batches, check the weld compensation in 【Auto Technique】?and set the corresponding parameters.
**Notice: Enable Auto Technique first, then import the parts. If you import the parts first and then enable Auto Technique, the previously imported parts will not have weld compensation added.
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Disable this when not required in case of causing errors in toolpath after importing parts
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IV. FAQs
1. Can the compensation value be modified?
No. The Weld Seam Compensationautomatically generates a compensation toolpath based on the inner contour and wall thickness. Both the wall thickness and R angle will affect it; therefore, the drawings must be standardized. If the inner contour is drawn incorrectly, the errors for weld compensation will definitely occur.
2. Will Weld Seam Compensation affect the length of the part?
Weld Sean Compensation actually maps the inner walls that fit together during assembly to the outer walls. It removes the interfering parts that cannot be spliced, and will not affect the length of the welded parts.?
3. How to handle the R-angle interference problem for rectangular tubes with large chamfers and thick walls?
When the chamfer is large and R-angle interference occurs during bevel cutting with weld seam compensation, use Auto Corner Inward offset to solve the interference problem during splicing. The corner inner offset function has been added since version 1.27.
4. What may be the reasons for the failure or ineffectiveness of weld seam compensation settings?
① I-steel, H-steel, and T-steel are not supported temporarily.
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② Solid tubes are not supported. (Weld seam compensation automatically generates a compensation toolpath based on the inner contour and wall thickness; solid tubes have no wall thickness, so it cannot be generated.)
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③ Uneven wall thickness, such as square tubes with rounded corners without drawing inner R angles.
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④ For non-chamfered rectangular tubes, it is necessary to use TubesT-Quick Rectangle Toolpath first, then add weld seam compensation.
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⑤ There are sharp corners on the cross-section of special-shaped tubes that are not fully rounded.
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⑥ The inner wall is parallel to the outer wall everywhere or has more parts than the outer wall. In these two cases, no interference will occur even without weld compensation, so weld compensation is not needed and will automatically not take effect.
TubesT - Weld Seam Compensation
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I. Overview
For non-bevel cutting machines, the laser direction is perpendicular to the stretching direction of the tube. Due to this limitation, when cutting the tube at an angle, the final cut surface differs from that in the drawing, as shown in the figure below:
The protrusion on the wall thickness makes it impossible to successfully assemble the parts during subsequent welding. To solve this problem, it is necessary to adjust the toolpath based on the original drawing, and this adjustment method is called Weld Seam Compensation.
Note: Italic texts with blue highlights are? clickable tutorial links that lead to detailed parameter explanations and usage instructions.
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II. Scope of Application
1. Application
Closed tubes with inner contours and no sharp corners in the cross-section (i.e., R = 0); if there are sharp corners, they need to be rounded in advance.
Angle steel, channel steel in special toolpaths, and non-chamfered rectangular tubes that have used the 【Quick Rectangle Toolpath】?function.
2. Scenarios
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Case 1: T-joint/tilt cutting of circular tubes
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Case 2: Bevel cutting of angle steel, channel steel, and rectangular tubes
After selecting the part and toolpath, click Weld Seam Compensation in the Technique Setup to add it.
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2. Manual Batch Addition
①In the part list, select the parts that need weld compensation, right-click on the parts and click AddWeld Seam Compensationto add in batches.
②In the Weld Seam Compensation drop-down menu, select Offset?All Sections.
3. Automatic Batch Addition
When you need to add Weld Seam Compensation to all imported parts in batches, check the weld compensation in 【Auto Technique】?and set the corresponding parameters.
**Notice: Enable Auto Technique first, then import the parts. If you import the parts first and then enable Auto Technique, the previously imported parts will not have weld compensation added.
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Disable this when not required in case of causing errors in toolpath after importing parts
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IV. FAQs
1. Can the compensation value be modified?
No. The Weld Seam Compensationautomatically generates a compensation toolpath based on the inner contour and wall thickness. Both the wall thickness and R angle will affect it; therefore, the drawings must be standardized. If the inner contour is drawn incorrectly, the errors for weld compensation will definitely occur.
2. Will Weld Seam Compensation affect the length of the part?
Weld Sean Compensation actually maps the inner walls that fit together during assembly to the outer walls. It removes the interfering parts that cannot be spliced, and will not affect the length of the welded parts.?
3. How to handle the R-angle interference problem for rectangular tubes with large chamfers and thick walls?
When the chamfer is large and R-angle interference occurs during bevel cutting with weld seam compensation, use Auto Corner Inward offset to solve the interference problem during splicing. The corner inner offset function has been added since version 1.27.
4. What may be the reasons for the failure or ineffectiveness of weld seam compensation settings?
① I-steel, H-steel, and T-steel are not supported temporarily.
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② Solid tubes are not supported. (Weld seam compensation automatically generates a compensation toolpath based on the inner contour and wall thickness; solid tubes have no wall thickness, so it cannot be generated.)
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③ Uneven wall thickness, such as square tubes with rounded corners without drawing inner R angles.
?
④ For non-chamfered rectangular tubes, it is necessary to use TubesT-Quick Rectangle Toolpath first, then add weld seam compensation.
?
⑤ There are sharp corners on the cross-section of special-shaped tubes that are not fully rounded.
?
⑥ The inner wall is parallel to the outer wall everywhere or has more parts than the outer wall. In these two cases, no interference will occur even without weld compensation, so weld compensation is not needed and will automatically not take effect.