FAQ: How does the scribing option work for NC and DXF files?

NC

Several details regarding how the scribing feature works:

Scribing information will appear in the NC file in the block called PU and as a text in the SI block. Also there will be a contour detailed in the NC-DXF file.

DXF

In the following example a main beam with attached parts is used.

Scribing information will appear in the NC file in the block called PU (powder) or KO (punch) according to the "Attached pieces contour place in NC" default. The difference between block names will be recognized by the NC machine, as the information inside the block is identical in both cases.

When the default is set to 0 the main part and attached part contour is described in the PU block and when the default is set to 1 the pieces contour is described in the KO block. In DXF there will be no difference between the two settings, and the contour will appear with a red line describing the scribing on the attached part on the main part.

In addition, there is also a default available to display information (based on tokens) about the attached part only in the NC file. The default is called "Text for attached object contours in NC".

The tokens that can be used for this default can be one of following:

Below is the result in the NC & DXF files: