Hypertherm HTA Rev 6.00 Operators Manual Manuale Utente

Operator’s Manual I TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1: SAFETY ...

X Operator’s Manual Next Pulse...

86 Operator’s Manual Trapezoid Slant Rectangle

Section 6: Library Shapes 87 Gambrel Rectangle Roofed Rectangle

88 Operator’s Manual 4 Sided Polygon 5 Sided Polygon

Section 6: Library Shapes 89 Oval Circle w/ Flat Side

90 Operator’s Manual Circle Slice Straight Slots

Section 6: Library Shapes 91 Angled Slots Horizontal Rip

92 Operator’s Manual Vertical Rip Flange

Section 6: Library Shapes 93 Circle w/ Rectangular Hole Gusset

94 Operator’s Manual 8 Sided Rectangle w/ Convex Corners

Section 6: Library Shapes 95 Rectangle w/ Concave Corners L-Bracket w/ Elbow Radii

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96 Operator’s Manual Slant L-Bracket w/ Elbow Radii Trapezoid w/ Convex Corners

Section 6: Library Shapes 97 Flange Slice Elbow

98 Operator’s Manual Flange Repair Ring Rectangle w/ Rectangular Hole

Section 6: Library Shapes 99 Rectangle w/ Circular Hole Rectangle w/ Circular Hole and Convex Corners

100 Operator’s Manual Rectangle w/ Tab Rectangle w/ Convex Tab

Section 6: Library Shapes 101 Rectangle w/ Notch Rectangle w/ Slant Notch

102 Operator’s Manual Rectangle w/ Radius Convex Rectangle

Section 6: Library Shapes 103 Concave Rectangle Triangle w/ Concave Side

104 Operator’s Manual Polygon w/ Concave Side Slant Rectangle with Radius

Section 6: Library Shapes 105 Slant Rectangle with Circular Hole Cross

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106 Operator’s Manual Cross w/ circular Hole 4 Sided Convex Rectangle

Section 6: Library Shapes 107 4 Sided Concave Rectangle Pipe Mount

108 Operator’s Manual Bolt Hole Circle Bolt Hole Flange

Section 6: Library Shapes 109 Bolt Hole Rectangle Bolt Hole Rectangle w/ Convex Corners

110 Operator’s Manual Bolt Hole Rectangle w/ Center Hole Bolt Hole Rectangle w/ Center Hole and Convex Corners

Section 6: Library Shapes 111 Rounded L-Bracket Horseshoe

112 Operator’s Manual Convex Roof Trapezoid w/ Hole Convex Roof Polygon w/ Hole

Section 6: Library Shapes 113 Convex Roof Polygon w/ Oval Hole and Concave Bottom Pulley Cover

114 Operator’s Manual Paddle Blind Water Pump Gasket

Section 6: Library Shapes 115 Pulley Sprocket

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116 Operator’s Manual Text Test Pattern

Section 7: Part Options 117 Section 7: Part Options There are a number of options available under the Part Options softkey. These options can be use

118 Operator’s Manual Kerf Pressing the Kerf softkey will graphically show the kerf cut path in a light blue color. This can be extremely valuable

Section 7: Part Options 119 Repeat The control has three built-in automatic repeat types: Straight, Staggered, and Nested. Straight Repeat Repea

120 Operator’s Manual Scrap Clearance Allows the user to insert scrap clearance between parts in the grid pattern. The same value is used for X and

Section 7: Part Options 121 Nested Repeat Pattern Offsets The control has an automated feature that calculates the minimum spacing required betwee

122 Operator’s Manual pattern offsets can then be adjusted in the same fashion. When the desired nest spacing has been reached, the nest size can be

Section 7: Part Options 123 Corner to Align with Selects the corner of the plate to align the part in. Scrap Clearance This is the amount of clea

124 Operator’s Manual Automatic Plate Alignment (APA) The Automatic Plate Align (APA) feature is a fully automated function to detect the edges of a

Section 7: Part Options 125 Instructions 1) To start the Automatic Plate Alignment function, manually position the Plate Sensor above the plate. A

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126 Operator’s Manual 3) A motion sequence will then be executed to detect the right, left, top, bottom and bottom right skew reference edges of th

Section 8: Cutting 127 Section 8: Cutting After determining that the cut mode, cut speed and Kerf values are all set correctly, a part can be cut by

128 Operator’s Manual View Sheet is more useful when proper Plate Size values have been entered in Cutting setups and when the machine has been prev

Section 8: Cutting 129 The Preheat times, Total, Completed and Remaining, are shown to a tenth of a second. Activating the Cut Sense input will ter

130 Operator’s Manual I/O Configuration Type “B” For type “B” configured controls, the operator may choose between three cut modes. Automatic C

Section 9: Pause 131 Section 9: Pause For those unavoidable times when the cut process fails, the control has full-featured Cut Loss Recovery capabil

132 Operator’s Manual When a cut loss occurs, the initial backup and forward speed is the one that was used last. To toggle between the move speeds,

Section 9: Pause 133 The differences between the On-path Pause Window and the Off-path Pause window are outlined below. Return to Path Pressing th

134 Operator’s Manual Rush Job Interrupt Rush Job Interrupt allows the user to pause the current part program and retain the part and current positio

Section 9: Pause 135 Overview If the New Torch Tip or New Electrode softkey is pressed every time a torch tip or electrode is changed, the last info

Section 1: Safety 1 Section 1: Safety Read This Manual Read and understand this instructional manual, the cutting machine manuals, and your employer’

136 Operator’s Manual Volts per Minute The Volts per Minute parameter allows the user to input a value that will be used to change the cut Arc Voltag

Appendix A: Mariner™ & Voyager II™ 137 Section 10: Manual After pressing the Manual key from the Main screen or Shape Library, the following scre

138 Operator’s Manual Move Distance When Move Only is displayed in the Manual Mode window, the second softkey from the left changes to Move Distance

Appendix A: Mariner™ & Voyager II™ 139 Manual Options Pressing the Manual Options softkey accesses the Manual Options screen. Home Axes Pressin

140 Operator’s Manual While the scroll bars are displayed, the view of the machine can be shifted horizontally and vertically by holding down a shi

Appendix A: Mariner™ & Voyager II™ 141 Zero Positions Pressing this softkey zeroes all axes positions. Rip Cutting When the Manual Mode window

142 Operator’s Manual Manual Offset Manual Offset is useful for cutting tables that have a laser alignment tool attached and allows you to use your

Appendix A: Mariner™ & Voyager II™ 143 Home Axes From the Home screen each axis or all axes can be "homed". In addition, the Transvers

144 Operator’s Manual CBH Pressing the CBH softkey causes the automated homing procedure to be executed. This procedure generally produces machine

Appendix A: Mariner™ & Voyager II™ 145 Appendix A: Mariner™ & Voyager II™ The Voyager II™ and Mariner™ are Hypertherm’s premier PC-based CNC

2 Operator’s Manual Product Listings Type “M” and “P” Controls Note: This product has been designed and manufactured in accordance with CE and

146 Operator’s Manual Voyager II™ Overview Voyager II™ offers motion control operation of up to six axes with 64 I/O signals, providing a high degr

Appendix A: Mariner™ & Voyager II™ 147 Cutting As previously mentioned, the Mariner™ and Voyager II™ Shape cutting controls support multiple

148 Operator’s Manual Setups Cut Types The Cut types setup screen is similar to those previously outlined in this guide with the exception that t

Appendix A: Mariner™ & Voyager II™ 149 Laser Overview The Mariner ™ Controls offers a unique Laser process screen directly integrates to Hyperthe

150 Operator’s Manual LASER Laser Cut Types Screen The Purple arrow at the left edge of the softkeys indicates additional softkeys are availabl

Appendix A: Mariner™ & Voyager II™ 151 Press the Space key to view the timing diagram from Setups. Purge Time Specifies the time delay for cu

152 Operator’s Manual Cut Height The Cut Height setup parameter is used to select the desired cut distance above the plate. This will set the initia

Appendix A: Mariner™ & Voyager II™ 153 Pierce Control Manual/Automatic Allows the user to select Manual or Automatic Pierce control. Automatic c

154 Operator’s Manual Laser Cut Chart Screen. The Cut Chart Database (cut process parameters) transmitted to configure the laser head are based

Appendix A: Mariner™ & Voyager II™ 155 Nozzle Diameter and type of nozzle that needs to be installed for the desired process. Test Gas Pressing

Section 2: Overview 3 Section 2: Overview Introduction This control is a multi-axis digital control system specifically designed for shape-cutting m

156 Operator’s Manual Pulse Off Time When Automatic Pulse Mode is selected for pierce control the user can select Pulse on and off time to adjust t

Appendix A: Mariner™ & Voyager II™ 157 Laser Process Monitoring Maximum Ratio The Automated Process monitoring uses sensors within the lase

158 Operator’s Manual Save Data Pressing the Save Data softkey allows the user to save the current process settings to the Hard drive creating a cu

Appendix A: Mariner™ & Voyager II™ 159 Pierce Control Manual/Automatic Allows the user to select Manual or Automatic Pierce control. Automati

160 Operator’s Manual Cut Chart A cut chart database allows the user to select factory recommended settings or amend the database for personalized s

Appendix A: Mariner™ & Voyager II™ 161 Material Thickness The desired material thickness for the selected process. Focal Length Specific Focal L

162 Operator’s Manual Creep Time Specifies the period after pierce complete that the laser head travels at Creep Speed. Creep Speed is determined by

Appendix A: Mariner™ & Voyager II™ 163 Maximum Ratio The Automated Process monitoring uses sensors within the laser head to make adjustments base

164 Operator’s Manual HD3070® Auto Gas Interface This section outlines information specific to Hypertherm’s HD3070® Auto Gas Interface. The Auto Ga

Appendix A: Mariner™ & Voyager II™ 165 If you save the data, a file is created with G59 codes with the selected valve settings. Here is an exa

4 Operator’s Manual Shape Libraries Graphically select the desired shape from the parts library. Then you simply add the dimensions you want, and th

166 Operator’s Manual HD3070® Auto Gas I/O The Interface to the HD3070® Auto Gas console is made through of Single Ended and BCD ( Binary Coded Decim

Appendix A: Mariner™ & Voyager II™ 167 HD4070® and HPR130™ Overview The Mariner ™ and Voyager II™ controls offer the additional option of interfa

168 Operator’s Manual Cut Chart The Cut Chart Database ( cut process parameters ) transmitted to the power supply is based on the following eight

Appendix A: Mariner™ & Voyager II™ 169 The following are the Cut Process parameters within the database which are used to configure the process.

170 Operator’s Manual Save Data Pressing the Save Data softkey allows the user to save the current process settings to the Hard drive creating a cust

Appendix A: Mariner™ & Voyager II™ 171 Change Consumable When the HD4070® feature has been enabled, consumable data information may be viewed

172 Operator’s Manual FineLine Overview The “Type V” control offers the additional option of interfacing directly to InnerLogic’s FineLine Power Supp

Appendix A: Mariner™ & Voyager II™ 173 Access to the FineLine Cut Chart data is available from the Plasma Cut Types or Marker Cut Types screen us

174 Operator’s Manual Cut Chart The Cut Chart Database ( cut process parameters ) transmitted to the power supply is based on the following eight

Appendix A: Mariner™ & Voyager II™ 175 The following are the Cut Process parameters within the database which are used to configure the power sup

Section 2: Overview 5 Programming Features English and Metric operation for worldwide use. Each axis can have its own encoder-to-unit edge rate. D

176 Operator’s Manual Database Features Save Data Pressing the Save Data softkey allows the user to save the current process settings to the Hard dr

Appendix A: Mariner™ & Voyager II™ 177 Change Consumable When the FineLine feature has been enabled, consumable data information may be viewe

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Appendix B: Sensor™ THC 179 Appendix B: Sensor™ THC Sensor™ Torch Height Control Overview Sensor™ THC is a proprietary Automated Torch Height Control

180 Operator’s Manual Cut Setups THC Voltage Offset The THC Voltage Offset Parameter is used to offset the individual Sensor THC™ Arc Voltages fro

Appendix B: Sensor™ THC 181 Plasma Setups I/O Configuration Type “P” and “V” The Purple arrow at the left edge of the softkeys indicates addition

182 Operator’s Manual I/O Configuration Type “P” and “V” (Timing Diagram) Press the Space Key to view the timing diagram from setups. Retract De

Appendix B: Sensor™ THC 183 Voltage Tracking Range The Voltage Tracking Range parameter specifies the allowable variation in arc voltage from the set

184 Operator’s Manual Auto Kerf Detect The Auto Kerf Detect feature reduces the possibility of the torch diving into the plate. When enabled, the TH

Appendix B: Sensor™ THC 185 Purge Time Specifies the time delay from torch ignition until motion is enabled. Start Time Specifies the time delay

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6 Operator’s Manual Built-in Parametric Shape Library Contains 66 commonly used shapes. Simple Graphical prompts for entering all part dimensions

186 Operator’s Manual Start IHS Distance The Start IHS Distance specifies the distance of travel for the THC to move the torch at high speed before

Appendix B: Sensor™ THC 187 Process Watch Input/Output In addition to the standard I/O options, the Watch window may be configured to include the

188 Operator’s Manual Main Cut Screen Automatic THC Mode While at the main cut screen, when cutting with the Sensor™ THC in Automatic mode, thre

Appendix C: Optional Command™ THC 189 Appendix C: Command® THC The Command® THC from Hypertherm® is an automated Torch Height Control system which

190 Operator’s Manual Test Cycle ON/OFF Pressing the Test Cycle ON/ OFF softkey allows the operator to select to operate the Command® THC in Test mod

Appendix C: Optional Command™ THC 191 Stop Time Specifies the amount of time that motion will pause at the end of a cut. This pause is advantageous

192 Operator’s Manual Cut Height The Cut Height setup parameter is used to select the desired cut distance from the plate. This will set the initial

Appendix C: Optional Command™ THC 193 Main Cut Screen Automatic THC Mode While at the main cut screen, when cutting with the Command® THC in Aut

194 Operator’s Manual Manual THC Mode While at the main cut screen, when cutting with the Command® THC in Manual mode, two new softkeys will becom

Appendix D: Optional DXF Translator 195 Appendix D: Optional DXF Translator DXF Translator Overview The optional DXF Translator software is designed

Section 2: Overview 7 Installation and Setup Features Selectable axis orientation for compatibility with all cutting machines. Built in oxy-fuel int

196 Operator’s Manual Traverses are automatically determined between pierce points and need not be entered on the CAD drawing. The following is a b

Appendix D: Optional DXF Translator 197 Example: ++++1234R5 In this example, the Letter “R” has been snapped to the intersection of the four line

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8 Operator’s Manual Model Numbering System The control is available with the following hardware and software configurations. Features and control con

Section 2: Overview 9 Front Panel Layout The front panel keypad of the control is shown below. In the upper center is the Color LCD display. The pow

10 Operator’s Manual Optional PC Style Keyboard Optional USB Front Panel

Section 2: Overview 11 Operation Summary The programming and operation of the control is menu-driven. The following diagram shows the Screen Hierarch

12 Operator’s Manual Key & Menu Functions The following is a short form description of all menu functions in the control. This is only a brief d

Section 2: Overview 13 Main Screen This is the top most screen and the one that the control powers up in. Preview Window This window displays the

14 Operator’s Manual Setups This softkey takes you to the setup screens. View Part/View Sheet View Part allows the viewing of the entire current pa

Section 2: Overview 15 While the scroll bars are displayed and the control is not cutting, the view of the plate can be shifted horizontally and ve

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16 Operator’s Manual Shape Manager Screen The Shape Manager screen is used to retrieve a part from the Shape Library and edit part files. Shape Li

Section 2: Overview 17 HyperCAD The optional HyperCAD® feature is an easy to use 2D drawing application specifically designed for shape cutting. The

18 Operator’s Manual Files From the Files screen the user may load or save parts on the control or an external location. Load from Disk Allows pr

Section 2: Overview 19 Show Certain Files This softkey allows the operator to show only certain files from the selected directory. Both the asterisk

20 Operator’s Manual Setups Screen The Setups Screen is used to configure the control for use. Cutting Allows programming of the different cuttin

Section 2: Overview 21 Change Consumable The Change Consumable Screen is used to track and record consumable life in a database. If the New Torch Ti

22 Operator’s Manual Key Functions These keys activate jogging using the arrow keys when in the manual mode. Manual key

Section 2: Overview 23 Optional PC Keyboard Layout Keyboard Functions Function Keys F1-F8 are equivalent to the soft keys on the display screen.

24 Operator’s Manual Optional USB Front Panel ICON Legend Single station torch selection. Upper switch position is automatic oper

Section 3: Setups 25 Section 3: Setups Cutting When entering the Setup menu the operator will be prompted for the following run-time parameters for

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26 Operator’s Manual Kerf Specifies the amount of kerf (cutter compensation) that will be applied to the current part program. Care should be taken

Section 3: Setups 27 Auto Torch Spacing Override When enabled, this feature will allow the part program to override the manually selected Torch Spac

28 Operator’s Manual The Kerf Variable / Kerf Offset parameter is used to create a Kerf Variable table which assigns a reference number (variable) to

Section 3: Setups 29 Cut Types Your shape cutting control comes standard with several styles of built-in cut process logic which allows the cut proc

30 Operator’s Manual Oxy Fuel The control comes with the following built-in control logic for Oxy Fuel cutting. When Oxy Fuel is selected, the follo

Section 3: Setups 31 I/O Configuration Type “B” I/O Configuration Type “B” (Timing Diagram) Press the Space Key to view the timing diagram fro

32 Operator’s Manual High Preheat Specifies the length of time to wait at each pierce position for preheating the piece prior to piercing. During t

Section 3: Setups 33 Plasma The control comes with the following built in control logic for Plasma cutting. When Plasma is selected, the following

34 Operator’s Manual I/O Configuration Type “B” I/O Configuration Type “B” (Timing Diagram) Press the Space key to view the timing diagram from S

Section 3: Setups 35 Creep Time Specifies the amount of time after piercing the part that the torch travels at Creep Speed. Creep Speed is determine

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36 Operator’s Manual Transfer Time The Transfer Time parameter specifies the amount of time used to attempt ignition of the torch. The ignition is c

Section 3: Setups 37 Marker The control comes with the following built in marker control logic for marking. When marking is selected, the following

38 Operator’s Manual I/O Configuration Type “M”, “P” and “V” (Timing Diagram) Press the Space key to view the timing diagram from Setups. Ignitio

Section 3: Setups 39 Cut Control Used for Marking This parameter is used to determine if the Cut Control output is to be used for activating the Mar

40 Operator’s Manual Laser I/O Configuration Type “V” only Refer to Appendix A: Mariner™ & Voyager II information.

Section 3: Setups 41 Water Jet I/O Configuration Type “M”, “P” and “V” (Timing Diagram) Press the Space key to view the timing diagram from Set

42 Operator’s Manual Creep Time Specifies the amount of time after piercing the part that the torch travels at Creep Speed. Creep Speed is determined

Section 3: Setups 43 Watch The control comes with a unique function for watching critical process related parameters during cutting. The Watch wind

44 Operator’s Manual Input/Output Allows current state of selected Input, Outputs or Status information to be displayed during cutting. This can be

Section 3: Setups 45 Multiple Watch Windows Up to ten different Watch windows may be configured on the control for quick selection and viewing of

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Section 4: Shape Manager 47 Section 4: Shape Manager Shape Library The control contains a built-in Shape Library with more than 53 commonly used sha

48 Operator’s Manual Text Editor This screen is for manually inputting or editing of a part program in either ESSI or EIA format. The current part t

Section 4: Shape Manager 49 Shape Wizard ShapeWizard, a proprietary graphical part editor, provides a user-friendly, graphical method of editing p

50 Operator’s Manual Simply typing right over the line can erase the highlighted text or the line can be edited using the left and right arrow keys

Section 4: Shape Manager 51 While a text line is highlighted in blue, the Up and Down arrow keys are used to scroll vertically through the part prog

52 Operator’s Manual Teach Trace The Teach Trace function of the control allows parts to be taught rather than programmed. The position information

Section 4: Shape Manager 53 Arc Radial Error Specifies the arc error tolerance to be used when checking the current segment for dimensional accurac

54 Operator’s Manual Plate Remnant Trace The Teach /Trace feature also supports the ability to trace in the outline of a plate remnant for use by a p

Section 4: Shape Manager 55 This will place the control in the manual control mode and also enables the Change Move Speed button to alter the manu

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56 Operator’s Manual Nester™ Nester™ is a proprietary part nesting program, which allows the operator to manually group or nest selected parts togeth

Section 4: Shape Manager 57 Add Part Pressing the Add Part softkey accesses the screen, which allows the user to select a part program from a select

58 Operator’s Manual Nester™ Setup The following Setup parameters are used to configure the manual nesting process for use. Arrow Motion At this

Section 4: Shape Manager 59 Using Nester™ To begin, first select the plate size requirements for the nest at the Main Setup screen. This informatio

60 Operator’s Manual As new parts are added, they will be displayed on the selected plate in preparation for final placement. At this screen, the

Section 4: Shape Manager 61 HyperNest – CNC® Automatic Nesting Software Optional HyperNest® - CNC feature - This true shape, single station, automa

62 Operator’s Manual Automatic Nesting Setup Pressing the Setup softkey accesses the following setup parameters and are used to configure the automat

Section 4: Shape Manager 63 Using HyperNest – CNC® To begin, first select the plate size requirements for the nest at the Main Setup screen. Press

64 Operator’s Manual As new parts are added, the part file name and quantity will be displayed in the parts list window in the upper right corner of

Section 4: Shape Manager 65 Note: The nest process progresses quickly and not all shapes may be visible on screen or other drawing anomalies may be

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66 Operator’s Manual Nest Summary Upon completion of the nest, the software will provide a summary of the Automatic Nesting process. Statistical a

Section 4: Shape Manager 67 Pressing the down arrow key again will allow you to view the individual sheets produced and a listing of the net util

68 Operator’s Manual Main Screen View of Nest Note: Parts with open loops or other invalid geometries may not be able to be automatically nested.

Section 4: Shape Manager 69 HyperCAD® HyperCAD® is an easy to use 2D drawing application specifically designed for shape cutting. The software’s po

70 Operator’s Manual HyperNEST® HyperNEST® is a full featured, automatic true shape application designed to allow quick and simple nesting of profile

Section 4: Shape Manager 71 Evaluation Timer Trail version software will prompt the user with a notification of the number of “uses” left at each la

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Section 5: Files 73 Section 5: Files Load from Disk The following screen is used to load a part from a diskette or the hard drive. Once all the para

74 Operator’s Manual File name/Diskette file name The File name /Diskette file name is the name of the file to load from disk/diskette. Preview When

Section 5: Files 75 Resume Last Part Features Rush Job Interrupt Rush Job Interrupt allows the user to pause the current part program and retain the

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76 Operator’s Manual Save to Disk The following screen is used to save a part to a diskette or the hard drive. Once all the parameters below are set

Section 5: Files 77 files. Note: This selection and Multiple file selection are only available if saving to the diskette from the hard drive. Hard

78 Operator’s Manual Download from Host The following screen is used to download a part from a host computer. Once all the parameters below are set,

Section 5: Files 79 Preview When checked, the Preview checkbox allows the file that is selected in the Files list box to be previewed. To check or u

80 Operator’s Manual Upload to Host The following screen is used to upload a part to a host computer. Once all the parameters below are set, press E

Section 5: Files 81 To select multiple files to upload, highlight the first file selection, then use the ↑ and ↓ keys while pressing the shift key to

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Section 6: Library Shapes 83 Section 6: Library Shapes Library Shape Setup Enter in the desired dimensions to obtain the part you require. There wil

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Section 6: Library Shapes 85 Triangle L-Bracket