DesignEdge™: Design & Control from the Same Software
Easy to Use DesignEdge®
CAD/CAM Software
Designed specifically for plasma cutting, DesignEdge™ software is included with the PlasmaCAM machine. This complete CAD/CAM program not only
creates designs, it also runs the machine - no other software is needed. DesignEdge™ is Windows-based and very easy to use.
The DesignEdge software lets you work directly with the images that you want to cut, eliminating any need for machine programs, layout drawings, or metal patterns.
The DesignEdge software is what makes this system so easy to work with. It enables you to import images, change them into cutable patterns and cut it on the
machine without having to get out of the program at all. You can quickly create your own impressive designs, easily import designs in other formats and reproduce
almost any shape from scanned images, computer fonts, and common drawing programs. Also available is a large selection of Art Discs with ready-to-cut designs that
can be customized allowing you to put your own signature on your metalwork production.
Drawing & Editing
Advanced Design Features
- Directly read and convert scanned pictures and hand-drawn artwork. PlasmaCAM's™ unique, automatic functions remove
defects and turn images into paths (vectors) that can be cut by a machine.
- Add artistic lettering to your designs using various True Type fonts for plasma cut art.
- Transfer files to and from other programs in many file formats, allowing you to use designs from other sources.
- Quickly and precisely draw geometric shapes and/or modify designs.
- Measure part designs to see dimensions and how long parts will take to cut.
- Zoom in for a close look at a particular area while you work.
- Resize, rotate, make copies, nest parts and much more!
Machine Control
Advanced Machine Control
- Automatically prepare complex designs for cutting in one step. This adjusts the shape for the torch kerf, adds lead-in pierce points, and reorders holes to be cut in order before the perimeter.
- View and change the order in which any piece is to be cut, if desired.
- Easily place parts on screen exactly where you want them cut from the material. The computer screen shows the locations of your parts, material and torch.
- Immediately move the torch to any point on the cutting table - just click with the mouse.
- Jog and shuttle the torch around using the controller - the computer screen simultaneously shows where the torch tip is in relation to your drawing.
- Select a part on screen to cut it. The torch tip cursor moves around the part on-screen during cutting.
- You can pause the machine at any time and resume where you left off. This lets you change settings or even trace back along the cut path to re-cut an area.
- Automatically cut a large part (up to 20 ft. long) in one piece. The machine pauses after cutting each section so you can index the material and resume cutting.
- Save time when cutting large parts by lining up any straight sides to sheet edges (instead of cutting them).
