Adjusting Cutting - Roland EGX-20 User Manual

Checking the Cutting Results
If Virtual MODELA is installed and set up, then before you perform cutting you can check the shape that will be produced
after cutting on the screen.
Saving Data
Save the data you have created to a hard disk or the like.
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At the toolbar, click
Alternatively, go to the [File] menu and select [Save As].
The [Save As] dialog box appears.
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Specify the information for [Save in] and [File Name], then click [Save].

Adjusting Cutting

Before you carry out engraving, adjust the Speed control and Spindle Speed control on the switch panel of the EGX-20.
At the central
position
At maximum
General Suggestions for Making Adjustments
Depending on the cutting results, make the settings as described below. Use the Speed control and the Spindle Speed
control to make the adjustments.
• If cut places are rough (not smooth), then lower the speed.
• If the material melts or suffers burring, lower the spindle speed.
• If the spindle speed is too fast, the material may melt. Lower the spindle speed. Also, if there is buildup of melted cuttings
in engraved grooves, you may be able to remove them by scrubbing with a toothbrush or the like.
• Increasing the spindle speed when using a narrower cutter and reducing it when using a thicker cutter may produce
better results.
• In many cases, slower speeds produce attractive finished results, but a speed that is too slow may cause melting.
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When you're performing cutting for the first time, set the Speed control at the central
position and the Spindle Speed control at its maximum setting.
Also, 3D cutting may use materials such as modeling wax that differ from the material
used for nameplate engraving. In such cases it may also be necessary to change the
cutter to match the composition of the material.
You need to set cutting parameters that match such changes in the material and the
cutter. First, test cutting using a small relief. If smooth cutting is not possible, then
adjust the settings for the cutting parameters. Repeat this process until smooth cut-
ting is achieved.
From the [File] menu, choose [Output
Preview].
Virtual MODELA starts. The 3D Engrave cut-
ting data is imported into Virtual MODELA.
An animated display of tool movement ap-
pears, and the shape after cutting is gradu-
ally produced.
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