CypCut Basics

The CypCut software is your portal between your parts files and the laser system. We will go through the basic workflow in this section, refer to CypCut CAD/CAM User’s Manual for more details.

NOTE

We recommend to install CypCut on your office computers. It will work in the “demo” mode without talking to the laser control system, but still can help you prepare cutting jobs, or just learn how to use it.

NOTE

The CypCut CAD/CAM comes with only entry-level nesting functions, we recommend to buy our CypNest software for more advanced nesting functions if big volume productions are your major machining scenario.

Workflow

1. Import or construct parts.
2. Set technology.
3. Nest parts.
4. Check technology.
5. Machining.

Import or Construct Parts

If you construct your parts in another CAD-system (e.g. AutoCAD), just import them into CypCut.

In the menu File, click Import and then the sub-item according to the format of the parts file to import.

We recommend to use the part library and the nesting function to manage your job and improve machining efficiency for big volume productions. Select a part, right-click to bring up the context menu, click Add to Part Lib to add it to the library.

Or, you can import parts directly into the library. In the menu Nest, click Part and then Import Parts.

You can also construct simple parts in CypCut, add them to the library if you want to do nesting.

Set Technology

The cutting path will be prepared after setting technology, include leads, micro joints, tool corrections, processing sequence and cutting parameters, etc.

This operation can be done on both the free drawing outlines and the parts in the library.

Nest Parts

In the menu Nest, click Nest and fill out the settings in the popup dialog, then the parts will be optimally nested onto the raw material sheets.

Check Technology

We recommend to simulate the process in the software before machining to make sure everything is correct.

Machining

Set the system ready and start machining.

Handheld Remote

CypCut comes with a handheld remote for your convenience, which integrates the most common operations, such as jogging, framing, starting and pausing a job, etc.

With the remote, you can keep your eyes on the machine when moving the laser head, or controlling the machining process, avoid making mistakes or operation delays when switching back and forth between the software and the machine.

Button	Label	Function
	Start	To start or resume a job.
	Pause	To pause a job.
	Dry Cut	To simulate a job, without firing laser and blowing gas, and the laser head will not move down following along the sheet unless being enabled in CypCut.
	Stop	To stop a job.
	Frame	To preview the placement of the parts on the sheet before machining. The laser head will trace the bounding rectangle of the job.
	PT LOC	If the job was interrupted accidentally, such as by a power failure, you can use this function to bring the laser head back to the position where the job stopped after the laser system is up and running again, and press the Start button to resume the job.
	Back / Forward	After the job was paused, you can use these functions to move the laser head backward or forward along the cutting path.
	Blow	A toggle switch to test whether the assist gas is working properly.
	Follow	A toggle switch to test whether the laser head can follow the sheet properly.
	Shutter	A toggle switch to activate or deactivate the fiber laser’s internal main power supply. The internal main power supply must be activated before firing laser.
	Aiming	A toggle switch to turns the fiber laser’s red dot pointer on and off. (On some fiber laser models, the red dot pointer is turned on and off automatically associate with the status of shutter.)
	Laser	A toggle switch to start firing laser, and stop firing laser automatically when the button is released.
	⇧ / ⇩ / ⇦ / ⇨	To jog the laser head around the cutting bed. To make it easier to use, turn on the red dot pointer for a visual indicator of where the laser head is moving.
	Z↑ / Z↓	To move the laser head up or down. It is usually used when doing laser head maintenance.
	Fast	Press and hold the Fast button down first, then press the jog buttons (the Fast button can be released then) to move the laser head in a faster speed, which is set in CypCut.
	Step	Press and hold the Step button down first, then press the jog buttons (the Step button can be released then) to move the laser head in a fixed distance, which is set in CypCut.
	Zero Fn	To move the laser head back to its zero reference position.
	Edge Seek Fn	To start the edge seeking process.
	Fn	The Fn button, short form for function, is a modifier button.
	K1 / K2 / K3 / K4 / K5 / K6	User defined buttons.