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Using CADFusion™

In CADFusion™ you can quickly convert DXF and DWG drawings into AeroScript or AeroBasic motion programs that run on Aerotech control systems. These are the basic steps to create a CADFusion project and convert it to AeroScript or AeroBasic:

1. Start a Project. Create a new drawing or import a CAD drawing.
2. Set the Coordinates. The origin of the coordinate system of the drawing must align with the origin of the coordinate system of the machine tool. If the coordinate systems are correctly aligned, continue to Step 3.
3. Create Shapes. You can add and edit shapes and entities in a new project that you create in CADFusion or in a project that you create when you import a DXF or DWG file.
4. Optimize the Drawing. After the part geometry is complete, optimizing your drawing collects the shapes, configures the travel direction around the perimeter of the shapes, and optimizes the order of execution for the AeroScript or AeroBasic motion program.
5. Change the Order of Execution. You can manually change the order of execution as necessary. When you export a project to an AeroScript or an AeroBasic motion program, CADFusion puts groups and shapes into the program in the same order that they show in the Project pane, from top to bottom.
6. Add Lead Moves. Lead moves can prevent speed variation at the start and end of a shape. They can also add overlap to the cutting process to make sure that start and end cuts occur in the waste material. Lead moves occur immediately before the start of a shape or immediately after the end of a shape.
7. Add Skywriting. Use skywriting to get constant velocity programming. Skywriting inserts cubic Bezier curves between consecutive, non-tangent moves. When you use skywriting in your CADFusion project, either velocity blending mode is enabled in the AeroScript program that is generated or velocity profiling mode is enabled in the AeroBasic program that is generated. And, the Aerotech motion control system does not decelerate to zero between consecutive shapes and entities.
8. Add Tools. If your system uses tools, such as a laser or cutting tool, you can use Tools to configure CADFusion to generate code that executes at specified times when you move over a shape. You can supply your own AeroScript or AeroBasic code, or let CADFusion select the code to use. You can use more than one tool in your project.
9. Add Outputs. Outputs add AeroScript functions or AeroBasic commands into the order of execution with the AeroScript motion functions or AeroBasic motion commands that create shapes. Outputs can start data collection, toggle I/O, or interact with your machine at specified times during your process.
10. Export to an AeroScript or AeroBasic Program. Export all of the data in your drawing to an AeroScript or an AeroBasic motion program that runs on Aerotech control systems.
11. Save and Close Projects. Use the File menu to save and close your project.

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