Basic Workflows

TecZone Laser

TecZone Laser is a sheet-metal cutting software for Laser machines.

A 2D sheet metal flat can be cut using a high power laser before it is sent to press-brake or panel bender for further processing. Here is some of the work that TecZone Laser can do:

Compute a feasible and optimal cutting sequence.
Compose cut tooling stations from the available inventory of laser tools.
Compose several different nesting operations.
Generate NC Code that can be transmitted to the laser machine for cutting.
Generate reports for the cutting process.

Workflow Types

Part workflow focuses on producing a single part.
Job workflow focuses on producing different parts in a nest.

Part Workflow

Click on the Workflow icon in the command bar on the left to open the workflow panel.
Click on the Laser Tech process node in the workflow panel.
Click on the Quick nest process node.
Click the close button to close the workflow panel.

Here is a faster way to do the above steps, using keyboard shortcuts:

Press W to open the workflow panel
Press L to switch to Laser tech
Press N to do quick nesting
Press Esc to close the workflow panel

Job Workflow

newjob

To start a new job, select the New Job icon found on the left side of the launch screen or press Alt F N J.
Fill in the Name and Job No. for the given job.
The Machine drop-down menu will display the available machine list to run the job.
The Material drop-down menu will display the available materials to run the job
The Thickness option is to specify the thickness of the sheet.
The Treatment drop-down menu is to specify whether the material has any treatment.
Select the Film checkbox if the material has a protective film.
The laser page (LTT) drop-down is to select a technology table to use, this is useful if you wish to switch between different gas types on the machine.
Click OK to see pages for Job, Sheets, Parts, Layouts and Summary settings.

Keyboard shortcuts:

Job

I

Sheets

S

Parts

P

Layouts

L

Summary

U