Running a cut

Everything for the actual cut is on the RUN page. Connect your machine first (Connecting) and generate a safe toolpath (CAM).

RUN page with a 4-axis wing cut in progress — live DRO at the bottom, toolpath in the viewport — RUN page mid-cut — 4-axis wing toolpath in the viewport, live DRO across the bottom.

Before you press START

Home the machine — establish the reference position.
Zero the wire — use ZERO (Quick Actions) to set the wire origin from the current position, or jog to your stock corner and zero there.
DRY RUN — tick DRY RUN (motion only, no heat) and START. The machine traces the full path cold so you can confirm it stays on the stock and clears the towers.
Heat — bring the wire to temperature for your material (External mode: set it by hand; PWM/PID: FoamSync drives it — see Heater & wire).

Quick Actions

ZERO — set wire origin from the current position (one tap).
RETRACT — back the wire off the part.
PARK — send the towers to a safe parked position.
HEATER — toggle / open heat control.
1–4 — operator-assignable shortcuts (configure under SET → QUICK ACTIONS).

JOG

Move the machine by hand with the JOG pad: the arrow keys drive the selected tower/axes, ⌂ homes, and STEP (1 / 10 / 50 mm) sets how far each press moves. Use jog to position stock, test clearance, and recover after a stop.

Start, pause, stop

START — begin the cut. If the JOB banner said ⚠ DANGER — PRESS START TO REVIEW, START first opens the review so you confirm the flagged path.
PAUSE — hold motion (and heat handling) mid-cut; resume from where you stopped.
STOP — end the job. The wire retracts per your logic mode.
FEED % — override feed rate live (e.g. slow to 50 % through a tricky section) without regenerating.

EMERGENCY STOP

The big red EMERGENCY STOP bar halts everything immediately. Use it for any unexpected behaviour — a bowing wire, a collision, smoke. After an e-stop, re-home before continuing.

Reading the DRO & HUD

The bottom DRO row shows live machine state:

L TOWER and R TOWER — each tower’s H (horizontal) and V (vertical) position in mm.
WIRE ANGLE — live lean of the wire; watch this against your max-angle limit.
HEATER — current heat mode / state.
STATE — ON / READY / RUN / ALARM from the controller.
5TH AXIS — rotary position, if enabled.

The log panel (bottom-right) streams every action with timestamps and severity (ERR / WARN / OK / INFO / DEBUG) — your first place to look if something stops.

What’s next

Cut not coming out right, or the machine won’t behave? See Troubleshooting.