- Select a plasma tool and adjust the kerf width to suite your machine.
- Make sure that the stock is the same thickness as the model, make sure no stock is added on top of the material.
- On all operations select Top Height as 'Stock Top' and enter the cutting head height for normal cutting (like 0.8mm).
- On all operations set the Pierce Clearance under Linking, must be greater than the cutting height (like 1.5mm).
- Under Passes | Compensation Type select 'In computer'.
- Set 'Use Z touchoff probe routine' to Yes
- Set 'Plasma touch probe offset' to the difference between where the probe touches the material and where the probe triggers.
- This is always in millimeters.
- So if your probe triggers 5.3mm after the probe touches the material, enter 5.3, (always a positive number).
- Set 'Spindle on/off/ delay' to the desired Pierce delay in seconds.
- Open the .cps file in Notepad
- Search for 'USER ADJUST'
- You can change the probe distance and probe feedrate to suite your machine.
- Feedrate cannot be lower than 50mm/min, this is a GRBL internal limit.