In cncKad you can create and process tubes of different shapes . For each tube profile you input the data such as material, thickness, and dimensions.

You can process any of these profile types:

• Circular
• Rectangular
• Obround
• Elliptical
• Angle (L shape)
• Channel (U shape)

cncKad‘s 3D graphic interface helps you create the parametric definition of an intersection. You can easily create complicated tubes, adding intersections with planes or other tubes.

You can manipulate all the following parameters to get the best results:

• Set gas, head, and lens for the particular material and thickness combination
• Set working position: upper, center, or lower
• Define roughness
• Select blank or continuous process type
• Apply clamping techniques for turning or drilling jaws, indicating the step and inside/outside
• Move the tube supports as often as required and in any direction
• Manually add edge cuts
• Allow automatic dead zone for supports of circular tubes

cncKad displays a flattened and a 3D representation of the tube.

You can cut holes by setting planar cuts, causing the cutting head to move and the tube to not rotate.

To ensure the tube is positioned correctly you can place a point (called a measure cycle) on the tube before cutting it.

You can create tube nest, nesting your tube parts on circular or rectangular profiles of the same diameter, material, and thickness. You determine the number of iterations of each tube part, their placement sequence, spacing between parts, and whether the parts should be flipped and/or rotated.

After placing the tubes on the nest you can create common cuts for them.

cncKad can generate tube common cuts for the tubes in tube nest. The common cuts are placed when the distance between tubes is exactly the thickness of the beam.

After processing the tubes and creating NC for your tube cutting machine, cncKad can simulate the NC codes. The 3D simulation displays tube rotation and cutting laser head movement.

This construction was generated using cncKad’s tube cutting module