Curved slot

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A curved slot is a circular ring segment or a circularly curved oblong hole. It is particularly suitable for creating fan exhaust outlets, intercom cover panels, and so on.

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Function properties

Parameters

Description

Inner radius

Radius of the curved slot’s inner arc

Width

Width: difference between the curved slot’s outer and inner radius

Arc length

Angle between the two radii spanning the curved slot

Corner radius

Inner radii at the curved slot’s four corners

Rotation angle

The curved slot’s rotation angle around its reference point.

Tool

The 3 mm cutter is set by default. To produce smaller inner radii, uncheck the box next to Automatic selection (this may result in higher costs due to tool changes).

Cut after surface finishing

Only for powder-coated panels. Check the box next to this option if the curved slot is to be made after powder-coating. Additional information.

Do not produce element

Check the box next to this option if the element is not to be machined but rather placed on the front panel for information purposes only.

Edge machining

The edges on the front and reverse sides can be bevel or rounded.