Splitting > Splitting Mode

Ring Splitting is a mode dedicated to engraving on ring-shaped objects and surfaces. This mode requires the connected motion controller to have at least one rotational (angular) axis configured.

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Figure 424: Ring-shaped Object

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If an option is grayed out in the Splitting Settings dialog, it cannot be used with the currently selected splitting option. Parameters that are checked but grayed out are not used.

This mode is not optimized for splitting bitmaps. Therefore, some settings, such as Split Overlap or Cog Vectors in Overlap Area, have no effect, as they target vectors. These settings will not be grayed out for bitmaps.

The following table lists all available parameters for Ring Splitting and their availability per marking mode:

Ring Splitting Parameters	Vector Marking			Bitmap Marking
Ring Splitting Parameters	Fixed Size Splitting	Entity Based Splitting	Character Based Splitting	Bitmap Marking
Axis Speed	✔	✔	✔	✔
Split Repetitions	✔	✔	✔	—
Job Repetitions	✔	✔	✔	✔
Split Overlap	✔	—	—	—
Group Width [a]	—	✔	—	—
Ring Center Position	✔	✔	✔	✔
Workpiece Movement	✔	✔	✔	✔
Move Back to Start Position	✔	✔	✔	✔
Keep Mark In Progress Active	✔	✔	✔	✔
Cog Vectors in Overlap Area	✔	✔	✔	—
Avoid Unnecessary Splits	✔	—	—	—
Do Not Recalculate Split Lines	✔	—	—	—
Center Whole Job on Current Axis Position	✔	✔	✔	✔
Top Level Entities as Split Parts [b]	—	✔	—	—
Order by Start Border [b]	—	✔	—	—
Ungroup Text [b]	—	✔	—	—
Axis	✔	✔	✔	✔
Split Order	✔	✔	✔	—
Diameter	✔	✔	—	✔
Height	✔	✔	✔	✔
Margin	✔	✔	✔	✔
Split Angle	✔	—	—	✔
Repetitions Over 360°	✔	✔	—	✔
Z Tilt Compensation	✔	✔	✔	✔
Keep Bitmap Size	—	—	—	✔
Move Forward to Start Position	✔	✔	—	✔
Tolerate Larger Split Jobs Than 360°	✔	✔	✔	✔

Table 55: Ring Splitting Parameters

[a]: Not available when Top Level Entities as Split Parts is checked.

[b]: Cannot be used together with Group Width.

Configuration of these parameters is done in the Ring Splitting dialog shown below.

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Figure 425: Ring Splitting Dialog

The figure below illustrates how a Ring split job changes once marking is triggered via Mark → Trigger.

Figure 426: Ring Split before and after activation of Mark → Trigger