Preparing the system for Nested patterns
There are two summaries for Nested patterns:-
Nested Preview
Nested Patterns
These reports can be made available as follows:-
At any Review runs screen:-
● Select: View - Modify report bar
● Select Machining tab
Make sure the boxes are checked for these reports
Also check the settings for Printed reports, at any Review runs screen:-
● Select: File - Parameters - [ Printed ] button
Check the relevant boxes to include these reports.
Machine before edging
When generating nested patterns the machine before edging setting must be ON. To do this, at the main screen:-
● Select: Parameters - Machining centre parameters - Generation
Check the box: Machine before edging
Alternatively use the Information box parameter: Machine before edging
This can be set up via the Information box parameters. The box value must be set for each part in the part list(s) used for Nesting optimising.
An error is reported if Machine before edging is not set and the EL (edging) or BI modules are in use.
Board library limits
The Shaped nesting optimiser allows users to set a 'limit' value of '9' for certain boards - this allows the quantity of these boards used by the Shaped nesting optimiser to exceed the quantity in the board list. When the quantity used exceeds the board list quantity a warning is displayed:
For Shaped nesting optimisations the following board limit values can be used:-
Board limit 0 - do not exceed quantity in stock
Board limit 8 - unlimited stock
Board limit 9 - unlimited stock, a warning is displayed when the quantity used exceeds the quantity in the board list
