Nesting parameter to set the rout type
Nested pattern borders can be routed in one of three ways:
Piece by piece
Stay down
Common edge
'Piece by piece' is where the router cuts around the perimeter of a piece (shape), then withdraws moves to the next piece then plunges and routs around that piece.
Stay down is where a single contour is used to rout out all the border routs of all the parts on a pattern in a continuous operation. With complex patterns a single contour is not theoretically possible, and the program will aim to keep the number of separate contours to a minimum.
Common edge (or common line) is where the edges of adjacent parts can be routed in the same operation. The tool path is set to centre line, and therefore parts must be separated by the tool diameter (to the nearest 0.1mm)
Notes
- Can also be set as a material parameter at both board and material level