Adding/Deleting machines in the Machine list

For machines at your facility which support nesting with multiple tools, the machine names, machine count, default machine, nesting-related parameter values are defined in the Machine.ini file. You can add and delete the Machine specific information in this file.

Adding a new machine to the Machine List

The following example illustrates how to add a new machine to the list of machines in the Machine.ini file.

Example:    Consider that three machines named ‘SUN360’, ‘RAK100’ and ‘MARS99’ are already listed in the Machine.ini file with ‘SUN360’ assigned as the default machine. You wish to add a new machine with the name ‘SKY444’ to this list and assign it as the default machine. The default parameters for this machine are as follows:

è  Max number of tool heads:                  6

è  Default Rail Direction:                         Y

è  Tool Head Distance (in millimeters):     125mm

è  Tool Head Distance (in inches):            5 inches

è  Default multi-tool head nesting type:     Variable tool head distance

Solution:

1.   Open the Machine.ini file.

2.   Go the section named [DefaultMachine] and make the following changes:

a. Increment the Machine count by 1.

b. Add the machine name of the new machine in the list of machines.

c. Assign the new machine as the default machine to be used.  

3.   Next, after the [Machine3] section in the Machine.ini file, add a new section named [Machine4] with the following values assigned to its parameters:

[Machine4]

;Maximum number of tool heads

MaxNoToolHeads = 6

;Rail direction : X or Y

RailDirection = Y

;Tool head distance

ToolHeadDistance-MM = 125

ToolHeadDistance-INCH = 5

;Multi head nesting type : Fixed : 1 , Variable : 2

MultiToolHeadNestingType = 2

4. Save the changes made to Machine.ini file. The new machine will now be added to the list of machines. In the Multi Head Options tab of the Create Nesting Job dialog, this machine will be available in the dropdown list of available machines. 

Deleting an existing machine from the Machine List

Example:   Consider that three machines named ‘SUN360’, ‘RAK100’ and ‘MARS99’ are already listed in the Machine.ini file with ‘SUN360’ assigned as the default machine. You wish to delete the machine named ‘SUN360’  and assign 'MARS99' as the default machine.

Solution:

1.   Open the Machine.ini file.

2.   Go the section named [DefaultMachine] and make the following changes:

a. Decrement the Machine count by 1.

b. Delete the machine 'SUN360'.

c. Reassign the remaining machines in chronological order.  

3.   Next, delete the entire [Machine1] section in the Machine.ini file which originally listed the default parameter values for the deleted machine.

4.   Rename the [Machine2] section as [Machine1] and the [Machine3] section as [Machine2].

5.   Save the changes made to Machine.ini file.