Assigning default parameter values for Machines which support nesting with multiple tools

For the Machines which support nesting with multiple tools at your facility, default values need to be assigned to the nesting-specific parameters.

Such machines are listed in the [DefaultMachine] section of the Machine.ini file. For every machine listed in this section, its default parameter values are set individually in the [Machine#] section (# refers to Machine number). When this Machine is selected in the Multi head options tab of the Create Nesting Job dialog, these default parameter values are displayed in the respective parameter fields.

 

Assigning default values to parameters of Machines which support Multiple tool head nesting

1. Open the file named Machine.ini located in the CAMWorksNesting installation folder.

2. Observe any of the sections named [Machine#]. (# refers to Machine number)

3. For every machine that was listed in the [DefaultMachine] section, the default parameters associated with nesting with multiple tool heads are assigned here. For every listed machine, a separate [Machine#] section with default parameter values needs to be created.

 

As an example, the parameter values for [Machine1] are given below:  

 

[Machine2]

;Maximum number of tool heads

MaxNoToolHeads = 5

;Rail direction : X or Y

RailDirection = X

;Tool head distance

ToolHeadDistance-MM = 500

ToolHeadDistance-INCH = 20

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

MultiToolHeadNestingType = 1

 

Assigning default values to parameters in the [Machine#] section

The parameters which are assigned default values in the [Machine#] section are as follows:

• MaxNoToolHeads: Indicates the maximum number of tool heads available for the machine.

For example, if the MaxNoToolHeads is 4 for a particular machine, then in the Multi Head Options tab of the Create Nesting Job dialog, the Number of tool heads dropdown list will be populated with integer values in the range of 1 to 4. You can assign the number of tool heads as any number from 1 to 4 by selecting it from the dropdown list.

• RailDirection:  You can assign the default rail direction as ‘X’ or ‘Y’. This default rail direction will be displayed in the Multi Head Optionstab of the Create Nesting Job dialog. The default option can be changed within this dialog.

• ToolHeadDistance-MM & ToolHeadDistance-INCH: This value indicates the default minimum tool head distance to be used for nesting with multiple tool heads.

• When the MMGS units are used, CAMWorksNesting will display the value assigned to ToolHeadDistance-MM as the default Tool head distance in the Multi Head Options tab of the Create Nesting Job dialog. This default value displayed can be edited within the dialog.

• When the IPS units are used, CAMWorksNesting will display the value assigned to ToolHeadDistance-INCH as the default Tool head distance in the Multi Head Options tab of the Create Nesting Job dialog. This default value displayed can be edited within the dialog.

• MultiToolHeadNestingType: You can choose between Fixed tool head distance and Variable tool head distance for the multi-tool head nesting type.

The default multi-tool head nesting type option will be displayed in the Multi Head Options tab of the Create Nesting Job dialog. The default option can be changed within the dialog.

• Fixed tool head distance: Assign ‘1’ to MultiToolHeadNestingType to indicate Fixed tool head distance as the default multi-tool head nesting type.

• Variable tool head distance: Assign ‘2’ to MultiToolHeadNestingType to indicate Variable tool head distance as the default multi-Tool head nesting type.