Defining Multi Head Options Parameters
The Multi Head Options tab
The Create Nesting Job dialog is used to set the part, sheet and nesting parameters for Single Part nesting as well as Multi-Part nesting. For flame cutting applications, CAMWorksNesting provides an optional functionality known as Multiple Tool Head Nesting.
Use the Multi Head Options tab of the Create Nesting Job dialog to view and edit the parameters related to nesting with Multiple Tool heads.
This tab is visible in the Create Nesting Job dialog when the flags named MultiHeadFlag and ShowMultiHeadDialog are set to ‘1’ in the Machine.ini file.
The below data fields and parameters are available and can be edited in the Multi Head Options tab. Click on the links provided to understand more:
- Sheet List
- Machine Name
- Number of Tool Heads
- Multi-tool Nesting type
- Rail Direction
- Tool head distance