Defining Part Material

'Material' is a part related parameter indicative of the material of the part to be nested.

Use the Part Data tab of the Create Nesting Job dialog to view and edit all the part parameters.

In the Part Data tab, 'Material' of the Part is displayed in two areas:

1. The part material of all the parts in the Part List is displayed in the Material column.
2. The Material of the part highlighted in the Part List is displayed below the Part List in the combo box labeled 'Material'. This is also true for all other parameters.

Default Part Material

CAMWorks Nesting extracts Material related information from the solid part in the SolidWorks environment and displays it in the Material dropdown list field as default material for the part.  

If the material value is not extracted from the 3D model, then CAMWorks Nesting assigns a default value. This default material will be the first material listed in the material dropdown list.  

Editing the Part Material in the Part List grid

1. In the Part list, highlight the part for which you  wish to edit the parameter.
2. For the highlighted part, double-click on the 'Material' column in the Part List.
3. Select the desired material from the Material dropdown list.   
4. After assigning the material,click on the Tab button or any other parameter field to shift the focus. Observe that the 'Material' type for this part has changed accordingly in the Material dropdown field below the Part List for the edited part.

Note:

You cannot use the Part List to assign a material (to the part) when the desired material is not part of the Material dropdown list. In such cases, use the Material combo box given below the Part List to enter the Material name into the Material drop down field.

Editing the Part Material using the Material combo box  

1. In the Part list, highlight the part for which you  wish to edit the parameter.
2. The parameters for the highlighted part are displayed in the fields below the Part List. Select the desired material from the Material dropdown list.
3. In case the material you wish to assign is not available in the dropdown list, you can directly enter the name of the material in the Material field.
4. After assigning the material, click on the Tab button or any other parameter field to shift the focus. Observe that the 'Material' type for this part has correspondingly changed in the Part List.

Correlation between Part Material and Sheet Material

• In a nesting job, both the part(s)  as well as the sheet in which they will be nested should be of identical in material and thickness. In other words, a part can only be nested  within a sheet if the 'Thickness' and 'Material' parameters of the part and sheet are identical to each other. For example, steel parts need to be cut from steel sheets.
• CAMWorks Nesting has a very useful feature which allows you to input parts and sheets with different materials and thicknesses for nesting. CAMWorks Nesting will then internally nest appropriate parts on appropriate sheets. This will ease the efforts at the your end to classify the parts and sheets while creating a nesting job.
• If multiple parts of varying materials or thicknesses are to be nested, then you need to define Multiple sheets in the Sheet Data tab of corresponding materials or thickness in order to ensure that the parts are nested. Some intelligence is added in CAMWorksNesting such that it ensures all sheets with relevant materials and thicknesses are available for nesting all the parts in the assembly/ multi-part nesting.

Note:

• You can add, delete or edit the materials displayed in the Material dropdown list. To know more, see: Adding Materials to Material List

• When the material is not defined for the solid part to be nested, the default Material assigned is the first material in the Material dropdown list.