Defining Sheet Material
Use the Sheet Data tab of the Create Nesting Job dialog to add sheet(s) and set the parameters for sheet(s) in which parts will be nested.
'Material' is a sheet parameter.
In the Sheet Data tab, material of the sheet is displayed in two areas:
- The material of the selected sheet (Standard size, Custom size or Sheet DXF) is displayed in the field labeled 'Material'.
- The materials of all the sheets added to the sheet list is displayed in the 'Material' column of the Sheet list grid.
Default Sheet Material
Default material for Single Part Nesting
The intelligence added in CAMWorksNesting automatically extracts the material and thickness of the singular part present in the Part List and assigns it as the default value in the Material and Thickness field respectively for the sheet.
Default thickness for Multi-Part Nesting/ Assembly Nesting
The intelligence added in CAMWorksNesting ensures all sheets with relevant materials and thicknesses are available for nesting all the parts in the assembly. CAMWorksNesting automatically extracts the thickness and material of the first part in the part list and assigns these as the default value of the first sheet. CAMWorksNesting automatically checks for different material and thickness, if any, in the part list and assigns these as the default value of the second sheet and so on till all required sheets with relevant material and thickness are added.
Editing the Sheet Material
Use the material dropdown given below the sheet list to set the material type before adding the sheet to the Sheet List. Once the sheet is added to the Sheet List, the material type can be edited directly within the Sheet List in the column labeled 'Material'.
Correlation between Part Material and Sheet Material
CAMWorks Nesting allows only parts having same material and thickness to be nested together within a sheet. The sheet too must have material and thickness identical to those of the parts nested in it.
In other words, a part can only be nested within a sheet if the 'Material' and 'Thickness' parameters of the part and sheet are identical to each other.
If multiple parts of varying materials or thickness are listed in the Part List, then you need to add Multiple sheets of corresponding materials or thickness in the Sheet Data tab in order to ensure that the parts are nested.
For example, if the Part List comprises parts with three different materials, then three different sheets of corressponding materials need to added to the sheet list to generate nested layouts.
Note:
You can add, delete or edit the materials displayed in the Material dropdown list. To know more, see: Adding Materials to Material List