Defining Sheet Thickness
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.
'Thickness' is a sheet parameter.
In the Sheet Data tab, thickness of the sheet is displayed in two areas:
- The thickness of the selected sheet (Standard size, Custom size or Sheet DXF) is displayed in the field labeled 'Thickness'.
- The thickness of all the sheets added to the sheet list is displayed in the 'Thickness' column of the Sheet list grid.
Default Sheet Thickness
Default thickness 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 Thickness
Use the thickness field given below the sheet list to set the thickness value before adding the sheet to the Sheet List. Once the sheet is added to the Sheet List, the thickness value can be edited directly within the Sheet List in the column labeled 'Thickness'.
Correlation between Part Material and Sheet Thickness
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 two different thicknesses, then you need to define two separate sheets in the sheet list to nest both the parts.