Defining the Machines which support nesting with multiple tools
For machines at your facility which support nesting with multiple tools, you need to define their names and the number of such machines. You also need to specify the default machine to be used when multiple machines are present.
In the Machine.ini file, the machine names, machine count and default machine are defined in the [DefaultMachine] section.
MachineCount: The integer value assigned to this setting indicates the number of machines which support the ‘nesting with multiple tools’ functionality. The machine count has to necessarily be an integer value greater than zero. Increment the 'MachineCount' by 1 every time you add a machine. For example, if you have three machines at your facility, the machine count will be ‘3’.
Machine# = <machine name>: This setting indicates names of the machines which support the nesting with multiple tools functionality. Machine# denotes the machine number. # is a number greater than zero and less than/equal to the 'MachineCount' value. The <machine name> is an alphanumeric text string that represents the machine name. The defined machine names form a list of machines. In the Multi head options tab of the Create Nesting Job dialog (the interactive interface to edit the multiple tool head related parameters), the Machine dropdown list is populated by the Machines listed in this setting.
DefaultMachineName: This setting is used to indicate the default machine from the list of machine(s) defined. When MultiHeadFlag is set to ‘1’ and ShowMultiHeadDialog is set to ‘0’, the nesting job will be executed using default parameter values of the machine assigned in this setting.
Assigning the Machine Count, machine names and default machine
Open the file named 'Machine.ini' located in the CAMWorksNesting installation folder.
Observe the section named [DefaultMachine].
[DefaultMachine]
;Machine# where # is a number greater than 0 and less than the value of “Machine Count”
MachineCount = 5
Machine1 = SingleTHMachine
Machine2 = MachineName1
Machine3 = MachineName2
Machine4 = MachineName3
Machine5 = MachineName4
;Default machine name : # where # is a number between 0 and MachineCount
DefaultMachineName = Machine1
The machine count, name of the machines and default machine to be used are defined here.
Example: Consider that you have three machines which support the Nesting with multiple tools functionality. First machine is named SUN360, second is named RAK100 and the third MARS99. The first machine is to be assigned as the default machine. Then the settings under [DefaultMachine] section in the 'Machine.ini' file should be as follows:
MachineCount = 3
Machine1 = SUN360
Machine2 = RAK100
Machine3 = MARS99
DefaultMachineName = SUN360