Functions of the Machine.ini File

For flame cutting applications, CAMWorksNesting provides an optional functionality known as Multiple Tool Head Nesting. This functionality allows you to nest two or more identical layouts simultaneously within a single sheet using multiple tool heads. Machines which support nesting using multiple tool heads are known as Multi tool head machines.

The nesting specific information and settings for such machines is defined in the Machine.ini file. This file needs to be customized depending on the nesting requirements at your facility.

Configuration Settings  in the Machine.ini file

The following settings are configured from the Machine.ini file:

• Enabling/Disabling the option of Nesting with Multiple Tool heads

• Enabling/disabling the display of the Multi Head Options tab in the Create Nesting Job dialog

• Defining the Machines which support nesting with multiple tools  

• Assigning default values to parameters of Machines which support nesting with multiple tools

• Default Machine Configuration

• Adding/deleting machines in the machine list

Location of the Machine.ini file

This file is located in the CAMWorksNesting installation folder.

A typical installation path will be: C:\CAMWorksNestingData\CAMWorksNesting 2013\Lang\English