Machine Name

The Machine dropdown list displays a list of machines which support the nesting with multiple tool heads. Select the desired machine from the dropdown list. When you select a particular machine, the default parameters associated with that machine are displayed in the Multi head options tab.

SingleTHMachine

The default machine displayed in the Machine field of the Multi head Options tab is the SingleTHMachine. When this machine (representative of Single Tool Head Machines) is selected, the functionality of Nesting with Multiple Tool Heads is disabled. All the other parameter fields in the Multi Head Options tab which are related to Multiple Tool Head Nesting will be disabled.

All the other machines listed in the Machine dropdown list support Nesting with Multiple Tool Heads. To enable nesting with multiple tool heads, select the desired machine (other than SingleTHMachine) from the dropdown list.

When such a machine is selected, the default parameter values associated with that machine are displayed in the Multi head options tab. These default parameter values for each machine are defined in the Machine.ini  file.

Populating the Machine Name dropdown list

The Machine dropdown list is populated with the Machine names listed in the Machine.ini file. Before executing a nesting job using multiple tool heads, ensure that you customize the Machine.ini file to suit your nesting job requirements.