Normal Face Selection

For solid/imported parts,  CAMWorks Nesting uses the part face with the largest surface area as a normal plane for generating a silhouette profile of the part to be nested.

However, for certain solid/imported parts, a need may arise to select another part face for various reasons such as ease of machining, single setup machining etc.  

For such situations, CAMWorks Nesting provides the option to manually define the Normal face.  

 

Normal Face selection

Use the Part Data tab of the Create Nesting Job dialog to define the Normal Face. However, the Normal Face selection cannot be executed in the Part List grid.

The Normal Face selection is used to select the part face to be used as a normal plane for generating silhouette profile of the part to be nested.

 

Steps to select Normal Face Direction for a part

1. In the Part list, highlight the part for which the normal face is to be defined.
2. The parameters of the highlighted part are displayed in the fields below the Part List grid.
3. Observe the graphics area. A blue (default color) arrow indicates the Normal direction.
4. Click on the part face which you wish to assign as normal face.
5. The selected face is indicated in the field labeled 'Normal Face'.
6. To change the normal direction, click the 'Reverse Direction' icon. The arrow indicating the direction  changes accordingly in the graphics area.

 

Reversing the Normal Direction

To change the Normal direction, click 'Reverse Direction'  . The arrow indicating Normal direction in the Graphics area of CAMWorks Nesting changes accordingly.