Rail Direction

What is Rail Direction?

Rail direction is defined as the direction the master tool head follows while cutting. It can be either horizontal (X) or vertical (Y). When the rail direction is horizontal, the slave tool heads are either to the top or to the bottom of the master tool head. When the rail direction is vertical, slave tool heads lie either to the left or to the right of the master tool head.

The tool heads are arranged along the height of the sheet when the rail direction is ‘X’ and along the length of the sheet if the rail direction is ‘Y’.

Rail Direction in the Multi Head Options tab

When you select a particular machine from the Machine dropdown list, the default Rail direction for that particular machine is displayed with the Multi head options tab. The Rail direction for a particular machine can either be 'X' or 'Y'. This default value is defined in the Machine.ini file. You can change the Rail direction to suit your nesting job requirements.