Preparation of a part for shape nesting from a sheet |
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In order to control shape nesting, additional information has to be created for a part, which is used in the nesting design process. This information can be generated automatically or manually. In order for a part to be included in the Nesting program, the following must be done:
1. | Setting the nesting contour. The contour may be set automatically at the moment of creating CAM technology, or, of the user so chooses, created by the user themselves. |
2. | Creating CAM technology for nesting process. |
The following sections describe how to generate such information.
Creating Nesting Contour for Shape Nesting of a Part