Shape nesting configuration and functionality

Currently, Woodwork for Inventor software supports two configurations which can prepare CNC programs for shape nesting of a raw material sheet.

1.Woodwork for Inventor configuration with a CAM module with an integrated Woodwork for Inventor Nesting Lite (“Nesting LT”) module.

2.Woodwork for Inventor configuration with Nesting, which provides additional functionality.

Please note that the files servicing the operation of Nesting program cannot be used for Woodwork for Inventor configuration with Nesting LT module. Nesting LT files can be used with Nesting program and are automatically converted to the appropriate format. In other words, Nesting LT cannot use Nesting files, while Nesting can use Nesting LT files.

The table below describes the functional differences between Nesting and Nesting LT software.

Function	Nesting LT	Nesting
Auto CAM processing by materials	•	•
Part instance position fix in sheet by Bridges	•	•
Part instance position fix in sheet by Onion Skin	•	•
Nesting contour start point position control	•	•
Nesting contour milling Lead In/Lead Out Control	•	•
Processing by One Spindle	•	•
Processing by Up Cut;Down Cut Spindles	•	•
Processing by Compress Spindle	•	•
Display Properties of nesting objects	•	•
Create nesting from current assembly	•	•
Create nesting from selected elements from current assembly	-	•
Open Nesting LT files	•	•
Save Nesting LT File	•	-
Save Nesting LT file as Nesting file	-	•
Save Nesting file	-	•
Open Nesting files	-	•
Open Woodwork for Inventor BOM files	-	•
Merge Woodwork for Inventor BOM files	-	•
Merge Nest files	-	•
Merge Nest LT files	-	•
Possibility to view merged products and change amount of them	-	•
Nesting BOM generation	-	•
Picture Print	-	•
Nesting BOM Print By Picking part instance on nesting display	-	•