Nesting

The process of efficiently positioning plate parts in a sheet to reduce material waste.

Distance between parts 20mm

Nesting steps:

• 01.Set up nest template: ShipConstructor/navigator/templates/Nest01:units:mm, text style : KP arial narrow
• 02.Check stock plate in manager
• 03.Create the Nest files.
• 04.In every nest file insert nest plate.0,0 insertion point. In general are 5 nest in a row with distance 500mm.Second row 1000 mm under.
• 05.Insert the parts: array individually.
• 06.Nest the parts: first the big plates starting lower left corner.
• 07.When nest is done assign the parts to the nest.
• 08.Nest/Check collision.Rearenge parts if necessary.
• 09.Update nest and BOM.
• 10.Add a calibration plates in every nest using tool pallete.
• 11.Delete content of Nestprt from project folder folder after every check nest.
• 12.Navigator/Unit/check nests. If OK you get an overview of all nests and at the end the message :0 parts remain unnested!.
• 13.Empty Nesprt folder.

If after Navigator/Unit/check nests you get results for some or all nets with text : parts moved to REV layer,than the steps are:

• 01.Delete content of Nestprt folder
• 02.Open only nest file where are problems.
• 03.Nest/Check nests
• 04.Nest/Reinsert parts.
• 05.Insert remaining parts if existing and nest them.
• 06.Nest/Check colision.Rearenge if necessary.
• 07.Assign to nest
• 08.Update nest and BOM.
• 09.Navigator/Unit/check nests. If OK you get the message :0 parts remain unnested!.

If the nest is ready and still 1 or 2 parts were modified and you now the thickness and name of the parts than:

• 01.Delete content of Nestprt folder
• 02.Nest/part list/ find the part/ select it and than Nest/ part/Reinsert.
• 03.Assign to nest.
• 04.Update nest and BOM.