iCNC PERFORMANCE
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In the Show Order method you just click the objects in that order they are about to be cut or marked. When you click an object, it will
change its color to indicate that it is selected. If the color of the object will not change, then you cannot change its order (it’s probably
the wrong type). Selections can be removed by clicking the Unselect button. The option Lock First Object can be used with this method.
If it is selected, then you cannot change the cutting order of the objects which are before the first selected object in the cutting order.
When you are ready, choose Apply to create the new cutting order. This is the only method that you can use on line and point markings.
In the Swap method you choose two objects and their positions in the cutting order will be changed between them. When you click
the first object, it will change color to indicate selection. When you click the second object, the first object will become unselected
and the cutting order will change.
In the Move One Step method you just choose the object, which cutting order you want to change, and then use the Step arrows to
change the cutting order. If you click the left step arrow, the selected object will be cut earlier and if you click the right arrow, it will
be cut later.
In the Line method you draw a line over the parts or holes whose order you want to change. The cutting order of the first part/hole
that the line overlaps won’t change. The rest of the overlapped parts/holes will come immediately after the first one.
In the Free select method you just click the profiles in the order you want to cut them and then choose apply. This method is named
free select, because you can select any cutting order between parts and holes (e.g. you can first cut all the holes in your nesting and
then all the parts). This method may disarrange the internal data structures of ProMotion® Nest, which may cause automatic nesting
and some other tools to fail. You should only use this method if you can’t set the cutting order with the other methods. If you decide
to use this method, use this when you have done everything else for your nesting.
Apply button is used in combination with the Show order and the Free select methods. Unselect button removes all selections.
Close button closes the dialog.
5.9.3 Bridge
With this tool it is possible to create a bridge between two or more complete shapes. Bridge is a two-way line which unites two shapes.
Bridge can be created by pressing the left mouse button down and moving the cursor over all the shapes which will be bridged. A
“RUBBER BAND” will follow the mouse movement and shows the location of the future bridge. When the left button is released, the
bridge will be created.
If Vertical-Horizontal Bridging option is chosen from Handling Options, then all the bridges will be either vertical or horizontal. If the
“RUBBER BAND “ is more horizontal than vertical, then the bridge will be horizontal. Otherwise it will be vertical. The Y-coordinate of
the horizontal bridge is the same as the Y-coordinate of the starting point of the “RUBBER BAND “. Likewise the X-coordinate of the
vertical bridge matches the X-coordinate of the starting point of the “RUBBER BAND “.
NOTE!
Leadin and leadout of the rst shape will be copied to the nal shape.
Possible leadins and leadouts of the other shapes are removed.
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