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5-34 NESTING Manual 0-5399
5.9.6 Scrap Cutting
Use this tool to create scrap cutting lines to your nesting. Scrap cutting lines are used to cut the scrap out of the plate, when the cut-
ting program is completed. Use this tool only on ready nestings.
Do this:
• Click the point where you want to start your scrap cutting line. This point should be outside of the plate or inside of a part.
• Now a “RUBBER BAND” follows your mouse.
• Click the next point of the scrap cutting line. If that point is outside of a part and inside of the plate, it will become a waypoint. That
means that the scrap cutting line goes through this point. If the point is inside of another part or outside of the plate, the scrap
cutting line ends at the boundary of the part or the plate.
A margin is left to the beginning and to the end of the scrap cutting line. These margins can be set in the Handling options.
Hint: When crossing the plate’s edge do it by drawing the scrap cutting line from part’s edge to the plate’s edge. This way you don’t
have to be that exact when setting the plate’s edge.
5.10 Special Tools
Special Tools are tools which are not needed by every user of this software but can be utilized in special cases.
5.10.1 Point Marking
Use this tool to select which holes will be point marked. This tool is part of an optional point marking module.
Follow these steps to select holes for point marking:
1. Hold the left mouse button down and drag a rectangle around all the holes you want to mark.
2. Release the left mouse button and all holes which are inside the rectangle turn to black. They are selected for marking.
3. When you have selected all the holes you want to mark, save the point marking program by using the “Save As -> Point” tool.
If you accidentally selected a wrong hole, you can unselect it by drawing a new rectangle around it.
If you want to (un)select just one hole, you can just left click it.
NOTE!
This tool works only for single shapes - not for entire nesting.
NOTE!
This is an additional module and it’s not included in the basic
version of ProMotion® Nest.
5.10.2. Coating Lines
If your machine has a welding torch, you can coat shapes easily with this tool.
Follow these steps:
1. Set the distance between lines and other settings in Special Tool Options.
2. Activate this tool from the menu Actions->Special Tools->Coating Lines.
3. Hold the left mouse button down and drag a rectangle around those shapes you want to coat.
4. Release the mouse button and all the selected shapes are filled with black horizontal lines - coating lines.
ProMotion® Nest saves the coating lines as line marking lines. You should configure your machine so that the welding torch replaces
the line marker. Alternatively, if your ProMotion® Nest has ESSI/EIA saving option, you can redefine the line marking code sequences
to correspond the welding torch control commands.
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