iCNC PERFORMANCE
Manual 0-5399 NESTING 5-35
5.10.3. Machining Allowance
Machining Allowance is an additional area left on cut pieces to be processed by a machining tool. When activated, the program displays
a window with a short description of how to use this tool. More important, the window contains a setting needed to set machining
tolerance on profiles.
A profile is pointed with the mouse cursor and by clicking the right mouse button the machining tolerance will be added to the whole
profile. If the tolerance is needed only for a part of the profile, the tolerance is set with two clicks of the left button: first click the point
where the tolerance should start and again where the tolerance should end.
The machining tolerance variable is set in the Machining Allowance dialog window. Enter the width of the tolerance into the edit box
and click Ok. The dialog window will disappear and the given width is in effect.
You can activate this tool also by pressing Control and “A” simultaneously.
5.10.4. Offset
This tool calculates the real cutting path, when kerf compensation is added. This is an advantage, if your controller can’t do it properly
or it takes too much time.
Kerf compensation’s value is half of the kerf width set in Nesting Options.
NOTE!
This is an additional module and it’s not included in the basic
version of ProMotion® Nest.
5.10.5. Anchor
Use this tool to anchor the part on plate during cutting. This is done by creating small gaps on the cutting profile so the cutting is
ceased on these gaps. The length of the gaps can be set in the tools.ini (see ini files).
5.10.5. Common Cut
Common Cut tool let’s you join two parts in a way that their common section (line) is cut with a single cut. This can save a lot of time
if the cutting speed is low.
Follow these steps:
• Move two parts close to each other.
• Select this tool.
• Move mouse pointer inside one of the parts and press left mouse button.
• Move mouse pointer inside the other part while pressing the left mouse button.
• Release the mouse button and the parts will be merged.
NOTE!
The correct kerf must be set in the Nesting Options before the use of this tool.
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