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1. Direction Blind Dove Conventional Ramp In Settings Outline Order Keep Recut History Dado Rout Pre Ramp Depth 90 Days 0 25 Double Pass Cut Through Depth Dado Rout Ramp In Length Flip Ops First 0 003 y Retract Height Outline Pre Ramp Depth Tabs 0 375 0 25 Min Feed Rate Outline Ramp In Length 50 3 Max Feed Si caine Activate Timer 150 Z Do Drills First Full Feed for Through Cuts No Outline Cuts 100 Single Pass Tenon Cuts Last Line Feed Speed Off Fall 100 Cut Full Perimeter x The Double Pass dialog allows the operator to set a maximum square inch or millimeter setting as well as a maximum width length value for skinny parts Any part that falls below either setting will get a Double Pass operation on the outline The outline tool will cut down to the Skin Thickness on the first pass If you wish to have parts not get the skin remove the Size to Leave Skin on Double Pass Part is provided Any part that falls below either the Size or Width Length setting will have the skin left on 24 Settings Double Pass Skin Thickness 0 03 Size to Create Double Pass Maximum Part Size area o50 2 Maximum Part Width or Length Size to Leave Skin on Double Pass Part Maximum Part Size area f 50 2 Maximum Part Width or Length 3 Ramp In Length Dado Rout amp Outline Control Nesting ramps into a part rather than plunging
2. 79 Layer Names eet Ert HER 80 Layer eee eerie 80 Layer Names eet etre eH 83 Layer s CNG ieee 78 ys HE 78 Layers dxf cette tette 81 Leave Skin pL M P 27 Leave Skin teet ues 27 50 Length Axis eeu eet ese 18 x CE 80 81 Letter iun 76 Level Manager 81 Level Man Ser sects serere tene 81 Level layer P 76 Level layet es 76 Line ren 7 26 30 55 76 Line containing PAILS cc M 7 Line containing 0 0 7 List files containing serene 12 Load pretio nie ete es 7 Load dialog casae Rn 7 Load DXF Part 1156 2424422 24 9 Load Operations 5 reete 50 Load Screen cccccccccceceesssssceeececeesesssceeeeeees 7 15 Load Selected nenne ee 50 Load Selection button sess 50 Load Unload enr 24 Load Unload Sheet Qty 21 Loaded Material Only sss 50 Loading PUGS ERE 7 implement 21 Item 52 89 Control Nesting Manual BW D ee 7 15 IEEE 7 Loading re rH 7
3. bte taret ets 8 Add files buenos ementi 11 Add Part 36 Add Part Clearance eese 36 Added altered 52 selecting ote EP 47 Added 5 o dne 47 Added onte 52 Added Sheets EIER 52 Added 35 36 47 48 Added eee 52 Adding Sheets and or Off fall 47 Adding Adina A e 12 Adding eee 47 Address esee 59 Aggregate Time 2 2222 2 20 Aggregate Time CK sess 21 Aggregate Time 21 AI ASAS RU E NURSE HER e 23 Air Assist 4800 23 Air Assist 23 AD une UE 50 Materials selecting eter ERR 48 All Materials eiie eH 48 Altered aha is 52 Altered o eei 52 ATIG OF 91 And or OffFalls Added Sheets 52 ADply sie ene en RR ee 52 AIC oc dde itl tede e ode Ree 26 76 Auto Load and or Unload operate e eon 21 Auto Load and or Unload 21 AUTOCAD os eso rettet e re edens 76 83 AvVery 3 102 nonien cers Rete 59 Avery 31063 sonido needs 59 B hrec TE 83 Backdado operation
4. 8 11 Loading ertet Rhe 12 Loading iei Rn 15 Loading gerere 15 Loading eerte REPRE 21 Loading omes RP 52 Locate incrementi ene 32 M eei nae IG 23 Machine Settings esee 18 Machine Settings sse 18 86 Main Menu eee RETE eS 4 Making A EAE iS 81 HRS 81 Male Dove 00 87 Male Dovetail Feed 87 Male Dovetail Feedrate 87 Male Routs L 41 Male ROUtS e ETE 41 Male 89 40 Manual 4 Manual Panel 14 Manual Panel Input allows 14 MasteiCam 83 Material zii eee eee 85 Material 15 Material 4200020 85 87 Max Deviation Allowed 32 Max Distance 32 Max Feed Se ete ede tede eie 30 Max Beed eec 30 Max Interpolate 4l Max Penetration 2 40 41 MDB eee tede deer
5. sess 91 Profiling cyanate 91 Proximity Allowed eese 32 R 8 Ramp In Length esses 29 30 Ramp In Length eee 29 Rectangular e n 50 Rer 59 Refer eCabinet Systems Drawer Box Designer Setup Hte odore dero 86 Refer 86 dou cH 52 Remove Allis 52 Removed Selected 52 53 Retract 2 22222 29 Retract 2 2222222 29 ere E ER Ree ud 47 53 Reverse Spindle sss 40 41 Roller Hold Down eene 19 Roller Hold Down eene 19 Rolling Nest eerte teretes 59 Nest SheetImages 59 Rolling eoi e etr tete 59 Rolling Nest etii er 40 45 52 Rotate Off fall Input eese 52 Router Off Every 21 Router Off Every 21 RPM debe d etre 41 Run Pockets made sees 26 Running Control erred tes 17 RUNA eee reme 17 S Sample 78 81 Save Selected 52 Saved Slieets emi 52 Scanning
6. Penh 76 Outline layer eerte 76 Outline Order cer eter 30 OutIme Ordetr siete er 30 Outline Pre Ramp Depth 30 Outline Tool Setup esee 40 Outline Tool 2220 0224 40 Outline 2 p eis etna hanes 76 Outline 20 75 22204 0001 79 P 76 79 80 Parameters Nesting eei eee 35 Parameters 18 25 26 31 32 EPIRI 35 ES REESE 55 Parametets 85 a USES FEES 87 Part 2 2 022200440 78 PES 91 Part Rotation Step Angle 37 Part Rotation Step Angle 15 Part Rotation Step Angle 37 Part Width eet 32 Part Width eret eet 32 Part S 26 Parts line containing 2 7 Ramp In Length eee 30 eed etd 31 1 4 7 7 8 lucem 9 15 ee aT VPE EU 15 eem M LUE LAN 19 ha
7. eee eed eire d be He dee ten petes 63 Detining Layer NaMES 63 Defining Layer Names detis eei eg eie dee e RH oet petet 64 64 I VIEW Eur 64 StipulatiOns epa ODORE CDU RUPES pere 66 rnm SPD DPI M Dp pH 66 DXF Tutorial 5 e neenon PORE ata DD UD EEEN 66 Layer N 67 Sample DXE File 5 t ep DoD eom UP D pO DDR peo 69 Flip Operations heo DRE op DU 71 Unique Requirements for Software Packages 71 Dovetail Drawer BOX s eoe open eodem DIE RD rete gen 73 eCabinet Systems Drawer Box Designer 2 0 20004 0010 10 73 Setup at the Machine oie prone ODD epe 74 Control Nesting Settings Dialog eret eerte D he 75 Control Nesting Tooling Dialog nett eene ue e ROT PRU T RESET SERS ESS TI Profiling amp MDF Doors Drawer Fronts eese nnne nren teen nren 79 Table Of Contents Until Control Nesting version 5 0 all profiling done in eCabinet Systems with the Part Editor had to be machined using the Profile Modeller This meant that all parts needed to be done on a one by one basis Now with Control Nesting v5 0 and up profiled
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10. Pre Ramp Depth Feet Inches and Fractions 18 6 3 8 Length Cw Conventional Outline Pre Ramp Depth Outline Order Inches and Decimal 222 375 _ Order Inches and Fractions 222 3 8 Wasteboard Thickness Full Feed for Through Cuts Double Pass Metric 8 75mm 0 25 100 Flin Ops First Machine Settings e Last Line Feed Speed v Sheet Selection Option Fences Depth 100 Activate Timer Roller Hold Down Max Feed Size v Do Drills First Bar Style Changer Sheet Macros Peart Height Perform All Through Cuts Last Drill Bank Bounda ud ddl v Router Off Every Sheet m 50 Off Fall Cuts Ck Waste Board Every Sheet Placement Pins Setup Blind Dove Tail Settings 0 05 DoveTail Radius Crunch Male DoveTail Feed Material Thickness to run Outline cut around Dove Tail Tenons to minimize load on Male Dove Tail tool 70 v to reduce Machine Accelerations for Dove Tail Cutting Cancel During the testing phase of the dovetail drawer boxes it was discovered that a conventional cut direction seemed to leave a much cleaner finished edge resulting in no or minimal clean up for assembly With that said a conventional cut direction would be 76 Dovetail Drawer Boxes the recommended way Keep in mind that not all materials will react in the same way so a climb cut should be tried if conventional does not seem to
11. rete eed IQ 93 91 Parts Teddy eset eei ee ERE 7 Pattern Systems 2 4 11 83 Perform UN P 80 Perfore osi eec des crece 80 Placement Inset 85 Placement Pins Setup esses 22 Placement Pins Setup sss 22 Pl nge Speed ener 40 41 Pocket 25 26 30 41 76 80 83 26 Pocket Clean Up nete 26 Pocket dOp5 20 375 80 Pocket Settings eene eee 25 Pocket Settings eee tte 25 Pocket Tool Setup 2 2 4 101 26 Pocket eene SPD een 76 26 Point 50 Point 50 Polylines ereet oopte eei peere aa eaer is onh S 76 POPUP AAPEEE ET 22 76 Pre Ramp Depths 2 24224020222 21 30 Pressing ee ee 40 92 Pressing eir Hp dene oct 40 Print Or EHE 59 PRINT Labels irt RO HER 59 59 PRINT eeepc ERE 59 Print Babel aereis e 59 Profile 91 Profile 91 Profile Modeller 2 0
12. 22 23 DXF CEAT een 8 78 making oenemieobemi cope 81 DXHE 8 Len 75 78 DX Pike cee Gees eee A 78 DX Paice EE 81 83 Dxf 22 76 79 80 83 DXF Files eee 8 9 DXF 4 7 DXF Files 8 DXF Files eene 9 DXF 33 52 48 Seen Ba Rs 15 87 Control Nesting Manual DXF Hesiodum POPE 15 DXF FIle 55 DXF ORDERS 75 DXF Tiles eid egi 76 DXF e EROR DERE 78 DXF FIleS 78 DXF Piles onere 80 DXF Lies ebd 81 DXF FES ripetere 83 DXF Files icon 2 1 1 2 ean a nennen 8 DXF formM t esner e 75 DXF Front Page 75 DXF Part List eene 9 DXF Translator eere 8 DXF Translator seen 75 DXF Tutorial e 78 Dymo ue PRU 59 E ECabinet rcnt eee eet 4 ECabinet 5 75 91 93 ECabinet Systems Drawer Box Designer Setup E 86 ECabinet Systems Drawer Box Designer Setup P 85 ECabinet Systems Drawer Box Designer Setup uelit bti tb oue e 86 ECabinet Systems 2 7 ECabinet Systems 86 ECabinets
13. 7 Edge Nest cite RUE EUER 37 15 26 35 37 np c P 37 np EEEE ETE E EEE 55 Edge etie e EEE E 85 Ea L1 87 eterno 87 Enables operator programmer 76 End layers bibet gh eee 78 End etie f et 78 Ice 7 Enter Pointe eee eren 50 Erase button CHOKING a oae RS 40 Erase button esce Deere 40 pRUBD 23 Excel 12 Excel Files ERR 9 Excel Files secte uen 12 Exiting Control Mick suit ee hee eee eae 40 40 Export Select 6 6 88 Rant A ant ART 4 F10 selecting iere eo 4 Io 4 ee AS 80 oe 4 t eo et UM 4 40 80 hp IMEEM 4 F9 pressing eden 40 BO saxea umo nae 40 FO D 80 Feed Speed mes 40 41 Feedtat i secnm 87 Files omes 7 Files RN Hr eR 4 6 Igi EE 7 cp DE 7 gi cH 8 Igi 9 Igi qM 11 Igi 12 Igi M 17 ui dede 59 Piles itte eti 73 75 Piles itte eie 76 78 PING
14. eee 80 Tool 41 Tool s 40 TPOOlS eee mie edd 40 Tool hee iR 86 Tooling eee 45 78 40 Operation 39 WSs ech tia chica 26 Tooling ett t De 26 Tooling tette tete 39 Tooling ette EE DE 40 Toolng s iE er oer ele oes 41 Tooling button Ria 89 Tooling 89 Toolpath et deterret 80 POO paths ssc eet betreten ete 76 True Shape eher tt peer 55 Turbo Cab erento no 83 Tutorial iiiter pn 75 78 81 Twd loading 7 15 4 EW sss 7 8 15 E 55 TWD 4 TWD BUS UBERIUS 7 jag c EE 41 U LEA nto o AEREE EEE E TT 50 Undo button ne meet 51 Unique Requirements Software 2 2 83 Unique Requirements eese 83 Unload impl ment ner ere 21 Upload Dette 21 Until Control Nesting esee 91 Use Part Name on 59 94 Use Unload eee 21 User 1 User s 1 2 1 Uses 9 spindle eroe eoe 20 checking s oret 89 Male 41 eee nett
15. sss 83 Backdado z0p4375 sss 83 Backdrill operation the 83 Back drill zp 76 Backdrill 20 5 ome 83 Barcode include ener either 59 p RECHT 47 Barcode a eret eoe mete 47 Barcode iine te hetero 59 85 Control Nesting Manual BarCodes rene 59 Bitmaps eere Rite 59 Blind Dove Tail tool specifications 41 Board handling sheet sess 86 BOTH se dtp DRE 50 Buffer Deviation Check sess 32 Buffet eere ER 32 Build onere 91 93 Cabinet Solutions 2 83 Cabinet 75 83 CAD naso eue 75 CAD CAM ine ee 4 81 CADKEY eee ee 83 C nterline see EE 80 Centerline rH 30 76 Centerline Een 80 81 Centerline HS 83 Centerline d0p375 20 75 80 Centerline dOp75 21 5 76 Centerline et 76 Centerline z0p75 dOp5 78 81 Centerline2 z0p82 10 25 78 81 Centerline3 z0p85 d0p125 78 81 Chait oon 76 78 80 83 Chain compin eee 76 Chain 1 z0p75 40 5 2 78 Chain compout 2
16. Interior Interior Tool 138 Cancel The modelling aspect of the profiles will use the default tool group designated in Profile Modeller NOTE A future version of Control Nesting will allow more flexibility to modify region s tool designations uniquely 80 Inset Carvings Version Requirements e Control Nesting 5 0 or higher e THM Windows 2000 5 05 Build 9 or higher e THM Windows XP 6 1 0 3 or higher Thermwood CNC Rental 2 0 or higher Inset Carvings which are available through the Thermwood CNC Rental program can be applied to parts in eCabinet Systems Control Nesting will perform these carvings as long as the Controller has the Thermwood CNC Rental application installed the needed carving file is installed and there are credits available to run the program The screen for Control Nesting will not display the carving It will only display an arrow in the location the carving is to occur li Control Nesting v5 60 Beta 16 With Profile Modeler Edt Insert Acton arrow designating Inset Carving 3 4 Generic Actual Thickness 0 75 in Complete with Yield of 28 3 81 Glossary Off fall Usable scrap leftover from an operation O 83 0 0 87 80 1 12 Value 36 1 33 4_ _ 59 1p33x4_Address_Sheet_Barcode rpt 59 1p33x4_Addres
17. 55 MDF Door Tool 91 MDF Door Drawer 91 MDE 0000 000 41 91 MDF Doors Drawer Fronts 91 ud UI 81 83 ert er 30 36 Min Feed 30 Min Feed Rate 30 Model 53 32 Model 67 18 76 86 90 Added 0 52 ch nge coser ep eerte 48 clicking oops 52 IN IMG OA 48 52 Name This eee 76 Name dilp eet Ree 76 Nest Edge us 37 Parameters ecce eere er 35 Nest 1 4 6 7 8 11 14 15 17 19 20 21 23 25 27 29 30 31 32 Nest ete RERO EIS 35 c e n IRR ERIGI 36 Nest VIRG EON 37 NESt ces hu ME IIR OH 37 37 37 hes MD REIR 39 sce ute heo e RII OM 39 teeta nae eee 40 eSi 40 tees eese tesi SH 40 41 ho 45 O re Ses 47
18. 32 eei ier eee dn 32 C 31 Tabb g e fS 31 40 Table Parameters eene 18 Table Parameters eene 18 jh n 31 Fabs DUO sarei e at tees 31 6 80 81 85 Thermwood 91000 Super Control 75 Thermwood CNC 93 Thermwood CNC Rental 2 0 93 Thermwood CNC Rental application 93 Thermwood Control Prior Tool Management see 39 Thermwood Control Prior 39 Thermwood Software 1 4 73 Thermwood Super Control 79 Thermwood SuperControl s tool 86 Thermwood s Control Nesting 75 Thermwood s Control Nesting Software 76 93 Control Nesting Manual Thermwood s Tool 40 Thickness gt retten 85 TEM i nire 4 78 91 93 THM Options nne tetra 4 Through Cuts ree ee 30 Full Feed rrr 30 Through Cuts eee tree 26 Through Cuts net eren 30 Through Cuts eee tree 79 Through Cuts Ree 79 Tool Management Thermwood Control Prior 39 Tool Management sene 39 Tool Manager
19. Control Nesting Manual EE Roller Hold Down ime Sm Minimize Indexing Along X Longest Part Orientation Along Table X Axis Use Automatic Rollers FRONT BACK ROLLERS ROLLERS t t i 4 1 seAciNG _ FRONT 6 sack space i DISTANCE 8 DISTANCE i i 4 Spacing 7 625 Front Distance 6 Back Distance Bar Style Changer The Bar Style Changer option is used in conjunction with the Aggregate Time Check option when calculating weather or not it will be more efficient to drill holes with the router or use the 9 spindle drill bank If your machine doesn t have the 9 spindle drill bank neither the Bar Style Changer or the Aggregate Time Check options should be checked If these two options are checked the software will consider the amount of holes to be drilled and compare the time it could machine the holes with the 9 spindle drill bank versus executing a tool change and picking up a 5mm tool from the Bar Style changer to machine the holes using the faster of the two options Dual Head Settings When selected the Dual Head option initiates Control Nesting to write the code needed to tie the Z and W heads on a dual headed machine Router Off Every Sheet Router Off Every Sheet insures that the router will be shut off after completing cut operations on each sheet of material Ck Waste Board Every Sheet Ck Waste Board Every
20. Lower Left Corner amp Y Direction Upper Left Corner amp X Direction Upper Left Corner amp Y Direction Upper Right Corner amp X Direction Upper Right Corner amp Y Direction 50 Printing If the operator wants to print labels and a nest layout they can select the Print button and the following dialog box will appear Sheets Print Sheets Print Per Sheet Print to Window L When Cutting Sheet Settings m Labels Crystal Report File Select File cARolling Nest Labels 30252 Address RPT Print Labels for applying by Auto Options Print Per Sheet When Cutting for applying by hand Print amp Apply With Machine Print amp Apply With Auto Processor DYMO LabelWriter 330 Turbo USB 1 0625 Label Width along Y axis fas Label Length along X axis p Min Clearance from Part Edge or Cuts Save and Close 51 Control Nesting Manual Printing Sheets Selecting the option Print Per Sheet When Cutting will enable Control Nesting s ability to print a single sheet of the currently cutting sheet The printing will begin when the Start button is pressed to begin cutting that particular sheet NOTE This option only works properly when the program running is the last program that was generated by Control Nesting Print Sheets will perform the printing for the selected Sheet Settings Print to Window will create bitmaps of pr
21. Machine Settings joo 6 Sheet Selection Option Fence Fisture amp Park Locations Retract Height Outline Pre Ramp Depth 2 Bar Style Changer Sheet Macros 0 25 Cut Filter Min Feed Rate Outline Ramp In Lenath CutAll Dual Head Router Off Every Shee __DiilBank Boundary 00 No Outline Cuts Ck Waste Board Every Sheet Placement Pins Setup Max Feed Size C Outline Cuts Only Ask To Clear Table Auto Vacuum Setup g e Activate Timer Use Waste Board For FlipOps Full Feed for Through Cuts Do Drills First Aggregate Time Check _ Air Assist Setup Assist Setup 00 Single Pass Tenon Cuts Load amp Unload Last Line Feed Speed Off Fall Table 1 nu Roller Hold Down 00 Cut Full Perimeter 7 Nesting P t Ignore Settings Grouping Min Pocket Leftover Cleanup Nesting Parameters Spiral 0008 Amount Group Outside In Cut 0 05 CNC File Path Default Heavy Cut Pocket Area Through Cuts Tool to Use m vm 2igZag Ls 4 Last Pocket Tool MDF Door Tool Options Settings Materials 45 Angle C Smallest Pocket Tool Largest Pocket Tool Cap DXF Pockets J Com Options Ok Cancel Run pockets made of 1 arc and 1 line as drill when the line is on the edge of the part Dimension Format The section named Format is the dimensional mode in which the CNC code will be written when the operator chooses
22. section This section defines the tool to be used for all perimeter outline cuts By pressing the Select Outline Tool button a dialog box will appear with a list of tools that are currently setup in Thermwood s Tool Table To view the details of a tool highlight it and press the Details button To select the tool for use highlight it and press OK or just double click the tool Note that Control Nesting also uses the tool s diameter to determine the distance between parts when nesting Once the tool has been selected the operator must set the Feed Speed Plunge Speed Max Penetration and Spindle Speed If the machine is configured for it the operator has the option to choose the Reverse Spindle option The Max Penetration setting keeps a tool from being used at a depth greater than this amount in pass If a depth of cut is greater than this amount Control Nesting will 36 Tooling perform the operation in incremental passes at the Max Penetration amount until the operation is complete Outline Tool Setup Outline Tool 306 Dia 0 372 Select Outline Tool Feed Speed Plunge Speed Spindle Speed Penetration Erase 400 100 18000 0 8 Reverse Spindle Operation Tool s Setup All other tooling will be defined in the Operation Tool s Setup section Control Nesting has the option to setup 50 different operations To start choose an operation number from the pull down menu
23. 25 Retract ood Ue een needed hed hea aede pede 25 Outline eU ee ee a AN eh 26 Pre Ramp Depths Dado Rout amp 26 Full Feed for Through Cuts ssns erR r aE EE E EERENS E OSKAS EIIE EE rE NS 26 Last Line Feed Speed eee eee EAEE Hadi AEE eee deat 26 Max Feed S126 i PAS 26 Min Feed oder eR EEUU UO ea 26 Activate bu UIS 27 iii Control Nesting Manual Do Drills First ra Ee REED dri hh a aes tat aaa 27 Tabbing Patts either PD REEF RE 27 Tabbine Parts 27 T b Parameters eene PD Hte dr beso pp arp 28 Nesting Parameters eee erp RP Uti HP RO SPEO pP 31 Nesting Parameters Pe Ret pter beso arp 31 Man Square for Off Fall perpe 32 Add P rt Clearance eene RP peter beso p arp epp 32 Nest DIfectiOD p CPP UR Ue p 33 es NaS ae eR 33 Part Rotation Step Angle eee eet aus Ester Ese eMe ertet e ETs 33 Nest to the Edge of the Sheet eter er Eee Tete ROSE Re S rh edere ds 33 Tolg deeem ne bane eue ime uai 35 Tooling eae nn atii e emet eed 35 select Tool Tolerance eoi DO Gets nae gta E MOT ee 35 Tooling Group eot see eee eei Gog eee a
24. 76 Chain compout 2 0021 76 Chain eb 80 Chain compl e peret 80 Chaincompin d0p375 20 125 80 Chaincompin out esee 76 Chaincompout sese 80 Chaincompout d0p25 20 125 80 Change ies H 48 rupe 48 Checking Use ee eaer ete eene 89 Checking iie Anti er ete 89 Ck Waste Board Every 21 Ck Waste Board Every 21 Clean Up Amount serene 26 Gle nup PIS 26 Clear A 7 15 DR 7 Clear Alls oraa esera a 15 Clicking Double Pass button 27 Er se button eee 40 e peret 52 OffFalls Sayed 5 5 m ette 52 27 86 40 Clicking 2 aeter Re 52 26 CLEOSES TL 23 CNC 73 CNG 4 17 18 19 24 37 73 CONG eet bietet EIS 81 eom 83 CINQ se tet T ERR RT 85 leor 93 CNC machining eee 85 37 hae nee eee 35 37 37 leonis 78 Compout eret eter 78 Confirmation Screen
25. Excel Files Excel Files gives the operator the option to Load or Add excel files containing a list of panels that they would like to cut This is only for rectangular panel cutting The settings button will bring up the Excel Settings dialog The user can select the Field or Value they which to alter for designating the location of information in the Excel spreadsheet The entries must all be designated only once Duplicates are not allowed The Sheet Name can be altered if the default value of Sheet1 is not used in the spreadsheet The option Spreadsheet Contains Header will tell Control Nesting to skip the first record when enabled Control Nesting Manual Part Quantity Part Name Part Width Part Length Material Name Material Width Material Length Material Thickness Grain Grain Group ID Group Grain Angle Grain Group Column Grain Group Row Cabinet Name Job Name Edge Banding Text 1 Edge Banding Text 2 Edge Banding Text 3 Edge Banding Text 4 Misc 1 Misc 2 Misc 3 Misc 4 Misc 5 Misc 6 Misc 7 Misc 8 Misc 9 Misc 10 Misc 11 Misc 12 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N V P Q R 5 T U X Y 7 AD AE Sheet Name Sheeti Spreadsheet Contains Header Below is is a description of the default Field to Value relationships 10 Loading Microsoft Excel Panel List xls File Edit View Insert Format Tools Data Window Help T
26. Normally there are no specific requirements for this software special applications CADKEY Normally there are no specific requirements for this software special applications Rhino Normally there are no specific requirements for this software special applications Turbo Cab Normally there are no specific requirements for this software special applications MasterCam Normally there are no specific requirements for this software special applications AutoCAD Normally there are no specific requirements for this software special applications Intellicad Normally there are no specific requirements for this software special applications VectorWorks Normally there are no specific requirements for this software special applications 72 Contact Thermwood for Contact Thermwood for Contact Thermwood for Contact Thermwood for Contact Thermwood for Contact Thermwood for Contact Thermwood for Contact Thermwood for Contact Thermwood for Contact Thermwood for Dovetail Drawer Boxes eCabinet Systems Drawer Box Designer Setup To properly create a drawer box for CNC machining there are a few parameters that need to be set Several of these setting revolve around the geometry of the female dovetail router tool that will be used Load a drawer box into the drawer box designer Go to construction setting then construction parameters of the part that will have the male dovetai
27. Sheet Part Cabinet ORA IE Recut ID Dbx Bottom 4 Base 4 Drawer Stack 30W Material 3 4 Project Stock Job Quick Cut Job 02 02 10 11 09 AM EBanding None Sheet Part Cabinet Recut Writing The Write CNC button is the final step for creating a nested program When this button is selected from the main menu Control Nesting will output the necessary code to cut parts to the Thermwood Software screen It will also save the file in the D Data Rolling_Nest CNC Files directory 61 DXF DXF File Nesting Capabilities With Thermwood s Control Nesting INTRODUCTION All major CAD and cabinet design software programs offer DXF file format output of the completed design The DXF format offers a standard format in which to transmit information however it does not specify exactly what information is transmitted Therefore each software package communicates information in a slightly different manner even though they may all use the specified DXF format To further complicate matters most software allows the user to specify some critical information the layer names for example To offer universal compatibility between various software packages and the Thermwood 91000 Super Control certain conventions have been established that the user must follow These conventions fall into two categories First for files from certain software packages we mu
28. Then select the Select Operation Tool button and choose a tool Now we need to define the operation s that we would like to use this tool for This can be done by selecting the appropriate operation s under the section Only now we set the Feed Speed Plunge Speed Spindle Speed Max Penetration and Reverse Spindle These fields are grayed out until the operator chooses an operation type Tools specified as Pocket will be used in Pocketing operations The pocketing feature will search through the list of Operation Tools set to Pocket then sort them from largest diameter to smallest diameter On each pocket operation the tools will be used in this order until either the minimum leftover area is satisfied or the tool list is complete Step Percentage is the amount the tool will step over each cut pass based on a percentage of the tool diameter The Max Penetration setting keeps a tool from being used at a depth greater than this amount in 1 pass If a depth of cut is greater than this amount Control Nesting will perform the operation in incremental passes at the Max Penetration amount until the operation is complete The Drill Type setting tells Control Nesting what type of drill a particular tool number is designed to accomplish This is where drill bank options are established X5 Y5 5 A 3 and 5 drill bank is designated in THM Tool Management b
29. 0 and later It can be used in conjunction with eCabinet systems software to quickly nest and generate CNC programs from the provided TWD files Control Nesting can also be used to nest DXF part files that are generated from almost any CAD CAM system Cut Planner Files which are generated from software called Pattern Systems and Manual Panel entry Definition Off fall 2 Usable scrap leftover from an operation Operation The user may activate Control Nesting from the Thermwood Software by pressing F11 THM Options then F2 Rolling Nest on the keyboard or by selecting F10 Main Menu F5 File then F1 Load File and loading the particular TWD file On versions of THM that have the Windows menu at the top then the options for starting Control Nesting are by clicking the thumbnail or loading the twd file When started a dialog box will appear resembling the following picture Control Nesting Wil Control Nesting 3 4 Generic Actual Thickness 0 75 in Complete with Yield of 96 8 Export The Export option will create a file containing all the current setting in Control Nesting This helps Thermwood debug any cases that are causing problems To create an export click on the File menu and select the Export option Then send this file to Thermwood with a description of your problem Loading Loading Files Clicking on the Load button will bring up the Load dialog which is the interface used to load all compa
30. 31 Boc 50 Double Pass rH ERREUR 27 Double Pass eee 24 Double Pass button Clicking eto seep ees 27 Double Pass button 22 24 Double Pass dialog 27 Double Pass 27 Double Pass Size sen 27 Dove zem 41 Dove Tail Cutting Accelerations s netter repe 87 Dove Tail Cutting eee 87 Dove Tail Tenons 2 44 1 87 Dove Tool neto 41 Dovetail See oai D er RUD 85 Dovetail AI 85 Dovetail iis 89 Dovetail 2 220 85 Dovetail Radius Crunch 87 Dovetail Pool inerte eb 89 Dovetail Width eee 85 Drawer Fronts eee 91 Drill 20 21 23 26 31 41 76 78 79 83 Drill Bank Boundary eee 23 Drill Bank Boundary eese 23 Dill zip euet etes 76 Dill 2 0 18750 0 niet tme e terrere ERE 79 Drill ZODIA tees 79 intet tiet reote 31 Dual Head ert hee ett 20 Dual Head reete 20 tete eoe 21 Dual Tabl eerte tereti 21 D al Table rete 22 lt
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33. Use Waste Board For FlipOps Aggregate Time Check ___ Ait Assist Setup Load amp Unload Table 1 v Roller Hold Down Sheet Selection Sheet Selection enables the operator to select a specific sheet that they want to start machining on when starting a particular CNC program Roller Hold Down The Roller Hold Down option is used for machines containing the roller hold down option Minimize Indexing Along X Control Nesting will perform perimeter cuts starting with the parts closest to the home position and move along X to the final part This minimizes indexing from part to part Longest Part Orientation Along Table X Axis Control Nesting will nest parts so that they are positioned long ways crossing the rollers This will provide better hold down of the parts by the rollers Use Automatic Rollers Some Thermwood machines have the option for rollers to automatically raise and lower based on where the sheet starts and ends along the X axis This option can be enabled here Control Nesting will make the appropriate calls to enable disable the auto roller option with the appropriate sheet size The default values are normally within acceptable tolerances They can altered if desired If the machine needs to leave the sheet area for a tool change then the option Raise Rollers During Tool Change should be checked on If the machine has an at the head tool changer then this option is not necessary 15
34. amp Y Shift settings The option for no outline cuts in Settings will be obeyed If it is selected the part to be machined will need to be cut to size and can be placed in the fence location for the operations to be performed If the no outline cuts selection is not selected then the machine will run the outline pass Material will need to be a size greater than the part by the diameter in width and length when the option Nest to Edge of Sheet is NOT selected If Nest to Edge of Sheet is selected then the material does NOT need to be oversized The Part Rotation Step Angle option in Settings is also obeyed For example if the setting is 90 degrees then the part s will be rotated 90 degrees Settings Settings The Settings option must be addressed prior to running the Control Nesting software in order for the nesting feature to operate correctly When selecting the Settings button at the main Control Nesting screen the following dialogue box will appear Format Table Parameters Cut Parameters 7 i Direction i Feet Inches and Decimal 18 6 37 width ias Blind Dove T ail 48 X Conventional Y C Feet Inches and Fractions 18 6 3 Length Outline Order m Ramp In Settings Keep Recut History Dado Rout Pre Ramp Depth Double Pass Inches and Fractions 222 3 8 30 Days Clean 0 25 Metric 8 75mm Cut Through Depth Dado Rout Ramp In Leng Flip Ops First
35. give the edge quality desired This setting is changed on the settings dialog under cut parameters direction Control Nesting Tooling Dialog When setting up tooling for the dovetail joints there are a few tooling settings that need to be discussed To get to the tooling dialog select the Tooling button on the main Control Nesting dialog First it is required to designate an operation tool as being the female dovetail tool This is accomplished by the following steps e Select the operation desired e Select a tool number for that operation e Check on the Dovetail Tool option for that operation Next the operation tool for the male dovetail routs may be specifically designated by checking the Use for Male Routs with Dovetail option Having this option checked will force it to use this tool if the diameter is acceptable for the rout If the diameter is too large it will search the operation tools for the largest acceptable diameter that will work If this option is not checked for any operation tools it will automatically do a search for the largest acceptable tool diameter available Note If using tooling groups ensure that the material being used exists in the group and that the operation tools needed are specifically set for that group 77 Control Nesting Manual 78 Profiling amp MDF Doors Drawer Fronts Version Requirements e Control Nesting 5 0 or higher e THM Windows 2000 5 05 Build 9 or higher THM Windows XP
36. into If a label does not fit on the part it is not placed The following is a list of the available Crystal Report files with a label type and an example of the data they display per label NOTE Files with the word Barcode in the title will only print labels with barcodes Files with the work Recut in the title will include a barcode on each part label that can be scanned for loading to recut 53 Control Nesting Manual 30252_Address rpt amp 30252_Address_Barcode rpt Label Type Dymo label printer with 30252 Address labels Back 1 Cah Std Base Frameless MOD1 Sheet 1 Part 1 Cabinet 1 Job My Kitchen Material 3 4 Generic EBanding Generic HEUTE UO T ROIPOOO1 30252_Address_Recut rpt Label Type Dymo label printer with 30252 Address labels Top 1 Cah Sid Base Frameless MOD1 Sheet 2 Part 2 Cabinet 1 Job BlmdAndFull Material 3 4 Generi EB None 11 I 100 201 0005 100I 11011 BOIN 1 1 11 10M Recut ID 1201022142740 30256_Shipping rpt amp 30256_Shipping_Barcode rpt Label Type Dymo label printer with 30256 Shipping labels 54 Printing Part Back 1 Cabinet Std Base Frameless MODI Material 3 4 Generic Job My Kitchen EBanding Generic Sheet 1 Part 1 Cabinet 1 501 0001 30256 Shipping Recut rpt Label Type Dymo label printer with 30256 Shipping labels
37. lists NOTE Only the items in the list will be Deleted If you have Loaded Material Only selected then all the OffFall Added Sheets that are NOT made of currently loaded material will not be deleted Sheet Entry The first section is called Sheet Entry Select Material is where the operator will enter a material name or choose from the pull down menu If the material name doesn t match the part material then Control Nesting will not use it If it is rectangular check the field next to Rectangular and enter the dimensions for Length and Width To the right Control Nesting will draw the rectangular scrap If the material is not rectangular un check the Rectangular field and enter points into the Point X and Point Y fields This requires that the material be drawn a point to point fashion Selecting Enter Point will place the point in the large window If any of the points have been entered incorrectly Undo may be selected to start over The points entered must create a closed contour 45 Control Nesting Manual NOTE The sheet entry must be entered from the 0 0 reference point at the top right corner of the table Sheet Entry Select Material Thickness Rectangula zen Point X Point Y I D Point ft Undo Sheel Enter Paint Void Entry The next section is called Void Entry It allows the user to specify a bad section wit
38. prior nests Off fall can be added by scanning the barcode at this time or selecting from the Off fall Library The material entered in this section may be used in future nests as long as the material name matches the part material Once everything is completed under the Add Sheet s section the operator may select the Return button to get back to the main menu Sheet s Input Sheet Entry Select Material X Thickness Rectangular 0 Point X Point Y 0 0 Undo 0 Enter Point Void Entry Y p 3 Accept Sheet Sheet s List ID Neme Material Length Width Thickness Clear OffFalls Saved Sheets Save Selected Remove Selected Remove All Off Fall Library OffFalls Added Sheets To access the saved OffFalls Added Sheets and view the material that is listed select the OffFalls Saved Sheets button This will bring up a dialog box resembling the following picture 43 Control Nesting Manual Items can be selected for loading into the Sheet s Input dialog or deleting Only material that is currently loaded in Control Nesting can be loaded You can view all materials by selecting the All Material option To change the Name of an Added Sheet you must click on the Name then enter the new name OffF alls Added Sheets OffFalls 177483522 1163330841 706059237 1127527611 1328678180 1073173053 21453879
39. the Cut Through Depth to an operation that is a through cut with this tool Break Through will apply the specified amount to the depth of the drill operation when the drill operation is a through cut When enabled this value is used in place of the specified Cut Through Depth amount in Settings 39 Control Nesting Manual Operation Tool s Setup Operation 1 101 Dia 0 497 Select Operation Tool Feed Speed Plunge Spindle Speed Penetration Erase 600 100 24000 0 8 Tool Reverse Spindle NOTE F Dove Tail Tool D TUE Dove Tail Male Routs Wl Pocket _ Ignore Cut Through Depth re Step Over 2 80 00 Single Drill Max Interpolate Z Break Through 0 02 32mm 15 Interpolate Some jobs such as MDF Doors can require special tooling For these jobs the tool recognition is done by using Tool Names Go to Tooling to designate these tools Clicking on Current Tool Names button will open a dialog specifying the tool names in the currently loaded job If the job does not contain any tool name then this dialog will not display These tool name can be copy paste into the Tool Name entry box for the appropriate operation tool Now Control Nesting will select this tool for the appropriate operation in the job 40 Thermwood 91000 SuperCor 7 in Tooling 974 G00 G17 G40 G43 G70 Group Settings Current Tool Names in Loaded Job s Tooling Group
40. the backdrill operation the result will be 0 25 deep drill holes You may also use the back feature with centerline chain and pocket layers There are two ways back side operations are completed Flip Operations First When the option for Full Sheet Flips is used the back side operations are cut for the entire sheet first The user is prompted to flip the sheet once it is trimmed to ensure squareness Post Front Side and Perimeter cutting With this technique the flip operations will be appended to the end of the CNC program The operator will be prompted to remove the wasteboard if used and load the first part that requires flip side machining The part must be flipped from left to right and located in the fence location Typically the fence location used is the G902 location but may be customized to your needs Unique Requirements for Software Packages Cabinet Vision File extension must be cvdxf so that front and back operations will be merged If the extension is only dxf it will be treated as a normal DXF KCDW File extension must be kcdwdxf so that front and back operations will be merged If the extension is only dxf it will be treated as a normal DXF Microvellum 71 Control Nesting Manual Normally there are no specific requirements for this software special applications Cabinet Solutions Normally there are no specific requirements for this software special applications Pattern Systems
41. the top of the part through cut Although this is drawn on a drill layer it will be machined out by the use of our circle interpolation 67 Control Nesting Manual macros provided in your Thermwood Super Control These macros will only be used if the hole diameter is larger than the tool diameter Centerline Now we are ready for the centerline d0p375 z0p75 layer Up until now the DXF file has been drawn exactly as the part is For this layer we need to draw where we want the center of the tool to follow a centerline This layer has many possibilities and is meant to define interior cuts however odd they may be In the picture above the odd yellow shape represents the centerline d0p375 z0p75 layer Let s take a closer look at this particular layer name We already know that the word centerline represents the toolpath for an interior cut We also know that z0p75 represents a 0 75 deep cut from the top of the material The d0p375 however represents what size tool we want to use to machine the interior cut Once again the represents a decimal place The letter d represents diameter In this case a 0 375 diameter tool will be used to perform a 0 75 deep cut from the top of the part NOTE The diameter of the tool must always be used in this layer It must also follow the operation but be before the depth of cut In order for Control Nesting to select the correct diameter tool as specifi
42. where all Control Nesting tools are defined Each tool will need to be set up in Tool Management on the Thermwood Control Prior to setting up the Operations here Group Settings Group Materials E Ignore Groups Erase Select Tolerance Outline Tool Setup Outline 102 Dia 0 375 cee 750 150 24000 Operation Taol s Setup Operation 1 v Took 101 Dia 0 497 FeedSpeed Plunge Spindle Speed Select Outline Tool Spindle Speed Max Penetration 0 8 E Reverse Spindle Select Operation Tool Max Penetration 600 100 24000 Rout Dado V Pocket Max Step Over 80 00 Single Drill Drill Spacing Break Through 002 32mm gt V Interpolate Drill Type 0 8 E Reverse Spindle C Dove Tail Tool Dove Tail Male Routs Ignore Cut Through Depth 1 nterpolate 1 5 Current Tool Names Drill Bank Confic Select Tool Tolerance 35 Control Nesting Manual This value will tell Control Nesting what tolerance to use when selecting the proper tool for an operation The tolerance value is applied to the diameter of the tool For example if an operation calls for a tool with a diameter of 0 25 and the tool at the control that will work for this operation is actually 0 245 a tolerance of 0 006 will allow this tool to be selected for the operation Tooling Group The purpose of tooling grou
43. 1 Control Nesting Manual Nesting Parameters Min Square for Off Fall 24 Max Width for Scrap 1000 Max Length for Scrap 1000 1 Add Part Clearance 0 0 Starting Comer New Sheets Upper Right v Added amp Off Fall Sheets Upper Right gt Keep Off Fall Rectangular C Only Use Added Off Fall Sheets When Available Try To Keep Parts with Flip Operations Together in Nest Hand Select Sheet Option Part Rotation Step Angle 0 180 50 Nestto the Edge of Sheet Min Square for Off Fall The Min Square for Off Fall field determines the area in which Control Nesting searches for off fall Scrap material that can be used For instance if the operator has a value of 12 inches set Control Nesting will search every 12 inches square for off fall The smallest off fall in this case will be 12 inches square Control Nesting will store the dimensions for the off fall in a database which may be found under the Add Sheet s button from the main menu If the user does not wish to use off fall setting this value larger than the maximum sheet area will prevent Control Nesting from using it Add Part Clearance 32 Cancel Settings The Part Clearance option is the value that increases the distance between parts This is mainly used to prevent accidental gouging once a part has been machined in case it moves during other operations Part mo
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46. 4 m backdeill z0p5 1 5 enterline 906375 0 75 7 6 Iw drill 20p1875 5 dado 20p3125 4 8 outline 20 75 8 i3 0 5 z0p375 A chain compin di 0 0 py 8 15 v 10 i EE Mein Level List Levels Visible Levels Number Name i chere ompout d0p25 0 125 C Used AB Level Set of ao Used or Select v Make man level always visible OK Cancel Help 70 DXF Entities may be drawn in any color The drawing can be in metric or inches In the Control Nesting SETTINGS option on the Thermwood controller the FORMAT section needs to be Metric or Imperial depending on the format of the DXF drawing this will determine the output of the CNC code The colors being used here are for tutorial purposes only Flip Operations Flip operations can also be used in DXF files To do this you will need to add the word back to the layer name as we did in the backdado z0p4375 and backdrill z0p5 layers There is one stipulation with both these operations The depth of cut is still entered from the same side of the material top to where you want the bottom of the tool to be Thickness of material depth of cut 2 z p For instance the above dxf file is drawn for 75 thick material and the backdado operation is set at 0 4375 from the top of the part The result will be a 0 3125 deep dado on the underside of the part The same goes for
47. 6 1 0 3 or higher e Profile Modeller 2 0 or higher Until Control Nesting version 5 0 all profiling done in eCabinet Systems with the Part Editor had to be machined using the Profile Modeller This meant that all parts needed to be done on a one by one basis Now with Control Nesting v5 0 and up profiled parts can be nested and cut out using the same technology available with Profile Modeller Since it uses Profile Modeller functionality you must have Profile Modeller installed on the Controller If the Controller do not have Profile Modeller version 2 0 or higher installed Control Nesting will not support Profiling If you start Control Nesting and see With Profile Modeler stated at the top of the dialog You have the correct Control Nesting Manual versions installed This must be present to function Control Nesting 60 With Profile Modeler MDE Doors and Drawer Fronts are also eCabinet System s profiled parts so they work as well Control Nesting offers some additional features for MDF Door Drawer Fronts In the Settings Dialog there is a button labeled MDF Door Tool Options This opens a dialog to set the modelling towards the center of the region and also allows the user to designate if they have a custom tool for the interior and or exterior region These settings are for all MDF Door Drawer Fronts in the nest MDF Door Tool Options E Cut To Center Custom Tool Exterior Exterior Tool 14
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50. Control Nesting Manual Table Of Contents Control Nesting sre elaine E SAIS arte De nts 1 Introduction ee Sevan 1 Specifications een E A Ed et OA ea he Solos Sh el 2 Operation catene nes eiue uec eee 2 EXport o enam RSS Eee Ani 3 Loading ERES 5 Loading Files SAG ene b en ee Oa 5 eCabinet Systems Files 5 DXF Fez sn I SERES 6 DXF Part acinus eo tecta oe e rr ees a ratione p IHRE 7 inet eite edente esee ea Ree sheep de ere Ede 9 Excel Piles eoe enc ete Ro it T et edere rc et eee eds 9 Manual Panel Input eee te e ccna e pe REPRE ERE Dee Eee eee Re 11 Material E 11 Clear xen eco EE Red o a npe e vibes ao ES 11 Scrap Part Recovery conie Rh e eee e dete s i i ete e iE E ete 11 E 13 SEINES Me Em 13 Dimension Eorm t oe e ice eit Aid pem ee i i e awe antes 13 Table Par tnetets eso SI eda er eb Gn 14 5 14 Machine Settings eet Is 14 Sheet Selecto P 15 Roler Hold bei eta a EE EIU ie ees 15 Bar Style Chan gers etel v
51. Group Materno M Defaut v DISTANCE T m X 00005 00004 T ae 7 0000 Outline Tool Setup Outline Tool FeedSpeed Plunge Speed 400 200 TOOL NO TOOL LEN TOOL DIA Operotion 7 Tool DAYLIGHT Operation Tool s Setup Dis 0 5 FeedSpeed Plu ed Spindle Speed jo f 8000 Tool Name Reverse Spindle FrsmeCteenUpToo NOTE Dove Tool Type 1 Drill Tyee r Use for Male Routs v Rout Dado single with DoveTail Drill Diill Spacima Max Interpolate Diameter v Interpolate gt e E Confirmation Screen Current Tool Nemes Cancel Confirmation Screen The Confirmation Screen button allows the user to review all settings that have been made in the Tooling section of Rolling Nest 41 Control Nesting Manual Tool Details 42 Rolling Nest Tool Setup Date 5 28 2009 Time 13 10 57 Default Tool Number 82 Operation 1 Tool Number 17 Tool Diameter 1 5 Rout Dado YES Max Step Over 80 00 Feed Speed 600 000000 Plunge Speed 100 000000 Spindle Speed 18000 Max Penetration 0 8 interpolate YES Adding Sheets and or Off fall Adding Sheets and or Off Fall A dialog box resembling the following picture will appear when selecting the Add Sheet s button To begin a job must be loaded before entering any irregular shaped scrap undersized sheet stock or off fall left from
52. If we set the Part Width for Tabbing to 5 inches then any part that has a width smaller than 5 will be tabbed Note that the tabbing option is typically used for Model 53 machines The following are other parameters that can be set to give Control Nesting an idea of how best to tab the parts for your job 29 Control Nesting Manual Tab Width This will be the size for each tab that is applied to the part The size is determined by the amount of distance along the perimeter of the part where the tab is created Tab Thickness This will be the thickness of the resulting tab Thickness is measured from the table top in the upward Z direction Distance in From Ends This parameter tells Control Nest how far in from the ends of the part to begin placing tabs Control Nesting will try to place a minimum of 4 tabs on part The image below shows how this amount is measured red The resulting tabs are displayed in blue Max Distance Between This parameter will help Control Nesting determine whether or not to add more tabs between the ends of the part based on a maximum distance from the 4tabs This distance is where Control Nesting begins to locate additional tabs The resulting location will not always be equal to the maximum distance The value is depicted in red below Locate Increment This value tell Control Nesting the step amount to walk along the perimeter of the part until a good location for a tab is found Pro
53. Ignore Boundaries eese 23 Ignore 40 Ignore 2 40 Imperial 81 Implement 21 WO a eee eet 21 Implement io eet e P 21 Include b tcode iere eee 59 Include cient eere 59 Indicates 76 Indicates dado oit 76 Indicates outline through 76 Indicates pocket eese 76 Inset Car VIngs einer 93 Intellicad n eerte eo 83 Interpolate 2 ette tr Rent 41 1 75 he nene 30 ISU 80 It s eene 76 Em 76 Item RUE eed 52 K ede 83 KedwWwdxf s 83 KD heuer uet 26 Index L DBs site 1 Label onere Ree 59 Labels Peres 59 Labels eret 59 LaSer ni DP HERR 59 Last Line Feed Speed 30 Last Line Feed Speed 30 Last Updated seen 1 Layer Names Defining eere 76 Layer Names oer 76 Layer Names eee nee 76 Layer Names one eere eR 76 Layer Names eet Ett RR 78
54. Remi 47 Scanning 47 Scrap Part Recovery 15 Screen Gontrol ere 93 93 Dovetail 85 85 Select File button 59 Select 50 Select Operation 41 Select Outline 40 Select Tool 39 Selecting EAS 47 All Material rrt 48 Export ooo eve IE 6 FTO eene eH 4 Tooling button esee 89 Selecting skin ee 4 Selecting 6 Selecting scene eere ere 47 Selecting socero 48 Selecting osi needed 89 Set DOM iesu C eA ats 30 Dado Ro t 29 Seb siete teque asada ae 29 cea cis dui e ttes 30 SOL eia dd E 86 Settings 15 17 18 22 23 25 26 31 37 45 59 76 80 81 85 87 89 91 Settings Dialog sese 87 91 41 37 Sheet 1 15 19 21 22 23 24 30 31 35 36 37 ji E 37 Set 47 Sheet evene ie 48 50 Sheet 50 50 SNE EE ioe 51 Sheet 52 Sheet io ies 53 Sheet 53 Sheet ies 55 Nim 59 E A 86 Shee
55. S MEME 79 80 gi 81 ii E 83 gi cT 83 gi c 93 Files containing DS shoe reete eed eese 12 Files containing 12 Fit Cleafance 85 Flip Op 23 Flip Operations 2 4242222 15 22 83 Follow a centerline 8 80 E 17 Format eese 17 Format 222 75 2 222 76 Format 20 81 From Ends eee 32 Front eet e Hp pes 1 5 1065 444040 85 Full Feed Through Cuts tee 30 Full Feed eee 30 G G901 a ne RPM 23 5901 Location nere 23 3902 RR 83 Get Double Pass e noter Re 27 Get cnr ERO REDE 27 Group Tooling ae 40 RE Rd 40 GIOUD eit eripe ehe 40 iiis end ane ed 40 GLOUDP ene eere repens 89 aede eR ER 91 Group Materials sene 40 Group Materials see 40 Group setting 40 H rdcode 75 Hbore eene ee 76 He she Renee RR 7 15 Hold key eere 50 Hold ccrte 50 22 ID Name timent 52 Ie 76
56. Sheet prompts the operator to check wasteboard thickness every time a new sheet is started Aggregate Time Ck If Aggregate Time Ck is selected Control Nesting will decide whether to use single drill or a 3 spindle aggregate drill for drilling operations Table Options The table options drop down box allows for use of 1 or 2 tables on dual table machines The job can be ran on either Table 1 Table 2 or Dual Table When Dual Table is selected the job will alternate each sheet where the first sheet is on Table 1 Single table machines should always set this to Table 1 Load amp Unload Control Nesting will write logic to operate the Auto Load and or Unload equipment for the specified number of sheets Select the button Load amp Unload to open a dialog to specify whether or not to use these features 17 Control Nesting Manual Machine Settings V Sheet Selection Option Eence Fixture amp Park Locations Roller Hold Down Bar Style Changer SheetMacros Dual Head Drill Bank Boundary Router Off Every Sheet Ck Waste Board Every Sheet iv Ask To Clear Table Auto Vacuum Setup Use Waste Board For FlipO Use Waste Board For FlipOps Aggregate Time Check Dual Table Load amp Unload To implement the Load feature insert the quantity of sheet to be loaded for each sheet nested In most cases this will be 1 but some applications require cutting mor
57. aterials may require different values A value of 0 will have no crunch applied The larger the value the shallower the female cut will be See illustration 2 for more detail Male Dovetail Feedrate This is the federate that will be used when machining around the male dovetail joints It is not uncommon for the same tool cutting dado operations which typically can be cut at much higher feedrate to be used for cutting around the male dovetail cuts Material Thickness to run Outline cut around Dove Tail Tenons to minimize load on Male Dove Tail tool This is a value that Control Nesting will refer to when 75 Control Nesting Manual making the decision whether or not to use the outline tool to hog out the tenons to give relief to the smaller tool which will do the final cutting If the material is thicker than this value the outline pass will cut around the tenons if and only if the diameter of the outline tool can fit between the tenons It will leave the skin thickness value This option will cost time in machining but will help with thicker materials since experience has proven that the smaller tools cannot handle the full load of thicker materials for this operation to reduce machine Accelerations for Dove Tail Cutting This setting can help to make the cutting smoother around the tenons and dovetail tool cuts Settings Format Table Parameters Cut Parameters C Feet Inches and Decimal 18 6 375 pus mE ee
58. cutting deep enough the joint will show a gap If the tool is cutting too deep the joint will be too tight This value will need to be altered based on fluctuations in material thickness Keep in mind that the value for depth that is set in eCabinet Systems MUST be an accurate value relative to the tool s geometry Please refer to eCabinet Systems Drawer Box Designer Setup Diameter This value is taken from the tip of the tails see dimension B in illustration 1 If this value is not defined correctly unsatisfactory fit may result Note Although it may be best to locate the underlying issue this value can be used to tighten loose side to side fit by increasing the value enter Control Nesting Settings Dialog In Control Nesting there are 2 parameters in the settings dialog that pertain to dovetail machining They are Dovetail Radius Crunch and Male Dovetail Feed Dovetail Radius Crunch Due to the nature of the blind dovetail joint there are certain crushing factors that take place when assembling the parts When machined to the perfect dimension the sharp corners of the male tails will crush against the radius created by the female dovetail tool causing the tails to seat potentially too deep This phenomenon is controlled by the Dovetail Radius Crunch value The value entered in this field will pull the female tool geometry back causing a shallower fit This amount should be adjusted until desired fit is achieved Keep in mind that different m
59. directly into it The benefits of this include no burning of the material longer cutter life and longer spindle life The length of this ramp is set within the Ramp In Length If we set this value to 6 inches then it will take 6 to ramp to the proper depth of cut The purpose for having a separate setting for Dado Rout operations is for cases like barb dado where a minimum ramp in amount is desired to avoid disrupting the barbs in the dado Cut Through Depth The Cut Through Depth simply cuts through the part by the specified amount Retract Height 25 Control Nesting Manual Retract Height is the distance the machine retracts above the part before indexing to the next part Outline Order The Outline Order button gives the operator the option to choose what order he or she would like the parts too cut Pre Ramp Depths Dado Rout amp Outline Dado Rout Pre Ramp Depth and Outline Pre Ramp Depth allow the machine to plunge into the material by the specified amount before continuing with the ramp in This is useful when machining laminated sheets with an up spiral or compression cutter It helps prevent chipping of the laminate A rout is a tool path resulting from either a pocket or centerline operation Full Feed for Through Cuts The Full Feed for Through Cuts field adjusts the feed rate set for the Outline tool Example If the outline tool is set to run at 500 IPM and the Fu
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61. e fundamentals for creating DXF files for use with Control Nesting software The sample DXF file used in this tutorial may be downloaded from this link http order ecabinetsystems com updates layers dxf There is also a picture of the DXF file available in this document to help understand the setup 66 DXF Layer Definitions Outline The perimeter of the part is drawn on the layer named outline z0p75 and is drawn in the color green This layer name tells Control Nesting that it is an outline operation with cut depth of 0 75 Since this will always be a through cut it should be equal to the material thickness The material thickness used when loading each dxf file in the Control Nesting Software MUST match the thickness specified in the outline layer The depth of cut is controlled by the 20 75 section at the end of the layer name The represents a decimal place Dado The next layer to discuss is the dado z0p3125 layer This layer defines the upper left dado operation for the part and is red in color As you notice this particular dado is being machined 0 3125 deep from the top of the part Drill The drill z0p1875 layer is being used to drill the blue 0 25 diameter holes towards the bottom left of the picture These holes will be machined 0 1875 deep from the top of the part You may also notice there is a drill z0p75 layer This layer contains the 2 5 diameter circle to be cut 0 75 deep from
62. e than 1 sheet of material per nested sheet If this value is 0 then the Load feature is not used Placement Pins Setup To implement the Unload feature check the box marked Use Unload This will activate the rake to unload the material after each nested sheet is complete Load amp Unload X n Sheet Qty to Load Use Unload Cancel Placement Pins Setup Placement Pins Setup allows the operator to choose settings which pins to use and I O s that operate for use of automatic popup pins The operator has the ability with the dialog below to control which output is used to turn the pins on off as well as which input must be met forcing the pins to wait The pins be used for Sheet Operations Dual Table applications and Flip Operations if required by checking the appropriate boxes Settings Placement Pins Setup Table 1 Table 2 Flip Fence Use Pins Use Pins Use Pins Cire MB1L8 Bn ns wait 6018 Wait Wait MBOL 8 Off 6218 Off MB2L3 Off 3 Cancel Air Assist Setup The Air Assist Setup button contains settings that will have Control Nesting write the needed code to operate an automatic air assistance setup The dialog below will allow the operator to choose to use Air Assist for either loading or unloading or both and which output number controls this function Table 2 settings are only applicab
63. ed in the layer name the diameter that is listed must be identical to that of the tool diameter as it is listed in the Tool Manager F10 F9 F2 of the Thermwood controller Pocket Level number 9 contains the purple geometry in the bottom center of our example and has been created on a layer named pocket d0p5 z0p375 This pocket will use tool with a diameter of 5 and machine the pocket 375 deep If the diameter of tool to be used isn t specified in the layer name the tool set in the Pocket settings in Control Nesting will automatically be used for the cut The cut convention or style will be set in the settings dialog in Control Nesting You have the ability to change from spiral zig zag inside to out or outside to in etc Chain Levels 10 and 11 illustrate the use of the Chain Layer These are chaincompin d0p375 Z0p125 which will use a 375 diameter tool to machine the cut 125 deep and chaincompout d0p25 z0p125 which will use a 25 diameter tool to machine 125 deep Chaincompin will compensate to the inside of the geometry and chaincompout will compensate to the outside of the geometry These layer names will give the operator the ability to create manual nests in the dxf file or serve as an additional tool for performing interior cuts 68 DXF NOTE The diameter of tool must be specified when using either of the chain layer names Order of Operations You also have the ability to specify the order of ope
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66. ext 2 Edge Banding Text 3 Edge Banding Text 4 Misc 1 Misc 2 Misc 3 Misc 4 Misc 5 Misc 6 Misc 7 Misc 8 Misc 9 Misc 10 Misc 11 Misc 12 Grain Group ID Group Grain Angle Grain Group Column Grain Group Row A B C D E F G J I H K L M N 0 R 5 U V Ww X Y 7 AD Sheet Name Sheeti Spreadsheet Contains Header Below is a description of the default Field to Value relationships Loading Microsoft Excel DXF List xls Edit view Insert Quantity S aY X di A Material Sheet Sheet 5 Width Length B 5 DADATA ROLLING_NEST DXF PARTFILES Part1 dxf mat 1 48 96 0 75 yes 5 DADATA ROLLING_NEST DXF PARTFILES Part2 dxf mat 1 48 96 0 75 yes 10 DADATA ROLLING_NEST DXF PARTFILES Part3 dxf mat 1 48 96 0 75 yes 5 DADATA ROLLING_NEST DXF PARTFILES Part4 dxf mat 1 48 96 0 75 yes DADATAXROLLING_NEST DXF PARTFILES Part5 dxf mat 1 48 96 0 75 yes 8 DADATA ROLLING_NEST DXF PARTFILES Part6 dxf mat 1 48 96 0 75 yes zx ols alala Raol gt 25 x 84 bi Sheet1 Sheet2 Sheet3 Ready NUM Cut Planner Files CPOUT Control Nesting also has the option to load files that are from software called Pattern Systems Cut Planner files CPOUT allows the user to Load or Add files that originate from Pattern Systems m Cut Planner Files CPOUT gt Load
67. he value should be in enclosed with brackets A tool with a matching name in Tooling will be used for the operation Example centerline z p toolname Stipulations There can only be one Outline layer or layer that is equivalent to an outline layer per DXF drawing The tool used to machine the Outline geometry is set up in the Tooling section of Control Nesting Geometry defining the Outline layer must be a completely closed or trimmed loop Circles must be broken when used on any layer other than the drill layer Circle geometry indicates drill operation to Control Nesting There can be no duplicate entities in DXF drawing If there is a diameter d p specified in a layer name used to define diameter of tool to be used the diameter must be identical to that of the tool in the tool manager on THM control Order of operations can be defined in a DXF file This can be done by adding a number to the end of a layer s designator name The number will be use to identify the order of operations Example A part containing 3 different operations can be set up so that the operations are cut in a particular order centerlinel z0p75 40 5 centerline2 z0p82 d0p25 centerline3 20 85 40 125 When using the Chain layer name the number should be after the compin compout designation Example chain compinl 20 75 0 5 Tutorial DXF Tutorial The purpose of this tutorial is to provide th
68. hin the sheetl Control Nesting will not nest any parts into these sections Voids can not be created until a sheet is created The void is drawn in a point to point fashion or by specifying a rectangle center point width amp height When entering point by point once a closed loop is created the Void is complete and the Void number increments so that you may continue to create Voids if you wish The Undo button will remove the current point in the current Void or remove the rectangle if that was the input technique used to create the Void If all points are undone then that Void is removed Void Entry y 2 ic EN Width Height Point X Point Y b B Undo Void Enter Point Rotate Rotate allows the operator to rotate the current data It is done in 90 increments The left arrow rotates counter clockwise and the right arrow rotates clockwise 46 Adding Sheets and or Off fall Rotate Sheet s List This list contains the Sheets created and or OffFalls Added Sheets loaded that will be used when nesting The ID Name column will either contain the OffFall ID for OffFall entries or a Name for Added Sheets The Name can be altered for Added Sheets by clicking the Name for an entry It gets the value Added by default OffFall ID can not be altered The Save Selected button will save any selection to the Added Sheet database The saved sheets can be accessed by clicking OffFalls Saved Sheets button Removed Selec
69. his means that the bank is along the X axis and there are 3 bits in the negative direction from the lead bit and 6 bits in the positive direction from the lead bit This makes a total of 10 bits The tool number in THM Tool Management that will be selected for this operation should have an actuator position number set to the value that allows these counts to be accurate 38 Tooling Custom Drill Drill Bank Count from Lead Drill Position Lead Drill NOT Included x X Notice the nterpolate selection With this selected we are allowing that tool to be used for any circle interpolation that may be needed Also with this selected we are now able to set the Max Interpolate Diameter field The Max Interpolate Diameter field allows the user to limit the size of hole to machine with that tool Normally when drilling a hole with a high RPM there is a risk of burning the material or damaging the tool Interpolating a hole will prevent this from happening Dove Tail tool specifications can as be set with Dove Tail Tool and Dove Tail Male Routs check boxes The Dove Tail Tool check box is to designate the tool is a Dove Tail Tool The Dove Tail Male Routs check box is to designate this tool is to be used to cut the male ends of the dove tail joint if and only if the tool diameter is small enough to perform the radius cuts that are present in a particular joint Ignore Cut Through Depth will stop Control Nesting from adding
70. ill Indicates drill operation drill z p Geometry on drill layers must be constructed as complete circles If the holes can be drilled with the drill bank Control Nesting will recognize bore Is equal to drill layer hbore Operation is ignored centerline Cut indicating where the centerline of tooling will travel Example centerline z p d p Layer must be constructed from lines and arcs chain This layer has been added to give the user the ability to manually nest parts in the dxf file and control which direction the tool compensates based on the geometry Also provides another tool to create toolpaths on interior geometry Chain compin will compensate to the inside of the geometry and chain compout will compensate to the outside based on the tool diameter specified Example chain compout z p d p start Enables operator programmer to specify a start point for chain type geometry that has been created within a DXF file ie entities saved on level layer named chaincompin out or outline To specify starting point for a particular design you must take the one entity you wish to start on and save it to a level layer of it s own That level layer name will then need to be same as chain type geometry that remaining entities 65 Control Nesting Manual reside on but must also contain the character set start at the end ie outline z p start Tool Name A tool can be specified for an operation by using aname T
71. inted sheets and put them in the c Rolling Nest SheetImages directory Then they are displayed using Windows Picture Viewer Sheet Settings will take you to the following dialog where options for the printed sheet can be set Print Barcodes offers a barcode to be printed on the page These barcodes can be scanned to print a single label or to re print the page using the Label Recovery option in Thermwood Control Software requires Thermwood Control Software version 8 3 0 or newer NOTE When using the Use Part Name on Parts option you must keep in mind that if you have parts with long names it could appear messy Plus if the nest contains multiple parts with the same name it will be difficult to depict where a part is located in the nest This option is recommended for jobs with simple unique part name strategies Print Sheet Settings Use Name on Parts Not recommended for nests containing parts with long or same names Print Part Width amp Length Enter Company Name Here Cancel Print Barcodes Printing Labels 52 Printing Print Labels will bring up a dialog box to perform label printing The labels will be printed based on the Crystal Report file selected Click the Select File button to select a Crystal Report file The files provided with Control Nesting are located in the C Rolling Nest Labels directory Auto Options Print Per Sheet When Cutting will enable Control Nesting s ability to print o
72. l bit diameter see dimension B in illustration 1 Corner Radius This value is dependant on the female dovetail tool s geometry see dimension R in illustration 1 When using the Thermwood supplied dovetail tool FSH1065 this value is 125 Corner Angle This value is dependant on the female dovetail tool s geometry see angular dimension C in illustration 1 When using the Thermwood supplied dovetail tool FS 065 this val ue ran ges 7 10 Degrees Set up at the Machine 74 Dovetail Drawer Boxes Table flatness is very important to the success of a quality dovetail joint If the machining surface is not flat it may result in the dovetail tool s top radiuses gouging in some areas and being too shallow in others This may result in an unsatisfactory fit With that said surfacing of the spoil board and possibly the waste board handling sheet will most likely be required The tool for the female dovetail routes must be set up in the Thermwood SuperControl s tool set up screen The Diameter and Daylight values are the only critical values that must be set Daylight This value is as important as the machining surface flatness If this number is not accurate again it may result in the dovetail tool s top radiuses gouging or being too shallow This may result in an unsatisfactory fit It MUST be understood that this value can be altered for the dove tail tool to help with the fit of the joint If the tool is not
73. le on dual table machines Air Assist Setup E x Table 1 Table 2 1 v Use Ax Assist for Loading Use Air Assist for Loading Use Air Assist for Unloading Use Assist for Unloading On Off MEZL _ Drill Bank Boundary The Drill Bank Boundary button allows the user to define perimeters used to describe the areas of the table in which the drill bank can physically reach in reference to the fixture offset location G901 M901 etc The following dialog will appear when clicking on the Drill Bank Boundary button If a drill bank does not exist then the Ignore Boundaries option can be check This allows Control Nesting to avoid doing unnecessary checking for boundaries The drop down menu will allow you to set the boundaries for the Sheet Fence see below the Flip Op Fence or the Dual Table fence if applicable These values are how far the machine can travel from the fence location In this example the G901 Location is set up as the OPPOSITE corner of the sheet from the home location of the machine which means the Xshift and Yshift are checked in the Settings dialog If 19 Control Nesting Manual your fence location is the corner of the sheet CLOSEST to home then these values would be positive instead of negative Drill Bank Boundaries Sheet Fence v How far can the machine travel from the fence with the drill bank Ignore Boundaries X Bank Bo
74. ll Feed for Through Cuts field is set to 50 Control Nesting will run the outline tool at 250 IPM Last Line Feed Speed The Last Line Feed Speed is used to control the rate of speed at which the machine performs the cleanup cut for the Ramp In Length of the part This is used to prevent part movement when cutting the part free from the sheet Max Feed Size The value entered in the Max Feed Size field is set to square inches If a part has an area less than the Max Feed Size then Control Nesting will adjust the feed rate for this part only This will also help prevent part movement for the small parts that qualify Min Feed Rate Min Feed Rate specifies the slowest feed rate at which the machine will cut 26 Settings Activate Timer Turning the Activate Timer on allows the user to keep track of how long it took to machine a particular job Flip operations will not use the timer Once all sheets have been machined a dialog box will appear stating showing the time it took Do Drills First By checking the Do Drills First check box all of the drill operations in the program will be executed first Tabbing Parts Tabbing Parts When parts are too small to hold down with vacuum the operator has the choice to use Tabs around the part Tabs simply connect parts together to prevent movement Control Nesting analyzes the perimeter of a part as well as the parts that are nearby This is
75. ls You will see the Dovetail Settings in the upper right corner of this dialog These values excluding inset fields can also be changed globally on the global settings tab of the construction setting dialog Placement Inset Values Distance from the edge of the part to the center of the first tail Max Dist Between Maximum allowed distance between center to center before adding an additional tail 73 Control Nesting Manual Dovetail Depth This value is dependant on the female dovetail tool s geometry see dimension A in illustration 1 When using the Thermwood supplied dovetail tool FSH1065 this value is 35 Fit Clearance This value will apply side clearance for the dovetails This may be desired for gluing purposes The amount entered is the sum of the total clearance a 01 fit clearance will apply 005 of clearance on each side of the dovetail Thickness of Material This value defines the thickness of the dovetails When using the Thermwood supplied dovetail tool FSH1065 it will be necessary to machine down approximately 21 of material to hide the dovetail radius when parts are assembled The Thickness can be calculated by taking the material thickness being used minus 21 divided by material thickness being used Thickness Material Thickness 21 Material Thickness Dovetail Width This is the dovetail width from tip to tip Typically this value should not exceed 2 times the dovetai
76. mount will be cut leaving a plug Run Pockets made of 1 arc and 1 line as a drill when the line is on the edge of the part Run Pockets made of 1 arc and 1 line as a drill when the line is on the edge of the is used to cut KD fastener pockets as a drill operation rather than using the pocketing method Cut Parameters Cut Parameters The Cut Parameters section allows the operator to control the cutting methods used when machining parts 22 Settings Cut Parameters Direction Blind Dove T ail Conventional Outline Order Ramp In Settings Keep Recut History Dado Rout Pre R amp Depth Double Pass 30 Days Clean _Double Pass Cut Through Depth Dado Rout Ramp In Leng Flip Ops First 0 3 Retract Height Dutline Pre Ramp Depth Tabs os 0 325 Cut Filter Min Feed Rate Outline Ramp In Length C Cut All 6 No Outline Cuts Max Feed Size Outline Cuts Only 150 Activate Timer Full Feed for Through Cuts 7 Do Drills First Last Line Feed Speed UffFall Do Profiling Last 00 None Single Pass Tenon Cuts Double Pass Control Nesting will perform a double pass on the outline operation of small parts The size of this small part can be set in the Double Pass dialog This dialog is accessed by clicking the Double Pass button 23 Control Nesting Manual Cut Parameters
77. natr Thickness fas fas 075 Grain Add to Database Select Delete from Database Exit Upon completing the material input the parts will be listed in the white load screen to the left Control Nesting will allow the user to load a combination of DXF and TWD files for nesting After the files have been loaded the user will select OK to get back to the nesting screen Please refer to the DXF Translator section of this manual for specifications on creating DXF files properly in order to successfully nest them DXF Part List Another option to load DXF files which is listed under the DXF Files heading is Load DXF Part List This enables the operator to select an excel file that contains a list of DXF files that reside in a particular location on the controller The settings button will bring up the DXF List Settings dialog The user can select the Field or Value they which to alter for designating the location of information in the Excel spreadsheet The entries must all be designated only once Duplicates are not allowed The Sheet Name can be altered if the default value of Sheet1 is not used in the spreadsheet The option Spreadsheet Contains Header will tell Control Nesting to skip the first record when enabled Control Nesting Manual Part Quantity DXF File Path Material Name Material Width Material Length Material Thickness Grain Part Name Cabinet Name Job Name Edge Banding Text 1 Edge Banding T
78. nly the labels for the current sheet prior to cutting each sheet The printing will begin when the Start button is pressed to begin cutting that particular sheet NOTE 1 This option only works properly when the program running is the last program that was generated by Control Nesting OR the program is a CNC Database Only available with THM 7 6 or newer Print amp Apply With Machine will enable the machine labelling feature If a machine is equipped with a labeling device it will automatically print and place the labels on each part prior to cutting each sheet Only available with THM 8 3 or newer with PLC version 2 0 3 or newer Print amp Apply With Auto Processor will enable the auto processor labelling feature If your machine is an Auto Processor this setting is required to inform Control Nesting that an autoloader with labeling device is attached and ready for printing labels placing labels and loading sheets Only available with THM 8 3 or newer with PLC version 2 0 3 or newer The values Label Width Label Length and Min Clearance from Part Edge or Cuts are used for placing labels on parts They are only needed for the Print amp Apply With Machine and Print amp Apply With Auto Processor options These values do not affect the rpt that is used for the printing It is up to the user to insure that the size values match the actual labels that are printed This insures that there is room for the label and it will not get cut
79. parts can be nested and cut out using the same technology available with Profile Modeller Since it uses Profile Modeller functionality you must have Profile Modeller installed on the Controller If the Controller do not have Profile Modeller version 2 0 or higher installed Control Nesting will not support Profiling If you start Control Nesting and see With Profile Modeler stated at the top of the dialog You have the correct versions installed This must be present to Iur MM 79 Inset Carvings cre RR er EU ROAD UB Uere eret 81 Glossar enne UH PRO er RIO UH eene eie 83 Index cese NU nem nemen ovde PPS 85 Control Nesting Control Nesting User Manual Last Updated 10 29 2015 Version 5 x Introduction Control Nesting is a nesting package integrated into the Thermwood Software This package allows the user to nest various parts into sheet stock thus creating a user friendly program Some benefits of this particular package include better yield mixing of different parts label printing for the parts as well as off fall ability to re use off fall etc It will also display a graphical view of the nest to insure it will suit the user s needs along with a yield percentage per sheet stock Control Nesting Manual Wil Control Nesting File Edit Insert Action Help 3 4 Generic Actual Thickness 0 75 in Complete with Yield of 96 8 Specifications Control Nesting is compatible with Thermwood Software versions 5
80. ple sources can be nested together in a single job thus helping achieve better yields Defining Layer Names 63 Control Nesting Manual Defining Layer Names The following is a list of layer names that are recognized by Thermwood s Control Nesting Software Layer names are not case sensitive Format Example Name d p z p Name This is the Portion of the Layer name that specifies the type of operation d p Is inserted along with layer name designates the diameter of tool to be used for particular operation Used for centerline and pocket layers MUST be at the end of the layer name z p Is inserted along with layer name designates z cut depth for all parts and indicates part thickness when on the outline layer of 2D parts Must be at the end of a layer name The Letter represents the decimal point for either the diameter or depth value Example centerline 0 75 21 5 This represents a centerline layer using a tool with a diameter of 75 and machining at a depth of 1 5 Layer Names outline Indicates outline through cut Example outline z p Can be constructed with lines and arcs Note light weight polylines should work although polylines are not supported at this time If saving DXF file from AutoCAD select version 13 to save polylines as light weight type board Is equivalent to an outline layer name panel Is equivalent to an outline layer name border Is equivalent to an ou
81. ps is to allow a group of tools to be used for specific materials Currently Rolling Nest allows 50 different tooling groups to be defined To set up a tooling group the operator must first define which group by using the pull down menu Once this has been selected the operator must set the materials that they wish to use for this tool group An entire Group setting can be erased by clicking the Erase button next to the Group name Group Materials The materials that each tool group is used on is specified in the Group Materials section Notice the Add and Delete buttons By pressing the button a dialog box will appear in which the operator may add materials from the database or create their own After doing this the material name s will appear in the white window To delete a material highlight the name and press the Delete button Ignore Groups If the operator does not wish to use tooling groups Rolling Nest will use the tools specified under the Default group once the Ignore Groups box has been checked Now we must select the tooling to use for a tooling group or the default group Control Nesting only allows tools that are correctly set up in the 91000 Super Control s Tool Table The tool table can be accessed by exiting Control Nesting and pressing the F9 Tool Management then F2 Tool Table keys on the keyboard Outline Tool Setup The first tool is defined in the Outline Tool Setup
82. r Stack CG 30W Material 3 4 Project Stock Job Quick Cut Job 02 02 10 11 09 AM EBanding Project Center Banding Recut I Part Dbx Back 2 Cabinet Base 4 Drawer Stack 30W Material 3 4 Project Stock Job Quick Cut Job 02 02 10 11 09 AM EBanding None Sheet 4 Part amp Cabinet Sheet Part Cabinet amp AE BI Recut ID Part Dbx Right Side 2 Cabinet Base 4 Drawer Stack CG 30W Material 3 4 Project Stock Job Quick Cut Job 02 02 10 11 09 AM EBanding None Sheet Part Cabinet amp Recut ID Base 4 Drawer Stack CG 30W 3 4 Project Stock Job Quick Cut Job 02 02 10 11 09 AM EBanding None Material Sheet Part Cabinet amp AE NN I Recut ID Left End 1 Base 4 Drawer Stack CG 30W 3 4 Project Stock Quick Cut Job 02 02 10 11 09 EBanding Project Center Banding Lj ELEM Recut ID Sheet Part Cabinet Deck 1 Base 4 Drawer Stack CG 30W 3 4 Project Stock Quick Cut Job 02 02 10 11 09 AM EBanding Project Center Banding Recut ID Dbx Left Side2 Base 4 Drawer Stack CG 30W 3 4 Project Stock Quick Cut Job 02 02 10 11 09 AM EBanding None Sheet Part 4 Cabinet Sheet Part Cabinet Recut ID Dbx Back 3 Base 4 Drawer Stack CG 30W 3 4 Project Stock Quick Cut Job 02 02 10 11 09 AM None
83. rations with the layer names by adding the number to the end of each layers designator name and Control Nesting will use that number when setting the order of operations Example A part with 3 centerline operations could be done with 3 different layer names thus setting the order that each of the three centerline operations will be performed with respect to the other centerline operations NOTE You can specify the order of any of the available layer names by simply appending the number in which you want that operation to be cut This will work with any of the available layers centerline z0p75 d0p5 centerline2 20 82 d0p25 centerline3 20 85 d0p125 Sample DXF File Let s begin by opening the DXF file named layers dxf in a CAD CAM software that supports the DXF file format Take a moment to view the different layer names and what is drawn on each of them This is the key part in making DXF files work with Control Nesting The layer names contain information such as type of operation depth of cut and in some cases the diameter of tool to be used Below is a picture of the DXF file 69 Control Nesting Manual Level Manager Example Level Manger image of the above DXF file to illustrate the layer names depth and tool diameter settings for each corresponding layer Num Visi Mask 06 Name Level Set E 11 2 i Vv i drill 20p75 1 beckdado 2094375 4
84. rrect file or files that he she wants to load To select multiple files hold down Ctrl Key when selecting Once the selection has been made a list of parts will then appear in the window on the left If the user looks closely they will notice check marks aside of the cabinet s name and individual parts If the check marks are removed that part will not be included in the nest Then operator also has the option to change the quantity of the parts that are going to be cut To do this they must select the specific line containing the parts that they want to change the quantity of Then by pressing the Enter key this will enable them to type in a new quantity Once a file has been loaded more files can be added by pressing the Add button located under the TWD Files heading To clear all parts listed in the Load Screen press the Clear button Otherwise when loading a TWD or DXF file the load screen will automatically be cleared DXF Files DF Files DXF Files Load Add Load DXF Part List 21 Too Load Add DXF files the user will need to use the Radio buttons under the heading DXF Files notice DXF Files icon and select the appropriate button Once the DXF file or files have been selected the operator will be prompted to enter the material information At this point they can either choose from the pull down menu or add a material Loading Select or Enter a Material xj Le
85. s_Sheet_Recut rpt 59 2 y e 79 29 dee 80 2D parts outline layer eee 76 2D parts oen 76 2x4 _ 59 2x4 Shipping Sheet Barcode rpt 59 2x4 Shipping Sheet Recut rpt 59 3 30252__ 59 30252 Address 59 30252 Address 59 30252 Address Symbol rpt 59 30252 Address Symbol Barcode rpt 59 30256 59 30256 Shipping Barcode rpt 59 30256 Shipping 222 2 59 30256 Shipping Symbol rpt 59 30256 Shipping Symbol Barcode rpt 59 5 50 SOU 9 30 omm tool oot eren 20 9 90 32 9 spindle rc 20 20 9 spindle drill nemen 20 Accelerations Dove Tail Cutting sss 87 Accelerations tette 87 Accept Sheet 53 Action Meni 55 Activate TImerz iuste etie tee tree 31 31 Add ient ete bent ete 7 40
86. see 45 Confirmation Screen see 45 Contact Thermwood enn 83 Contain 79 it etit 52 52 Contae 79 Control ette 40 PUTING sees eter er eO Er eerte ntu 17 SCHOEN A re ve Rui TER cba roe eT FEE DEO 93 SAT Ug eter eese ted 4 Control iei 4 Control etie recede tton 17 Control iuit 20 evi 23 Control iai tercer ei edes 32 evi 40 ConttolL ioi recte entere 80 evi 87 Control iere 93 Control Nesting 4 6 17 21 23 30 32 36 37 39 40 41 48 50 51 53 55 59 73 75 76 78 79 80 81 87 91 Control Nesting dialog suse 89 Control Nesting SETTINGS 81 Control Nesting Software 7 Control Nesting Software MUST 79 Control Nesting Tooling Dialog 89 Control Nesting v5 0 sss 91 Controller re 91 93 4444444 0 26 Copy p ste tmo c neenon 41 Corner Angle hene pee 85 Corner Radius eee 85 Counter clockwise eee 52 CPOUT 5 igne tee 11 Creating ppc EE 32 8 78 Aon 51 fecun 8 Creating prr pit ehe ERR rs 32 Creatmg iecit inpet vertere 51 Creating getrieben tgo tg 78 Crys
87. st cases a pocket can be cleanly performed without Heavy Cut by choosing a smaller or more appropriate step over Pocket Settings Path Min Pocket Leftover Area r Cleanup Spiral 0008 Amount Qutside In Cut Heavy Cut Pocket Through Cuts Tos ss ZigZag 0 25 Last Pocket Tool 45 Angle C Smallest Pocket Tool Largest Pocket Tool Run pockets made of 1 arc and 1 line as a drill when the line is on the edge of the part 21 Control Nesting Manual Pocket Clean Up The Clean Up Amount is the amount of material that is left around the outer perimeter of the pocket for a finish pass The tool that will be used for this pass can be the last tool to run the pocket the smallest tool that is set for a pocket operation in tooling or the largest tool that is set for a pocket operation in tooling This setting is available in the area marked Tool to Use in the Cleanup area of Pocket Settings Cleanup Amount p Tool to Use Last Pocket Tool C Smallest Pocket Tool Largest Pocket Tool Pocket Area Through Cuts Pocket Area Through Cuts enables the user to control the tool deciding whether to leave a plug or too completely remove all material in the center of a pocket boundary If the through pocket has an area less than the area specified the tool will cut away all material within the pocket s boundary All through pockets with an area larger than the specified a
88. st know which software the files comes from in order to properly use the information included in the file We have created a unique file extension for these instances For example DXF files from Cabinet Vision must use the file extension cvDXF instead of the normal DXF You will need to rename the files using the proper extension before transmitting them to the Super Control A complete listing of required file extensions is included in this tutorial The second convention involves layer names The DXF Translator relies on layer names to separate information for processing The CAD system must have the ability to support layers to work with Control Nesting however most do since this is an integral part of the DXF format Layers are used to separate information Perimeter outline is placed on one layer machine operation for the front side on another etc Some software hardcode the layer names so that the user cannot change them In these instances the file extension tells us which software created the file and we can then work with the fixed layer names Most software however allows the user to specify layer names In these cases the user must use layer names that we recognize for us to be able to use the information properly Once these two conventions are followed the resulting files can be sent to the Super Control and selected along with other files and output from eCabinet Systems using the standard Control Nesting techniques Files from multi
89. t Entry noe deett 50 Sheet Entry dente 50 Sheet 23 Sheet Inkjet nonet eet 59 Sheet Input dialog sees 50 Sheet Macros 24 Sheet selection 19 Sheet Selection 19 51 Sheets and or Off fall Adding undue 47 Sheets and or 2 0 2 47 Index Shift Key opera 50 Shift settings eoe 15 Shipping tei RE 59 Size Leave SKID assis eit seit ees 27 SIZE EE T 27 Skin 27 87 Software Packages Unique Requirements esses 83 Software Packages sese 75 Software 2 2 44 12 83 Specifications 2 4 8 41 Spindle Speed sss 40 41 Spiral esos ene 25 Square Off Fall ne SRI 36 Square scie eno 27 30 OR erre 36 Starting 4 Staring iion 4 Starting Corner 2 2 55 Step Percentage sess 41 Stipulations 78 83 Style Changet 20 Suit USET p E 1 SUL illo 1 Super Control sse 75 Super Control s Tool Table 40 T Tabs URSUS UE DUREE 32 Tab Parameters 32 Tab Thickress erts 32
90. tal Report file sees 59 Ctrl ich EU gr nne 7 Ctrl key hold nnper ned 50 Ctrl Key since aee E 50 Current Tool Names button 41 Currently Rolling 40 76 Cut Line erae Rire 55 Cut Parameters 26 Cut Parameters 26 Cut Planner Files 4 11 Cut Through Depth esses 29 Cut Through 2 222222 2 29 CVD XB bere 75 83 D D 80 b TEE 76 78 D0p375 tete dee eee te 80 Dado eee 29 76 79 83 87 76 D do z0p3125 ete 79 Dado Rout SEUNG T 29 Dado ROUt 29 Dado Rout eet erret eese 30 Dado Rout Pre Ramp Depth 30 Data Rolling Nest CNC Files 73 Dayhgbt eren tro 86 Default group eet 40 Defining Layer Names oerte 76 ss eesti eee 76 D gt668 e Rr een 85 Delete iei cort eT 40 50 Delete All 50 Delete Operations eet 50 Delete Selected nre 50 Delete Sheet ect Due 53 40 Deviation Check Buffet 32 Deviation 22 32 86 Dimension 17 Direciono 26 Index DIS ts tet 85 Do Drills First eee
91. ted will remove the selected items from the list so that they will not be considered for Nesting Remove All will remove all items in the list The Remove options will NOT delete any Saved Sheets or OffFall It only removes them from Nesting consideration To Load an item in the list click on that entry The sheet or offfall can now be altered Then the changes can either be applied to that entry or added as a new entry The Apply and Add as New buttons are available on the left when an item from the list is selected for this purpose Sheet s List Added 3 4 Generic 1000mm 1000mm 18 288mm My Sheet 3 4 Generic 2000mm 600mm 18 288mm 742009803 3 4 Generic 727 455 568 96mm 19 05mm Save Selected Remove Selected Remove All 47 Control Nesting Manual Accept Sheet Once all sections are completed selecting the Accept Sheet button will place the material into the Sheet s List window This will create a new entry in the sheet list to make it available for Nesting Accept Sheet Remove Selected Too remove sheets from the Sheet s List window the operator must highlight the sheet and then select the Delete Sheet button Any material in the Sheet s List window will be used in the next nest if possible By removing a sheet from the list this stop this sheet from being used for nesting Remember the material name must match the part material name in order to use it Remove Selected Return The Return button will re
92. tible files into the Control Nesting Software The large white window on the left contains the current parts ready to be nested The column to the right contains load and add buttons for each compatible file Selection Filter Apply TWD MDB CAB Files eCabinet Systems Job Level Interface V BlandDadoCabinet amp V sta 1 1 1 Cab 1 Qty 1 i ee ae 22 625 ELM UNS Qty 1 Right End 23 L 4 5 Qty 1 d Badk ILES 23 25 L 34 8 22 25 Qty 1 5 375 L 23 25 Qty 1 DXF Files Me NM 22 625 L 23 25 Qty 1 DXF Files ton W 22 25 L 22 375 Qty 1 d Load Add DXF Part List Load Add settings Cut Planner Files Load Add r Excel Files Load Add settings Recut Part Entry Manual Panel Input Material Database Clear All Scrap Recovery OK Cancel eCabinet Systems Files twd Control Nesting Manual TWD MDB CAB Files eCabinet Systems Job Level Interface Load Add To load a new file press Load which is located under the heading TWD Files eCabinets icon listed below Once the window s browser appears the operator will need to select the co
93. tline layer name 64 DXF pocket Indicates pocket cut Example pocket z p d p If a tool diameter d p is not specified then the diameter set in Pocket Settings will be obeyed All lines and arcs on this layer identify the outer boundary of a pocket pocket clamp Indicates pocket clamp area for a pocket at the same depth All lines and arcs on this layer identify the boundary of the clamp s Each desired clamp must be a closed chain Nested clamps clamps inside clamps work in opposite behavior The first clamp will prevent a tool from machining inside the clamp A second clamp inside that clamp will cause the machining to occur inside the clamp A third clamp inside the second clamp will cause machining on the outside of the third clamp and inside of the second clamp If a user desires to have the clamp offset in or out based on tool diameter the key words compin or compout can be used in the layer name respectively This is useful for clamping a hole and the user wants the machining to be performed past the edge of the clamp For example pocketclamp z0p375 where the Z value matches the pocket depth of the pocket layer you wish to clamp dado Indicates dado cut Example dado z p This layer is constructed of 4 connecting straight lines back Indicates back operation for dado chain pocket or drill Example of back drill operation backdrill z p Z or depth values are defined from primary side top of material dr
94. tn etian nen 52 Off fall Library eee 47 48 OffFall Added Sheets 222 2 2 2 50 OffFalls and or Added Sheets 50 OffFalls Added Sheets sss 48 OffFalls Saved clicking oec UR EU 52 OffFalls Saved 0 52 OffFalls Saved Sheets 48 0 8 40 OLIOOW R 59 5 rennen 59 eerte eraot 22 Operate Auto Load and or Unload 21 Operated eee ee en rei eiae 21 Operation S 81 Operation4 15 21 22 24 26 27 29 30 31 36 39 40 41 50 75 76 78 79 80 Operation sse tee erede 81 Operation tte peni mop mro 81 Operation 83 83 UID 87 Operation steep 89 Operation calls tool ceu 39 Operation calls n Ree 39 Operation Tool esee 41 89 OPPOBSITE ette ppRRH ROO EeiG 23 Order Operations enoecenoR de Ipse 81 8 17 30 41 53 75 78 80 Index EE 81 sek DERE 78 Outline 15 27 29 30 37 40 75 76 OUTING io e Ent TOS a 78 oie Te 79 ee 87 Outline layer
95. to insure that when an adjacent part is cut the tabs will not be cut The display will show these resulting adjacent part tabs in a different color Below is an example of a nest where the tabs are in blue and the adjacent tabs are orange Control Nesting analyzes the perimeter of parts for tabbing with a set of parameters To set the tabbing parameters click the Tabs button in Settings 27 Control Nesting Manual Cut Parameters Direction Blind Dove Ramp In Settings Outline Order Keep Recut History Dado Rout Pre Ramp Depth 80 Days 0 25 Double Pass Cut Through Depth Dado Rout Ramp In Length Flip Ops First 0 003 3 Retract Height Outline Pre Ramp Depth Tabs 7 0 375 0 25 Min Feed Rate Outline Ramp In Length 50 1 bead Hiza Activate Timer 150 Do Drills First Full Feed for Through Cuts Outline Cuts 100 Single Pass Tenon Cuts Last Line Feed Speed Off Fall 4 100 Cut Full Perimeter Tab Parameters 28 Settings Use Tabs Part Width for Tabbing Part Length for Tabbing B 5 o Parameters 4 tabs per part Tab width Tab Thickness 0 25 0 125 Distance in From Ends Max Distance Between 20 Locate Increment 0 5 Proximity Allowed Deviation Allowed 0 degrees Buffer for Deviation Check 0 5 Cancel The Tab dialog defines the width of the tabs the maximum width of the part to use tabs and the maximum length of the part to use tabs
96. too write the CNC code The Format can be set to any of the dimensional modes when nesting TWD files However when nesting DXF files the format must be set to the same dimension in which the drawing file was created 13 Control Nesting Manual Format Feet Inches and Decimal 18 6 37 Feet Inches and Fractions 18 6 3 Inches and Decimal 222 375 Inches and Fractions 222 3 8 Metric 8 75mm Table Parameters The section named Table Parameters defines the size of the machine table ability to swap X with Y and the thickness of wasteboard being used If a wasteboard is not being used then this value should be set to zero The Length Axis value setting is used to set which axis on the machine is longer Most cabinet machines have X as the long axis Some Model 67 configurations have the Y axis as the longer axis so this value should be set to Y for those configurations Table Parameters Width Length Axis eo e X Length f 20 Wasteboard Thickness 0 245 Machine Settings Machine Settings The section named Machine Settings is used to activate the different options that the CNC machine being operated may have Settings Machine Settings Sheet Selection Option Fence Fixture amp Park Locations Bar Style Changer Sheet Macros Dual Head Router Off Every Shee Ck Waste Board Every Sheet Placement Pins Setup Ask To Clear Table Auto Vacuum Setup
97. turn operator to the main Control Nesting screen if selected Return 48 Nesting Control Nesting is now ready to begin nesting the TWD MDB or DXF file s that were loaded earlier Control Nesting File Edit Insert True Shape 12 3 CutLine s kalka sheet 1 Nest X Nest Y Complete with Yield of 96 8 3 4 Generic Actual Thickness 0 75 in There are 2 Nesting methods that can be selected True Shape and Cut Line The options can be set in the Action menu True Shape method will try to fit the parts tightly to the starting corner allowing them to interlock among each other if possible Cut Line nesting will fit the parts while trying to leave a common edge between them The nest will be based off of the previous inputs Along with the nest a yield percentage material type and number of sheets used will be displayed To scroll through the sheets in the nest to view simply click on the drop down arrow and select the sheet you want to view By selecting the Nest X or Y button Control Nesting will display a layout of the nest onto the machine diagram as shown below Using the X button means the nest with progress along the X axis Using the Y button means the nest will progress along the Y 49 Control Nesting Manual axis The following image illustrates how the nesting occurs based on the direction and starting corner see Starting Corner in Nesting Parameters
98. undary Y Bank Boundary Min X Min Y Min Y 40 40 Max X Max X 0 fo 7 Max Y Max Y 0 p Cancel Sheet Macros Macros can be inserted before and after each sheet run This allows for any unique load unload operations to be inserted at the appropriate points in the CNC program The feature is merely inserting whatever text which is put in the edit boxes on the dialog displayed below into the CNC program Multiple lines are possible for both Header and Footer 20 Settings Sheet Header amp Footer Macros The text inserted here will be place atthe beginning and end of each sheet the CNC text If nothing is entered it will not be inserted Header Footer Pocket Settings Pocket Settings The Pocket Settings enable the operator to setup parameters for cutting pockets The operator has the option to choose a Spiral or Zigzag cutting method when cutting pockets The settings will be applied to all pockets in the nest Heavy Cut The Heavy Cut option for spiral pocketing enables more precise pocketing to eliminate leftover from sharp corners and inner most loops missed due to large step over Many times the Heavy Cut option can save time by allowing a large step over and adding a few additional motions to clean up the left over This option can also increase time to complete the pocket It is useful for complex pocket boundaries as well as large step over values however in mo
99. vement may be caused by insufficient hold down methods parts being too small etc Nest Direction Nest Direction is the direction that Control Nesting will nest the parts If the X axis is selected parts will nest along the X axis If Y is selected the parts will nest along the Y axis Collar Collar is the distance around the outside edge of the sheet stock that parts are to be nested within Normally an additional amount is added when the outside edges of the sheet are damaged Part Rotation Step Angle Part Rotation Step Angle is a feature added to the Settings dialog to give the operator the ability to control the increments in which each part is rotated and tried when the nest is created Example If the step angle provided is 90 degrees then the parts will be tried in 0 90 180 and 270 degrees This value is what is used for non grain material nests to rotate parts for optimal nesting Nest to the Edge of the Sheet The Nest to the Edge of the Sheet check box will allow the operator to nest parts directly along the edge of the sheet of material By default Control Nesting will leave the radius of the outline tool around the edge of the sheet when creating a nest and then any Collar amount will be added to that number If the collar is set to zero and the Nest to the Edge of the Sheet is checked parts will be nested to the edge of the material when creating the CNC code 33 Tooling Tooling This is
100. ximity Allowed The is the closest distance allowed between tabs If the location on the perimeter is found to be suitable for tab placement but another tab exists within this location by this amount of distance then the new tab will not be created Max Deviation Allowed When a spot is analyzed for tab placement the perimeter is checked based on it s deviation to avoid putting tabs in a notch or on a corner The 30 Settings deviation value is in degrees For example a corner would create a 90 deviation This deviation check is also perform for the location on an adjacent part if an adjacent tab is required for this location Buffer for Deviation Check The amount of the perimeter that is analyzed for tab location is greater than the tab width by this amount This is to avoid putting a tab too close to a notch corner or any other undesired location Nesting Parameters Nesting Parameters The button named Nesting Parameters opens a dialog which allows the user to determine size of off fall maximum size of scrap additional part clearance nest direction collar step angle nest to edge and starting corner It also includes the option for Off Falls to be rectangular only nesting on Added Sheets or Off Fall if they exist and keeping parts with flip operations together on sheets The Nesting Parameters dialog can be accessed from the Settings dialog or the Edit menu The values respect and groups that are established 3
101. y setting the tool number s actuator position number to designate the CENTER drill bit The X bank will be a separate tool number from the Y bank This logic was put in place to handle any different number of positions That is why the actuator position number is critical 37 Control Nesting Manual Control Nesting understands that the actuator position is the CENTER of the bank If your drill bank is mounted to a C axis then the C options should be selected Y OOO X Fig 1 Drill Bank Example If your drill bank is like Fig 1 you would set the actuator position to 3 for the X axis tool number and 7 for the Y axis tool number in THM Tool Management Then in the Tooling section of Control Nesting you would set the Drill Type to X5 for the Operation Tool using your X axis tool number and Y5 for the Operation Tool using your X axis tool number If you only wish to use 3 drills then you pick the center actuator position number for the tool number in THM Tool Management and then designate that Tool Operation as X3 or Y3 Custom The Custom option for Drill Type gives the ability to set up larger drill banks as well as bank counts other than 3 or 5 This setting allows the designation of the lead drill along with the count of drill bits before and after The designation is determined based on the positive or negative direction In the following image a custom drill operation of 3X5 has been entered T
102. ype a question for help 1 5 Panel 1 10 10 mat 1 48 96 2 5 Panel 2 10 20 mat 1 48 96 3 10 Panel 3 10 30 mat 1 48 96 4 5 Panel 4 10 40 mat 1 48 96 Etsy 1 Panel 5 10 50 mat 1 48 96 6 8 Panel 6 10 60 mat 1 48 96 1 9 0 4 2 3 14 5 6 T 4 8 9 20 21 22 B 23 24 X 4 Sheet1 Sheet2 Sheet3 lt Ready NUM Manual Panel Input Manual Panel Input allows the operator to input custom panel sizes right at the controller and nest them Manual Panel Input Material Database The Material Database button lets the operator access the material database so that he she can input or remove materials they are using for DXF file nesting Material Database 1 clear all parts listed in the Load Screen press the Clear button Otherwise when loading a TWD or DXF file the load screen will automatically be cleared Scrap Part Recovery Scrap Part Recover There may be times that a particular part moves during machining resulting in a defective part This means a single part will have to be re machined To do this the 11 Control Nesting Manual operator needs to go into the Load screen and make sure that only the parts that need cut again are selected Then they will need to place a check mark aside of the Scrap Part Recovery option which will cause the machine to run only one part per sheet Each part will be cut at the flip operation fence and follow the X

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