sheet - workflow.

[Cast16]

Hello, everyone.
I wanted to know what is the workflow of those who work the sheets and use only if.
what since you open a parameterized asm file until you save the filled sheet in dxf for the laser.
I wonder why we're in three at the office and we're working mostly in autocad... especially to stack the pieces and to laser.
autocad seems more handy to move the pieces (helps the repetition funz of the last command with right-click).

in autocad we do so: we open the file - copy through a filter only the white and yellow layers - paste into a file always open that we use to stack the pieces (after having inserted several jobs) - we fill the sheets- we save in dxf.

suggestions? ?
Thank you.
aurel.

 

[Alberto.E]

to "fill the sheets" do you intend to place developments on the sheet?

 

[Cast16]

to "fill the sheets" do you intend to place developments on the sheet?

yes manual nesting.

 

[gerod]

I work with automatic nesting. .
I pass the sat to the program that arranges to do everything.
First he was hand-made but it wasn't worth it.

 

[Cast16]

I'm curious.
What program do you use?
How much is the percentage of waste? we manually 9-10%.

 

[Alberto.E]

So I don't see where the problem is to move on to solid edge... with solid edge expose the dxf or sat as gerod says and then make your nesting with a special program.

 

[Cast16]

and then you nest with a special program.

It's gerod using a program. we do manual.
but then made almost all with the program nesting?
Isn't there too much waste?

 

[Alberto.E]

then use autocad only for nesting using dxf from solid edge

 

[Cast16]

Do you also think that autocad is more manageable for nesting?
Do you get dxf files from dft? I tried to save in dxf a dft where there are the views developed but it is complicated: in the dxf the views are blocks, the layers of the folds are the same as the contours. Where am I wrong?

 

[Alberto.E]

I do not constantly use solid edge but believe that export in dxf or dwg is customizable as in other parametric cads as inventor and pro-e.
I can't tell you if autocad is more handy or not. depends all on the habit...it is that a sofware that is born to nesting will surely have shortcomings and automatisms that can save you time.

 

[gerod]

with automatic nesting is not that you do many scraps.
Then you can always force by hand!

 

[Davimont]

absolutely automatic nesting program!
I have programmed punching machine and plasma machine for several years using the nesting program and thinking of having to do the same job with autocad is unthinkable.
but for automatic nesting what do you mean? that the pieces put them down the program?
that function I used only for large quantities of all rectangular and equal pieces. for sheets with very different pieces both in size and shape, down of handle both for positioning and for the sequence of work, then a nice reorder for tool and is made.
Now I don't know what nesting you use, but I used to send the lamiere machines with a very low scrap and without even too much effort.

 

[Marco74]

we use as cad autocad and solid edge, as cam expert of lantek, automatic nesting or positioning pieces in manual.

Bye.

 

[Davimont]

we use as cad autocad and solid edge, as cam expert of lantek, automatic nesting or positioning pieces in manual.

Bye.

I did not want to name the nesting prog to avoid advertising but it is exactly what I used for years!:biggrin:
copy moves wheel mirror series.. and who puts it more.. in just one click, do the same thing with autocad is unlikely!! the only fact that you can set (like all the nesting progs) a min edge to keep between the pieces automatically and a thousand other dedicated options, should make you prefer a dedicated program without thinking twice.

 

[Be_on_edge]

from us automatic nesting, the percentage of discard depends on the size of the pieces you need to cut.

on certain thicknesses we have 3% on others 20%, regardless of doing it by hand or doing it automatically.

Hi.