Is this a future possibility or too much trouble?
Select points on a piece of scrap (remnant) on the table and import as a material size in sheetcam.
I used it a lot at my last job. would be very useful
remnant nesting?
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Have you thought about making your drawing size the same as your material size, then saving it as a template. Then you draw up your cuts on the sheet, saving the drawing each time as a template. So each time you have a project, you can draw it up and move it around the template until you can find a place it fits. Each time you cut on the sheet, you locate 0,0 in the same place.
Hope that makes some kind of sense, Steve
Hope that makes some kind of sense, Steve
I somewhat do that now when I leave a sheet on the table. I cut it down to manageable sizes when I take it off thoughWyoGreen wrote:Have you thought about making your drawing size the same as your material size, then saving it as a template. Then you draw up your cuts on the sheet, saving the drawing each time as a template. So each time you have a project, you can draw it up and move it around the template until you can find a place it fits. Each time you cut on the sheet, you locate 0,0 in the same place.
Hope that makes some kind of sense, Steve
Maybe what I'm asking isn't doable or not enough interest in it. Thought I would ask
Re: remnant nesting?
If you are using Mach3 there is a wizard called Copycat, jog and learn for router, I use it with a usb camera mounted on the torch body to trace parts.
It would work with a pointer in place of the torch cap as well, It is quite accurate with a camera! I would think you could trace around your remnant and do the same thing.
Steve
It would work with a pointer in place of the torch cap as well, It is quite accurate with a camera! I would think you could trace around your remnant and do the same thing.
Steve