nesting operation

[thereclinerman]

hi. i know most users here do not use nesting, however i have a problem wit it and maybe someone has ran across it before.

 

using mastercam x5/x6 router level 1 and same problem with each.

 

i nest multiple square or rectangle geometry parts and set the spacing. when i go back and measure the spacing, all vertical distances are correct, however, all horizonal distances are off by .05. regardless of the number i set the spacing at, it is always the horizonal distance that is off by .05.

 

is there a setting i am missing

 

thanks

 

 

[JayM]

I wouldn't say there is a setting that you are missing.  Mastercam has a single Part to part distance that controls the distance they are from each other.  Depending on the parts and sheets and the fill quantity I get some variations on the exact distance that each part is from each other.  But it is never less than the distance that I set and does not vary to far from my desired value.  I chalk it up to Mastercam balancing between optimizing my parts on the sheet and maintaining a critical distance.

[gparnell]

  XFORM NESTING ISSUE.pdf   67.64KB   0 downloads

I am having the same issue with X9, only the spacing's actually vary instead of being off a consistent amount..  I run a lot of irregularly shaped 1/8" thick aluminum parts and the spacing is critical to prevent small "webs" from being formed between parts with all the issues that causes.  I have to go back and manually adjust spacing's between parts. Has anyone found a fix?

[Guest]

  XFORM NESTING ISSUE.pdf   67.64KB   0 downloads

I am having the same issue with X9, only the spacing's actually vary instead of being off a consistent amount..  I run a lot of irregularly shaped 1/8" thick aluminum parts and the spacing is critical to prevent small "webs" from being formed between parts with all the issues that causes.  I have to go back and manually adjust spacing's between parts. Has anyone found a fix?

 

Probably better placed on the mastercam.com forum

 

People from CNC are FAR more active over there