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P.E.P. TECHNOLOGY©
COMBINE CUTTING vs. COMMON CUTTING
WHAT THE AUTOMATIC
NESTING AND COMBINE CUTTING LOGIC DOES!
The intelligence of the Automatic Nesting software is profound. The logic analyzes the parts, categorizes them and then nests columns of parts rotating the parts to maximize the amount of common and combine cutting. In the nest below the logic recognized that the part could be common or combine cut, however, to maximize the savings the 1st part of each column must be nested upside down and every other part rotated 180 degrees to the previous part, column after column. Rotating the 1st part upside down pairs the longest geometry maximizing the savings. Having nested the parts in columns, the logic then combine cuts the first columns and saves it as a sub program that is called four times reducing the control memory required to cut the nest.
Organizing
the parts in the nest matters.
The P.E.P. nesting logic will produce all three types of nests below based upon the part attributes and the type of cutting ( laser, plasma, gas, waterjet, punch ). When common or combine cut scenarios exist, P.E.P. will nest the parts as shown in the middle and right column. Orientating the parts as P.E.P. does for common and combine cutting will eliminate head crashes, improve edge quality, reduce heat buildup and minimize burn spots.
Cut as solo only Combine Cut Common Cut
No common
geo If Mirrored = Yes Rotated 180 = Yes
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