Use this dialog to define the sheets you want to use in this nesting job.  You can define a sheet using the Select Curve(s) button or by specifying the sheet dimensions and selecting the Add Sheet(s) button.  You can also select a defined sheet from the list and edit its parameters such as Name, Length, Width, etc. using the Update Sheet button.

Add Sheet to Nest

The sheet definition record includes the sheet #, Name, Count, Thickness, Starting Corner, Nesting Direction and Grain Direction.  You can edit these parameters after the sheet is defined by selecting the Update Sheet button.

#

Sheets are numerically identified at the time of creation.

Name

This is the name of the sheet provided when it was created.

Count

This is the total quantity for this sheet.

Thickness

This is the designated thickness for the sheet.

Starting Corner

This is the starting corner for the toolpath operations nested on this sheet.

Starting Corner

Nesting Direction

This is the direction that toolpath operations will be nested on this sheet.  For example, beginning at the Lower Left, operations would nested from left to right (Along X).

Nesting Direction

Grain Direction

This is the grain direction for the sheet.  It can be used to control how toolpath operations are oriented on the sheet.  For example, if you select Along X here and then select Along Y for Grain Direction on the Nest Parameters tab of the toolpath operation dialog, then that toolpath would be rotated 90 degrees on this sheet.

Grain Direction

Select Curve(s)

Pick this button to select geometry to be used as Sheets.  You may window-select all closed curves and press <Enter> or <Right-Click> to add them to the selection list.  Selecting open profiles is not supported.  Sheets are Only periphery shapes and cannot contain holes or cutouts. test

Remove All

Pick this button to remove ALL items from the list.

Remove Active

Select the Remove Active button to remove the currently selected item from the list.

Use these controls to define the parameters for a new sheet.  Once the fields are defined, pick the Add Sheet(s) button to add the sheet to the list above.

Name

This will be the Name of the defined sheet.

Length

This will be the Length of the defined sheet measured in the default drawing units.

Height

This will be the Height of the defined sheet measured in the default drawing units.

Thickness

This will be the Thickness of the defined sheet measured in the default drawing units.

Count

This will be the Count total for the defined sheet.

X / Y / Pick

You can use this dialog to create a new nesting sheet by specifying the new sheet's dimensions.  Specify the dimensions for X and Y or use the Pick button to select two diagonal points to define the sheet rectangle, starting with the lower right point and then right-click or press <Enter>.

Update Sheet

Select this button to update the selected sheet with changes you have made to its parameters.  

Add Sheet(s)

After entering the Sheet Definition parameters, select the Add Sheet(s) is button to add the sheet to the sheets list.