Extruded Bar Nesting Characteristics

 

 

 

 

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This command allows to specify the nesting properties of a part or support for extruded bar nesting. This command is available in Part and Assembly. These characteristics are used by the Automatic Tube Nesting and Automatic Bar Nesting commands.

 

Creation stages / Use:

 

Click the icon or select the Tools > Nesting Characteristics Management > Extruded Bar Nesting Characteristics... command from the drop-down menu.

 

  1. Choose if you wish to define the characteristics of a extruded bar to nest or the characteristics of a support that will contains extruded bars to nest.

  2. Select the reference frame (its Z axis must be the extruded bar axis).

  3. Select the type of rotations allowed.

  4. Validate .

 

The Z axis of the reference frame in the same as the extruded bar axis

 

 

 

This command is protected by a license.

 

 

 

 

Available options:

 

 

  • Two types of tube characteristics can be defined:  

  • Part: the tube will be a nesting extruded bar .

  • Support: the tube will be a nesting support for extruded bar parts.

  • Frame: The Z axis of the reference frame must be defined along the tube axis.

  • Autorized rotation: This option allows to define the allowed rotations of the part, according to its extruded bar section.

  • Free to rotate: circular sections for example.

  • Rotation at 90°: square sections for example.

  • Rotation at 180°: rectangular or oblong sections for example.

  • Without rotation: L-shaped sections for example.

  • Other

  • Allow flip (Part mode only): This option allows to flip the part on the support in order to gain in loss rate (on the X and Y axis of the reference frame). Into the nesting document, part quantity is global (flipped part or not).

  • Usable as support: The option allows you to define a profile family as a nesting part and as a support. Thus, it is not necessary to duplicate the family and its generic to identify the supports.  

 

 

 

It is possible to modify the freedom degrees by ticking the box:

  • Free: This option allows to let the nesting manage the nested part rotation from 0° to 360° with a step of 1°.

  • Interval: This option allows to enter a minimum angle, a maximum angle as well as the rotation step. During the nesting, the part will be able to be rotated following the entered step. If the minimum angle is 0°, the maximum one is 360° and the step is 90°, the part can be rotated to 0°, 90°, 180°, 270° or 360°.

 

 

 

  • Representation to consider: This option allows to choose the representation to consider.

 

 

 

Modifications / Additional information:

 

A Extruded Bar Nesting Characteristics Management operation is created in Analysis Stage.