This command allows you to modify the nesting settings applied to this part.

These changes will be applied during the next nesting in Recompute mode, when new parts are added in Complete mode or through Manual nesting.

Available options:

• The quantity of each part to nest can be modified. If after the calculation, a quantity is highlighted in orange, it means that the asked quantity has not been placed.

• Priority: The nesting  takes supports with a priority of 1 (the smallest value) and places parts regarding their priorities. Then supports with priority 2 are completed with residual parts, always by considering their priorities. And so on....

Parts and supports priorities are independently considered.

• Filler part: If this option is selected, the quantity of parts is automatically initialized to an infinite number. And one piece will be included in each hole left in the support after the nesting of the other pieces. It is possible to limit this quantity by filling it in.

• The Nest the enclosing box option allows to use the enclosing box instead of the part geometry.

• A Security gap can be entered. It is uniformly distributed around the contour of the part. When providing the Nesting characteristics function, a security section can have been defined.

• The Nest into holes allows to prohibit or grant the use of cut-outs of this part to nest other parts. It can be predefined by using the Nesting characteristics function, but can be changed when you want. It is applied to every internal boundaries of the part. If a part contains a lot of small cut-outs, this could negatively influence nesting results. In the case of a part with a big cut-out (to consider) and small cut-outs (to ignor), the good way is to use the Nesting characteristics function by defining a sketch with the external boundary  of the part and the internal boundary to consider.

• No: The nest into cut-outs is prohibited.

• Yes: The nest into cut-outs is allowed.

• Allow flip

This option allows to flip the part on the support in order to gain in loss rate.

In order that a flip part is properly placed inside the support, TopSolid must knows its thickness. For a sheet metal part this value is retrieved automatically, otherwise it must be entered in the Nesting characteristics.

Into the nesting document, part quantity is global (flipped part or not).

• The Degrees of freedom are allowed rotations of the part.

• Free: The nesting manages the part rotation from 0° to 360° with a step of 1°.

• Interval: The option allows to enter a minimum angle, a maximum angle and a rotation step. During the nesting, the part could be rotated regarding this entered step. If the minimum angle is 0°, the maximum angle is 360° and the step is 90°, the part could be rotated at 0°, 90°, 180°, 270° or 360°.

• Angles: The option allows to force rotation angles of the part when nesting.

• Managed by material/coating isotropic : This option allows to determine the freedom degrees of the part automatically according to its material.

• If the material and/or coating is not isotropic, the possible rotations are 0°or 180°.

• If the materials and coatings are Isotropic, the rotations are those defined in the command.

• Allow common cut: If the common cut strategy is enabled, this option allows you to choose whether or not the part is affected by the common cut. More details there.