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Contents
Contents........................................................................................................................................................2
Introduction..................................................................................................................................................4
Nearly50yearsofcuttingexcellence.......................................................................................................4
ProNest.....................................................................................................................................................4
WhydoesindustrychooseProNest?........................................................................................................4
Processexpertise..................................................................................................................................4
Breakthroughtechnologies...................................................................................................................4
Easeofuse............................................................................................................................................4
Notes:........................................................................................................................................................5
CADGEOMETRYunderstandhowtobringgeometryintoProNest..........................................................6
ThePartsList.............................................................................................................................................6
PartGeometry...........................................................................................................................................7
TASKThePartsList.............................................................................................................................8
DEFINEPARTLIST(1).................................................................................................................................9
TASKParts:..........................................................................................................................................9
TASKQuantity.....................................................................................................................................9
TASKMaterial...................................................................................................................................10
TASKEditingLeads...........................................................................................................................10
TASKSpecialLeads...........................................................................................................................11
SpecialAttributes....................................................................................................................................11
TASKCosts........................................................................................................................................11
TASKGrain........................................................................................................................................12
TASKKerf...........................................................................................................................................12
TASKPartImport..............................................................................................................................12
NESTING......................................................................................................................................................13
Whatisanest?........................................................................................................................................13
TASKModifyingParts.......................................................................................................................13
Creatinganewnest................................................................................................................................14
TASKNestCreation..........................................................................................................................14
TASKInsertingNests........................................................................................................................14
Addingpartstothenestmanually..........................................................................................................15
TASKPositioningPart1....................................................................................................................15
TASKPositioningPart2....................................................................................................................17
Removingpartsfromthenest................................................................................................................17
TASKRemovingParts.......................................................................................................................17
Part/NestSeperationProperties.............................................................................................................18
TASKSeperations..............................................................................................................................18
TASKAutonest..................................................................................................................................19
TASKSeperations..............................................................................................................................19
TASKValues......................................................................................................................................19
TASKMaterial...................................................................................................................................19
TASKInputs.......................................................................................................................................19
DEFINEPARTLIST(2)developingnewpartsforuseinProNest..........................................................20
TASKCADDrawing...........................................................................................................................20
TASKProcessing................................................................................................................................21
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TASKInformation..............................................................................................................................21
TASKParametric...............................................................................................................................22
TASKModification............................................................................................................................23
TASKParts.........................................................................................................................................23
TASKVirtualShapes.........................................................................................................................24
TASK2DPipe....................................................................................................................................25
TASKParameters..............................................................................................................................25
TASKReport......................................................................................................................................26
TASKJobOverview...........................................................................................................................27
TASKSeparations..............................................................................................................................27

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Introduction
Nearly 50 years of cutting excellence
AtHypertherm,oursolefocusiscutting.EveryAssociatefromourengineerstoour
manufacturingandserviceteamsiscompletelyfocusedonprovidingourcustomerswiththe
bestcuttingsolutionsintheindustry.Itsamissionstretchingbacknearly50yearstoourfirst
industrialcuttingpatent.Today,ourpatentwallcontinuestoexpandasweinnovatetirelessly
tointroducenewplasma,laserandwaterjettechnologiesandservicesthatwillhelpindustry
achieveoptimalcuttingoutcomesthatsupporttheirbusinessobjectives.So,whetheryoure
cuttingprecisionpartsinNorthAmerica,constructingapipelineinNorway,fabricating
agriculturalmachineryinBrazil,gougingoutweldsintheminesofSouthAfrica,orbuildinga
skyscraperinChina,youcancountonHypertherm.Nomatterwhatyoucut,whereyoucut,or
howyoucut,weareheretoguideyoutowardthecuttingsolutionthatisrightforyou.

ProNest isanindustryleadingCAD/CAMnestingsoftwareforadvancedmechanizedcutting.
Itprovidesasinglesolutionforprofilecuttingneedsincludingplasma,laser,waterjet,and
oxy/fuel.Itisspecificallydesignedtohelpfabricatorsandmanufacturersincreasematerial
savings,boostproductivity,loweroperatingcosts,andimprovepartquality.

Why does industry choose ProNest?

Process expertise
ProNestdoesmorethananyothersoftwaretoautomaticallyembedcutprocessexpertiseinto
theNCcode.Whetheritsmaterialtype,thickness,orgrade,ProNestisdrawingonyearsof
researchanddevelopmenttodelivertheoptimaladjustmentsincludingleads,separations,kerf,
feedrate,andcuttingtechniques.

Breakthrough technologies
ProNestisbroughttoyoubythecuttingexpertsatHypertherm.Thisallowsyoutoleverage
breakthroughcuttingtechnologieslikeTrueHoleandRapidPart,whicharedelivered
automaticallywithoutoperatorintervention,andTrueBevelwhichgreatlyreducesbevelset
uptime.

Ease of use
UsersagreethatProNestissurprisinglyeasytolearnanduse,particularlycomparedtoother
advancednestingproducts.Ourintuitivesoftwareonlyrequiresoneinterface,andusersdonot
havetoswitchbetweendifferentprogramstocompletethejob.Productionteamswillbeup
andrunningfaster,andwillbeabletocompletethejobinfewersteps.

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Notes:
ThismaterialhasbeenprovidedspecificallyforHyperthermEducationalPartnerstoactasa
teachersaide.ThismaterialisnotintendedtorepresentacompleteProNesttraining
document.
ThefollowingtasksarebasedonaHyperthermplasmamachinesetup.TheEdgePro9_74
HPR400XDaArcGlide(All,TrueHole,N2M,N2CM)ArcWritermachineconfiguration/setupfile
isprovidedwiththiscurriculumandisrecommendedforthisprogram.Studentsshouldaddthis
machinetoProNestandsetasthedefault.Alsorequiredisthedemooxyfuelmachinewhichis
alreadyincludedintheinitialProNestinstallation.Ifothermachineconfigurationsareusedto
administerthisprogram,theactualresultswillbedifferentthanthedocumentedresults.
PleaseconsultwithyourHyperthermCAMrepresentativeforassistancewithmakingthe
requiredmodifications.

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CAD GEOMETRY understand how to bring geometry into ProNest.

The Parts List
TheProNestpartlistcontainsallofthepartsthatyouhaveaddedtoyourjob.Whenyou
importpartfilesintoyourjobfromapartsource,ProNestprocessesthesefilesandthenadds
themtothepartlist.Addedpartscontainalloftheinformationfromthesourcefileaswellas
thenestinginformationthatwasaddedwhenthepartwasimported.

Theeditingofajob'spartlistisdoneintheEditPartListwindow.Fromthiswindowyoucan
buildapartlistforyourjobbyimportingpartsourcefilesintoProNestandaddingpropertiesto
thoseparts.

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Part Geometry
Therearesix(6)methodsforbringinggeometry(parts)intotheProNestPartsListincluding:
1. DrawinAutoCADorothercompliantsoftwareandbringintoProNestasa.dxforother
fileformat.

2. ImportpartsthroughanMRP/ERPinterfacetocreateWorkOrders.

3. ModifyanexistingshapefromtheVariableShapeParts(VSP)Library.

4. ModifyanexistingshapefromthePipeParametricLibrary.

5. UsepartspreviouslysavedwithintheProNestPartsLibrary.

6. UseoneofProNestsOptionalInterfaceModulestoimportprofilesorassemblies
directlyfrom3DCADorotherspecialtyprograms.

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TASK The Parts List:Formethods1,3,4&5above,writedowntheproceduresandbasic

stepstakentocreateandimporteachintoProNest.
1. Extractapartfromyourassignmentandsaveitasa*.dxffile,importintoProNestfor
useinanest.
OpenProNest,opentheeditpartlist,navigatetothefoldercontainingthe*.dxf,
addthefiletothepartlist.

3. ModifyaGeneralRectangle4x8inProNestVSPforuseinanest.
OpenProNest,opentheeditpartlist,clicktheVSPtab,opentheGeneral
Rectangle,editthedimensions,addtothepartlist.

4. OpenthePipemoduleinProNest.ModifyO/Dto12I/Dto5anddefine5holesof1
dia.ona51/2dia.Flange.Next,modifyaSegmentedElbowintheProNestVSPwitha
90angle.Makebothpartsavailableforuseinanest.
OpenProNest,opentheeditpartlist,clickthePipetab,opentheFlangeand/or
theSegmentedElbow,editthedimensions,addtothepartlist.

5. OpenthePartsLibraryinProNest.MakethepartCircle.dxfavailableforuseinanest.
OpenProNest,openthePartLibraryintheDatabasetab.Clickonnew.
NavigatetotheProgramData\HyperthermCAM\ProNest2017\Examples
directory.SelectBasePlate.dxfandCircle.dxfandclickOK.Withinthe
propertiesselectMS.375andaQTYof5each.ClosethePartsLibrarywindow.
SelectCircle.dxfandaddtothePartsList.

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DEFINE PART LIST (1)understandthemostcommonwaystodefinethepartlistand

relatedjobspecificationsinProNest.

TASK Parts:Forthistask,usetheprovidedHyperthermplasmamachinesetup(itmaybe
usefultosetthismachineasyourdefault).OpenPNandgototheEditPartList.UndertheCAD
tab,navigatetotheExamplesfolder(ProgramData>HyperthermCAM>ProNest2017>
Examples).
SelecttheArcTrapandaddittothePartsList.Listthreedifferentwaysthatyoucanmovethis
parttothepartlistinPN:

SelectthepartandpresstheAddPartbutton

Doubleclickonthepart

DragtheparttothePartsListanddropit

TASK Quantity:ChangethequantityofArcTrapto20.
Choosethreemorepartsfromtheexamplesfolder,addthesepartstothepartlistandassign
quantitiesof20toeachpart.
Inadditiontothequantity,explainwhichtwoadditionalpartattributes(partlistfields)mustbe
assignedavalue,beforeplatenestingcantakeplace:

MaterialandClass
Material=Thematerialassignedtotheselectedpart.
Note:WhenspreadsheetsareusedfortheProcessParameters,thelistofavailable
materialscomesfromthematerialsfoundinyourProcessParametersspreadsheet.
Whenspreadsheetsarenotused,thelistofavailablematerialscomesfromyour
materialdatabase.
Class=Thecuttingparametersfortheselectedpart.
Note:Classcanbeusedtoorganizeyourmaterialsusingspecializedinformationsuchas
cuttinggasoramperage.Partswiththedifferentclassescan'tbeplacedonthesame
nest.AvailableclassescomefromtheProcessParametersspreadsheet.

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TASK Material:SetMaterialtoMS0.375in.andClassto130Amp02/Air(TrueHole).

TASK Leads:Todisplaytheleadsforaselectedpart,firsthighlightthepart,clicktheleads
tabinthePropertieswindow(lowerright),andthenclickonanexteriorleadinthePreview
window(topright).
FillinthefollowingleadinformationfromtheArcTrapouterprofile:
Leadin
Style
Size(in.)
Angle
Extension(in.)
Quality

Linear
0.375
0
0.000
Inherit

TASK Editing Leads:LeadsinPNareassignedautomaticallybasedonthebuiltinprocess

parametersspreadsheetsandsettings;howeverleadscanbeeditedifdesired.
WhileHyperthermparametersarefactorytested,whatisonereasonwhyyoumightwantto
edittheleadsofapartbeforecontinuingontonesting?

Thesoftwaresometimesplacesleadsonthesidesofparts,butifasmallradiuscorneris
present,thismaybeabetterlocationforalead.(Thiswouldpotentiallycauseasurface
blemishonthesideofthepart.)

Ifpartqualityisnotanissuethenmanuallyadjustingtheleadstoashorterlength,while
increasingthepotentialforpartdefects,willallowthepotentialformorepartstobe
placedonanest.

Usingleadstylessuchaslock,diagonalstep,spiral,wiggleandvariousotherscanbe
beneficialdependinguponthecuttingprocessormaterialbeingcut.

DescribeoneothermethodforeditingleadsinPN:

SelectapartinthePartsList,openAdvancedEdit,selectEntity>ModifyLeads

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TASK Special Leads:WhymightsomeonechoosetoapplyCornerLoopstoapart?

Toincreasethesharpnessofthefinishedcutcorner

Whatisonedownsideofusingacornerloop?

Increasedpartseparations(resultingindecreasedplateutilization)

WhereinProNestcancornerloopsbeadded?

Advancededit

Special Attributes
TASK Costs:SelecttheArcTrapinthePartList.Thetotalcostofthepartcanbe
automaticallycalculatedbyPNundertheUtilizationandCostingtab(lowerright).While
workingwithcosting,keepinmindthatrealworldProNestusershavetheirownuniquecosts
andtrackingmethodsthatmustbeenteredintotheProNestsetupbeforeaccuratecosting
resultscanbeproduced.Theexamplesbelowrelyonsampledatasuppliedinthestandard
configuration/setupinstalledforthisclassandarefordemonstrationpurposesonly.
Notethetotalcostandproductiontimedifferencethatoccursasthematerialthickness
changes:
MS0.500in.(130AMPO2/AirTH)
Time0:00:46
$3.86
MS0.750in.(260AMPO2/AirTH)
Time0:00:43
$5.42
MS1.000in.(400AMPO2/AirTH)
Time0:00:48
$7.22

Performthematerialthicknesscosttestagain,butthistimechangeyourmachinefromthe
providedHyperthermplasmamachinetothedemooxyfuelmachine.Recordyourresults
below:
MS0.500in.
Time0:03.05
$12.05
MS0.750in.
Time0:04.24
$16.83
MS1.000in.
Time0:05.47
$21.08

Nameatleasttwoothervariablesbesidesmaterialthicknessthatcouldalsoaffectthecostof
production:

Materialtype,Cuttingprocess,laborrate,materialhandlingequipment

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TASK Grain:IntheEditPartsList,seeGrainrestraintangleunderNesting>Attributesin
thelowerrightwindow.WhymightapartrequiretheGrainrestraintangleapplied?

Whenbending,settingthepartbendlinesperpendiculartothematerialgrainwillhelp
avoidfracture.
Foraestheticrequirements,ensurethatthepartissetinthedesiredorientationrelative
tograin.

Describewhenitsok,intermsofpartquality,tousetheMirroroption:
Whentheresultingedgeangleisnotimportant,e.g.whenweldingisthenext
operation.

TASK Kerf:KerfisappliedinProNestviatheprocessparametertable,Kerfvalueswill
automaticallychangebasedoncertainfactors.Nameonefactorthatwillcausekerfvaluesto
change:

Materialthickness,speedofcut,amperageuseinplasmaprocess,KWusedinlaser
process,nozzlesizeofoxy/fueltorch,nozzlesizeandabrasiveusedinwaterjet.

TASK:Definethefinaldimensionsofasquareholewhichwasdrawn10x10andhasnokerf
compensationappliedassumingtheactualkerfwidthis0.14.

9.93x9.93

Whatsizewouldthesquareholeneedtobedrawninordertoachieveafinishedholeof10x
10assumingactualkerfwidthof0.14?

10.07x10.07

TASK Part Import:Thefaster,automaticwaytobuildapartlistinProNestistoimporta

previouslycreatedpartlist,oronethatisderivedfromanERPorMRPsystem.Describethe
steps/commandsusedtoimportastandardpartlistfilecreatedbyanexternalsoftware
systemintoProNestandidentifythefileextension:

GotoFile>Open,selectFilesoftype:=ProNestPartList(*.pnl),navigatetothefileand
clickOK.
*.PNL

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NESTINGunderstandhowtonestthepartlistandwhatvariablesareinvolvedinnesting.
What is a nest?
Nestsarecomprisedofpartsthathavebeenpositionedonaplateinaparticularorientation.In
ordertocreateoutputforanestinProNest,anestmusthaveatleastonepartaddedtoit.
Belowisanexampleofanestwith24partsnested

Nestingcanbedonemanually,wherepartsareaddedtotheplateoneatatime.Apartor
groupofpartscanalsobearrayedontoanest.Nestingcanalsobedoneautomatically.
Nestsarecreatedandmodifiedafterpartshavebeenaddedtothepartlist.Thefirstphaseof
nestinginvolvesaddingpartstoyournest.Oncethepartsarenested,manyfeaturesusedto
modifythenestwillbecomeavailable.

TASK Modifying Parts:Whatfunctionscanbeusedtomodifypartsoncetheyhavebeen

addedtoanest?

Theycanbemoved,rotated,clustered,tabbed,duplicated,andmirrored;cutdirection
canbechanged;andleadscanbeadjusted.Theplatecanbecroppedandthecutting
sequencecanbechanged.

TASK:Whatisthefinalfunctiontobeusedoncepartshavebeenaddedandthenestis
finalized?

Whenallmodificationshavebeenmade,thenestcanbesavedwithyourjobandthen
outputasaCNCfile.

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Creating a new nest

InthemainProNestwindow,thereisalwaysadefaultplatetobeginnestingon.Youcanbegin
nestingonthisplateimmediatelywithoutexplicitlycreatinganewnest.However,youcan
createanewnestatanytimeusingtheplateofyourchoice.

TASK Nest Creation:Whatthetwo(2)methodstocreateanewnest

OntheNesttab,clickNewNest.

or

ClicktheNewNesttab.

Selecttheplateandsafezonescheme(ifapplicable)thatyouwanttouse.
ClickOK.
Insertanest
TheNewNest/InsertNestdialog

TASK Inserting Nests:WiththeInsertNestfunction,youcancreateanewnestand

specifywhereitshouldbeinsertedinthenestorderinthejob.Describethethree(3)stepsto
insertanestthatwouldbecomenestthree(3)inajobwithfive(5)nests.

1.Rightclickthenesttab(

2.SelectInsert.

)totherightofwhereyouwanttoinsertthenest.

TheInsertNestdialogwillappear.

3.Selecttheplateandsafezonescheme(ifapplicable)thatyouwanttouse.
ClickOK.

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Adding parts to the nest manually

Withinteractivenesting,partsareaddedfromthepartlisttothenestmanually.

TASK Positioning Part 1:Whatarethetwoprogramcomponentsthatwillaffecthow

partsareinitiallypositionedwhentheyaremanuallynested.Whatdefaultsettingmustnotbe
selectedtoallowthesefeaturestofunctioncorrectly?

UnselecttheAnchorparttocursoroptionbelowthePartListwindow.

TheAutoDropzoneandAutoBumpsettings(ontheNestingsettingspage):

WithAutoDrop,partsareinitiallyaddedtothenestinthesamerelativespot(inoneof
thecornersorthecenteroftheplate).ThepartmaybeaddedbyDoubleclickingthe
partinthepartlistorselectthepartinthepartlistandthenpressENTER.Thepartwill
initiallybeplacedintheregionspecifiedintheAutoDropzonesetting.
Example:IfyouhaveAutoDropzonesetto"UpperRight"andAutoBumpisoff,your
partwillautomaticallybeplacedintheupperrightareaofthenest.

IfyouhaveAutoDropzonesetto"UpperRight"andAutoBumpisactivewithdirections
setto"Down"and"Left",thepartwouldinitiallybeplacedintheupperrightandthen
wouldbeautomaticallybumpedupandthenleft.

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AddaparttothecurrentnestwithoutAutoDrop
Clickanddragthepartfromthepartlistontothenest.Thepartwillinitiallybeplaced
whereyoureleasethecursor.
Example:
Becausetheclickanddragmethoddoesn'tuseAutoDropzone,aslongasAutoBumpis
off,yourpartwillautomaticallybeplacedonthenestwhereyoureleasethecursor.

IfAutoBumpisactive,thepartwillbemovedfromwhereyoureleasethecursorinthe
AutoBumpdirectionspecifiedinsettings.

Thesesettingsonlycontroltheinitialpositioningofmanuallynestedparts.Onceparts
havebeennested,youcanmovethemaroundfreelyonthenest.

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TASK Positioning Part 2:Usingthearrayfeature,youcanautomaticallyplacemultiple

copiesofapartorgroupofpartsontoaplate,inaspecificarrangement.Arrayedpartsare
placedascloseaspossibletooneanother,basedonthepartseparationvalueinyoursettings,
inordertomaximizematerialutilization.Arrayscanbeappliedeitherautomaticallyor
interactivelyonanest.
Withwhatfeaturecanyouquicklyplacepartsinapatternarrayinsideofarectangularregion
onthenest?Whatbenefitsdoesthisprovidetotheoperator?thatwillprovidefastmanual
nestingwithgreatercontroloverthesizeanddirectionofthearray.

PleaseseetheProNest2017helpfilefordetailedinstructionsontheuseofthisfeature
(Help>Nesting>ArrayingParts>Draggingtocreateanarray)

Withdragarray,youcanquicklyplacepartsinapatternarrayinsideofarectangular
regiononthenest.Youcancreatedifferentarrayconfigurationsasyoudragthemouse
aroundandseetheresultsonthenestinstantly.

Thisprovidesfastmanualnestingwithgreatercontroloverthesizeanddirectionofthe
array.

Removing parts from the nest

TASK Removing Parts:Describetheseveralwaysinwhichpartscanberemovedfroma
nest.Whathappenstothepartpropertieswhenitisremovedfromthenest?

Withthepartselected,presstheDELETEkey

ClickanddragthepartfromthenestbackontothePartListtaskpane

RightclickthepartandselectDelete.

Whenapartisremovedfromthenest,itisreturnedtothepartlistandquantitiesare
resettoreflectthereturn.

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Part/Nest Seperation Properties

TASK Seperations:Separationvaluesareappliedautomaticallyuponnesting.Identify
wheretheautomaticallyappliedseparationvaluesarestoredinProNest:

ProcessParameterSpreadsheets

Whatarethethreedifferenttypesofseparationvalues?

Part(topart),pierce(topart),andplate(topart)

Describewhyseparationvalueschangeasmaterialthicknesschanges:

Allowsgreaternestrigiditytocounteractthermalmovement;providesroomfor
increasedleadsizes;providessufficientdistancebetweenpartstopreventdefects
causedbythecuttingprocess,providesdistancebetweenpartstoprotectfromspatter
(especiallywithoxyfuel).

Wherecantheseparationvaluesbechanged(ifdesired)atthenestlevel?

IntheSeparationspane(lowerleftsideofthenestingscreen)orintheProcess
ParametersXLS(seeseparationstab).

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TASK Autonest:ProceedtothenestingscreenandusetheAutonestbutton

tonest

thepreviouslycreatedpartlist.

TASK Seperations:Separationvaluesareappliedautomaticallyuponnesting.Identify
wheretheautomaticallyappliedseparationvaluesarestoredinProNest:

ProcessParameterSpreadsheets

TASK Values:Whatarethethreedifferenttypesofseparationvalues?

Part(topart),Pierce(topart),andPlate(topart)

TASK Material:Describewhyseparationvalueschangeasmaterialthicknesschanges:

Allowsgreaternestrigiditytocounteractthermalmovement;providesroomfor
increasedleadsizes;providessufficientdistancebetweenpartstopreventdefects
causedbythecuttingprocess,providesdistancebetweenpartstoprotectfromspatter
(especiallywithoxyfuel).

TASK Inputs:Wherecantheseparationvaluesbechanged(ifdesired)atthenestlevel?

IntheSeparationspane(lowerleftsideofthenestingscreen)orintheProcess
ParametersXLS(seeseparationstab).

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DEFINE PART LIST (2) developing new parts for use in ProNest.
TASK CAD Drawing:DrawthepartshownbelowinCAD(ProNest2DCADifdesired)using
properlayerformat,ensuringthattheendsofthebendlineandthelocatinglinesare0.50
fromtheedgeofthepartanddonottouchoneanother.
(Placebendandlocationlinesonseparatelayersandensurethatlayermappingtothe
appropriateProNestmachinesetupprocesseshasbeencompletedseeCADimportsettings.)
Plotahardcopytohandinwiththisassignment.
Alsosaveadigitalcopyasa*.dxffileinwhichthedimensionlayer,notes,andframeareturned
off.PlaceinafolderforimportintoProNest.

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TASK Processing:ForthistaskensurethattheHyperthermplasmamachinesetuphas
beenselected.ImportthedrawingintoProNestandassignthefollowingparameters:Quantity
5,MaterialMS,Thickness0.500in.,Class130Amp02/Air(TrueHole).
NameoneparameterthatisautomaticallyupdatedinthegeometrybyProNestafter
assigningthematerialthickness:

Leadlength

StatethetotalcutlengthandcuttingtimeforthispartasdefinedinPN:

Dothefiguresaboveincludethemarkingofthebendandlocatinglines?

TASK Information:Itisoftennecessaryfortheprogrammertoshareinformationwiththe
machineoperator,orothermembersoftheteamaftercreatingthenest.Identifythefeaturein
PNwhichallowsuserstomosteasilyshareandcommunicateinformationsuchascutlength,
cuttime,nestplot,andothernestinformation:

Reports

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TASK Parametric:InanewworkspaceimportanOffsetRectangulartoRoundtransition
FlatPatterndevelopmentfromthePipemodule:

UsetheseparametersinPipe:

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TASK Modification:UsingtheprovidedHyperthermplasmamachine,usingthePipe
Settingsfunction,definethematerialforthepartusing0.125.

IntheEditPartsList,definetheMaterialtomatchMSandtheClassforthepartusing30Amp
02/02

Listthetotalcutlengthandproductiontime:

116.046;0:00:35

RecalibrateandrecordvaluesforMS0.50,Class80Amp02/Airlengthandtime:

116.234;0:02:23

Whyistheabovecutlengthdifferent?

Theleadlengthhasincreased

TASK Parts:Beginanewcuttingprojectbyopeninganewjob.Ensurethemachineissetto
theprovidedHyperthermPlasma.Importthefollowing*.dxffilesfromtheexamplesfolder:

Part
Quantity
Brace.dxf
24
Hook.dwg
48
Blade.dxf
18

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TASK Virtual Shapes:CreatethefollowingpartinVSPwithQuantity32andaddtothe

partlist:

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TASK 2D Pipe:FromPipe,createtheflatpatternfromthedatagivenbelowandaddtothe
partlistwithaquantityof7:

TASK Parameters:EnsureallpartsareassignedtoMS,0.25in.,130Amp02/Air(True
Hole),andreturntoNesting.

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TASK Report:RuntheJobSummaryreportonthenest.
WhatistheTrueUtilizationofthenest?

NameoneormorevariablesthatwillnormallyaffectTrueUtilizationofanest:

Leadlength

Separationvalues

Nestingstrategy

Next,clearthenestandrenestusing2torches(seeHelpmanualF1formoreinformation).
ReoutputtheJobSummaryreportandnotethecorrespondingresultsbelow:
NumberofTorches:

ProductionTimeTotals:

1:00:24

0:45:01

Writeastatementthatexplainswhysingleormultipletorchesmightbeselectedforvarious
jobs:

Choosemultipletorchesifitallowsyoutoincreaseoveralllineardistancecut,however
thenestconfigurationwilldictatetheoveralltimesavingsfromusingmultipletorches.If
thenestcontainspartsofvaryinggeometrythismayrequiremanualtorchparkingand
spacingthroughoutthenestresultingininefficiencies.

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TASK Job Overview:OpenandexplorethefileFile>Open>AutomaticNesting

(strategy4)thataccompaniesProNest.
Howmanydifferentpartsaretobecut?

Whatisthetotalquantityofallpartstobecut?

298

WhereinPNcanyougotofindthecurrentnestproperties?

Rightclickontheselectednettab>selectNestProperties

Inthetaskbar(ribbon)selectView>CheckthePropertiesbox

Whatisthetrueutilizationofthisnest?

64.10%

TASK Separations:Deletethecurrentnest,gototheSeparationswindowandincrease
eachoftheseparationvaluesto0.75in.
Renestthecurrentpartlist(againusingstrategy4)anddescribewhataffecttheabovechanges
haveonTrueUtilization:

TrueUtilizationisdecreasedto19.21%

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