Nesting Question

Damon Nabors · Post by **Damon Nabors** » Wed, Sep 26 2007, 10:25PM

How come if I have a 96\" tall refridgerator cabinet, 27\" deep, the sides do not nest. The material is loaded as 48x96, seems logical that you could get a 27x96 part out of a sheet of ply 48x96.

Just currious what's going on with this problem.

Thanks
Damon

Gene Davis · Post by **Gene Davis** » Wed, Sep 26 2007, 11:46PM

I'm not sure, but it may be that you have the parameters set for a cutting tool to be routing the parts, rather than a saw.

There are libraries of cabs meant for saw cut shops, and others meant for CNC shops.

The nesting routine may be wanting to get the WHOLE thing cut out by a toolpath, and your ends are, to the program, off the sheet.

DanEpps · Post by **DanEpps** » Thu, Sep 27 2007, 5:13AM

Set the collar size to 0\" on the left side of the nesting screen and you should be able to nest.

Nsting creates an outline cut on every part and you might need to make the sheet material definition oversized (49x97) to accommodate these outline cuts.

Kerry Fullington · Post by **Kerry Fullington** » Thu, Sep 27 2007, 6:22AM

Damon,
eCabinets always allows for a saw kerf width off one side and one end of your sheet to clean those edges. If you want to use the full sheet with factory edges you must add the width of your saw kerf to the width and length of the sheet. ex. 48 1/8\" X 96 1/8\"

Kerry

Damon Nabors · Post by **Damon Nabors** » Thu, Sep 27 2007, 6:31AM

, AhHa, now I see Master. Thanks for the info. I did not think about the tool or saw kerf.

Thanks again for helping out.

Damon

Paul Ellis · Post by **Paul Ellis** » Thu, Sep 27 2007, 7:31AM

AhHa, now I see Master

...

...but what's in the eye of the artist

That makes me go \"MMMMmmmm\"