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From the Setup section of the action bar,
click Build Layout
.
In the Build Layout dialog box, click
Part and select a part.
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In the dialog box, click Rules and select
Create New Rules from the list, then enter a name in
the Rules name box.
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Define the Layout Rules.
For more information, see Rules for Positioning Parts on the Build Tray.
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From the Rules Management dialog box, select
Edit Exclusion Zones
and
do the following:
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From the context toolbar, select New Exclusion Zone or New
Free Form Exclusion Zone to define an exclusion zone on
the build tray or on the part.
For more information, see Flyout for New Exclusion Zone.
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Optional: Remove a part from the Exclusion
Zones list, select one or multiple exclusion zones from
the list using the Ctrl key, and select
Remove.
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Select OK.
Note:
When exclusion zones are specified, part nesting takes place by
considering the bounding box of the exclusion zone part geometry
bounding box, and not their true contour.
Links to the exclusion zones are saved.
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Optional: In the Build Layout dialog box,
specify part orientation options.
For more information, see Orientation Preparation.
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Click Generate Nesting
.
- If in Layout Rules, Nesting
Options is set to either Nesting 3D With
Bounding Box of the Part or Nesting 3D With
Real Contour of the Part, the Generate 3D
Nesting dialog box displays.
- Else, the parts are directly positioned on the build tray according to
the defined parameters.
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In the Generate 3D Nesting dialog box, you can preview the
nesting process and its result.
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Click Start to launch the nesting process.
A progress bar displays, as well as the completion status and the
number of nested parts. The 3D view is updated on each addition of a
part on the build tray.
- Optional:
You can stop the nesting process by either:
- Selecting the Stop after first solution
option: the nesting process stops when the first solution is
computed
- Selecting the Stop after option: the
nesting process stops at the specified time
- Clicking Stop.
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Click OK to accept the result, or
Cancel to reject it.
If you click OK, the Generate
3D Nesting dialog box closes. The Build
Layout dialog box reopens with the nested parts at their
computed positions and orientations.
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Click OK to save your selection.
Next step: Defining Part Orientation