Stand-Alone Punch machine user manual - Finn-Power International ...

Optimizer. Clamp options and Component Unloading will not be utilized because the
part within the nest is microjointed in place and clamps were placed automatically
when nesting.
Requirement- before running this exercise open the nest from the Nesting Exercise 1
(shown below).
The following steps will show how to organize tools to be used within the nest. The
order created will be output the same within the NC code.
Step 1: Open Punch Optimizer dialog by going to Process menu | Optimizer or
by clicking on the toolbar.
Step 2: Click on Plate Tools View, to view the tools within the nest. When the
tools are being viewed this is where the user will see which tools belong to which
groups within the Tool Group list.
Step 3: Organize the Tool Groups in a manner that Multi-tools will be done first
and last operation tools will be last, then regular and other types of tools will be
in-between.
Step 4: Once the Tool Groups have been organized select Tool Area from Group
Tools Order Option, and then click OK to optimize the sheet.
Step 5: There are two ways that a user can view the order in which the tools will
be used- Simulation or Interactive Optimizer.
Simulation- Open the simulator by going to Process menu | Simulator or
click the simulator icon on the toolbar.
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