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Modify automatically optimized plates clamp and reposition pad locations.
Interactive Zones is another way of manually controlling the optimization of a sheet.
Interactive Zones can be found in NC Express by going to the Process menu then
choose Interactive Zones. In this function the user has the freedom to adjust clamps
in each zone, shown to the left, along with adjusting the repositioning pads (pressure
pads). New zones can be created here, especially used for buffering on the Shear
Brilliance. If user desires moving tools into a different zone, this function can release
tool hits from one zone and bound them to preferred zone within each machine
working limitations (Interactive Zones will check machine punch or laser limitations
which will not allow a user to place tool hits into a zone without a reposition). Once
tools have been bound to zones, optimizing can be done through the automatic
optimizer or manual optimizer.
When parts are nested on a plate Interactive Zones can be used to implement one to
many new zones for complex or simple part removal. Picture to the right shows parts
in the top left corner of the nest being selected for the first zone. As shown a number
1 appears for all tooling selected, this displays the zone to which the parts will be
applied to.
New zones can be created with or without a clamp reposition. This feature can be
used to create zones horizontally or vertically, or even part by part if desired. One
important thing to remember when using Interactive Zones is that this is not
optimizing, but telling NC Express, which order zones/parts, will be removed from a
plate.
6.8 Advanced Training (Interactive Optimizer & Interactive Zones)
The two above mentioned features of NC Express are features that are used to
interactively process an optimized nest. These features require a more advanced
training to learn how to use the feature based upon the application that calls for
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