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Prepare your designs for nesting by using the Nest Preparation tool to specify which components of your design transfer across to the nesting study.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
3 min.
Transcript
00:03
With the Manufacturing Extension’s nesting and fabrication capabilities,
00:08
you can create nest studies to optimize material yield and minimize waste in your manufacturing process.
00:14
The first step in creating a nest study is nest preparation.
00:18
Using the Nest Preparation dialog, you can select components for nesting, ignore components not needed for nesting,
00:25
override thickness, and make other necessary adjustments.
00:29
In the design shown, there are a series of different components, including sheet metal, sub-assemblies, and regular components.
00:37
To control how these components pass to nesting, on the Design workspace toolbar, click Utilities > Nest > Nest Preparation.
00:47
In the Nest Preparation dialog, you see the list of components that make up your design,
00:52
as well as options to automatically Ignore Sheet metal, Sketches, and Selected entities.
00:58
In the component list, use the Component Type drop-down to control the treatment of individual components for nesting.
01:04
Be aware that the individual component settings override the design level settings.
01:10
In this example, there are non-sheet metal components that are not ideal for nesting, such as casters and a handle.
01:16
To exclude these components—which Fusion has already automatically assigned the Selected entities component type—
01:23
in the Nest Preparation dialog, select Automatic (Selected entities).
01:29
Notice that there is now an X next to these items in the list.
01:33
The Ignore settings may be too general for more complex designs.
01:38
If this is the case, you can select individual components to ignore, expand the Component Type drop-down, and select Ignore.
01:47
For sheet metal components, you also have the option to override the Thickness.
01:52
In this case, select Lower Panel, then deselect Calculate Thickness Automatically and modify the Thickness as desired.
01:60
For Selected entities, there are additional options.
02:03
You can flip extrusion direction, override Thickness, select whether to use a Body or Sketch,
02:09
as well as control the Component Grain and Selection Type.
02:14
By default, the largest planar face determines the orientation of the component,
02:19
but you can override this by changing the Selection Type.
02:22
Click Select planar face, and in this case, zoom in to the caster on the canvas and select the planar face.
02:29
You see a preview on the canvas and the Thickness is updated accordingly.
02:35
Finally, set the Component Type for the Casters and Handle to Ignore.
02:39
Click OK to save your nest preparation settings.
02:44
Note that you only need to complete this step once, as the settings are saved with the project.
02:49
Now, you are ready to begin setting up your materials, packaging, and component sources for your nest study.
Video transcript
00:03
With the Manufacturing Extension’s nesting and fabrication capabilities,
00:08
you can create nest studies to optimize material yield and minimize waste in your manufacturing process.
00:14
The first step in creating a nest study is nest preparation.
00:18
Using the Nest Preparation dialog, you can select components for nesting, ignore components not needed for nesting,
00:25
override thickness, and make other necessary adjustments.
00:29
In the design shown, there are a series of different components, including sheet metal, sub-assemblies, and regular components.
00:37
To control how these components pass to nesting, on the Design workspace toolbar, click Utilities > Nest > Nest Preparation.
00:47
In the Nest Preparation dialog, you see the list of components that make up your design,
00:52
as well as options to automatically Ignore Sheet metal, Sketches, and Selected entities.
00:58
In the component list, use the Component Type drop-down to control the treatment of individual components for nesting.
01:04
Be aware that the individual component settings override the design level settings.
01:10
In this example, there are non-sheet metal components that are not ideal for nesting, such as casters and a handle.
01:16
To exclude these components—which Fusion has already automatically assigned the Selected entities component type—
01:23
in the Nest Preparation dialog, select Automatic (Selected entities).
01:29
Notice that there is now an X next to these items in the list.
01:33
The Ignore settings may be too general for more complex designs.
01:38
If this is the case, you can select individual components to ignore, expand the Component Type drop-down, and select Ignore.
01:47
For sheet metal components, you also have the option to override the Thickness.
01:52
In this case, select Lower Panel, then deselect Calculate Thickness Automatically and modify the Thickness as desired.
01:60
For Selected entities, there are additional options.
02:03
You can flip extrusion direction, override Thickness, select whether to use a Body or Sketch,
02:09
as well as control the Component Grain and Selection Type.
02:14
By default, the largest planar face determines the orientation of the component,
02:19
but you can override this by changing the Selection Type.
02:22
Click Select planar face, and in this case, zoom in to the caster on the canvas and select the planar face.
02:29
You see a preview on the canvas and the Thickness is updated accordingly.
02:35
Finally, set the Component Type for the Casters and Handle to Ignore.
02:39
Click OK to save your nest preparation settings.
02:44
Note that you only need to complete this step once, as the settings are saved with the project.
02:49
Now, you are ready to begin setting up your materials, packaging, and component sources for your nest study.
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