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OptiRout™ is a powerful automated nesting and NC Programming software package for fabricators using routers (stack, plate, wood and composite). The flow chart below illustrates how the features of this software work together to deliver the range of benefits OptiRout™ users enjoy.
In addition to the information below, you can click on any of the modules identified here for a more detailed explanation of how it works.
Working with Part Designs
CAD drawings along with pertinent pre-programmed inputs and manufacturing attributes are imported into Optimation® software. OptiRout™ is compatible with a wider range of CAD formats than any other nesting software.
From CAD to CAM
The software automatically checks and cleans the CAD geometries and translates them into an NC Part Program . . . or alerts you if errors are present. It also assigns the machining process and creates the tool paths. Parts are stored in the Master File of the Part Library to allow for quality control mechanisms such as First Article Inspection and engineering changes.
OptiRout™ also:
- Automatically matches geometry to drill sizes within a user-defined tolerances
- Provides an easy-to-use method of "point-and-shoot" identification of auxiliary router toolpaths.
- Interfaces with most current scanner technology.
- Automatically detects geometry requiring an auxiliary router bit.
Storehouse of Knowledge
Material, machine and tool parameters are stored in the Knowledge Base, along with other key attributes about your operation. Similarly, design and key values of the ready-to-nest part program are stored in the Part Library where they are available for immediate use. Considered together, these variables can be used to create the most "intelligent" nesting pattern possible . . . i.e. the one best suited to the needs of your situation.
OptiRout™ also automatically provides rivet or large screw placement in skeleton.
Entering The Orders
Users can manually key orders into OptiRout™ directly, or it can be interfaced to any scheduling system that outputs an ASCII file, eliminating the need to manually re-enter. Orders are automatically checked to ensure that the part can be produced and "flagged," if needed (for First Article Inspection, for example, or if engineering changes are detected). All clean orders are placed in the Active Order File while those not passing inspection are sent to the Suspended Orders File.
Creating the Nest
This module enables the software to read the Active Order File for the current demand of parts, extract the appropriate ready-to-nest parts from the Part Library's Master File and, drawing on the parameters you have established in the "Knowledge Base," create the optimal the optimal nesting pattern. The Nesting Module's ability to use several intelligent tools to create the nest is one of the primary advantages of Optimation's® software and, ultimately, the feature that enables you to get the parts you need, when you need them, in their exact quantities, at the lowest cost.
OptiRout™ also:
- Gives you the option of processing single sheet or stack of sheets.
- Allows use of alternative materials when nesting for increased material utilization.
- Provides "Point and Shoot" tab placement after a nest is created.
Communicating with the Operator and Machine Tool
Finally, the nest code is sent to the machine tool for fabrication in machine specific numeric code. In addition, the software automatically generates a nest summary report and plot to give the operator a comprehensive overview of each nest.
OptiRout™ also:
- Automatically calculates maximum sheet stack height per nest for stack type routers.
- Automatically places hold-downs such a screws or rivets in skeleton according to user-defined tab shapes.
- Automatically sorts cycles such as drilling for hold-downs, applying hold-downs, routing, and drilling through hold-downs.
- Provides parameters for identifying zones on the nest for cycle sorting in order to limit excess rapid travel.
- Allows multiple-pass routing on designated entities.
- Automatically sorts toolpaths for processing nests that require the sheet to be flipped for pocketing on both sides of the material.
Machine tools OptiRout™ runs by vendor:
Accu-Router
Airing
Camtech
Eckstrom - Carlson
Komo
Motion Master
Multicam
Samho Shoda
Thermwood
Trumpf
Wadkins
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