Has anyone attempted to nest MadCAM toolpaths? I'm looking at using RhinoNest. It would be cool if I could have several different parts and toolpath each part, then use RhinoNest to nest the toolpaths.
Joakim, is this possible?
This would be a valuable tool. Right now, we are gearing up to manufacture 100 chairs. The chairs incorporate a lot of joinery and everything is milled on the cnc. We glue up panels and we nest the parts on the panels for maximum yield. This means that no two sheets are identical. It is far simpler to tool path each part and then nest those operations versus toolpathing each sheet individually. This also reduces the chance for error.
Mastercam has this capability and for efficiency, drives us to use MC but we'd prefer to stay in Rhino/Madcam.
Any thoughts?
Chris Robinson |