layers in a drawing

[jc286006]

i am trying to cut some airplane parts in liteply i would like to be able to position the smaller parts inside the larger parts and be able to specify these to be cut first but i havent been able to figure out how to use the layer function to allow me to put these smaller parts on another layer so that i can specify them too be cut first when i convert the drawing to g-code with ace converter can someone give me some advise as to how to do this
thanks for any help you can give me
James

[ger21]

Most CAD programs will let you select an object, pull up it's properties, and change the layer there. Or select the object, and just choose a new layer and it will switch. Or if neither of those work, change the layer before you draw them.

[jc286006]

thanks gerry ill try your suggestions when i get home

[rcazwillis]

Did you figure this out. I had to do something similiar this morning.

In Ace, you can set priorities for each for each of the layers. I think it is a right click on the layer. Set the small part to priorty 1 and the large part to priorty 2. The g code should then be sequenced. I usually have to edit the code to make it do exactly what I want.