Variable

Field Option

Description

Value Accepted

Ignore

Optional

Ignores entire column during the import process

N/A

Part Name

Required

The ‘Part Name’ variable will define the location of the part on the computer. This field should be reserved for the file path location.

File Path Location

Part Material

Required

This field is used for defining the material of the part. For a seamless transition through the RCIM import wizard, the material used should match the material description in the RCIM Materials Database.

Material Description

Quantity (Qty)

Required

This field is used for defining the number of parts needed.

Whole Number

X Dim

Macros Only

Defines the XDIM variable with use in a parametric macro

Real Number, 30 Character Maximum

Y Dim

Macros Only

Defines the YDIM variable with use in a parametric macro

Real Number, 30 Character Maximum

Z Dim

Macros Only

Defines the ZDIM variable with use in a parametric macro

Real Number, 30 Character Maximum

Ignore Panel

Macros Only

This variable controls if the ‘Panel’ layer of a parametric macro is ignored during the automation process

0 (No) or 1 (Yes)

Backside

Macros Only

This variable controls if an individual parametric macro has an associated backside macro

0 (No) or 1 (Yes)

Description

Optional

This variable controls the information included under the ‘Record Desc’ field located in the part properties window. Each part can be imported with a unique description for labeling purposes

80 Character Maximum

Label Info 1

Optional

This variable controls the information included under the ‘Label Field 1’ located in the part properties window. Each part can be imported with unique label information.

25 Character Maximum

Label Info 2

Optional

This variable controls the information included under the ‘Label Field 2’ located in the part properties window. Each part can be imported with unique label information.

25 Character Maximum

Label Info 3

Optional

This variable controls the information included under the ‘Label Field 3’ located in the part properties window. Each part can be imported with unique label information.

25 Character Maximum

Label Info 4

Optional

This variable controls the information included under the ‘Label Field 4’ located in the part properties window. Each part can be imported with unique label information.

25 Character Maximum

Label Info 5

Optional

This variable controls the information included under the ‘Label Field 5’ located in the part properties window. Each part can be imported with unique label information.

99 Character Maximum

Label Info 6

Optional

This variable controls the information included under the ‘Label Field 6’ located in the part properties window. Each part can be imported with unique label information.

99 Character Maximum

Label Info 7

Optional

This variable controls the information included under the ‘Label Field 7’ located in the part properties window. Each part can be imported with unique label information.

99 Character Maximum

Label Info 8

Optional

This variable controls the information included under the ‘Label Field 8’ located in the part properties window. Each part can be imported with unique label information.

99 Character Maximum

Rotate Part

Optional

This variable controls the part option to rotate the individual part. The rotation of the part occurs once the job has started to be processed and prior to the processing of the actual part itself.

0 (No) or 1 (Yes)

Rotate Angle

Optional

This variable controls the amount of rotation (1 degree increments) when the Rotate Part option is selected

Whole Numbers, 0 – 360

Knowledge Drawing

Optional

This variable defines the ‘Knowledge Drawing’ that will be used to process the part. This option can be different per part when ‘Code As Single Part Only’ is selected in the part properties window. This variable must be the same as the other parts within a job when nesting.

30 Character Maximum (must include .dwg)

DOIT File

Optional

This variable defines the ‘DOIT File’ that will be used to process the part. This option can be different per part when ‘Code As Single Part Only’ is selected in the part properties window. This variable must be the same as the other parts within a job when nesting.

30 Character Maximum (Must include .dat)

Post Processor

Optional

This variable defines the ‘Post Processor’ that will be used to process the part. This option can be different per part when ‘Code As Single Part Only’ is selected in the part properties window. This variable must be the same as the other parts within a job when nesting.

30 Character Maximum (must include .$pp)

Print Nests

Optional

This variable controls the option for printing the created nested sheet after a job has processed.

0 (No) or 1 (Yes)

Print Single Parts

Optional

This variable controls the option for printing the single part after a job has processed when ‘Code as Single Part Only’ is selected.

0 (No) or 1 (Yes)

Job Name

Optional

This variable controls the name of the job created in Router-CIM Automation Suite

30 Character Maximum. NO SPACES.

Filler Quantity (Filler Qty)

Optional

This variable controls the amount of filler parts that are available to nesting per the particular part

4 Numeric Character Maximum or -1

Start Point Longest Side

Optional

This variable controls the option to have the start point of the cut cycle be situated on the longest side of a particular piece of geometry for the particular part

0 (No) or 1 (Yes)

Nest Rotation

Optional

This variable controls the rotation of the part within the material that it will be nested with. The part and the material can have defined nest rotation variables that allow for nesting to handle the part different than what is defined on the nesting material

Same As Material; ALL; 0; 0 90; 0 90 180

Mirror

Optional

This variable controls whether a part will be the mirror image. Direction of the mirror is controlled by the variable ‘Mirror Type’.

0 (No) or 1 (Yes)

Mirror Type

Optional

Defines the axis on which the part will be mirrored

Horizontal or Vertical

Variable

Optional

User defined fields for additional parametric macro variables

Packing Direction

Optional

Defines the direction that the nesting engine will fill up the sheet with the parts defined by the job.

3 (Auto)

4 (Horizontal)

5 (Vertical)

Nesting Start

Optional

Defines the corner that the nesting engine will start to fill up the sheet with the parts defined by the job.

1 (Lower Left)

2 (Upper Left)

3 (Upper Right)

4 (Lower Right)

Sheet Origin

Optional

Defines the corner of the sheet that the output code files will base the X and Y axis direction on.

Ex. 1 would tell the code to be based off the lower left of the sheet meaning positive X and positive Y.

1 (Lower Left)

2 (Upper Left)

3 (Upper Right)

4 (Lower Right)

NC Code Extension

Optional

This will be the file extension that the output files will be created with. The extension is the only thing needed. You do not have to define the decimal point. Ex. TXT, CNC, OUT, etc.

Any 2 or 3 digit file extension that your CNC accepts

Variable

Optional

User defined fields for additional parametric macro variables