Scrap Management

 

 

Make a Scrap Cut

Using this setting will instruct Router-CIM Automation Suite to create a scrap tool path.

 

Note: There must be a knowledge named SCRAP in the knowledge drawing. No association is needed in the DOIT file.

 

If you need a different scrap knowledge for each material, you can make a layer / knowledge association formatted like this:

Knowledge name: MATERIAL CODE+SCRAP

Layer name: MATERIAL CODE+SCRAP

As an example, The ¾ MDF material has a material code of 75MDF and scrap cuts on this material will use a knowledge called 75MDFSCRAP and the scrap geometry will be on a layer called 75MDFSCRAP.

 

Inventory Scrap

Setting this option will allow Router-CIM Automation Suite to add newly cut scrap pieces into the materials scrap inventory. You can manually add or delete scrap by selecting the piece of scrap and using the appropriate button.

 

Use Scrap

Setting this option will force Router-CIM Automation Suite to use scrap material in the job if it is available and of suitable size. Nesting on the scrap piece will follow the material parameters specified.

 

Inventory to other Material

Setting this option will allow Router-CIM Automation Suite to track the inventory of a specific material but the inventory will be transferred to a different material.

 

To use this feature, check the box for 'Inventory to other Material'

 

 

Select the material that you would like the scrap pieces to be inventoried to.

 

 

Define if you want Router-CIM Automation Suite to Swap X & Y Axis when it is inventoried (rotate the scrap 90 degrees).

 

 

Add Scrap

If you decide not to have Router-CIM Automation Suite inventory scrap or you need to add a piece of scrap material, you can use the 'Add Scrap' button and fill out the appropriate parameters.

 

 

Delete Scrap

If you decide to have Router-CIM Automation Suite inventory scrap and you find that a piece of scrap that was inventoried no longer exists, you can use the 'Delete Scrap' button to remove it from the list.

 

 

The options for the scrap cut are as follows:

 

 

The following parameters need to be filled in in depending on the scrap option selected:

 

 

Min. X

This parameters is the minimum amount of material left, in units from the right edge of the sheet, required in order to save the scrap and make a scrap cut. If there is less material than this free (from the right edge) then the scrap will not be cut off.

 

Min. Y

This parameters is the minimum amount of material left, in units from the top edge of the sheet, required in order to save the scrap and make a scrap cut. If there is less material than this free (from the top edge) then the scrap will not be cut off.

 

Distance from Part in X

This setting is the distance from the edge of the furthest right hand part to the scrap cut off in current units. Typically this is where you can allow for the radius of the largest tool to cut out the parts and further allow for space to cut off the scrap.

 

Distance from Part in Y

This setting is the distance from the edge of the furthest top part to the scrap cut off in current units. Typically this is where you can allow for the radius of the largest tool to cut out the parts and further allow for space to cut off the scrap.

 

Scrap Cut Extension Distance

This setting is the distance from the edge of the material to the scrap cut off in current units. Typically this is where you can allow for the radius of the largest tool to cut out the parts and further allow for space to cut off the scrap.

 

Scrap Manager

The Scrap Manager is where you can add, delete, modify scrap pieces in the scrap inventory of the current material. These settings only affect the scrap of the current material.