Mastercam X3 Router CAD/CAM Software Now Includes Enhanced Part Nesting

High yields can be crucial to a job’s profitability. Mastercam Router includes essential nesting capabilities for parts and toolpaths that assure optimal material usage for highest possible yields.

Mastercam X3 Router now includes sophisticated interlocking nesting tools as standard part of the powerful design and NC programming package. Highlights include:


	*Easily add identification to your nested parts.*

Directly place CAD model placement from a variety of sources
Complete control over part-to-part distance, sheet margins, and more
Nest any toolpath so that each part is cut exactly as you want it
Part prioritization to make sure that the parts you need the most are nested first
Grain direction accommodate on any part
“Filler” part nesting to reduce waste
Custom sheet definition
Full control over part spacing and sheet margins
Automatic interlocking nesting for maximum material use
Group parts to ensure the entire set is always cut

Several upgrades to the sorting options have enhanced Mastercam’s toolpath nesting. You now have more control over how nested parts are machined. Typically the order in which the parts are nested is the order in which they are machined. Mastercam nests larger parts first, and then fills in the remaining space with smaller parts. It also offers more features for sorting, including advanced cluster sorting.

Mastercam’s nesting reports provide users a nested sheet report and individual part information. They have been reformatted from a text-based file to a PDF report that includes graphics.

Other features of Mastercam’s nesting include:


	*Toolpath Nesting lets you program a part once, and then nest that process so that each part is cut with identical motion.*

Separate toolpath nesting and geometry nesting
Simplified parameter pages
Infrequently used parameters segregated on a nesting configuration dialog
Easy access to batch nesting via a toolbar button
Added ability to import multiple external MCX files into toolpath nesting
Improvements to rectangular nesting including the ability to save defaults, save scrap, and more.