nesting

[Anonymous]

How do I multiply a single part to make say a row of them.  It is a part that fits in a 1" x 2" rectangle but I want to use a piece of stof that is 24" long and run 12 of them as a single program instead of setting up 12 different X zeros.

I am not the CAD user which I know is a problem.  I have the file and I have generated the toolpaths but want to make 12 parts in a batch instead of one at a time.

Thanks in advance.

-Drew

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

PATTERNING!  OK I read in another thread it is coming in the next update hopefully.  I guess it is G55,6,7.....

[jeff.walters]

Pattering isn’t changing the work offsets it will allow you to get tool path on one part and then pattern that one cut part, just like you might pattern a cad feature. The reason it won’t bump the WCS is simple you could do a pattern of hundreds of parts but most machines only have 6 WCS call outs.