Method and system for on-line sheet metal nesting
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1. A method for automatic sheet nesting of equipment parts, comprising:
- receiving data associated with one or more parts to nest over a network;
sorting the parts by material type;
determining optimal arrangement of the parts on a sheet of material for each material type; and
generating a laser program to cut the parts.
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Abstract
A web interface allows users to automatically nest equipment parts. Necessary material and data information are generated and input to a CAD/CAM program that places the parts on one or more sheets of material. A laser program is also generated for laser to cut the parts according to the arrangement.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for automatic sheet nesting of equipment parts, comprising:
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receiving data associated with one or more parts to nest over a network;
sorting the parts by material type;
determining optimal arrangement of the parts on a sheet of material for each material type; and
generating a laser program to cut the parts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for automatic sheet nesting of equipment part, comprising:
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providing a user interface over a communication network;
receiving via the user interface over the network, one or more parts data associated with one or more parts to nest;
sorting the one or more parts by material type;
transmitting information associated with the one or more parts to optimally arrange the one or more parts on one or more sheets of material;
receiving arranged information about the parts;
generating a laser program to cut the parts according to the arranged information; and
displaying the arranged information on the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A computerized system for nesting equipment parts, comprising:
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user interface module for entering data associated with one or more parts to nest;
a setup module that receives the data from the user interface module, associates one or more parts with one or more sheets of material, the setup module generating one or more data and command files for nesting;
a program module in response to receiving the one or more data and command files, generating an optimal arrangement of the one or more parts on one or more sheets of material, the program modules further generating one or more text commands for laser for cutting the one or more parts according to the optimal arrangement;
a post processing module, in response to receiving the one or more text commands, operative to convert the text commands into laser commands. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A program storage device readable by machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps of automatic sheet nesting of equipment part, comprising:
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providing a user interface over a communication network;
receiving via the user interface over the network, one or more parts data associated with one or more parts to nest;
sorting the one or more parts by material type;
transmitting information associated with the one or more parts to optimally arrange the one or more parts on one or more sheets of material;
receiving arranged information about the parts;
generating a laser program to cut the parts according to the arranged information; and
displaying the arranged information on the user interface.
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