Addons:Nesting Queue

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The Nesting Queue is an Addon for Marker enabling fast and efficient creation of custom markers with specific sized group and order.

Contents 1 Installation 2 Location 3 Operation 4 Dialog Explanation 4.1 Open 4.2 Add New 4.3 Delete 4.4 Move Up 4.5 Move Down 4.6 Table Properties 4.7 Nesting Options

[edit] Installation

1. Close all running OptiTex software
2. Download the Zip file from the package on the right.
3. Copy all files to Plugin folder under OptiTex 10 installation folder, by default c:\program files\optitex10\app\plugin, if the folders does not exist, create it.
4. Open PDS or Marker and check under Addons menu if the Addon is listed

Requires OptiTex version 10.0.895 and up

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[edit] Location

• Menu: Addons Menu > Nesting Queue

[edit] Operation

1. Open the Nesting queue from Addons menu.
2. Load a style or marker file
3. Select the number of bundles and Size for the first group
4. Click Add New to add a new group and go back to the previous step, or continue to next step (without adding a group).
5. Type the Marker Width and Length
6. Select the Nesting option properties.
7. Click OK to start the marker nesting according to the group order.

[edit] Dialog Explanation

[edit] Open

Open a marker (.MRK) or Style (.PDS) file and load the size list.

[edit] Add New

Add a new size group.

[edit] Delete

Delete the selected size group.

[edit] Move Up

Move the selected size group one step up, this control the order of the groups on the marker.

[edit] Move Down

Move the selected size group one step down, this control the order of the groups on the marker.

[edit] Table Properties

Width

Marker Table Width.

Length

Marker table length.

Plies

Number of plies on the marker.

[edit] Nesting Options

Algorithm

Nesting Algorithm to use.

Time Limit

Nesting time for each group.

Block Fuse

Define the block location during the nesting