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Updated CAD/CAM Nesting Software
Among many innovations Hyper- therm showcased was its ProNest 2019 CAD/CAM nesting software. Designed for advanced mechanical cutting, it can handle all profile cutting needs for plasma-, laser-, waterjet- and oxyfuel- cutting machines.
interface has been updated with a newer look and feel to ease use. Hypertherm: www.hyperthermcam.com
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A major version update, this new release contains more than a dozen new features and enhancements designed to make customers more effi- cient and profitable. For example, with Smart Drag, manual nesting becomes more fluid and intuitive. With existing parts on the nest, parts easily can be fitted along the contours of other nest- ed parts and the plate edges. The soft- ware also enables fly cutting, designed for laser cutting of thin materials. Fly cutting is a method of cutting the aligned edges of different interior pro- files together in a straight line. Pierces are produced without slowing down or stopping the cutting head.
Also, a new Skeleton Cut-Up setting allows skeleton lines and exterior part profiles to be cut together in groups. All skeleton lines intersecting the exte- rior profile will be cut first, followed by the exterior profile. The sequence then will move on to the next group of skeleton lines and parts.
In addition, several areas in ProNest 2019 use a more modern breadcrumb- style folder explorer, allowing for quick- er and easier folder and file browsing, and the software’s Production Manager
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