I complete all my drafting in Draftsight and have all the inside cut and outside cuts on separate layers. This all comes into sheetcam correctly but when I try to generate the tool path it will cut on the wrong side of some of the holes/ contours when i create it as one part.
If it comes in as separate layers and you want to cut it all at once, use the âedit contoursâ tool to move all of the lines to a single layer. For what you are trying to cut, it would be simpler to have it all as a single design. Then Sheetcam will be able to correctly assign the inside and outside offsets.
To cut the backer, you would simply use the âedit contoursâ tool to select the outer contour and move that to another layer. Then you would set up an operation that only cuts that layer.
Agree (almost). I would put the individual parts on their own layer, this way you can cut them in phases, fitting them into your stock to fit. So, in this case, move all the shapes, including the holes, for the Oiler part to a layer called âoilerâ. Then create a single operation with an outside cut. Sheetcam will highlight all the outside cuts with red and the inside cuts with yellow automatically. It will also perform the inside cuts before the outside cuts.
Even if you assign the individual parts to their own layers, you can still do the job in one step by making multiple operations. This gives you more flexibility on when you do each part.
Just for clarity, Outside offset cuts are Red and Inside offset cuts are Yellow.
@AJROGERS If you have already separated the cuts into layers by offset(which is not necessary in Sheetcam) you can set up a separate operation for each layer. You just need to select the proper layer and offset in your jet cutting operation. For example: in the picture you have what I assume is a layer for your inside offset cuts. If you go into the jet cutting operation that you already set up for that layer, you should be able to change the offset to Inside.
I corrected my post. Thanks for pointing that out!