Additional Modules
Machine Modules
Bevel
- Provides programming for land, knife, K and blind bevels, corner loops and start slots, advanced height sensing and multi-cut single bevel head support.
*Requires the base AutoNEST package.
Drilling
- Provides interactive and automatic tooling, tool management and sorting, 2.5D milling and automatic repositioning.
*Requires minimum of TrueShape package.
Right Angle Shear
- Provides automatic shear nesting, automatic dimensioning of the nesting plan, and material utilization reports. Sheer Nesting requires the AutoNEST package.
Knife
Provides the necessary NC programming for basic to ultra-sonic knife cutters. Key features include:
- Allows for multi-passes to reduce blade overload/breakage.
- Calculates (auto or manual) depth for multi-passes.
- Compensates for machine limitations with lift angle capabilities
- Control of knife force pressure based on materials.
Waterjet
Supports most waterjet cutting systems including ESAB, Jet Edge, Flow, Omax, Romeo, Bystronic, and others.
- Auto setup for cutting conditions, feed rate,and abrasive rate for required cut quality.
- 5-axis bevel cutting, including knife and land bevels
- Intricate detail cut with auto acceleration/de-acceleration programming
- Advanced auto, pre-nesting and multi-nozzle nesting
- Auto feed rate and power ramping
Router
Provides programming for single- or multi-spindle routing machines in 2D profile cutting applications. The program is ideal for high-efficiency production in frame, boat and furniture manufacturing. Automatic router bit oscillation for smooth cutting. Key features include:
- Automatic adjustment of lead in lines for positioning
- Z-depth tabs
- Mortise and Tenon
- Depth control and tabs
Design/Geometry Modules
ScanLine
ScanLine is a powerful raster to vector application for converting scanned diagrams to SigmaNEST geometry with:
- Entity recognition
- Conversion of everything or a selection to vectors
- Center line (sketch) conversion
- Silhouette (outline) conversion
- Raster / vector overlay
- User-definable parameters
HVAC
HVAC is specifically geared to the heating, ventilation and air conditioning industry. In addition to the Blow Pipe Fittings package, SigmaDUCT HVAC adds:
- Built-in knowledge of industry tables
- Integrated nesting and NC generation
Cut-to-Length
Cut-to-Length is a general purpose, cut to length nesting and orders and raw material management system for steel stockholders, distributors and warehouses. It is a linear nesting bar stock and sections management system with:
- Linear nesting optimization
- Automatic bill of material processing
- Cut schedule
- Raw material tracking
- Drop management
Blow Pipe Fitting
Blow Pipe Fitting is used for designing and unfolding 3D transitions and welded fittings for blow pipe, boiler making and general fabrication applications.
- Selectable weld joints and connections
- Alignment marks
- 3D DXF wireframe import with surface patch definition
- Gored and reduced gored elbow
- Branches and Y-pieces
- Taps, nozzles and intersecting cones
Offset, skewed, and combination shapes:
- Oval-to-round
- Oval-to-oval
- Rectangle-to-round
- Rectangle-to-oval
- Taps, nozzles and intersecting cones
