To access the Define Layers window, simply click on the icon on the main menu.

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The Define Layers area is where the user can link layers to strategies.

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The buttons at the bottom of the window allow you to...

• Add Blank Layer - will prompt the user for the new layer name to add, and then add it to the bottom of the list.
• Add Layers from DXT - will allow you get a list of layers from a DXT file.
• Remove Layer - requires a row to be selected (otherwise it shows an error message), then the selected row is removed from the list.
• Clear Layers - will remove all rows.

The table column headings include the following...

• Strategy - relates to one of the strategies that can be edited on the Strategy Configuration window.
  • The entire collection of strategies will be shown in the Strategy drop list.
• Small Part Strategy - is the strategy used (if selected) to machine parts that are smaller than the "small part threshold".
  • The threshold is defined in Miscellaneous Settings.
• Design Depth - is the depth at which the strategy was designed
  • That is the maximum depth shown in the Depth column on the Strategy Configuration window.

    Example of Strategy Configuration

    

  It is very important that the Design Depth matches the Strategy depth exactly.

  For example, shown above, the BORDER Strategy is 16Deep. Therefore it is important that the Design Depth is 16.00 i.e. exactly the same. If the Strategy is 16.1 then the Design Depth would have to be 16.1 to match.

  If the Use Depth is enabled (ticked), CabMaster will provide the information to stretch the strategy to the required depth. This means that you can use the 16mm Strategy to cut an 18mm BORDER if required, and as CabMaster will automatically adjust for it.

   Watch the Video EzyNest Design Depth Explained.

• Use Depth - determines whether the toolpath will use...
  • if ticked, the depth specified in the strategy;
    
    or
  • if unticked, it will instead use the depth set in the Design Depth column.
    • This is used if the user requires an override for the machining depth of that particular layer.

  When Strategy Templates are created, the strategy is created with a specific depth. If a routing offset depth is set to a depth of 16mm, then this is the depth at which toolpaths will be created when this strategy is applied. If this strategy is used to cut out material that is 16mm thick, then this works great. However, if you also want to use this same strategy to cut out material that is 18mm thick, there could be a problem. The Design Depth parameter helps solve this issue. In this case, you would set Design Depth to 16mm, and click on Use Depth to put a tick in the checkbox. (see Tip box above)

• Flipside - is ticked if the layer is to be used on for 6th face machining (when the board is flipped to machine on the other side).
• Sheet Trim Strategy - is an edit box and is also used for 6th face machining. It determines which strategy is used to trim the sheet to the correct size.