Automation Manager
ALPHACAM - Changing Part Spacing
It may sometimes be necessary to change the gap between your parts when nesting in ALPHACAM. This may be because parts are an unusual shape, are very small, or have support tags that you would like to hold parts together on the finished sheet. To ...
ALPHACAM - Copying Automation Manager Settings Between Computers
To copy the column layout for Automation Manager from one computer to another: On the existing computer: Open Windows Explorer In the address bar type %localappdata% and press enter Open the Hexagon folder Open the AlphaCAM folder Make a copy of the ...
ALPHACAM - How to batch multiple Jobs
To batch multiple jobs in ALPHACAM, follow these steps: Open the Automation Manager. Select the job you want to include in the batch. Change the current import setting from Pythajob to Pythabatch. Import the CSV file into the job.
ALPHACAM - Unhandled Exception Error
Sometimes unexpected errors can appear when trying to process a job in ALPHACAM, such as the one shown below: If this error appears when importing a .csv into ALPHACAM, please try each of the steps below to resolve the issue. Close ALPHACAM and ...
ALPHACAM - Checking Style Assignment Is Correct In Layer Mapping
To verify if the layer mapping is using the correct style, follow these steps: Open Automation Manager. Click on the Layer Mapping Setup tab. In the Layer Mapping Setup, there are three types of layers: RO_tool_L: An open contour. R_TOOL_POCKET: A ...
ALPHACAM - Adding New Layers To Layer Mapping
To add a new layer to the Layer Mapping, follow these steps: Create a Suitable Style: Ensure you have created the appropriate style by referring to [this article]. Open Automation Manager: Go to the Automation Manager tab. Click on Automation ...
ALPHACAM - Change Router Start Point
ALPHACAM allows you to control the start point of the cutter. You may want to set this to a different position, depending on the shapes being processed. To change the start point in ALPHACAM, follow the steps below: Open Automation Manager Click on ...
ALPHACAM - PYTHA Select Material
To select which sheets and sizes you would like ALPHACAM to use to nest your job, please follow the steps outlined below. Please note: This process is only possible when a job contains a single material and thickness - different materials/thicknesses ...