OptiCut v

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Panel and

Profile Cutting

Optimization

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OptiCut V

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I! INTRODUCTION

Pre"ace Pre"ace

Cutting optim

Cutting optimi!ation generall) re*uires multii!ation generall) re*uires multiple cple com%inatiom%inations that ons that cannot cannot all all %e %e e(amine(amineded %ecau

%ecause o" these o" their ir titimeme-co-consnsumuming ing cacalclcululatiationons.s. +hus,

+hus, an an optimoptimi!atioi!ation n so"taso"tare cannot ala)re cannot ala)s s "in"ind d the the %es%est t solutiosolutionn (this (this solutionsolution sometimes

sometimes does does not not even even exist exist or or there there might might also be also be several several ones)ones), %ut the more pertinent, %ut the more pertinent the selection criteria o" the e(amined cases

the selection criteria o" the e(amined cases (as opposed to the excluded cases)(as opposed to the excluded cases) are, theare, the more e""icien

more e""icient t the the solution solution ilill %e.l %e. I! ' PRESENTATION

I! ' PRESENTATION OptiCut V

OptiCut V is a cuttis a cutting ing optoptimiimi!ati!ation on so"tare "or so"tare "or panels panels and %ars. It as de/eloped and %ars. It as de/eloped %)%) BOOLE * PARTNERS

BOOLE * PARTNERS, editor "or pro"essional so"tare since 10, hose product range, editor "or pro"essional so"tare since 10, hose product range %e

%enene"i"its ts o" tho" the e e(e(perperienience ce o" thoo" thousausandnds s o" lio" licecensnses es useused in d in momore re ththan 3 couan 3 countntrieries.s. OptiCut V

OptiCut V is mostl) used in the ood, metal, plastic, glass and stone sectors and isis mostl) used in the ood, metal, plastic, glass and stone sectors and is applied

applied in min material aterial tradetrade (panels, sheet metal, glazing, profiles and joists)(panels, sheet metal, glazing, profiles and joists), ca%inet making, ca%inet making (wood

(wood or or metal)metal), , room la)oroom la)outs, uts, "acade, oist"acade, oistinging, , etc.etc. In additi

In addition to on to its optimits optimi!ation i!ation "uncti"unction,on, OptiCut VOptiCut V o""ers o""ers /arious /arious other other "unct"unctions, ions, as as "or "or e(am

e(ample the ple the stock stock manmanagemagement ent or la%el por la%el printrint.. Moreo/er, %oth the 

Moreo/er, %oth the PrProo and the  and the Pro_PPPro_PP /ersions ha/e se/eral ad/anced "unctions as /ersions ha/e se/eral ad/anced "unctions as the optimum "ormat research

the optimum "ormat research (panels and bars),(panels and bars), the the limlimitatitation ion o" the o" the num%enum%er r o" o" si

simultamultaneousl) neousl) produced produced "ormats "ormats and and the adustment the adustment o" o" the cutthe cutting ting ananglesgles (bar cutting).(bar cutting). +he numerical control o" sas

+he numerical control o" sas (Post processor function)(Post processor function) is a/aila%le in the is a/aila%le in the PrProo #ersion #ersion "or %ars and in the 

"or %ars and in the Pro_PPPro_PP  #e#ersion "or panels.rsion "or panels. OptiCut V

OptiCut V is a/aila%le in 4 capacities, depending on the sole ma(imum amount o" piecesis a/aila%le in 4 capacities, depending on the sole ma(imum amount o" pieces that

that can can %e %e optimoptimi!ed i!ed simusimultaneltaneousl)ousl). . +he +he lilimimit ot o" the " the %ar %ar cutting listscutting lists +,-+,- is 5 times higher is 5 times higher than the li

than the limimit t o" o" the pathe panel cunel cutting tting listslists +p+p--::

-- OOppttiiCCuut t VV..5500  550 0 pp/ / 22550 0 ,, -- OOppttiiCCuut t VV..220000  22000 0 pp/ / ''00000 0 ,, -- OOppttiiCCuut t VV..550000  55000 0 pp/ / 2255000 0 ,, -- OOppttiiCCuut t VV..PPrroo/ / PPrroo__PPPP  UUllii11iitt

In

In thethe OptiCut V VersionOptiCut V Version , , the the optimization algorithms optimization algorithms of of the the panels panels and and the the bars bars havehave been separated for

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I! 2 INSTALLATION I! 2 INSTALLATION OptiCut V

OptiCut V can can %e %e insinstalltalled ed on on e/er) e/er) personal computer personal computer that that runruns s ith 6ith 6indoindoss ( ( WindowsWindows 98/ 2000/ XP Pro/ Vista

98/ 2000/ XP Pro/ Vista ). ). 7ou can install it ith the "ile 7ou can install it ith the "ile I4tallOptiCut!I4tallOptiCut! that is that is a/aila%le on C& or the e%site

a/aila%le on C& or the e%site .%.%ooloole.ee.euu..

6hen )ou e(ecute the "ile 

6hen )ou e(ecute the "ile I4tallOptiCut!I4tallOptiCut!  the "ollo the "olloing ing indo oindo opens:pens:

8o ust

8o ust "ol"ollo lo the ithe instructionsnstructions : : the ithe instalnstallatiolatio n n onl) takeonl) takes a "es a "e seconds. seconds. Once

Once OptiCut VOptiCut V is installed, )ou ma) e(ecute it /ia the shortcut on )our desktop. Clickingis installed, )ou ma) e(ecute it /ia the shortcut on )our desktop. Clicking on the &emo /ersion %utton allos )ou to use

on the &emo /ersion %utton allos )ou to use OptiCut VOptiCut V in its demo mode until )ou enter in its demo mode until )ou enter the

the 9cti9cti/atio/ation n Code e Code e iill pro/idll pro/ide )ou.e )ou.

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+o recei/e the 9cti/arecei/e the 9cti/ation tion CodeCode, ), )ou ha/e to send us )our user code per '-mail or "a(.ou ha/e to send us )our user code per '-mail or "a(.

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I(PORTANTI(PORTANT

7ou should a%solutel)

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+o do this, opedo this, open tn the menu Start he menu Start Programs oPrograms o" )our comput" )our computer er and e(ecute the and e(ecute the comcommanmandd $oole ; Partners OptiCut 5 <ninstall OptiCut.

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II! "ENERAL PRINCIPLES

II.

II. ' STOC= (ANA"E(ENT' STOC= (ANA"E(ENT +he

+he OptiCut VOptiCut V stock structurstock structure e di/idi/ides intdes into o to parts:to parts:

-- 99 1atrial li4t1atrial li4t containing containing the material names )the material names )ou ou enterentered intoed into OptiCut VOptiCut V that

that )ou can us)ou can use in the cue in the cuttintting g listlists,s,

-- 99 7or1at li4t7or1at li4t contacontaininining g all all the the a/aa/aila%ila%le le "orm"ormats ats "or e/er) material o""or e/er) material o" the pre/ious list.

the pre/ious list. Befor

Before e defining defining a a panel panel or or bar bar formatformat  !ou !ou s"ould s"ould t"us t"us #"e#$ #"e#$ if if t"e t"e #orresp#orresponding onding material e%ists and if not #reate it&

material e%ists and if not #reate it& I"

I" )ou ant to create a panel measuring )ou ant to create a panel measuring "or e(ample"or e(ample 3050  '%503050  '%50 inin '& 11'& 11-thick-thick hit

hite me melamelamineine, , )ou sho)ou should uld proceproceed ied in to stepsn to steps::

1-1- Create tCreate the panel mahe panel mateteriariall (ELA_>?@ '& 11(ELA_>?@ '& 11 thick,thick,

2-2- Create a paCreate a panel menel measuasurinringg 3050  '%503050  '%50 linked to the materiallinked to the material (ELA_>?@ '&(ELA_>?@ '&.. I" the material

I" the material (ELA_>?@ '&(ELA_>?@ '& is a/is a/ailaaila%le in se/eral "ormats, %le in se/eral "ormats, )ou on)ou onl) ha/e to create l) ha/e to create themthem successi/el) and then link them to the same material.

successi/el) and then link them to the same material. I" )

I" )ou use ou use the hite melathe hite melaminmine e in in another another thickness, thickness, e.g.e.g. '# 11'# 11, it is regarded as another, it is regarded as another material that

material that )ou )ou shoshould uld create and use separatel) create and use separatel) o" the po" the pre/iore/ious us one.one. he

he OptiCut VOptiCut V stoc!s stoc!s can be managed either with the real "uantities or can be managed either with the real "uantities or unlimited "uantitiesunlimited "uantities if orders are made according to your re"uirements.

if orders are made according to your re"uirements.

II! 2 (ULTI.(ATERIAL AND (ULTI.FOR(AT FUNCTIONS II! 2 (ULTI.(ATERIAL AND (ULTI.FOR(AT FUNCTIONS OptiCut V

OptiCut V is ais a 1ulti.1atrial1ulti.1atrial andand 1ulti.7or1at1ulti.7or1at so"tare.so"tare. 6ith the

6ith the 1ulti.1atrial1ulti.1atrial "unct"unction ion )ou )ou can can enter or enter or import cutting import cutting lists lists containing containing se/erse/eralal mate

materials rials in an) order.in an) order. $e"ore the optimi!ation

$e"ore the optimi!ation, , this "uncthis "unction tion groups the cutting groups the cutting lines lines ith the same ith the same material, thenmaterial, then lau

launches nches a separate optia separate optimmi!ati!ation ion "or e/er) "or e/er) material material in in the lthe list.ist. &uri

&uring the ng the optimoptimi!atioi!ation pron procescess, s, thethe 1ulti.7or1at1ulti.7or1at "uncti"unction e(amion e(amines all the nes all the a/aila%le "ormatsa/aila%le "ormats o" the current material and chooses "or e/er) cutting pattern the most appropriate one that o" the current material and chooses "or e/er) cutting pattern the most appropriate one that can

can eitheeither r %e a %e a hole mhole moduodule le or the o""-cut or the o""-cut o" a po" a pre/ioure/ious s cutcuttinting.g.

'"us t"e optimization result #ontains a #ombination of t"e a(ailable formats& '"us t"e optimization result #ontains a #ombination of t"e a(ailable formats& $oth the a%o/e "unct

$oth the a%o/e "unctionions s appl) to panels aappl) to panels as s ell as ell as %ars. =oe/er, %ars. =oe/er, )ou cannot mi)ou cannot mi( panels and( panels and %ars i

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II.

II. 3 OPTI(U( FOR(AT SEARC?3 OPTI(U( FOR(AT SEARC? +his "unction,

+his "unction, a/aia/aila%le in %oth la%le in %oth the the ProPro and  and Pro_PPPro_PP #ersions, ena%les )ou to #ersions, ena%les )ou to sea

search automrch automaticall) aticall) "or the sole most appropria"or the sole most appropriate te panel or %ar "panel or %ar "ormat "or ormat "or a ga gi/i/en cuttinen cutting g listlist.. +he sea

+he search is carried out in a /irrch is carried out in a /irtual tual stock, stock, independindependent ent o" the real stock o" the real stock o" the go" the gi/i/en en matematerial.rial.

In the a%o/e e(ample,

In the a%o/e e(ample, OptiCut VOptiCut V tests tests >1 >1 /irt/irtual ual "orma"ormats ts and suand suggestggests s "or e(am"or e(ample ple to use thto use thee "or

"ormat mat 15 ( 35 i" i15 ( 35 i" it t is %etter than the > others.is %etter than the > others. his re

his result can be found, evsult can be found, ev en if there is no format en if there is no format at all in stoc!at all in stoc!.. For the

For the %ar cut%ar cuttinting, g, )ou ma) proceed in a )ou ma) proceed in a simsimilailar r a):a):

In the e(ample a%o/e,

In the e(ample a%o/e, OptiCut VOptiCut V tests tests 121 /irt121 /irtual ual "orma"ormats ts and "iand "indnds s "or e(am"or e(ample ple the solutithe solutionon o" 1> %ars ith the

o" 1> %ars ith the same lengsame length th o" 25 mmo" 25 mm..

#omparatively, in case of a classical multi$format optimization,

#omparatively, in case of a classical multi$format optimization, OptiCut VOptiCut V would have beenwould have been limited to the real formats and thus would have found a less efficient solution of %& bars of limited to the real formats and thus would have found a less efficient solution of %& bars of ' mm length  * bars of + mm length.

' mm length  * bars of + mm length. +he o

+he optimptimum um "orm"ormat sat search is partiearch is particularl) cularl) interesinteresting ting hen hen )ou can )ou can order )our order )our panel and %ar panel and %ar "orm

"ormats ats to measure.to measure. Please note t"at t

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III! PANEL CUTTIN"

III! ' PANE

III! ' PANEL (ATERIALS L (ATERIALS AND PANEL STOC=SAND PANEL STOC=S $oth commands Panel material

$oth commands Panel materials s and 'and 'didit t panels in the Stock menu panels in the Stock menu open the "ollopen the "olloioingng indo:

indo:

+he panel spe

+he panel speci"ic ci"ic trim trim cut /aluecut /alues s are indepare independant endant o" the go" the glo%al trim cut /alulo%al trim cut /alues. es. =oe/er, the)=oe/er, the) could re

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III! 2 PANEL CUTTIN" LISTS III! 2 PANEL CUTTIN" LISTS +he comm

+he command and 8e pane8e panel l cutting cutting list in list in the Filthe File e menu opens the "omenu opens the "olloilloing ng indoindo in h

in hich )ou can ich )ou can either directl) eeither directl) enter the cutting nter the cutting list olist or r import it.import it. '/er) piece has a

'/er) piece has a maimain re"erence and n re"erence and up to 1? adup to 1? additionditional al properties properties that )ou ma) createthat )ou ma) create or

or parameterise in parameterise in the the +o+ools ols Pre"erences indoPre"erences indo.. 'ach o

'ach o" th" the 4 edges o" a piece can %e de"ie 4 edges o" a piece can %e de"ined ned eitheeither r %) its ma%) its material terial or %) itor %) its s thicknthickness.ess. +he thickness

+he thickness o" tho" the e edges is su%stracted edges is su%stracted "rom the "in"rom the "inisishehedd (entered)(entered) dimensions hereasdimensions hereas the

the pre-cut pre-cut is is addeadded. +d. +hese are the net hese are the net cuttcutting ing dimdimensiensionsons..

+he shi"t

+he shi"t and the control ke)s o" thand the control ke)s o" the ke)%oard ena%le )ou e ke)%oard ena%le )ou to simultaneousto simultaneousl) l) select se/eralselect se/eral llineines o" the cus o" the cuttintting g listlist..

+he %utton &uplic

+he %utton &uplicateate  duplduplicates icates the selectthe selected led lines o" the cutting ines o" the cutting llist.ist. +he %utton @roup groups the lines ith identical content in one single line. +he %utton @roup groups the lines ith identical content in one single line. +he %utton

+he %utton Multipl)Multipl)  multimultiplies plies the *uantit) the *uantit) o" tho" the selece selected ted linlines %) es %) the same num%er. Itthe same num%er. It is applied to the hole

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III.

III.! ! 3 3 OPTI(IATOPTI(IATION ION PARA(ETERS FORPARA(ETERS FOR PAN

PANELELS S ""    rraal l PParara1a1  tt  r4r4 +he ta% @eneral o" the

+he ta% @eneral o" the OptiOptimi!atiomi!atio n n Parameter iParameter indo looks lndo looks like this:ike this:

In

In order to simorder to simplpli") the use,i") the use, OptiCut VOptiCut V o""ers se/eral optimi!ation modes ith pre-de"inedo""ers se/eral optimi!ation modes ith pre-de"ined algorithm parameters.

algorithm parameters.

Contrar) to the "ast and standard modes, the ad/anced modes ena%le )ou to change the main Contrar) to the "ast and standard modes, the ad/anced modes ena%le )ou to change the main cutting direction

cutting direction (turn around)(turn around) so as to o%tain so as to o%tain more more e"e""ic"icienient t resulresults ts and and %etter %etter re-usa%le re-usa%le o""- o""-cuts.

cuts. Please note that thiPlease note that this s o"ten leads to o"ten leads to more comple( cumore comple( cuttintting g patterns.patterns.

he -igital control modes are specific to numerical saws and depend on the range of he -igital control modes are specific to numerical saws and depend on the range of products of the different manufacturers.

products of the different manufacturers. +he Iteratio

+he Iterations ns cursor de"ines thcursor de"ines the statistical e statistical precision precision o" o" the cuttithe cutting and leads to a %etter ng and leads to a %etter optimi!ation

optimi!ation result ithoresult ithout ut ignoignoring the ring the paraparametermeters )ou s )ou de"ined.de"ined. he best solutions are generally found before the %

he best solutions are generally found before the %thth

iteration, but in some cases only after iteration, but in some cases only after the &

the &thth.. +he

+he option Second option Second le/el le/el trim trim cuts applies a scuts applies a second econd trim trim cut during cut during the cuttinthe cutting, g, i" i" the re-the re-cutting

cutting le/el is le/el is highigher her than 2.than 2. +han

+hanks to ks to the the option option ast ast panel )ou panel )ou can, can, pro/ided pro/ided a a panel is panel is a/aia/aila%lla%le e in se/eral "ormats,in se/eral "ormats, gi/

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A

A<<aa;;    PaParara11  tt  r4r4 +he ta% 9d/an

+he ta% 9d/anced ced gigi/es acc/es access to the "oess to the "ollolloining g parameters:parameters:

+he ma(imum recut le/el ena%les )ou to limit the num%er o" tested com%inations and thus also +he ma(imum recut le/el ena%les )ou to limit the num%er o" tested com%inations and thus also li

limimits ts the comthe comple(it) ople(it) o" " the cuthe cutting tting pattepatterns rns and and the calculation the calculation time.time. Once the pieces o" the cutting pattern ha/e %een determined,

Once the pieces o" the cutting pattern ha/e %een determined, OptiCut VOptiCut V uses the 4 cursorsuses the 4 cursors o"

o" the the OpOptimtimi!e i!e "i"ieleld to choose the cuttind to choose the cutting g pattern that %est matches the pattern that %est matches the pre"erences pre"erences )ou)ou entered.

entered.

he more the cursor is placed to the right, the more important the criterion becomes in your he more the cursor is placed to the right, the more important the criterion becomes in your pref

preferencerences.es.

6ith the last cursor )ou can "ind solutions using "eer cutting patterns. =oe/er, the o""-cuts 6ith the last cursor )ou can "ind solutions using "eer cutting patterns. =oe/er, the o""-cuts ma) increase i" )ou use this option.

ma) increase i" )ou use this option. O

Ott::  r r PaParara11  tt  rr44 +he option 

+he option Ae-optimi!e Ae-optimi!e eaceach h cutting cutting patpattern indi/iduall)tern indi/iduall) reorganise reorganises s the the origioriginal nal cuttingcutting patt

pattern and somern and sometetimimes es ththis is alallolos s ththe e plplaceacemement nt o" a "uo" a "urtrtheher r piecpiece.e. +he parameter

+he parameter SidSide e threshthreshold old de"inde"ines es the distancthe distance e near the side o" a near the side o" a panel panel %e)ond%e)ond hi

hich ch a ca cuttiutting ng liline cannot %e placed.ne cannot %e placed. +he

+he parameter parameter iimmit it piece t)pes used sipiece t)pes used simultaneousl) multaneousl) is used in case onl) a is used in case onl) a lliimmitedited num%er

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IV! BAR CUTTIN"

I#

I#.. ' BAR (ATERIALS AND BAR STOC=S' BAR (ATERIALS AND BAR STOC=S +he indo $ar materials looks like this:

+he indo $ar materials looks like this:

'ach mater

'ach material ial is descri%ed ith a re"erence, is descri%ed ith a re"erence, a *ua *ualit) alit) and a and a section.section. +he material sections can %e descri%ed:

+he material sections can %e descri%ed:

-- 'it'ither her %) %) theitheir r rectarectangulngular ar "orm"ormat at itith its heh its heighight t and and idtidth,h, -- Or %) a Or %) a user-de"user-de"ined ined "orm"ormat at linlinked to an ked to an importimported ed &BF-&BF-"ile."ile. In the latter

In the latter casecase, the section di, the section dimenmensiosions ns ilill %e those l %e those o" to" the imported he imported &BF-&BF-"ile "ile in thin thee current

current uniunit. t. +he) cannot %e +he) cannot %e modi"iemodi"ied.d. &u

&urinring g the creation the creation o" a %ar mo" a %ar materiaterial,al, OptiCut VOptiCut V idenidenti"ieti"ies s the the possi%le possi%le s)mmes)mmetries o" thetries o" the section and then displa)

section and then displa)s s it in the correspondinit in the corresponding g "ie"ield.ld. ccor

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S1111  trtrii  4 4 aa  AA88ll  ( ( aat;t;::ii88 +han

+hanks ks to thto their eir descriptiondescription, , the %ar sectiothe %ar sections ns can %e can %e seen on seen on the screthe screen en and takeand taken n intinto o accountaccount during

during the optithe optimmi!atii!ation on according to the s)maccording to the s)mmetries metries o" o" a a section.section. +he %utton S)mm

+he %utton S)mmetriesetries  o" the o" the %ar-editing %ar-editing indoindo  opens the "olopens the "olloloing ing indoindo  that that shosshos all the possi%le

all the possi%le s)ms)mmetmetries ries o" a section and its o" a section and its alloalloed ed rotations.rotations.

9

9 s*uare s*uare section section has the mahas the ma(im(imum um alloalloed ed rotationsrotations ('/ for 0 and %1/ for 2 and 3)('/ for 0 and %1/ for 2 and 3) hereas a

hereas a rectangular rectangular section section itith an as)h an as)mmetmmetrical rical notch is not anotch is not alloelloed d to rotate.to rotate. In the 

In the PrProo and  and Pro_PPPro_PP  ##eersions, rsions, i" the s)mi" the s)mmetmetries ries o" a o" a section allo it, the section allo it, the pieces arepieces are rotated so that their angles match and material is sa/ed.

rotated so that their angles match and material is sa/ed.

-epen

-epending ding on on whether whether the the successive successive angles angles match match exactly,exactly, OptiCut VOptiCut V places places one one or or twotwo cutting li

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IV! 2 BAR CUTTIN" LISTS IV! 2 BAR CUTTIN" LISTS In

In the indo %elo, )ou can the indo %elo, )ou can de"ine de"ine the mathe material, terial, lenglength, th, re"erence re"erence and 4 and 4 cutting cutting anglesangles (* angles per side)

(* angles per side) "or "or each piece o" theach piece o" the e %ar cutt%ar cutting ing lislist:t:

7ou

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IV!

IV! 3 OPTI(IA3 OPTI(IATION TION PARA(ETERS PARA(ETERS FOR BARFOR BARSS

'(cept "or the angle management, the general optimi!ation parameters "or %ars are similar to '(cept "or the angle management, the general optimi!ation parameters "or %ars are similar to those "or panels:

those "or panels:

+he

+he anglangle e matchimatching ng "uncti"unction, on, a/aila%le a/aila%le in in the the PrProo and  and Pro_PPPro_PP #ersions, #ersions, has

has 4 4 optimi!ation optimi!ation le/els: 8one, Minle/els: 8one, Minimimumum, , 8orma8ormal and Ml and Ma(ia(imummum.. he level 4one

he level 4one  correcorresponds to a straighsponds to a straight cut t cut based on the maximum lengths of the based on the maximum lengths of the pieces.pieces. 6hen

6hen the the anglangle e matchimatching ng re*uires a dou%le re*uires a dou%le cutting licutting line, ne, the the to to paramparameters eters &ou%l&ou%le e cuttingcutting lin

lines es ordeorder r and and 9dditi9dditional cutting thickness speci") hich o" the onal cutting thickness speci") hich o" the to to cutting lincutting lines es is is mademade the "ir

the "irst st and ho man) space there is le"and ho man) space there is le"t t %eteen the to %eteen the to linlines.es. A

A<<aa;;    PaParara11  tt  r4r4 +he parameter

+he parameter O""-O""-cuts lengtcuts length h control control o" o" the 9d/anthe 9d/anced tced ta% a/oia% a/oids ds the the creation creation o" o"o" o""-cuts"-cuts hen their length

hen their length lies %eteen lies %eteen the mithe minimnimum um and ma(and ma(imuimum m /alues./alues. +hi

+his "unctis "unction on increases increases the the possi%ipossi%ilities lities o" o" producing producing re-usre-usa%le o""-cuts. =oe/ea%le o""-cuts. =oe/er, it gr, it generall)enerall) leads to an inc

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V! RESULT PRINTOUT

V

V! ! ' P' PANEL OPTI(IATANEL OPTI(IATION ION PRINTPRINTOUTOUT +he

print-+he print-out "out "uunctionction n prints prints a a recap recap o" o" the optithe optimmi!ai!atiotio n n and the and the cutting cutting patterns.patterns.

<si

<sing thng the e FiFile Prinle Print t setup menusetup menu, , )ou can person)ou can personalise the header alise the header on the "ront page andon the "ront page and pa

paramrameteeterisrise e ththe e prprinintotout ut %) %) chchoooosinsing g ththe e catcategoegories ries )o)ou u anant t to prto prinint, tht, the e to to cocoloulours rs o" theo" the o""-cuts

o""-cuts (recoverable and unrecoverable)(recoverable and unrecoverable), the margins o" the print and the print mode o" , the margins o" the print and the print mode o" the cutting patterns

the cutting patterns (full page or half page wi(full page or half page with details).th details). 6hen the

6hen the cutcutting contting contains ains edges, a edges, a categor) categor) called 'dgcalled 'dges list es list is automis automaticaticall) created.all) created. It conta

It contains ins the used edges and corresponding the used edges and corresponding edges lineaedges linear.r. 6hen

6hen the othe optiptimi!mi!atiation on "a"ailils s to place one to place one or or more more pieces, pieces, a a section section callecalled d FaiFailed pieled pieces ces iiss creat

created. ed. +here, +here, each each concerned concerned piece piece is listed is listed ith the ith the corresponding mcorresponding motioti/e "or /e "or the "ailthe "ailururee (no pane

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Pa

Pa  l l CuCuttttii8 Pa8 Patttt  r r PriPrittououtt One panel

One panel cuttcutting ing pattern pattern is is printed printed per 9per 94 page.4 page. 'ach

'ach pattern pattern shos shos the the "i"ile name, le name, date, page date, page numnum%er, %er, cuttcutting patting pattern ern numnum%er, %er, material nammaterial namee and dimen

and dimensions osions o" the used panel." the used panel.

+he patterns are printed in the same order in hich the algorithm "ound them, %ut sorted %) +he patterns are printed in the same order in hich the algorithm "ound them, %ut sorted %) the directio

the direction n o" tho" the "ire "irst st cutcut (horizontally, then vertically)(horizontally, then vertically)..

6hen a cutting pattern is printed on hal"-pages, the loer hal" is used "or printing either the 6hen a cutting pattern is printed on hal"-pages, the loer hal" is used "or printing either the pie

piece ce lilistst (individual or grouped)(individual or grouped) or the cutting line list depending on the options o" the ta%or the cutting line list depending on the options o" the ta% Panels in the

Panels in the +o+ools ols Pre"erPre"erences menu.ences menu. 6hen t

6hen the same cutthe same cutting ing pattern is to %pattern is to %e e(ecuted e e(ecuted B B timetimes, s, the the menmention tion <n<ni*i*ue ue sample issample is replaced %) +o %e produced in B samples.

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V

V! ! 2 BAR OPTI(IAT2 BAR OPTI(IATION ION PRINTOUPRINTOUTT +he "ront page o" the

+he "ront page o" the %ar opti%ar optimi!atmi!ation ion prinprintout tout is is simsimililar ar to that to that o" the pano" the panels.els. =oe/er,

=oe/er, more more cuttcutting patterns ing patterns are are printeprinted od on an 94 page n an 94 page dependindepending on the place g on the place the) takethe) take up

up hihich is ch is de"inde"ined ed in the in the /ie/ie  optionsoptions (illustration of the cutting angles, precision of the(illustration of the cutting angles, precision of the units, dimensio

units, dimensioning of ning of cutting cutting linelines, etc.).s, etc.).

+he option Print cutting patterns: =ori!ontall) increases the num%er o" patterns per page +he option Print cutting patterns: =ori!ontall) increases the num%er o" patterns per page %u

%ut t redureduces theces their ir rereadada%a%ililit)it)..

6hen th

6hen the pro"ie pro"ile le is de"iis de"ined %ned %) a ) a &BF "il&BF "ile, it e, it is gis graphraphicall) icall) represented represented in tin the he top rightop right t %o(.%o(. <sing the print options, )ou can also de"ine the dimensioned a(is, the top /ie "ace <sing the print options, )ou can also de"ine the dimensioned a(is, the top /ie "ace (indicat

(indicated ed under under the date).the date).

he option 5ace6 utomatic chooses the face with the most telling view. he option 5ace6 utomatic chooses the face with the most telling view.

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#

#.. 3 LABEL PRINTOUT3 LABEL PRINTOUT OptiCut V

OptiCut V can print a personalised la%el "or each produced piece or o""-cut as ell as thecan print a personalised la%el "or each produced piece or o""-cut as ell as the used panels

used panels (7eparators)(7eparators).. +h

+his is "un"unctiction doeon does s not not re*uire*uire re another another printprinter er as as the the one one used used "or "or the the cutcutting patterns. ting patterns. 7o7ouu u

ust hast ha/e /e to insto inserert t la%la%el paper.el paper. 7o

7ou can also parameterise u can also parameterise the dimthe dimensensionions s and the marand the margigins ns o" the pao" the paper and the la%els.per and the la%els.

+he la%els are printed either in the ori

+he la%els are printed either in the originginal al order order de"inde"ined %)ed %) OptiCut VOptiCut V or sorted %)or sorted %) inc

increasreasing ing or decreasing strips.or decreasing strips.

6hen the pieces are di/ided into stacks, the option Per stack prints one single la%el "or 6hen the pieces are di/ided into stacks, the option Per stack prints one single la%el "or each

each stack o" B prostack o" B produced samplduced samples.es. +he

+he option Proption Print edges int edges along thalong the e la%el la%el sides sides keepkeeps s "ree "ree a a !one along the la%el sides i!one along the la%el sides inn order

order to prito print edge innt edge in"orm"ormatioation n there.there.

+icking the option +ake into account alread) used la%els on the "irst page, )ou can enter +icking the option +ake into account alread) used la%els on the "irst page, )ou can enter the

the numnum%er o%er o" mis" missinsing la%els g la%els on the on the "ir"irst page %ecst page %ecause oause o" th" their prior use and eir prior use and %egin %egin the printthe print ith the "irst a/aila%le la%el.

ith the "irst a/aila%le la%el.

+he %uttons Separator, Pieces and O""-cuts in the la%el "ormat section open a indo in +he %uttons Separator, Pieces and O""-cuts in the la%el "ormat section open a indo in hi

hich ch )ou )ou can decan de"ine the content "ine the content o" the correspondo" the corresponding ing la%els.la%els. 2ou can see the window on the following page.

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La

La, , l l PaPara1ra1  t t riri4a4atitioo In

In the indothe indo  a%el "oa%el "ormatrmat, , )ou can )ou can determdetermine ine the categothe categories ries )ou a)ou ant to prinnt to print, t, theitheir r orderorder on th

on the la%el, the la%el, their eir si!si!e e and hethand hether er the) the) appeappear as %arcodar as %arcodeses (8ptions)(8ptions)..

+he categor) <ser-de"i

+he categor) <ser-de"ined ned te(t ma) %e te(t ma) %e used se/eral timeused se/eral times. s. +h+his te(t is te(t is is the same "or eacthe same "or eachh la%el

la%el (client name, address of the building site, etc.).(client name, address of the building site, etc.). +he additio

+he additional nal re"erences ore"erences o" " the pieces, crthe pieces, created in theated in the +oe +ools ols Pre"erences menu can Pre"erences menu can also %also %ee pr

prininted ted on thon the e lala%e%els.ls. La

La, l , l EEaa11plpl  44 +he %elo e(ample

+he %elo e(amples s sho three sho three la%ella%els ith to s ith to di"di""ere"erent nt parameterisatparameterisations:ions:

In

In the the second e(amsecond e(ample, ple, the the edges edges are are printeprinted ald along the la%el sides, tong the la%el sides, the "he "ilile e namname e has has %een%een replaced %) the material name, the dimensions are printed in %old characters and the replaced %) the material name, the dimensions are printed in %old characters and the re"eren

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VI! I(PORT/ E)PORT

VI! ' CUTTIN" LIST AND STOC= I(PORT VI! ' CUTTIN" LIST AND STOC= I(PORT 7o

7ou can imu can import port cuttcutting ing listlists s and panel and %ar stocks inand panel and %ar stocks in OptiCut VOptiCut V in in parameteriparameterisa%le sa%le +e+e(t(t "ormats

"ormats (9xcel #7:, etc.).(9xcel #7:, etc.).

+he %utton

+he %utton FormaFormat t opens the "ollopens the "ollooining g indoindo  in hin hich )ou can ich )ou can detedetermine rmine the categoriesthe categories that ar

that are to %e imported e to %e imported and the order in hich the) are "ounand the order in hich the) are "ound d in the te(t "ilin the te(t "ile.e.

7o

7ou mu ma) use the categor) a) use the categor) IgnIgnored ored "iel"ield d se/eral tise/eral times so )ou cames so )ou can n impoimport rt data that data that do notdo not ha/e an)

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#I

#I..2 DATA E)PORT2 DATA E)PORT 9ddit

9dditionall) to cuttionall) to cutting ing lislists and stots and stocks that are e(ported cks that are e(ported in a in a te(t "ormat ste(t "ormat separateparate "rom the "rom thee import "ormat,

import "ormat, OptiCut OptiCut # # e(porte(ports a as a a%el "il%el "ile e and and a a Aesult Aesult "il"ile.e. he

he post pro post processorscessors for numerical saws are for numerical saws are explained in the following chapter.explained in the following chapter. La

La, l Fil, l Fil +he la%el

+he la%el "i"ile le contcontains ains a a liline ith parameterisa%ne ith parameterisa%le le content "or econtent "or each produced piece, o""-cut ach produced piece, o""-cut andand used panel.

used panel. +he cat

+he categor) list egor) list o" tho" this "ilis "ile e is is simsimilailar r to the la%el to the la%el print print list ith some di""erences.list ith some di""erences. he label type (pa

he label type (panel, pinel, piece, offece, off$cut) is defined $cut) is defined by a paramby a parameterisable text.eterisable text. R 4ult Fil

R 4ult Fil

+he result "ile contains one line "or each cutting pattern. +he result "ile contains one line "or each cutting pattern. 'ach l

'ach linine e contacontains ins *uan*uantitattitati/e i/e data, thus data, thus allalloioing ng to cato calculalculate te the net costhe net cost t o" tho" the producede produced pie

pieces in thces in the cute cuttiting ng pattpattern, ern, tatakiking ng ininto to accoaccoununt t ththe cute cuttiting ng ititsesel" l" and eand edgesdges..

I" )

I" )ou use the result ou use the result "i"ile in a spread sheet or data managemle in a spread sheet or data management ent so"tare, so"tare, )ou can d)ou can determetermine ine thethe total

total need o" pneed o" panelanels s per t)pper t)pe, ae, as els ell as the correspol as the correspondinnding g costs.costs. >i

>io9o94 4 CoCo1111aa  LiLi OptiCut V

OptiCut V can %e started "rom another so"tare using a 6indos command line that importscan %e started "rom another so"tare using a 6indos command line that imports the cut

the cutting ting and e(ports the result "iand e(ports the result "ile a"ter le a"ter the optithe optimmi!ai!atiotio n.n. +h

+his "ilis "ile e can thucan thus s %e impo%e imported rted %) the so"tare %) the so"tare that integrates that integrates the comthe commanmand d liline in order to planne in order to plan the production

the production and logand logistics.istics. 2

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VII! POST PROCESSORS

Post processors translate cutting patterns into "iles hose "ormats are compati%le ith those Post processors translate cutting patterns into "iles hose "ormats are compati%le ith those o" numerical sas.

o" numerical sas. *(er!

*(er! produ#produ#t t range range uses uses eit"er eit"er a a generi# generi# formaformat t or or a a formaformat t t"at t"at is is spe#ifi# spe#ifi# to to t"et"e manufa#turer&

manufa#turer& OptiCut V

OptiCut V has a has a uniuni/er/ersal sal post ppost procerocessor ssor that as that as de/eloped de/eloped ith a ith a spespeci"icci"icall) desiall) designedgned lan

languaguage ge so that so that it can *uit can *uickl) %e adapickl) %e adapted to di""ted to di""erenerent t "ormat"ormats.s. VII! ' POST PROCESSORS FOR PANEL CUTTIN" VII! ' POST PROCESSORS FOR PANEL CUTTIN"

6

CoCottrol rol FuFu;;titioo C8

C8C panel C panel sas gensas generallerall) ) ha/e sha/e some coome constrainnstraintsts (limited nu(limited number mber of re$cutting of re$cutting or or turnarounds)

turnarounds) so thso that the) cannot cut the at the) cannot cut the more compmore comple( cuttle( cutting ing patterns.patterns. ,

, #uttin#utting g pattern pattern t"at t"at is is translated translated into into t"e t"e rig"t rig"t formatformat  but but t"at t"at does does not not ta$e ta$e intointo a##ount t"e spe#ifi# #onstraints of t"e used saw model will be ree#ted w"en performing a##ount t"e spe#ifi# #onstraints of t"e used saw model will be ree#ted w"en performing t"e #utting&

t"e #utting& It is thus

It is thus necenecessarssar) to introduce ) to introduce a a controcontrol "unctiol "unction than that t "ilte"ilters rs the the cutting pattecutting patterns rns during theduring the optim

optimi!ation i!ation so tso that onl) thhat onl) those compati%le ose compati%le ith the sas cith the sas constraonstraints ints are selected.are selected.

In

In OptiCut VOptiCut V, , ththis cis control "unctiontrol "unction on is integrated is integrated in the in the optoptimi!imi!atiation on modes modes "or C"or C8C 8C sas.sas. 7o

7ou ilu ill ha/e l ha/e to choosto choose one %e"ore one %e"ore selectine selecting g the "ormatthe "ormat.. In

In the the above above list, tlist, the he constraints are constraints are grougrouped ped by by proproduct duct ranges. 8ne ranges. 8ne range range can can correcorrespond spond to several data formats.

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P

Poo44t t PrPro;o;  4444oor r FoFor1r1atat44 +he parameterisation

+he parameterisation o" to" the "ormhe "ormat is accessi%le througat is accessi%le through h he he ++oools ols Import Import e(port optionse(port options men

menu or directl) throuu or directl) through gh the Fthe Fileile  Post proPost processcessor "ormaor "ormat t menmenu.u. In ad

In addition to dition to the tradithe traditional tional C8C "ormC8C "ormats,ats, OptiCut VOptiCut Vo""ero""ers s a a "o1tri;"o1tri; "ormat "ormat (simple(simple geometr

geometric descriptic description),ion), as ell as the international data e(change "ormatas ell as the international data e(change "ormat D)FD)F..

VII! 2 POST PROCESSORS FOR BAR CUTTIN" VII! 2 POST PROCESSORS FOR BAR CUTTIN" +hese post proce

+hese post processors ssors are simare simililar ar to those to those o" the pano" the panels, els, %ut i%ut ith th a sia simpmpler structure.ler structure. he below example shows

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I! INTRODUCTION

I! INTRODUCTION

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II! "ENERAL PRINCIPLES

II! "ENERAL PRINCIPLES

III! PANEL CUTTIN"

III! PANEL CUTTIN"

IV! BAR CUTTIN"

IV! BAR CUTTIN"

V! RESULT PRINTOUT

V! RESULT PRINTOUT

VI! I(PORT/ E)PORT

VI! I(PORT/ E)PORT

VII! POST PROCESSORS

VII! POST PROCESSORS

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