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Entering Settings for the Plan
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Entering Settings for the Plan
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When sources and parts are entered, you can start to define the Settings for the plan. Click the Settings tab to open Plan Setting form.
There are two ways how to define Settings:
Entering parameters directly
Settings tab allows you to define cutting settings for given plan. Settings are grouped in four categories:
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Saw kerf |
Enter if it is necessary to set saw kerf. |
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Left trim cut |
Enter if it is necessary to trim the source on the left end (damage or deformation). |
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Right trim cut |
Enter if it is necessary to trim the source on the right end (damage or deformation). |
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Gripping |
Enter if it is necessary to grip end of source. Gripping can be utilized in case when length of the rest of source is the same as length of the part, so no cutting and gripping is needed. For example if Gripping is 23 then rest can be 0, or 23, or greater than 23. |
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Allow rubbing |
When allowed, rest of source can be shorter than cut width (saw kerf) so the last part is not cut but it is only rubbed to required length. |
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Layout restrictions |
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Max number of parts in layout |
Enter if you want to limit total number of parts in one cutting layout. |
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Max number of different part lengths in layout |
Enter if you want to limit max number of different part lengths in one cutting layout. |
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Min length difference among parts in layout |
Enter if you want to set minimal length difference among parts in one cutting layout. Example: Required parts: 5cm, 7cm, 9cm, 11cm, 12cm, 14cm, 18cm and min length = 3cm then following parts could be together in one layout: 5,9,12,18 If min length = 5 cm then following parts could be together in one layout: 5,11,18 or 7,12,18 etc… |
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Restricted length of rests |
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From – To |
Program tries not to produce rests with length in defined interval From - To. Note: higher value should be equal or less to the "minimal length of remnant" value. |
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Remnants (reusable rests) |
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Minimal length |
Function "Close project" will move rests with length greater or equal to minimal length to the storage defined below. Function "Open project" will delete these rests from inventory. |
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Storage for new rems |
Function "Close project" will move rests with length greater or equal to minimal length into this storage. Function "Open project" will delete these rests from storage. |
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Production rate |
Set value from 0 to 100. 0 means production of rems will be restricted as much as possible. 100 means production of rems will be preferred as much as possible. Note: weighted production of remnants positively affects the yield and decreases scrap factor. |
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TIP! Set "Max number of parts in layout" to 1 to allocate cables (parts) to reels (sources). |
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NOTE! Some of parameters are available only in Professional Edition or in Enterprise Edition. See chapter Editions Comparison for details. |
Copying predefined Settings from Materials
If you often use the same settings for new plans or if you want to setup different settings for different cutting machines, you can predefine them in Material Settings List form. Whenever you need it, you can load them to the plan.
By clicking the button [Settings], the Material Settings List form opens.
You can choose settings from Settings List and write them to the plan. Click the desired settings in settings list on the left side of the form and click the button [Copy to plan] to copy this settings to the plan.
Following drawing shows a graphical explanation of setting parameters and examples of influence of setting parameters on calculation of optimal cutting plan.
