This chapter describes basic information about CutLogic 1D program good to know before you start to use the program.

The Basic Concepts and Terms

This chapter explains basic concepts and commonly used terms used in the program.

Commonly used terms

Program or CutLogic 1D means CutLogic 1D software application.

Optimization is process of finding the cutting plan with the optimized cutting layouts.

Plan represents definition of cutting plan.

Source represents material available for cutting; it is input into cutting plan.

Part represents piece of material required to be cut; it is input into cutting plan.

Remnant represents reusable rest of Source.

View represents unique point of view or perspective on data.

Master View represents master part of View.

Detail View represents detailed part of View.

Master Tab is graphical control element (button) in the Program displaying given Master View.

Detail Tab is graphical control element (button) in the Program displaying given Detail View.

Report represents special layout displaying the data in printable format.

Filter represents set of conditions filtering data in given View or in given Report.

Material represents definition of unique material. One plan may contain only one Material.

Assembly represents unique definition of logically grouped Parts.

Storage represents definition of unique logical or physical storage or warehouse for Materials.

Basic concepts

All data in CutLogic 1D are stored in database in form of the database tables. Data from the database are displayed via Views. Views represent unique point of view on the data.

CutLogic 1D contains following Views:

Plans

Materials

Assemblies

Storages

You can switch among these Views by clicking one of the Icons representing given view in the Tool Panel.

Every View consists of one Master View and one or more Detail Views. Master View is represented by Master Tab in the program, Detail View is represented by Detail Tab. Master Tab is first tab displayed in Tab Area from the left and contains small icon.

Active Views are displayed at Tab Area in following way:

CutLogic 1D is unique in term of handling and displaying master–detail relations of data. If Detail View is active, following navigator is displayed in Tool Panel:

This navigator allows you to browse the records in related Master View while detailed information for active Detail View is displayed on the screen. This is very helpful feature allowing you better orientation among your data.