Setting the Options

To work with Options, select the menu item "Tools > Options..." or use [Ctrl+O] keyboard shortcut.

In Options you can set the main parameters of the program. Correct representation and displaying of the data in the project depends on setting of some parameters like Type, Precision and Unit. That is the reason why we recommend to set these options immediately after the first start of the program or before entering of new cutting project.

Formats

In this option you can set Type, Precision and Unit for Length format of materials. Setting options for "Type" are given in following table:

Type	Decimal	e.g. 123,324 mm; 234,34 m; 142,2"
	Feet and decimal inches	e.g. 833' 3,99"
	Fractional	e.g. 324 31/32"
	Feet and fractional inches	e.g. 1302' 63/64"

In option "Precision", you can set the precision of entering the length format (decimal places, fractions) according to setting of the type.

In option "Unit", you can set the length unit of material (mm, cm, dm, m, '', ', in, ft). This option is accessible only when the decimal or fractional type is set. When other types are set, this option is disabled. Defined Unit is shown in the length of material in the program and also in printing reports.

TIP! You can also set your own length unit by writing it to combo box or you don't need to fill it in at all. In this case the length unit won't be shown.

NOTE! Because for each length format internal storage of data is different, change of length type and precision doesn't convert already entered data. Therefore, it is necessary to consider this option carefully at the beginning of working with this program.

Zero suppression

In this option you can set suppression of displaying zero values.

Leading	Suppresses displaying of leading zeros in decimal numbers.
Trailing	Suppresses displaying of trailing zeros in decimal numbers.
0 Feet	Suppresses displaying of 0 feet.
0 Inches	Suppresses displaying of 0 inches.

Costs

Cost of sources

Costs of sources allows you to choose the most suitable costs metric for your sources.

Cost metric	Description
1 length unit	Value in the field Cost represents cost of 1 length unit of source
Whole source	Value in the field Cost represents cost of the whole source
1000 length units	Value in the field Cost represents cost of 1000 length units of source
100 length units	Value in the field Cost represents cost of 100 length units of source
10 length units	Value in the field Cost represents cost of 10 length units of source
12 length units	Value in the field Cost represents cost of 12 length units of source

Plan sources costs check

You can also define maximal ratio between the highest and the lowest cost of source within the plan. If this ratio is exceeded following warning message appears.

Optimization

In this option you can set the efficiency of optimization according to the running time (speed) of finding the best solution (cutting layouts). Setting options are given in following table:

Level	Fast optimization	Good results with the high speed of optimization.
	High optimization (recommended)	Better results with middle speed of optimization.
	Extra deep optimization	The best results with low speed of optimization.

NOTE! The higher optimization level you set, the more time program needs for the optimization of a project.

Layouts

In this option you can set sorting of cutting layouts and cutting layout parts. Each of this data can be sorted by three different fields in individual ascending or descending order.