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 and Area formats 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 and width 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.

WARNING! 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 square unit	Value in the field Cost represents cost of 1 square unit of source; square unit is defined by "Area display format" and "Divider" value
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
1 length unit	Value in the field Cost represents cost of 1 length unit of source

Plan sources cost 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

Group optimization

Here you can set the columns used for automatic writing of its values into the S-Group field in the Plans Sources form. When Group optimization is turned on an identifier is used for grouping the sources by value written in the S-Group field.

Default value	Description
Nothing	S-Group won't be automatically populated
Manufacture date	S-Group will be automatically populated by Manufacture date
Origin ID	S-Group will be automatically populated by Origin ID
Storage	S-Group will be automatically populated by Storage
Description	S-Group will be automatically populated by Description
Note 1	S-Group will be automatically populated by Note 1
Note 2	S-Group will be automatically populated by Note 2

NOTE! Material's Origin ID is a value, which represents the original material it was cut from. E.g. remnant 340 cut from remnant 233 which is cut from original material 123 will have Origin ID 123, this way each remnant can be traced to its original material.

See more in chapter Entering Setting for the Plan (What is Group optimization?).

Layout Pictures

In this option you can set some properties for the displaying of layout pictures in program and reports.

Origin of layout

Here you can set origin of the layout.

LeftTop	Layout starts from the left and top side.
LeftBottom	Layout starts from the left and bottom side.

Layout Pictures in Program (Reports)

Here you can set expression for description of parts in pictures and background colors in results form or printing reports.

Part description

It is possible to enter any text, variables and tags which define font styles in script.

Following text describes how to enter expression for description of parts in layout pictures. It is possible to enter any text, variables and tags which define font styles in script.

Variables

Every variable starts with @ and it is possible to enter following variables:

@PartID	Part ID
@X1-coord	X1 Coordinate (Left)
@Y1-coord	Y1 Coordinate (Bottom / Top)*
@Length	Part Length
@Width	Part Width
@Turned	Indicates Rotation of Part
@OrderNumber	Order Number
@PartGroup	Part Group
@Description	Description
@Note-1	Note 1
@Note-2	Note 2

*According to setting of Origin of the layout in Options

Tags

<B> ... </B>	Bold
<I> ... </I>	Italic
<U> ... </U>	Underline

In the following table is an example of usage:

Input (Script you enter)

Output (Text you see in part)

<B>#@PartID</B> @Length x @Width

<U>@OrderNumber</U>

@Description

#22 726 x 400

16686394

Flat shelf

Background colors

Here you can set individual background color for Layouts, Parts, Remnants and Scraps in program and reports.

Part colors	User defined	Color for parts will be defined by user in Background colors - Parts.
	Random	Random colors for parts will be generated by the program.
	Shades of gray	Shades of grey for parts will be generated by the program.

Click button [Load default] if you want to load default settings.

DXF Export

In this option you can set properties of dxf file which can be used to export cutting layouts in CAD exchange format (Drawing Exchange Format). System is designed to create one file for each layout.

Visible objects in matching layers

Here you can set which objects (Source, Parts, Part description, Header & Table) will be exported to dxf file. It is also possible to assign layer name to each object separately. It means, that object will be visible only in layer with appropriate layer name.

Layer names and colors

In this option you can define layer names and suitable colors.

Part description

If you want parts to include part description it is possible to define it here. Definition of part description for dxf file is the same as definition of part description for layout pictures in program (reports). The only difference is that you can't define tags here.

Auto export path

Program enables you to automatically save dxf files after optimization. If you want automatically save these files, you can set correct path here and after each optimization new dxf files will be created in this folder.