Version history

Version 6.1

•Substantially expanded CNC machine support and G-code generation, with new cutting path modes, leads, tabs, multi-pass cutting, and adaptive piercing

•Added part marking and engraving, with customizable text and font height

•Added the Snake part order to reduce rapid travel between parts during CNC cutting

•Added optimization to minimize the number of open part size stacks, reducing the space needed to sort and handle cut parts

•Added the "Layout parts" custom export

•Improved the "Plan to XML" custom export

•Added %date%, %time%, and %docs% tokens for custom export filenames and paths

•Added universal import from XML files

•Added a multi-line Memo field for parts, supporting up to 8,000 characters for production instructions, processing details, and other notes

•Increased the capacity of all text fields and added Note 4 to parts and stocks

•Improved data import

•Improved manuals and help

•Various minor improvements and fixes

Version 6.0

•Introduced the free Community Edition with no time limit

•Redesigned the cutting layouts report with optional sections and improved export options

•Simplified cutting layouts

•Improved the positioning and font size of information in part images, including dimensions along part edges

•Improved DXF export with adjustable text size, either fixed or proportional to part size

•Added JPG and PNG export formats, particularly useful for individual labels

•Added support for SQL statements in import connection files

•Added support for launching other applications from Custom exports

•Introduced CutLogic 2D Server for automatic optimization

•Fixed issues with information displayed in part images in reports

•Fixed issues with manual editing of cutting layouts

•Various minor improvements and fixes

Version 5.7

•Improved optimization speed and simplified cutting layouts for plans with duplicate stock or part sizes

•Introduced the Custom Exports module for manual or automatic export of entire cutting plans to XML files or physical or virtual serial ports

•Added custom SQL queries to export selected data to CSV files or physical or virtual serial ports, manually or automatically

•Added report export to Microsoft Word (DOCX) and Microsoft Excel (XLSX)

•Updated the report editor and viewer

•Added Note 4 to plans and materials, and Note 3 to stocks and parts

•Improved overall optimization results

•Added support for setting both vertical and horizontal knife count limits in 2-stage cutting plans

•Included trim cuts in knife counts

•Added support for axis-specific G-code commands before and after cuts

•Various minor improvements and fixes

Version 5.6

•Added a setting to control the processing order of sub-stocks: LIFO (last in, first out), FIFO (first in, first out), or FIFO delayed

•Added dedicated reports for the "slitting and shearing" and "slitting then shearing" cutting types

•Improved data import

•Various minor improvements and fixes

Version 5.5

•Improved optimization for large cutting layouts, cutting from rolls, and slitting

Version 5.3

•Improved import from Excel files

•Improved cutting from rolls

•Added Minimal Level and Actual Level fields for better material inventory control

•Added Polish language support

•Various minor improvements and fixes

Version 5.2

•Added the "Maximum number of stock sizes" setting to limit the number of distinct stock sizes used in a plan, with the optimizer selecting the best sizes for the required parts

•Fixed optimization issues when using the "Grip" setting

•Various minor improvements and fixes