OptiCut V

 Panel and Profile Cutting Optimization

Tutorial

OptiCut 50/ 200/ 500/ Pro/ Pro_PP

 OptiCut V

TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION

I. 1 Pre
Presen
sentat
tation
ion : 3
I. 2 In
Inst
stal
alla
lati
tion
on : 

II!  "ENERAL
"ENER AL PRIN
PRINCIPLE
CIPLES
S

II. 1 St
Stoc
ock
k Mana
Manageme
gement
nt : 5
II. 2 Multi-Material an
and Multi-Format Fu
Functions : 5
II. 3 Opti
Optimum
mum For
Format
mat Se
Sear
arch
ch : #

III!  PANEL CUT

CUTTIN
TIN"
"

III. 1 Pa
Pane
nell Ma
Mate
teri
rial
alss an
andd Pa
Pane
nell St
Stoc
ocks
ks : $
III. 2 Pa
Pane
nell Cut
Cuttin
ting
g is
ists
ts : %
III. 3 Optimi!atio n Parameters "or Panels : &

IV!! BA
IV BARR CUTT
CUTTIN"
IN"

I#.. 1 $a
I# $arr Ma
Mate
teri
rial
alss an
andd $a
$arr St
Stoc
ocks
ks : ''
I#.. 2 $a
I# $arr Cu
Cutt
ttin
ing
g i
ist
stss : '3
I#. 3 Optimi!atio n Parameters "or $ars : '

V ! RESULT
RESU LT PRI
PRINTOU
NTOUT
T

#. 1 Panel Optimi !atio n Printout : '5

#. 2 $a
$arr Opt
Optimi
imi!a
!atio
tion
n Pri
Printo
ntout
ut : '$
#. 3 a
a%e
%ell Pr
Prin
into
tout
ut : '%

VI!  I(PORT/
I(PO RT/ E)PO
E)PORT
RT

#I. 1 Cu
Cutt
ttin
ing
g i
ist
st an
andd Stock Im
Impo
port
rt : 20
#I. 2 &a
&ata
ta '(
'(po
port
rt : 2'

VII!  POST PROCE

PROCESSORS
SSORS

#II. 1 Po
Post
st Pr
Proc
oces
esso
sors
rs "or Pa
Pane
nell Cutti
Cutting
ng : 22

P2
#II. 2 Pos
ostt Pr
Proc
oceess
ssor
orss "o
"orr $a
$arr Cut
Cuttin
ting
g : 23

P3
I! INTRODUCTION

Pre"ace

Cutting optimi!ation
optimi!ation generall) re*uires multiple
multiple com%inati
com%inations
ons that cannot all %e e(amined
e(amined
 %ecause
 %ecause o" their
their time
time-co
-cons
nsum
uming
ing calc
calcul
ulati
ation
ons.
s.

+hus, an optimi!atio
optimi!ation
n so"tare
so"ta re cannot ala)s
ala)s "ind
"ind the %est
%es t solution
solution (this solution
 sometimes does not even exist or there might also be several ones),
ones), %ut the more pertinent
the selection criteria o" the e(amined cases (as opposed to the excluded cases) are, the
more e""icient
e""icient the solution ill
ill %e.

I! ' PRESENTATION

OptiCut V is a cutting
cutting optimi
optimi!ati
!ation
on so"tare "or panels and %ars. It as de/eloped %)
BOOLE * PARTNERS, editor "or pro"essional so"tare since 10, hose product range
 %ene
 %ene"i
"its
ts o" the
the e(per
e(perien
ience
ce o" thousa
thousand
ndss o" lice
licens
nses
es used
used in more
more than
than 3 count
countrie
ries.
s.

OptiCut V is mostl) used in the ood, metal, plastic, glass and stone sectors and is
applied in material
material trade (panels, sheet metal, glazing, profiles and joists),
joists) , ca%inet making
(wood or metal),
metal), room la)outs,
la)outs, "acade, oisting
oisting,, etc.

In addition
additi on to its optimi!ation
optimi!ation "unction,
"unction, OptiCut V o""ers /arious other "unctions,
"unctions, as "or 
e(ample
e(ample the stock managem
management
ent or la%el print
print..

Moreo/er, %oth the  Pro

Pro and the Pro_PP  /ersions ha/e se/eral ad/anced "unctions as
the optimum "ormat research (panels and bars), the limitat
limitation
ion o" the num%er
num%er o" 
simulta
simultaneousl)
neousl) produced "ormats and the adustment o" the cutting
cutting angles
angles (bar cutting).

+he numerical control o" sas (Post processor function) is a/aila%le in the  Pro
Pro #ersion
"or %ars and in the  Pro_PP #ersion
#ersion "or panels.

OptiCut V is a/aila%le in 4 capacities, depending on the sole ma(imum amount o" pieces
that can %e optimi!ed
optimi!ed simultane
simultaneousl)
ousl).. +he limi
limitt o"
o " the %ar cutting lists +,- is 5 times higher 
than the limi
limitt o" the panel
pa nel cutting
cutting lists +p-
+p-:

- OptiCut V.50  50 p/ 250 ,

- OptiCut V.200  200 p/ '000 ,
- OptiCut V.500  500 p/ 2500 ,
- OptiCut V.Pro/ Pro_PP  Uli1it

 In the OptiCut V Version , the optimization algorithms of the panels and the bars have
been separated for improved efficiency.
I! 2 INSTALLATION

OptiCut V can %e install

installed
ed on e/er) personal computer that runs
runs ith 6indo
6indos
s ( Windows
Windows
98/ 2000/ XP Pro/ Vista ). 7ou can install it ith the "ile  I4tallOptiCut!  that is
a/aila%le on C& or the e%site .%
.%ool
oole.e
e.euu.

6hen )ou e(ecute the "ile I4tallOptiCut!  the "olloing

"olloing indo opens:
opens:

 8o ust "ollo

"ollo the instructions
i nstructions : the instal
i nstallatio
latio n onl) takes
take s a "e
"e  seconds.

Once OptiCut V is installed, )ou ma) e(ecute it /ia the shortcut on )our desktop. Clicking
on the &emo /ersion %utton allos )ou to use OptiCut V in its demo mode until )ou enter 
the 9cti/atio
9cti/ation
n Code e ill
ill pro/ide
pro/ide )ou.

+o recei/e the 9cti/ation

9cti/ation Code,
Code , )ou
)ou ha/e to send us )our user code per '-mail or "a(.

6 I(PORTANT
7ou should a%solutel) ui4tall OptiCut V %e"ore
OptiCut  %e"ore alter
alterin
ing
g )our
)our hard
hard dri/e.
dri/e.
+o do this, open
ope n the
the menu Start Programs o"
o " )our computer
computer and e(ecute the comman
command
d
$oole ; Partners OptiCut 5 <ninstall OptiCut.

ATTENTION
ATTENTION Do ot 7or8t to 9rit
9rit o9
o9 t: ;o pro<i ur
uri8
i8 t: ui4talli8!
II! "ENERAL PRINCIPLES

II. ' STOC= (ANA"E(ENT

+he OptiCut V stock structure

structure di/ides
di/ides into
into to parts:

- 9 1atrial li4t containing the material names )ou

)ou entered
enter ed into OptiCut V
that )ou can use
use in the cuttin
cutting
g lists,
lists,

- 9 7or1at li4t containin

containing
g all the a/aila%
a/aila%le
le "ormats
"ormats "or e/er) material o"
the pre/ious list.

 Before
 Before defining a panel or bar formatformat !ou s"ould t"us #"e#$ if t"e #orresponding 
#orresponding 
material e%ists and if not #reate it&

I" )ou ant to create a panel measuring "or e(ample 3050  '%50 in '& 11-thick
hite
hit e melam
melamine
ine,, )ou should
should proceed
proce ed in
in to steps:
steps :

1- Create the
the panel mate
materia
riall (ELA_>?@ '& 11 thick,

2- Create a panel
panel measu
measurin
ring
g 3050  '%50 linked to the material (ELA_>?@ '&.

I" the material (ELA_>?@ '& is a/ailaa/aila%le

%le in se/eral "ormats, )ou onl)
onl) ha/e to create them
successi/el) and then link them to the same material.

I" )ou
)ou use the hite melamin
melaminee in another thickness, e.g. '# 11, it is regarded as another
material that )ou should
should create and use separatel) o" the pre/io
pre/ious
us one.

he OptiCut V stoc!s can be managed either with the real "uantities or unlimited "uantities
if orders are made according to your re"uirements.

II! 2 (ULTI.(ATERIAL AND (ULTI.FOR(AT FUNCTIONS

OptiCut V is a 1ulti.1atrial and 1ulti.7or1at so"tare.

6ith the 1ulti.1atrial "unction

"unction )ou can enter or import cutting lists containing se/eral
se/er al
materials
materials in an) order.

$e"ore the optimi!ation

optimi!ation,, this "unction
"unction groups the cutting lines ith the same material, then
launches
launches a separate optim
optimi!ation
i!at ion "or e/er) material in the list.
list.

&uring
&uring the optimi!atio
optimi!ation
n proces
pro cess,
s, the 1ulti.7or1at "unction
"unction e(amines
e(amines all the a/aila%le "ormats
o" the current material and chooses "or e/er) cutting pattern the most appropriate one that
can either
either %e a hole
hole modu
module
le or the o""-cut o" a pre/iou
pre/iouss cuttin
cutting.
g.
'"us t"e optimization result #ontains a #ombination of t"e a(ailable formats&

$oth the a%o/e "unction

"unctionss appl) to panels as
a s ell
ell as %ars. =oe/er, )ou cannot mi(
mi( panels and
 %ars in
in the same list.
list. 7ou ould
ould ha/e
ha/e to create to separate "ile
"iles.
s.
II. 3 OPTI(U( FOR(AT SEARC?

+his "unction, a/aila%le

a/aila%le in %oth the  Pro and Pro_PP #ersions, ena%les )ou to
search
sea rch automaticall)
automaticall) "or the sole most appropriate
appropria te panel or %ar "ormat
"ormat "or a gi/
gi/en
en cutting
cutting list.
list.

+he search
sea rch is carried out in a /irtual
/irtual stock, independent
independent o" the real stock o" the gi/
gi/en
en material.
material.

In the a%o/e e(ample, OptiCut V tests >1 /irtual

/irtual "ormats
"ormats and suggest
suggestss "or e(ample
e(ample to use the
the
"ormat
"ormat 15 ( 35 i" it
it is %etter than the > others.
his result
result can be found, ev en if there is no format at all in stoc!.
stoc! .

For the %ar cuttin

cutting,
g, )ou ma) proceed in a simila
similarr a):

In the e(ample a%o/e, OptiCut V tests 121 /irtual

/irtual "ormats
"ormats and "ind
"indss "or e(ample
e(ample the solution
solution
o" 1> %ars ith the same length
length o" 25 mm.
mm.
#omparatively, in case of a classical multi$format optimization, OptiCut V would have been
limited to the real formats and thus would have found a less efficient solution of %& bars of 
' mm length  * bars of + mm length.

+he optim
optimum
um "ormat
"ormat search
s earch is particularl)
particularl) interesting
interesting hen )ou can order )our panel and %ar 
"ormats
"ormats to measure.

 Please note t"at t"e

t "e "ig"er t"e number of tested formats
formats t"e longer t"e #al#ulations&
#al#ulat ions&
III! PANEL CUTTIN"

III! ' PANEL

PANEL (ATERIALS AND PANEL STOC=S

$oth commands Panel materials

materials and 'di
'ditt panels in the Stock menu open the "olloi
"olloing
ng
indo:

+he panel speci"ic

speci"ic trim cut /alues
/alues are independant
independant o" the glo%al
glo%al trim cut /alues.
/alues. =oe/er, the)
could replace
re place them or %e%e added to them, depending on the selected optim
optimi!atio
i!a tio n options.
III! 2 PANEL CUTTIN" LISTS

+he command
command 8e
 8e panel
pane l cutting list in the File
File menu opens the "olloi
"olloing
ng indo
in hich
hich )ou can either directl) enter
e nter the cutting list or
o r import it.

'/er) piece has a main

main re"erence and up to 1? addition
additional
al properties that )ou ma) create
or parameterise in the +o
+ools
ols Pre"erences indo.
indo.

'ach o"
o " the
the 4 edges o" a piece can %e de"ined
de"ined either
either %) its material
material or %) its
its thickness.
thickness.

+he thickness o" the

the edges is su%stracted "rom the "inis
"inishe
hed d (entered) dimensions hereas
the pre-cut is added.
adde d. +hese
+hese are the net cutting
cutting dimensi
dimensions
ons..

+he shi"t and the control ke)s o" the

the ke)%oard ena%le )ou to simultaneousl)
simultaneous l) select se/eral
lines
ine s o" the cuttin
cutting
g list.
list.

+he %utton &uplicate

&uplicate duplicates
duplicates the selected
select ed lines
lines o" the cutting list.
+he %utton @roup groups the lines ith identical content in one single line.
+he %utton Multipl)
Multipl) multiplies
multiplies the *uantit) o" thethe selected
selec ted lines
lines %) the same num%er. It
is applied to the hole cutting list i" there is no selection.
III. ! 3 OPTI(IATION
OPTI(IATION PARA(ETERS FOR

PANEL
PAN ELS
S "  ral Para1
ara1 t r4

+he ta% @eneral o" the Optimi!atio

Optimi!atio n Parameter indo
i ndo looks like
like this:

In order to simpl
simpli")
i") the use, OptiCut V o""ers se/eral optimi!ation modes ith pre-de"ined
algorithm parameters.

Contrar) to the "ast and standard modes, the ad/anced modes ena%le )ou to change the main
cutting direction (turn around) so as to o%tain more e""ic
e""icien
ientt results
results and %etter re-usa%le o""-
cuts. Please note that this
this o"ten leads to more comple( cuttin
cutting
g patterns.
he -igital control modes are specific to numerical saws and depend on the range of 
 products of the different manufacturers.

+he Iterations
Iterations cursor de"ines the
the statistical precision o" the cutting
cutting and leads to a %etter 
optimi!ation result ithout
ithout ignoring
ignoring the parameter
para meterss )ou de"ined.
he best solutions are generally found before the % th iteration, but in some cases only after 
the &th.

+he option Second le/el trim cuts applies a second

s econd trim cut during the cutting,
cutting, i" the re-
cutting le/el is higher
higher than 2.

+hanks
+hanks to the option ast panel )ou can, pro/ided a panel is a/aila%l a/aila%lee in se/eral "ormats,
gi/e
gi/e priorit) to the "ormat
"ormat that "inishes
"inishes the cutting %) placing all the last pieces.
piece s.
A<a;  Para
Para1
1 t r4

+he ta% 9d/anced

9d/anced gi/es
gi/es access
acc ess to the "ollo
"olloin
ing
g parameters:

+he ma(imum recut le/el ena%les )ou to limit the num%er o" tested com%inations and thus also
limi
limits
ts the comple(it)
comple(it) o"
o " the cutting
cutting patterns
patte rns and the calculation time.
Once the pieces o" the cutting pattern ha/e %een determined, OptiCut V uses the 4 cursors
o" the Optim
Optimi!e
i!e "iel
"ield
d to choose the cutting
cutting pattern that %est matches the pre"erences )ou
entered.
he more the cursor is placed to the right, the more important the criterion becomes in your 
 preferenc
 preferences.
es.
6ith the last cursor )ou can "ind solutions using "eer cutting patterns. =oe/er, the o""-cuts
ma) increase i" )ou use this option.

Ot: r Para
Para11 t r4

+he option Ae-optimi!e

Ae-optimi!e each
eac h cutting pattern
pattern indi/iduall)
indi/iduall) reorganises
reorganise s the original
original cutting
 pattern
 pattern and somet
sometim
imes
es this
this allo
allos
s the
the place
placeme
mentnt o" a "urt
"urthe
herr piece.
piece.
+he parameter Side
Side threshold
threshold de"ines
de"ines the distance
distance near the side o" a panel %e)ond
hich
hich a cutti
cutting
ng line
line cannot %e placed.
+he parameter im
imit piece t)pes used simultaneousl)
simultaneousl) is used in case onl) a limited
num%er o" output
output containers
containers is a/aila%le.
a/aila%le. =oe/er, it ma) increase
increase the o""-cuts.
o""-cuts.
IV! BAR CUTTIN"

I#.
I#. ' BAR (ATERIALS AND BAR STOC=S

+he indo $ar materials looks like this:

'ach material
material is descri%ed ith a re"erence, a *ualit)
*ualit) and a section.

+he material sections can %e descri%ed:

- 'ither
'ither %) their
their rectangul
rectangular
ar "ormat
"ormat ith
ith its heigh
heightt and idth,
idth,

- Or %) a user-de"ined
user-de"ined "ormat
"ormat linked
linked to an imported
imported &BF-"ile.
&BF-"ile.

In the latter case,

case , the section dimen
dimensio
sions
ns ill
ill %e those o" the
the imported &BF-"ile
&BF-"ile in the
the
current unit.
unit. +he) cannot %e modi"ied.
modi"ied.

&urin
&uringg the creation o" a %ar materi
material,
al, OptiCut V identi"ie
identi"iess the possi%le s)mmetries
s)mmetries o" the
section and then displa)s
displa)s it in the corresponding
corresponding "ield.
"ield.
 ccording
 ccording to the characteristics
characteristics of the section, you may reduce these possibil
possibilities.
ities.
S1
S11 tri
tri 4 a A8l ( at;:
t;:i8

+hanks
+hanks to their
their description,
description, the %ar sections
sections can %e seen on the screen
scre en and taken
take n into
into account
during the optim
optimi!ation
i!ati on according to the s)mmetries
s)mmetries o" a section.

+he %utton S)mmetries

S)mmetries o" the %ar-editing indo
indo opens the "ollo
"olloing
ing indo
indo that shos
all the possi%le s)mmet
s)mmetries
ries o" a section and its alloed
alloed rotations.

9 s*uare section has the ma(im

ma(imum
um alloed
alloed rotations ('/ for 0 and %1/ for 2 and 3)
hereas a rectangular section ith
ith an as)mmet
as)mmetrical
rical notch is not alloe
alloed
d to rotate.

In the Pro
Pro and Pro_PP  #ersions, i" the s)mmet
s)mmetries
ries o" a section allo it, the pieces are
rotated so that their angles match and material is sa/ed.

 -epending
 -epending on whether the successive angles match exactly, OptiCut V  places one or two
cutting lines
lines between two pieces.
pieces.
IV! 2 BAR CUTTIN" LISTS

In the indo %elo, )ou can de"ine the material,

material, length,
length, re"erence and 4 cutting angles
(* angles per side) "or each piece o" the
the %ar cutting
cutting list:
list:

7ou can para

parame
mete
teri
rise
se the angle desc
descri
ript
ptio
ion
n in the +ools
+ools Pre"
Pre"er
eren
ence
ces
s menu
menu
IV! 3 OPTI(IATION
OPTI(IATION PARA(ETERS FOR BARS
BAR S

'(cept "or the angle management, the general optimi!ation parameters "or %ars are similar to
those "or panels:

+he angle
angle matching
matching "unction,
"unction, a/aila%le in the  Pro
Pro and Pro_PP #ersions,
has 4 optimi!ation le/els: 8one, Minim
Minimum
um,, 8ormal
8orma l and Ma(i
Ma(imum
mum..
he level 4one
4one  corresponds
corresponds to a straight
straight cut based on the maximum lengths of the pieces.

6hen the angle

angle matching
matching re*uires a dou%le cutting line,
line, the to parameters
param eters &ou%le
&ou%le cutting
lines
lines order
orde r and 9dditional
9dditional cutting thickness speci") hich o" the to cutting lines
lines is made
the "irst
"irst and ho man) space there is le"t
le"t %eteen the to lines.
lines.

A<a;  Para
Para1
1 t r4

+he parameter O""-cuts

O""-cuts length
length control o" the 9d/anced
9d/anced ta%
t a% a/oids
a/oids the creation o" o""-cuts
o""-cuts
hen their length lies %eteen the minim
minimum
um and ma(imu
ma(imum
m /alues.

+his
+his "unction
"unction increases the possi%ilities
possi%ilities o" producing re-usa%le
re-us a%le o""-cuts. =oe/er,
=oe/e r, it generall)
generall)
leads to an increased
increased num%er
num%er o" re*uired
re*uired %ars.
V! RESULT PRINTOUT

V! ' PANEL
PANEL OPTI(IAT
OPTI(IATION
ION PRINTOUT
PRINT OUT

+he print-out
print- out "u
" unction
nctio n prints a recap o" the optim
optimi!atio
i!a tio n and the cutting patterns.

<sing
<sing the
the File
File Print
Print setup menu,
menu, )ou can personalise
personalise the header on the "ront page and
 param
 paramete
eteris
risee the
the prin
printo
tout
ut %) choo
choosin
sing
g the
the catego
categories
ries )ou
)ou ant
ant to prin
print,
t, the
the to colou
colours
rs o" the
o""-cuts (recoverable and unrecoverable),
unrecoverable), the margins o" the print and the print mode o" 
the cutting patterns (full page or half page with
wi th details).

6hen the cutting

cutting contains
contains edges, a categor) called 'dges
'dges list is automatic
automaticall)
all) created.
It contains
contains the used edges and corresponding edges linear.
linear.

6hen the opti

optimi!
mi!ati
ation
on "ail
"ailss to place one or more pieces, a section called
called Failed
Failed pieces
pie ces is
created.
creat ed. +here, each concerned piece is listed ith the corresponding moti
moti/e
/e "or the "ailur
"ailuree
(no panels
panels in stoc!,
s toc!, panels too small, etc.).
Pa
Pa l Cutt
Cutti
i88 Patt
Patt r Prit
Pritou
outt

One panel cutting

cutting pattern is printed per 94
94 page.

'ach pattern shos the "ile

"ile name, date, page num%er,
num%er, cutting
cutting pattern
patt ern num%er,
num%er, material name
name
and dimensions
dimensions o"
o " the used panel.

+he patterns are printed in the same order in hich the algorithm "ound them, %ut sorted %)
the direction
direction o" the
the "irst
"irst cut (horizontally, then vertically).
vertically).

6hen a cutting pattern is printed on hal"-pages, the loer hal" is used "or printing either the
 piece
 piece list
list (individual or grouped) or the cutting line list depending on the options o" the ta%
Panels in the +ools
+ools Pre"erences
Pre"er ences menu.

6hen the
the same cutting
cutting pattern is to %e
% e e(ecuted B times,
times, the mention
mention <ni*
<ni*ue
ue sample is
replaced %) +o %e produced in B samples.
V! 2 BAR OPTI(IATION
OPTI(IATION PRINTOUT
PRINTOU T

+he "ront page o" the %ar optimi!at

optimi!ation
ion printout
printout is simil
similar
ar to that o" the panels.
panels.

=oe/er, more cutting

cutting patterns are printed
printed on
o n an 94 page depending
depending on the place the) take
up hich
hich is de"ined
de"ined in the /ie
/ie options (illustration of the cutting angles, precision of the
units, dimensioning
dimensioning of cutting lines,
lines, etc.).

+he option Print cutting patterns: =ori!ontall) increases the num%er o" patterns per page
 %ut
 %ut reduces
reduces their
their read
reada%
a%il
ilit)
it)..

6hen the
the pro"ile
pro"ile is de"ined
de"ined %)
% ) a &BF "ile,
"ile, it is graph
graphicall)
icall) represented in the
the top right
right %o(.

<sing the print options, )ou can also de"ine the dimensioned a(is, the top /ie "ace
(indicated
(indicated under the date).
he option 5ace6 utomatic chooses the face with the most telling view.
#. 3 LABEL PRINTOUT

OptiCut V can print a personalised la%el "or each produced piece or o""-cut as ell as the
used panels (7eparators).
(7eparators) .

+his
+his "uncti
"unction
on does
doe s not re*uire
re*uire another printer
printer as the one used "or the cutting
cutting patterns. 7ou
7ou
 ust
 ust ha/e
ha/e to inser
insertt la%el
la%el paper.

7ou
7ou can also parameterise the dimens
dimension
ionss and the margi
margins
ns o" the paper
pa per and the la%els.

+he la%els are printed either in the origin

original
al order de"ined
de"ined %) OptiCut V or sorted %)
increas
increasing
ing or decreasing strips.

6hen the pieces are di/ided into stacks, the option Per stack prints one single la%el "or 
each stack o" B produced
produced samples.
samples.

+he option Print

Print edges along the
the la%el sides keeps
keep s "ree a !one along the la%el sides in
in
order to print
print edge in"orm
in"ormatio
ation
n there.

+icking the option +ake into account alread) used la%els on the "irst page, )ou can enter 
the num%er
num%er o" o " missin
missing
g la%els on the "irst
"irst page %ecause
%ec ause o"
o " their
their prior use and %egin the print
ith the "irst a/aila%le la%el.

+he %uttons Separator, Pieces and O""-cuts in the la%el "ormat section open a indo in
hich
hich )ou can de"ine
de"ine the content o" the corresponding
corresponding la%els.
2ou can see the window on the following page.
La,
La, l Para1
Para1 t ri4a
ri 4ati
tio
o

In the indo
indo a%el "ormat
"ormat,
, )ou can determine
determine the categories
categories )ou ant
ant to print,
print, their
their order
on the
the la%el, their
their si!e
si!e and hether
hether the) appear
appe ar as %arcodes
%arcod es (8ptions).
(8ptions).

+he categor) <ser-de"ined

<ser-de"ined te(t ma) %e used se/eral times.
times. +his
+his te(t is the same "or each
eac h
la%el (client name, address of the building site, etc.).

+he additional
additional re"erences o"
o " the pieces, created
cr eated in the
the +ools
+ools Pre"erences menu can also %e
%e
 prin
 printed
ted on the
the la%e
la%els.
ls.

La,
La, l Ea1
a1pl
pl 4

+he %elo e(amples

e(amples sho three la%els
la%els ith to di""ere
di""erent
nt parameterisations:
parameterisations:

In the second e(ample,

e(ample, the edges are printed
printed along
along the la%el sides, the
the "il
"ilee name
name has %een
replaced %) the material name, the dimensions are printed in %old characters and the
re"erences
re"erences are prin
printed
ted as %arcodes.
VI! I(PORT/ E)PORT

VI! ' CUTTIN" LIST AND STOC= I(PORT

7ou
7ou can import
import cutting
cutting lists
lists and panel and %ar stocks in OptiCut V in parameterisa%le
parameteri sa%le +e(t
+e(t
"ormats (9xcel #7:, etc.).

+he %utton Format

Format opens the "ollo
"olloin
ing
g indo
indo in hich
hich )ou can determine
determine the categories
that are
ar e to %e imported and the order in hich the) are "ound
"ound in the te(t "ile.
"ile.

7ou
7ou ma)
ma) use the categor) Ignored
Ignored "ield
"ield se/eral times
times so )ou can
ca n import
import data that do not
ha/e an) e*ui/alent
e*ui/alent in OptiCut V.
 #I.
#I.2 DATA E)PORT

9dditionall)
9dditionall) to cutting
cutting lists
lists and stocks
sto cks that are e(ported in a te(t "ormat separat
s eparatee "rom the
the
import "ormat, OptiCut # e(ports
e(port s a a%el
a%el "ile
"ile and a Aesult "ile.
"ile.
he post
he post processors
processors for
 for numerical saws are explained in the following chapter.

La,
La, l Fil
Fil 

+he la%el "ile

"ile contains
contains a line
line ith parameterisa%le
parameterisa%le content "or each
e ach produced piece, o""-cut and
used panel.

+he categor)
cat egor) list o" this
this "ile
"ile is simila
similarr to the la%el print list ith some di""erences.
he label type (panel,
(panel, piece,
piece, off$cut)
off $cut) is defined by a parameterisable
parameterisable text.

R 4ult Fil

+he result "ile contains one line "or each cutting pattern.

'ach lin
linee contains
contains *uantitat
*uantitati/e
i/e data, thus alloi
alloing
ng to calcula
calculate
te the net cost
cos t o" the
the produced
 pieces
 pieces in the
the cutti
cutting
ng pattern,
pattern, taki
taking
ng into
into accoun
accountt the
the cutti
cutting
ng itse
itsel"
l" and edges
edges..

I" )ou
)ou use the result "ile
"ile in a spread sheet or data management
management so"tare, )ou can determ
determine
ine the
total need o" panel
panelss per t)pe,
t)pe, as
a s ell
ell as the correspondin
corresponding
g costs.

>io9
>io944 Co11
Co11a
a
 Li
Li

OptiCut V can %e started "rom another so"tare using a 6indos command line that imports
the cutting
cutting and e(ports the result "ile
"ile a"ter the optim
optimi!atio
i!a tio n.

+his
+his "ile
"ile can thus
thus %e imported
imported %) the so"tare that integrates the comman
command
d line
line in order to plan
the production and logistics.
logistics.
2ou may obtain the syntax of this command line from  BOO)* + P,-'.*- .
 VII! POST PROCESSORS

Post processors translate cutting patterns into "iles hose "ormats are compati%le ith those
o" numerical sas.
 *(er! produ#t
produ#t range uses eit"er a generi# format
format or a format
format t"at is spe#ifi# to t"e
manufa#turer&

OptiCut V has a uni/er

uni/ersal
sal post proce
p rocessor
ssor that as de/eloped ith a speci"ic
speci"icall)
all) designed
designed
langua
language
ge so that it can *uickl)
*uickl) %e adapted
adap ted to di""eren
di""erentt "ormats.
"ormats.

VII! ' POST PROCESSORS FOR PANEL CUTTIN"

6 Cot
Cotrol
rol Fu;
Fu;ti
tio
o

C8C
C8 C panel sas generall
generall)
) ha/e some
some constrain
constraints
ts (limited number
number of re$cutting or 
turnarounds) so that
that the) cannot cut the more comple(
comple( cutting
cutting patterns.

 , #utting
#uttin g pattern t"at is translated into t"e rig"t format
format but t"at does not ta$e into
a##ount t"e spe#ifi# #onstraints of t"e used saw model will be ree#ted w"en performing 
t"e #utting&

It is thus necessar
nece ssar)
) to introduce a control
contro l "unction
"unction that
tha t "ilters
"ilters the cutting patterns
patte rns during the
optimi!ation
optimi!ation so that
that onl) those
those compati%le ith the sas constra
constraints
ints are selected.

In OptiCut V, this
this control
c ontrol "unction
"unction is integrated in the optimi!
optimi!ati
ation
on modes "or C8C
C 8C sas.
7ou
7ou ill
ill ha/e to choose
choos e one %e"ore
%e"or e selecting
selecting the "ormat.
"ormat.
 In the above list, the
t he constraints are grouped
grouped by product
product ranges. 8ne range can correspond 
correspond 
to several data formats.
Po4t Pro;
Pro; 44or For1
For1at
at44

+he parameterisation o" the

the "ormat
"ormat is accessi%le through
through he +o
+ools Import e(port options
menu
menu or directl) through
through the File
File Post process
pro cessor
or "ormat
"ormat menu.
menu.

In addition
addition to the traditional
traditional C8C "ormats,
"ormats, OptiCut V o""ers
o""ers a "o1tri; "ormat (simple
 geometric
 geometr ic description),
descript ion), as ell as the international data e(change "ormat D)F.

VII! 2 POST PROCESSORS FOR BAR CUTTIN"

+hese post processors

proce ssors are simil
similar
ar to those o" the panels,
panels, %ut ith
ith a simp
simpler
ler structure.
he below example shows a post processor
processor for 'igertop linear saws.