Corte Certo

Rectangular plate and board cut optimization system

Operation Guide
Copyright The information presented in this document is intended solely for authorized Corte Certo users and may not be copied or used without written permission. The information may change at any given time without previous warning. Corte Certo, Copyright !!" ... #$$%. &ll rights reserved.

1 - Introduction
Corte Certo is an especially designed program for the planning and the fitting and cutting of rectangular sections, which runs on 'indows !(, )e, *T +.$, #$$$ or ,- based -C.s. 'hen used with materials such as flat glass/ &C), 0a material made from aluminum1/ wood, 0)23, compensated or agglomerated1/ plastic/ acrylic/ metal/ -C4, 0made for printable circuit boards1/ and so on, the program automatically generates cut maps, 0which can be saved as files, printed or viewed on screen1, to be used in manual or automated, 0machine1, cutting. &u5iliary functions allow other tas6s related to the cutting of plates and boards to be carried out7 Calculation parameters which can be configured according to user needs/ On screen and printed visualization of cut maps/ )aterial, 0plates, boards and fragments1, and pro8ect record management/ Generation of statistic reports/ -rintable identification labels for sections and fragments.

4)-ORT&*T7 some of the features described above may be not available in the )4*4 series.

2 - First Steps
2.0 - Main window buttons
The top part of the main window presents a variety of buttons, which activate the systems main options7 [Projects] -ro8ect data with information on the sections to be cut, 0dimensions, amounts, etc1/ [Resources] 4nformation about the available material for pro8ects, such as plates fragments in stoc6 or future purchase testing/ [Calculations] 'indow in which automatic calculation for the positioning of sections in one or more pro8ects, 0among the ones which can be selected or are on Record1, is activated. [ isuali!ation] &llows for visualizing, editing and printing of set9ups, which have been generated/ [Report] &llows visualization and printing of various reports on system information/ ["abel]

Cut section identification label printing/ [Con#i$ure] :ystem configuration items/ [%elp] ;elp te5t visualization/ [&'it] <5its Corte Certo.

( - Projects
& pro8ect contains the dimensions, amounts and other information about each piece to be cut. <ach pro8ect has an identification code ranging form $ to =$$$$. 'hen the main pro8ect button is activated, a list of pro8ects on record is displayed in a window. Three options are presented in this window7 editing a pro8ect on the list, deleting a pro8ect or creating a new one.

) - Resources
'indow where the materials 0sheets and offcuts1 to be used in the cut and their characteristics can be configured.

).0 - Material c*aracteristics

2isplays a window where the physical and commercial properties of the selected material can be entered.

).1 - S*eet wor+s*eet

'or6sheet in which the dimensions and amounts of available plates of each 6ind of material, 0plates and boards which will be cut in order to generate the necessary sections for one or more pro8ects1, can be consulted.

).2 - ,##cut wor+s*eet

Offcuts 0fragments1 are leftover pieces from other cuts, which are stored for later use in case they satisfy a minimum size re>uirement.

- - Calculations
This option carries out optimized calculations for the fitting and cutting in one or more selected pro8ects.

-.0 - C*oice o# project w*ere calculations s*ould be per#or.ed

The pro8ect in which the calculations will ta6e place must be selected with the left mouse button, on the registered pro8ect list displayed on the screen. To select more than one pro8ect, hold down the Shift 6ey 0for ad8acent selections1, or Ctrl 0for non9ad8acent ones1.

-.1 - Calculation &'ecution

'hen the Start button is pressed, the calculation is carried out. &fter completion of the calculations, the ,+ button must be pressed. 4f the ?show cut maps after calculations? option is enabled, the maps will be displayed automatically after the calculations are made.

-.2 - Calculation con#i$uration

To configure the cut characteristics select the Con#i$uration button, ad8usting each option as desired.

/ - isuali!e
:et9ups and set9up reports can be visualized, edited and printed.

/.0 - Introduction
'hen the isuali!e button is pressed, the last performed calculation can be graphically displayed, 0on a cut map1, as well as any editing made, 0modification1. -reviously saved calculations can also be displayed.

/.1 - Macro iew

3or an on9screen simultaneous view of all generated set9ups, and also to register #ra$.ents leftover from the set9ups being displayed, the Macro View button, located in the top right hand corner of the window, should be used. This option displays all set9ups for the selected material at once. They will be brought out, simulating a pile, when the number of repetitions is greater than one. The overall effectiveness and the number of plates and@or boards used are shown in the top right hand corner. &s the cursor is dragged over a set9up, the following information is displayed in the right hand corner7 0* *umber

1* 2*

*umber of plates 0repetitions1 &rea use efficiency

Ay clic6ing on a set9up with the left mouse button, more details are displayed in the normal visualization window.

/.2 - Cut .ap .odi#ication

The user may freely edit the set9up being viewed, and piece and cut positioning may be ad8usted according to any re>uirements. Than6s to the advanced algorithms used in Corte Certo, editing is >uic6ly and easily done. The modifications can be made through the selection of sections, leftovers not big enough to be reused, or reusable fragments involved in the operation. The items mentioned can be selected with a left clic6 of the mouse, which will cause the item.s borders to blin6. & second clic6 will unselect it. Notes: 1. 4f a new calculation is re>uested for the same pro8ect, the new set9ups will overwrite previous one, deleting any manually made modifications. 2. The system does not permit geometrically impossible or other invalid modifications, 0movement of a piece

so that a cut is bro6en, creation of fragments using dimensions below the minimum, etc1. 4n case an invalid modification is re>uested, the system may simply not e5ecute command, or may alert the user with a warning message. 0ttention1 Berifying the 6ind of cut or interrupted cut in set9ups in which saw width is greater than zero is not possible. Possible cut .ap .odi#ications are1 Cut c*an$in$1 &llows for changing the cut direction, 0horizontal or vertical1, between two leftover pieces, 0reusable or not1. C :elect one of the pieces ad8acent to the cut line # C -lace the cursor over the other leftover piece that shares the cut line and clic6 on it with the left mouse button. Piece .o2e.ent1 &llows a piece to be moved in any direction, as long as its final position is on a leftover piece big enough for it, or outside the plate or board. C :elect desired piece. # C :elect the leftover area, or a location outside the plate, to which the first piece should be moved. The relocation will only be made in case it is geometrically possible. Re.o2al o# pieces #ro. a plate1 This allows for a piece to be removed form the plate, if necessary. 'ith the piece outside the plate or board, it can be rotated !$D, deleted or resized. C :elect desired piece. # C -lace the cursor outside of the plate or board, 0to the top or right1, and clic6 the left mouse button. -lease note that any piece removed from the plate may be reinserted, as described below. Insertion o# a piece1 4nserts a piece into the board or plate. C :elect the desired piece from outside the plate. # C -lace the cursor within the plate, over a leftover area, and clic6 the left mouse button. Piece deletion1 C Remove piece from plate, # C select piece, = C clic6 the delete button, 0trash bin icon1. 0ttention1 This operation should be used carefully since the resulting set9up will no longer correspond to the pro8ect due to the deletion of a piece. Piece rotation1 &llows for the !$D rotation of a piece. The following steps should be followed7 C remove piece from plate, # C select piece, = C clic6 the rotate button, + C reposition the piece on the plate, 0within a leftover area1. Resi!in$ a piece1 &llows width and length of pieces to be altered. C Remove piece from plate, # C select piece,

= C clic6 on the resize button, 0 plus 3 minus 1, + C entered desired values into the corresponding fields, E C press the ,4 button in the modification window. 0ttention1 This operation should be used carefully since the resulting set9up will no longer correspond to the pro8ect due to the modification of a piece Insertion o# a new piece1 &llows for a new piece to be added into the plate. C Clic6 the ?insert new piece? button, # C enter the code and dimensions in the corresponding field presented, = C press the ,4 button in the insertion window, 0the piece is placed outside the plate1, + C position the piece within the plate. 0ttention1 This operation should be used carefully since the resulting set9up will no longer correspond to the pro8ect due to the insertion of a piece 5ote1 'ith the -iece removal and 4nsertion of a new piece options, a piece may be removed from one set9up and placed in another, if necessary. 0ttention1 2epending on the number of repetitions a set9up has, insertion or removal of one piece may actually cause more than one modification, 0if a set9up has $ repetitions, insertion@removal of one piece causes $ pieces to be inserted@removed1.

6 - Reports
&llows viewing and printing out a variety of reports about any calculations performed and system wor6sheets for a certain material7 These reports contain $eneral system information. 3or specific reports on latest calculations performed, the ones in the 2isuali!ation window should be used7 &fter pressing the isuali!e button, select the Report folder, and clic6 on either the Current set-up report or 7eneral set-up buttons.

6.0 - "atest calculations

Comparative report on latest calculations performed. &llows for the comparison of results of several calculations performed with different configurations, such as those done with different selected plate dimensions for a single pro8ect, so that the best size plate or board, 0the one which will leave behind the least non9reusable fragments1, can be chosen. Note: The information presented in this report is from the automatic calculation. &ny modifications defined by the user that affect the cut efficiency are ignored. The descriptions of the fields are presented in the report itself.

6.1 - Reset 8latest reports8

Resets the latest calculation report. Recommended when the user wishes to compare several calculation alternatives for a group of pro8ects or a single one using different calculation methods.

6.2 - 5on-positioned pieces

-resents a list of non9positioned pieces in the latest calculation for the selected material. The report itself indicates whether or not all the pieces were positioned.

9 - "abels
&llows cut piece identification or pro8ect labels to be printed.

: - Con#i$ure
&llows several system features to be configured.

:.0 - "an$ua$e
:elects system language.

:.1 - ;eci.al presentation

Configures number presentation mode.

:.2 - Currenc<
:elects symbol to represent currency, 0e.g., F:G, RG, etc1.

:.( - Password
& password may be defined for Corte Certo, and if enabled, will be re>uested when the program is run. I.portant7 The program can tell the difference between capital and lower case lettersH

:.) - =<pe o# nu.ber roundin$1

Corte Certo performs two 6inds of number rounding calculations. 4n both cases, the rounding off is made to the dimensions of the pieces, before area calculations, to the nearest E$mm. The difference between the two methods follows7 =<pe 17 The dimensions are always rounded up, even if they are multiples of Ecm. =<pe 27 *o changes are made if the dimension is a multiple of Ecm.

:.- - 0llow inco.plete calculation

4f this option is not enabled, calculations will not be performed if any pieces are not positioned, 0since there will not be enough space or available plates1.
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