Use Scrap Cut to create additional cutting paths, and then cut the remaining plate in smaller pieces. After that, use Remnant to create remnants out of suitable pieces. Scrap cutting should be used only after nesting and cutting paths have been done.
Click Scrap Cut to display the Scrap Cut properties (see below) in the State Manager.
Types
Specifies how the software draws cutting paths. Select from the following types: Free, Orthogonal, and Continuous.
You must select either Free or Orthogonal to draw new cutting paths.
Free
Enables you to draw scrap cutting lines by free hand.
Orthogonal
Enables you to draw orthogonal scrap cut lines.
Press SHIFT while drawing by free hand to use orthogonal drawing.
Continuous
Starts the next cutting path from the end point of the last cutting path. Clear the check box to make a rapid movement path from the end point of the last cutting path to the start point of the new cutting path.
Parameters
Start and end advance length
Specifies the start and end advance of scrap cutting lines. Advance is the distance between scrap cutting lines and an uncut plate or part.
Options
Use Rapid Optimization
Creates the shortest possible rapid movement by swapping the start and end point of the scrap cutting line.
Show Cutting Sequence
Displays the cutting sequence on top of the cutting paths in the work area.
Default
Resets all of the parameters to the default values. To reset the parameters, click Default , and then select Get Parts Defaults from the list.
To use scrap cut:
In the example below, the parts are nested and the cutting paths are generated.
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Click Scrap Cut .
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Create orthogonal cutting lines using one the methods below.
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Select Orthogonal in the State Manager.
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Press SHIFT while drawing free-hand lines in the work area.
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Click a start point and an end point for the cutting line.
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Click Confirm .