Nesting and Cutting Optimization Software

Bug fixing

• Bug fixed for incorrectly converting real values to fractional values.
• Bug fixed for not printing the statistics of utilized edge bands.
• Bug fixed for not displaying the corect color for fixed columns of the Parts and Stock grids.

New features

• Results (images, tables, statistics) are saved, by default, into a new folder called Results which is created in the Working folder.

Reorganization/Improvements

• Only rows that have been pasted from Clipboard are fixed in the Parts and Stock grids. All other rows are left intact even if they contain invalid data.
• The empty cells from the grinding and trim columns after pasting data are not filled with 0.
• In the Import window, a message is shown stating that the header of a column can be changed by clicking on it (on header).
• Rows containing incomplete data are allowed when saving Parts. Still, incomplete rows are deleted when starting optimization.

Bug fixing

• Fixed a bug where grinding/polishing of parts was not properly set after returning from the external window where those value can be set (not directly inside the grid).
• Fixed a bug where the Same for all options was not visible inside the Grinding Set window.
• Fixed a bug where the new, manually added, materials in the combobox of Parts and Stock were lost after loading a file containing parts or a project.

New features

• Length and Width of the piece are shown when trying to set Edge bands, Grinding or Trim in an external window

Fixed a bug where the window containing the list of edge bands is not properly refreshed.

Some windows will not automatically close when the user press Enter on the grid component.

Fixed a bug where the output of 1D optimization is converted to fractional-values from real-values input.

Fixed a bug when saving extra components list to csv files.

An error message is shown when the length of Parts or Stock is 0. Since version 5.18 only Width can be 0 (for linear pieces, like bars, pipes etc).

Fixed a bug where the cursor was shown at the beginning of the cell when the option of setting the same grinding and edge band for all edges was on.

Fixed a bug where the name of the Parts file was not correctly shown and set.

Bug fixed when printing multiple sheets per page and the origin of axis is set to the bottom left.

Fixed a bug (introduced in 5.18.0.47) where the grain direction was not shown in the combo box of parts and stock tables.

This release contains a bug fix to the multi-stage algorithm.

Cutting Optimization pro 5.18.0.47 is now (2024.09.14) released. Here is a list with what is new:

Bug fixing

• Bug fixed for not considering edge-band tolerance.
• Bug fixed for duplicating columns name in the importing from (Excel or CSV) window.
• Bug fixed in linear engine (1D) for some particular cases with Priority different from 0 which can result in the crash of the application.
• Fixed sorting thickness column in the Edge bands window.
• Fixed a problem with duplicate materials in the lists of sheets, extra components and edge bands.
• Fixed a problem with the main window freezing when is too small.
• Test for not mixing fractional with real values inside the extra components of part’s quantities.

New features

• Projects are introduced. A project contains parts, stock, materials, technical settings and results. Projects are saved, by default, to Working folder\\Project. Projects can contain comments, which are visible in the Project | About window. Interface settings are not saved/loaded within a project.
• Can load entire project (parts, stock, parameters and results) at startup (from command line). Example to call: cut.exe “c:\\temp\\project.xml”.
• An option for Import and append of Stock has been added under the Stock Excel button.
• Extra components quantities can be fractional numbers too (e.g. 100 1/2). Previously only real values (e.g. 100.5) were accepted.
• Results 1D, Materials, Edge Bands, Extra Components, Extra Components from Parts grids now have a column with the index.
• Most statistics tables have grids an index column that can be shown/hide from the checkbox in the Interface Settings window.
• Summary table has a new column containing the label of the sheet.
• Materials statistics 1D have a new column containing the number of pieces.
• When changing the Working folder, if the stock2d.xml is detected in the new folder, no files are moved there, and the existing files (from that folder) are loaded into the program.
• The origin of XY axis is drawn in a corner (top or bottom) of the image.
• 1D results can be shown as text or graphically.
• 2D results can be saved to PNG format.
• 1D results can be saved to PNG and BMP formats.
• Materials and edge bands lists are also saved to CSV.

Reorganization/Improvements

• Better optimization.
• The rectangular (2D) results have been moved to a separate panel. They are not mixed anymore with Results 1D and Statistics tabs. In this way the statistics can be accessed easily without scrolling the entire list of sheets.
• All statistics (2D, 1D, extra components, edge bands and total price) have been moved on a separate tab.
• Import, Import and append, Export, from/to Excel and CSV, (for Parts) have been moved under a new button in the Parts’s toolbar.
• Show piece index only has been moved from Interface window to the main window | Additional options from the Results 2D popup menu.
• Show cut length has been moved from Interface window to the main window | Additional options from the Results 2D popup menu.
• Show waste size option has been moved under the Additional options button of the Results 2D toolbar.
• Results menu has been renamed to Project.
• History of Stock and Waste have been moved from main menu to the Stock toolbar.
• Find optimal stock size has been moved under the Stock|Tools toolbar.
• Parts are saved, by default, to Working folder\\Parts.
• Language menu has been moved as submenu of the Settings menu.
• Updates menu has been moved to the top menu.
• Two panels options has been moved to the Settings menu.
• Fractional values are not rounded (up or down) anymore. Instead, an error message is shown if fractional values are not rounded correctly.
• The table with List of products has been moved to the left of Products window.
• Extra components panel from the Products window has been removed and the extra components can be added, to a product, from the corresponding button in the toolbar.
• Append products to Parts window has been reorganized.
• Price statistics has been moved in a separate tab. This is shown only if there are multiple statistics (Results 2D, Results 1D, Edge bands, Extra components). Otherwise the price should be taken from each separate statistic.
• The button which displays the list of pieces as a table has been moved from the main toolbar to the Results 2D tab.
• Status bar (at the bottom of the main window) is only visible for rectangular results.
• Undo Accept button has been moved from the main menu to the Results toolbar.
• Font button for 2D graphics has been moved to a separate tab in the Interface window.
• DXF export options make distinction between labels and sizes of sheets and parts.
• Default names for most of the save dialogs. The default name is postfixed by the current date [YY_MM_DD_HH_MM_SS].
• Improved language translations. Language’s name are shown in the native form.
• About window has been redesigned and simplified.

Deprecation

• For the 1D case only the Width of a piece can be 0. Pieces with the Length 0 are not considered as being valid anymore.
• No more support from loading data from old versions of the program (dbt and xtx files).
• The name of the material is not shown as a separate column of Pieces list window since all pieces are made from the same material.
• Help | Service | Load everything is not available for end-users. Use the Project menu instead.
• Export to Word is not available for materials, edge bands and extra components. Use the export to Excel instead.
• Cuts table from Statistics 1D has been removed because it contained duplicate information already presented in the Results 1D tab.
• Some options from the Print options window have been removed and the current options from the screen view are taken into account instead.