Calculation is realized in three phases:

 

1- Looking for the theoretical optimum solution: Consists of a searching process of the theoretical optimum solution of the cutting task. Each step of this process generates a new cut variant that improves the current solution until the optimum is finally reached.

 

2- Rounding the theoretical solution.

 

3- Completing the integer solution.

 

The calculation process displays a window containing the following  items:

 

Timer: The time elapsed since the beginning of the calculation.

 

Theoretical Optimum Solution: Shows indicators for this solution:

 

Yield: Yield percentage of the material used. The theoretical optimum yield is an upper bound of the maximum reachable yield and express, in that sense, a measurement of how much the launch can be optimized.

 

Analyzed Variants: Number of cut variants generated automatically.

 

Optimization: Current optimization level.

 

Material Consumption: For each active material the following values are displayed (in units quantity):

 

Optimum: Consumption in the theoretical optimum solution.

 

Real: Actual consumption in the rounded-exact integer solution. If the Optimum rounds up to the Real, then the integer solution is also optimum.

 

Save the launch when done: Check this box to save the launch automatically when the calculation is done.

 

Shutdown the system when done: If the calculation process is slowed down, you can check this box to automatically shutdown the system once concluded. Since Corte allows simultaneous calculations at several launches, this option will be effective only if no other processes are in active. To guarantee that the system is really shut down, check the option in every opened calculation window.

 

Force: Force passing to the next step of the calculation process by keeping the current calculated solution. In some configurations, the calculation might go into a long cycle of bringing near the theoretical optimum: the yield reaches a high value and does not increase or does at very low rates after generated a significant number of variants.

In such a situation or at any moment you decide, you can click in the Force button to force the next step of the calculation. However, we always recommend let the program finish by itself the calculations since any interruption could affect the final optimum yield. 

 

Cancel: Stop the calculation process immediately without conserving the calculated solution.

 

 

Note: The calculation engine is executed in a process independent of the main program process. It allows you  to continue working on other launches while a calculation is realized, or even activate several calculations at the same time.

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Preparing the Cutting Plan

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Calculating the Cutting Patterns

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