Parts
Each part is a piece to be placed to / cut from a stock (sheet of material).
Parts attributes
A part has the following attributes:
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Shape - can be a polygon or circle (click to change),
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Length, Width - must be specified if the shape is empty,
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Quantity - how many identical pieces we want,
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Material - from what material is made (can be empty),
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Rotation step (in degrees) - smaller steps lead to large time for optimization,
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Mirroring - if the piece can be mirrored (side does not matter),
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Label - can define the purpose of the part,
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Customer - name of the customer,
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Color - the color of the piece. Click to change,
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Use it - (also called Enabled) specify if the part is used or not in the optimization.
Parts toolbar
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Clear - deletes all current parts,
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Open - loads an existing file containing parts,
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Save - saves the current parts in the current file,
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Save as - saves the current parts in a new file
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Print - prints the current parts,
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Shape - shows/hides the Shape column,
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Size - shows/hides the Length / Width columns,
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Mirror - shows/hides the Mirroring column,
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Customer - shows/hides the Customer column,
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Color - shows/hides the Color column,
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Use it - shows/hides the Use it column,
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