CPT^© Technology is the next generation software logic. CPT^© will automatically sequence and assign lead-ins to the most appropriate location along the path of interior cutouts and the exterior boundary of parts so that the head remains down at all times without traveling over another cutout or part!

On this nest the dashed line is the cutter path with head-raises.  The numbers on the parts represent the sub program number that the post processor will output to the control.

CPT^© logic handles all of the following:

• Automatically sequences the parts on all of the nested sheets so that the path of the cutter from part to part does not jump around the sheet.
• Automatically assigns the exterior lead-in to each part as follows.
• The lead-in is assigned so that the last cut on the exterior of the part is attached to the meat of the plate. Assigning the lead-in in this way allows the sheet to act as a heat sink to minimize the warping of the part as it is cut and to maintain the cut quality.
• The lead-in is assigned so that the rapid move traveling to the next part does not pass over previously cut parts. The logic looks for intersections which fit the requirements, then tangencies and as a last resort it will break up the longest line and bend the lead-in as required to keep the pierce from interfering with the boundary of adjacent parts.
• The lead-in is assigned to the same location on identical parts as often as is possible. This is done to increase the number of times the part can be cut with the same sub program when the nest is posted. This technique drastically reduces the amount of code required to cut the nest.
• Automatically sequences all of the interior cutouts within each part so that the sequence of the cutouts is traveling toward the exterior lead-in without ever traveling over another cutout. Having assigned the exterior lead-in in step 2, the CPT^© logic sequences the cutouts so that the last interior cutout to be cut does not require a head raise when moving to the exterior lead-in. 
• In cases where parts are to be etched, scribed or punch-marked, the  CPT^© logic combines each cycle independently of the other, and outputs the appropriate cutter path as consecutive geometry.  This is done to eliminate cycling the control from one power cycle to another, or offsetting the tool more than once per part.  Purging gases and changing cutting conditions take several seconds per change in cycles, as does offsetting the cycles for punch-marking locations.
• Automatically assigns the lead-ins to interior cutouts so that the cutter travels away from the cutout and directly to the next cutout without traveling over another cutout.
• Automatically checks the entire cutter path of all sheets for head raises. This process will detect for occurrences where there is no choice but to raise the head. Although it is seldom required, the CPT^© logic takes no chances of a head crash occurring. When such a situation arises, the logic outputs a head raise in the code that can be seen on the nest as a yellow dotted line.

Options in Crash Protection Technology:

CPT has automatic Sequencing options that allow the programmer to specify different logic for each material to address specific concerns such as heat buildup, skeleton integrity, and fastest possible cut time (minimal number of rapids and shortest cutter path).