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This is only a partial list of the technological features and capabilities 

EDIT ANY NEST  edit nests AFTER they have been produced by Automatic Nesting
MULTI PLATE NESTING  move parts from plate to plate
AUTO FILL OPTIONS  automatically fill holes and remnants with different parts in specific quantities.
AUTO BEST FIT  displays multiple Best Fits created by Automatic Nesting.
UPDATING NESTS   the automatic updating of nested drawings with the latest CAD revision.
MULTI-NEST  allows the user to display and nest on as many as six plates simultaneously.
GRAIN    limits the rotation of drawings having grain constraint.  
I.D.#   displays sequence and subroutine numbers on the meat of each part.
MICRO TAB  allows the user to put multiple tabs on a part and assign the same to all occurrences
SUB ROUTINES  nest parts with internal cutouts of parts saved as subroutines within subroutines.
CPT© TECHNOLOGY  automatically sequences and assigns lead-ins.
SKELETON CUTTING  cutting \ slicing up of the plate skeleton.
AUTO-PARK   automatic locating of parts offset to other nested parts.
AUTO-FILL   automatic placing of parts at multiple rotations to fill any area.
COMMON CUTTING    cutting of common geometry between two parts.
COMBINE CUTTING  cutting of multiple geometry between multiple parts.
CHAIN CUTTING   continuous cutting of multiple parts with a single pierce.
NESTED AREA   displays the costing data for the nest being displayed.
NEST REPORT   reports material cost, cut time, pierces, quantities required and cut, gas used, etc.
SUBSTITUTE  exchanges one part in place of another part.
BLOCK MOVE  pick up and move a group of parts.
BLOCK DELETE  picks up and deletes a group of parts.
COPY PLATE  copies nests from one plate to another plate and to another program.
CLUSTERS  copies nested clusters to different areas of the plate.
TORCH SPACING  sets the torch spacing for parts within block.
FULL WINDOW     scales the screen to display the sheet and all the nested parts.
AUTO-SEQUENCE  re-sequences the cutting order of the nest.
SHAPE REF. POINT  changes the reference point of the geometry.
SHAPE REF. POINT  change reference point to rectangular corners.
SLICE SHAPE  slices part into multiple parts.
POINT SNAP  snap to the nearest point.
ALIGN NEST  aligns similar parts vertically. 
AUTO FILL   fills plate from current location.
DUPLICATE PLATES  allows the user to edit the number of times the same plate is to be cut.
ROTATE PLATE   re-orientates the nest to the diagonal corner.
SNAP & OFFSET   snaps the cursor in X/Y positive and negative.
RE-NEST PLATE   auto-nests a blocked area.
PICKUP CLAMP  pick up and move a clamp.
ROTATE   rotates the shape at the full angle increment or at 1/10 the angle increment.

NESTING REPORTS

Manual Nesting generates the following reports.

Date: 02-20-98 Time:10:08

PROGRAM : C:\LASERDTA\WORK\0116-01        CUSTOMER NAME:   R.B. STORAGE INC

DATE PROGRAMMED: 01-16-98                         DRAWING NUMBER:  DXF CONVERTER FILES

PROGRAMMED BY: JOHN                                   REVISION NUMBER:  N/A

COMMENT: W.O. #260347                                     MATERIAL:                   0012

REMARKS: POSTED WITH MATERIAL TABLE #1

 NESTED PLATES

Plate Number Thick. Width Length Mat.Type     Material Description   Iden. Plates  Plate Util. Shapes w/Kerf  Area of Parts / Plates

0116-01        0.250      60       120       0012             MS A36 1/4 .250               1               89%                           5831.74

Total number of plates       = 1                Total cutting distance     = 2718.11   Cutting feed rate = 85

Total number of programs = 1               Total rapid distance        = 1345.53    Rapid feed rate  = 1

Total cutting time                 = 00:38:38   Total number of pierces =  77              Pierce time       =1.0

QUANTITIES NESTED

Customer Name           Part   Identification  LoopNumber   Req. Nest  Rem     Dist.  / Time   Pierces   Area   Net Weight   Gross  Weight

MMI TRAINING PART   MMI-00000-0001                 1             15        15     N/A      58.24     00:00:44    1        195.500       13.88       14.20

MMI TRAINING PART   MMI-00000-0002                 2             15        15     N/A      36.42     00:00:30    1          80.499         5.71      7.35

MMI TRAINING PART     MMI-00000-0003                3             14        14     N/A      32.82     00:00:27    1          47.000         3.33       4.97

MMITRAINING PART    MMI-00000-0004                4               15        15     N/A      27.36     00:00:24    1          35.616        2.52       3.97

MMI TRAINING PART     MMI-00000-0005               5                9           9      N/A     47.55      00:00:45   2          55.501        3.94       6.33

Totals:                                                                5               68         68       0

INDIVIDUAL PLATES

Plate: 0116-01       Rapid traverse: 1345.53 inches   Cutting distance: 2718.11 inches     Cutting time: 00:38:38

Part Identification Loop Number  Quantity Required  Quantity Nested    Remaining

MMI-00000-0001              1                     N/A                                15                    N/A

MMI-00000-0002              2                     N/A                               15                     N/A   Posted  Programs:1001-1013

MMI-00000-0003              3                     N/A                               14                     N/A

MMI-00000-0004              4                     N/A                               15                     N/A

MMI-00000-0005              5                     N/A                                 9                     N/A

TIMING INFORMATION

Pierce Time:                                                                     1 seconds

Intersect Delay Time:                                                     1 seconds

Head Up/Down Time Between Cutouts:                  0 seconds

Head Up/Down Time Between Parts:                       2 seconds

Rapid Traverse Feed Rate (s is for seconds):         1s

Percentage of Feed Rate for all arc cuts:                 70%

Percentage of Feed Rate for holes (0" to ¼" dia): 50%

Percentage of Feed Rate for holes (¼" to ½" dia): 25%

Percentage of Feed Rate for Cutouts (0 to 5"):      50%