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2D rectangular optimisation library set up

Edited by the Manufacturingtalk editorial team Jan 16, 2007

The main purpose of a two-dimensional rectangular optimization library is wood panels cutting optimization that is widely used in the furniture manufacturing and carpenter workshops.

Optimalon Software has released a new two-dimensional rectangular optimization library GNCutter32.

The main purpose of the library is wood panels cutting optimization that is widely - used in the furniture manufacturing as well at the carpenter workshops.

The objective of the optimization is to find such cutting layout that produces less material waste and requires less time to cut the panels.

The woodcutting in contrast to the glass cutting is more tolerate for waste because wood is cheaper than the glass, but woodcutting requires much simpler layouts, which should be suitable for the wide range of the existing cutting machines.

Therefore the woodcutting optimization is about minimization both waste and working time and the library GNCutter32 provides all necessary tools to accomplish it.

GNCutter32 is a Windows - based library written on C# for Microsoft .NET Framework and hence can run on different platforms such as regular PCs (Windows 2000, XP, Vista), CNC routers (Windows CE 4.x, Windows XP) or even on handheld devices and smartphones (Windows Mobile 2003, Windows Mobile 5.0).

The library can be easily integrated into .Net development tools (Visual Studio .Net) as well into traditional Win32 tools such as Ms Visual Basic, Borland Delphi, Ms Visual C++ and other using COM.

GNCutter32 uses a new high - performance optimization algorithm that is capable to find the cutting layouts for several hundred of pieces in less than a second.

The library provides several features, which are specific for the wood panel cutting only; one of them is minimization of different layouts.

The layout minimization allows cutting the several panels at once by placing the panels into a pile one on the top of another.

This approach dramatically reduces the operating time and significantly improves the productivity.

The main features of GNCutter32 are as follows.

* Supports five cutting types: Simple XY, Two-stage XY, XYZ, XYZW and Standard Guillotine.

* Horizontal, Vertical and Automatic-detected cutting directions.

* Supports pre-cuts for higher material utilization.

* Multiple sizes of the stock sheets.

* Minimization of the cutting layouts to reduce operating time.

* Support of non-zero saw thickness and the part gaps.

* Generates list of remaining parts (cut-offs).

* Supports maximum cut length for the cutting machines.