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1. Strip Rules Material Trim Cuts Leadina Lenath Trim Trailina Lenath Trim Max Stack Height Clearance the saw 102 Part Sorting 5 5 has for material Sort Parts Smallet First Leadina Width Trim Trailina Width Trim Sort Parts Biggest First 5 5 4 Auto calculate stack based on stack height Minimum Part 50 Use Strip Sorting Update All Materials Sort Parts Smallet First Pattern Export Saw Timing Sort Parts Biggest First 30 Pattern Export Directory Offcut Rules Time it takes to load the saw in seconds Time it takes for a short rip in seconds 8 Produce Of labels Default export name s CLOUT Time it takes for a long rip in seconds 14 Min Offcut Width Time to enter a regular pattern in seconds 30 Min Offcut Lenath Time to enter a pattern with header cut in seconds Time to enter a pattern with third phase cuts in seconds Time to enter a pattern with third phase 4 cuts and header cuts in seconds 0 35 35 Cost of the saw per hour 90 a Saw info i Blade Thickness 1 Enter the thickness of the saw blade of the table saw or beam saw that you will be using to cut the patterns ii Max Stack 1 This is the maximum number of panels you want to cut at one time iii Auto Calculate stack based on stack height 1 Instead of using a Max stack value Cutlister will calculate the number of panels that can be stacked based on the beam height of your saw This number is usually available in the manua2. y Cutlister Optimization at its best Cutlister Handbook CUTLISTER SOFTWARE LTD Copyright 2011 Table of Contents T INtrOdUCtON aire ii aaa 5 2 ROBIN diia 6 2 1 A RR O 6 2 2 Starting your d CT H 2 3 Registering a Primary License nono nc cocoa nn cn non rennen enne 7 2 4 Moving a Primary License EE 8 2 5 Registering a Secondary License ener in nn nennen 9 2 6 Moving a Secondary Licerise recte ri IE EE EEN eee exea SEENEN 10 3 Program Updates otto cansion a oce Eee ge Ree ees Men iia 11 4 Preferentes eee treten ere Pe ete e E en ae eid to ec da tese Hine ete Bee PR sd ve ea P eR es 12 4 1 General Options c O deser aee dares oar oe ete ea eade eege 12 a Cutlist OPTIONS EE 12 b Edgebander Options ic iscsccccesssctssccetivenncciadettecsdscveteassvennccaasatbeaedsenscessebacedessaaaedevanneeaetsndic 13 c Printing Default iconos aah ee en AR ee nel 14 d Program rc pee ia die in aiii 15 e Grid e IC 15 4 2 Database Options iii in in iii 15 a Database Locatiori ni e aces 15 4 3 Default Optimization Setting 16 b Grain Matching oorr a c 17 c SAW TT 17 Cutlister Handbook Page 2 d Header Cut Rules cocina ici diia ii ida 18 e Third WAERT 18 f Strip Rules a orent eet m mes 18 g A dito CEU LIE 18 h cct tfe 19 i Material Trim Cuts eee Cere e ene A ope te utei eoe t a eive 19 TUN te EN e
3. aspx graphic image and text files that is not specifically referred to as trial software or that includes the source code cannot be returned for a refund Should you experience a problem with any purchased software CUTLISTER SOFTWARE LTD offers support services to assist with any technical issues There are no refunds on installation services or any software that has been installed registered downloaded or emailed to you SUPPORT SERVICES Some software and services purchased from CUTLISTER SOFTWARE LTD may include limited free support technical support re downloads and free updates may be limited to 1 year from date of original qualifying purchase Unless stated otherwise the free support is only available through our website email If you require more advanced technical support or require telephone assistance additional consulting services or a support plan may be required We reserve the right to change our support policy at anytime To contact our support dept for assistance click on Contact Us and follow the links to Technical Support INSTALLATION You must make every attempt to safeguard your data and other files during installation when upgrading or when installing an update CUTLISTER SOFTWARE LTD does not assume responsibility for loss of data or any other losses that result from installation upgrading or updating of the software Hard disks should be backed up on a regular basis and should always be backed up befo
4. Sort Parts Biggest First Offcut Control Grain Matching Produce Offcut Labels Recut 3 Oversize Oversize Offcut Min Width Blade Thk Width Length Minimum Part Width Offcut Min Length 50 qud Save Settings Re Optimize Load Defaults These cutlist rules will ONLY affect the current material So you can adjust these settings and it will not affect your other material patterns Any adjustments will also be saved but only for this material in this cutlist For information on the different settings review the preferences section This is where you set the defaults Cutlister Handbook Page 36 CUTLISTER HANDBOOK 11 Printing Cutlists D Cutlister v1 1 1 100 9999 Test Job Batch 1 Test Cutlist Adc Print Cutlist amp PrintNon Optimized Parts amp Print Material and Edging Summary O amp Print Material Offcuts o Print Patterns amp Print Grain Match Patterns amp Print Pattern Part Labels amp Print Material Detail To print your current cutlist click print report By default this report will sort by material But you could change it to sort by product id if you assigned a number to the Unit field of the parts You would use this if you had parts that were part of a product This would then print a list and keep all of the parts that belong to a product together This could help in the assembly department to group the parts that are needed to build a produc
5. and then click Re Activate Keys That is all you need to do to move your registration keys If you would like to register a secondary license you need to do the following Cutlister Handbook Page 8 2 5 Registering a Secondary License Update Subscription Not registered Application Not registered On the Primary Computer The first computer your registered You will need to record the Install Code located at the top left of the registration screen You will simply enter this install code in the secondary computer and this computer will be registered You must have a multi user license and must have an active internet connection to register secondary computers If you have already registered your license but would like to upgrade this computer to a new one you need to move your secondary key To do this go to the screen Move Secondary License Cutlister Handbook Page 9 2 6 Moving a Secondary License Registration Options StartTrial Register Primary License Register Secondary License Move Primary License Update Subscription Not registered Application Not registered The first step is to click Deactivate this will deactivate your license You will need to record the install code located at the top left corner of your screen Please note that you must have an internet connection to move licenses as well as reg
6. edit Product Variables Clickto e Part Formula Quantity Variables HPO oo alla Pw P1H Width Formula PiL P1D P1D Lo Lol Po M1_THK Length Formula E1_THK When the formula box comes up you have 3 fields which can be affected by formulas Quantity Width and Length If you notice to the right there is a list of variables These variables are based on the name value of the product P1_Q equals the quantity of the product qty P1_D equals the depth of the product and P1_H equals the length or height of the product Notice the variables M1_THK and E1_THK These are the variables linked to your materials and edging and represent a way to use the thickness of that material in your formula Fill out the box as shown to exit simply click anywhere outside the box Cutlister Handbook Page 31 Qty Unit Parti Part Description w H L Material ii Cutlister Handbook Since the part is the only one in the list its selected and you cannot see the grayed boxes as above Click in the Click here to add new part so that the focus will change The grayed out fields are just a visual indication that these have formulas behind them You could manually adjust the dimension but when you optimize or print the cutlist it will re calculate based on the formula Now that you have seen the grayed fields press the esc key so that you don t add a new part Since we have added a formula to the part click
7. go to a new cutlist within the same job go to the parts tab right click and select paste parts s When you copy parts from one cutlist to another the assigned material and edge bandings will also be copied to the new cutlist 9 2 Part Preview The part preview shows you a quick representation of the part and as you assign the edges will visually show you which edges you have assigned edges to Cutlister Handbook Page 27 Part Preview In this example we have assigned an edge to 1 long edge 9 3 Grain Matching Grain Matching will allow you to keep your drawer and doors together in the optimization by creating a blank that will be large enough to cut the individual parts from To simplify the process of grain matching we have built in a grain match preview window that will graphically show you the grain matched panel that you are trying to build To accomplish this we need to assign some information to the individual parts Part Options Grain Matching ID Column Row END NE The ID is a unique number you can start with 1 this will group the parts that you want to stay together The column is a value from A Z and the row is a value from 1 10 Cutlister Handbook Page 28 For an easier understanding lets do an example Create a cutlist and add a maple melamine material to the material list Create 3 parts Drawer Front 600 X 150 Left Door 298 5 X 600 Right Door 298 5 X 600 Be sure to assign each p
8. oe rer Dat repre Este etel eer tach peg ERES 20 5p JOB MI 21 5 1 Dd 21 5 2 Global Variable rssicon etre ee n A en e cree 21 Gs C tlist c T 22 6 1 CUtliSt EMY P alada 22 6 2 TT OPTIONS O 22 6 3 C tlist Notes 4M n 22 KEE A LEEREN 23 7 1 Edge Banding Entry iii ac 23 MB VEIREL MER 25 8 1 EEN pim 25 8 2 MEL CISE Re rem 26 H II CHI eeeals 27 9 1 Part Ou dn E 27 9 2 dde e M 27 9 3 Grain Mate hih dc HR 28 9 4 Using Formulas eiua eerie de 30 10 Optimization Tab uice I T ERAN EE ici OOOO 34 Cutlister Handbook Page 3 10 1 Material EE 34 10 2 Patterns Preview ii A das 35 10 3 Pattern Information occ erre dota ORE oa iS isis 35 10 4 Cutlist Rules scorre tent ra 36 11 Printing SUICIDE 37 12 Printing Patteri Sresi iiini A A A Re VEN TEE ARES 38 13 Import Cutlists File Import eese nennen ener en nitri en nhan sien nass sentada sien nidis 39 14 Software License Agreement 5 5 eo et a 41 Cutlister Handbook Page 4 1 Introduction developed Cutlister to increase productivity have been a project manager for a millwork company for 10 years and developing applications for nearly 20 years
9. on the product variables again and only change the qty Click anywhere outside the product variable box and notice that the part also changed qty s Click on the product variable box again this time change the product height length to 200mm The part changes with it You have now created a simple formula You can use any mathematical symbol in the formulas A box has 2 sides so if you made the qty equation for the part P1 Q 2 you would have a product qty of 1 but the part would be a qty of 2 If you added the top and bottom of the box you could make the length of the top and bottom P1 W 2 M1 THK This would take the product width value and deduct 2 times the material thickness So the bottom and top would go between the sides You can make formulas as simple or as complex as you want they are a powerful feature when you get the hang of them Variables Variables can be used in your formulas basically they can be a value but you are using the name in the formula instead of a number That way if you should need to change that value you simply change it in the variable section and any parts that utilize that variable in the formulas will automatically be adjusted Click the variable box and add a variable as have done below Page 32 Click to edit Variables Once you add the variable click anywhere outside the box to close it If you go back to the formula box you will now see this variable in the list and you can use i
10. Edge bander Options 240 240 240 v Automatically Deduct Edges Default Pre mill Grid New Item Row Edge Bander has Pre mill option 166 202 240 v Edgebander Trim Waste Grid Group B 254 Mia ele Tan ell Printing Defaults Display Finished Width and Length on Cutlist Save Cutlist and Material Summaries on Print Program Updates v Automatically check for updates 4 Internet Updates Update Location local updates only a Cutlist Options i Use Formulas 1 If this is selected you will have access to developing simple formulas It will enable the Global Variables located on the Job tab and will enable Variables Product Variables and Formulas on the Parts tab To find out more about developing formulas refer to the appropriate section ii Group by batch Cutlister Handbook Page 12 1 If this is selected your Cutlist data will be grouped by batch You will see that all of your cultists that have the same batch number will be grouped together If you click on the it will expand the group This is only necessary if a job has a lot of cultists and you have created multiple cultists for a single batch For example if you have 10 different cabinets you might choose to separate each cabinet into separate cultists You can also change the group by batch option in the Cutlist tab by press ctrl g b Edgebander Options i Automatically deduct edges 1
11. If you have this option selected Cutlister will take care of deducting your edge banding thickness from the edges you have assigned edges to You simply enter the parts finished size and it is done This is the default setting You will also notice this option on the Cutlist tab It is adjustable on a per cutlist basis as well just in case you want to disable it for 1 cutlist Leaving this option enabled is recommended If your customer changes the design of the product and decides they would like 3mm 1 8 edging instead of 5mm 1 32 you can simply adjust the edging thickness and everything is corrected for you If this option is not enabled you will need to re calculate all of the part sizes ii Pre mill Default 1 If you have a value specified here and your edge bander has a premill option this value will automatically entered for you when you add a new edging Cutlister Handbook Page 13 iii Edge bander has pre mill option 1 APre mill option is like having a shaper at the front of your edgebander before the edge is applied It simply machines the part to to have a nice clean square edge A pre mill can remove from 5mm 1 32 to 3mm 1 8 of material Refer to your machines manual If you have this option enabled a new field will show up in the Edging Tab called Premill You will simply enter the value that you want the pre mill unit to take off What this will do is ensure that all of the parts that are ass
12. Select how you would like to see the strips sorted on the material Smallest strip first or biggest strip first g Offcut Rules i Produce offcut label 1 If selected a label will be created with the part labels so that the sawyer can label the offcut this could be utilized to track offcuts that could potentially be used in future cutlists If you do not select this you are basically telling Cutlister that you do not interested in offcuts ii Min offcut width 1 This is the minimum width an offcut must have in order to be counted as an offcut iii Min offcut Length 1 This is the minimum length an offcut must have in order to be counted as an offcut This is simply the default setting after optimization you can adjust these settings for just one material type if you wish by adjusting the cutlist Cutlister Handbook Page 18 rules This will allow you the flexibility to review the patterns and decide if there are some larger offcuts that you would like to make labels for h Pattern Rules i Analyze Sheet Costs 1 Check this option to change the way the optimizer computes patterns This will compare the material value to the cost of the saw and the time it will take to cut certain patterns and determine if it is more cost effective to cut an extra sheet or to spin the offcuts and do third phase and header cuts ii Best Yield 1 Checkthis option to change the way the optimizer computes patterns This will check a series of
13. already registered Cutlister then goto the Register Primary License screen 2 3 Registering a Primary License Update Subscription Not registered Application Not registered Enter the registration key If you also have a update subscription key enter your registration key first then click register After you have successfully registered your key enter your subscription key and click register again If you have multiple licenses and this is Cutlister Handbook Page 7 your first computer that you are registering this computer will be the Primary Computer To register additional licenses go to the Register Secondary License screen If you have already registered your license but would like to upgrade this computer to a new one you need to move your primary key To do this go to the screen Move Primary License 2 4 Moving a Primary License Update Subscription Not registered Application Not registered The first step is to click Deactivate this will deactivate your license You will need to record the install code located at the top left corner of your screen Please note that you must have an internet connection to move licenses as well as register secondary licenses Now that you have deactivated the license you can now get your new computer ready install Cutlister go back to the Move Primary License enter the Old Primary PC Install Code
14. and it will set the material to lineal Alternately you can press the space bar to check and uncheck Fill out the fields tabbing to the next field when you have completed all of the fields when you have completed simply tab through and the popup will close When you have completed the material entry you will still need to assign available sheet sizes to the material To do this simply select the material you would like to add sheet sizes to and click the to the left of the row Alternatively you can press CTRL D and it will expand the detail You can enter all of the sheet sizes available as well as any offcuts you may have When you get to the qty field you can enter the exact qty of the material or you can enter which means unlimited If this size is an offcut be sure to check offcut if you want to use up the offcuts first no matter how much yield you get from it If you don t necessarily want to use the offcut don t check the offcut check box The the optimizer will only look at the offcut and will use it only if it yields well You can check and un check the offcuts box by pressing the SPACE BAR You can copy one or multiple materials Select the ones you want to copy right click and select copy selected Material s You can then right click again and select paste OR you can go to a new cutlist within the same job go to the Materials tab right click and select Paste Materials s 8 2 Material Options i Leading Lengt
15. arts grain matching id to 1 For the drawer front enter a Column of A and a Row of 1 For the left door enter a column of A and a Row of 2 For the right door enter a column of B and a Row of 2 You should see the following in the grain match preview window I have marked this one up to look like an spread sheet so you can better understand the process of grain matching Grain Match Preview As you can see itis pretty simple If you were going to add an additional full height door to the right it would not be B1 because the drawer front crosses the B1 therefore you should use the next column C1 felt it was necessary to build in the preview so that users could see what they were doing Play with it and try some different scenarios Cutlister Handbook Page 29 9 4 Using Formulas Formulas are only available in the Gold version of cutlister The formulas built into cutlister are very simple mathematical calculations utilizing variables If you have many products that are virtually identical but they may vary in width or length then you could use formulas so that you could simply copy the last cutlist that you did change the length variable and all of the parts will adjust to the new size It s a time saving feature but it will take a bit of practice to understand just how valuable the formula feature is Click to edit Product Variables Click to edit Variables Click on the parts tab if you do not
16. ccept output files we have generated a pattern output so the patterns do not need to be entered into the saw manually Each cnc manufacturer is different and usually requires the purchase of a module to import the cutlist from the various optimizer programs We have written ours similar to the CPOUT file that comes from Cutplanner 2020 Technologies Since that is the import module that we have If you already have a module that you import files from a different optimizer try our output file and see if it loads if it does we would like to hear from you so we can add to the list of saws Cutlister Handbook Page 20 CUTLISTER HANDBOOK 5 Job Tab 5 1 Job Entry To enter a new job click on the row that says Click here to add new job You can go to the next field by pressing the tab key you can go to the previous field by pressing shift tab When you have finished entering the data into the fields simply tab through past the last field this will automatically save the job and start the entry for another job Select the job you just entered and click the cutlist tab i Job 1 Enter your unique job number in this field ii Job name 1 Enter the job name into this field iii Project Manager 1 Enter the project managers name into this field This will be the person who is in charge of looking after the project iv Job Directory 1 Click on the button and locate the directory for this job This will be the location t
17. computed patterns and select the one that yielded the best iii Least Patterns 1 Check this option to change the way the optimizer computes patterns This will look for the most repeated patterns and select them over yield since it will generate less patterns iv Long Short Rip Penalty 1 This option will affect the outcome of the pattern generation If you move the slider all the way to the right you have applied a penalty to short rips meaning that you do not want patterns with short rips If you move the slider all the way to the left you have applied a penalty to long rips and the generated patterns will not have long rips i Material Trim Cuts i Leading Length Trim 1 Specify a value that the saw will trim off for the leading length Changes the width of the material ii Trailing Length Trim 1 Specify a value that the saw will trim off for the trailing length Changes the width of the material iii Leading Width Trim 1 Specify a value that the saw will trim off for the leading width Changes the length of the material Cutlister Handbook Page 19 iv Trailing Width Trim 1 Specify a value that the saw will trim off for the trailing width Changes the length of the material v Update All Materials 1 By clicking the button Cutlister will go through all of your jobs and cultists and change all of the trim cuts to the value s specified here j Pattern Export i Export Directory 1 If you have a CNC saw that can a
18. e if this feature is available to you Cutlister Handbook Page 38 CUTLISTER HANDBOOK 13 Import Cutlists File gt Import Importing cultists gives you the ability to copy a cutlist or bring in a cutlist from another database all together Import From Previous Job Cutlist Current Import Database C Users Tyson Stephen Desktop Cutlister Reset to default database O C T C C C CTZZ C CI C Z S CC ET ZTT T CT ZTI CLUTD C QZCZCGCC TG ETCCCT TCZC C CC TICBTI CC CLCTIOCCC CO CLEL CCZDCIOX OCZCZTSSEIIEIESr SIIILD Job Import Cutlist Job Job Name Batch Cutlist Description 1234 Test Job 1 1 Test Cutlist 2 2 Test Cutlist 2 E HUN 3 Test Cutlist H 3 4 Test Import Cutlist_ E Set Import Color Import Parts V Import Material V Import Variables Color not selected y Z Append Cutlist Notes Import Edging Import Selected Cutlist Merge Part Num Cutlist ie 100 1 You simply select the job and then select the cutlist s that you want to import and click import selected If you are importing multiple cutlist and want an easy way to identify the different cultists you imported try setting the import color This will color the parts that you imported You also have the ability to select what you want to copy from that cutlist you may only want the material and edge banding so you would unchec
19. ed You will also get an error if there are parts smaller than the saw width rule or if you have specified a qty of sheets and you simply run out of material before all of the parts are optimized As a rule of thumb you should correct all errors before continuing Cutlister Handbook Page 34 10 2 Patterns Preview The patterns preview will show you what patterns were generated with the parts in your cutlist te SEH tee Ge os d d d Gebei 2 d 050505 RAR Pattern 1 Repeat QTY 1 Sheet Size 1245W X 2464L If there are multiple patterns you will see a thumbnail on the left hand side of the screen Click a thumbnail and the larger preview pattern will be drawn 10 3 Pattern Information On the right hand side of the screen is some pattern information This list just indicates what parts come out of the currently selected pattern and some estimated timing information Cutlister Handbook Page 35 10 4 Cutlist Rules Above the pattern preview are the cutlist rules that can be adjusted Cutlist Rules for Material M1 Pattern Rules Header Cut Rules Strip Rules v Analyze Sheet Costs 7 Allow Header Cuts Part Sorting I Best Yield Minimum Size Sort Parts Smallet First Y Least Patterns 305 9 Sort Parts Biggest First Lona Rip Short Rip Penaltv E 9 Third Phase Cut Rules d ir s A s Sort Parts Smallet First Long Rip Short Rip Allow Third Phase Cut
20. elect import This can take a while depending on the number of parts being imported Cutlister will also generate material and edging based on what was used The only thing you will need to do after is make sure if you were using grained material that you set the material to grained and also set the sheet size It is important to note that the way product planner works with part s allows many parts to have the same part number When importing from pattern systems The part number is imported as such Part Number Unique ID in job so the part number becomes unique The part would look like 100 10 100 being the part number 10 being the unique id in the job Cutlister Software Ltd is in no way associated with Pattern Systems International Product Planner Cutplanner 2020 Technologies All copyrights and trademarks are property of their respective owners Cutlister Handbook Page 40 14 Software License Agreement CUTLISTER SOFTWARE LTD LICENSE AGREEMENT PLEASE READ BY DOWNLOADING USING OUR SOFTWARE OR PURCHASING SERVICES RELATED TO THE SOFTWARE YOU ACCEPT THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS STATED BELOW IN A LEGALLY BINDING MANNER If you are obtaining the software as defined below on behalf of a company you represent that you are duly authorized to represent the company and accept the terms and conditions of the agreement on behalf of the company A binding contract is then formed between CUTLISTER SOFTWARE LTD and the company in accorda
21. found a need to have a more standard way to give the cutlist data to the production staff so that they could easily and efficiently cut and edge the parts required Cutlister allows you to organize your cultists by Job You can create multiple cultists per job create edge bandings and materials for each cultist Simply enter the parts to the finished size edging thickness will be automatically deducted for you assign a material and which edges of the part will receive an edge You can then optimize the parts and patterns will be created for you to reduce the time consuming task of figuring out how to organize the parts on each material Print out your cutlist and patterns and your ready to get your product into the shop developed the optimizer logic on my own have seen many optimizers some good some not so good Let us be honest about this know there will be at some point a better way to create a pattern an optimizer is only as good as the logic it was given To account for all of the different sizes and quantities of parts is one of the most challenging pieces of logic to come up with But you have to start somewhere You as an individual could sit down for weeks and not work it all out On a half decent computer Cutlister can optimize 10 000 parts of varying sizes and materials in less than 10 seconds Cutlister is a continuing effort If you have a pattern that you think should come out a different way that what the optimizer is prese
22. h Trim 1 Specify a value that the saw will trim off for the leading length Changes the width of the material ii Trailing Length Trim 1 Specify a value that the saw will trim off for the trailing length Changes the width of the material iii Leading Width Trim Cutlister Handbook Page 26 1 Specify a value that the saw will trim off for the leading width Changes the length of the material iv Trailing Width Trim 1 Specify a value that the saw will trim off for the trailing width Changes the length of the material 9 Parts Tab 9 1 Part Entry To enter a new part click the row that says Click here to add new part Whichever field you click on that row will be your starting position so if you need to go to the previous field press shift tab if you want to go to the next field press tab When you have completed entering your part simply tab through and the new part will be added and you will be ready to enter your next part If you started adding a new part but would like to cancel that record press esc and you should see the row display Click here to add new part Each part has an individual notes section if you have specific notes pertaining to that part type it there and on the cutlist it will show below the part on the cutlist You can copy one or multiple parts Select the ones you want to copy right click and select copy selected parts s You can then right click again and select paste OR you can
23. igned an edge are oversized by this amount It is recommended that you pre mill the exact thickness of the edge you are applying The reason for doing this is so that the parts on the cutlist show up at the finished size As an example lets take a part 100mm X 100mm and we are going to edge all 4 sides with 1mm thick edging The part would need to be cut at 98mm X 98mm to have a finished size of 100mm X 100mm after edging If you have a pre mill option on your edgebander you would enter 1mm for the premill So your cutsize will be 100mm X 100mm As the edgebander applies the edge it essentially removes 1mm material and puts 1mm back on iv Edgebander Trim Waste 1 This is the value that the edgebander trims when applying the edge to your part The edge is left long at the front and back of the part and then trimmed flush If your edgebander has a leading trim waste of 25mm 1 then enter this value as the trailing trim is usually the same c Printing Defaults i Display finished width and length on cutlist 1 If you select this option you will see the finished width on your cutlist as well as the cut width and length This option is default and is a preference I find that it causes the cutlist to become cluttered but the option is there if you want it This is a default value and is available to change on a per cutlist basis You can find it on the Cutlist tab Cutlister Handbook Page 14 ii Save cutlist and mate
24. ineal foot cost of that edging Cutlister Handbook Page 23 If you do not choose to enter any widths that will be fine as well since cutlister will automatically figure out the widths of edging required based on the material thickness Assigning available widths will simply group more thicknesses together for example if you have one material at 19mm thick and have another at 19 5mm you will see 2 line items on the material summary if you entered an available width of 22mm they would both be grouped together under the 22mm If you add the 22mm width and you have a part that requires a wider edging but forgot about it don t worry it will still add it to the material summary so you don t forget about it v Width 1 Enter the available widths for the edging vi Cost 1 Enter the cost per lineal ft This is used to estimate a cost for the material summaries Additionally if your edgebander also has a pre mill unit there will be an additional Premill field For additional information review the preferences section You can copy one or multiple edge bandings Select the ones you want to copy right click and select copy selected edge banding s You can then right click again and select paste OR you can go to a new cutlist within the same job go to the edge banding tab right click and select paste edgebanding s Cutlister Handbook Page 24 CUTLISTER HANDBOOK 8 Material Tab f Cutlister v1 1 1 100 9999 Test J
25. ister secondary licenses Now that you have deactivated the license you can now get your new computer ready install Cutlister go back to the Move Secondary License enter the Old Secondary PC Install Code and then click Re Activate Keys That is all you need to do to move your registration keys Registration is important to us Software piracy can bury a small independent developer like myself If you truly like Cutlister then you will also recognize that Cutlister will save you more than then initial cost of the program Cutlister Handbook Page 10 CUTLISTER HANDBOOK 3 Program Updates Cutlister will check for updates each time the program is started This setting can be disabled by clicking the file menu Preferences Go to the general options tab and at the bottom of the screen you can turn off automatic updates If you have chosen to disable the automatic updates you can go to the help menu and click check for updates If your update subscription has run out you must purchase the software investment plan in order to receive the latest updates Subscription prices are based on the ending of your last subscription status For more details visit our website at http www cutlister com Cutlister Handbook Page 11 4 Preferences 4 1 General Options E Database Default Optimization e e Cutlist Options Grid Colors Use Formula s Grid Even Rows Group by batch 192220 092 w Grid Odd Rows
26. k the others When you print a cutlist notice that the part number is changed If your part number is 1 and your cutlist number is 1 when you print your part number is changed to 1 1 This makes it so you have a unique part because there could be other cultists going through the production process with the part number 1 This helps to uniquely identify the part If you have multiple cultists for the same batch for example 3 different cabinets and instead of putting all of the parts in one cutlist you decide to have 3 cutlists When you optimize you will make a new cutlist and call it combined cutlist 1 2 3 this is simply for optimization purposes The problem that presents itself is that your combined cutlist is cutlist 4 so all of your imported parts become Part Cutlist 4 so now your part numbers don t match the cutlist 1 2 3 parts To keep the part numbers for cutlist 1 2 3 select the option Merge part num Cutlist this will keep the original part number You will not see this reflected in Cutlister Handbook Page 39 the parts list but when you optimize the part numbers will reflect the original part number If you use Product Planner from 2020 technologies You can import the parts from there into cutlister The process is as follows Go to Manufacturing Go to Reports gt Export to database Then from within cutlister file gt import cutlist select the import pattern systems tab find the Jobrpt mdb file and s
27. l that came with your saw For table saws you should not have this on as you will be cutting 1 sheet at a time iv Max Stack Height 1 Refer to your saws user manual Enter the value here Cutlister Handbook Page 16 v Minimum Part 1 This is the minimum part size that your saw can cut when you have these parts on your cutlist you will un check the optimize checkbox on the parts list This will ensure that these parts don t end up on the pattern This is more for CNC saws that will be cutting multiple sheets and due to the clamps cannot clamp onto small parts b Grain Matching i Re cut Blade Thickness 1 This is the blade thickness of the saw that you will be re cutting the grain matched blanks on While you can technically re cut this on a beam saw the blade thickness is usually 5mm 3 16 and will cause grain shift on a 1 drawer and 2 door combination It is better to cut it on a table saw that typically has a 3mm 1 8 blade thickness This value is adjustable on a per material basis after you optimize you will see the optimization settings that can be changed for just this one type of material The re cut blade thickness is one of those options ii Oversize Width 1 This is the value that you want to add to the grain matched blank in width This value is adjustable on a per material basis after you optimize you will see the optimization settings that can be changed for just this one type of material The oversize width i
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29. nting SEND ME THE DETAILS will see what can do to improve the system Cutlister Handbook Page 5 2 Registration Install Code 66DC2B552A29 Cutlister Registration cutister Developed By Tyson Stn Thankyou for choosing Cutlister Please fill in the user data in order to begin your free trial or enter your registration key to activate your license Previous Next Update Subscription Not registered Application Not registered When you start Cutlister for the first time you will see a registration window If you click next you will go to the next screen where you will enter your user data 2 1 User Data Cutlister Regist tion Install Code 66DC2B552A29 User Data cutister Registration Options Developed By Se Tyson Stephen Register Primary License Register Secondary License Move Primary License Move Secondary License Done Previous Update Subscription Not registered Application Not registered After you have completed entering your user data you can continue to click next to get to the registration option that you would like or you can simply look on the right of the screen To begin your free 30 day trail go to the trial screen Cutlister Handbook Page 6 2 2 Starting your trial Update Subscription Not registered Application Not registered And click start trial If you have
30. o which the cultists are saved to after printing v Completion Date 1 This will be the date the the project is to be completed 5 2 Global Variable Global variables are located on the Job tab if it is not you need to go to preferences gt general options and enable Use Formulas Any variables set in the global variable area will override and variables with the same name in your individual cultists Cutlister Handbook Page 21 CUTLISTER HANDBOOK 6 Cutlist Tab 6 1 Cutlist Entry To enter a new cutlist click on the row that says Click here to add a new cutlist Fill in the fields tabbing to the next field when you get to the last field press tab again to save the record Select the cutlist you just entered and select the edging tab i Cutlist 1 This number is automatically set and is a unique number meaning there will only be 1 cutlist with this number in this job ii Batch 1 This is the batch number and can be any number you want iii Cutlist by 1 Enter the name of the person that will be doing the cutlist iv Description 1 Enter a description for the cutlist 6 2 Cutlist Options i Deduct edges 1 Select whether or not this cutlist should automatically deduct edges for you For more information review the Perferences Section ii Display finished width and length on cutlist 1 Select whether or not this cutlist should display the finished width and length on the cutlist For more information re
31. ob Batch 1 Test Cutlist Adding Materials 8 1 Material Entry To enter a new material click on the row that says Click here to add new material Whichever field you click first will be where you start typing if you need to go to the previous field simply press shift tab If you would like to go to the next field press the tab key The name field is automatically generated for you It will start with M1 then M2 and so on You can change this value but different materials should have a unique name If you start typing on the Side 1 Material field a popup screen will appear with additional fields to fill out Side 1 Material Core Material Side 2 Material Width Length Cost B i PartBoard 19 White Melamine This will also happen for the Core Material and Side 2 Material fields If you notice each of the pop ups have a check box for grained If any one of these 3 are checked the material is set to grained There is an additional Grained field on the main grid this is not editable it will simply indicate whether or not that material is grained Cutlister Handbook Page 25 Enter a material size and then press tab you will see the cost field this field is not editable it is a computed value based on the Side 1 Core and Side 2 Cost and will give you a total sq ft cost of the material If your material is a lineal material such as solid lumber or metal you simply click the lineal check box
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35. rial summaries on print This option will save a copy of the cutlist and material summary to the job folder set on the job tab This is handy since it will create a hard copy of the cutlist and material summary that is not in a database After you have printed a dialog will pop up and ask you if you want to save a copy or not d Program Updates i Automatically check for updates 1 Ifthis option is selected Cutlister will check for updates when the program is started Review the program updates section for more information e Grid Colors 1 This will allow you change the Odd Even and New Item row colors to suite your liking 4 2 Database Options a Database Location i This is the location where your database is located It is defaulted to the installation directory If your company has a server that is backed up nightly it is recommended that you create a database directory on the server and change the location to point to that directory Cutlister Handbook Page 15 4 3 Default Optimization Setting General Database fault Optimization Options Options Settings Saw Info Header Cut Rules Pattern Rules Saw Blade Thickness mnM zz gt Mm 19 ip Recut S s Aloy Header Cuts Y Analyze Sheet Costs roc Blade Thk Minimum Size Best Yield OverSize Width 305 Y Least Patterns Oversize Length Third Phase Cut Rules Lona Rip Short Rio Penaltv Max Stack of sheets that can fit 1 7 Allow Third Phase Cut RE Y j
36. s one of those options iii Oversize Length 1 This is the value that you want to add to the grain matched blank in length This value is adjustable on a per material basis after you optimize you will see the optimization settings that can be changed for just this one type of material The oversize length is one of those options c Saw Timing i The saw timing is used for determining how much time it takes to load the saw enter patterns if it s a CNC how long does a long rip take how long does a short rip cross cut take based on the hourly rate of the saw can determine whether it is more cost effective to start cutting a new sheet or keep turning the offcut Multiple phased cuts Cutlister Handbook Page 17 d Header Cut Rules i Allow Header Cuts 1 Allow header cuts to show up on the pattern Header cuts can help increase the yield ii Minimum Header Cut Size 1 Specify the minimum size a header cut can be The default it 305mm 12 e Third Phase Cuts i Allow third phase cuts 1 Third phase cuts are the process of cutting a part or parts and then cutting a smaller part from the offcut of those parts Third phase cuts can increase yield significantly but they come at the cost of time It takes time to spin the parts and put them back in the saw f Strip Rules i Part Sorting 1 Select how you would like to see the parts sorted on the strips Smallest part first or biggest part first ii Strip Sorting 1
37. see the formulas product variables and variables boxes then you either don t have the gold version of Cutlister or you simply do not have formulas enabled To enable formulas you need to go to file gt preferences and then under the general options tab under the group cutlist options check the use formulas checkbox This will enable the use of formulas Now that we have that taken care of let me explain the different variables that we have to work with within our formulas i Product Variables These variables are for products let take a box for example click on the product variables box Click to edit Product Variables lt Click to edit Variables Product Description Qty L H w D Color Click here to add a new product 1100 100 100 Colo Box Enter a box as have done above 100mm X 100mm X 100mm If you begin typing in the Product Description field the Name will be Cutlister Handbook Page 30 automatically generated for you Fill out the remainder of the fields and tab through to save the product Now that you have done that add a part to the parts list call it side you can leave the qty width and length blank If you have not already done so ensure that you have at least 1 material in the materials tab After you finish entering your part click on the part formulas box you will not be able to click this box until you have a part selected Click to edit part formulas Click to
38. t There is also a part sort you can sort by the part number instead of sorting the parts by width an length Cutlister Handbook Page 37 You can print the material and edging summary This will print a list of the materials and edging required to complete this cutlist Job Name Test Job M aterial Summary Cutlist 1 Job 9999 Batch 1 Project Manager Test Person Test Cutlist Adding Materials Date 4 14 2011 Materials Required M1 White Melamine PartBoard 19 White Melarrine 1245 X 2464 7 Sheets 280 00 Edging Required White PVC 0 5mm NO PREMILL If you assigned costs to your materials and edge banding the total costs would be shown on this summary as well 12 Printing Patterns Cutlister v1 1 0 78 Un Registered Job 1234 Test Job Patterns Batch 1 Cutlist amp 1 M1 Maple Melamine 19mm PartBoard Maple Melamine CPOUT 001 Date 12 24 2010 1849 5 eet Size 1245mm X 2464mm Sheet Q Stack 1 Cycles 1 QIY Part Descnption 599 5 900 1 1 Above is an example of what you will see on your printed patterns your pattern will be anywhere from 1 to 4 patterns per page with a list of the parts that come from the each pattern At the top of the page you will see what material you need to use as well as the export filename you need to look for if you are loading the patterns on a cnc saw Review your saw manufacturer documentation to se
39. t in your formulas If you wanted to put doors on the box you would simply add a part for the doors then for the formulas make the following Quantity P1 Q 2 Width P1_W G_DOOR 2 Length Height P1 H The doors will now adjust with the width of your product If you made a mistake and the gap between the doors is supposed to be 5mm then simply go to the variable box and change the value of G Door to 5mm click outside of the box and the parts will adjust automatically Cutlister Handbook Page 33 CUTLISTER HANDBOOK 10 Optimization Tab Before optimizing make sure you have a cutlist with at least 1 material and 1 part Click the optimize tab 10 1 Material Bar Maple Melamine 19mm PartBoard Maple Melamine At the top of the screen you will see the material Names if you drag the mouse over the material name you will see the description of the material To select this material simply click the material name This will draw the pattern previews for that material AA if your material has a red circle with a number on it it means there is an error with that material The 1 represents the number of errors found Click on that material and review the Parts that were not optimized Parts that were not optimized 10 Wall Gables 2 1 0 299 5W X 2500L Part cannot be cut from available material As you can see the part length was larger than the material and the parts cannot be optimiz
40. view the Perferences Section 6 3 Cutlist Notes If there are any special notes or some information you need on the cutlist simply enter it here and it will appear at the bottom of the cutlist report Cutlister Handbook Page 22 CUTLISTER HANDBOOK 7 Edging Tab Cutlister v1 1 1 100 9999 Test Job Batch 1 Test Cutlist Adding Edging CES White PVC 0 5 7 1 Edge Banding Entry To enter a new edge banding click on the row that says Click here to add new edging This will start the new record The name column is actually used if you use the formula feature of cutlister The name is defaulted so its best to leave this alone Start in the Color column Remember when you have completed all of the fields you can just tab through to save that record and begin entering a new one i Name 1 Automatically generated name E EI etc You can change this but it should not be the same as one that exists in the cutlist already ii Color 1 Enter the color of the edging could be White or Maple for example iii Material 1 Enter the type of edge banding material could be PVC or Veneer for example iv Thickness 1 Enter the thickness of the edge banding After you have entered the edging you can select any of the edgings that you have entered and either click the to the left of the row or press CTRL D This will allow you to enter the widths that are available for that edging and the specific l
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