- FEATURES -

Within its specific rectangular cut niche, Corte Certo is definitely the program with the greatest variety of features. That doesn’t necessarily mean much, however. There is a lot of software on the market that simply bring together a collection of functions. The most important features in Corte Certo were developed to meet the real needs of our clients in over a decade of exhaustive testing.

The features listed below are just Corte Certo’s most important ones:

þ       Options for 5 languages under the same license agreement: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch and French.

þ       Registration for data on materials and their physical properties, on the plates made from those materials, on pieces to be cut from the plates, on cut characteristics, and on projects, with an option for saving files for future use, thus avoiding the need for re-entering data.

þ       Shortcut keys and Express field copying make data entry faster for projects.

þ       Fragments of predetermined dimensions for use in future projects may be included into calculations, thus minimizing loss of material even more so.

þ       Option for not rotating plates and pieces during calculations thus respecting fiber orientation or textures of the material to be cut.

þ       Takes into account material loss, making up for saw width during cut calculations.

þ       Takes the maximum cut length into account when using a guillotine or table cutter.

þ       Allows for setting a minimum cut width, preventing against thin fragments which may make it hard for pieces to be removed, (such as when using glass), or which may damage the saw, (with metals), or cause the pieces to break or have a dissatisfactory finish (such as with wood).

þ       Allows for leaving a security margin for the plate on any side, (or on all of them).

þ       Takes the weight per square meter of the material into consideration. (Calculates the weight of each piece that is cut, if the specific weight of the material is entered.)

þ       Considers cost. (Informs the cost of each piece that is cut based on the price entered for the plate.)

þ       Offers options for price approximations according to ABNT standards (glass).

þ       Adds a constant to the calculated price, if necessary.

þ       Adds a constant to the dimensions of pieces that must be transformed after cutting. E.g.: Pieces to be lapidated or folded.

þ       Offers options for controlling calculations, for easy adaptation to the client’s specific needs.

þ       Automatically calculates piece positions with cut lines.

þ       Individual visualization (each cut map generated can be viewed in detail) or for all the setups in a single window.

þ       Plate grouping for identical cut plans.

þ       Guides for starting cuts – orientation on the most rational way of cutting the plate.

þ       Pieces are color coded on the map according to size.

þ       Zoom option during graphic viewing of cut maps, allowing for examination of details and very small pieces.

þ       Manual modification (done with the mouse) of cut maps. Components may be rotated, deleted or new pieces created.

þ       Data on the dimension of a piece or fragment can be viewed with a click during cut map visualization.

þ       Registration and re-utilization of fragments

þ       Calculates piece perimeter conventionally (4 sides) or using user-defined sides.

þ       Allows for a security password to be created for the project.

þ       Allows for sequential priority for plate usage (no priorities or a higher one for those that are bigger or smaller).

þ       Searches for the best dimensions for plates within pre-defined values for width and height.

þ       Several different options for print configuration of cut maps, statistics reports and labels. Logos may be placed on the headers, for example.

þ       Labels may be generated for pieces or fragments.

þ       Two or more projects may be joined into a new one.

þ       Stock control. The number of plates and fragments are automatically updated after user authorization.

þ       Each project may include plates made from several different materials. Corte Certo automatically separates pieces according to materials and uses available plates.

þ       Importation of projects from other software.

þ       Exportation of calculated data in text format.

þ       May be used for manual cuts as well as for those done by machines (section cutters, guillotines or table cutters)

Special Features

FUNCTION	GOAL
þ       Special perimeter calculation (border tape), considering only selected sides of pieces.	Caters to makers of furniture to mark areas where there should be a finish.
þ       Cleavage	Used mainly for preparing the optimization of cuts when using stone (marble, granite, etc.)
þ       PCI optimization: conducted in two steps; first positioning pieces on strips that are later placed on the available plates.	Special solution for makers of printed circuits (PCI) who use silk-screen printing. (NOTE – Available only in Portuguese)
þ       Optimization of pieces with two materials.	Ideal for suppliers of composite products made up of two pieces, (same or different material), used in double glass for thermal or acoustic isolation.
þ       Project combination	Allows for projects to be combined, along with their pieces and components, forming a new project containing the combined pieces. If it becomes necessary later on, an old file may be chosen and its components reproduced.
þ       Special figure visualization	Makes it easier for cutting triangles (as long as they are combined in pairs to form rectangles; and circular pieces.)
þ       “What happens if...”	Upon conclusion of a calculation, cut efficiency can be tested to check wether a change to the original information would make for any improvement. For example, what would happen if piece rotation were enabled? What if certain pieces were removed or added?

Corte Certo features yet other configuration possibilities orientated towards the specific needs of each client, such as optimizing for better use of area or smallest number of maps; preferred type of initial cut, (horizontal or vertical); inclusion of extra pieces for better use of fragments, etc.

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