Machine support

• All major brands/manufacturers/models

Part design and development

• Integrated 2D CAD program to create and edit CAD files
• Variable Shape Parts feature to develop  common parts from templates

CAD/CAM import and conversion

• Import CAD files (industry-standard file  formats)
• Import PDF
• Raster to vector converts static images to CAD
• Import Bill of Materials properties from CAD files
• Automatic CAD file correction and error notification
• Automatic spline/ellipse smoothing and  reduction
• Separate multiple parts from a single CAD file
• Automatic mapping of CAD layers to processes (cut, mark)
• Automatic update of nest for part revisions
• Automatic part corner radiusing for optimized laser cycle time and part quality

Job set-up

• Material database (with grade and gauge)
• Customer database
• Custom remnant creation (define irregular shapes for nesting)
• Plate list
• Part library
• Assembly database
• Grain constraint
• Safe zones for plate clamping applications
• Multi-head cutting

SureCut™ technology and built-in process expertise

• True Hole® technology capable*
• Rapid Part™ technology capable*
• True Bevel™ technology capable*
• Advanced process support and job set up on the CNC*
• Material type, thickness, grade and class-based process parameters:
  − Separations for part, plate, and pierce spacing
  − Kerf compensation and feedrate
  − Quality and dynamic feedrate calculator for waterjet
  − Lead-in/out style optimized for part geometry and quality
  − Cutting techniques
• Pre-pierce and edge pierce
• Moving pierce techniques for waterjet
• Disable automatic height control based on part geometry
• Pre-heat timing for oxyfuel
• Cut sequencing – automatic or manual
• Vaporize protective film layer prior to laser cutting
• Automatic tabbing/micro-joints
• Fly cutting

Interactive manual nesting

• Jobs can contain sheets for different material types, thicknesses and classes
• Color parts according to part property
• Group parts into clusters for nesting
• Drag, drop, bump and auto-bump parts on the nest
• Move, mirror and drag to rotate parts
• Prohibit/permit nesting inside of a part
• Part interference detection
• Edit lead-in/out position and properties within the nest
• Animated cutting sequence simulation
• Control cut direction and cut sequencing on part-by-part basis
• Plate cropping

Reporting

• Management and shop reports
• Export reports directly to PDF, Excel Spreadsheet, CSV or webpage

Costing and quoting

• User-defined machine and labor production costing
• Automatic calculation of part production costs and part/ nest utilization
• Quoting tool including itemized part costs, secondary processes, markups and discounts

Output

• OneClick™ feature runs all of your most common job tasks automatically
• Post-processor with NC output
• DXF output

*Certain hardware and software requirements may apply.