In some cases the supply of the stocks is limited and all parts cannot be cut from them Some cutting machines are unable to make a cut on tiny pieces, because of the technical restriction, like cutting several millimetres from the wood beam.Ħ.
Cutting produces the gap between parts that shrinks the result part sizes by a saw thickness.ĥ. For example, if the stock quantity is not specified then 1DCutX assumes unlimited supply, otherwise it uses only specified amount of stocks.Ĥ. The user can specify different information and get different scenarios of the optimizations. No mess with import/export/save/load any extra files - everything is stored within a workbook and it practically eliminates any errors due to incorrect import/export.ģ. The user works with Microsoft Excel that now provides an additional functionality coming from the small add-in.Ģ. No need to find, study and use any additional software.
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1DCutX provides such functionality and turns Excel into powerful cutting optimization tool suitable for anyone who knows how to work with the spreadsheets.ġ. Microsoft Excel can keep track of the inventory of such stock and pieces, but it cannot figure out how to cut them. Any production or building company or even an individual handyman faces the common-known problem of cutting big linear stocks by smaller pieces. It reads the spreadsheets, performs the optimization and generates the detailed report and the graphical layouts instantly within the same workbook. The main purpose of 1DCutX is to find how to cut linear (1D) stocks (bars, pipes, beams, wires, etc.) in order to minimize the material waste and the production costs without leaving Microsoft Excel.
When 1DCutX gets installed it automatically integrates into the Excel menu (Excel 2003) or the ribbon elements (Excel 2007 and higher versions).
It is a software extension (so-called "add-in") for the Microsoft Excel. 1DCutX (Length Cutting Optimization for Excel) is a length cutting optimization add-in for Microsoft Excel that can cut linear stocks.