AnyShape Cut 2D X can be used for cutting and nesting rectangular sheets made of glass, wood, metal, or any other material used by industrial applications.
AnyShape Cut 2D X can load complex shapes from AutoCAD DXF files.
AnyShape Cut 2D X is based on COM technology and can be used within any programming enviroment such as Delphi, C++Builder, Visual Basic 6, VB .NET, VC++ .NET, VC#, MFC & VC++6, Java etc.
Currently the component is in BETA tests.
Download exe demo (1.2 MB)
Enrol the beta program and you will receive some significant benefits !
- Takes into account the full geometry of shapes - Currently can handle parts and stock pieces that can be represented as polygons (convex and concave) and circles.
- Geometry with arcs and lines - Each edge of the polygon can be either straight segment or arc.
- Autocad DXF support - the following entities can be loaded: LINE, ARC, POLYLINE, VERTEX, CIRCLE.
- Handle faulty materials - holes (which must be avoided) can be specified in both parts and stock pieces. Holes can have the same geometry as the large pieces (polygons with arcs or full circles).
- Trim Margins - useful for handling faulty materials whose margin must be trimmed.
- Independent measurement metric - The way in which you introduce the data is a general one. You don't have to specify a metric. Just choose a metric in your mind and enter all data using that metric only.
- Adjustable cutting blade thickness - For glass cutting with diamond the cutting blade width is 0, but for wood, metal handling you need a saw blade with a greater width.
- Priority - The order in which parts and stocks are cut can be controlled from the code.
- Any size - the size of the pieces is limited by the size of the double data types induced by the C++ language.
- Statistics related to the current optimization - At the end of the optimisation process you will have access to the many statistics about nesting: number of utilized parts and stock, the placement of the utilized pieces, used surface, ...
- Can be embedded within any language that supports COM Automation and dynamic link library (dll) - Visual Basic (VB), Delphi, C++Builder, VC++, VC#, VC++ with MFC, Java, Excel etc
- Full featured examples of utilization - The AnyShape Cut 2D X package contains examples for Borland C++Builder, Borland Delphi, Microsoft Visual Basic 6 and 2005 .NET, Visual C++ 2005 .NET etc.
We welcome comments and bug reports from developers.
Developers accepted on the beta programme and which will submit valid bug reports will receive 1-2 free keys for the development machine(s).
Developers that we feel have contributed more to the bug report will receive discounts for the royalty free distribution of the component. This will be at the sole discretion of Optimal Programs SRL.
Not all applications will be accepted. We want to keep the number of users restricted to developers that will actively use the component, rather than people that are curious about such technology.
If you would like to test AnyShapeCut2DX please send us an email with details about you and your true shape nesting application at
contact@optimalprograms.com
We dont send the component to free email addresses !
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