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Posted by ameijers on June 28, 2006, 8:10 pm
> Thank you very much for the reply, probably I was not clear in my original
> posting, but I would like to give you more explanations.
>
> > Why does anyone need software to cut pieces of anything? Isn't that
> > what a tape measure does?
>
> Let's assume you have a glass sheet of 24 x 36 in and you need to cut five
> pieces from it:
> 1: 11 x 6 in,
> 2: 7 x 8 in,
> 3: 12 x 22 in,
> 4: 13 x 14 in,
> 5: 17 x 11 in.
>
> The first task you need to accomplish is to arrange all five pieces to fit
> the sheet size. Then you have to figure out where to make a first cut,
then
> where to make a second cut and so on. For glass cutting the problem is a
> little bit complicated because you can cut only from one side completely
to
> another and you should take in account this.
>
> After you have a plan you will use a tape measure to place a cutting tool
on
> a position according to the plan and make a cut.
>
> For the example above GNCutter found a way to cut all parts from one glass
> sheet using 7 cuts. I spend only 1 minute to specify all pieces and
perform
> calculation.
>
> > Your so called "free" software probably expires after a week and costs
> > $1000 to purchase.
>
> Actually it's not free software, I didn't state it in the original
message. I
> said you could download it for free without any registration or
obligations.
> It will work for 30 days that we assumed is enough to estimate at it's
true
> worth.
>
> You'll be surprised, but GNCutter costs only $97.
>
> > I'll stick to my tape measure !!!
>
> And I agree with you! You should! GNCutter is a different tool that works
> with perfect conjunction with a tape measure.
>
> Should you have any further question I would be glad to give you more
> details.
>
If I was doing non-repetitive production work (like 50 different custom
windows in a row), I could maybe see the use of a CAD program like that. The
program sounds like it would be great for a custom cabinet shop, that needs
to minimize waste from expensive veneer plywood. But, having said that, for
the occasional project like most of us on here would do, a pad of graph
paper and a pair of scissors accomplishes the same thing for about a buck.
Draw the raw stock to scale on one sheet, cut out scale templates of the
finished peices needed from the other, and trial and error till you get the
best fit. I've laid out warehouses and offices that way for years. Crude but
effective, and cheap.
aem sends...
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