User manual CORTE CERTO SERIE MINI HINTS AND TRICKS FOR USERS

[. . . ] Serie Mini Hints and tricks for users 2nd Edition ­ February 2007 This guide presents, for those who are already system users, helpful tips and frequently asked questions about Corte Certo ­ plates in the Mini series. It should be used as a complement of the manual included with the system. For quick subject searches, we recommend using either the index on next page or Word's Ctrl+F function, which will require a key word to be entered. In case any errors are experienced, the Errors and Other Errors sections may be useful. [. . . ] This command's function is simply to open the viewer more quickly or go back to the configuration window. 2) QUICK CALCULATION This option can be found in Calculation>Configurations>Type of calculation. It is normally used to get quick estimates, especially in retail work. It may also make no difference whether this option is selected when it comes to very simple projects that include less pieces and a smaller number of different dimensions, and not complex ones, where a slower calculation option will produce more positioning possibilities. The Intensive 2 option should be used for the most complex calculations as well as for when the user is running Corte Certo on a computer equipped with a very powerful processor. The intermediate options, Complete and Intensive 1, are more recommended. Read more on this in the following item: How to improve cut efficiency. B - What to do to improve cut efficiency How efficient Corte Certo's automatic calculation is depends on several factors, of which the most important is the kind and number of pieces to be used in the calculation. The following hints may improve efficiency: · Select the Intensive 1 or Intensive 2 calculation option. But it is also true that the more you use Corte Certo, the less you need to enter and configure. To speed up this sort of task, Corte Certo makes several tools available. When filling out a spreadsheet, for example, the user can copy the field don the top line by simply pressing Enter. 11 · Copying in field from previous line. To use this function: Edit project > Config > Activate option Reproduce empty field . . . How to use it: Just press ENTER in an empty field so that the content of the previous line can be copied. With the mouse is possible to copy of any other field from spreadsheet. To use this function: Edit project > Config > Activate option Quick field copy . . . How to use it: Just click on the field you wish to copy and right after that on an empty one to which you want the previous field's data to be copied. And the descriptions selected from a "description bank" you prepare yourself: · Filing commonly used descriptions. How to use this function: Use the yellow button Select when the cursor is on the description field. Then select an already saved description or enter a new one, which will be automatically registered for future use. To remove a given item from the list, select it and press CTRL + DEL. 9 ­ Project editing ­ special functions. Some special functions allow for quick project data modification, as described in the options below: · · Modification (changes the original dimensions of parts) to all the piece lengths. Modification (changes the original dimensions of parts) to all the piece heights. To achieve this, place the cursor over the corresponding column on the first line (where the title is) and press the right mouse button. If there's a need for some, and not all, of the pieces on the list to be selected, the desired lines may be selected previously by clicking on the first column of the desired line. The selected lines' corresponding column will appear in green. 10 ­ How to Uninstall The uninstall procedure is extremely simple, quick and requires little work. It is required in the event of: · · Transferring Corte Certo to another computer Hard drive formatting It is only with the de-installation code, obtained after uninstall process is complete, that the supplier is required to provide a new installation password. Even in the event of needing to uninstall the program due to a virus, (the most common reason for doing so), the de-installation process can be run. [. . . ] This only occurs when large numbers of small pieces are to be positioned on large plates. If the dimensions are correct, the following solutions may be tried out: o o Use smaller plates Divide a dimension, (height or length), by two, keeping in mind that, during the cut, both parts must be joined together into an entire plate. This will incur in a small and generally insignificant loss of material. Either there are no plates of the material used (X) in the project(s) or they're not enabled: The plates to be used are either not enabled by the "+" sign on the table or are not present in the table data. Check the plate table for the material used, (or the fragments table, if they have also been configured as raw material in the basic calculation configuration). 13­ General Errors During Corte Certo operation, warning messages about a given error may be displayed during the processing of data entered by the user. [. . . ]