Defining the Marker

In this step, you can define the properties of the marker table. This includes the width and length of the table/s, waste limits, plies, etc.

Note: If this is the first time you are defining the marker table, all of the columns will be empty. If you have already defined a table in the past, CutPlan remembers the definitions and displays them automatically.

To define the marker:

  1. In the Marker Definitions dialog enter the following details:

  1. If you have more than one table, select the Create checkbox next to the material column for each table you want to create.

  2. In the Width column, click Groups if you want to create a group of materials for the width.

Note: It is important to define groups according to the width and shrinkage when working with fabric rolls.

ClosedClick here to see how to group your rolls.

  1. To group the rolls by width, select the Width tab:

  1. Select the materials you want to create as a group (press Shift to select more than one), then right click and select Group Selected:

  1. If you want to group the rolls according to the shrinkage of material (by width) select the Shrinkage Width tab:

  1. Select the widths your are grouping, use Shift to select multiple, then right click and select Group Selected.

  1. If you want to group the rolls according to shrinkage of material (by length), select the Shrinkage Length tab:

  1. Select the lengths you are grouping, use Shift to select multiple, then right click and select Group Selected:

  1. If you want to group the rolls according to shades, select the Shade tab:

  1. Select the shade you want to group your rolls by.

Note: You can only group your rolls by one shade.

  1. Click Ok when you are done.

  1. In the Length column, enter the length of your table in inches.

  2. In the Min Plies column, enter the minimum number of plies per table.

  3. In the Max Plies column, enter the maximum number of plies per table.

  4. In the Waste Limits column, enter the amount of fabric you want to be defined as waste. This allows for defects.

  5. If you have more than one table, select the Calculate checkbox next to the rows of the tables you want to calculate solutions for.

  6. Select the Use the same solution for all materials checkbox, if you want to apply the same properties to all materials.

  7. Click Next, to move on to the next step.