Split Piece

The Split Piece option allows you to split a piece into two or more parts, in order to improve efficiency of the marker table.

This option is only available if a split line was created in the PDS (via a pleat and the command: SPLIT).

You can apply the split manually via Split Piece, or automatically when using Auto Nesting.

Icon & Location

• Menu: Piece >Split Piece

To use the Split Piece option:

1. Open a PDS file that contains a split piece. (either MRK file or via Open Style Files Order).
   
   

2. Select the piece.
   
   In this example we selected the Back piece.

3. From the main menu, go to Piece> Split Piece.
   
   The Cut Piece by One Split Pleat dialog appears:
   
   

4. If your piece contains more than one pleat, you can use the left and right arrows to move to the next/previous pleat.

5. If you want to apply a seam to the split piece, in the Seam field, enter the size of the seam.

6. If you want to set a notch on the cut line (to indicate where the pieces are split), select the Set Notches on Cutting Lines checkbox.
   
   

7. If you want to define the depth/width of the notch, enter the required values in the Depth and Width fields.

8. In the Notch Type area, select the radio button of the type of notch (in the above example we selected V notch).

9. In the Mode area, select the radio button of the cut command.

10. If you want to define a layer, enter the layer name in the Layer Name field.

11. If you want to define the same split for all pieces in the same size, select the All Sizes checkbox. A new piece will be added as the split piece and the original piece will be removed from the Pieces Bar.

12. Click Ok to create the split piece.
    
    In this example, a split piece for one size was created and you can see the V notch that appears in-between the split piece: