The OptiCut manual provides detailed guidance on the software’s core and extended features and cutting pattern output for your manual or CNC saw.

Opticut manual

The manual is available to view from our Help Centre here:

All OptiCut tutorials

This guide is broken into the following sections:

Essentials

  • Basic set up including language and unit selection
  • An explanation of the concept of cutting optimization, when it’s relevant and when nesting is better
  • Setting up a stock or materials, both panels and bars
  • Importing your cutting list of parts, manually, from a spreadsheet and seamlessly from PolyBoard
  • Optimization parameters

Extended

  • Perfect grain management so the grain will flow across adjacent parts correctly
  • Further improvements to productivity with stock management and reintroduction of off-cuts into your stock for future optimizations
  • PolyBoard to OptiCut label synchronisation

Non CNC output

  • Understanding the cutting pattern output
  • Cutting instructions and sequence
  • Label management
  • Net vs overall dimensions
  • Colour coding your output and labels

Integration with a CNC saw

  • Available post processors
  • How to generate the output
  • Brand specific configurations
  • How to test OptiCut with your saw

Additional support and training

OptiCut purchases include complementary support.

We also offer 1-2-1 training and support packs if required.

Additional queries?

Please contact us to arrange a demonstration with a member of our technical team.

Or click here for further information on OptiCut.

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