Help with vector cutting order

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kyeakel
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Help with vector cutting order

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I'm cutting out dividers for some parts drawers. The material will be 1/32 plastic which is very flimsy. I'm trying to maintain a specific cutting order to allow more of the sheet to be intact while cutting each divider. I want the cut to start at the bottom right corner of each divider and cut in a clockwise manner. I've moved the start points to this location and set the start at to keep start points. This seems to work. Now I've used order option "use selected vector order" and selected the vectors from the left most bottom to the left most top, then move to the next row start at the bottom and move to the top selecting the vectors. Now calculate, and when I run the simulation it cuts from left to right, then right to left, and repeats. Not what I wanted.
I can't see what I'm doing wrong..
Any help appreciated.
Thanks,
Kipp
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Re: Help with vector cutting order

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Not sure why it didn't work for you. I drag selected from the bottom to the top on each column while holding down the shift key moving from left to right and hit Calculate and it's working fine. I've attached the file working like that.
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Re: Help with vector cutting order

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I individually selected the vectors while holding the shift key, instead of dragging. I wonder if that would account for the different result? In any case, thanks for fixing it.

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Re: Help with vector cutting order

Post by TReischl »

kyeakel wrote:I individually selected the vectors while holding the shift key, instead of dragging. I wonder if that would account for the different result? In any case, thanks for fixing it.

Kipp
I did the shift key individual select thing and it worked fine for me? I alway do it that way. Usually though I will group stuff if I have a lot of picks and keep adding to the group so I do not goof up and have to start all over.
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