Introduction to designing parts

V2 overvew of part design

How to use the cut tree viewer control

Demonstrates the use of the Cut Tree Viewer control in the Designer tab. Shows how to add more columns, customize and save the view, reset the view, edit cuts in the viewer, group duplicate and group delete.

How to change the default cut values (parameters) for new cuts.

How to change the default cut values (parameters) for new cuts.

Designing rectangles to cut weld coupons

Designing rectangles to cut weld coupons

How do delete Scheduled Parts that are cut, and then delete the Design Parts

Repads and weep-holes

Repads and weep-holes

Creating a grid of holes, and how to delete the holes.

Using the Designer, this shows how to create a grid of cuts that repeat both around and down the pipe. Also shows how to bulk-delete cuts.

Cut through bevel-limited areas of cuts so that no grinding is required, though you get and undercut.

Programming rectangle cuts

How to reorder cuts on a given part

Shows how to automatically order your cuts, and how to reorder a part's cuts manually.

How cuts are automatically ordered on a part, and how sometimes this needs to be adjusted when nesting.

When autonesting, parts that flip need to have their endcuts as the first and last cut. In some cases this may need to be performed manually.

Creating G-Code cuts in PypeServer

Custom and manual ordering of cuts

Shows how to order etches on the top-half of the pipe, going down the pipe. Then order etches on the bottom side of the pipe going back up the pipe.

Override a pierce angel for a cut

Override a pierce angel for a cut. Useful for tight holes where the pierce is hitting the actual cut (usually on the other side of the cut.)

Creating Size on Size saddle and hole cuts

Updated 4-2022

Split long parts into shorter segments for cutting

You may design or import long pipe runs where you don't know the length of pipe yet. This video shows you how to split off segments of a long part design into segments for cutting.?