Saw parameter to position the dividing line
Not for CADmatic saw models with split pushers
The dividing line is an imaginary line that determines the split between two pushers. Each strip on a pusher must have some portion below the dividing line.
For CADmatic saws set the dividing line value to 0 as it is not used. The dividing line is used only for saw models 11 and 12 for producing cutting dimensions.
Consider a pusher of width 600mm with a dividing line of 500mm. In this case all strips on the pusher must have some portion at or below 500mm. This means, for example, that if the first strip is 200mm wide and the next strip 250mm there is room for a further strip because it will be placed at 450mm, that is, below the dividing line.
Conversely if the first strip is 300mm and the next is 250mm, the next strip would be placed at 550mm, there is still some physical room on the pusher (width 600mm) but no portion of the strip is below the dividing line of 500mm so this third strip is not placed on the pusher.
The basic idea of the dividing line is to make sure that the final strip will be adequately supported on the pusher.
Remember that it is OK for strips to overlap the physical pusher width so long as they are adequately supported.
For saw model 12 the program assumes that the maximum overlap is 1.5 times the pusher width. That is, a 900mm wide strip can fit on a 600mm width pusher, but a 1000mm wide strip cannot.
It is assumed that a strip can always fit on the last pusher (regardless of its stated size) so that a strip can always be cut using both pushers together.
The line is measured independently for each pusher from the first edge of the pusher. The first edge is the edge of the pusher nearest to the first pusher. It only applies if there is more than one strip on the pusher.
The dividing line should normally be less than or equal to the pusher width.
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