Enter the number of different (unique) strips allowed in each portion of the pattern.
Quantity in main - different strips in main portion of board
Quantity in head - different strips in head portions of the board
These settings allow control of the maximum number of strip types in a pattern. This can be important, for example, on some angular saws (and saw controllers) where 2 strip types (a single stagger) is the maximum that can easily be dealt with.
The program always attempts to keep patterns as simple as possible, so even ia large number of strip types is set in main and head.
Checkerboard Patterns - A pattern with no staggered strips is called a checkerboard pattern. A checkerboard pattern may contain more than one strip type. Instruct the program to produce only patterns of this type by setting the parameters to 1,1 or force checkerboard in the main portion only (1,...) or in the head portion only (...,1).
A checkerboard pattern reduces the cutting time but can markedly increase the waste; therefore only use this option if restricted by the machinery or way of working to this type of pattern.
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