Once working with parts or plates however, the interface should feel familiar to Primecut3 users

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1 Introducing PrimeCut NE for Primecut3 Users Kinetic formerly developed two editions of its nesting software: PrimeCut 3 which was a desktop edition focused simply on putting parts on plates, suitable for environments with one or two programmers, and PrimeCut NE (Network Edition) which added true multiuser support, historical tracking and reporting, workflow management and much more. PrimeCutNE starts from a (configurable) workflow screen as shown below: Once working with parts or plates however, the interface should feel familiar to Primecut3 users

2 if a little fancier!

3 Feature by Feature Comparison PrimeCut3 PrimeCutNE Summary Basic single user desktop, nesting Multi user network, nesting cutting, tracking, and cutting reporting, integrated cutting MRP/ERP Data storage File based SQL Database on a server Licensing Model Per installed computer (seat)- Floating network licensing- install on as many install only on licensed computers computers as you want Minimum seats/licenses 1 1 ( was formerly 3) Multiuser support no YES. Designed to allow multiple users to share jobs and plates non-destructively. Machine Integration no YES view live machine schedule, including machine status across multiple machines, machines can notify Primecut when plates have been cut, as shown below Installation Self Install Kinetic or Assisted Install Automatic nesting Optional addon, 1 plate at a time, simplistic algorithm As Standard: Advanced, multi-plate nesting, much more effective plate optimising algorithms Manual nesting Yes Extended support, adds automatic self clustering, auto array cell spacing, edge align, keyboard shortcuts for nudge and throw, interactive box spacing Nest Reuse Yes, but without traceability, a workspace can be reloaded and a nest recut. Yes, Whole or partial nests can be copied to new plates with processing, sequencing and cropping data. Auto searching of database to find past nests for the current nestable parts. Grain Control Crude, affects autonesting only Easy to constrain both auto and manual nesting. Preferred nesting orientation to avoid No Automatic part tip-up on slatted tables Integrated Backup No Yes Reports Available Workspace, part and job reports. Unlimited: SQL query driven Automatic Updating No Yes Report editing Editing of layout templates only. Fully configurable, query driven, RAP programmable

4 Historical and Management Reporting No Yes CSV and XML Event based reports No Yes Plate Inventory No Yes Including remnant tracking Remnant Creation Yes Yes Remnant Management No: rems stored as files, user must delete when used Yes: remnants treated as stock items in the database Heat and Serial Number Tracking No Yes, every part cut can be have the heat and serial number traced Attachments No Yes Plates- store test certificates and other order data Parts and workorders- store customer drawings, sketched, pdfs Quoting Basic plate costing report only Full quoting mode, on the fly editing of charges and discounts, archiving of quotes, automatic conversion of accepted quotes to workorders, part based and nest based quotes JIT Plate Ordering No Yes- Generate Plate orders from nests on out-of-inventory pre-order plates. Convert these to back-order plates, and receive them into stock. Workorder/Job Management No Yes: due date, progress tracking, plate tracking, heat and serial number tracking. Support for Off machine Processing No Yes- specify, cost and track off machine processes such as folding, welding, painting, galvanising Support for Linking to 3 rd Party MRP and Accounting Systems Windows OS support (client) Windows 7, Windows 8 Windows10. Built in Shapes Library Yes, 2D and thin wall 3D developments. Geometry Editing No Similar functionality to 2D AutoCAD + smoothing, filletiung, chamfering, notching. Optional: addons currently available for STRUMIS and GSS, others in development. Custom integrations available. Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10 and any future Windows desktop OS. Extensible via scripted shapes. Some thickwalled shapes added. Some Pipecutter and rolled pipe shapes. As in Primecut3 plus improved filtering, centre cross removal, harvesting, automatic dimensioning, area layer support DXF and DWG support Up to and including AutoCAD 2018 All DXF and DWG versions DSTV (.nc1) support No Yes- import structural parts with grade, thickness, quantity, beveling, drilling and tapping all specified by the nc1 file. 3D STEP support(.stp,.step) No Yes: AP 203 and AP214 solid models supported. Parts must be flattened before import. Native 3D CAD format support No Optional: Please enquire, native import plugins available for most 3D CAD systems including Solidworks, Inventor, CATIA, CADAM, Pro-E, SolidEdge. Parts must be flattened before import. Auto Part Harvesting No Yes- composite drawings can be scanned and automatically broken into multiple parts based on user specified rules and analysis of labels in the drawing. Automatic Part Dimensioning No Standard Dimensions can be automatically applied to parts on import or with a single click Advanced Processing: Cutting Limited Yes- auto process lookup, advanced leadin placement, automatic True Hole selection, Support for additional lookup data for driving

5 lasers, flexible leads, auto corner filleting Advanced Processing: Marking Basic Yes- Auto nest labelling, auto part labelng on import Advanced Processing: Bevelling Some Yes- transition bevels, custom azimuth bevels, auto bevel hinting of geometry from STEP and nc1 files Advanced Processing: Drilling Some Yes- Counterboring, threadmilling, advanced spindle sequencing Advanced Processing: Milling Some Yes- helical and ramped interpolation, SmartSlot Hypertherm True Hole Support Yes, manual application Yes, automatic application. Support for Next Gen True Hole (Hypertherm XPR systems) Sequencing: Group Support No Yes Common line cutting wizard No Yes Live Machine Scheduling Editor No Yes, Due Date optimization, drag and drop jobs between machines, LIVE link to Touchcut machines Touchcut Active Nestmap Output No Yes- nestmaps can be shown on Touchcut controllers showing part locations together with job tracking and packaging information. Pipecutter Support Basic Coming Soon! Dome Cutting support No Coming Soon! Tracking non-plate stock items No Round Pipe, Domes, Angle, Channel, RHS: Coming Soon! Advanced Postprocessor Support Simple post, only Kinetic and other simple machines supported Advanced post with significant extensible materials lookup. Platedragger support. Passthrough Machine Support No Yes- Intelligent gripper planning. Green zones. Trapdoor control. Unloading Robot Support No Yes, can control Palletizing rules for the Kinetic Part Unloader. Requires Active Nestmap support (above). Dispatch Tracking No Yes- Track and record part shipments, including inwards/outwards outwork Optional Modules ALL features in PrimecutNE come as standard except the following optional modules: Scripted Shapes editor Postprocessors for 3 rd Party machines (Kinetic posts are included) Custom ERP/MRP integrations Native 3D CAD import (STEP import is included as standard)

6 The following are common to both editions: Drawing Features Built in CAD drawing program DWG and DXF Import of versions through to Autocad 2018 (PrimecutNE will continue to support future versions) Built in 2D Shapes library Signwriting text Built in 3D developments library Notch/Chamfer/Fillet editors Advanced Smoothing and Entity reduction Drawing cleanup features Seam Wizard for development joints Jigsaw breakup of large parts to fit smaller plates Nesting Features Fast Auto Nesting, with multi-plate support Graphical part preview on DXF import Full grain control, Nesting gap maintenance Drag-and-drop bump-nesting Force-Fit Nesting Draggable Arrays Staggered Arrays Array Cell Rotation with Auto Cell Respacing Part clustering Automatic Plate Cropping General Features Remnant plate library Quick part estimation NC Preview, with path animation Powerful sequencing editor Context sensitive online Help. User configurable reports Part-by-Part, Global and Zoned Sequencing Mousewheel support (pan and zoom) Plate Stripping Wizard Processing Features Automated Processing (tool allocation, ordering, leadin-placement) Multiple controller/machine support User configurable postprocessor Advanced multi-process hole treatments Drill Piercing High Speed Spindle Support with tool changer Bevel Support: simple and advanced, transition bevels, compound and K-bevels Multi-torch support Multi-carriage support (auto spacing) Milling Support Hypertherm True Hole Gen I and II Support Automatic cutting process selection based on material and thickness for HPR plasmas Strikethrough Bridge Spine Bridge Cutting Stitch Cutting for leaving parts in the plate Process Cut and Paste