Patent Application
20180015627
The present disclosure relates to a cut data generating apparatus and a non-transitory recording medium recording a cut data generating program for generating cut data for a cutting apparatus including a cut mechanism to cut a pattern in a predetermined shape from a workpiece.
Conventionally, a cutting apparatus is known in which a cut mechanism cuts a sheet-shaped workpiece, such as paper and cloth, into a predetermined shape based on cut data. The cutting apparatus is configured to hold the workpiece on a special-purpose rectangular mat to cut the workpiece. In this case, an adhesive layer is provided on an upper surface of the mat except for left and right edge portions, and the workpiece is attached to the adhesive layer and held.
In the cutting apparatus, the size of the pattern that can be cut based on the cut data cannot exceed the size of the workpiece that can be held by the special-purpose mat. Therefore, the cut data cannot be conventionally generated for a large pattern exceeding the size of the workpiece that can be held by the mat. Accordingly, it is desired to allow cutting a large pattern.
An object of the present disclosure is to provide a cut data generating apparatus and a non-transitory recording medium recording a cut data generating program capable of generating cut data for cutting a pattern in a predetermined shape from a workpiece, the cut data allowing to cut a large pattern exceeding the size of one workpiece.
In order to attain the above-mentioned object, one aspect of the present disclosure provides a cut data generating apparatus configured to generate cut data for a cutting apparatus including a cut mechanism to cut a pattern from a workpiece, the cut data generating apparatus comprising: a controller, the controller being configured to control the cut data generating apparatus to: identify a size of an original pattern to be cut; judge whether the size of the original pattern identified is larger than a size of the workpiece; divide the original pattern into plural divided patterns smaller than the size of the workpiece in case the size of the original pattern is larger than the size of the workpiece; and generate cut data for cutting each of the divided patterns divided.
This summary is not intended to identify critical or essential features of the disclosure, but instead merely summarizes certain features and variations thereof. Other details and features will be described in the sections that follow.
Aspects of the disclosure are illustrated by way of example, and not by limitation, in the accompanying figures in which like reference characters may indicate similar elements.
For a more complete understanding of the present disclosure, needs satisfied thereby, and the objects, features, and advantages thereof, reference now is made to the following descriptions taken in connection with the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, illustrative embodiments will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
A first embodiment of the present disclosure will now be explained with reference to
As illustrated in
Directions in the present embodiment will be defined here. A direction in which the holding member 16 is fed by a feed mechanism described later is defined as a forward and rearward direction (Y direction). A direction in which the cut head 15 is transferred by a cutter transfer mechanism described later is defined as a left and right direction (X direction). A direction orthogonal to the forward and rearward direction and the left and right direction is defined as an up and down direction (Z direction). As illustrated in
The body cover 12 is shaped like a laterally elongated rectangular box, and a front opening 12a that laterally opens is formed on a front portion. The holding member 16 is inserted into the cutting apparatus 11 from the front opening 12a and is set on an upper surface of the platen 13. The holding member 16 set on the platen 13 is fed in the forward and rearward direction (Y direction).
An operation panel 18 is provided on a right side part of an upper surface of the body cover 12. The operation panel 18 is provided with: a liquid crystal display 19; and various operation switches 20 for the user to perform various instruction, selection, or input operations. The various operation switches 20 also include a touch panel provided on a surface of the display 19. The feed mechanism configured to feed the holding member 16 in the forward and rearward direction (Y direction) on the upper surface of the platen 13 is provided in the body cover 12. The cutter transfer mechanism configured to transfer the cut head 15 in the left and right direction (X direction) is further provided.
The feed mechanism will be explained. A pinch roller 21 and a drive roller 22 extending in the left and right direction are provided one over the other in the body cover 12. Left and right edge portions of the holding member 16 are held between the pinch roller 21 and the drive roller 22, and the holding member 16 is fed in the forward and rearward direction. Although not illustrated in detail, a Y-axis motor 23 (illustrated only in
Next, the cutter transfer mechanism will be explained. A guide rail 24 located behind and above the pinch roller 21 and extending in the left and right direction is disposed in the body cover 12. The cut head 15 is supported by the guide rail 24 in a manner that the cut head 15 can move in the left and right direction. Although not illustrated in detail, an X-axis motor 25 (illustrated only in
On the other hand, a follower pulley is provided on the right side portion in the body cover 12 although not illustrated. An endless timing belt extending in the left and right direction horizontally stretches over the drive pulley and the follower pulley. An intermediate portion of the timing belt is connected to the cut head 15. In this way, the cutter transfer mechanism rotates the X-axis motor 25 to move the cut head 15 in the left and right direction through the timing belt.
The cut head 15 includes a cartridge holder 26 and an up-down drive mechanism configured to drive the cartridge holder 26 in the up and down direction. The cartridge holder 26 holds the cutter cartridge 14 in a manner that the cutter cartridge 14 can be attached and detached. Although not illustrated, the cutter cartridge 14 includes a cutter. A blade portion is formed on a lower end of the cutter. The cutter cartridge 14 holds the cutter at a position where the blade portion slightly protrudes from a lower end portion of a case.
The up-down drive mechanism includes a Z-axis motor 27 (illustrated only in
The cut mechanism is configured in this way, and the blade portion of the cutter penetrates through, in a thickness direction, the workpiece W that is an object to be cut held by the holding member 16 during the cutting operation. In this state, the feed mechanism moves the workpiece W held by the holding member 16 in the forward and rearward direction, and the cutter transfer mechanism moves the cut head 15, that is, the cutter, in the left and right direction to perform the cutting operation of the workpiece W. Note that the cutting apparatus 11 of the present embodiment is provided with a scanner unit 28 configured to read a pattern on a surface of an original image or the like held by the holding member 16 as illustrated only in
As illustrated in
The ROM 30 stores various control programs, such as a cutting control program for controlling the cutting operation, a cut data generating program for generating and editing the cut data, and a display control program for controlling the display of the LCD 19. The RAM 31 temporarily stores data and programs necessary for various processes. The EEPROM 32 or the external memory 36 stores pattern data indicating shapes regarding a large number of patterns or cut data generated for cutting a pattern in a predetermined shape.
The EEPROM 32 also stores data of the size of the workpiece W that can be held by the holding member 16, that is, the size of the workpiece W that can be cut in one cutting operation, or in this case, the data indicating the left and right dimension X1 and the forward and rearward dimension Y1. Although the size of the workpiece W may be stored in advance, the actual size of the workpiece W held by the holding member 16 may be identified, and a size judging process described later may be executed based on the size of the workpiece W. In this case, examples of the method of identifying the actual size of the workpiece W include manual input by the user and measurement of the size of the workpiece W on the holding member 16 by the scanner unit 28.
The cut data is data indicating the cut position for cutting the workpiece W, and the cut data includes a set of data of coordinate values indicating the XY coordinate system of the cut position. The control circuit 29 executes the cutting control program to control the X-axis motor 25, the Y-axis motor 23, and the Z-axis motor 27 through the drive circuits 33, 34, and 35, respectively, according to the cut data to automatically execute the cutting operation of the workpiece W held by the holding member 16.
In the present embodiment, the control circuit 29 executes the cut data generating program to execute each process of the cut data generating apparatus configured to generate the cut data. Other than being stored in advance in the ROM 30, the cut data generating program may be recorded in an external recording medium, such as an optical disk, and read from the recording medium. The cut data generating program may also be downloaded from the outside through a network.
The cut data is usually generated by, for example, obtaining an outline expressing a pattern in a closed shape based on pattern data of the pattern to be cut selected by the user from plural patterns stored in the EEPROM 32 or read by the scanner unit 28 and generating cut data for cutting the pattern along the outline based on the data of the outline.
In this case, in generating the cut data in the present embodiment, the control circuit 29 executes a size identifying process of identifying a size of a target pattern (referred to as an original pattern F) from the pattern data of the original pattern F, that is, horizontal and vertical sizes X2 and Y2. The data of the size of the original pattern F may be calculated based on the pattern data at the generation of the cut data or may be stored in advance in the EEPROM 32 or the like along with the pattern data. Next, the control circuit 29 executes a size judging process of judging whether the identified size of the original pattern F is larger than the size of the workpiece W (horizontal and vertical sizes X1 and Y1). If the size of the original pattern F is smaller than the size of the workpiece W, the control circuit 29 executes a normal cut data generating process. The normal cut data generating process here is a process of generating the cut data for cutting the original pattern F from one workpiece W based on the pattern data of the original pattern F without executing a dividing process described later.
As described in detail later, if the control circuit 29 judges that the size of the original pattern F is larger than the size of the workpiece W, the control circuit 29 executes a dividing process of using dividing lines P to divide the original pattern F into plural divided patterns D smaller than the size of the workpiece W. Subsequently, the control circuit 29 executes a cut data generating process of creating cut data for cutting each of the divided patterns D. Therefore, the control circuit 29 functions as a size identifying section, a size judging section, a dividing section, and a cut data creating section.
More specifically, when the original pattern F is divided based on the dividing lines P in the dividing process of the present embodiment, a possible dividing line setting process of setting possible dividing lines P1 and P2 as candidates of the dividing lines P is executed, an intersection point calculating process of obtaining the number of intersection points of the possible dividing lines P1 and P2 and the outline of the original pattern F is executed, and a dividing line determining process of searching for the possible dividing lines P1 and P2 with a smaller number of intersection points to determine the possible dividing lines as the dividing lines P is executed. Particularly, the possible dividing lines with the smallest number of intersection points are searched and determined as the dividing lines P in the present embodiment. Therefore, the control circuit 29 also functions as a possible dividing line setting section, an intersection point calculating section, and a dividing line determining section.
At this point, in the dividing process, the control circuit 29 also functions as a number-of-workpieces calculating section configured to execute a number-of-workpieces calculating process of comparing the size of the original pattern F and the size of the workpiece W to obtain the number of necessary workpieces W for cutting the original pattern F. In the process of setting the possible dividing lines, the control circuit 29 sets the possible dividing lines P1 and P2 according to the obtained number of necessary workpieces. In the process of setting the possible dividing lines, the control circuit 29 sets a first possible dividing line P1 extending in one direction, such as the X direction, and a second possible dividing line P2 extending in a direction crossing the first possible dividing line, such as the Y direction.
The control circuit 29 moves the possible dividing lines P1 and P2 parallel in the X and Y directions with respect to the original pattern F in the dividing line determining process and searches for the possible dividing lines P1 and P2 with a small number of intersection points. Along with this, in the dividing line determining process, the control circuit 29 sets, for example, the centers of the original pattern F in the X and Y directions as rotation centers and rotates and moves the possible dividing lines P1 and P2 with respect to the original pattern F to search for the possible dividing lines P1 and P2 with a small number of intersection points.
In the present embodiment, after the execution of the dividing process of the original pattern F, the control circuit 29 also functions as a margin adding section configured to execute a margin adding process of adding, to some of divided pattern D, a margin M as a joining margin partially overlapping with another adjacent divided pattern D. In the cut data creating process, the control circuit 29 generates cut data including the margin M added in the margin adding process.
More specifically, in executing the margin adding process for the divided pattern D, the control circuit 29 functions as a shape acquiring section configured to execute a shape acquiring process of acquiring the shape of an adjacent part overlapping with the margin M in another adjacent divided pattern D. The control circuit 29 then adds the margin M shaped to fall within or coincide with the shape of the adjacent part acquired in the shape acquiring process. In the present embodiment, the control circuit 29 also generates boundary data indicating a boundary B between the divided pattern D provided with the margin M and the margin M in the cut data creating process. Based on the boundary data, a dotted line for cutting at the boundary B can be provided to the workpiece W, that is, intermittent incisions can be provided, or the boundary B can be drawn by a pen.
Next, operation of the configuration will be described with reference to
In the next step S3, whether the size X2 of the original pattern F in the horizontal direction is larger than the size X1 of the workpiece W in the horizontal direction or whether the size Y2 of the original pattern F in the vertical direction is larger than the size Y1 of the workpiece W in the vertical direction is judged. If at least one of the original pattern F in the horizontal direction and the original pattern F in the vertical direction is larger than the size of the workpiece W (Yes in step S3), the dividing process of the original pattern F is executed in step S4. If both the horizontal and vertical sizes of the original pattern F fall within the size of the workpiece W (No in step S3), the process ends, and a normal cut data generating process is executed although not illustrated.
A flowchart of
In step S14, the numbers of horizontal and vertical divisions bx and by are obtained by formulas bx=X2/X1 and by=Y2/Y1. However, the calculation results are rounded up to the nearest integers. The value obtained by multiplying the numbers of divisions bx and by indicate the number of necessary workpieces W. In the case of the original pattern F of the “star” illustrated in
In this case, the lines defining the area of each workpiece W in the entire area A are the possible dividing lines P1 and P2 corresponding to the obtained number of necessary workpieces. In this case, the possible dividing line extending in the X direction is the first possible dividing line P1, and the possible dividing line extending in the Y direction orthogonal to the first possible dividing line P1 is the second possible dividing line P2. In
In step S17 and subsequent steps, the original pattern F is moved in the entire area A (possible dividing lines P1 and P2 are relatively moved parallel) to search for relative positions of the possible dividing lines P1 and P2 with a small number of intersection points with respect to the outline of the original pattern F. In step S17, whether there is an unsearched position in moving the position of the original pattern F in the parallel movement range T is judged. If there is an unsearched parallel movement range T (Yes in step S17), one unsearched position in the parallel movement range T is set as the search coordinates (x, y) in step S18. In step S19, a sum E of the numbers of intersection points of the possible dividing lines P1 and P2 and the outline of the original pattern F is obtained.
In the example of
In this way, if the search of the intersection points is completed for all search coordinates (x, y) in the parallel movement range T (No in step S17), the angle a of the original pattern F is rotated and moved in one direction by a predetermined angle, such as 1°, in step S21. In step S22, whether the angle a is 360° is judged. If the angle a is not 360° yet (No in step S22), the process from step S13 is repeated. In this way, the original pattern F is rotated by the predetermined angle at a time to execute the process of calculating the numbers of divisions bx and by, setting the entire area A, and searching for the sum E of the intersection points while moving parallel in the entire area A.
In this way, when the search of one rotation of the original pattern F is finished, it is judged in step S22 that the angle a is 360° (Yes in step S22), and the process proceeds to the next step S23. In step S23, the original pattern F is moved parallel and rotated based on the search coordinates (x, y) and the angle a with the smallest sum E of intersection points in the search result list. In step S24, the possible dividing lines P1 and P2 at this point are set as the dividing lines P to divide the original pattern F. In the example of
When the process of dividing the original pattern F into plural divided patterns D1 to D4 is executed, the control circuit 29 generates cut data for cutting each of the divided patterns D1 to D4. In this case, the individual divided patterns D1 to D4 have sizes that can be cut from one workpiece W, and the divided patterns D1 to D4 can be cut by using the cut data for cutting each of the divided patterns D1 to D4 to obtain four cut objects from the plural, four in this case, workpieces W. The cut objects of the four divided patterns D1 to D4 can be combined and joined to obtain a cut object with one large pattern corresponding to the original pattern F.
For joining the cut objects corresponding to the divided patterns D1 to D4 as described above, it is preferable to provide each cut object with a joining margin (glue margin) for attachment when the workpiece W is, for example, paper. Providing the cut objects with the joining margins allows to readily perform the joining work, and the convenience is increased. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the control circuit 29 executes a margin adding process of adding the margins M as joining margins to the divided patterns D1 to D3 after the dividing process of the original pattern F. Hereinafter, processes related to the addition of the margins M executed by the control circuit 29 will be described with reference to
A flowchart of
In
In step S33, a trapezoidal margin M with the width dimension L in the direction perpendicular to the direction of the extension of the dividing side I is generated for the dividing side I of the divided pattern J.
On the other hand, the added margin M may not fall within the inside area of the adjacent divide pattern K and may stick out. In the example of
Subsequently, the margin M is added to the divided pattern J in step S36, and the pattern has a shape of a combination of the margin M and the divided pattern J. This is illustrated in
The control circuit 29 generates cut data for some of the divided patterns D1 to D4 provided with the margin M. In this case, based on the boundary data, a dotted line for cutting at the boundary B can be provided to the workpiece W, that is, intermittent incisions can be provided, or the boundary B can be drawn by a pen. In this way, the control circuit 29 can generate the cut data while automatically adding the margins M as joining margins to the divided patterns D.
The flowchart of
In step S44, whether numbering of all of the divided patterns is completed is judged. If the numbering is not completed yet (No in step S44), the process proceeds to step S45, and whether the divided pattern is found is judged. If the divided pattern is found (Yes in step S45), a number n is provided to the found divided pattern in step S46. In step S47, the value of n is incremented by 1, and the process returns to step S43 to search for the next search pattern. The process also returns to step S43 if the divided pattern is not found in step S45 (No in step S45). The numbering of the divided patterns is sequentially executed, and if the numbering of all of the divided patterns is completed (Yes in step S44), the process ends.
As a result of the process, when, for example, nine divided patterns in total are aligned in three vertical rows and three horizontal rows as illustrated in
The flowchart of
In the next step S52, whether Jn is larger than Kn is judged. If Jn is larger than Kn (Yes in step S52), the divided pattern K is set as the target to be provided with the margin M in step S53. If Jn is not larger than (smaller than) Kn (No in step S52), the divided pattern J is set as the target to be provided with the margin M in step S54, and the process ends.
The flowchart of
In step S63, a minimum value Lmin and a maximum value Lmax of the width dimension of the margin M are set. The minimum value Lmin is, for example, 3 mm to 5 mm. The maximum value Lmax is, for example, 1 cm to 2 cm. In step S64, whether the calculated width dimension L is greater than the maximum value Lmax is judged. If the width dimension L is greater than the maximum value Lmax (Yes in step S64), the width dimension L is set to the maximum value Lmax in step S65.
On the other hand, if the width dimension L is not larger than the maximum value Lmax (No in step S64), whether the width dimension L is smaller than the minimum value Lmin is judged in step S66. If the width dimension L is smaller than the minimum value Lmin (Yes in step S66), the width dimension L is set to Lmin in step S67. In other cases (No in step S66), the calculated width dimension L is directly used, and the process ends. This allows to set the width dimension L with a proper margin M corresponding to the area S of the original pattern F and allows to prevent the width dimension L from becoming too large or too small. Note that the width dimension L of the margin M may be a fixed value.
According to the present embodiment, the following operation and effect can be obtained. More specifically, when the control circuit 29 generates the cut data, the control circuit 29 identifies the size of the original pattern F and judges whether the size is larger than the size of the workpiece W. If the size of the original pattern F is larger than the size of the workpiece W, the original pattern F is divided into the plural divided patterns D1 to D4, and the cut data for cutting each of the divided patterns D1 to D4 is generated.
Therefore, the divided patterns D1 to D4 can be cut from the plural workpieces W, and the cut objects of the divided patterns D1 to D4 can be combined and joined to obtain the cut object with one large pattern corresponding to the original pattern F. In this way, the present embodiment can attain an excellent effect of generating the cut data that allows to cut the large pattern F exceeding the size of one workpiece W, unlike in the conventional techniques.
In this case, since an increase in the number of intersection points of the dividing lines P and the outline of the original pattern F also increases the number of divided patterns, the possible dividing lines with a small number of intersection points, or in this case, with the smallest number of intersection points, are searched to determine the possible dividing lines as the dividing lines P in the process of dividing the original pattern F in the present embodiment. As a result, the number of divisions can be small, and this can effectively prevent difficulty in handling and prevent an increase in the effort of joining and the like.
In the present embodiment, the number of necessary workpieces W is obtained, and the possible divided lines equivalent to the number are set in the dividing process of the original pattern F. As a result, the number of possible dividing lines, thus, the number of dividing lines P, can be minimum. By providing the first possible dividing line P1 extending in the X direction and the second possible dividing line P2 extending in the Y direction as the possible dividing lines, the number of dividing lines P can be small relative to the number of divisions, and this is more effective. The possible dividing lines with a small number of intersection points are searched while the possible dividing lines P1 and P2 are moved parallel with respect to the original pattern F, and the possible dividing lines with a small number of intersection points are further searched while the possible dividing lines P1 and P2 are rotated and moved with respect to the original pattern F. Therefore, the possible dividing lines can be efficiently searched.
Particularly, the cut data is generated while the margins M as joining margins are automatically added to the divided patterns D1 to D3 in the present embodiment. Therefore, the joining work of the cut objects of the divided patterns D1 to D4 can be readily performed, and this is more effective. In the margin adding process, the margin M shaped to fall within or coincide with the shape of the adjacent part in the other adjacent divided pattern D is added. This prevents the part of the margin M from sticking out from the pattern and allows the joint to look good. The boundary data is also generated for the divided patterns D provided with the margins M. Therefore, the boundary B can be drawn, or a mark can be put along the boundary B. This can further facilitate the joining work and the positioning work during the joining work.
Next, a second embodiment will be explained with reference to
More specifically, in the first embodiment, the margin M as a joining margin (glue margin) is added to the part of the divided pattern D adjacent to another divided pattern D through the dividing side I. In contrast, margins M′ as seam allowances are added to the entire surroundings of the divided patterns D1 to D4 in all of the divided patterns D1 to D4 when the workpiece W is a cloth in the embodiment.
In this case, the width dimension L of the margin M′ may also be set according to the area of the original pattern F, or the width dimension may be fixed regardless of the size of the original pattern F. This can facilitate the work of sewing and joining the cut objects regarding the divided patterns D1 to D4 cut from the cloth or the work of sewing the cut objects on another large cloth to form one pattern.
The cut data generating apparatus 1 is a personal computer configured to execute the cut data generating program. As illustrated in
The display unit 2 displays necessary information, such as a message for the user. The keyboard 3 and the mouse 4 are operated by the user, and the operation signals are input to the control circuit 5. The RAM 6 temporarily stores necessary information according to the program executed by the control circuit 5. The ROM 7 stores the cut data generating program and the like. The EEPROM 8 stores data (such as outline data) of plural different patterns for which the cut data is to be generated, the generated cut data, and the like. A scanner not illustrated can also be connected to the cut data generating apparatus 1 to input the data of the patterns.
The communication unit 9 is configured to transmit and receive data and the like to and from an external device. In the present embodiment, the communication unit 9 transmits the cut data generated by the cut data generating apparatus 1 to a communication unit 37 of the cutting apparatus 11 through the communication cable 10. The communication unit 9 of the cut data generating apparatus 1 and the communication unit 37 of the cutting apparatus 11 may be connected through wireless communication. Although not illustrated, the cut data may be transferred between the cut data generating apparatus 1 and the cutting apparatus 11 through a removable external storage unit, such as a USB memory, or through a network, such as the Internet.
In the present embodiment, the cut data generating apparatus 1 (control circuit 5) executes the cut data generating program to execute each process of the cut data generating apparatus configured to generate the cut data. In generating the cut data, the control circuit 5 executes the size identifying process of identifying the size of the original pattern F from the pattern data of the original pattern F and the size judging process of judging whether the identified size of the original pattern is larger than the size of the workpiece W. If the size of the original pattern F is smaller than the size of the workpiece W, the control circuit 29 executes the normal cut data generating process, that is, the process of generating the cut data for cutting the original pattern F from one workpiece W without executing the dividing process.
When the control circuit 5 judges that the size of the original pattern F is larger than the size of the workpiece W, the control circuit 5 executes the dividing process of using the dividing lines P to divide the original pattern F into the plural divided patterns D1 to D4 smaller than the size of the workpiece W and then executes the cut data generating process of creating the cut data for cutting each of the divided patterns D1 to D4. In this way, the control circuit 5 functions as a size identifying section, a size judging section, a dividing section, and a cut data creating section. After executing the dividing process of the original pattern F, the control circuit 5 also functions as a margin adding section configured to execute the margin adding process of adding the margins M to the divided patterns D1 to D3. The control circuit 5 generates the cut data including the added margins M.
Therefore, as in the first embodiment, the third embodiment can also obtain the excellent effect of generating the cut data that is for cutting the pattern in the predetermined shape from the workpiece W and that allows to cut a large pattern exceeding the size of one workpiece W. By providing the margin adding section, the cut data can be generated while the margins M as joining margins are automatically added to the divided patterns D1 to D4, and this is more effective.
Although the possible dividing lines P1 and P2 with the smallest number of intersection points with respect to the outline of the original pattern F are searched to determine the possible dividing lines P1 and P2 as the dividing lines P in the first embodiment, the number of intersection points may not be the smallest, and plural possible dividing lines may be set to determine the possible dividing lines with a smaller number of intersection points as the dividing lines. This can reduce the number of divisions as in the first embodiment. Although there may be plural possible dividing lines P1 and P2 with the smallest number of intersection points, the possible dividing lines P1 and P2 with larger penetration lengths of the parts where the original pattern F and the possible dividing lines P1 and P2 overlap can be determined as the dividing lines P in such as case, for example.
Although there is one type in the size of the workpiece (holding member) in the explanation of the embodiments, plural types of workpieces (holding members) may be combined to cut the divided patterns. Although the cut data generating apparatus is a cutting apparatus or a general-purpose personal computer in each of the embodiments, the cut data generating apparatus may be a special-purpose apparatus configured to generate the cut data. A scanner configured to read data of a shape from an original drawing may be connected to the cut data generating apparatus. In addition, the specific configuration of the cutting apparatus can be changed in various ways. The present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments, and the present disclosure can be appropriately changed and carried out without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.
In the embodiments described above, a single CPU may perform all of the processes. Nevertheless, the disclosure may not be limited to the specific embodiment thereof, and a plurality of CPUs, a special application specific integrated circuit (“ASIC”), or a combination of a CPU and an ASIC may be used to perform the processes.
The foregoing description and drawings are merely illustrative of the principles of the disclosure and are not to be construed in a limited sense. Various changes and modifications will become apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art. All such changes and modifications are seen to fall within the scope of the disclosure as defined by the appended claims.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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| 2015-155994 | Aug 2015 | JP | national |
This application is a continuation application of International Application No. PCT/JP2016/059366, filed on Mar. 24, 2016, which claims priority from Japanese Patent Application No. 2015-155994, filed on Aug. 6, 2015. The disclosure of the foregoing application is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
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| Parent | PCT/JP2016/059366 | Mar 2016 | US |
| Child | 15719093 | US |
