You can make changes to the cutting controls to generate simpler patterns with fewer turns and recuts. The Pattern complexity control sets whether a sheet may be turned during cutting – set to Head Only or Rip Only to prohibit turned patterns. You can also use the Allow 3rd phase cuts control to prohibit third phase cutting/recuts (cuts which follow a cross cut to cut a piece down to its finished size).
To change the default settings you should click on the 3-bar menu at the top of the main SECANT window and select the menu option System/Controls/Open. Double click on the control set you want to change (e.g. Default.CTL) to display the control dialog and edit the values in the Pattern Restrictions section. Any changes made will apply to any NEW jobs created with this control set, existing jobs which used this control set will be unaffected.
To only change the settings for your current job, from the job dialog display the control information by either clicking on the Controls toolbar button, or select View/Cutting Controls from the 3-bar menu on the job dialog.
