Components

When a plane panel is intersected by a cutter two new panels are created. The components of the original panel are compared to the boundaries of the new panels and handled according to the component type. The components can be classified in four groups depending on treatment:

• "Atomic" components. These are physical components that should appear undivided in one of the new panels. Brackets, Pillars, Doubling plates and Taps belong to this group. If any of these components are crossing a cutter they will be placed in one of the panels.

• "Sharable" components. These components are features or properties that can be added to a single new panel or to multiple panels if they cross the cutters. Holes, notches, cutouts, excess, compensation and shrinkage belong to this group.

• "Cuttable" components. These components are either added as defined to one of the new panels, or if crossing a cutter, divided in two and saved after having their definition modified. Seams, plates, stiffeners, flanges, welding and marking belong to this group.

• "Referred" components. These components are only added to a certain new panel if referred from another component. Topological points, curves and planes belong to this group.