The Ultrasonic Cut process provides the following options:

This is the number of plies that are assumed to be cut at the same time. By default in starting point VPEs, plies are assumed to be cut one at a time. VPE administrators can customize the default number of plies in a stack with the cost model variable defaultRawMaterialStackCount (1 in starting point VPEs). Users can override the default on a per-part basis with this setup option.

Stack count affects cut rate and cutting time—see Ultrasonic Cutting Operation.

By default in starting point VPEs, cut rate is specified by the machine property Cut Rate. If the number of plies in a stack is greater than 1 (see Raw Material Stack Count), the machine rate is decreased by the factor specified by the cost model variable cuttingDerateFactor (0.8 in starting point VPEs). Users can override the calculated cut rate with this setup option.

Cut rate drives cutting time--see also Ultrasonic Cutting Operation.

By default, the number of operators is specified by the machine property Number of Operators. With this setup option, users can override the default on a per-part basis.

Number of operators drives cycle time—see Ultrasonic Cut Process.