This tool allows you to automatically add nicks on all ‘common’ cut entities. Internal waste areas will be located automatically, but nicks will be added to them manually.
Nick symbols will be automatically placed on the following different types of entities:
- Grip edge
- Internal common knives (horizontal and vertical)
- Horizontal back edge knives
- Vertical ‘side’ knives
- External stripping knives
- Balancing knives
Each different type of entity has its own settings, to allow nicks to be added differently to each.
The tool runs in its own window and the various tool options are available either through menus or buttons on the toolbar.
Settings
Choose the required master tool settings from the drop-down list. A local override can be applied to these settings using the edit button 
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Common knife
All knives that are suitable for nicking are automatically selected. At this point you can use Ctrl-Click to add entities to or remove entities from the selection set.
Add nicks
Nicks will be automatically added to all the selected entities according to the current settings.
Add manual nicks
Nicks can be added to any entities in the drawing using the manual Add Nicks tool.
Remove all nicks
Select an entity from which to remove all the nicks.
Remove a single nick
Select a nick to remove.
Change nick symbols
Select an entity then choose a new symbol to be used on that entity.
Change nick pattern
Select an entity. The Nicking symbol edit form will appear. Enter new values for the pattern and press Ok.
Internal waste
The first internal waste area will be selected and automatically zoomed into. The manual Add Nicks tool will start.
The following options are only available when doing Internal waste:
Change a nick symbol
Select a nick then choose a New symbol.
Move nick symbol
Select a nick then pick a new position for it.
Next waste
The next internal waste area will be selected and zoomed into. After the last internal waste area has been found a message to this effect will be displayed.
View
Common nicks
Use this option to toggle the visibility of nicks on common knives.
Waste nicks
Use this option to toggle the visibility of nicks on waste areas.
Bridges
Use this option to toggle the visibility of bridges.
Save and exit
Select this option when you have finished adding nicks.