--- title: "Stay down, common line, include tabs, onion skinning" slug: "stay-down-common-line-include-tabs-onion-skinning" tags: ["intelliDivide", "News"] updated: 2026-07-29T09:32:46Z published: 2026-07-29T09:32:46Z canonical: "docs.homag.cloud/stay-down-common-line-include-tabs-onion-skinning" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.homag.cloud/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Stay down, common line, include tabs, onion skinning ![Einstellungen zum Formatier-Makro in intelliDivide](https://cdn.document360.io/43eaea7e-f51c-41df-9b73-bf55e0b1d20d/Images/Documentation/iD-Nesting-tabs-01-DE.jpg?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-09T23%3A47%3A12Z&se=2026-11-10T00%3A47%3A12Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=GXhfzHfUH6IGKS2Nj23Op1RPzXxY2OK51k%2BuPV5FCxA%3D) Settings for the formatter macro in intelliDivide ![Ergebnis einer Optimierung fürs Nesten mit Kleinteilen](https://cdn.document360.io/43eaea7e-f51c-41df-9b73-bf55e0b1d20d/Images/Documentation/iD-Nesting-tabs-02-DE.jpg?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-09T23%3A47%3A12Z&se=2026-11-10T00%3A47%3A12Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=GXhfzHfUH6IGKS2Nj23Op1RPzXxY2OK51k%2BuPV5FCxA%3D) Result of an optimization for nesting with small parts ![Nestingplan in woodWOP](https://cdn.document360.io/43eaea7e-f51c-41df-9b73-bf55e0b1d20d/Images/Documentation/iD-Nesting-tabs-03.jpg?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-09T23%3A47%3A12Z&se=2026-11-10T00%3A47%3A12Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=GXhfzHfUH6IGKS2Nj23Op1RPzXxY2OK51k%2BuPV5FCxA%3D) Nesting plan in woodWOP ![Bearbeitungssimulation des Nestingprogramms](https://cdn.document360.io/43eaea7e-f51c-41df-9b73-bf55e0b1d20d/Images/Documentation/iD-Nesting-tabs-04.jpg?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-09T23%3A47%3A12Z&se=2026-11-10T00%3A47%3A12Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=GXhfzHfUH6IGKS2Nj23Op1RPzXxY2OK51k%2BuPV5FCxA%3D) Editing simulation of the nesting program ![Beispiel für das Zusammenhalten von Kleinteilen mit einzelnen dicken Stegen](https://cdn.document360.io/43eaea7e-f51c-41df-9b73-bf55e0b1d20d/Images/Documentation/iD-Nesting-tabs-05.jpg?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-09T23%3A47%3A12Z&se=2026-11-10T00%3A47%3A12Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=GXhfzHfUH6IGKS2Nj23Op1RPzXxY2OK51k%2BuPV5FCxA%3D) Example of holding small parts together with individual thick bars ![Beispiel für das Zusammenhalten von Kleinteilen mit mehreren dünnen Stegen](https://cdn.document360.io/43eaea7e-f51c-41df-9b73-bf55e0b1d20d/Images/Documentation/iD-Nesting-tabs-06.jpg?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-09T23%3A47%3A12Z&se=2026-11-10T00%3A47%3A12Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=GXhfzHfUH6IGKS2Nj23Op1RPzXxY2OK51k%2BuPV5FCxA%3D) Example of holding small parts together with several thin bars **Know the problem:** During nesting, small parts often slip because too little vacuum acts on the parts with a small contact surface. In conjunction with **woodWOP 8** , **intelliDivide Nesting** now gives you the option of connecting small parts to each other using retaining bars. The size and number of bars can be customized. After nesting, simply break off the bars or cut them off with a hand saw. Users of **woodWOP 8** and i**ntelliDivide Nesting** also have a variety of other functions at their disposal to speed up the nesting production process. Do you want to minimize the machining time and make sure that the milling cutter does not approach and shut down each workpiece individually? Then simply use the **option "Reposition without retraction"** or **"Use common milling marks".** The "Reposition without retraction" option , also known as the **stay-down method, optimizes** the start-up movements. The tool only moves to one point and remains in the specified milling depth for the entire machining time. This shortens the machining time, as each individual workpiece is no longer approached and stopped. The option "use common milling marks" (**common line method**) also ensures that the part spacing corresponds exactly to the tool diameter. The tool then passes between two workpieces only once and separates them from each other. These additional nesting functions can be used via the *Format* tab. The additional macro "Format" is generated during the calculation of the nesting plans in the nesting plan. Up to two macros can be added for the Format pane. This means that, for example, small parts can first be pre-milled in the first pass and all parts can be milled out in the second pass. > [!NOTE] > **NOTE:** These functions are only available in conjunction with woodWOP 8 and the woodWOP Nesting Plugin. ## The following editing strategies can be achieved with formatting: 1. Reposition without retreat (stay down) 2. Using common milling marks (common line) 3. Leave bars standing (include tabs) > [!NOTE] > **NOTE:** available from woodWOP 8.1.225 4. Step-by-step milling (onion skinning) --- ## Contact person HOMAG Group AG +49 7443 13 0 [info@homag.com](mailto:info@homag.com)