# Cutting nested items with common sides **URL:** \ **Category:** Help & Support\ **Created:** [August 25, 2022, 6:54pm UTC](https://community.wazer.com/t/cutting-nested-items-with-common-sides/523 "2022-08-25T18:54:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dbrub2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f19dbf/32.png) [@dbrub2](https://community.wazer.com/u/dbrub2)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 6:54pm UTC](https://community.wazer.com/t/cutting-nested-items-with-common-sides/523/1 "2022-08-25T18:54:06Z")
When cutting nested rectangles which share common sides is there a tip to cutting the adjacent rectangle without re-cutting the length that is shared? E.g. imagine you had three squares lined up next to each other such that center square shared sides with the square on the left and right (see pic). Is there a way you could cut the left square then the 3 uncut sides of the center square then the 3 remaining sides of the third? ![common sides](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/wazer/original/1X/4b0a1e6b4bd2b865b4d969ba388e1f9bae2e5e9d.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![AJStubbsy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@AJStubbsy](https://community.wazer.com/u/AJStubbsy)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2022, 10:40am UTC](https://community.wazer.com/t/cutting-nested-items-with-common-sides/523/2 "2022-08-26T10:40:48Z")
As far as I’m aware, there isn’t a way to control the cut as you would like. You need to be aware that, depending on how they were drawn, each edge of a square has it’s own line, so even though they may appear as one, because the shapes are overlapped, WAM will see two lines to cut. One option is to draw the shape so the two internal, vertical lines, are slightly shorter, so they don’t touch the large outer rectangle (perimeter). This way the two vertical, internal lines will be cut first and then the outer perimeter will cut-out the 3 squares. There’s a few other topics discussing WAM control that might help. Here’s a few: - > [@Finally Up & Running Part 2](https://community.wazer.com/t/finally-up-running-part-2/481): > > I may be betting well ahead of myself here, as I still have so much to learn in the CAD side, etc, But here’s my next questions How do you/can you control the cut order of something? So, for example if I wanted to cut a sheet of circles, with a little circle off set from the edge (round decorations with hanging hole, cutting glass) - I presume it would be preferable to cut the inner hole before the circle - so that the whole piece stays in place? What happens if I am doing a sheet of say 10… > [@WAM Suggestions](https://community.wazer.com/t/wam-suggestions/511): > > Hi, I have no doubt you will already have considered a lot of potential improvements for the WAM software but since there is a Feedback section, I thought I’d start this topic. From my point of view, it would be great if there were these features considered for future WAM updates. Option to: - Keep closed-loop position when splitting imported file. Assign cut order to grouped lines or closed-loops. Split all closed-loops (i.e. loops within loops) or select lines to be split, so that m… ---
**Author:** ![CSC\_Wazer](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.wazer.com/csc_wazer/32/511_2.png) [@CSC\_Wazer](https://community.wazer.com/u/CSC_Wazer)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2022, 2:51pm UTC](https://community.wazer.com/t/cutting-nested-items-with-common-sides/523/3 "2022-08-26T14:51:25Z")
Hey folks. Take your Gcode to this site [https://ncviewer.com/](https://ncviewer.com/) Here, you can follow the code and see what matching path is being cut. If you would like to arrange **Cut A** to follow **Cut B** for instance, simply swap the lines of Gcode text and then resave it. Load into WAZER and have at it. This should now put the lines in the cut order you prefer. The more you do it, the easier it gets. Good luck! C. ---
**Author:** ![dbrub2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f19dbf/32.png) [@dbrub2](https://community.wazer.com/u/dbrub2)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2022, 3:49pm UTC](https://community.wazer.com/t/cutting-nested-items-with-common-sides/523/4 "2022-08-26T15:49:31Z")
thx for the tip. I’ve use this technique many times on the cnc plasma table since I can modify the cut order, path, start location, etc, via Fusion 360. The Wazer is new so didn’t consider this but will certainly use it.