# Selecting which cut is first in WAM

**URL:** <https://community.wazer.com/t/selecting-which-cut-is-first-in-wam/957>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [March 29, 2024, 10:47pm UTC](https://community.wazer.com/t/selecting-which-cut-is-first-in-wam/957 "2024-03-29T22:47:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lakefront5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/919ad9/32.png) [@Lakefront5](https://community.wazer.com/u/Lakefront5)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2024, 10:47pm UTC](https://community.wazer.com/t/selecting-which-cut-is-first-in-wam/957/1 "2024-03-29T22:47:42Z")

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Is there a way of specifying which cut goes first? I want to cut a circle but I want it cut in half. I would want the 1/2 cut first then cut then the circle. I can do it on my laser in light burn but can’t see a way to do it in WAM.

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**Author:** ![agk8624](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/278dde/32.png) [@agk8624](https://community.wazer.com/u/agk8624)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2024, 4:22pm UTC](https://community.wazer.com/t/selecting-which-cut-is-first-in-wam/957/2 "2024-04-02T16:22:51Z")

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You can draw the lines separately and then import them as separate files in the order of the cuts you want. I suggest having two shapes: the line dividing the circle, and the circle itself. Import the line first, then the circle. That should get you the cut order you want.

Note that any closed shape (like your circle) will start its pierce wherever the _Auto Tab_ point is generated, whether or not you have tabs enabled.

There is no direct way to choose the cut ordering by lines in WAM itself.