Abstract: A method for transporting workpiece parts out of a cutting area of a laser cutting machine includes: moving a first holding device for holding workpiece parts along a first guide in a transporting direction transverse to a direction of movement of a laser cutting head, and moving a second holding device along a second guide in the transporting direction transverse to the direction of movement of the laser cutting head. First workpiece parts, which are cut within the cutting area from a first half of a workpiece, are transported from the cutting area into the storage area by the first holding device. Second workpiece parts, which are cut within the cutting area from a second half of the workpiece, are transported from the cutting area into storage area by the second holding device. The transportation of the first and second workpiece parts takes place in alternation.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for increasing the efficiency of a computer system in finite element simulations by efficient automatic construction of suitable basis functions for computing approximate solutions and one such computer system. In the process as claimed in the invention, a grid covering the simulation region is generated. B-splines defined thereon with supports, which intersect the simulation region, are classified into inner and outer B-splines (5). Then, coupling coefficients for forming linear combinations of inner and outer B-splines are determined (6), and the parameters which determine the resulting basis functions, are stored and output.