Stand-Alone Punch machine user manual - Finn-Power International ...

Assembly: Enter a name for an assembly name. A previous entered
assembly name can be selected from the drop down. Assembly name can be
used to sort parts belonging to the same assembly (kit) together. This field
can be left empty.
Part name: Type in a part name or select the part by pressing ‘Select…’button.
Parts being nested in this fashion must reside in the default part
directory defined within the environment.
o Select: Allows user to select a part file. Order can’t created if the part file
doesn’t exist. When the Select button is clicked, depending on the Option
button selected in the Additional Information frame, the Open dialog will
display: cp files, dxf files, or scripting files. (ex. if ‘Use existing part file’
is selected within Additional Information [bottom right corner of dialog]
only the .cp files will be displayed within the Open dialog.)
Amount
Ordered quantity: The original ordered quantity of the parts.
Nested quantity: Quantity of parts nested. The amount of parts that are
accepted with ‘Accept’ button in ‘Nest explorer’.
Manufactured quantity: The real manufactured quantity. This field will
display zero if there is no feedback from PowerLink.
Extra parts allowed: This is the amount of extra parts allowed to
manufacture if using part as a filler. Increasing this value will, in turn,
increase the sheet utilization percentage.
Scheduling
Due date: Displays a calendar dialog allowing user to set the due date of this
order.
Manufacturing window: Manufacturing window tells how many days
before or after the due date this part order can be manufactured. You can still
force this part order to be manufactured earlier in ‘Part orders’-window
simply by selecting this order to be nested. Increasing this value helps you
raise a sheet utilization factor. Any part nested that is outside the
manufacturing window will be nested as a filler part.
Next phase: Tells the next phase number of this part. This field can be used
to keep such parts together that are going to the same next phase.
Priority: Sets the priority of the order. 1 is the least urgent and 9 the most
urgent.
Process this order immediately: By setting the ‘forced priority’ on, you can
make this order be manufactured as soon as possible. It will bypass all the
other orders.
Additional Information
Status: Shows the current status of the order. Status can be changed for any
part(s) at any time. The choices are:
o New order: None of the parts are nested yet.
o Order split: Some of the parts are nested, but not all.
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