Offcuts for automatic storage - Nesting

 

Nesting parameters to set the minimum and maximum size, area and thickness range for offcuts to be considered for an automatic storage system

 

This feature is available when the SC and NE modules.

Set the checkbox 'Create automatic offcuts' to enable this group of parameters. If this is left unchecked (the default), all offcuts are considered to be manual.

These values define the minimum size and thickness range for an offcut to be stored in the automatic storage racks. If an offcut does not satisfy one of the parameters, it is considered to be a manual offcut.

- Enter values for the minimum and maximum length and width.

- Enter values for the minimum and maximum area

- Enter values for minimum and maximum thickness

For metric area use square metres, for Imperial area (feet and inches) square feet.

During optimisation, 'automatic' offcuts are created for waste areas in patterns that obey the minimum offcut and automatic storage parameters. These offcuts are marked with an 'A' in the board type field.

Automatic offcut fields on Review runs summaries

Automatic offcut fields may be selected for the following Review runs summaries:

Batch summary

 

Auto offcuts used Qty

Auto offcuts used m2

Auto offcuts used ft2

Auto offcuts used m3

Auto offcuts used ft3

Auto offcuts used (% Boards)

Auto offcuts used Rate

Auto offcuts used Cost

Auto offcuts created Qty

Auto offcuts created m2

Auto offcuts created ft2

Auto offcuts created m3

Auto offcuts created ft3

Auto offcuts created Weight

Auto offcuts created (% Boards)

Auto offcuts created Rate

Auto offcuts created Cost

Av Auto offcut

 

Batch material summary

 

Auto offcuts Qty

Auto offcuts m2

Auto offcuts ft2

Auto offcuts m3

Auto offcuts ft3

Av Auto offcut

 

The “Av Auto offcut” field is the percentage of the overall material area that becomes offcuts for automatic storage. The other new fields in this summary refer to the automatic offcuts being used.

 

Management summary

 

When automatic offcuts are either created or used in a run an additional set of lines is appended to this summary to give a breakdown of the creation and usage of manual (‘X’) and automatic (‘A’) offcuts.

 

Offcut summary

Type

The Type field is shown as Manual ('X') or Automatic ('A').

 

Import and export of offcut type

Offcut type is exported to (and imported from) Pattern exchange and BDX format. The ‘board’ type field for offcuts in these formats may contain the following values.

 

0 = stock board

1 = offcut

2 = automatic offcut

Similarly, importing board / offcut data from Homag Automation SQL database ensures that offcuts held in automatic storage are imported as type 'A'.

 

Notes

 

- Can also be set as a material parameter at both board and material level

 

- The default settings for these parameters are (millimetres) : 9999,9999,0. This ensures that if the parameters are not set no offcuts are produced.