Enter product requirements - Overview

 

Create a product requirements list

 

Product requirements is a list of the products required for a job and the quantities. This list can be generated from a quote ('Quotes and Orders') or entered manually, or imported from an external system or database. To access product requirements, at the main screen:-

 

 Select: File - Product requirements

or

Select the Toolbar option

 

(An existing product requirements list can also be selected from the 'File tree', showing the available lists, at the main screen).

 

 Enter a product requirement list name

or

Use the list button to select a list

 

 

At the top section of the screen are the details for the list (name, description, optimising parameter file ...). At the bottom section of the screen are the products and quantities required for the list. A product picture is shown at the top right.

 

- Enter the product requirements list details

- Enter the product requirements (how many of each product is required)

 

Select existing requirements list

 

The bars at the top of the list details give options for altering the list and setting the variable values.

 

 

Add a new item

Delete a line

 

 

Some or all of the products in the list may contain variables for product features, for example, Door material, Back material ... The answers for the these variables need to entered and checked for each product. Use the Variables buttons (global variables, variables for each product) to enter or change any of the values for product variables

 

Click on the 'Code' field  to pop up a selection button for products.

 

2D View

 

 

 3D View

 

Inside the 3D drawing the mouse is used in the following ways:

 

Left click - rotate

Right click - pan

Mouse wheel - zoom

Middle button click - reset drawing orientation

 

If the drawing is double clicked, then an additional resizable drawing is shown. The same mouse controls apply in this dialog too.

 

Note - Only a 3D drawings will be displayed for parts that are machining library based and only products with a 3D model built will be shown in 3D.

 

 

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