Working with Assemblies enables you to define assemblies (products) and their parts. When defining a plan(s), it is possible to copy entire assemblies into given plan(s). It can be also used to store orders from your customers and using these you can create a new plan or multiple plans. It brings simplification and streamlining to your work. See chapter Entering multiple plans using Assemblies for more information.
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Tip: You can use Assemblies to collect and record your orders and according to them create new plans. |
To work with Assemblies, click the button 
on the main toolbar or select the menu item "File > Inventory > Assemblies", or press Ctrl+3.
Assemblies tab enables you either to define new assembly and related descriptive information or to edit existing ones.
Columns |
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No. |
Record number. |
ID |
Unique identification number generated by program. |
# |
User defined identification number. |
Date |
Assembly date. Alternatively it can be also used as order date. |
Description |
Short description. Alternatively it can be also used as order description. |
Note 1 |
Additional description. |
Note 2 |
Additional description. |
Note 3 |
Additional description. |
Note 4 |
Additional description. |
To rearrange columns, their order and visibility, click the button |
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Parts tab
Parts tab enables you to define parts for given assembly. Parts in assemblies represent bill of materials or customer orders. This is new point of view on how to work with parts. It can be very useful in cases when you prepare cutting plan with many assemblies or orders. This feature brings time saving and simplifies preparation of the new cutting plan.
Columns |
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No. |
Record number. |
ID |
Unique identification number generated by program. |
# |
User defined identification number. |
Length |
Length of part. |
Width |
Width of part. |
Qty |
Quantity of parts. |
Can turn |
Flag determining whether the part can be turned during of optimization or not. |
Description |
Short description. |
Material |
Type of material. |
Order # |
Order number. |
P-Group |
Identifier needed for Group optimization. See more in chapter Entering Settings for the Plan > What is Group optimization?. |
Note 1 |
Additional description. |
Note 2 |
Additional description. |
Mark |
Determines which parts can be copied to plan. |
Color |
Color of part. To define or change it, click on particular color cell. Tab with following color picker will be shown.  |
To rearrange columns, their order and visibility, click the button |
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