4. Saving a Cut List in Tekla PowerFab and Importing the Cut List in to SP-PLM
Saving the Cut List
For an overview, see Steel Projects PLM Integration (start here).
See also Steel Projects PLM in the Tekla PowerFab Product Guide.
Sending PLM a cut list and receiving feedback is the most common workflow for this integration. This can be done as a standalone workflow, or as an additional step to the nesting request workflow.
1) Open the Production Control Job, select Review > Cut Lists on the Production Control ribbon tab.
2) At the bottom of the dialog box, click New Cut List.
3) Filter your selection if needed.
4) Click Make Report, then Save Cut List.
5) Enter a description and due date for your cut list.
6) Make sure to check Share Cut List so that SP-PLM can import it.
Now, the new cut list will show up on the cut lists screen.
7) Double-click a line to see the items on that cut list.
Importing the Cut List
1) In PLM,on the Fabrication Job tab, click Import, then select your cut list option.
2) Select the cut list job and then the cut list to import.
3) Change options as required before clicking OK.