Manage cut lists
You can create, modify, and delete cut lists for all existing production control jobs using the Cut Lists dialog box. You can also lock cut lists and create cut list reports in the dialog box.
To access the Cut Lists dialog box, do the following:
- Click the Maintenance ribbon tab.
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On the menu, select .
The Select Production Control Jobs dialog box opens.
- Do either of the following:
- Click the arrows on the right side of the Job Group lists and select the job groups whose cut lists you want to adjust.
- Click the arrow buttons to move the jobs whose cut lists you want to adjust to the Included list.
To select multiple items, hold down Ctrl.
To select a range of subsequent items, hold down Shift.
- Click OK.
The Cut Lists dialog box opens, displaying the cut lists related to the jobs that you selected.
The items in cut lists are highlighted with green, yellow, or red:
- Green: Item completed
- Red: Item needs attention. For example, the item can be past the assigned due date.
- Yellow: Item needs attention. For example, the item may be missing information or need validation.
You can limit the visible cut lists by selecting a job, shape, main mark, piece mark, sequence, or lot by clicking options in the navigation tree on the left.
The combining result for which items have been purchased needs to be reviewed to verify that the saved cutting patterns are still valid. Items may need to be recombined. After recombining, the changes need to be saved to the current cut list.
Create a cut list
View the details of a cut list
Swap a cut list item
Before cutting a bar, it is possible to select an alternative from the inventory, if the original bar is not available.
Cut a cut list item
Change the name or required date of a cut list
Validate cut list items
- Double-click the cut list that contains items that need to be validated.
- Select the items that you want to validate.
- At the bottom of the dialog box, click Validate.
Tekla PowerFab validates the cut list.
If stock lengths no longer work with the combined parts, the items in the Val Req column are highlighted with red.
Re-validate cut list items
If the Inval column is highlighted with red, you need to re-validate cut list items.
Re-validating parts consists of uncombining the purchased materials and recombining them to correct the cutting details. Depending on the changes that have occurred, you may need to combine the items to a different or additional stock length of materials.
- Double-click the cut list that contains items that need to be re-validated.
- Select the items that you want to re-validate.
- At the bottom of the dialog box, click Re-Validate.
Lock or unlock a cut list
In the Cut Lists dialog box, do either of the following:
Share or unshare a cut list
- To share a cut list to other users, select the cut list and click .
- To stop sharing a cut list to other users, select the cut list and click .
Export cut list to DSTV+
If you have enabled the DSTV+ integration, you can export cut list information as a .zip package of CNC files that follow the DSTV+ file standard.
Next, you can extract the files from the .zip package and import the files to the relevant machine, so that the machine will know how to cut the related parts.
View, print, or export cut list reports
Delete a cut list
Deleting a cut list is permanent and cannot be undone.
- In the Cut Lists dialog box, click the cut list that you want to delete.
- Click Delete Cut List.
- In the confirmation dialog box, click Yes to permanently delete the cut list.