3. Sending a Work Order
Not version-specific
Tekla PowerFab
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For an overview, see Steel Projects PLM Integration (Start Here).
See also Mult and nest materials with Steel Projects PLM in the Tekla PowerFab Product Guide
A work order is a request for nesting and/or multing that includes the CNC files to be cut, and the available and orderable stock on which to nest or mult.
To have Steel Projects perform the nest or mult, export your combining run to XML and import it in to Steel Projects.
1. To create the work order from Tekla PowerFab, select Combining from the Combining, Estimating, Production Control Purchasing modules. T
2. Select Combine from the drop-down menu.
Here it is shown as selected in the Production Control module.
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3. Click Mult for bars or Nest for plates (PLM can do both).
The Combining Run Filters dialog box opens.
4. Click Optimizations on the lower left.
The Combining Setup dialog box opens.
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5. On the Mult Settings - Linear Material tab, set the Multing Software or, on the Plate Nesting tab, the Nesting Software to Steel Projects.
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6. Click Save.
7. Click Mult, Nest or Mult&Nest.
The Combining Run Results dialog box opens.
When the combining run is created, all parts show as Not Combined.
8. Click Save Combining Run.
9. To export these parts and the stock available for combining to Steel Projects, go to Combining Run > Export Parts for Nesting > Export to Steel Projects.
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10. In Steel Projects PLM, to import the XML WorkOrder file:
a. On the Project tab, select Fabrication Job.
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b. On the Fabrication Job tab, click Import and select the nest request import option you set up previously.
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c. Find and select the file generated by Tekla PowerFab.
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d. Perform the nesting or multing in PLM.
e. Once nesting is complete, click Save to export results from PLM back to Tekla PowerFab.
If the required material is not in inventory, PLM prompts you to create a Tekla PowerFab requisition:
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If a requisition was created, you can now view it in Tekla PowerFab:
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Tekla PowerFab has received the results from the Steel Projects nest, including information on what inventory to use or order. When it is time to cut these pieces, Steel Projects PLM can use the job it has already created for these pieces and inventory.
If you choose, you can continue by creating a cut list. SP-PLM will feed back successfully with or without the cut list, but this can make the feedback more visible with cut list reports.