Manage job-specific cut lists
Use the Cut Lists dialog box to create, modify, and delete cut lists for the current production control job. You can also lock cut lists, and create cut list reports in the Cut Lists dialog box.
-
In the Production Control dialog box, click the Production Control ribbon tab.
-
On the menu, select .
The Cut Lists dialog box opens, displaying all cut lists saved for the current job.
-
Status items highlighted in green are completed.
-
Items highlighted with red or yellow need attention. For example, items highlighted in red can be past the assigned due date, whereas items highlighted with yellow may be missing information, or need validation.
You can limit the visible cut lists by selecting a 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
Change the name or required date of a cut list
Validate cut list items
When material changes occur, items in the Val Req column may be highlighted with yellow. This means that you need to verify that the items still work with the cutting details, or validate the cut list.
- 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 EPM 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.
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.
Lock or unlock a cut list
- To lock a cut list, select the cut list and click
When a cut list is locked, its name in the Cut List column is highlighted with red.
. - To unlock a locked cut list, select the cut list and click .
View, print, or export cut list reports
Delete a cut list
Deleting a cut list is permanent and cannot be undone.
- In the list, 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.