Batch Processing
The workflow panel offers a powerful batch processing option that can be used to process a large number of parts with a similar workflow. Follow the steps below to batch process multiple parts.
Open some parts that should be processed with a similar workflow. You can use the File/Open command to open multiple parts – select all the files you want to open, even if they are of different file types.
Use the workflow panel on any one of the parts and process the part to generate outputs. There could be multiple outputs, for example, a panel-bender program and a welding program.
When the outputs are generated for this part, Repeat will appear at the top right of the workflow panel. This only appears if there are multiple parts open already.
Clicking on the Repeat button brings up the Bulk process panel. This displays thumbnails of all the parts that are going to be processed, along with a summary of the batch processing operations that are going to be done on these parts.
The image below shows the thumbnails of the parts. Some of these parts are loaded from 2D files and some are from 3D files. Click on the Process button to apply the workflow to all the parts.
After the processing is complete, the part thumbnails are updated:
- Parts that are correctly processed are in grey.
- Parts that were processed but have some warnings that might require attention are shaded yellow. NC code is generated for these parts.
- Parts that could not be fully processed are shaded red.
Lastly, click on the Close Finished Parts link on the top-right of the bulk process window to close all the perfectly completed parts.
