Layout Commands
Send to Machine…
The layouts are put in the release queue if they fall below the cut-off set via the nest settings. These layouts are retried for nesting when more parts are queued for nesting. The Release command moves such layouts from in-approval to the released state. Once released, they are no longer retried for repacking and the layout outputs are saved to the machine’s output location.
Add Parts…
Use this command to add more parts to a relatively poorly packed layout. Like the Interactive Nesting, this is also a wizard-driven command and can be used on a single or multiple layouts at the same time.
Adapt/Compact…
This wizard-based command can be used to:
- Adapt the layout from one machine to another. This is useful when a machine for which originally a layout was planned goes down and the system needs to quickly respond to this change. Or machine loads need to be redistributed.
- Merge layouts are packed on smaller sheets on bigger ones. Or split layouts packed on larger sheets into smaller ones. These are useful if material stocks are running low and the layouts using them need to be adapted to this change.
- Enhance the packing efficiency of multiple layouts (potentially nested on different machines) by merging them.
Select one or more layouts and issue Adapt/Compact to load the command wizard into the work area. The UI displays all selected layouts in the left pane and the layout parts in the Parts pane.
Export Outputs & Mark Complete…
- The Export Outputs layout command exports the NC, report and layout files to the respective machine output locations. Praxis doesn’t save the NC outputs to the repository therefore this command regenerates the NC with the current unit set to the layout. This command is also available for the Jobs. When used on a job, it exports outputs for all job layouts and parts.
- Use the Mark Complete command to mark a layout as completed. The layout is removed from the active layouts list and part & job status are updated with the quantities moving to completed state. The outputs of a completed layout are removed from the machine output location.
- The Mark Complete command is suppressed for jobs with parts in an error state.
Completed Layouts
Completed layouts are displayed as greyed-out. A tick mark placed in the bottom-right further indicates its completion status. The interactive commands like Adapt/Compact…, Add Parts… etc., which are used to prepare/refine layouts for production, are no longer displayed in the right-click command panel. Nests concerning the completed layouts are removed from the Nest Page.
Delete…
The delete command deletes the layout from the repository. If the layout is active, the in-process quantities are returned to the available queue and can be planned again. The outputs of a deleted layout are removed from the machine output location.
