Printing Reports and Labels
Printing Reports
To
print reports, click on the General menu, expand the Reports menu, and select
whether you want to print individual reports or report groups. Report Groups
can be set up through Toolbox (Toolbox Setup > Design Reports > Setup Report
Groups).
Some
typical reports to print would include:
-
Work
Order Summary
– Includes a summary of the products and material totals included
in the work order. This report is often used as a material takeoff report for
ordering materials.
-
Nesting
Optimization Report
– Includes an image of the nest pattern and a corresponding parts
list for each sheet of material.
-
Sawing
Optimization Report
– Includes an image of the saw pattern and a corresponding parts
list for each sheet of material.
-
Parts
Select P2P Report
– Includes a detailed report showing parts by selected Processing
Station including all information for the parts; i.e., banding, size, G-code,
material, etc..
-
Product
Detail
- Sort Numeric Item #s
– Includes a detailed report with a generic product image for each product.
Other
helpful reports might include:
-
Metafile
Product Picture Report - Dynamic Images
– Includes dynamic product images
(plan, elevation, section, isometric, and exploded isometric views) and a parts
list for each product.
-
Product
Detail - Dynamic Images
– Includes a detailed report with
a single isometric dynamic image for each product.
-
Sheet
Stock Report, Solid Stock Report, Edgeband Report, Buyout Report, Hardware Report
– Includes a material summary (sheet stock materials are totaled by both square
footage and sheet quantity).
Printing Labels
-
To access the
labels, click on the Labels menu. Before printing labels, you must select the
default labels to be used. To set a default label, expand the current label
lists and choose the label to be used.
-
When printing
Product Labels, you have the option to send them to the printer or preview and
then print.
-
When printing
Part Labels, you have the option to print Microvellum Nest or Saw Labels, or
Ardis Sawing Labels.
-
Auto Nest Labels
can be used with machines capable of printing and placing labels on the parts
at the machine.
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