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Property | Description | Mandatory |
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Name | The workstations name that is displayed in the MES scheduler view after setup. | yes |
Type (with version 22.1) | Workstation type, can be set to:
| yes |
Description | Storing any additional internal information, e.g. company specific ID, serial number, location etc. | no |
Show in scheduler | Toggle off to hide the workstation from the MES' scheduler view | no |
Nesting Type | Depending on the technology used by the workstation, either use the entire 3D bounding volume or 2D bounding area for nesting. | yes - for Printing workstations only |
Materials | Allows the specification of all materials that are processable by this workstation. When scheduling jobs on a workstation, the scheduler checks if the selected parts match the workstations settings. Only parts requiring a material that is set in this field will be available for scheduling on this workstation. If no materials are selected at all, all parts can be scheduled regardless of their material. | no |
Job documentation form | Can be used to assign a pre-configured form to a workstation to document parameters on jobs that are performed on this workstation. | no |
Max Dimensions (mm) | XYZ-dimensions of the workstations build volume, to be specified in mm. | yes |
Adding reserved times to a workstation
In the settings of each workstation, reserved times can be configured to account for scheduled downtime or maintenance.
Settings → Workstations → <your workstation> → Reserved Time
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Such times will show as grey blocks, the indication for “Reserved time”, in the Schedule view. It will not be possible to schedule any other job during that time.
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While editing the Start date, Finish date, or Duration of a Reserved time, the same re-calculation logic applies as with regular jobs. See also
https://3yourmind.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/PD/pages/184975413/Creating+jobs+in+the+MES#Smart-calculation-of-Start-date%2C-Finish-date%2C-and-Duration
Creating and configuring Workflows
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