The 3YOURMIND platform allows you to setup post-processing methods independently from materials to streamline the setup and management process. The customer can select multiple post-processing methods in a single step to create accurate pricing no matter what final product they select.
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Adding New Post-Processing Methods
Go to Materials and select a Select the Material for which you want to add Post-processing options
Select Post-Processing from the Menu
Click the button Add Post-processing method
Input all the applicable Applicable fields
Create a pricing formula following this guidePost Processing Pricing Scripts
Select Coloring if needed
Tick the “Published” box if you like to make it available to your customers
Click Add Post-processing method
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Make sure to tick the Publish box to make the post-processing available to the user. |
Assigning Existing Post-Processing Methods to Materials
Many of your materials will reuse the same post-processing methods and pricing formulas. By assigning them to multiple production methods, you can save time and simplify updating of pricing.
Go to Offers and select a 3D Production Offer
Select Post-Processing
Click the button Import from Another Material
Select an existing method from the list
Click Save
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Duplicating Post-Processing Criteria The Post-Processing Pricing Criteria are specific to each material and not to each method. When you use the Add Existing button, the criteria are copied from the existing post-processing method and can then be adjusted for that specific material without affecting pricing for the post-processing method on other materials. |
Enabling Multiple Post-Processing Methods
For materials that use two or more post-processing methods, that option can be enabled for the user.
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If enabled, the user can then select multiple Post-Processing Methods for each material :
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during checkout.
Troubleshooting Pricing Formulas
The most common source of errors in pricing is overlap between the parent materials and the post-processing methods. It is important to determine which elements of pricing will be accounted for in each pricing formula and coordinate the two different settings (Material and Post-Processing). The recommended process is to think through which criteria are assigned to each method using the following checklist:
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