Producing More Parts Than Ordered to Account for Scrap Rate
No matter how proficient you are at 3D printing, one thing remains true - there will always be an inevitable amount of scrap. Be it due to machine errors, design issues, or human errors, a portion of your production run will end up as scrap. To accommodate this reality, it is often helpful to print a slightly higher quantity than ordered. This way, you not only counter the estimated scrap rate but also avoid the time-consuming task of reprinting parts and the risk of missing the target date for your orders.
With our application, we offer a simple and straightforward method for you to increase the number of sequences in your print jobs to account for the estimated failure rate. Let's delve into the steps on how to achieve this.
Manually Increasing the Number of Sequences
Opening a Part Detail:
Start by opening the part detail of the part you want to print. This is the area where you will be able to modify the number of sequences for your print job.Increasing the Sequences:
Once you are in the part detail, you'll find a sequences table. To increase the number of sequences, simply click on the plus icon in the quantity column. This will increase the number of parts under "In Production" above the number of parts "Ordered".
Keep in mind that this function is only available when your sequence group is still in the first workflow step. You cannot increase the quantity above the ordered quantity if the sequence group has already moved to a later step, such as the "Printing" stage.
Also, note that while you can decrease the number of sequences, it can't be less than the number of ordered parts.
Increasing the Quantity During Job Creation
There might be situations where you already foresee the need for extra parts while setting up a new job. In this case, you can easily increase the quantity above the level of the ordered quantity during job creation itself. Here's how to do it:
Create a Job: Begin by creating a new job in the application.
Add a Sequence Group: Once the job has been created, add a new sequence group to the job.
Increase "Quantity in Job": After the sequence group has been added, increase the "Quantity in Job" by clicking the plus icon.
Again, increasing the quantity above the ordered quantity is only possible when your sequence group is still in the first workflow step.
Increasing the Quantity While Editing a Job
If a job has not yet been started, there's also the flexibility to increase the sequence quantity. This can be particularly useful when changes to the order or production plans occur. Here's the process:
Open Job Details: Start by opening the details of the job you want to edit.
Change Sequences: Once in the job details, navigate to the sequences that you want to increase.
Increase "Quantity in Job": Click on the plus icon to increase the "Quantity in Job" for the selected sequences.
As with the other cases, increasing the quantity above the ordered quantity is only possible when your sequence group is still in the first workflow step.
Triggering the Order Status Update modal
To trigger the Order Status Update modal, you need to move a number of sequences equal to the ordered quantity to the last workflow step. Additional sequences, those above the order quantity, can remain in earlier workflow steps.
Scrapping Sequences
When sequences are scrapped, the application automatically generates new sequences at the first workflow step. However, it only generates enough sequences to reach the originally ordered quantity. Any additional sequences that you added to account for the estimated scrap rate will not be regenerated.
Using Magics CSV Import
If you're using a CSV file generated by Magics with a quantity of sequences larger than the ordered quantity, the application automatically increases the sequence group's quantity to match the quantity in the CSV file.
To know more about how to use the Magics CSV import, refer to the main article on Magics CSV import: