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Materials List

The Materials List window shows all the materials required to cut the members based on the current optimisation. The window includes two separate lists labelled Quantity Summary and Loading Order. Basic metrics about the current optimisation are displayed at the right of the window (for more details about those metrics, see Results file).

ClosedAccess

To open the Materials List window, do one of the following in Simple once a file is open:

  • Click on the toolbar.
  • Select Materials List from the View drop-down menu.

ClosedQuantity Summary

The Quantity Summary list gives the dimensions and amount of each type of timber that is required. This list is used by the pickers when collecting the timbers from the yard.

Note: the Bin column indicates in which bunk the timber is located if an automated timber retrieval system is installed.

ClosedLoading Order

The Loading Order list gives the exact order in which the timbers should be loaded into the saw.

This list may also show a "2xW" or "2xH" in the right-most column to indicate that certain pieces of timber are cut in a stacked formation. "2xW" means that two pieces of timber are stacked side by side (horizontally). "2xH" means that two pieces of timber are stacked one on top of the other (vertically). In either case, the real amount of timbers needed is indicated in parentheses next to the primary quantity.

Note: Two consecutive lines of the same colour (white or purple) indicate a stack of timbers with two different thicknesses or grades. The second line indicates the timber that is either at the top of a vertical stack, or away from the fenceline in the case of a horizontal stack. The left-most column gives the position of the timber in the stack as follows: TOP, BOT (bottom), F (against the fenceline) or NF (away from the fenceline).

EXAMPLE 


The above list gives the following loading order:three consecutive horizontal stacks (six identical timbers in total)two consecutive vertical stacks with one 35-mm-thick timber at the bottom and one 45-mm-thick timber at the top (four timbers in total)one vertical stack with a 45-mm-thick timber at the bottom and a 35-mm-thick timber at the topone horizontal stack with an "H1.2" timber against the fenceline and an "H3.1" timber away from the fenceline

A picklist determined by the loading order can be generated and used as follows:

  • Click to export the picklist as an XML file.
  • Click to make the picklist available for the Linear Pickline to fetch (if installed).