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Multi-view Tabbed Pane

The multi-view tabbed pane is available on the middle left of the main window. It offers three different views to browse, manage and cut members. An additional view is present if the file contains layout information.

ClosedMember List tab

The Member List tab shows all the members included in the file in their non-optimised state.

Note: the orange-highlighted lines identify the members that are impossible to cut due to an out‑of‑range angle.

Sort members

Note: Sorting the members in the Member List tab will override the pre-optimisation order (Pre-Optimisation list) defined in the Sorting tab of the Options window. To restore the pre-optimisation order, close and reopen the file.

You can sort the members by clicking any column header:

  • Click a column header to sort the members in ascending order based on that column.
  • Click the same column header again to sort the members in descending order.

The Member List tab contains the following columns:

  • Job: designation of the job the member belongs to
  • Truss: designation of the truss the member is part of
  • Member: designation of the member within the truss

  • Length: overall length of the member

    Note: Any red value in this column means that an automatic length adjustment has been applied to the member. For more details, see Automatic Length Adjustment.

  • Type: type of the member
  • Done: number of members already cut
  • Total: total number of members to be cut
  • Bin: bunk the timber is located in if an automated timber retrieval system is installed

  • Kickoff: kickoff location the member will be sent to (set in the job file or overridden by the kickoff rules if any)

    Note: A value of "-1" means that the kickoff location is undefined.

  • Material: description of the material assigned to the member

To hide or show specific columns, right-click any column header and select Select Columns... from the context menu. You can then check the columns you want to show and uncheck the ones you want to hide. Click  to confirm.

Select members

To select a single member, simply left-click on the desired member. This will highlight the line in blue.

To select multiple members, do the following:

  1. Left-click on any member you wish to select.
  2. Hold down the Control key and left-click on any other members you wish to select.

To select a block of members, do the following:

  1. Left-click on the first member of the block you wish to select.
  2. Hold down the  ⇧  key and left-click on the last member of the block. Both clicked members and all the members in between will be selected. The entire block will be highlighted in blue.

To select multiple blocks of members, do the following:

  1. Select the first block as per the above procedure.
  2. Hold down the Control key and left-click on the first member of the next block you wish to select.
  3. Hold down the Control and  ⇧  keys together and left-click on the last member of that block.
  4. Repeat steps 2 & 3 for any other blocks you wish to select.

To exclude a member from any selection, hold down the Control key and left-click on the member you wish to exclude.

Note: if a single member is selected, it will remain selected when switching to another tab (if present in the other tab).

Available functions

When the Member List tab is active, all the functions of the Toolbar are available.

You can right-click on the selected member(s) to display a context menu. It includes shortcuts to some functions of the Toolbar, and gives access to the following additional actions:

  • Set Quantity Cut...: opens the Edit Quantity Cut window to change the number of members already cut (Done column) out of the total quantity required (Total column).
  • Edit/Add Member...: opens the Complete Member Editing window to edit the selected member, or create a new member in the list.

  • Set Kickoff Location...: opens a keypad that lets you choose another kickoff location for the selected member(s).

    Note: this will override any value set in the job file or by the kickoff rules.

  • Reset Kickoff Location: restore the kickoff location to its initial value.
  • Undo Auto Length Adjustment: resets the length of the member to its nominal value when an automatic length adjustment has been applied (for more details, see Automatic Length Adjustment).
  • Cut Selected: commands the saw to cut the selected member(s) regardless of whether they have already been cut or not.
  • Save Selected As...: opens the Save As... window to save the selected member(s) as a new file (for more details, see Save a file).
  • Preview Image...: opens the Print Preview window.
  • View 3D Model...: opens the 3D Model window.
  • Flip Selected: turns the selected member(s) over width-wise.
  • Rotate Selected: turns the selected member(s) over length-wise.
  • Flip & Rotate Selected: rotates the selected member(s) by 180° in the horizontal plane.
  • Select Columns...: opens the Select Columns window that lets you choose the columns to display.

Note: Most of these actions can be performed on either a single member or a multiple selection. Edit Member, Preview Image, 3D Model and Undo Auto Length Adjustment can only be performed on a single member.

ClosedMember Tree tab

The Member Tree tab makes it easy to locate a specific member within the file. The tree view shows a hierarchical list of the following elements:

  • job
  • truss
  • member
  • cut (different pictogram for each type of cut)

Double-click an element (cuts excepted) or click the button next to it to expand its contents. Double-click the same element or click the button next to it to collapse its contents.

Any one of the elements present in the list can be selected at a time.

Note: When a cut is selected, it is shown in red on the Member Diagram.
Any member selected in this tab will remain selected when switching to another tab (if present in the other tab).

When the Member Tree tab is active, only the Optimise All and Cut Selected Uncut functions of the Toolbar are available.

Click the Cut Selected Uncut button on the Toolbar to start cutting the entire selected element (job, truss or member). This feature is of particular use when a specific element needs to be recut.

ClosedOptimised tab

The Optimised tab shows the members that have been optimised. The timbers are listed in the cutting order and each timber contains the member(s) it will be cut into.

Notes:The orange-highlighted lines identify the members that are impossible to cut due to an out‑of‑range angle.The members displayed in light grey are either at the top of a vertical stack, or away from the fenceline in the case of a horizontal stack.Already cut members are tagged with an asterisk (star) in the left-most column.

The Optimised tab contains the following columns:

  • Stack: indication on how timbers are stacked (If empty, no timbers are stacked.)

    EXAMPLES

    "2xW" means that two timbers are stacked side by side.
    "45/45" means that two 45-mm-thick timbers are stacked one on top of the other.
    "35/45" means that a 45-mm-thick timber is stacked above a 35-mm-thick timber.

  • Material: description of the material assigned to the member(s)
  • Length: length of the timber
  • Bin: bunk the timber is located in if an automated timber retrieval system is installed
  • Job: designation of the job the member belongs to
  • Truss: designation of the truss the member is part of
  • Member: designation of the member within the truss
  • Type: type of the member

  • Length: overall length of the member

    Note: Any red value in this column means that an automatic length adjustment has been applied to the member. For more details, see Automatic Length Adjustment.

  • Kickoff: kickoff location the member will be sent to (set in the job file or overridden by the kickoff rules if any)

    Note: A value of "-1" means that the kickoff location is undefined.

  • Waste: length of waste in the timber

    Note: any red value in this column means that the waste length is equal to or greater than the minimum reusable waste length that can be set in the Offcuts tab of the Options window.

  • Left: number of alike timbers left to be fed

    Note: alike timbers are adjacent to each other in the list and share the same material description, material dimensions and stacking configuration.

To hide or show specific columns, right-click any column header and select Select Columns... from the context menu. You can then check the columns you want to show and uncheck the ones you want to hide. Click  to confirm.

Select members

To select a single member, simply left-click on the desired member. This will highlight the line in blue.

To select multiple members, do the following:

  1. Left-click on any member you wish to select.
  2. Hold down the Control key and left-click on any other members you wish to select.

To select a block of members, do the following:

  1. Left-click on the first member of the block you wish to select.
  2. Hold down the  ⇧  key and left-click on the last member of the block. Both clicked members and all the members in between will be selected. The entire block will be highlighted in blue.

To select multiple blocks of members, do the following:

  1. Select the first block as per the above procedure.
  2. Hold down the Control key and left-click on the first member of the next block you wish to select.
  3. Hold down the Control and  ⇧  keys together and left-click on the last member of that block.
  4. Repeat steps 2 & 3 for any other blocks you wish to select.

To exclude a member from any selection, hold down the Control key and left-click on the member you wish to exclude.

Note: if a single member is selected, it will remain selected when switching to another tab (if present in the other tab).

Available functions

When the Optimised tab is active, all the functions of the Toolbar, except Optimise Selected and Optimise On-the-fly Selected, are available.

You can right-click on the selected member(s) to display a context menu. It gives access to the following actions:

  • Set Kickoff Location...: opens a keypad that lets you choose another kickoff location for the selected member(s).

    Note: this will override any value set in the job file or by the kickoff rules.

  • Reset Kickoff Location: restore the kickoff location to its initial value.
  • Preview Image...: opens the Print Preview window.
  • View 3D Model...: opens the 3D Model window.
  • Select Columns...: opens the Select Columns window that lets you choose the columns to display.

ClosedLayout tab

Note: this feature is only supported with the following file formats: Simple files version 2 (*.smp2)MiTek files (*.mme), if a relevant .mps file is present in the same folderOmni XML files (*.xml)

The Layout tab shows an overview of the truss that contains the last selected member. A Print Preview of the selected member is displayed in the top part of the window instead of the member diagram.

You can select another member on the truss, or switch to any other truss layout included in the file using the drop-down list in the top left corner.

Note: any member selected in this tab will remain selected when switching to another tab (if present in the other tab).

The following elements can be present on the truss layout:

Member

Selected member

Nail plate

Member included in the truss but not present in the file

Invalid member

Opening (doorway, window...)

When the Layout tab is active, only the Optimise All function of the Toolbar is available.