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Design & Documents
What the product is, the drawing that says so, and the program that cuts it.
In Manufacturing → Design · 10 screens
Workspace3D ModellerImport STL or OBJ, or generate a primitive. The volume shown beside a model is computed from the same triangles it is drawn from.OpenRecordsModelsGeometry held as a mesh rather than a file, so it can be measured. A model that is not closed reports no volume rather than a wrong one.OpenRecordsAssembly StructureWhich models sit inside which, and where. An assembly cannot contain itself at any depth.OpenWorkspaceStructure ExplorerThe bill of material both ways: exploded and costed downwards, and where-used upwards. One walk, written once, so the shortage report, the costing run and this screen agree.OpenRecordsEngineering DocumentsThe drawing, the model, the specification and the work instruction — under change control, so a released revision is frozen and a superseded one is kept.OpenViewDocument RevisionsEvery version, with who drew it, who checked it and who released it. A released revision is not editable — it is superseded.OpenRecordsDocument AssignmentsWhere a document is used. A drawing belongs to a part, but a routing operation and an inspection plan reference it too — and "what do I have to reissue" is that list.OpenRecordsCAM / NC ProgramsTied to an item REVISION, not to a part. A program posted against revision B and run against revision C makes a thousand parts that pass every check the machine makes.OpenRecordsProgram Tool ListsWhich tools a program loads, in the order it loads them.OpenRecordsToolingA tool is not an item and not a machine: its life is measured in cuts, and it is reground rather than replaced.Open
Columns, fields and actions
| Screen | Kind | What it is | Columns | Fields | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3D Modeller | Workspace | Import STL or OBJ, or generate a primitive. The volume shown beside a model is computed from the same triangles it is drawn from. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Models | List | Geometry held as a mesh rather than a file, so it can be measured. A model that is not closed reports no volume rather than a wrong one. | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Assembly Structure | List | Which models sit inside which, and where. An assembly cannot contain itself at any depth. | 10 | 13 | 0 |
| Structure Explorer | Workspace | The bill of material both ways: exploded and costed downwards, and where-used upwards. One walk, written once, so the shortage report, the costing run and this screen agree. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Engineering Documents | List | The drawing, the model, the specification and the work instruction — under change control, so a released revision is frozen and a superseded one is kept. | 10 | 10 | 2 |
| Document Revisions | Read-only list | Every version, with who drew it, who checked it and who released it. A released revision is not editable — it is superseded. | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Document Assignments | List | Where a document is used. A drawing belongs to a part, but a routing operation and an inspection plan reference it too — and "what do I have to reissue" is that list. | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| CAM / NC Programs | List | Tied to an item REVISION, not to a part. A program posted against revision B and run against revision C makes a thousand parts that pass every check the machine makes. | 11 | 16 | 4 |
| Program Tool Lists | List | Which tools a program loads, in the order it loads them. | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| Tooling | List | A tool is not an item and not a machine: its life is measured in cuts, and it is reground rather than replaced. | 9 | 14 | 0 |