Stock matching

Why

A custom part is made from the next size up, so the stock it comes from decides the waste.

How

Load your list in Rates and stock, then read Materials and cutting list in the workbench.

Load your stock

1. 1
   Step 1.

   Open /app/design/<design module>/settings and choose the Stock tab.

2. 2
   Step 2.

   Choose Add an item, or Import a CSV (Download template CSV gives the columns). A code already in the list is updated in place.

3. 3
   Step 3.

   Fill the Matching values the design module reads. A value left empty shows Not set, and a rule that reads it cannot match that row.

4. 4
   Step 4.

   Remove the shipped examples with Remove the example rows once your own list is in.

How a match is decided

Each item then reads Covers the size or Too small for this size, with the share of the stock the part uses. The endmill matches rod on the largest ground diameter, so a stepped tool buys a blank that can make it.

To count what you hold and connect a line to a machine, see Rates, stock and the machine bridge.