Creating a New Manufacturing Rule for Pre-Milling:
Access Admin Portal:
Navigate to the Design Intelligence section.
Select Manufacturing Rules.
Add New Manufacturing Rule:
Click on Add New Manufacturing Rule.
Name the rule, e.g., "Pre-milling for BWR Cabinet".
Add a detailed description of the rule in the Rule Description section.
Set Applicability:
Component Selection:
Select Cabinets as the component.
Sub Component Selection:
Select Cabinet Only.
Property Conditions:
If you want the rule to apply to cabinets with specific dimensions, set the width and height.
To apply the rule across all categories, select No Condition.
Cabinet Sub Unit:
Select the part of the cabinet the rule applies to. Example, choose Carcass Excluding Back Panel.
Criteria for Pre-Milling:
Sub Component:
Choose Ply as the sub-component.
Tag Criteria:
Select the category tag relevant to the BWR ply.
Creating and Applying Tags:
Create a Tag:
In the admin portal, go to the Tags section.
Create a new tag named BWR Ply.
Select the tag type as Others and set the eligibility to the Hardware section.
Save the new tag.
Apply Tag to SKUs:
Navigate to the Catalogue section and go to Hardware.
Find the BWR section with different thicknesses (e.g., 13, 18, 20 BWR).
Go into the settings for each SKU and add the BWR Ply tag under the Tags section.
Ensure that the tag is inherited by all relevant SKUs.
Finalizing Manufacturing Rule:
Finish Rule Setup:
Return to the manufacturing rule creation screen.
Sub Component Tag:
Set the rule to apply where the Ply sub-component has the BWR Ply tag.
Use AND or OR if you have multiple conditions.
Action Settings:
Choose Panel Pre-milling Value.
Set the pre-milling value to 0.5mm.
Activate Rule:
Save the rule.
Go to the rule settings and activate it by setting it to True.
Usage:
items:
The pre-milling value of 0.5mm will be applied to all projects where the BWR Ply tagged materials are used in the specified cabinets.
Ensure the rule is active when generating outputs to have the pre-milling values accounted for in your project cut lists.
By following these steps, you can create and apply a pre-milling manufacturing rule for BWR ply cabinets in Infurnia.