There are cases when you need to optimize an fitting or accessory (i.e. rod for aluminiun). For these fittings or accessories you must set some options that help Ra Workshop application use it on Profile Cutting Optimization. This option are the same with the one set in Profile Optimization dialog.

General Settings
Geometric settings describe how this fitting or accessory is use in optimization process. These settings are default setting and can be changed latter in the Profile Cutting Optimization form.

Optimize. Check this setting if you what this fitting or accessory or to be optimized. In almost all cases for fittings and accessories this will be unchecked.
Bar length. The length of the bar out of which the fitting or accessory expressed in millimeters is cut out.
Cutting tolerance (mm). How much is consumed or how much is lost during cutting (when the cutter passes through the fitting or accessory).
Use double cut. Use this option if you have a double cutting machine. This optine is better for optimizing manufacturing (cutting) time but will decrease optimization result.
Container size. If a container it is used in manufacturing processes, you may set here the size of the bin (number of bin's cells).

Stock Settings
For companies that use an stocks for rests results from optimization processes the stock for optimization process and stoc remainders you should fill the parameters below:

Stock Usage Mode. Depending if you are using stock remainders or different bar lengths you should select:
- Optimization without stock. Optimization that won't store and use remainders.
- Only stock standard length optimization. Optimization that will work only with standard lenght bars.
- Only stock remainders optimization. Optimization that will work only with remainders found in stock.
- Stock optimization. Optimization that will use both standard bar lenght and remainders.
Fair Loss Limit. This is the miminum fitting or accessory length that is considered in the optimization process. Less that this limit means 0.
Maximum Loss Limit. This is the limit of the smallest fitting or accessory length that can be stored in the inventory system.
Optimum Loss Limit. Ra Workshop application will try to add to stock rests that have the length arround this value.
Optimum Stock. Optimization process works better if you have rests of fittings and accessories in stock. That why the application will try to add to stock the numer of pices entered in 'Optimum Stock' text box.
Maximum Stock. Maximum number of pices that can be stored in stock for this fitting or accessory.

Fitting and Accessory's Optimization

See also