Commands

This page deals with the Commands tab options:

Machining Operation Creation

Edit MO immediately

By default, this option is selected.
With this option activated, the standard MO definition dialog box is displayed when the MO is created, enabling you to define the MO parameters at creation time.

Edit MO later

If this option is chosen, MOs can be created and inserted into the PPR tree without defining the parameters in the MO definition dialog box. Parameters for the MOs can then be defined at a later time.
(MO parameters must be defined before generating the IPM.)

Activity name on creation

If this option is chosen, whenever an activity is created the Activity Name dialog box appears allowing you to enter the desired name.

Note: The Activity Name dialog box only appears when the activity is first created. To rename an activity after it has been created and edited, use one of the following methods:

Sequence Assistant

These options are to be used in conjunction with the Sequence Assistant command.

Enable KW Checks based Sequencing Assistance

By default, this option is not selected.
Select this option to enable Knowledgeware (KW) checks for the Sequencing Assistant command. In the Sequence Assistant Checks Path, select a CATProduct that has the sequencing rules you wish to see.

Feed/Speed

By default, this option is not selected.
Select this option to see machining feed and speed information in the Choose MOs dialog box.

Tool Information

By default, this option is not selected.
Select this option to see additional tool-related information such as tool name, tool number, and tool life displayed in the Choose MOs dialog box.

User Attributes

By default, this option is not selected.
Select this option to see all KW attributes and parameters defined in the Knowledge Advisor workbench.

Line Balancing Gantt

Show Target Time line

By default, this option is not selected and no target time line is displayed in the Line Balancing Gantt chart.
Select this option to display a target cycle time line that can be used to compare the calculated end time of all the activities with the given target cycle time.

Time bar colors

Default colors are proposed for displaying detailed times in the Line Balancing Gantt chart. These times are for:

You can assign other colors by means of the combos.