I just started a project that has 100 sheet of plywood and over 640 parts to be cut. Found out something interesting about SB Link label printing. When I selected printing on 1.33" x 4" barcode labels it only printed out half of the labels for each sheet. So for sheet 1 there were 13 parts slated to be cut. SB Link printed out 6 labels, the rest I had to write by hand. Sheet 2 had 12 parts and SB Link printed 5 labels, I hand wrote the rest. This has gone on for 8 sheets of 5/8" Baltic birch which is the first batch of boards to cut.
I'm using the latest version of SB Link 1.0.13. Is there a parameter that tells SB Link to print labels for all the parts on a sheet or is something wrong with this release?
SB Link 1.0.13 Label printing problem?
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SB Link 1.0.13 Label printing problem?
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Don Thomson
Diamond Lake Custom Woodworks, LLC
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Newport, WA
http://www.dlwoodworks.com
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Re: SB Link 1.0.13 Label printing problem?
Don,
Try printing your labels through e-cabinets in the nesting area.
That is the only place I have ever printed them from.
Try printing your labels through e-cabinets in the nesting area.
That is the only place I have ever printed them from.
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Re: SB Link 1.0.13 Label printing problem?
Hi Roger,
I had a long conversation with Scott at TW and he said I should be doing my label printing out of SB Link because eCabinets and SB Link can end up with different nesting results. I found this out when I nested in eCab and SB Link. The nest results were different. I would rather have my labels and printed sheet layouts match the actual nesting and cutting that results. Otherwise my brain just can't unscramble the mess of finding parts...
I had a long conversation with Scott at TW and he said I should be doing my label printing out of SB Link because eCabinets and SB Link can end up with different nesting results. I found this out when I nested in eCab and SB Link. The nest results were different. I would rather have my labels and printed sheet layouts match the actual nesting and cutting that results. Otherwise my brain just can't unscramble the mess of finding parts...
Sincerely,
Don Thomson
Diamond Lake Custom Woodworks, LLC
509-671-6230
Newport, WA
http://www.dlwoodworks.com
Don Thomson
Diamond Lake Custom Woodworks, LLC
509-671-6230
Newport, WA
http://www.dlwoodworks.com
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Re: SB Link 1.0.13 Label printing problem?
Looks like this mystery has been solved.
Apparently in picking the 1p33x4_Address_Sheet_Barcode.rpt label format the only labels that get printed are the ones with barcodes. How this is determined I have no idea. When I switched to the 1p33x4_Address_Sheet.rpt label format, all the part labels were printed properly.
This information is not in the manual so I was completely lost as to what to do. A SB Link user on the Shopbot forum explained in great detail how the whole label printing process works. I suggested he forward his excellent writeup to Thermwood for inclusion in a new version of the SB Link manual. I hope he will and Thermwood does.
Apparently in picking the 1p33x4_Address_Sheet_Barcode.rpt label format the only labels that get printed are the ones with barcodes. How this is determined I have no idea. When I switched to the 1p33x4_Address_Sheet.rpt label format, all the part labels were printed properly.
This information is not in the manual so I was completely lost as to what to do. A SB Link user on the Shopbot forum explained in great detail how the whole label printing process works. I suggested he forward his excellent writeup to Thermwood for inclusion in a new version of the SB Link manual. I hope he will and Thermwood does.
Sincerely,
Don Thomson
Diamond Lake Custom Woodworks, LLC
509-671-6230
Newport, WA
http://www.dlwoodworks.com
Don Thomson
Diamond Lake Custom Woodworks, LLC
509-671-6230
Newport, WA
http://www.dlwoodworks.com