How to use priority settings?

[Mark McCallum]

Hi guys
I'm trying to work out the best way to set a priority part.
For example in the attached picture I have a part with a pocket. I want to cut that part first when we cut the job.
The way I understand it is priority 1 is the highest , and 2,,3,4 etcetera descend in priority.

So say the batch has 20 cabinets and I want this part or cabinet to be on the first sheets to be cut, I would have to select the other 19 cabinets and reassign them a 2 to make this part a priority.
If I understand this correctly (and keep in mind I often don't) this seems to work in reverse to how I imagine it would work?
1 should be the lowest and 2,3,4 increase in priority?

Any tips or insights appreciated.
Thanks
Mark

[Clint Buechlein]

Mark,

Think of priorities in terms of ribbons, 1st place, 2nd place, 3rd place , etc. So you are correct in thinking that you'll need to set all other cabinets to a priority of 2. You can do this quickly by selecting your cabinets in the Batch, go to Global Item Modification, Nesting Parameters tab, check the box for Priority, set it to 2, choose Add Rule, then click OK. Should be a pretty quick process as the cabinets do not have to regen. You then can take the one into the Cabinet Editor and manually set it to 1.

I'm pretty sure you get the idea of it, but just to make sure, a part with a Priority of 1 does not get cut before a part with a Priority of 2. It deals solely in the nesting order. Parts with a Priority of 1 will be nested before parts with a higher number Priority. Parts with a higher number Priority will be used to fill in around the lower number Priority parts.

-Clint-

[Mark McCallum]

Thanks Clint.
I thought there maybe a quick way to do it.
It makes more sense to apply the settings at the nesting stage as well.
The way I was thinking about it would have that cabinet set to nest 1st on every job which would not always be desirable.

[Clint Buechlein]

Mark,

In the event you hadn't seen it, you can adjust these parameters at the machine level in Control Nesting for any parts loaded in by going to Edit, then Override Parameters. This includes eCabinets parts, Excel files, DXFs, manual panels, etc. It would require Control Nesting 7.13 or newer to see the menu.

-Clint-

[Mark McCallum]

Thanks for the tips Clint.
I haven't spent much time in priorities. We generally have been selecting individual units or parts.