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Operations - Optimization

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Un-split a board

Problem Context would like a simple way to Un-split a board Idea Allow the ability to combine the two sections of an offcut that were split.
about 1 month ago in BC Connect / Operations - Optimization 0

Work space improvements

Problem Context The text on boards in the Work Space is sometimes difficult to read, and it would be nice to be able to sort the boards in the work space by distribution group Idea improve functionality in Work Space
about 1 month ago in BC Connect / Operations - Optimization 0

Gradiation of every other line in Optimizer

Problem Context Sometimes it's hard to follow shorter boards across to the buttons at the right Idea Add gradiation to the background of every other line in Optimizer
about 1 month ago in BC Connect / Operations - Optimization 0

Un group all

Current Right Click menu only allows the selected board to be grouped/ungrouped. Allow the ability to ungroup all boards in the optimized solution.
about 1 month ago in BC Connect / Operations - Optimization 0

Move multiple cuts at once

Problem Context It feels frustrating and time consuming to have to pull individual cuts around to a new board. Also sometime the piece being moved gets lost while scrolling and I have to go pick it again. Why couldn't I select the pieces I want ...
about 1 month ago in BC Connect / Operations - Optimization 0

Show me a representative image of what a job pack stack might look like

Problem Context BFS Denver (frm Alpine Lumber) is converting from years of using Stellar to BC Connect. They are used to building the desired stack and then optimizing to deliver that outcome. It's a bad material efficiency choice, but there's s...
2 months ago in BC Connect / Operations - Optimization 0 Tracked

Cut Precision at the Material List Level

Problem Context I'm a user creating batches at a saw location where I combine multiple material lists into a batch to gain material and operational efficiencies. One of the material lists I need to cut requires PET, but the others are +3". I can...
2 months ago in BC Connect / Operations - Optimization 0

Operations Print Configuration

Problem Context There are times that i have different information as part of the project or material list that i would like to have included in the print that is applied to the cut items. There is not a way to configure this change. Idea Provide a...
about 1 year ago in BC Connect / Operations - Optimization 0 Tracked

Operations Print Preview

Problem Context I don't always know what information will be printed on a board, the order it will be printed in, or if the board length will support the full length of the label. Idea Provide information in the current hover over text to identify...
about 1 year ago in BC Connect / Operations - Optimization 0 Tracked

It would be helpful if the sub-folders made for a project carried over into the optimizer screen.

Example I have a project with a sub-folder named L2 and one named L3. Both folders consists of material list titled unit 1, unit2, and unit3. Once you go to optimizer to make batch files the sub-folders aren't listed and all you have is a list of ...
almost 8 years ago in BC Connect / Material Lists / Operations - Optimization / Other 0 Tracked

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