ToolBox gives you the option to change the material consumption method on a part which will affect the amount of material charged per part.
Hint: The quantity of the part ordered does not change the amount of material consumed by each part.
The only exception is the "Full tube lengths" consumption mode when quoting tube parts.
Flat (sheet)
The default material consumption mode is set on the Materials page for the selected material. This value is what will appear as the pre-populated value in the quote after the material is assigned to a part.
To change this within the properties of the part, you need to select the drop down for the Consumption mode and select whether you want to use Whole Sheet or Nest Bounds.
Consumption mode 'Whole Sheet' selected
If the material consumption mode is set to Nest Bounds, any strips of remnant that would be produced from a fully nested sheet will not be charged. The nest area of a fully nested sheet is divided by the number of parts that will fit on the sheet to determine how much to charge.
If the material consumption mode is set to Whole Sheet, the full sheet area is divided by the number of parts that will fit on the sheet to determine how much to charge.
The difference between these two options is best described by using the following example:
Nested sheet
Using the above nested part in Blue as an example, if you used the Whole Sheet setting for the material consumption method, ToolBox would assign 1/12th of the entire sheet (blue + yellow + green) to each part’s material price calculation. Setting it to Nest Bounds would assign 1/12th of the rectangular bound of the nest (blue + yellow only).
Rotary (tube)
The default material consumption mode is set on the Materials page for the selected material. This value is what will appear as the pre-populated value in the quote after the material is assigned to a part.
Consumption mode 'Full tube lengths' selected
There are three options for material consumption for tube parts:
Parts per length: Previously named Whole Length, this is where you take the whole tube and divide it by the number of parts that fit on it when it's fully nested.
For example, selling a quantity of 1 part that fits 3 times on a tube length: charge 1/3 of the tube price.
Part bounds: Previously named Nest Bounds, this is where you take the boundary of the fully nested tube and divide that by the number of parts that fit on it.
In the example above, selling a quantity of 1 part that fits 3 times on a tube length where 10% of the tube length is left over after a full nest: charge 1/3 x 90% of the tube price.
Full tube lengths: This is where you work out the total number of tube lengths of this material record needed to quote the whole job (including if multiple line items are quoted using this material), and split the price of the full tubes (no scrap unpriced) across those parts.
In the examples above, selling a quantity of 1 part that fits 3 times on a tube length: the single part gets the full sell price of the tube.
The difference between these three options is best described by using the following image:
Nested length of tube
Using the above nested part in Grey as an example:
If you used the Parts Per Length setting as the material consumption method, ToolBox would assign 1/3rd of the entire length of tube (1/3 of grey + yellow + green) to each part’s material price calculation.
If you used Part Bounds would assign 1/3rd of the rectangular bound of the nest (1/3 of grey + yellow only).
If you used Full Tube Lengths, the amount you charge depends on the quantity ordered:
Quantity of 1: The one part gets 100% of the tube price (100% of grey + yellow + green).
Quantity of 2: Both parts share 50% of the tube price each.
Quantity of 3: Each part gets 1/3.
Quantity of 4: This would require 2 tube lengths to produce the job, so the price of 2 tubes is spread across all 4 parts: each part gets 25% of the 2 tubes, which is equivalent to 50% of a tube length each.