Material consumption mode
Change how much material is consumed in the calculation of material price
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.
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.
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:
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.
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 Length or Nest Bounds.
If the material consumption mode is set to Whole Length, the full tube length is divided by the number of parts that will fit on the length to determine how much to charge.
If the material consumption mode is set to Nest Bounds, any remnant at the end of the length of tube that would be produced from a fully nested length of material will not be charged for. The nest area of a fully nested length is divided by the number of parts that will fit on the tube to determine how much to charge.
The difference between these two options is best described by using the following example:
Using the above nested part in Grey as an example, if you used the Whole Length setting as the material consumption method, ToolBox would assign 1/3rd of the entire length of tube (grey + yellow + green) to each part’s material price calculation. Setting it to Nest Bounds would assign 1/3rd of the rectangular bound of the nest (grey + yellow only).
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