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avoiding interference with other features and preps when placing preps

The Ordermation™ engineering system has a powerful function  allowing the placement of preps while automatically detecting and avoiding other preps, the +FDRAWAVOIDING  command

All of the four following drawings have countersunk mounting holes placed with the exact same command.  The holes are placed differently depending on interference:

Hinge Jamb with no interference:

Hinge Jamb With Interference:

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Controlling the Group (Assembly Sheet) Number

By default, Ordermation numbers the groups of products that are combined on one shop traveler document in the order in which they are processed. The order in which products are processed can be controlled by adjusting the GROUPING QUERIES. The GROUPING QUERIES are used to select products with similar enough properties to be represented on the same shop traveler from the opening schedule.

There are cases were a different numbering system is desired.
For example, a customer does not want different line items to be combined into groups. The customer wants each line to be in its own group and have its own assembly traveler sheet. (more…)