🌐 NL · Last reviewed: 27 May 2026
Cut Specification
A Cut Specification consolidates sales lines that share the same input material for cutting. DXSteel distinguishes material lines (what is consumed) from rest lines (pieces that become saleable product after cutting).
Workflow
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Select sales lines via Lines To Cut.
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Open a new or existing cut spec.
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Fill Processing Code (Processing of type Cut), Location Code, Work Center, optionally machine and routing.
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Per line: profile, quality, quantity.
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Generate the production order. With Open Cut Production Order After Create = On, the order opens immediately.
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Pick + shopfloor follows; finish via Finishing production orders and labels.
Setup-driven rules
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Setup field |
Effect |
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Combine Cut-orders |
Per item-order-day / per item-day / per spec — controls whether a new spec is added to an existing firm-planned order. |
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Default Cut Processing |
Default processing code for new specs. |
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Cut weight margin (kgs) |
Tolerance between consumption and output. Exceeded → error on finish. |
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Biggest value is length on restpiece |
Default on: larger of length/width becomes the length on the rest piece. |
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Allow different input material |
If on: input may differ from originally planned. |
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Status Cut Order |
Default production order status (Firm Planned / Released). |
Field reference
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Field |
Purpose |
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Processing Code |
Reference to the Processing master, type Cut. |
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Location Code + Work Center + Machine Center |
Where cutting happens. |
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Routing |
Optional production routing. |
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Due Date-Time |
Target completion. |
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Profile + Quality (per line) |
Identifies the output item. |
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Processing Code (line) |
Can override the header default per line. |
Best practices
Set Cut weight margin (kgs) realistically. Too low = nuisance errors on normal cutting tolerance. Too high = real errors slip through.
Use Combine Cut-orders = By Item-Day for high-volume / batch production: multiple sales lines roll into one production order per item per day.
Once a production order is released, the spec can no longer modify it — flow respects the Add to Released Production Orders setting.
[Screenshot: Cut spec with material and rest subpages]