I have found the custom material function to not be very suitable or usable:
a) No option for Saving a Custom Material
b) All custom settings are saved in a big list
c) Everything has to be manually repeated every time
d) Unable to share setting with other team members in the office
e) No way to change Name once Saved
f) No way to delete once Saved (?)
g) Currently in the one saved name you need to describe Material, Thickness, and Setting Usage. Not easy and sometimes not consistent (see âeâ above)
Here is my proposed solution
a) Allow users to create âCustom Materialsâ:
- Customer can give it a really useful name
- The thickness would be saved
b) Saved Cut/Engrave/etc settings are stored either âas nowâ or âunder materialâ
c) Re-selecting the Custom Material from the list will automatically bring in all the custom Cut/Engrave/etc settings for that material
Additional Allow Custom Materials to have a barcode (set by Customer), then all the sheets of that same custom material I have just have to be placed into the machine.
While were on this, how about allowing a customer Custom Settings barcode that includes all the settings e.g. âT0.06Ep87s750l270Cpfs873â
Thickness 0.06", Engrave power 87% speed 750 lines 270, Cut power full speed 873
Just come up with a standard format for everyone to follow, and allow your users to realize the full potential of there machine.
And yes settings change between Basic,Plus,Pro, but most people only use one