Pallet loading

Module(s): Process Planning

Pallet loading is the basis for sending the data for production.
Any pallet from any project can be placed on pallets interactively on the screen. This allows you to make adjustments based on considerations of area or direction.

The configuration of the NC generator plays an important role when it comes to translating the data into a format which can be processed by the process control computer or the machine. As the settings have to be synchronized with the machine used, we strongly recommend that only experienced users configure the NC generator!

Program organization:

First you select the stacks to be loaded from one or several projects. The project-related option automatically selects the current slab or wall project.
When you opt for general pallet loading, the program saves the current loading temporarily; in other words, you cannot store it. Thus, the loading you defined last is always active when you activate pallet loading. This means that you have to delete the old loading before you define a new loading (>Palloa>, see below).
The project-related option saves the current loading with the name of the project in the project folder when you quit Loading. When you select a project and the program finds a loading with the same name in the project folder, it copies this loading to the PAL path. This loading will automatically become the current loading. The loading in the project folder is thus always available. If there is no loading, the program will still delete the current loading.
The NC generator analyzes the current loading (i.e. the positions of the panels on the pallet) in order to create production data.

Pallet loading menu:

F1 SelStack

Selects stacks for pallet loading. First select a project and then the stacks in this project. You can also select individual stacks in a project.

F3 Loading

Starts the pallet loading program.

How to navigate in the pallet loading program

How to use the individual options

F5 Resort

Optional program for resorting the sequence of pallets (in compliance with a pallet number you can configure). This is necessary if there are not enough unstacking positions.

F7 >Palloa>

"Next loading". The ‘next loading’ is selected for editing. If there is no ‘next loading’, the program creates an empty pallet and makes a backup copy of the current loading. Up to five backup copies can be created and restored. The elements within this loading cannot be loaded again unless you create a new project file.

F8 <Palloa<

The previous loadings are recalled. Up to five backup copies can be created and restored using ‘next loading’.

F0 Delete

The program deletes the current pallet loading irrevocably. The panels within this loading can now be loaded again.

S2 Release

The panels of the active project are deleted independently of pallets and can be loaded again. As pallet loading is retained, we recommend that you use this switch only if you want to create a new loading. Otherwise, you might load a project or stack twice!

S4 Lists

Creates lists (e.g. bar cutting list, labels) in the order of loading. It functions in a similar way as the list generator. The lists are not a standard part of Allplan Precast.