Marker Work Area

The marking work area defines the space of the material or marker. The percentages at the bottom edge of the marking area can be used as targets. If all the pieces are place to the left of any one of these lines, that percentage will be the approximate utilization of the marker. The work area contains the marker border. The marker border appears on the screen as a rectangle along the bottom of the screen. Use the space above the marker border to arrange the pieces before placing them in the marker.

 

In the marker border, a target or goal line is used to indicate the amount of fabric that ideally is to be used to make the marker. It displays in the marker as a dotted line. This "goal" is defined in during order entry and is based on historical information about that style or a similar type of marker. This optional setting can be target length or target utilization.

 

Target length is the maximum length you want the marker to be once all the pieces have been placed.

Target utilization is the percent of usage for the amount of material. In other words, how well did you make use of the area of the marker when placing the pieces.

The target line remains and a second dotted line shows the last length of the marker when it was stored.