Recording scrap¶
A plate comes off with two of six parts warped. Where do you say so — and what changes when you do?
What you need¶
| Feature | Why it matters here |
|---|---|
| Orders | An order's figures subtract defects live: two bad parts are two parts still to print. |
| Defects on the print | Every print keeps its own count — per part when the plate's parts are known, else one flat number. |
| Telegram | The completion message and the plate answers ask for the count right there. |
| Statistics | Defects by printer, over any timeframe. |
Where you say it¶
- On the order page. Under Prints, every card shows
6 · 2 defective. Its menu has Defects…: one counter per part, capped at what the plate made. Save, and the order's Defective, Remaining and progress move at once. - When you clear the plate. On the printer card, the finished print's counters sit beside Clear plate and Repeat — fill in what came out bad and press either; the count travels with the answer. Only the print on the plate can be graded this way, under the same permission as clearing.
- In Telegram. The completion message offers Defects…, and answering Plate cleared or Repeat print asks the same question: one tap per part (0–5, or other… to type a number), no defects, done ends it.
- Later, on any print. The archive editor keeps its counters for prints of any age.
Skipped objects are counted for you: a part you skip from the printer's screen or from BamDude is already in the count when you get there.
What changes when you do¶
- The order's figures. Defective parts are not usable parts: they come off the line's progress and go back into what to print next.
- The shelf. A print that belonged to no order was put on the product's shelf when it finished — as printed − defective. Record two bad parts the next morning and the shelf gives them up, with a line in the stock journal saying why. If those parts have already gone out of the door, the shelf cannot follow: BamDude says so where you recorded the defects — on the printer card or in the Telegram prompt — and you correct the shelf by hand on the product page.
- Statistics. Defects by printer shows printed, defective and the rate per machine, so a printer that eats every third part shows up.
Surplus you already banked stays banked
Banking an order's surplus to the shelf is a button, and recording defects afterwards does not un-bank it — the order's bankable surplus simply drops to zero. Correct the shelf by hand if the banked parts turn out to be the bad ones.