Use the importer for Optitex PDS (Pattern Design Software)
Using the Optitex PDS importer
1. Prepare the files using Optitex PDS
Exporting a file with a single size
Prepare the pieces for which the weight will be calculated with the related sections defined and possibly graded.
On the Zones sheet select the Menu button and choose Column Settings.
In the Piece Zones Column Settings window keep only Name and Area selected in the order shown.
Using Trace Zones or Build Zones, detect the padded areas starting from the bottom and, if there are side by side sections, from left to right.
The area values are displayed in the dedicated window in the order they were detected.
On the Zones sheet select the Menu button and choose Excel Report.
In the next window set the file save path, check Add report to existing file and in Sheet Name enter the active size name then confirm.
The file is now ready to be imported into Pesipiuma.
Exporting a file with multiple sizes
If the model is graded and you need to export files for all the sizes:
On the CAD detect and export to Excel the areas for the Base Size (e.g. M) using the procedure described above.
From the CAD menu bar select Grading then Size Table.
Move the base size from M to S: the area data are automatically updated.
On the Zones sheet select the Menu button then Excel Report and in Sheet Name enter the new size S ensuring that Add report to existing file is checked, then confirm.
Repeat steps 1, 2 and 3 for every required size.
At the end of the process the Excel file will contain as many sheets as the exported sizes.
Proceed with the next step: Import the files generated by Optitex PDS
2. Import the files generated by Optitex PDS into Pesipiuma
Open the Report Editor for the chosen model
Click the Optitex Data Import button in the left sidebar
In the Optitex Data Import window you can set a default coefficient and rounding. If not specified the default coefficient is 0 and rounding is to the tenth of a gram.
Click the Select file button and choose the .xls or .xlsx file exported from Optitex PDS.
Select Import all sheets as sizesonly if you created a single Excel file with as many sheets as the graded sizes. Otherwise you must import each size separately.
Click Import. After processing, the editor will show the list of pieces and sections created automatically and the list of sizes if the option Import all sheets as sizes was selected.
At this point simply edit the quantities and coefficients if they differ from the default.
Update the area values
If you need to update the area values for one or more sizes of a model already in Pesipiuma, during data import select the .xls or .xlsx file and leave the coefficient and rounding fields blank.
Make sure that in the updated file the pieces keep the same names used in the previous import. Otherwise new pieces with new labels will be created and the existing ones will have to be deleted manually.
