- To create a new digital recipe, navigate to the Digital Recipes section in the left-hand side menu.
- Press Add Recipe
¶ Recipe Details
¶ Fill in the Basic information
- Select the Product for which the recipe is being created.
- Enter product count (how many products will be printed in the recipe?).
- Enter parts per buildplate - (how many individual pieces are on the buildplate? Bill of materials).
¶ Define IP Access Restrictions
- Leave unchecked for public access.
- Check to restrict access.
- Only accounts linked in the owner’s Access Control can receive licences for these recipes. More info here.
¶ Enter Printing Details
- Select the printer model.
- Select the raw material used.
- Add material usage for the build plate and the appropriate unit of measurement.
- Enter print duration using the convention XhYm, where X is the number of hours required, and Y is the number of minutes.
- Provide additional manual configuration (e.g., specific build plate, or nozzle diameter).
- Upload the buildfile.
- Upload print images – images of the printed part for the initial visual inspection after printing.
- Upload images as a reference for the support removal.
Press Save
When you create a recipe, a unique DIN appears in the header. You can only submit the recipe after all required details have been filled in.
After initially saving the digital recipe, additional input options become available. You can now add post-processing instructions, define QA requirements, and specify pre-assembly instructions. Once the digital recipe is complete, you can start the approval process by submitting it.
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Define Post-processing Instructions
You have two options here:
- Create instructions from scratch
- Copy instructions from another Digital Recipe by the same IP Owner and the same printing process.
¶ Create Instructions from Scratch
- Click Add Task to open the task toolbar.
- Select and confirm the required tasks to add to the instructions.
Repeat for all necessary tasks.
- Use the following options to customize tasks:
- Reorder Tasks: Drag and drop tasks to change their order.
- Delete Tasks: When hovering, the Bin icon appears. Click the bin icon to remove tasks.
- Configure Tasks: Select a task to open the task configurator, then:
- Add required devices via the Device Dropdown.
- Input settings (e.g., value, unit) for the device, along with relevant materials and duration.
- Adjust manual labor values as needed (these are summarized in the workbench time summary).
- Add tools (from the tool dropdown) and materials (from the material dropdown).
- Specify durations for tasks without devices (e.g., AirDry).
- Add notes for additional instructions.
- Save changes
¶ Copy Instructions from Another Digital Recipe
- Click Copy From
- Enter the Product Name or Article/Recipe DIN.
- Select the article you wish to copy from the search results (search results include the printer model).
- Click Paste.
- Save your changes.
Any existing tasks will be overwritten.
Time Summary: shows defined and calculated times in the Digital Recipe
Manual Labor: Each task has a duration for manual labor. The default value is 5 min. This can be edited. It will be summed up and shown in the Workbench.
Machine Time: Any time that is connected to a device.
Waiting Time: The Duration added from the Toolbar. Eg. Air Dry 60 min.
PPE Summary: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is auto-derived from devices and materials and displayed in a summary.
There is no need to add that to the instructions, as this is defined in the master data by the DIS Admin. The PPE will be shown in the Workbench.
¶ Quality Requirements
The minimum requirement is a Visual inspection.
Further, you can define any Quality Assurance Documentation. These are the required steps and documentation a Workbench Operator has to provide and upload.
- Scroll to the Quality Assurance Documentation Section.
- Add a quality criterion that will be requested.
- Enter a title e.g. Tensile test.
- Enter a description.
- Upload reference images.
- Add (at least one) documentation requirement
- File Upload - the Operator has to upload one or more files
- Numeric Input - the Operator has to fill in the values measured
- for Numeric Input a Unit Category has to be defined. Enter the Unit Category, e.g., length, weight.
- Textual Input - the Operator needs to fill in the requested information
- Pass / Fail decision - the Operator must specify whether the part passes or fails the specified criterion.
- Optional: Define a label for the Documentation requirement
- Click Confirm.
- Click Save.
¶ Pre-assembly Instructions
If applicable, provide instructions and reference images
¶ Review
Ensure you saved the latest version. You can then publish the recipe following the approval process steps.