Import Material

Use this option when bringing materials into Router-CIM Automation Suite from either a Comma Delimited or Spreadsheet file or from an Automation export file.

MaterialImEx

If you are importing from an Automation export file, once selected, a windows browser will open allowing you to select the appropriate .MTL file to import.

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This window will allow you to import materials into the material database from a saved Excel Spreadsheet (.xls), Comma Delimited file (.csv) or a previously exported Automation Material database list (.mtl file). The fields for each column are user definable except in the case of the Automation Material database file, which will fill in the fields automatically.

The available data types for each field are:

•	Material Description

•	Material Code

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X Dim

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Y Dim

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Thickness

•	Min. Drop Off

•	Bridge Width

•	Left Edge Allowance

•	Right Edge Allowance

•	Top Edge Allowance

•	Bottom Edge Allowance

•	Irregular Stock Edge Allowance

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Rotation

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Cut Scrap

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Use Scrap

•	Inventory Scrap

•	Scrap Cut Distance from

•	Material Handling Code

•	Attribute 1

•	Attribute 2

•	Attribute 3

•	Attribute 4

•	Attribute 5

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Z0 is top

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Cost

•	Nest Type (0; Priority

•	Jobs per Cart

•	Open Cart Threshold

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Quantity

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Priority

•	Alt. Materials Decrease

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Ignore