Knowledgebase

I would like to welcome you to our new series called @analyzeracademy. The aim of these videos is to show you the 3D Analyzer Software process from design to manufacture. We wanted to create an educational series that explains the entire joinery manufacturing process from start to finish. In these videos, we will be creating a sample office layout using the Analyzer CAD library cabinets as well as custom-designed furniture items. We will break this project down into short videos with each one focusing on a different furniture item within the project. Be sure to like this video and subscribe to our channel so you don’t miss out on any of our videos. Try Analyzer CAD for free today!

I would like to welcome you to our new series called @analyzeracademy. The aim of these videos is to show you the 3D Analyzer Software process from design to manufacture. In this episode we cover the process of starting to draw your cabinets using Analyzer CAD using our library items. We then move into adding 3D cabinets and checking job settings. Next we add room dimensions and show you how to select your construction method. Make sure you subscribe to our channel so you don't miss episode 3!

Analyzer Manufacturing V5 is now available on subscription! Pick the subscription to suit your business needs. 

Pick the 1 month option to access our free 30 day trial, use the code FREEFAST at checkout. 

Picking the 1 month option means you will get a new activation code delivered to you via email every month. This helps you keep track of your users. 

Pick the 12 month option for a set and forget option. Picking the 12 month option means you will only get a new activation code delivered via email every 12 months. 

Watch the video below to see how our subscriptions work. The video is talking about Analyzer CAD but all our product subscriptions work the same.

We've just launched this new site.

All customers will need to create a new account for their first purchase and update their licence code in  Analyzer.

This will only happen once. Next time you shop it will all be simple. You can use what ever payment method - log in and update details, download statements etc. Even on mobile!

Please see this video on how to update your licence string in Analyzer.

Watch this video to find out how our software package works. We go into detail about how Analyzer CAD, Analyzer Manufacturing and Analyzer CAM all work together to create the perfect woodworking software solution for your business. www.3danalyzersoftware.com

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Watch this video to learn how to use Analyzer CAD

Please use the link below to view our help file for Analyzer CAD. If you need any further help please support@3danalyzersoftware.com">contact us.

Analyzer CAD Help File Link

Analyzer CAD is now available on subscription! Pick the subscription to suit your business needs. 

Pick the 1 month option to access our free 30 day trial, use the code FREEFAST at checkout. 

Picking the 1 month option means you will get a new activation code delivered to you via email every month. This helps you keep track of your users. 

Pick the 12 month option for a set and forget option. Picking the 12 month option means you will only get a new activation code delivered via email every 12 months. 

Click this link to see all of the cabinets included in your Analyzer CAD Subscription. New cabinets will also be frequently added to this library!

Answer: - You can draw your own cabinets in AutoCAD, but you cannot add them to the Analyzer CAD library. We can add custom cabinets for you. You can however add cabinets to your own library in AutoCAD as usual.

Answer: - Have you completed the installation of the downloaded file?

If the above steps have been completed, can you start up AutoCAD, The following ribbon bar should show up when you click the Cabinets tab:

Answer: - Once you open AutoCAD and open a new drawing, you should find a tab called Cabinets in your Ribbon bar.

Click that and the following icons should appear in your Ribbon .

 Click on 2D Tools and the following screen should appear.

Click the Help button and there is a Tutorial available, that guides you through the basic process how the app works.

You create your shop drawings in Analyzer CAD using our built in libraries. 

Use Analyzer Manufacturing to create your manufacturing data including cutting lists. Analyzer Manufacturing bridges the gap between your CAD and CAM software and applies all manufacturing data. 

All three of our programs work independently or together.

Launch PYTHA

Go to Parts List Menu

Select Layout

Select External data and programs

You need to click the command line, see image below

Then select Edit

Path the executable command line to the v4 exe which is C:\Program Files (x86)\Analyzer 3D Software\Analyzer\Analyzer.exe – Again see below

Then Select Save as default

Close All then close PYTHA to ensure it is written to registry as standard settings. If there is a second PYTHA open and it is closed after this step, then it will overwrite everything you have done so ensure only the one PYTHA is open before you close the one you have worked in.

In Pytha Versions 23, 24 and 25, there is an issue is with the way that the parts are being detailed rather than the specific .exe.

Newer versions of PYTHA are sending out a lot more information in the .dxf than before. As such there needs to be a bit of extra work done in PYTHA to ensure that Analyzer Manufacturing can understand it all. 

These 3 are the most important things to remember are:

• ALL PARTS should have Grain Direction (Workshop > Processing > Directions > Grain Direction) assigned instead of Pen 20 - This automatically assigns to a pair of edges and enables Analyzer Manufacturing to orientate the parts correctly
• ALL MACHINE BLOCKS need to have Grain Direction assigned to an edge pair representing the required DEPTH - Again this allows Analyzer Manufacturing to correctly orientate the Machine Block positioning
• ALL MACHINE BLOCKS need to be drawn along the Y-axis and rotated into the required orientation (Please see below from our Knowledge Base) - I would be inclined to make a library of Machine Blocks that have been drawn correctly and rotated so that you can just drag in ones in the correct orientation as required.

Some users may encounter issues when exporting jobs to Analyzer Manufacturing that include Machine Blocks. It may be necessary to draw your Machine Blocks in a certain orientation, then rotate them into the required orientation for correct drilling.  Please be aware that this applies to ANY part with a square cross section being exported to Analyzer Manufacturing.

When exporting from PYTHA 24:

1. Draw your required Machine Block / Part parallel to the Y-axis

Use Part Tools 1 > Rotate to get your Machine Block / Part into the required orientation

2. Export to Analyzer Manufacturing as normal

Note: It is also important to remember to assign Grain Direction to your Machine Blocks - Correctly assigning Grain Direction for Analyzer manufacturing

On a standard installation, all of Analyzer Manufacturing's reports are in the Crystal Folder, they are selected by Analyzer Manufacturing using the report name.

These are the standard reports in the Crystal Folder

Option 1:

Copy and Paste the Crystal folder from one computer to another

To get your company reports, go to a computer that has company Analyzer Manufacturing reports working and navigate to:

Program Files (x86) / Analyzer 3D Software / Analyzer

Go to your new computer and navigate to:

Program Files (x86) / Analyzer 3D Software / Analyzer

Rename the Crystal folder to – Standard Install Crystal

Paste the report working Crystal folder in as per the image above.

Option 2:

Re-pathing to the Crystal Reports Folder

Go to Analyzer / User settings / Options / Directories

You can re-path to a new or different Crystal Folder, the standard path is - C:\Program Files (x86)\Analyzer 3D Software\Analyzer\Crystal\ - see image below

To select a new path go to the Reports Folder listing, press the three dots at the end of the selection box and navigate to the destination folder.

To select the different reports in Analyzer Manufacturing, go to Print and select the report you want to print.

My Analyzer Manufacturing is outputting certain parts on a secondary face. Is there a simple way to force all machining to a Primary face? 

How Analyzer Manufacturing Works

Here we introduce Primary Face, Secondary Face, FootPrints, Touch Types and the importance of Part Names. 

Face Types

When a part is created there is a point in the part called the centroid. The centroid is the centre of mass of the part, if we were to suspend this part from a string attached to the centroid it would remain perfectly in balance.Creating an assembly of these parts to make a cabinet also creates an assembly of centroids. The amalgamation of these centroids then creates a common point known as the centroid of the cabinet, and generally lies inside the cabinet.

Analyzer Manufacturing uses the location of the Cabinet Centroid to determine the primary or secondary face of the parts. A face of a part that looks towards the Cabinet Centroid is the Primary Face, and a face of a part that looks away from the Cabinet Centroid is the Secondary Face. Any part such as a Division which may lie on the centroid has the face to the left as the Primary Face.

To Change the machining fro the Secondary Face to the Primary FaceIf you right click on the part – go to Machining

This method changes all machining from un-specified face to the specified face, about aspecified axis. The equivalent to this method can be found in the graphics interface, by“Part right click -> Machining -> Force All To … about …” as below:

Each of the ‘Force All Machining…’ options has the ‘Layer Check’ option

Subscription customers using Analyzer Manufacturing V5 do not need to use recharge hours. Recharge hours are for our existing V4 customers.

Use these Analyzer Manufacturing Training Tutorials to teach yourself how to use our software. Each lesson contains information followed by questions for you to answer. 

Click here for ANZ files to use while completing tutorials

Click here for Tutorial One

Tutorial One Topics:

• How Analyzer Manufacturing works
• Face types
• Touch types
• Exercise - Identifying touch types
• Part names
• Exercise - Identifying part names
• Questions

Click here for Tutorial Two

Tutorial Two Topics:

• Cabinet properties
• Exercise - Cabinet names
• Exercice - Cabinet types
• Questions

Click here for Tutorial Three

Tutorial Three Topics:

• Edging in Analyzer
• Standard parts list
• Exercise - Edging on parts list
• Exercise - Edging from edit standard branding
• Questions

Click here for Tutorial Four

Tutorial Four Topics:

• Exercise - Working with primary and secondary faces
• Questions

Click here for Tutorial Five

Tutorial Five Topics

• Exercise - Adjustable shelving
• Standard adjustable shelf drilling
• Centre aligned adjustable shelf holes
• Back corner aligned adjustable shelf holes
• 8mm Adjustable shelf holes
• Adjustable shelf hole groups
• 8mm adjustable shelf hole groups
• Shelving unit
• Exercise - Hinging doors
• Questions

Click here for Tutorial Six

Tutorial Six Topics:

• Exercise - Materials
• Exercise - Cut list excluded materials
• Material replacement
• Questions

Click here for Tutorial Seven

Tutorial Seven Topics:

• Analyzer Manufacturing graphics environment
• The graphics screen
• Machine operations
• Deleting or editing machining on parts
• Resizing the columns
• Moving columns
• Resizing the 3 main areas
• Running the geometry scripts
• Running the graphic view
• Running the translator
• Adding a room to Analyzer Manufacturing
• Adding a cabinet to Analyzer Manufacturing
• Adding a part to Analyzer Manufacturing
• Working within the graphic environment
• Quick printing of parts
• Importing a tile block
• Inserting view points
• Zooming in on a selected part

Watch this video and follow along to learn how to use Analyzer Manufacturing. We also offer training via tutorials also available on our knowledge base.

The Analyzer Manufacturing Help File is contains all the technical information you need to run Analyzer Manufacturing. Use this file to answer any questions you have about using this software.

Watch this video to find out how to get Analyzer Manufacturing working harder for your business. If you would like more information please contact us at support@3danalyzersoftware.com

In this video we explain how to increase your screen work space using the customise quick access bar. For more tips and tricks videos subscribe to our channel. For more information fill out our online enquiry form and we will get back to you.

Today's tip will show you how to oversize a part to stop it from moving in a nest. Using our oversize script will allow you to scribe a part to suit your site conditions. If you would like this feature added to your scripts, purchase a support hour from our website.

Did you know there is a persist function when you edit or add machining?

In this video we explain how to export Analyzer reports in different file formats

In this video we show how to rotate a part using edit properties in Analyzer.

In this Tips and Tricks video we show you how part types work with machine blocks

In this video we show the second part of how to work with machine blocks.

In this tips and tricks video we show you how to add text to a part label using Analyzer Manufacturing. For more information please fill out our enquiry form.

In this video we show you how to add vertical and horizontal drilling to a part in Analyzer Manufacturing. If you love this video and would like more information please fill out our enquiry form.

In this video we show you how to edit and change adjustable shelf machining in Analyzer Manufacturing. If you would like more information about how to use Analyzer Manufacturing fill out our enquiry form and we will get back to you.

In this Tips and Tricks video we explain how to Change Construction Styles in Analyzer Manufacturing. If you love this video and would like more information please fill out our enquiry form.

In this video we show you hoe to create a Parametric Assembly in Analyzer Manufacturing from start to finish. If you love this video and would like more information about Analyzer Manufacturing fill out our enquiry form and we will get back to you.

In this video we show you how to manually add routing to a part in Analyzer Manufacturing. If you would like more information fill out our enquiry form and we will get back to you.

In this video we show the optimisation of part orientation for the smallest cut material area in Analyzer Manufacturing. If you love this video and would like more information fill out our enquiry form.

In this video we explain how to use Autohide to free up your graphic screen. If you would like more information about Analyzer Manufacturing please fill in our enquiry form and we will get back to you.

Now you can Kerf any size panel in X and Y direction. Control the start and end of the merging pattern. If you would like to learn more about Kerfing fill in our enquiry form and we will get back to you.

Creating a pegboard or drilling holes in a series is easy with 3D Analyzer Software. To see if our pegboard script will work for your company fill in our enquiry form and we will get back to you.

In this tips and tricks video we show how to automate the paint and polish specification and quantities in Analyzer Manufacturing. If you would like more information on this script fill in our enquiry form and we will get back to you.

Watch how Analyzer Manufacturing provides all of the machining processes for lamello script machining in a nested sheet. If you would like our lamello script send us an tamara@3danalyzersoftware.com" title="Lamello Script">email and we will organise it for you.

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