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To begin fabrication of an assembly, login to the tablet and select the Fabricate path.

Select the assembly which needs to be fabricated and follow the prompts to change the assembly to the fabricating status.

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Not sure if you selected a correct mode? Check our Choosing a Path: Fabricate, Inspect, or View? article for more details.

The fabricate menu allows for viewing of the completed assembly details in various formats:

Il fournit des informations complètes sur l'assemblage choisi.

As you can see on the screenshots, it lists the status (i.e. Fabricating), if the assembly is locked, sequence and finish. If there is a comment created for the assembly, it will also be present within this area.

Click here to learn how to work with comments.

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Please disregard Load, as currently it's not working. 

Le menu de fabrication permet de visualiser les détails de l'assemblage dans différents formats.

Let’s first clarify the difference between the first and the last buttons: Fab-Assist et Auto-Fab.

is the tablet based Augmented Reality (AR) feature that allows you to view the completed assembly and understand how and where the work needs to be performed.

Refer to How to use Fab-Assist for further information.

 est la fonctionnalité AR basée sur HoloLens qui utilise la tablette comme contrôleur.

So, the main difference between those two, is that Auto-Fab needs a HoloLens.

 (2D) et  (3D) are tablet-based viewers that will help your day-to-day work, giving you access to more information about the assembly and how it fits within the project.

Click here to learn more about the Drawings (2D) viewer.

Click here to learn more about 3D Viewer.

And lastly  allows you to update the assembly from this menu screen (pause it or change it to not started).

Refer to the article Status for further information.

Il existe 3 options simples : Exit/Power, Home (Accueil) et Setting (Paramètres).

Home icon (L'icône d'accueil) reviendra à l'écran d'accueil où se trouvent Fabricate (Fabriquer), Inspect (Inspecter) et View (Afficher).

Power icon vous permettra de quitter l'application FabStation.

Setting (Paramètres) has various options like: 

  • Sync Device after changes;
  • Check device name and MAC address;
  • Check your current device version;
  • Send Logs;
  • Reset Cache.
Settings on the app homepage
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When leaving the fabricate menu, the user will be prompted to change the assembly status to "Paused" or "Fabricated". This ensures the fabrication time is not unnecessarily incremented.

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About Eterio Realities Inc.

Eterio Realities Inc. is a software development company that specializes in Augmented Reality for industry 4.0. Our flagship product, FabStation, uses break-through Mixed Reality technologies to visually place 3D assets into a worker’s normal workflow. This is done through the use of devices like the Hololens 2.

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