In Autodesk Fusion Operations, you can define parameters that can later be filled in the back office or by operators. These can be used to define characteristics in products and operations or to create checklists.

In the mobile version, these parameters can be attached to products, operations, and checklists to collect various types of information.

After creating the parameters, Autodesk Fusion Operations allows you to inform the workers during production about the numerical values of the target, maximum, and minimum values for that parameter for each product and operation. You can also set alerts on your email every time the values go outside the specified range.

Keep reading this article in order to understand how to define the parameter intervals.

1. Navigate to the Quality menu in the side navigation panel (1), select Parameter Intervals (2), then click Add Parameter Interval (3).

2. You’ll be asked to fill in some fields like which Product, Operation, and Machine this parameter interval is associated with and which Parameter you want to add the interval to. You must also fill in a minimum parameter value, a maximum parameter value, and a target value for that parameter.

3. Now that you’ve filled the parameter interval fields, you can save it by clicking Save parameter interval.

Also, check in the image the example we created: for operation Trimming in product Wood, performed in the machine CNC Router, the target value for the parameter Size (cm) is 10.8. However, it is allowed to go from 10 to 12.

4. When inserting production for this combination (product-operation-machine), when the system prompts you to confirm the Parameter values, it also displays the expected values based on the previously defined Parameter Intervals.

If you choose a value that is out of the range of the parameter intervals, the system will show you a warning message, but if you click OK again, it will let you move on to the next screen with the inserted value.

Pro-tip:

You can also set up an alert every time someone inserts a parameter value out of its range.

The example shown above is in the Insert Production menu, but the behavior is the same when filling a parameter in a Quality Checklist, for example.

Note: Fusion Operations allows you to import several Parameter Intervals at once - learn how to do it here.

1. Why can't I see the parameter interval I've just created in my product/operation/checklist?

After creating the parameter, you need to associate it with the products and operations (via checklist or not):

If, after reading this article, you still have some doubts, feel free to reach out to us through our Live-chat feature or directly to your CSM.

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