Problems shops hit every week

How to handle design changes mid-fabrication

Mid-fabrication changes need a hold on the affected cutlists, a disposition on what is already cut, and an update to the same product record — not a second Excel BOM. Spectr expects design change as normal and keeps the virtual twin as the thing you revise.

See this on your jobs Revisions on the twin

Key facts

Already-cut material is a decision: rework, scrap, or reassign.
The shop will finish what is on the table unless the board says stop.
A crate may already hold the old mark — labels and status have to catch it.
Generic ECO workflows are too slow for a two-inch move the architect already verbalized.

How shops handle this

Stop the affected cutlists
Make the hold visible on the shop queue.
Update the issued record
Same IDs where the mark still exists.
Disposition WIP in inventory
Do not let a bad panel ride into a crate.
Tell shipping and field the same hour
One system, not a new text thread.

Common questions

Who approves the remake cost?

A human. The system’s job is to make the quantity and the timing undeniable.

Should we have waited to cut?

Sometimes. Phased issue is how you cut only what is stable.

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