Face and Board Size Troubleshooting

Face and Board Size Troubleshooting

Scanned log does not look like log on carriage

• Log may be too long/short, may be “fuzzy” or have strange data spikes along the length. This is a scanner issue, refer to scanner troubleshooting: bad data Used in model.

• If log is not in correct position on the carriage, refer to carriage referencing.

Incorrect Opening Faces

• Does the Optimizer Face shown match the face on the log?

• Enable “Highlight Opening Face” option on setup page, check the found board position drawn and restriction point in raw scan data, and compare with the actual log.

  • Knee calibration

  • Scanner calibration

Incorrect Thickness Boards/Cants (same thickness across length)

• Double cut system? Saw may behave differently for front/back cuts, backcut adder option to account for this does exist in newer software, but it only functions with Sets, Computes do not work right.

• Kerf correct? Did they change saws? different saws may have different kerf sizes.

• Knee calibration, If only the last cant, and first slab (opening face) is off size this may be the issue.

• The set off distance is correct? Check stack board/kerf sizes and measure reality versus expected.

Tapered Boards (thickness changes along length)

• Double cut system? Saw may behave differently for front/back cuts, backcut adder option to account for this does exist in newer software, but it only functions with Sets, Computes do not work right.

• Saw Deviation? Is the saw meandering through the cut.

• Knee Calibration, is one knee off in calibration from the other? Cut a cant and measure at each knee.