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MakeOrbit brings components, materials, tools, machines, invoices and projects together locally on your Mac. The project documentation specifies macOS 15 or newer on Apple Silicon …
→02Components and materials
Available stock, ordered quantities and minimum stock are separate fields. Manufacturer, part number, technical details and storage location help you find items. Materials such as …
→03Orders, goods receipt and kits
An order is not yet available inventory. 1. Record the order and, where available, delivery date, carrier and tracking number. 2. Compare the delivery against the ordered quantity.…
→04Product data and documents
1. Enter the product or manufacturer URL under Order page. 2. Select Retrieve technical data. 3. Review and correct detected information. 4. Save the item. Retrieval assists data e…
→05Projects and inventory movements
1. Select Create project. 2. Open Use component within the project. 3. Enter and book the actual quantity. 4. Check remaining stock and the journal entry. 5. Return unused items wi…
→06Tools and machines
Tools & machines contains tools, the machine inventory, accessories and wear parts. Record purchase date, price, serial number, warranty, storage location and manufacturer link. Us…
→07Understand project costs
Costing combines booked materials with planned or recorded machine time, accessories and wear. 1. Check quantities and purchase prices. 2. Add machine time and rates, including ele…
→08Invoices and backups
Select an original document under PDF invoice or drag it onto the invoice area. The PDF is stored locally. Email attachment dragging requires the mail app to provide an actual PDF …
→09Designs and Fusion 360
The Data area collects STEP, STL, 3MF and NC files with format, project and text filters. The documented Fusion 360 add-in exports selected bodies to existing MakeOrbit projects or…
→10Work with CNC Studio
MakeOrbit remains the authoritative manager for shared tools and materials. The optional connection runs locally on the same Mac. The public CNC beta has not started. 1. Open both …
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