A part in newgo does not exist on its own — it always belongs to a material. That is why work on an order starts with adding a material, and only then are parts created inside it. There is no separate "flat" list of parts and no grouping toggle in the system: the parts list is always split by material.
How the list is organized
The parts list is a list of the order materials. Each material is a collapsed block; to see its parts, the block has to be expanded. Parts are shown only for an expanded material, and when there are many of them they are split into pages.
A new part is created inside a specific material and belongs to it immediately — the material cannot be chosen "later". On the start screen of an empty project the system states the order explicitly: first add the material and the edge bands, then create parts.
What the material header shows
- the number of rows (part records) of this material;
- the number of parts — counting the «Qty» in the rows (for an expanded material both counters show how many are on the current page out of the total);
- the area of the parts of this material in m²;
- a summary of CNC operations.
This makes it clear how much of the order each material takes up, without opening the nesting.
Nesting preview for one material
The material header has a nesting-cards preview button: clicking it opens, in a new tab, a draft calculation for that material only — without saving the result and without interfering with the main nesting of the same order.
Things worth knowing:
- the button appears only on a material that already has parts, and only while the order is editable;
- only one preview window can be open at a time;
- if the material is linked to others (stitching, composition), the system shows the list of linked materials in advance and asks for confirmation;
- if this material is the only one with parts (or the linked group covers the whole order), there will be no preview: the usual full nesting of the order is launched instead.
It is handy for estimating sheet consumption for a particular board and comparing options before launching the full nesting.