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  1. Printing quote in an alternative currency

    Created On: 18/06/2015 in Engineering Tools Quotation Tool General functionality
    All prices in a quotation must have the same currency. Hence if you want to add an item to your quote that you have a cost in a different currency you have to track down your trusty old calculator and convert the cost into the currency used in your ...

  2. Using spell check

    Created On: 04/06/2015 in Engineering Tools Quotation Tool Printing and documents
    Any form that uses the "Word" control has built in spell check capabilities. Spell check is done "on demand" and by default the language used is English (US). The sample below is showing the Quote Document / Text element module, but the "Word" cont...

  3. Using custom templates when printing FLMat etc.

    Created On: 25/05/2015 in Engineering Tools Quotation Tool Printing and documents
    From version 2.0 of the Quotation Tool you have the ability to use any Word template when printing FlexLink material, External material etc.You had this ability in previous versions as well, but changing the template was a lot more cumbersome. In v...

  4. Simulation components (Feeder, Changer & InitializationPoint)

    Created On: 20/05/2015 in Engineering Tools Design Tool Simulation
    This article describes the simulation components Feeder, Changer and  InitializationPoint  focusing  on some simple examples. The User documentation (manual) is also covering this area.  These three components can be used to get  a wide range o...

  5. How to build a vertical conveyor with Quick adjust

    Created On: 29/04/2015 in Engineering Tools Design Tool General functionality
    A conveyor layout with a vertical conveyor in the middle can sometimes be tricky to create if the conveyor is built from two directions. The solution in this situation is to connect the ends with a vertical beam by using the Quick adjust tool. C...

  6. How to use the turner

    Created On: 29/04/2015 in Engineering Tools Design Tool Simulation
    The turner is a component usable for visualization purposes when running a simulation. It gives the user a possibility to rotate or translate products. Note: It does not change the origin of the component, only creating an offset. This means t...

  7. How to use sender/receiver for merging or diverting

    Created On: 28/04/2015 in Engineering Tools Design Tool Simulation
    DistributeMode There are three different options how to distribute components via a sender component, changed in the  DistributeMode  property DistributeEvenly – All components are distributed evenly among the connected receivers in...

  8. How to use the pusher

    Created On: 24/04/2015 in Engineering Tools Design Tool Special components
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  9. System requirements

    Created On: 23/04/2015 in Engineering Tools Design Tool
    Minimum system requirements 3-4 year old business class laptop 64-bit architecture 64-bit Windows 7 operating system DirectX 9 Intel Core i5/i/7 (or similar) CPU 4 GB RAM Hard drive with 2 GB free space Intel HD Graphics (Int...

  10. Updating components

    Created On: 16/04/2015 in Engineering Tools Design Tool Installing and updating
    From version 1.6.5 of the Design Tool the user will be informed if there are components that can be updated in a layout. A component update can either be minor or major. The severity of the update will be shown when the user has loaded a saved layou...