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Release date: November 15, 2011
Status: New
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New measurement system. With the new version you are able to use imperial units.
The new imperial unit system is available for both design and reporting.
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New profile system type: covered system. With this new system type you can compute
wood + aluminum systems and uPVC + aluminum systems.
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Multiple selections. You can select different objects on the design board and you can
see and edit de properties that are common to the selected objects.
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Surface elements (like door panels, glass) can have images attached. When you
design a window/door with such an element the image will be drawn. This feature is
very useful for door panels with special designs.
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The glass computing can have a minimum surface. If the glass resulted from the
window/door design is below a certain area, then the minimum surface will be reported.
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If the glass has an irregular shape the minimum surrounding rectangle will be reported.
This feature is optional, but is very useful on irregular shaped windows.
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New CNC machine: SAC Sueri F300
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Ra Workshop is available in 15 languages. The new languages are: Polish, German and Hungarian.
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Status: Improved
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The statistics page has been changed to show data in a more relevant way. New statistic
data has been added.
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The report engine has been optimized for speed and design.
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The RTF control used to write the main and secondary texts has been replaced with a
new control with better functions.
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The extra costs system has been improved. You can define an extra cost to act as a
markup or as a margin. You can also apply it only on selected group of materials.
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You can control the order in which the extra costs will be computed.
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Status: Updated
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You can now design folding windows / doors with unequal leaf.
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Status: Fixed
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When checking for the license the software deactivated on the first connection fail.
The problem has been fixed.
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When changing the materials on a project with that had joined windows/doors the join
profile reverted to the default profile after material replacement. The problem has
been fixed. The join profile will be the same after you update the profile system.
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Release date: December 1, 2010
Status: New
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New way to compute the window price. For those that want to make offers
and to compute the window price in other way that from the bill of
material we have implemented Typed Priced Windows. The user can
overwrite the values computed by Ra Workshop with custom values the he
can type in. This feature is very handy for Dealers.
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Ra Workshop is able to compute all the processing operations needed to manufacture the
windows and doors. This feature is able to compute all the operations (holes for handles,
for hinges, for ventilation, etc.) that machines have to do. The processing operations
can be exported to CNC machines to increase speed and accuracy.
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New CNC machine: Elumatec SBZ 610 – cutting machine.
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New CNC machine: Elumatec SBZ 608 – machine center.
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New CNC machine: Sturtz SE-SL-HSM 30/26 – 4 corner welding machine.
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New type of profile system: vertical sliding.
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Window/door gap is now available. You can difine the gap were the window/door is going
to be placed. You can adjust the window/door based on the gap size and the frame tolerance.
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You can add surface elements (like: glass, panels, etc.) with price per piece. Up to now
you could only have price per square meter.
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New extra cost groups were added for irregular shaped glass and panels. This new feature
allows you to define different extra costs for the irregular shapes.
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A new type of extra cost groups has been added. You can add taxes. With this new feature you can add
multiple taxes and control the way are applied.
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We have introduced a new concept: extra item. This type of element can be displayed independently on the
quote reports. This will help your customer to better understand your offers.
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Bar codes for CNC machines that have printers.
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Ra Workshop is now available in new languages: Russian, Bulgarian, Spanish, French and Croatian.
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A new cutting optimization option has been added. You can now control the length of the mandatory
remainders and both sided of the profile bar. This is useful for CNC machines that require a minimum
rest in order to function properly.
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Status: Improved
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We added a new way to view the windows/doors. In the old version the inner openings
were viewed from inside and the outer openings were viewed from outside. Now you can
choose the view mode: inner view vs. outer view.
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You have complete control over the drawing of accessories. In the old version you had only
one option: Draw accessories. Now you have two: Draw handles and draw hinges. His is helpful
for those users that have concealed hinges.
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The sliding sash was automatically calibrated. Now you can control the size of the sliding sash.
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The Modify Dimension of the extension profile was forward also to the extension object.
Now you can modify this property for all sides with one click. This property is also
available in the application Options to set the default value.
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New parameters were introduced to the fittings/labor/processing engine: Profile orientation,
Profile position, Reinforcement, Color type and Alignment.
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The rule function mechanism has been improved. Now you can use functions to compute:
quantity, length, surface and time.
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The louver design has been improved. You can now place louvers inside shapes with arcs
(ex: circle).
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While designing windows/doors with a shutter profile system the software was placing
glass inside by default. The behavior has been improved and now it adds louvers by default.
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The cutting optimization algorithm was improved. The optimization will work faster on large
and very large projects.
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The selection mechanism was improved. Now you can work with large and very large projects
(more than 100 components) and the selection will be fast.
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The memory management and collection has been improved. The new version will work faster
and will use less memory.
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Status: Updated
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All the quote reports have been updated to show the new extra costs and the taxes.
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The statistics tab has been redesigned and the values displayed are computed in such a
way to help you better understand your project.
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The sliding windows design was reviewed. Some strange behaviors have been removed and
some new features have been added.
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Quote reports, Window Panel and Execution Plan were updated and a new option has been added.
You can now show windows/door with inner/outer view.
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The cutting optimization dialog now saves the selected options.
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Status: Fixed
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When trying to create a compound profile with itself the application generated an exception.
The problem has been fixed. You cannot make a compound profile with itself.
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An exception was raised when you tried to copy/paste a frame with extension.
The problem has been fixed.
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Exception: System.ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null while opening the Option
dialog if the previous tab selected was Other. The problem has been fixed.
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You cannot remove a profile while it was selected in the Project Explorer. The new behavior
allows this operation.
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Exception: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
was generated sometime. A red X was displayed in the Project Explorer instead of the regular information.
The problem has been fixed.
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Release date: May 4, 2010
Status: New
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The VAT value can be changed on a project. Until now it was not available on a project.
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New warning message has been added when trying to create a sliding window with a
single glass sash and you put a double glass on it (basically when the glass does not fit
the sliding sash).
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New warning message when adding sash in sash.
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The Glass Panel report has two new options: Show detailed report (similar to the
option in Window Panel) and Show angles (more details bellow).
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The Window Panel report has two new options: Show positions and Show Georgian bars
quotations.
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You can now Copy/Paste a wing (the sash) inside an empty glass gap.
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Status: Improved
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The folding window has been improved. When changing the number of wings the
structure type is being kept. Also now you can change the active side from
left to right, if it is possible.
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The fitting plan can be changed for each sash. Changing the fitting plan made
possible also to change the profile system. This behavior was not good and it
was improved. In the current release you can only change the fittings plan.
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The way the software sets the default profile while loading a project from a
file made with a different database was improved.
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The losses usage mode was improved. The old Use Optimization Losses check was
replaced with a 3 option combo box: Do not use rest and remainders resulted during
optimization, Use losses resulted during optimization and Use losses and rests
resulted during optimization.
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The way the single glass adapter is drawn has been improved. Now we draw H2 + H3
and there is no gap between the profile and the glass anymore.
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The Georgian bars have been split in two: inner and outer Georgian bars.
Inner Georgian bars will be shown in Glass Panel report, while outer Georgian
bars will be shown in Window Panel report.
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The material costs in the Statistics tab were recomputed to include also the material extra costs.
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The CAD engine has been improved.
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Status: Updated
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The Glass Panel report has been updated. The new version shows information
related to angles different of 90 degree and also show radius for arched sides.
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The Offer Report/Dealer Offer Report now shows the total value after discount
and before you apply the VAT value.
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If a window/door has different openings with different fittings plans the Offer Report /
Dealer Offer Report will show all the fittings plans concatenated.
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Status: Fixed
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The rule template definition must end with an empty space to be valid.
The problem has been fixed.
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The discount value on the Project – Statistics tab was not computed correctly.
The new value is equal to the discount value on the Offer Report.
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Changing the some profile geometrical parameter did not affect the current
opened project. The new behavior automatically reloads the material database
when you make a change.
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The extra sash tolerance was not applied on insect nets placed over mullions.
The problem has been fixed.
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Changing the customer information on a duplicated project affected also the
original project. The problem has been fixed.
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The join set was exposing some internal properties that were unnecessary.
The problem has been fixed.
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Labor elements added to the material consumption had 0 time duration.
Because of that it will not appear on the Handwork report and their cost will
be 0. The problem has been fixed.
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Exception: System.Data.DeletedRowInaccessibleException: Deleted row information
cannot be accessed through the row sometimes when trying to delete a rule.
The problem has been fixed.
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Exception: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance
of an object when trying to use a profile system that din not have any fittings plan attached.
The problem has been fixed.
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Exception: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
when opening a project in read only made with a currency not available in the current database.
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Release date: February 26th, 2010
Status: New
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Stock cutting optimization. Optimization uses remainders from previous optimizations
(stocked remainders).
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Stock management module. Add, edit, remove profile rests (remainders).
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Cutting optimization based on multiple standard bars (ex: 6 m and 6.5 m).
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Dealer management. Add, edit and remove dealer company information.
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Quotations editing. Now you can edit the window size on the design board.
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Mullion alignments. You can select multiple mullions and align it on based on the first
selection.
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Mullion versus corner alignment. You can align a mullion based on the corner cutting shape.
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Curved mullions. You can design mullions with both ends on the same side.
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New custom shape design tool. Draw your own shape.
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New custom mullion design tool. Draw your own shaped mullion.
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New shapes available: arch and circle shapes made of segments.
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Fixed sliding window. You can design special sliding windows with fixed glass (similar to
casement systems)
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New fittings rules based on T, Y, + mullion joins.
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Arch Details report. The new report contains detailed information about arch cutting and
production
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Ra Workshop allows Windows Authentication for SQL Server connection.
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Status: Improved
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Window and door join parameters. You have complete control over the join structure.
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You can now change the fitting system on each wing.
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Starting with this version the Fittings System is separated from the Accessory System.
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Material database will automatically reload itself if a change is detected.
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Projects will connect to the database only if a change is detected.
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The profile and fitting definition has been updated with information regarding
cutting optimization (ex: maximum rest, minimum rest, optimum rest, optimization type, etc.).
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Increased speed on saving/loading big projects.
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Increased speed on handling big projects.
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Increased speed on handling components with multiple windows/doors joins.
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Status: Updated
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The Cutting Optimization report has been updated with information
related to stock optimization.
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Application’s options have been completed with almost all the
options available in Ra Workshop.
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Release date: April 06, 2009
Status: New
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Added possibility of tendering insect nets with price per square meter. Insect net
estimations were possible only if you had an insect screen profile system defined in
your database. As most users want to make offers based on the price per square meter we
have added this feature too.
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Added possibility of tendering shutters with price per square meter. Shutters estimations
were possible only if you had an shutter profile system defined in your database. As most
users want to make offers based on the price per square meter we have added this feature too.
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The Bill of Material report is now available starting with Express edition.
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Added the possibility do design doors directly. On the design board we have added
to new buttons for doors.
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Added automatic hardware computing for irregular shaped windows.
Until know the hardware was computed based on the window shape. Now the window shape is
ignored.
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Added new property: Generate Consumption. All the elements on the design board have
this property. This way you can control if you want that element in the bill of material or
not.
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New shortcut: Add component Ctrl + W
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New shortcut: Add wizard component Ctrl + D
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New shortcut: Reload database Ctrl + R
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New shortcut: Optimization Ctrl + P
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Status: Improved
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The PVC profiles computing has been modified. Now the welding tolerance is computed
perpendicular on the welding surface.
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The Project Navigator did not showed the project code. The new version does.
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The project size was reduced with 50%.
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The project loading speed was increased with 25%.
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Status: Updated
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Offer report change. The new reports show detailed information for insect nets and shutters.
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Offer report change. The new reports show detailed information about extra profiles: ledge,
extensions, joins, etc.
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Glass Order Report update. The old report showed the bounding rectangle for irregular shaped glass. The new report makes the user aware of the irregular shape. You can use Glass Panel to create an order for irregular shaped glass.
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Status: Fixed
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The total joinery surface included also insect screen surface and shutter surface.
The new behavior adds only the window and door surface.
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Data import failed if you check “Delete un-imported data”. The problem has been resolved.
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The Profile Order report did not compute correctly the profile weight. The problem has been resolved.
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Release date: November 26, 2008
Status: New
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Development of the users and user groups mode. Access for each user is based on the
rights given by the administrator. The access can be restrained based on the activity of
the user on the application.
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Added support for the companies that work in dealer type partnerships. This support
feature includes the possibilities of protecting the information about the materials
used, about the extra costs, about the calculation details of the offers created by the
Dealer.
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Client/Server. Ra Workshop is the only Romanian carpentry software application (of what we
know) that has the client/server 3 tier version (on 3 levels). For big companies with carpentry
workshops the client/server version is mandatory. This type of build is the best method for a
self-acting production.
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Manual labor calculation. The new version calculates the time and cost of manual labor
operations that need to be done for a project.
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New report: Client Table Offer. Contains the same information as the Client Offer
without the window designs. The resulting report is more compact.
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New report: Dealer Offer. Contains the same information as the Client Offer but the offer
calculations is different. This has only the value of the carpentry. Optionally the glass value
can be added.
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New report: Dealer Table Offer. Contains the same information as the Dealer Offer
without the window designs. The resulting report is more compact.
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New report: Glass table. The report contains the glass designs with the window
quotations. It is used for glass ordering for irregular shapes.
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New report: Manual labor. Gives information about the manual labor operations.
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New report: Project Status. The report presents the state of the projects from the
database.
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User Warning. When calculating a structure the user is warned about the possible
errors it might contain. (I.e.: glass is missing, joining profiles of different
thickness, window dimensions for which there are no fittings, etc.)
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Production Project. The offers can be grouped into a production project for optimization and production.
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Added new irregular shape: semi-oval
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Panel calculation. They are calculated differently from the glass: they become part of the carpentry cost.
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Added new types of extra costs: loss, montage, transport, discount.
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Numerical Command (CNC). CNC – Profile Cutting: Elumatec: E255/A, E555/1, Rotox: ZGS 314,
Kaban: 1030, 1040 (InfoSys 2.0), Pertici: 500F2K, Techna: TK145/10 Gold.
CNC – Profile Welding: Sturtz: 4HSM_JC, 4VSM_JC.
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Status: Improved
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Easy offering. A new mode of designing has been introduced: the wizard tool (this will
guide the user through all the steps required to create a new component).
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Security access for extra costs. These are grouped upon access levels. Only the users
with the required access level can view and edit the extra costs.
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Cutting Optimization: Added the possibility to optimize at two bars.
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Optimization based on production lot (based on the number of pushing-cart cells).
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Optimization options additions: irregular shapes exclusions, exclusion of components
that contain irregular shapes, exclusion of segments with angles different from 90 and 45
degrees.
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Added the possibility of exclusion from the optimization of the segments available
between certain dimensions. (I.e.: segments that cannot be cut by the machine
automatically).
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Added possibility to set the type of optimization and the number of windows in the lot
for each profile code.
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Added possibility of adjusting the offer based on the optimization. The excess resulted from the optimization can be calculated in the offer.
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Status: Updated
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Modified Cutting Optimization Report. The new report presents visually the profile bar
and the way the segment will be cut. The report was improved by adding information about
the cellule and pushing-cart in which the cut segment will be placed.
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Different way of introducing cutting quotations. All cuts will be made in absolute
quotations.
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Modified mode of identifying segments (references). The new system is very easy to interpret
(it is similar to the one in version 2.4.1).
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Modified Client Offer Report. Added options for report creation. Some of these are: discount, montage, material information, etc.
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Modified Execution Plan Report. The new report version displays the information in a more user friendly way (like in version 2.4.1).
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Modified Window Panel Report. The report has been updated with new options. In addition the designs display the quotations of the mullions outside the wing.
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Modified Glass Order Report. The report calculates the surfaces of every type of glass.
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Modified shutter and insects net designing. The designing has been improved and is now more user friendly.
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Release date: May 06, 2008
Status: New
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We completed the server – client version. Two new products are now available: Ra Workshop
Server and Ra Workshop Client.
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Ra workshop is now available in Turkish.
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New types of profile (especially for shutters and fly screens profiles).
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New feature for designing of fly screens. Now they can be done with only one click: fly
screens as type rolling pin, fly screens with frame, fly screens without frame (only sash).
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New feature for designing shutters. Now they can be done with only one click: shutters
as type rolling pin, shutters with frame, shutters without frame.
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Adding support in localizing the units of measurement.
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Adding a new report: Assembly List – Standard with weights, showing the quantity of profiles in Kg.
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Adding a new report: Assembly List – Complete, shows the weight of profiles not only in Kg but also in meter.
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Status: Updated
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Cutting Quotations report modification. The report can now be in a standard mode
(which means that the cuttings of the same profile are summed up) or detailed (each
reference has it’s own cuttings showed).
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Client Offer report modification. The report contains now also the address of the client.
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Window Panel modification report. The report now contains options of display for
information about the client.
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Status: Fixed
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Possibility of change for the implicit currency.
In the previously version, that was not possible.
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A change in the way the reports show the angles for pivot windows.
In stead of 3 angles of 135 degrees, the new version of the application will show
angles of 45 and 90 degrees.
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An alteration in the behavior of Undo/Redo. In the previous version after an
Undo/Redo the application didn’t recalculate automatically the consumption. The
problem has been resolved.
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An update for the available glazing beads, every time the glass is changed. In the
previous version, hen the glass was changed with another one of different size, the
program didn’t immediately reconsider the glazing beads list. The behavior has been
corrected.
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The erasing of an element when the focus was in the consumption tab, determined a
peculiar behavior: he was erasing every element there was, one by one. The behavior has
been corrected.
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Consumption calculation after Copy/Paste. The previous version was duplicating the
consumption. The behavior has been corrected.
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Completion of English localized. In the previous version there were English texts
that weren’t fully localized, now they are.
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Release date: February 15, 2008
Status: New
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Added numerical order feature (CNC).
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Added project export in text format, for a easier import in other applications,
like accounting applications and others.
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New report added: Total Order, it contains all the information necessary to answer
accordingly to an offer request.
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New type of project: Windows Library, the user can add, modify or erase window libraries.
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Adding new options for optimization: exclusion of curve segments from optimization,
exclusion of angles different from 45 or 90, exclusion of segments outside a given interval.
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User’s guide. The application contains a complete user’s guide, the documentation for it is also available online
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Status: Improved
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The possibility to rename a window from a Window Library.
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The possibility to modify the total of consumption.
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The possibility to modify the Export/Import data. Even from the Export stage, the user can set the
options that will be used at the Import. This feature is very important for manufacturers (profile
sellers).
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A faster optimization process. For big projects, with this SP2 the time for optimization will be
at 20% of the time for the process in the previous version application.
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A makeover for the reports. The reports may contain now information about the client,
and the graphics are seriously improved.
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Revision for the saving/restoring projects. These operations are now more user friendly
and the time for these processes has been dramatically reduced.
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A better transom-mullion division. For the wings that contain glass, it will be possible to divide them without loosing the glass.
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English version 100% localized.
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