With the release of CET Designer® 2.7, the BETA stamp is removed from the Reconfiguration Tool and it is now fully available to everyone!
The Reconfiguration Tool in CET Designer is a fast and easy way to manage inventories and reconfigurations of complex facilities. It is easy-to-use, with basic graphical representations in flowchart form that allow you to compare different scenarios for reconfigurations to optimally reuse existing installed and warehoused products. This tool considers both CET Designer drawings and PM SIF files, and lets you to prioritize pulling items from certain locations.
The Reconfiguration Tool is a separate Extension which is downloaded and installed from the Extension Manager. After installation, you launch it by clicking the Start Reconfiguration Tool button on the Reconfiguration Tool component tab. This opens a new window with a pre-made flowchart.
The top half of the window displays the flowchart while the bottom half shows a calculation view listing all the articles within a selected block.
Figure 1: The Reconfiguration Tool window.
Note During the initial months following the release of the Reconfiguration Tool, there may be limited support for some features. Not all manufacturers have had the needed time to adjust their Extensions to all features in the Reconfiguration Tool. We therefore encourage you to keep an extra eye out for undesired deviations that could indicate incorrect results.
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Apart from the Reconfiguration Tool, this release is mainly about changes and fixes focusing on continuous improvement of software performance and user experience. Please see the listing below of the most significant changes and fixes included in the 2.7 release.
It is now user optional to include "Sold to" and "Distributor" in the header for printed article views.
An option has been
added to include rows with zero quantity when printing.
The file size of PDF documents created in CET Designer is now reduced by around 30% thanks to improved compression.
If rendering of an image fails for any reason, the render job progress bar will turn red to indicate the failure.
An issue with Filter settings in the Calculation
could result in an undesired filtration of objects not accounted for
in the old filter settings when loading them. This issue has been
resolved with this release. However, the problem remains when loading
Filter settings created before
the 2.7 version.
The only way to permanently resolve the problem, is to re-create those
filter settings in CET Designer 2.7 and save them again. Filter settings
created in 2.7 will not display this issue.
Fixed problem with failed contour rendering in 3D view ports in Paper View that could potentially result in an endless stream of messages stating that CET Designer "Failed to render image".
Fixed problem with render in a separate process for the advanced graphics engine (this is ON by default), where drawings using alternatives with names containing either "." or "$" would cause the final image to never be returned to CET Designer.
Fixed problem with printing or creating a PDF file of Article Views containing certain specials that could generate extra empty columns, resulting in a strange looking printout.
Fixed issue with moving of columns in Calculation that could cause a crash.
Fixed problem with the Categorize feature and view ports that made CET Designer ignore visibility settings for objects with custom categories applied to them.
Fixed problem with Advanced graphics engine and older type materials that could lead to similar objects displaying the same material despite the user setting different materials on the objects.
Fixed issue with using the "Take a photo and render it in Photo Lab" button that could cause a crash.
Fixed problem with CAD import for some files that could result in a massively oversized orange selection box incorrectly being displayed.
Fixed problem with Calculation not correctly displaying selection of rows when selecting objects in the drawing area - the rows would show as selected, but only as long as the mouse button remained pressed down.
Fixed issue with order export to XML that could lead to a crash.
Fixed issue with changing elevation of panels that could cause a crash.
Fixed issue with switching between Alternatives that could lead to a crash.
Fixed issue with placing and dragging objects at the same time that could lead to a crash.
Fixed issue with the Edit Graphics Extension that could cause a crash when stretching objects.
Fixed issue with activation of the Movie Studio Extension that could cause a crash in rare circumstances.
Fixed issue with floor properties that could cause a crash.
Fixed issue with inserting of favorites containing a light source that could cause a crash.
Fixed issue with panel junctions that could potentially cause a crash.
Fixed issue with animation properties (the blue box in the top right corner during object placement) that could lead to a crash.