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  1. WLX end drive unit J

    The WLX end drive unit J is a combined end drive unit and idler end unit. A fixed connection makes it possible to quickly design and build a conveyor line without vertical or horizontal alignment. The J-drive is based upon the compact versions of th...
  2.  Assembly Hours Calculation

    Note: Assembly work hours calculator module is hidden by default, to view it you have to do the following; go to Tools -> Settings, change  “Show assembly hours module” to true Assembly hours panel is used to determine the estimated asse...
  3. Lua mode

    Background The X45e units (Ethernet version) can be used in more generic applications. This article focuses on the Lua mode. It should be used if a functionality is required that is not part of the build in functionalities. In this mode a Lua scrip...
  4.  Default customer

    How to make quotations for customers that do not yet exist in SAP When Quotation Tool is in SAP mode, it must always have access to a valid customer number in order to fetch cost and sales price from SAP. For existing customers this is not a...
  5. RabbitMQ

    Background The X45e units (Ethernet version) support RabbitMQ. RabbitMQ is a communication which uses a server as message broker instead of a direct connection. It can easily be handled by computer. RabbitMQ is running parallel to normal behavi...
  6. Component quotes

    FlexLink Quotation Tool contains a Word template for a Component quote that can be used as the base for a operating unit's component quotes. With this template it is possible to create component quotes for customers that have not yet been added to t...
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  8. Migrating quotations from Movex to SAP

    As already described in other articles, SAP mode is quite different from Movex mode when it comes to price data. In SAP mode it is essential that the customer number is a valid SAP customer. The customer number in combination with the sales organiza...
  9.  Design an alpine including supports

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  10. Default project

    Version 1.0.6964.26312 (and newer) of FlexCAD is prepared for Amber. To use Amber properly it is required to set the active project in Inventor to "Default". If any other project is active at startup an information message will be displayed: If ...