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  1. How to build discontinued XTUT M and XTUT R modules

    The XT transfer modules XTUT M..A and XTUT R..A are discontinued products and not included in the FlexLInk assortment. Therefore these modules are not available in the Design Tool eCatalog. However, it’s possible to build the same functionality by u...
  2. Working with revision management

    This article describes the revision management capabilities of the Quotation Tool. There are basically two philosophies; All revisions are kept within your single Quotation Tool file.  A new file is created for each revision. The only time when...
  3. Copy a User Symbol

    Copying an existing user symbol to produce a new user symbol is very easy. Click the User Symbols icon and the User symbols window opens, first choose what user symbol to be copied, then click the Copy symbol button, see picture below. Cli...
  4. Add balloons to drawing

    The Design Tool can create balloon annotations in a drawing through the  Drawing -> Annotations ->  Balloon Annotation  menu item in the toolbar. Balloon annotations are linked to the part list that is shown above the header in a drawing. Therefore...
  5. Restore database

    If you ever need to reset your database. Please follow these instructions. 1. Close down Quotation Tool 2. Open the DB Utility (found in the  Start Menu / FlexLink Quotation Tool / FLQT Database Utility 3. Click on the  Import  but...
  6. How to get a good looking 3D-world screenshot

    A screenshot from the FlexLink Design Tool 3D-world can be very useful as additional information in design discussions and quotation documents. To get the highest possible quality, there are a few settings and features that is important to know abou...
  7. Engineering Tools

    Engineering Tools  Design Tool Calculation Tool Quotation Tool FlexCAD MyFlexLink / Online Store   Other software X45e / Parameter Settings Tool ...
  8. Project and balloon number on part labels

    By using the drawing function in the Design Tool it's possible to include the part lists balloon number information when ordering parts from Online Store. This means that the part label on each individual cut profile will be marked with the same pro...
  9. Subsequent conveyor positioning

    There are several methods to position a subsequent conveyor in FlexLink Design Tool. I.e. position an idler end unit at a specific distance from an end drive unit. Manual positioning by entering coordinates values in the Component Properties Pane...
  10. 1.6.1 Patch

    Due to an unwanted feature in the 1.6.1 release of the FlexLink Calculation Tool the application will not be able to automatically update to the latest version. Also the drop downs in the application will be empty if you installed the tool from scra...