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Modifications in V2025.3.0.4

Version: 8/27/2025

 

With Version V2018.x has CARAT introduced a completely new developed perspective. In order for or you to benefit from the impressive new perspective, your computer should have the most current software Software denotes all nonphysical functional components of a computer, which contains at least one microprocessor. This primarily includes computer programs, as well as data used with computer programs. versions of the operating system An operating system is the software which enables the use of a computer. It administrates operating resources like memory, input and output devices and controls the execution of programs. and the onboard graphics card.
An automatic Compatibility mode has been introduced, in order to be able to show perspectives also on systems with outdated graphic drivers A device driver, most often shortened driver, is a computer program or module which controls the interaction between attached or built-in devices (hardware). It uses therefore an interface to a communications bus or other communication system that the device is attached to, to send and/or receive control signals and/or data to hardware.. If the modus gets active, the display of the perspective can only be shown with greatly reduced functionality and speed.

A note will be displayed at the start of the affected system, as long as the graphic driver not has been updated An update designates a new version of a base software program, which fixes faults or contains small improvements.. Additionally Addition (in Latin: addere) is one of four basic operations in arithmetic. In primary school and in common language it is the expression used for the adding of two or more numbers. is the reduced modus made visible by a red frame around the perspectives. We would recommend to have your system administrator update the graphics card river as soon as possible. The compatibility mode will be deactivated automatically, as soon as your system supports the new graphics completely.

 

Updating user software via an installation program (setup) always also means an intervention in the data structure of the respective program. When the program additionally contains several user defined settings, as is necessary for example for CARAT, we would strongly recommend to make a data backup at least before each update of your CARAT installation.

 

Because, only with an existing data backup, you can restore the previous status of the program without great effort again, in case an update process did not ran through without errors. See also: Information about EDP-Systems

 

Please note that you have to have the necessary rights to be able to execute a CARAT-update, specifically in a network. Applied to CARAT this means that you must have full access on the complete CARAT-Installation directory to be able to execute the setup. You should absolutely contact your system administrator if you are not certain that you have the appropriate network rights.

We recommend that, as a matter of principle, you let your System administrator execute a CARAT-update in your network. Because, if you do not possess the necessary rights, an incomplete proceeded installation process can therefore lead, under circumstances, to a damage of your CARAT-installation.

While you are logged into CARAT, the setup released for you is automatically downloaded Downloading is a term used in electronic data processing. To download means to acquire data from another location (e.g. network PC or Internet) and transfer this data to your own computer. in the background via the CARATcloud. When you restart CARAT, the dialogue Dialogue, dialogue windows or dialogue fields are special windows in software applications. Dialogue windows are displayed by application programs in different situations to request input or confirmation from the user. window Programs and files are shown in so called windows in the operating system of the same name. In CARAT each view (e.g. floor plan, article input, front view, perspective etc.) opens its own window. Multiple windows can be shown simultaneously for processing. If changes are made in one of these windows, this has an automatic effect on all other windows. New program version is displayed and you are offered the installation of the CARAT updates. In addition, you will receive a list with the details of the latest program versions. This may also include versions that have not yet been released for you. Click Typically the LEFT mouse button is pressed once quickly, if not specified differently. Clicking will either mark an object, or when clicking on a button, the execution of the desired activity (e.g. OK, Cancel, Close). on OK to start the installation or click on Cancel to close the window without installation.

If you click on cancel, you will be offered the installation again at the next start.

After you have confirmed the installation by clicking on OK, first click on Yes in the user account control that opens.

After a few seconds, the setup assistant starts and installs the necessary files automatically. This is indicated by a progress display.

After the installation is complete, the CARAT login window appears again and you can log in again. After logging in, you will see the currently installed version number at the bottom right.

 

 

Hotfix V2025.3.0.4 (This version contains only bug fixes)

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Subsidiary administration (5W)

All selected block data are now being transferred completely to the subsidiaries again.

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Replace Article

When replacing an Article from the neutral catalogue with an Article from a manufacturer's catalogue, the originally supplied 2D or 3D graphic is now retained if no Own 3D graphic is available for the Article from the manufacturer's catalogue.

Hotfix V2025.3.0.3 (This version contains only bug fixes)

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Data maintenance of blocks

During the Data maintenance of blocks, duplicate lines and empty lines, if present, are now removed. This means that the Number of blocks is now displayed correctly after Importing or transferring blocks in the maintenance system.

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Materials with tiling patterns

Materials with tiling patterns now react in the same way to Scaling Scaling is a term in mathematics that designates a size change. In computer graphics the term is used to represent the optimal size of a design on paper. and rotation as Materials without tiling patterns when a texture In computer graphics, one uses textures as surfaces of a 3D models. from Own materials is used.

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Perspective

Sinks and taps are now visible in Reflections.

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Front view and installation plan

Auxiliary lines in the horizontal are now Drawn continuously, even if the Installation symbols are at the same height.

Hotfix V2025.3.0.2 (This version contains only bug fixes)

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Subsidiary administration (5W)

A error, occurring with the Transmission of encrypted data packets to the subsidiaries has been solved.

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CARAT productinfo

The Symbol for retrieving the CARAT productinfo in the Parts list will now also be shown with a User defined arrangement of the CARAT windows.

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Blind planning value RRP

Once a End price default has been set, a Manual price change is no longer possible. This prevents an Incorrect calculation of the RRP in the blind planning values.

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Perspective

For actions with the Mouse in the Perspective it is taken into account if the Default settings for the buttons In dialogue windows you always find one or more buttons that can be activated by clicking on them. Typical functions for buttons are e.g. OK, Cancel, Apply. Buttons are always activated by a single click with the left mouse button. (right and left mouse click) have been swapped.

Hotfix V2025.3.0.1 (This version contains only bug fixes)

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CARAT start

The Copy protection has been revised. After expiration of the Licence registration period, it is now Possible to register again.

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Subsidiary administration (5W)

The Transmission of encrypted data packets to the subsidiaries has been optimised. The Complete decryption of all data packets in the subsidiaries now works.

See also: System Options CARAT cloud


Featurepack V2025.3.0.0

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Material selection for 3D textures

Via the Material selection dialogue and in the System options The word option (from Latin: optio = free will) used in computing means a choice. In CARAT it is normally used with a list box. (standard pictures), the Gloss level can now also be set individually for 3D textures, except for windows and doors, using a sliding controller. This affects both the display of the 3D textures in the Perspective and in CARAT emotion.

This setting for 3D textures is not available for the Model selection and the Tiling pattern.

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System Options E-mail E-mail (electronic mail) is a letter like message transmitted electronically over a computer network.

In the E-mail system options, the option Store the e-mail settings for each PC PC: The English term personal computer is the trade name for a range of computer systems, which originally were primarily manufactured by the company IBM. individually is now active if the Outgoing mail server A server is a central computer in a designated network structure, from which the resources of the central computer can be accessed by multiple workstations (clients)./Incoming mail server option has been selected. This means that this setting is no longer required for each computer in networks if this has been set on the server.

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Block Calculation

Now, the new Exchange group utilisation settings area exists on the Block calculation index card Some dialogue windows are too voluminous, therefore the functions are separated into indexed groups. The subgroup names typically appear on the tab of the index card at the top of the dialogue and can be selected by clicking on the appropriate tab. of the Master data Head data in CARAT is the generic term for all details that are needed for the design and ordering of a kitchen. This is for example, the selected program or variations in carcase versions, or worktop edge. supplier dialogue.

This allows you to display the Utilisation either as a PP The PP (purchase price) in CARAT, refers to the price less conditions but before designated cash discounts and bonus. or as a Point value in the Exchange group column in the Block selection of the respective catalogues.

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Subsidiary administration

The causes of errors and crashes that occur when executing the parameter C:\Carat\carat.exe/Update have been resolved.

See also: Start Parameter

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Blind Planning Values

Percentage values for proposed price are saved correctly again.

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ERP-Export

An Activated technical order check (TAK) no longer blocks the export of the order to the ERP system when Printing orders.

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Catalogue change

The Filtering for the Catalogues to be displayed has been revised. Only Catalogues that are active and valid are now displayed as an Alternative when Changing catalogues.

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e.COM OC retrieval

The e.COM OC retrieval per Webservice now also works if not all of the used manufacturer's catalogues have been configured A configuration designates the specific program settings or hardware components in a computer. for that in CARAT.

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Garantiedatenbank

Creating guarantee certificates is possible again. The cause of error has been corrected.

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Perspective

The cause of error of Light spotting in plans has been solved.

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Article variants descriptions

The absence of Article variants descriptions after opening saved plans has been fixed.

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Generation

Generating worktops on Kitchen islands with Projecting side walls no longer leads to error messages and subsequent crashes of CARAT.

Corrections to the projections must then be made subsequently in order to avoid planning errors.

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Halogen spotlights

When Replacing halogen spotlights from the neutral catalogue with articles from a manufacturer catalogue, the Positioning is now correct.

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3D-Export (OBJ) to Trickpark

The causes of errors when Exporting OBJ files to the Trickpark interface have been fixed. All articles are now displayed completely in the 3D viewer of Trickpark.

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Worktops

When Planning worktops via the Article entry, the Edge profiles are now automatically added Addition (in Latin: addere) is one of four basic operations in arithmetic. In primary school and in common language it is the expression used for the adding of two or more numbers. to the parts list as sub-positions.

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CARAT emotion

Plans can now be opened in CARAT emotion again, even if Sloping sinks or Vertical hollow mouldings have been planned Between cabinets.

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Head data

The Behaviour when Deleting head data has been optimised:

  • When deleting header 1, the content of all variant types is deleted, with the exception of the mandatory variants (for example the plinth height).

  • When deleting header 2 or other headers, all variant types are deleted without exception and the program is reset to header 1.

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Fit

The Fit function has been Improved:

  • Fitting now also works with Articles rotated by 180 degrees.

The Error handling has been Adapted:

  • If no fit variant was found or the fitting fails, an error message is now displayed.

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Installation plan

Moving installation symbols has been optimised. It is now possible to move them in any direction and length, even by using the arrow keys The arrow keys, also named keys, are four buttons identified with arrow labels, usually arranged in one group, on the computer keyboard. Usually, there are exactly four arrows, up, down, left and right, arranged like on a compass or a podium. Arrow keys are used to move the cursor. They are helpful in menu-supported displays, to quickly select the desired menu item..

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Window

Window backgrounds are visible again.

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2nd Monitor A monitor is a output device and/or a part of an output device used for displaying information or pictures. It is thus a display in a technical sense.

The cause of the Perspective disappearing on the 2nd monitor when Zooming out of the perspective has been fixed.

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Starting CARAT with Module 5W (Subsidiary Administration)

Any existing status files from the Subsidiary administration are now processed in the background. This means that CARAT can now be started faster.

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Plan

If, when opening or editing a design, the Working memory available to CARAT is nearly exhausted, insufficient, or fully depleted, appropriate Warning messages with suggested solutions will now be displayed. By following these warnings, you can possibly prevent potential data loss in your designs and avoid CARAT crashes.

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Article entry + Perspective

The Design of 3D surfaces is corrected in the Article entry dialogue (Article new) and in the perspective.

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Batch print Batch print in CARAT is the name for a special type of printing. By means of a batch print you can print several different documents one after another (sequentially) in one step.

Corrections are made for the Display of the front views in the batch print.

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Catalogue update Using the catalogue update function, a plan that was created with an old catalogue version can be fast and easily updated to a newer catalogue version.

Errors occurring after a Catalogue update in the Display of corner units with construction method control via the handing have been fixed.

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Tiling plan

A correction was made to the representation of the Tile lines (joints) in Plan copies.

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Installation plan

When Dimensions are moved in the installation plan, the associated Auxiliary lines are now taken along with them.

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Installation symbols created by copying now behave in the same way as the original installation symbols.

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Spot illuminant

Spotlights can now again be planned with Negative spot inclination values.

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Perspective

The Visibility of artefacts on Articles with 3D textures and slanted edges in strongly lit scenes has been fixed. The associated Shadow casts have also been corrected.

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Textboxes

Errors in the display of Textbox frames have been fixed.

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Statistics

The cause of Crashes when creating statistics with the Show cancelled sales contracts/orders/invoices option activated has been fixed.

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Block Calculation

Calculation errors related to Imported bundles into the planning have been fixed.

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The calculations of the best block taking into account the settings Consider blocks at discount and Include credit notes when calculating the end price default have been adjusted. The block selection Sort offered blocks by SP The SP (selling price) in CARAT is a result of multiplying the CARAT list price by the entered net surcharge factor, plus VAT. price advantage now shows the correct results.

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Blind planning value RRP

The Calculation of the RRP for a Manual article price change and Discount allocation has been corrected.

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CARAT productinfo

When using Catalogues copies, the additional information from CARAT productinfo can now be displayed.

This applies to all catalogues already activated for CARAT productinfo.

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Article data

The status No discount allowed on this article now remains active after a manual price change of an article and subsequent recalculation.

This does not apply to articles that have been planned via a configurator.

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Notebook Synchronisation

Problems with Transferring block files during notebook synchronisation have been fixed.

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ERP-Export

The Export of invoices and down payment invoices with activated interface setting Yes, if printed is now also possible if the E-invoice and GoBD capability have not been activated.

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Discount

The Net price relevant for the discount calculation in the Quotation printout is now shown correctly.

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SQL-statistics

The cause of Duplicate entries in the SQL-statistics has been fixed.

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User-defined documents (List & Label)

Errors when exporting User-defined documents have been corrected.

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Invoices

Invoices and Down payment invoices can be printed again in the print context menu In almost all Windows programs a click with the RIGHT mouse button opens a context menu containing a list of commands that are commonly the next step of a procedure..

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e.COM

An e.COM order per e-mail only gets the Ordered status when the Transfer to the suppliers in the Commission overview and the Parts list has been successful.

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Batch Print + Batch Mail

Under Graphical forms, already Ticked checkboxes A checkbox is a standard element in a graphic user interface. A checkbox has, in most cases, two states (set or not set). These usually correspond to a yes/no selection. in the Perspective area are now retained, even if others are being ticked.

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e.COM-Order

The Processing of Deviant points of delivery of customers', when using a clearing centre, has been optimised.

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Errors that occurred when Creating the ORDER.ZIP The ZIP data format is an open format for compressing and archiving data. The archived file normally has a .zip file extension. file for the e.COM order have been fixed.

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When a Repeat purchase order is executed, a Filled order form is generated again for the ERP export.

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Garantiedatenbank

It is once again possible to Create a Guarantee certificate in CARAT.

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ATAK

Executing the ATAK order check in commissions that contain additional supplier catalogues, which support the TAK order check, is possible again.

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Discount

If no customer discount has been stored in the Customer master data, the note about a missing match with the Customer discount in the order is omitted.

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E-invoice

Issuing E-invoices in CARAT is now possible. This function enables the straightforward transmission of electronic invoice data. In Europe, E-invoices are only mandatory for Business transactions.

Before Activating the e-invoice, it is Necessary, once only, to fill in the fields for IBAN, Account holder, and VAT identification number under User data of the System options. Additionally, select a Country code in the Standard value for customer's country if it is still empty.


Afterwards, if needed, you can activate the E-invoice in existing Customer data or when creating a new customer.


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CARAT cloud Synchronisation

After logging into CARAT and the automatic start of the CARAT cloud synchronisation, a New indicator now appears in the CARAT status bar at the bottom. This shows you the Progress of the synchronisation with the CARAT cloud. Upon completion, the message Cloud sync completed appears.

In networks, only the workstation that was started first takes on this task In the Microsoft Windows operating system a task is a process (e.g. a program), that is executed at the lowest system level (kernel). A task can be used to start supporting programs, in the background, without further input from the user..

See also: CARAT cloud services

The Synchronisation will afterwards be carried out automatically in the background, every 2 hours.

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Illuminable handlebars, handles and fronts

The illumination of planned Illuminable handlebars, handles and fronts can now be switched on for each planned article in the Group-lights-modification dialogue . It is also possible to specify the Light colour and Brightness here.

See also: Artificial light

Illuminable handlebars, handles and fronts are not offered in all manufacturers' catalogues.

LED light strips are now displayed in CARAT emotion.

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CARAT emotion

Performance Performance, in the context of computing and software, is a term meaning the effectiveness at usage of resources and the quality of output from programs. and Memory requirements were optimised in CARAT emotion. Thanks to the optimisations made, the processes now run faster and require less memory.

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Additional conditions

With the new Additional conditions dialogue, an additional discount can now be automatically applied with a definable PP-threshold in order to provide targeted price relief for "large kitchens".

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RTF The Rich Text Format (RTF) is a file format for texts that is introduced by Microsoft in 1987. and DOCX A DOCX-file is a document created by Microsoft Word or another word processing programme. It contains formatted text, but can also contain images, drawn objects and other document elements.-Export

When Exporting sales contracts as RTF or DOCX documents, Blank pages are no longer generated.

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System Options

In the System options of Chinese CARAT installations, the Saved e-mail settings for SMTP SMTP is the abbreviation for "Simple Mail Transfer Protocol". SMTP is a method for transmission of messages. are now retained even after an update of CARAT.

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VAT

For Articles to which a 0 % VAT rate has been assigned, 0 % VAT is no longer interpreted as an Empty value in the parts list. This means that these articles are once again visible in the Parts list with the Value 0.

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e.COM order confirmations

The generation of multiple displays of an e.COM order confirmation has been resolved.

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ERP (WinMAX)

When a Catalogue is updated, Stock articles that have already been reserved are no longer updated. This prevents existing reservations from being lost during the catalogue update and a new reservation being made after the Import into WinMAX, thus preventing stock from being sold twice.

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Deposit invoice

Rectified performance, when GoBD capability is activated in the System options:

Cancelled deposit invoices received are no longer shown on the invoice and deducted from the final total. The Cancelled deposits are automatically displayed as Written off under Outstanding items.

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Perspective

Incorrect light and shadow casts in the perspective have been solved.

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Distortions and Unwanted display effects on article fronts have been reduced.

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The missing Light emission of several light sources in the perspective has been fixed.

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Tiling plan

It is no longer possible for Planned tiles (tile size 0 x 0) Not to be displayed due to Missing material assignment. When Creating the tiling plan Without selecting your own material, the First selectable material for tiles from the material selection is now automatically assigned. This material already contains a valid tile size.

For Older plans with Tile size 0 x 0, the Default value for the tile size is now automatically taken over from the system options when the plan is opened.

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Lighting properties Spot illuminant

Invalid entries in the Lighting properties Spot illuminant dialogue are no longer possible thanks to Improved user guidance.

  • If the minimum or maximum input values are exceeded or not reached, they are displayed in red.

  • The dialogue cannot be exited by clicking OK without correcting the invalid values.

  • If OK is clicked despite incorrect values, the cursor jumps to the first field with an invalid entry.

  • If the mouse pointer rests briefly over one of the input fields in which an invalid value has been entered, the valid value ranges are displayed as a tooltip.

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Planning in the article

The Take over of articles to the parts list after Planning articles with Enter and/or Esc now behaves in the same way as the take over of articles to the parts list With the right mouse button. All article positions are always taken over.

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Worktop

When generating a Worktop with an overflow edge, the Height of the sink cutout of sub-construction sinks is now calculated correctly. The Calculation basis is now the Height of the worktop and no longer the worktop edge height.

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CARAT emotion

The Colour design of NEFF-cooker hoods has been adapted. It now corresponds with the colour design in the perspective.

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Light reflections and Optical reflections on articles that are further away from the kitchen have been corrected. This prevents Overexposure effects and False reflections.

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Laser measuring

When Aligning the walls of a design with the laser measuring, Updating the perspective is now more quickly. This was achieved by reducing the image size of the 3D textures used.