The CARAT Version - V2026.3.1.0

When displaying e.COM orders, the advisor who created the order is now always shown, instead of the advisor who currently has the order open.

The causes of partially incorrect creation of data packages in the service branch have been resolved.

Changing a variant of a height-adjustable item (e.g., a panel) no longer results in an adjustment of the dimensions of the selected item. When changing the plinth height, the article height is only adjusted by the respective difference.

Moving a selected group of cabinets with a generated item is now possible again.

When copying installation symbols, the selected symbol color is now displayed in the transfer dialog.

On the CARAT tab the menu ribbon has been enhanced by the feature Assembly reports. Here you will find the new assembly reports that have been transferred from CARAT cloud to CARAT , displayed in a separate dialogue.

If you have a planning already opened in CARAT and use this feature, the following dialogue will display only those new assembly reports that are related to this planning. Otherwise, you will see all new assembly reports.

The retrieved assembly reports will be stored in PDF The Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) was developed and perfected in the 80's by Adobe Systems. Adobe PDF files contain data from any application, that can be displayed on every computer, and are suitable thereby to be exchanged with users throughout the world. format The format or formatting (Latin, forma) is designated in word processing as the design of the text document. In this case meaning the selection of character fonts and character style such as bold or italics. in the Assembly reports file of the respective commission overview.

In the system options on the Interfaces tab you can also optionally set the dialogue New assembly reports to open automatically with every start of CARAT. This setting will be offered after double-clicking the CARAT service interface.

Within the scope of further technical development, we will be gradually providing you with a new database for CARAT beginning with this version.

The provision will take place in multiple steps. As soon as your environment will be provided for, we will inform you with a separate newsletter timely.

In the system options, interfaces, you can now activate the export of assembly reports by clicking Yes in the settings for the ERP interface under CARAT service.

In the system options, in the interfaces area, you can now activate the CARAT view PDF export by clicking Yes in the settings of the ERP interface under Carat view.

When planning and editing windows with the option Window styles you can now add existing Profile enlargements using 4 new entry fields (top, bottom, left, right).

With the new expansion stage Level 3 of CARAT emotion your kitchen presentation will become way more realistic. You can now open cabinets and drawers simply by clicking on it with the mouse.

In particular, for special cabinet solutions such as LeMans or Apothecary cabinets for example, you can now showcase their advantages in an especially vivid way. Expanding this new display possibility by home appliances has already been prepared and adapted to some articles from the neutral catalogue.

The user interface of CARAT emotion has been enhanced by a new toolbar in the lower right corner.

• By clicking the icon with the three linked circles, the menu Interior will open. Here you can deactivate the new feature Create decorations automatically. This feature usually fills all cabinets and drawers that can be opened in CARAT emotion with decorative articles. In addition, you will find here the activated Interference check which assures the correct opening of the cabinets and drawers. We do not recommend to deactivate this feature.

• By clicking the icon with the Light bulb, the menu Lighting Optimizer will open. With the feature Optimize, an AI-enabled lighting optimization of your CARAT emotion scene will be executed. By clicking the feature Reset you can undo the optimization. In addition, you can activate the feature Detect kitchen automatically if you have added artificial light sources to your planned kitchen. By this, the illumination of your kitchen will be improved.

The light of spotlights and area lights can not be edited anymore via the 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. that appears by right-clicking into the perspective. Alternatively, you can still edit these lights via the menu bar on the perspective tab by clicking on Edit artificial light.

See also: Artificial light

Changes in the partitioned front area of an article will not affect corner covers and handle bars in other front areas anymore.

The required data for an OC transfer will now be created and transferred automatically when synchronizing a notebook with a 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). if the module OC transfer (4 T) is activated.

Light radiations of arbitrarily formed light strips will now be displayed as well.

The display of contour-intensified plannings was optimized.

The setting of the slide control for the manual brightness adjustment in the CARAT emotion scene was optimized.

It is now possible to simultaneously move around in the CARAT emotion scene via a controller and to work in CARAT.

Panoramic backgrounds used in the perspective will now be transferred to the CARAT emotion scene.

You can now edit materials and textures In computer graphics, one uses textures as surfaces of a 3D models. of animated presentation articles. These changes will then also be visible in CARAT emotion.

The new Tradeplace interface in the system options is now available for all countries in CARAT.

See also: e.COM / Tradeplace

See also: Manufacturer overview Tradeplace

For articles with multiple fronts you can now edit each front by its own in the dialogue Edit front partitioning. Thus, you can assign different colors if offered by the manufacturer.

PDF documents with QR code that have been created in CARAT view can now be exported via the ERP interface if it has been activated by clicking Yes in the system options on the interface tab.

Joining outlines of worktops is now always possible as long as it is generally feasible, independent from the order of the highlighting of the worktops.

It is now possible to Edit the quantity of add-on articles without displaying article properties graphically. Thus, the hitherto needed multiple planning of the same article is obsolete.

The features in the user interface for the search results in the neutral catalogue have been enhanced and the usability was opitimzed.

• In the Search field for the Article search you can use either categories, article names or article numbers. As soon as you enter the first one or two letters, a Suggestion for the search term will be displayed as assistance.

• You can now filter the search results for the criteria Latest first, Oldest first, CARAT emotion and Favorites.

• Filtering is possible either based on category or by selecting Show all articles.

• You can switch between a list view with small pictures or a tile view with larger pictures.

• Found articles from the category CARAT emotion are additionally flagged with the identifier Animated article.

• Frequently used articles can be flagged as favorite by clicking on the displayed white star. Afterwards, they can be found by using the filter favorites and show a black star as identifier.

  The storage of the favorites is user-related.

See also: Video Neutral catalogue 2026

The Service date is now also transferred during the export of the Advance payment invoice.

CAD The term CAD stand for Computer Aided Design. All detailed articles from a particular manufacturer, as well as the neutral catalogues in CARAT, are generated with CAD. articles are now displayed with a floor plan cross line.

e.COM order confirmations are now displayed in the folder commission overview sorted by date.

When Changing the subsidiary number, the current subsidiary is now preallocated in the commission overview.

The CARAT laser measuring interface has been enhanced. You can now transfer the following window properties for measured windows together with the measuring file (EGI file), provided that this feature is already used by your measuring service provider.

• Profile enlargements (top, left, right, bottom)

• the quantity and width of the casements for multi-casement windows

• for windows with either overhead lights or lower lights (including a respective height value)

• dimensions for window frame (width and height)

The grace period for the offline operation of CARAT during connection failure to the CARAT cloud or the internet has been extended to 72 hours. Thus, even failures during the weekend are covered.

The error source for sporadic crashes when generating the order statistics in CARAT has been located and fixed.

Additional conditions for articles with manually assigned sales prices are now calculated correctly for the purchase price.

The generation of ORDER.ZIP The ZIP data format is an open format for compressing and archiving data. The archived file normally has a .zip file extension. files for the e.COM orders is working again.

When an e.COM order fails due to technical reasons the order data will not be transferred anymore with the status Ordered during export into an ERP interface.

All log files are now displayed again with the correct date.

A mandatory article that has been created as a sub-Item for an alternative article can now be deleted again without crashes. Highlight the sub-item and open the context menu by right-click and select Edit alternative. Afterwards, click on the recycle bin icon in the window Alternative positions.

If any kind of error during data packet import to a branch office occurs you can now find an error message in the log of the CARAT cloud portal in the subsidiary administration area. The related data packet will be deleted in the branch office.

The administrative branch office can now open the block prices tab again.

With activated VR mode a position check will be executed. If your current camera position for the VR glasses within the perspective is outside of the kitchen planning you will receive a notification to select another position within the kitchen planning.

See also: VR glasses

The design selection function now can be deactivated for each catalogue separately on the Catalogue tab in the Options of the Catalogue master data. This will cause the column Design selection on the Variants tab to be hidden and therefore it is not possible anymore to assign the design selection to certain variants. Additionally, if the Design selection function is deactivated, you will receive a notification when clicking on Design selection in the print preview.

See also: Design selection

Articles of the Neutral catalogue and so-called Dummy articles that are used as a placeholder will not be issued anymore.

In addition to the Header data number now even the Header name will be issued.

Modified articles from an existing catalogue including their identification as Core range and the lodged Core prices Core price or also core-PP/core-SP in CARAT is designated as an absolute price. When a core price available is will the relevant price (PP / SP) no longer be calculated based on the list price and the deposited condition. will be recognized and completely transferred during a 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. again.

All self-created articles will be recognized and completely transferred during a catalogue update again.

With activated GoBD capability the service date will, if available, now be printed on invoices and cancellations of invoices and submitted to the ERP export interface.

With the export from CARAT emotion to the Trickpark interface now even sinks and other articles with punched cut-outs are transmitted properly.

The fuction archive commission is now also available in CARAT one

You can now select the output of the fields shippable from and shippable until during the article import. The automated filling of the fields refers to the fields valid from and valid until in the article data.

The option Execute GfK export automatically on this workplace has been removed from the GfK-Export area in the system options.

If the date specification in the fields shippable from and shippable until in the excel sheet created for article import have been overwritten subsequently with 8 zeros each for the selected articles, the article import now will still be possible. In that way you can cancel the restrictions for these articles.

A new Comfort function has been implemented for the login into CARAT one. The last E-mail E-mail (electronic mail) is a letter like message transmitted electronically over a computer network. address used for the Login is now automatically pre-filled.

When E-invoice is activated, it is not possible to Select advance payment invoices or invoices for Batch print and Batch mail. A relevant Message now appears when attempting to select them.

See also: E-invoice

The cause of an Incorrect status display in the Protocol after Reading in a Catalogue update in the Subsidiary has been identified and fixed. The status is now displayed correctly.

After Switching to the new subsidiary administration (5W), only newly provided data packets can be uploaded to the CARAT cloud from your maintenance licence. This ensures that the Upload of new data packets does not fail due to old, un-processable data packets.

Existing catalogues and New catalogues available for selection are now also displayed in the Quotation take over dialogue if the Verification changeability of article has been activated in the Interface settings in the System options.

See also: The design selection

Logging in with a Network password now also works when a User logs in whose User group is assigned to a subsidiary that differs from the subsidiary stored in the system options under User Data.

The Generation of Worktops and Wall upstands of Corner base units has been corrected.

Moving unmarked articles under the Mouse pointer position is possible again.

Horizontal dimension lines can now also be moved up or down 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. on the keyboard.

The Obstacle articles and Obstacle texts that were previously hidden in the Article dimensions working layer Because the ranges of a design often overlap in the floor plan (e.g. plinth, worktop, carcase etc.) these article groups are classified into working layers. in the floor plan can now be displayed. To do this, the Show obstacle article and Show obstacle texts options must be activated in the View options under Floor plan.

In the Planning area, the New right 1201 Only display articles within availability (from/to) has been implemented. When activated, this means that only Available articles are displayed in the Article input dialogue.

Under Interfaces in the System options, the new function Prevent catalogue update for existing article reservations has been added under ERP functions and MOEVE settings. If you activate this function with Yes, articles that have already been reserved in advance will not be replaced during a catalogue update.

Measured installation symbols located on the floor or ceiling are now taken over in the CARAT planning.

LED-light strips in cabinets can now also be edited by using the Group-light-modification dialogue.

See also: Group-lights-modification

Effects such as flowing water, steam, fire or sparkling drinks are now also visible in the plans, where this previously did not work due to faulty graphics downloads.

It is now possible to use a Spacemouse to move in the CARAT emotion scene.

The Quality of Gallery pictures that are created with CARAT emotion quality has been improved.

The Query dialogue for the block transfer has been optimised. When Reading in catalogues, the Currently read in catalogue is now always displayed.

If the manufacturer provides this data, the Front ledges or handlebars on Dishwasher fronts with front ledges or handlebars are now generated with gaps.

Individual Contour segments of a Cabinet group marked with a selection frame (elastic band) – such as Handle and front strips or Plinths – are now also Hidden in the perspective view. To do this, right-click on the marked cabinet group in the context menu and assign the property Permanently hide in perspective view to the group.

The maximum Length of the Password used for user login has been extended from 10 to up to 30 characters. This means that passwords with up to 30 characters, transferred via an ERP-REST interface to CARAT, can now also be processed.

Adaptations to articles only reset front projections if they involve Dimension changes.

When positioning Sink fittings in the Floor plan, the centre point of the tap hole can now be determined in the Measure distance dialogue by selecting the Centre point option in the Till area option. This eliminates the need for manual calculation of dimensions on Stone or granite worktops.

If an Crash occurs during Invoice creation in CARAT one with activated GoBD capability, the missing invoice document can now be generated by Reprinting the invoice. This is also indicated by a corresponding Note displayed.

When Opening a CARAT planner planning the "Please enter 30 characters maximum" message no longer appears if the CARAT planner ID is still entered as the customer's Last name. This message now only appears if a Last name longer than 30 characters is entered as the customer's surname when editing the CARAT planner planning.

The cause of Crashes when Opening commissions has been fixed.

The cause of reported Faulty graphical representations has been fixed.

Displaying ordered laser measurings in the Commission overview in the Eximus laser measuring folder functions again.

Adjustments have been made to the Positioning of 3D built-in appliances (telescopic extractor hoods). This applies to cases where the cabinet and appliance were planned using the same catalogue.

The Representation of the contour intensification of CARAT kitchen+space articles has been corrected.

The Visibility of all articles in the current scene now remains, even if the Export from CARAT or the Batch print contains camera positions with hidden articles.