The CARAT Version - V2026.1.1.0

The option to Display the Article discount optionally At an article and In the subtotal, which is provided in the Print layout of commercial documents, is fully functional again.

From now on, Pictograms will also be displayed on commercial forms for plans with Copied catalogues.

When using the address key to Filter in the address administration, Selecting the first entry using the keyboard and then opening it did not display the Filtered address, but rather the first address in the unfiltered list or the last address used. This behaviour no longer occurs.

The Design selection is now generated during 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. export of commercial documents if this setting has been activated in the system options.

It is now ensured that Always the latest version is transferred when Transferring commission packages.

An Error message is now displayed when a GfK export fails.

In the front view, when Selecting articles with the right mouse button 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., all Positioning options are again offered in the Context menu that opens.

Selecting an entire kitchen row with a Selection frame (elastic band) no longer creates a Black blotch.

In the Floor plan, Installation symbols can be moved in the Desired direction again.

Adjustments to the illumination optimisation ensure that scenes are not displayed too brightly.

The record type 0550 Article prices has been expanded to include the fields List price The list price in CARAT designates the price that was deposited by the manufacturer in the CARAT catalogue data. * Surcharge, Cash discount percentage and Bonus percentage.

Keyboard control using the W, A, S, D, Q, E keys in the CARAT emotion view is now also supported for Keyboards with a layout that differs from the German layout. In this case, the respective keys that are in the same position on the keyboard take over the Movement control. In addition, the numbers 4, 8, 9, 6, 3, 2 of the separate Numeric keypad of the keyboard can now also be used for Movement control, if available. To do this, Num lock must be turned off beforehand.

See also: The direct control in CARAT emotion

In the Read in master data dialogue, the corresponding form names are now displayed for the imported System print layout data packages.

On the User data page, the country code BE for Belgium has been added to the Default value for customer's country drop-down list A drop-down list also known as a drop-down menu, drop menu or pull-down list, is a graphical control element, that allows the user to choose one value from a given list of values. (Source: Wikipedia).

Older commissions that still contain *.PRL files can be opened again.

In the Menu ribbon settings, Custom views can no longer be stored in the Quick access or the Menu ribbon. This prevents CARAT crashes.

When Exporting an installation plan, the Legend is no longer transferred, as it was the cause of the other export objects being moved.

The Read in bundle action no longer needs to be confirmed with enter in the Front view.

Decorations articles can now be Main articles when Creating a bundle.

An Additional field has been added to the Export file that indicates whether an address is classified as a Private address.

When GoBD is activated, the information for All invoice documents is now transferred to the Export interface. In the Commission overview, the Invoice documents now appear In full in the Invoices folder. Double-clicking on the PDF icon opens the corresponding documents there.

In the Master data supplier, the Export the e.COM files at ERP-export option can now be activated on the e.COM 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., even if the Clearing centre (4C) module is active.

When Ordering a POS laser measuring without a sales contract, a warning message now always appears for Users without the appropriate authorisation (right 604).

Discounts on suppliers are now displayed correctly in commercial documents, even with an Accumulated representation per supplier.

The Options for the Units of measurement displayed in the print options have been completely revised. The previous drop-down menu has been replaced by a new one with many more options.

You can now choose between the following Units of measurement: mm, inches The inch became more and more out of use with the implementation of the metric system, only in the English language area (and with non-metric threads) is the inch still in use, which is in 1956 defined as international or English Inch on exactly 25,4 mm. The unit symbol for the inch is „in“ or the inch character ("), which is the same as the second symbol., feet/inches, mm + inches, and mm + feet/inches.

All Inch and foot options have been expanded with an Accuracy indication:

• 1/64 corresponds to 0.396 mm

• 1/32 corresponds to 0.75 mm

• 1/16 corresponds to 1.58 mm

The Automated login to the Tradeplace retailers platform on the e.COM index card is currently under reconstruction and will gradually be made available to all connected countries.
You can register again using the automated registration process. You no longer need to enter a user ID and password. A registration ID will be displayed automatically once you have completed the registration process.

The previous login is deactivated, but can be activated if required using the checkbox 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..

See also: New registration process for Tradeplace

The Digital Sales Assistant (DSA) online portal from Tradeplace replaces the previous HPL+ online portal as Configurator. The changeover took place on 1 October 2025.

See also: The Configurator

The First row in the block selection dialogue with the Quotation values is now Fixed and therefore always Remains visible. This also applies after filtering or scrolling within the table.

Texture In computer graphics, one uses textures as surfaces of a 3D models. adjustments of Presentation articles Presentation articles are articles with particularly high-quality graphical representation in the neutral catalogue. These are marked with the CARAT emotion symbol and can be customised individually and transferred to the CARAT emotion view with the customised interface from the neutral catalogue in CARAT are now also transferred to CARAT emotion.

The Image rendering in CARAT emotion has been improved and is now even smoother.

A new AI-function now supports you with the Illumination optimisation of your 360° scenes in CARAT emotion. This is done using the new Illumination optimisation with CARAT ai button in the Settings dialogue.

Example of an illumination optimisation:

In Addition to Synchronous control via the Perspective, you can now move Directly in Camera mode or Room rotation in the CARAT emotion view using your Keyboard or Mouse, much like in the perspective.

A Controller can now also be used, but we recommend that you only use it in Camera mode.

See also: The Perspective

See also: The direct control in CARAT emotion

Outer walls now retain the preset Show/hide in perspective automatically status, even if the Show all articles status was subsequently selected in the Context menu.

Via the Material selection dialogue and in the System options (standard pictures), the Gloss level can now also be set individually for 3D textures of Windows and Doors, using a sliding controller. This affects both the display of the 3D textures in the perspective and in CARAT emotion.

In the Create and administer CARAT view scenes area, you can now also select the Picture resolution Commonly the picture resolution means the quantity of pixels (picture points), which make up a digital image. Normally values are given in width x height. when Creating a 360° scene from the perspective. You can choose between small, medium or large Picture resolutions. This allows you to provide your customers with picture quality tailored to their output device (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. screen, tablet or mobile phone).

Please note: When selecting High quality (Raytracer Raytracing is a mathematical method that copies the natural vision. With Raytracing is a trick used: the reversal of the light rays from the virtual eye in the virtual room, so that only those light rays, that actually would reach the eye in the selected position, are calculated.) and High picture resolution, the Scene creation can take several minutes. During this time, no further editing is possible in CARAT.

In the Create and administer perspective pictures area, you can now also generate Freeze frames for your customers in CARAT emotion quality while you have the CARAT emotion scene open on your screen. To do this, select CARAT emotion (Freeze frame) quality when creating a new picture.

The Design selection has been added to the Print options. This means that the Print layout for the design selection can now also be transferred to the subsidiaries via the subsidiary administration.

The OC-comparison has been adapted to the new EDI 3.x interface. In the Supplier order confirmation, Multiple head data can now be displayed as index cards. Similarly, multiple Head data can now be transferred via the interface.

If there are multiple head data entries, the assignment to the respective head is displayed on the article page. If there is only one head, the "Head" column is hidden.

Starting from CARAT Version V2025.4.0.0, CARAT is prepared to provide users with the information required by the EUDR regulation via e.COM in EDI 3.x 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.. This will happen as soon as manufacturers make this information available. The regulation stipulates an implementation deadline of 30 December 2026 for this. Alternatively, the data can also be provided on the (paper/PDF) Delivery note.

See also: EUDR

When using Proposed prices as a planning value, these are now always rounded up.

If you click on Process under POS in the Site measuring area of the External index card in the Menu bar, the current site measuring is now retrieved and processed, and the change is displayed directly in the commission overview. Site measuring data that has already been retrieved do no longer need to be deleted.

The cause of Error messages and crashes that occurred when Removing guarantee articles has been resolved.

Fort CARAT users, Without the Right 802 (see calculation and PP The PP (purchase price) in CARAT, refers to the price less conditions but before designated cash discounts and bonus. prices), the columns PP, Gross profit and Gross profit in % are now hidden in the Edit article additional charges dialogue.

Built-in appliances with 3D pictures are No longer Dimensioned if they have been planned as Sub-position in a Housing cabinet.

The same Worktop designs can now have different Height specifications Per head. This is necessary if a manufacturer offers the same worktop design in different heights.

In the Print preview and the Print from the Wall/Illumination working layer, the numbering of the walls and wall elements no longer overlap.

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

After Graphically hiding light sources in the perspective, any Illumination areas or light effects generated by them are no longer visible.

Editing decorative articles from the neutral catalogue before inserting them into the floor plan caused crashes. The cause of this has been successfully resolved.

Visible cabinet sides deleted in the parts list are now re-entered as sub-position in the parts list after they have been Regenerated.

If all Articles of an article range have been Hidden commercially during generation, for example in the Worktop layer, it is now possible to show them commercially again at a later date.

In Design mode, Reflective surfaces are now also displayed correctly in More complex floor plans with multiple rooms and centrally planned windows.

After Planning in Slanted cabinets with a visible side, the Anterior cabinet side is now also displayed in the same colour as the visible side.

All created Address index card are now shown in the Customer (edit) dialogue.

It is again possible to transfer e.COM orders that only contain Attachments but no Documents.

Article reservations are now retained when Exporting a planning and can be Imported in a controlled manner.

The New user right 607: Existing reservation will be taken over during planning import controls whether existing article reservations may be taken over during import. For users without this right, the transfer is automatically discarded in a transfer dialogue. Authorised users can decide in this dialogue whether article reservations should be accepted or rejected. This enables consistent and controlled management of article reservations across system and planning copies without unintentionally losing reservations.

The reason for Extended loading times when Switching the view in CARAT has been solved.

When Exporting new 3D files, existing files in the export folder are no longer deleted.

The error cause for showing Double position numbers after a Manual sorting has been fixed. As a result, the Transfer of a manually sorted plan to an ERP interface is possible again.

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

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.

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 from Own materials is used.

Sinks and taps are now visible in Reflections.

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

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.

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.

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

Via the Material selection dialogue and in the System options (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.

In the E-mail system options, the option Store the e-mail settings for each PC 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.

Now, the new Exchange group utilisation settings area exists on the Block calculation index card of the Master data supplier dialogue.

This allows you to display the Utilisation either as a PP or as a Point value in the Exchange group column in the Block selection of the respective catalogues.

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

See also: Start Parameter

Percentage values for proposed price are saved correctly again.

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

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.

The e.COM OC retrieval per Webservice now also works if not all of the used manufacturer's catalogues have been configured for that in CARAT.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

When Planning worktops via the Article entry, the Edge profiles are now automatically added to the parts list as sub-positions.

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

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.

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.

Window backgrounds are visible again.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Errors in the display of Textbox frames have been fixed.

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

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

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 price advantage now shows the correct results.

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

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

This applies to all catalogues already activated for CARAT productinfo.

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.

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

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.

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

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

Errors when exporting User-defined documents have been corrected.

Under Graphical forms, already Ticked checkboxes in the Perspective area are now retained, even if others are being ticked.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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".

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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