How does it process custom flashings, i.e. enter girth & bends or pick from a pre-determined list?
Custom flashings are drawn up in the software as a simple line drawing and each segment is apportioned a variable such as A, B, C etc. The user stores each custom profile as a given “shape” and then develops a lookup table of girths and bends and provides prices per length in each of these cases. This is saved away and determines the flat stock record. At time of application, the user selects a profile and enters the values for A, B, C etc. and also the angles between the line segments. This sounds onerous however it is generally quite quick as the default values are taken from the original drawing, resulting in few modifications generally being required. The girth and number of bends is calculated by the software and when the appropriate flat stock record is selected it links to the appropriate cost. The included benefit of this system is the production of drawings automatically by the software to mitigate the risk of these being incorrectly drawn and thus expensive custom flashings b
