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Quick Pallet Maker Changelog

What's new in Quick Pallet Maker 4.8.4

Sep 2, 2016
  • [All-731] BF: Fixed bug that won't let you read all the information on "Fill Container".
  • [All-733] BF: Fixed issue that shows Koona, LLC as an unknown editor on the uninstall dialog.
  • [All-855] NF: Change units option is now available from "Fill Container".
  • [All-1019] BF: Printing issue in 4-level packaging.
  • [All-1020] NF: "Alternate Layer" feature added to the "Pallet Action" option on the "Tools" menu.
  • [All-1024] BF: Issue mixing boxes and cylinders in pallets.
  • [All-1025] NF: Added an Excel import format for the windows: "Start from Box", "Fill Container" and "Load Multiple Packages".
  • [All-1027] BF: Box 2D drawing is not working properly.
  • [All-1028] BF: Issue when filling standard boxes with multiple packages.
  • [All-1032] BF: Fix plural words.
  • [All-1034] BF: Fix capitalized words.
  • [All-1037] BF: The "Fix Column" option was removed from the contextual menu on "Fill Container" due to lack of functionality.
  • [All-1038] BF: The extra columns on "Start from Box" were removed.
  • [All-1039] BF: Issue editing table rows on "Fill Container".

New in Quick Pallet Maker 4.8.3 (Feb 12, 2016)

  • [All-264] NF: Drag pallets across windows.
  • [All-703] AF: Improved modal windows behavior.
  • [All-723] AF: Improved delete data function on "Fill Container" and "Start from box" tables.
  • [All-764] NF: Add buttons to increase and decrease XYZ values on "Layer Editor".
  • [All-766] BF: Bad cylinder views at "Layer Editor" and "Available solution".
  • [All-768] AF: Control panel shows QPM app without ID.
  • [All-769] BF: Fixed pallet drawing in "Box Compression" window.
  • [All-773] BF: Improved SVG pallet output.
  • [All-775] NF: Change the box drawing by clicking the image like at the "Detailed Report".
  • [All-779] AF: Now you can Paste and Delete an image from the logo box at the "Detailed Report".
  • [All-782] AF: Notification window for new available updates.
  • [All-795] BF: Improved feature for "Mix layers and optimize in height".
  • [All-798] BF: Correction of report name in the "Export" menu to "Detailed Report (graphics)".
  • [All-800] BF: Fixed bug in "Advanced Data Load" feature, reverse results.
  • [All-802] BF: Not available image at "Fill container".
  • [All-804] BF: Fixed Primary package import command on the primary package window.
  • [All-806] BF: Fixed Primary package import option on the "File" menu.
  • [All-807] BF: "Load Multiple Package" window does not have a title.
  • [All-812] AF: Missing container imagen if you go back to the input data.
  • [All-813] BF: Useless option in export pallet on the “File” menu.
  • [All-814] BF: Useless option in export "Palletizing Movie" on the “File” menu.
  • [All-817] AF: Improved user interface.
  • [All-815] BF: It was not possible to export the box drawing from "Fill container" window.
  • [All-826] BF: Loop on "Fill container" when the "Print Report" action is cancel.
  • [All-829] BF: App would crash when importing boxes from the "Start from Box".
  • [All-830] BF: App would crash when exporting the "Fill Sequence" and "Bill of Materials" from "Fill Container".
  • [All-831] BF: App would crash when exporting the "Movie" from "Fill Container".
  • [All-835] BF: Removed useless paste option on the "Edit" menu.
  • [All-839] BF: App would crash on "Fill Container" with "Black and White" drawings.
  • [All-841] BF: Separate Primary Packages option was not working properly.
  • [All-845] BF: "Convert data on unit change" option was not working properly on all windows.
  • [All-846] BF: Window menu shows windows that were not open.
  • [All-848] BF: Removed defective feature for display the pallets gravity center.
  • [All-853] BF: Fixed bug on feature "Rotate Layes Above" from the "Layer Editor".
  • [All-852] BF: Changing layers did not refresh the pallet drawing on the "Layer Editor".
  • [All-956] BF: Flipped boxes in "Fill Container" display incorrectly.
  • [OSX-961] BF: Drawing crash on Mac when calculating box fill.
  • [All-964] BF: "Load Multiple Package" window shows wrong window data.
  • [All-965] NF: Reduce the size of a box that was calculated with excessive slack.
  • [All-978] BF: Fixed bug on "Load Solution" feature.
  • [All-987] BF: App would crash when working with 2D drawings on "Fill Container".

New in Quick Pallet Maker 4.8.2 (Jul 29, 2015)

  • [All-781] NF: New pallet report shows pallet drawing along the fill information and list of boxes.
  • [All-702] BF: Mixed pallets crashed app when optimizing further or alternating layers.
  • [All-704] AF: Improved Welcome message.
  • [All-705] AF: Improved pallet results table legibility.
  • [All-707] AF: Improved modal windows behavior.
  • [All-720] AF: Code and Description columns in Start from Box window are now editable.
  • [All-725] AF: New template for printing reports in Detailed Report window only with pallet data.
  • [All-762] AF: Deactivate Serial Number function now removes the serial number completely instead of just deactivating it.
  • [All-703] BF: "Buy it Now" window interfered with other applications. Changed from global to app window.
  • [All-708] BF: Calculation bug would deliver incorrect pallet length and width for boxes with decimals, using some international notations.
  • [All-709] BF: Colors couldn't be edited when starting from box dimensions.
  • [All-710] BF: Start from Box table would show the wrong column heading.
  • [All-713] BF: Removed empty slots in View menu at start.
  • [All-717] BF: Pasting boxes with decimals in international versions would deliver incorrect results.
  • [All-721] BF: Useless floating menu bar was removed.
  • [All-722] BF: Text in Spanish was incorrectly cased.
  • [All-724] BF: App would crash when quitting during demo countdown.
  • [All-730] BF: Start from Box window showed inconsistent column headers and formatting.
  • [All-732] BF: Selecting an item from the list in the Container Fill table would provide information for a different one.
  • [All-736] BF: Shipment templates are now available by default.
  • [All-737] BF: Fixed abbreviations in Spanish text.
  • [All-739] BF: Demo countdown window would not show the Expired message when the period was over.
  • [All-741] BF: Layer Editor would crash with new boxes on layers in specific arrangements.
  • [All-747] BF: Layer Editor would crash when closing background (master) window.
  • [All-748] BF: Reordering pallets by clicking on the columns in the Available Solutions window would deliver incorrect results.
  • [All-750] BF: Inserting a box with packages in a Layer Editor that had been called up with empty boxes would crash the app.
  • [All-751] BF: Mixing boxes (empty and full) in the Layer Editor and then reapplying the layer would deliver incorrect results.
  • [All-754] BF: Expanding the Available Solutions window would make the pallet drawing disappear until it was refreshed manually.
  • [All-757] BF: Contiguos boxes with decimals were not allowed to move in the Layer Editor.
  • [All-758] BF: App would crash when choosing "Import Primary Package" from the package drawing and then canceling.
  • [All-761] BF: Fixed error in drawings in Box Compression window when dragging boxes from the Standard Cases and Pallets window directly to the Start from Box window. Related case: 769.
  • [All-767] BF: Box compression window would deliver incorrect results when stacking pallets.

New in Quick Pallet Maker 4.8.1 (Jul 29, 2015)

  • [All] NF: Create Bill of Materials when filling containers. For an example, please visit this page.
  • [All] BF: Bug fixes.

New in Quick Pallet Maker 4.7.9 (Sep 4, 2013)

  • [All] BF: Bug fixes.

New in Quick Pallet Maker 4.7.8 (Apr 1, 2013)

  • [All] BF: Boxes with similar sizes were reassigned to the wrong SKUs when calculating multiple items on a list of pallets.
  • [All] BF: Minor bug fixes.

New in Quick Pallet Maker 4.7.5 (Aug 13, 2012)

  • [All] AF: Maximum pallet load height for standard pallets can be edited and used for load calculations.
  • [APnShip] BF: Some pallet calculations were showing an incorrect drawing.

New in Quick Pallet Maker 4.7.4 (Aug 13, 2012)

  • [All] BF: Mixed containers showed wrong amount of pallets and boxes.
  • [All] BF: Crash 0056 when redrawing pallets has been removed.

New in Quick Pallet Maker 4.7.3 (Jun 4, 2012)

  • [All] BF: Minor bug fixes and performance enhancements.

New in Quick Pallet Maker 4.7.2 (Jan 16, 2012)

  • Incorrect calculation when using comma-delimited decimals.
  • Some instances of pallet drawings would crash.
  • Length-wise cylinders would not calculate in single-item container fill.

New in Quick Pallet Maker 4.7.0 (Jan 6, 2012)

  • Delivers increased stability and better compatibility with Mac OS X Lion.
  • Other bug fixes included.

New in Quick Pallet Maker 4.6.0 (Nov 29, 2010)

  • [All] NF: Center of gravity can be displayed for all calculated pallets in the Available Solutions window and printed.
  • [All] BF: Input files saved in the Start From Box window will be opened in that window.
  • [APnShip] AF: Oval bottle primary packages.
  • [APnShip] AF: RSC drawing dimensions can be edited directly in the drawing by right-clicking on the dimensions.
  • [All] BF: Report display was not showing different options for HTML printout.
  • [All] BF: Fixed crash when starting from new preferences folder.

New in Quick Pallet Maker 4.5 (Aug 24, 2009)

  • [All] NF: Functional Quick Pallet Maker web-based server. Final spec to be defined.
  • [All] NF: Pallet lists with multiple boxes can now be exported to the MS Excel 2003 XML spreadsheet format which is readable by MS Excel version 2003 and above, besides other apps like OpenOffice Calc.
  • [All] AF: Clicking "Optimize" on a Type 10 calculated pallet delivers equivalent optimizations but with alternative patterns. If no pattern is available with the same amount of cartons per pallet, then nothing will appear.
  • [All] BF: Advanced Input Options window can now calculate cylindrical package box fill and will not crash if this option has been selected.

New in Quick Pallet Maker 4.4.9 (Jun 30, 2009)

  • [All] BF: Box board type would always show the same text in the Detailed Report window.
  • [All] BF: QPM would crash when calculating too many box fills. Now it just slows down.
  • [All] BF: Pallet Report printout would show misplaced items.
  • [All] AF: Updated the Quick Pallet Maker reference manual that can be downloaded from the application itself.
  • [All] BF: Stretch-wrap and trays that were used for filling with primary packages were not drawing correctly on pallets.
  • [All] BF: Fixed internal bug in flat calculation algorithm that would deliver less items per layer.
  • [All] BF: Fixed crash when printing boxes with bottles inside.

New in Quick Pallet Maker 4.4.8 (Apr 3, 2009)

  • [All] AF: Better pallet and container calculations when mixed items differ greatly in size.
  • [All] AF: Changed units of measure for corrugate board area from square inches to square feet.
  • [All] BF: Fixed bug that would render cylinders on trays incorrectly when the box orientation was different than lengthwise.

New in Quick Pallet Maker 4.4.5 (Jan 3, 2009)

  • Fixed SVG export error for boxes and primary packages.
  • Fixed small case drawings when pasting standard boxes to list.
  • Improved cylinder on pallet calculations.
  • Other bug fixes and internal method improvements.

New in Quick Pallet Maker 4.4.4 (Jan 3, 2009)

  • BF: Compiled with improved version of IDE.
  • BF: Disabled automatic solution lookup that slowed down the program.
  • BF: Various bug fixes.

New in Quick Pallet Maker 4.4.3 (Dec 1, 2008)

  • [All] BF: Improved calculation results and time.

New in Quick Pallet Maker 4.4.1 (Nov 21, 2008)

  • [All] NF: Pallets can now be dragged from the Available Solutions window to the Container Fill window.
  • [All] NF: Boxes can also be dragged from the Available Solutions window to the Container Fill window.
  • [All] NF: Calculated boxes can be saved as a package list from the Available Solutions window to be reused in 4-Level packaging problems.
  • [Win] BF: Improved Vista-compatibility.
  • [All] BF: Fixed a bug that wouldn't draw the selected box in the Standard Cases and Pallets window when starting up for the first time.
  • [All] BF: Fixed another bug that wouldn't show the detailed report when starting up for the first time.
  • [All] BF: Fixed a bug that wouldn't allow the program to open a box file without any window open.
  • [All] BF: Fixed another bug that wouldn't draw the primary packages of a multiple-size list.
  • [All] BF: Incorrect items deleted from the box list.
  • [All] BF: Better pallet calculation using multiple items.

New in Quick Pallet Maker 4.4.0 (Nov 5, 2008)

  • [All] AF: Added capability for importing comma-delimited box list files directly.
  • [All] AF: Multiple pallets can be imported to the container fill window either by using "Load Solutions" or by pressing ctrl while clicking on the "Import Pallet" button.
  • [All] BF: Faster box drawing in pallets and containers.
  • [All] BF: Other bug fixes.

New in Quick Pallet Maker 4.3.6 (Aug 27, 2008)

  • [All] BF: Imperial unit standard case drawings are now updated as expected.
  • [All] AF: Container shipping routes and costs can be pasted from a spreadsheet onto the container info.
  • [All] BF: Detailed pallet pictures in containers are placed in the correct order now.
  • [All] BF: Bug in optimization algorithm would sometimes create intersecting objects.
  • [All] BF: Shipment files that are opened from the container fill window will not run automatically.
  • [All] BF: Pallets with only one item loaded from a shipment onto the container fill window are not drawn empty.
  • [All] NF: Pallets and boxes can be sorted from the list in the container fill window, making it much easier to calculate container loads.
  • [All] BF: Fixed a crash when saving a pallet from the container fill window.
  • [All] BF: Going back to the container fill input window will now reset the counter in the second tab.
  • [All] AF: Loading a full shipment in containers will display the pallets and boxes in contains in the table within the input tab.
  • [All] BF: Cylinders in trays would crash or display incorrectly with some orientations in the Layer Editor.

New in Quick Pallet Maker 4.3.2 (Mar 25, 2008)

  • [All] NF: Boxes that have been calculated can be dragged to the Standard Cases and Pallets window for later use.
  • [All] NF: Standard boxes can now be dragged from the appropriate window to the Start From Box window.
  • [All] NF: Included a stacking restriction for fragile pallets in the Container Fill window.
  • [All] NF: Pallets calculated from boxes can now be stabilized.
  • [All] NF: Container edit or works similar to pallet layer editor.
  • [All] AF: Container calculation is faster for small boxes in large containers.
  • [All] AF: Pallets are rearranged in case the maximum load weight has been achieved.
  • [All] AF: Layers can now be alternated through the Layer Editor (very convenient).
  • [All] AF: Carton density can be changed through the Preferences file.
  • [All] AF: Carton weight can be edited through the Preferences file, too.
  • [All] AF: Container drawing is faster for boxes with many primary packages.
  • [All] AF: Container items can be dragged from one container to the other within a shipment.
  • [All] AF: Pallet layer editor can now duplicate layers and fill empty space if the layer height is not uniform.
  • [All] AF: Pallet drawing type can be stored in the preferences file. This is useful for storing slipsheets as a pallet type option without having to set the drawing type to "slab" every time. Besides, it works even after saving.
  • [All] AF: Added code and description to box drawing in Available Solutions window.
  • [All] BF: Pallet load volume was incorrectly calculated in Layer Editor.
  • [All] BF: If calculating pallets using the "Calculate Multiple Boxes" command, the program would crash if there were excessive boxes that couldn't be loaded.
  • [All] BF: Box drawing when starting from box would not update when changing the view.
  • [All] BF: Pallet drawing would not draw overhang correctly neither in the Available Solutions window nor in the Layer Editor.
  • [All] BF: Slab drawings were not working since a long time ago and nobody noticed. Sheesh.
  • [All] BF: Container drawing did not accept "Copy" command.
  • [All] BF: Layer Editor would deliver an incorrect volume efficiency.
  • [All} BF: Default box color is not changed every time a box is selected in the Start From Box window.
  • [All] BF: Similar pallets with different heights would not load correctly in containers.
  • [All] KI: Boxes with many primary packages that are floor-loaded into containers will make the application crash. A workaround is to create empty boxes with the same dimensions and use them to calculate the container arrangements.