ParaGrafixTM is Quantara's industry-leading product configurator.
ParaGrafix can be easily customized to create a desktop sales and product configuration system that
meets your needs 100%. ParaGrafix's advanced parametrics and easy-to-use
non-programming environment let you fully capture product design logic and intelligence quickly and
easily.
You can also create Windows standard user interfaces and any documents you need such
as CAD-quality technical drawings, quote forms, cover letters, bills of material, work orders, etc.
ParaGrafix can also easily access your corporate data for the latest product data and pricing.
Users simply enter the input data, click a button and the product is designed, checked, priced and
fully documented in seconds. Click another button and quotes and sales orders can be instantly
exported to your MRP/ERP system.
ParaGrafix was designed specifically so that you don't have to be a programmer to get
a professional quality configuration application. If you can use a spreadsheet, a word-processor
and a CAD/graphics application you can quickly and easily customize ParaGrafix to get the total solution
you need.
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User Interfaces
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Create your own Windowstm graphical user interface for non-technical users like the one shown
in the example. Just point and click... there's no programming required.
Use your own prompts, help messages and terminology.
A fully customizable,
Explorer-like tool lets users quickly go to input data and dialogs.
Numeric, text, listbox, and checkbox input controls let you create input dialogs that
exactly meet your needs.
Customizable buttons initiate specific tasks you require, such as database updates, exports to other systems, or viewing graphics.
Static and dynamic on-screen text shows users where they are and the state of the configured product.
Create help text to explain product inputs to new users or link directly to a standard Windows help file.
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Logic and Calculations
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Full, powerful formula handling does all the calculations you require.
Use your own names and terms.
Easy to learn syntax.
"On the fly" evaluation helps you develop and test formulas.
General and flexible so you can model products, design rules, costs and prices, bills of material,
engineering calculations, just about anything you want.
Hundreds of built-in functions for logic, engineering, lookup, financial, text, date and time
processing.
All of the functions of Microsoft Exceltm are provided,
with the same names and arguments.
Fully Year 2000 compliant.
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Documents
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Dynamic, high-quality documents to send to customers or for in-house use.
Automatically generated from user inputs and calculations.
Quote sheets and cover letters.
Design drawings and layouts.
Product notes, user guides, or installation instructions customized exactly
for the product and/or customer.
Cut lists, routings, or other factory documentation
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Graphics
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Advanced parametric graphics automates drawings and documentation.
Reusable object technology makes creation and maintenance easy.
Eliminate the need to store hundreds of product drawings. ParaGrafix captures
all product knowledge in a single object.
Professional CAD quality output.
Complete set of drawing and parametric tools, including lines, circles, arcs,
text, dimensioning, solids, tables and multiple inserts.
Easy to use buttons and toolbars.
Export to AutoCADtm or other graphics packages using DXF, BMP
or GIF formats.
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Access Corporate Data
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Access customer, pricing or any other corporate data.
Industry standard ODBC interfaces to most database systems.
Extract and use data from your MRP/ERP, Accounting or Contact Management System.
