A simple color does not sufficiently define a profile. For example PVC profiles are rolled on the inside and / or outside. And aluminum profiles can be painted on the inside different from the outside. This has led to the emergence combination of colors.

A combination of colors is a structure of 3 colors: the color of the interior, color of the middle and color of the exterior. By choosing a combination of colors for a window, the program knows exactly what color the profiles has on the inside - consequently what color should the chosen hardware have - and also knows the color the profiles have on the outside - so what color should the water drip and dranage cap should have. To better understand, imagine a PVC profile with white interior and Mahon sheet exterior. For such a profile Ra Workshop will choose white hardware and brown water drip.

Important: everywhere in this documentation or in the application where the expressions "profile color", "series color" or "color list" are used, a combination of colors is to be understood.

Color Combinations Menu
The dialogue working with combinations of colors is accessed through the Materials » Color Combinations as seen in the picture below:

Color Combinations Dialog
The color combinations dialog allows the following operations: add, change, delete, copy / paste, print, export. For each facility access the corresponding button on the toolbar.

Examples of color combinations depending on the type of profile:

PVC profiles: Golden Oak-Caramel-Golden Oak - the profile has on the inside a wood imitation foil (Golden Oak), it is Caramel in mass and has a wood imitation foil outside (see picture).
Aluminum profiles: 1005 - Honey Yellow. In the case of aluminum profiles, they are completely painted in the majority of cases. Thus the combination of colors will be: Honey Yellow - Honey Yellow - Honey Yellow (see picture).
Wood Profiles: this case is simple. These will always have the 3 identical colors: spruce-spruce-spruce. Exceptions could be profiles containing an exterior of aluminum foil.

To identify profiles in reports, each combination of color has a prefix and a suffix. If these are completed, then the profile's code in the final reports will be generated by the following formula: [Color Combination Prefix] + [Base Code Profile] + [Color Combination Suffix]. Example: FA001-001-3205 (prefix is empty, FA001-001 is the profile code, 3205 is the combinations of colors suffix for Golden Oak - Caramel - Golden Oak). Color prefix and suffix codes are created base on profile manufacturer information (profile catalogs, price lists, etc). The information submited in these fields on color combination forms are just some defaults values that will be used later in profile's color combination definitions. For more information read Profile Colors and Prices.

Add Color Combination
To add a new combination of colors click on the first registration (where it says: "Click here to enter a new record) and complete the fields in order: Code (required, must be unique), Name (required), Prefix, Sufix, Interior Color, Midfield Color and Outside Color. To save the information press the Save button on the toolbar.

Change Color Combination
Select the row in which the Combination of Color you wish to change is an edit the desired fields. To save the information press the Save button on the toolbar.

Delete Color Combination
Select the rows you wish to remove and press the Delete button or the coresponding botton on the toolbar. To save the information press the Save button on the toolbar.

Color Combinations

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