In Ra Workshop there are 3 types of projects:

• Offer. Contains a list of joinery structures requested by a certain client.
• Production. When we agree on what comes next we usually work with more contracts simultaneously. Production type projects groups all the components that enter productions at the same time(despite their source).
• Post Production. After production, the joinery structure must be placed. Post production project contains the items shipped in a specific day and the materials used in their binding.

For the moment only the offer type project is available, the others will be implemented in future versions.

New Offer Menu
To open a new offer type project click File » New » Offer menu as seen in the picture below:



Same effect can be achieved by pressing Ctrl+N or the button from the toolbar:



The new project will look like this:

Project Sections
Each project is divided in several sections (referred to as tabs). These are positioned on the lower left of the screen (red rectangle):

• Summary. Contains the projects general settings like: client info, materials, extra costs, etc. This tab has its own tabs which will be detailed below.
• Design. Contains the project joinery drawing tablet. Details on this can be found on Step 6: Joinery Design.
• Consumption. Contains informations about the materials computed by the application. Detailes about the material consumption can be found on Step 6a – Material Consumption Analysis and Modifications.
• Reports. Contains the reports of the application. It is available only when a project is selected in the Project Explorer. Details about reports on Step 10: Production Reports.

Summary
Acest tab contine toate setarile proiectului. Intrucat numarul setarilor este destul de mare acest tab a fost impartit in alte sub-taburi (localizate in partea stanga a ecranului) care grupeaza informatii cu un caracter specific. Acestea sunt:

• General. Contains information about the project grouped as seen be below:
  • Project Information
    • Code. Project code. This information will appear on all generated reports based on this report.
    • Name. Project name. This information will appear on all generated reports based on this report.
    • Description. A short description of the clients requests. Optional parameter.
    • Project Date. The date at which the project was made. Optional parameter.
    • Delivery Date. Date of the deadline. Optional parameter.
    • Currency. Currency in which the project will be calculated.
  • Project status
    • Project Type. One of the 3 types of projects: Offer, Production or Post production.
    • Project Phase. The phase at which the project is.
    • Closed. Once closed, the project cannot be changed.
    • Optimized. Shows if the project is optimized and has the profiles cutting optimization.
    • Material Connected. Shows if the application is connected to the material database. Until it is connected to a material database the project cannot be changed.
  • Project User. All the information in this category can only be read, because they are generated by the application based on the users’ actions.
    • Created by. The user that created the project.
    • Changed by. The user that modified the project and saved the changes.
    • Blocked by. The user that has the project opened. As long as the project remains opened no other user can modify it.
    • Creation Date. The date at which the project was created.
    • Changing Date. The last time the project was changed and saved.
• Client. Optionally the project can contain information about the client that ordered it. Details can be found on Step 3: Adding Client.
• Materials. Before adding windows and doors you need to set the materials that are going to be used. Each component may use different material system. The information set from this tab have only a default characteristic. Details can be found on Step 2: Material Selection.
• Extra Costs. Beside the material costs an offer must contain other costs like: profit, loss, etc. The costs tab allows us to set the final cost based on the material costs and extra costs. Details can be found on Step 7: Project Extra Costs.
• Proprieties. Contains a system of parameters to customize the offer. Details can be found on Step 9: Client Offer.
• Statistics. To see a project in general the application gives the user a set of statistics to rigorously check the offer. Details can be found on Step 7: Project Extra Costs.

See also

Tutorial
Step 2: Material Selection

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