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TOPS® Pro 5.0 Summary of New Features

The latest version of TOPS Pro package design and palletization software offers one-click design templates, new styles for primary pack and product shipcases, enhanced graphics options and reports, XML and direct Microsoft Word outputs, and stacking strength analysis for non-RSC boxes.
 

Features   Description How to Access
One-click Templates

 

  Save frequently used design sequences to templates and allow quick launch with just one mouse click. Specify the design sequence and then use the File>Save as Template command to save the sequence. You can add or remove the template buttons on the control center via the Tools>Configuration menu with the “Display Template Buttons” option.
 
New CASY shapes
  New Create-A-Shape-Yourself (CASY) styles include rounded rectangles, pinch tubes and trigger tops. Use the right mouse button in the CASY module to access primary shapes and shape functions to use these new special shapes.
 
New Bundle with Strap Box Style
  TOPS Pro now has a new “bundle with strap” box style in the database. Go to Define>Box Styles and select “Strap Bundle” for Drawing Style. Specify width of the strap used and the number of straps along width and length.
 
Straps and Strap Guards
 

Define the quantity and width of straps for unitloads and add strap guards.
 

Click Options in the same dialog box to open the Unitload Options dialog box to specify use of straps.
 
Limit Unitload Layers
  Specify the maximum number of layers for the unitload.
 
Click the Pallet icon to define the maximum number of layers for the unitload.
New Divider Styles
  New divider styles include U-divider, airspace dividers for all cells or just for perimeter cells.
 
Go to Define>Dividers menu to define new styles for use with shippers and trays.
Enhanced Views
Mixed palletPreview of all package
  Include quad-view with all stages of the analysis in the same pane, pop corner box on pallets, rotated plan view, arrows to point out slipsheets and pads and to set shipcase as invisible on pallets.


 

Quad-view can be toggled by clicking the Allview button on the main tool bar. The other functions are available via corresponding right click menus.
New Flybar

  Group frequently used functions in a floating menu to provide quick access to functions like define layer parameters, rotate analysis, add straps to pallets, show contents, show shrink wrap and so on.
 
When available, click the ò button on the main tool bar to toggle the flybar.
Chinese Interface
  Support both Traditional and Simplified Chinese for user interface.
 
Select option under Tools>Language menu.
Stacking Strength for non RSC Styles   Set strength factor as a relative % of RSC strength as well as new email option for stacking strength results.
 
Specify a relative strength factor (as % of RSC strength) for analyzing stacking strength for non-RSC shippers.
More Export Options   Export analysis directly to MS Word using custom templates and to any other applications via XML.
 
In the preview mode, go to Export>Send to Word menu and follow the dialog boxes to specify data to be exported to a pre-defined Word template.
Other Enhancements   Easier to use web publisher, selectable shipcase list for Database Analysis, set minimum and maximum shipcase size, pop-up tool tips in dialog boxes, revision history for analysis, improved installation procedure, enhanced copy protection and more.