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Not Licensed to Run GDS message appears even though you have a current license: Sometimes Windows looses track of the GDS key.
Job codes in the GDS system can cause a job to become mixed up and confused! Try not to use letters at the end of your job code like: 101A; 101B; 101C etc. This can cause problems when you get into bigger jobs with elevation codes that use AA, AB, AC etc. Since the file names contain both the Job Code and the Elevation letter, the program can start grabbing the wrong files for an elevation, and therefore a job.
If you receive an error while processing that says: "C:\GDS\VBCODE\GDSMASTER.MDB is not a valid path" you can try changing the optimizer from New to Old. If you are processing a large job with lots of part pieces, the new optimizer may have run out of space and this "unhelpful" error was generated. Follow the steps below and try reprocessing your job to correct this problem.
Unable to run GDS program due to a problem opening the GDSMaster.mdb file. This problem can occur if the GDS program crashed or was closed abnormally. To correct this problem, you will need to follow the steps below:
Install error "The
feature you are trying to use is on a network resource that is not available:"
This error can occur when trying to install or remove the GDS
program. This appears to be a false error in regards to our program, so trying
to browse for the specified MSI file will not correct the problem. Microsoft has
written an installation cleanup utility that is designed to correct MSI
installation problem, which this seems to be. Go to this Microsoft link and
follow the directions to remedy this problem.
Once GDS has been removed, it is a good idea to reboot your computer. If you still see a v14.1 GDS icon on your desktop, you should delete it. Now you are ready to re-install the GDS software. Go to the v14.1 Downloads page and Run the latest download. This should install the GDS program without any trouble, and put a new icon on your desktop. Important Vendor Installation Note: DO NOT Delete or Remove the Sample Vendor from the v14.1 program. The Sample Vendor is installed with the actual GDS program, and when it is removed, the installation software thinks that a key part of the program is missing and needs to be reinstalled. The answer to this situation is to copy the contents of one of your other vendor folders to the Vend0 folder. You can do this through your My Computer icon, or the Windows Explorer, but just be sure you copy the entire contents of the other vendor folder and then paste it inside the Vend0 folder and replace the existing files.
Changes made to a framing system don't appear after re-processing your job: This will happen if you edit a system after creating an elevation. Whenever a change is made in the Framing System Maintenance window, you need to first edit the elevations in the Job you have already created by clicking Edit front the Estimate Options window, select each elevation that uses that system, then click Continue, Done, Done, in order for the program to see the changes. Hewlett Packard Printer Issue:
The new 2004 model HP LaserJet printers have software that
conflicts with older version of the GDS program (older than
v14.1.84). This software
causes the GDS program to shut down prematurely after double
clicking on the GDS icon to run the program. You can install the
v14.1.84 update patch or
full install to fix this problem.
Otherwise there is a workaround for two models that we know
of. Moving the GDS system to another computer: This is something that many customers end up doing when they buy a new computer. It is a fairly simple process, and you are able to keep your jobs and catalogs and copy them to your new computer. Moving the GDS hardware security key: If you have the small green USB key for the GDS system, you will want to install the software on the new computer before moving the key. It is also recommended that you have your latest GDS v14.1 CD in the new computer when you plug in the USB key for the first time. When the new hardware wizard opens after inserting the USB key, you can simply click Next and Finish to complete the installation. There are some cases where the wizard will ask for the location of the USBKEY.SYS file. If this happens, click Browse and open the Security folder inside the EstWinV14 folder in your C: drive. This is the location of the sys file. After opening this folder, click Open and then Next to continue on with the installation. If you have the beige rectangular Parallel key for GDS, you will want to move the key to the new computer before you install the software. The installation software for GDS will see the key and install the necessary drivers when you install the software. Moving the Glass and Vendor files: After knowing what to do with the security key, you then need to Install the GDS system. The best way to get the latest version of the GDS program is to install it directly from this site in the v14.1 page. We recommend this unless you know you have very recently received a CD from us. Follow the directly for installing the latest version when installing from this site. If installing from the CD, simply click the Install GDS Software button from the CD Main Menu and follow the prompts. After installing the program, the process of copying the glass and vendor files is very easy if both the new and old computer are on the same network. If so, you can simply copy and paste the GDSMASTER.MDB (Microsoft Access Database) file and the Vend# folders from the old computers C:\EstWinV14 folder to the same folder on the new computer. You will want to replace the existing files and folders, so answer Yes when prompted. If the computers are stand alone units, you can either burn a CD with the GDSMASTER.MDB file and Vend# folders, and then copy and paste these files and folders into the new computer's C:\EstWinV14 folder. If you run into an error about a "Read-Only" file when try to use the program, you may have to go into your C drive, right click on the GDSMaster.MDB file and each Vend# folder, click on Properties, and uncheck the "Read-Only" box. Another good option for transferring a lot of data from your old computer to the new one is to use a USB memory flash drive. Depending on how many vendors and jobs you have will determine how much space is required on this device, but a 128MB drive should be more than enough to hold everything. Finishing Up: After following the above steps, you should be able to open the GDS program and use your jobs. Remember that the USB key gets plugged in after installing the software, and the parallel key is plugged in before. Manage the Number of Jobs
The GDS
system requires you to manage the number of jobs
that you keep in the system. It is recommended that you keep no more than
200
jobs on the system at one time. This number is not set in stone since the real
reason for this issue is an excess of files stored in a given vendor directory.
It is not yet known what the actual file limit is before problems start
surfacing with the GDS system, but we have that up to 200 jobs of
average size will not cause a problem.
The point
here is to make you aware of potential problems (also a mystery) that may occur
when there are too many jobs on your system. Reported problems are usually
related to processing errors, or incorrect calculation for job summaries. The
200
job recommendation is a good number to maintain if you want to avoid any of
these types of problems.
If you are
the gambling type, you can keep storing jobs until you experience strange
problems. At this point you can delete some jobs and your problems should go
away.
There are
often other reasons for experiencing strange problems, but the number of jobs is
the first thing to look at. If the problem persists, it may be related to one
job. If so, re-edit and re-process the job. If it is still a problem, you can
either delete elevations until it goes away, or re-enter the entire job.
If the
problem persists with all jobs, the next cause could be a corrupted database. To
try and fix this problem, go to the Utility – Database Utilities menu and
click on Repair Corrupted Databases. If this doesn’t solve a strange problem
with all jobs, you might have to re-install the GDS system.
Managing Jobs on a Network
Many
businesses today have their computers on a local area network. The Windows
operating system makes this very affordable and relatively easy to do. Although
the GDS system is a single-user, stand-alone system, it can take advantage of a
network in a couple of ways.
1.
Network Printing
a.
Literally any IBM compatible program can print to a network printer. A
network printer can either be a shared printer attached to a Windows machine, a
stand alone network printer, or a printer connected to a Novell file server. The
Windows operation system makes printing to these devices very simple. If your
computer has a printer driver installed that is directed to a network printer,
you can print to this printer from any Windows application.
b.
You can select a printer to print to either by changing the default
printer in the Start – Settings – Printers window, or by selecting it in the
Printer Setup window inside the GDS program.
2.
Copying Files Across the Network
a.
Version 12.1 of the GDS system can backup or restore jobs, framing
systems, and databases, to any local drive or mapped network drive.
b.
You can create a holding directory on a network drive where users can
backup their jobs. Then when another user wants to work on the job, this user
can restore it to their computer. The best way to implement this process is to
tell people who backup the job (for sharing purposes) to delete the job from
their local system after it is backed up to the network. People who restore jobs
should delete the job from the network directory after they have restored it –
this will avoid the problem of two
people working on it at once.
c.
This example is not meant to be used as a means of backing up jobs. For
backup purposes, you want to create a central backup directory on a network
server where everyone can backup their jobs. Keep in mind, you will need a good
system for job codes, in order for all jobs to be put in one directory. You
wouldn’t want one user’s backup to overwrite another’s, if they have the
same job code. If this could potentially happen, then create user subdirectories
inside the central backup directory for each user to backup to.
d.
For any network server, make sure you have a backup schedule for the
server itself. Use a quality tape drive, another hard drive, or any other mass
storage device to secure your data.
Re-Importing Vendor Data
Version
12.1 of the GDS system will automatically import vendor data from DOS versions
10.1-11.x of the GDS system. There is no menu option to re-import data from an
older version, but it is possible to do. The DOS version must still be installed
on the same computer that v12.1 is on.
There are
two very specific things that v12.1 looks for before it will prompt you to
import data from an older version. First, a file named CSERIAL.DAT must exist in
the C:\EST directory. Then, a file named MDESC.MST must NOT be found in the
EstWinV14\Vend1 directory – the drive letter doesn’t matter, and EstWinV14 could
be something else if you renamed it during the install. If these two conditions
are true, you will see the prompt to
import data after you start v12.1. Follow the steps below to import data again
into version 12.1.
1.
Rename the file MDESC.MST to MDESC.BAK in the C:\EstWinV14\Vend1 directory.
This will make condition two above, true. The other condition should be true if
you have a working copy of the old program on your computer.
2.
Start v12.1 of the GDS system and answer Yes
to the import prompt.
3.
The vendor directories on the old system that have data in them will
determine what vendors you are prompted to import. For example: If your old
system has vendors in the first and second slot of the vendor selection screen,
you will first be prompted to import Vend1 information.
a.
If you want to overwrite your v12.1 Vend1 information you can select Yes
to import from the old system’s Vend1. You will then be prompted to overwrite
the parts and framing system
information.
b.
If you don’t want to overwrite the Vend1 information on v12.1, answer
No to the import prompt for Vend1.
c.
Next, you will see a prompt to import Vend2 information. If you want this
info imported, answer Yes to the prompt.
d.
After you are prompted for all vendors found in the old system, you will
be prompted to overwrite the default Glass information in the Windows version.
Since you are re-importing information now, you will probably want to answer No
in order to preserve the existing glass table.
4.
Next you will see the Metal Vendor
Selection window with only the Vend2 vendor listed – if you select No to
importing Vend1. If you selected Yes to import Vend1 information, you will see
both Vend 1 and Vend2 names listed. Click Open
to continue loading the program.
5.
If you did not re-import Vend1 info, you now have to Exit the GDS system
to name the MDESC.BAK file back to MDESC.MST. After this you can start the GDS
system and you will see two vendors listed.
Importing Jobs from Old SystemIf you are comfortable with the Windows Explorer, or even the DOS prompt, it is possible to import jobs from the old GDS system to the new. Without going into how the Windows Explorer works, or the Copy command works in DOS, here are the steps you need to take to import a job.
1.
Create a job in the new system with the same Job Code as the job you want
to import. The description can be different if you want.
2.
When you get to the Estimate
Options window click the Close
button to get back to the main window. It is actually best to exit the program
completely at this point.
3.
Open the Windows Explorer, or MS-DOS prompt and copy the following files
from the old programs vendor directory to the desired vendor directory in the
new program. The word jobcode in the following list means the job code that you
used for the job in the old program.
4.
After these files are copied over to the new system, start v12.1 and edit
the job that you copied over. You should see the correct number of elevations
now.
5.
At this point you can either edit the elevations, or go straight to
processing. After processing the job, all of the needed information is now
present.
DXF Tips
There
are a couple of things you can change when it comes to the default sheet sizes,
and file output paths for the generated CAD files.
1.
Change Default Sheet Sizes
a.
The sheet sizes that appear in the CAD
File Preferences window are configurable by editing a text file that is
located in each vendor directory (ex. C:\EstWinV14\Vend1). If you feel like
adjusting the default sheet sizes that are displayed in the preferences window,
this is the file to play with. You might want to make a copy of the file before
changing it, in case you need to go back to the original file. The file name is Sheetszt.cfg and can opened with any text editor or word processor.
b.
Follow the notes located in this file for things to watch for when making
changes. Essentially, each line contains a description for the sheet sizes,
followed by the actual drawing area sizes.
c.
If you open this file with a word processor, make sure you save the file
as an ASCII text file to maintain the proper format.
2.
Set a Different Directory for CAD Files
a.
You have the option of changing the default directory where generated CAD
files are saved. Depending on which check boxes are checked in the preferences
window determines which directories are used. The default DXF and DC2 folders
are located inside each Vend# folder.
b.
To change the path for DXF files, open a text editor and type the new
path name in quotes. For example: “C:\CADFiles\DXF\”
c.
To change the path for DC2 files, open a text editor and type the new
path name in quotes. For example: “C:\CADFiles\DC2\”
d.
Make sure you save these files as ASCII text files if you use a word
processor create them. The Windows NotePad is a good tool for this. Find it in
the Start – Programs – Accessories list.
Fabrication Labor Only
If
you are in not interested in having the GDS system calculate installation labor
of any kind, it is possible to change some key files so that only fabrication
labor will be calculated. To do this, you must be comfortable with a text
editor, and you must be careful to leave the structure of the following file
unchanged – only the numbers themselves should be changed.
The file
that determines fabrication labor time is called Mtlmeth.mst. This file is located in each Vend# directory inside the
C:\EstWinv14 folder in your computer. An example of the file is shown below. Make
the changes where you see the italic bold characters. This file is used by the
labor calculation routines but the man-hour values themselves can not be seen
through the GDS program. Notice the Method numbers and names at the beginning of
each group of numbers. This method, or category, is set in the Framing
System Maintenance screen at the Metal Labor Category field.
Remember
that this file exists in each vendor directory. If you want only fab labor
calculated for every vendor in the GDS system, you will have to edit this file
for each one. "Metal
Method (used for glazing only)" "method
1 Flush-Can-Stick-Seamless" ".55"
<-
change to "0" "1.10"
<-
change to "0" "1.66"
<-
change to "0" "2.20"
<-
change to "0" "2.75"
<-
change to "0" "3.33"
<-
change to "0" "3.83"
<-
change to "0" "4.40"
<-
change to "0" "5.00"
<-
change to "0" "5.50"
<-
change to "0" "Method
2 Core / Other" ".50"
<-
change to "0" "1.00"
<-
change to "0" "1.50"
<-
change to "0" "2.00"
<-
change to "0" "2.50"
<-
change to "0" "3.00"
<-
change to "0" "3.50"
<-
change to "0" "4.00"
<-
change to "0" "4.50"
<-
change to "0" "5.00"
<-
change to "0" "Method
3 Pressure Wall-Structural-Wood Sash" ".67"
<-
change to "0" "1.33"
<-
change to "0" "2.00"
<-
change to "0" "2.67"
<-
change to "0" "3.33"
<-
change to "0" "4.00"
<-
change to "0" "4.67"
<-
change to "0" "5.33"
<-
change to "0" "6.00"
<-
change to "0" "6.67"
<-
change to "0" Method
4 Applied Stop (not used at present)" ".75"
<-
change to "0" "1.33"
<-
change to "0" "1.90"
<-
change to "0" "2.40"
<-
change to "0" "3.00"
<-
change to "0" "3.60"
<-
change to "0" "4.30"
<-
change to "0" "4.70"
<-
change to "0" "5.50"
<-
change to "0" "6.60"
<-
change to "0" ---------------------------------------------------------------
Elevation TipsButt Glazed Silicone Jobs
The
GDS system can be very flexible once you become familiar with how it works
internally. In the case of butt glazed silicone joints, you are merely treating
a silicone joint as a standard vertical mullion.
Specifically,
you will have to re-define the metal width for the vertical material for the
framing system you intend to use on a job with this condition. Here are the
steps you will want to take to prepare the system for a job like this.
1.
Copy a framing system that contains a majority of the parts you will use
for the silicone job.
2.
Rename the new system to indicate that it is for silicone joints.
3.
Edit this new system and enter a value for the silicone joints in the
Vertical field of the Metal Widths section in the Framing
System Maintenance window.
4.
Click the Edit Parts button to
open the Framing Systems Parts window.
5.
Enter a part number for silicone (ex. Silicone) into the Vertical
Components column of the Stock Length Material page of this window.
6.
Press the Tab key to move to the next field. If this is the first time
you entered this part number, you will be prompted to add the part because it
was not found.
7.
Enter the details for the Silicone part into the Add
Parts window. You should leave the default 24 foot stock length for this
part. Enter a price in the first price field for what you think 24 feet of
silicone at the needed width would cost you. Type a description of this part
number into the description field.
8.
Click the OK button to save
this information and return to the framing parts window. Click OK
to save changes to this window and return to the maintenance window. Click OK
again to return to the framing system list, and then click Close
to return to the main window.
9.
Now you are ready to create an elevation with this newly modified framing
system.
Perimeter Caulking
Some day you
may find it necessary to estimate the cost of perimeter caulking,
or perimeter gasket material that is needed in addition to the standard vinyl.
To estimate the cost of this type of perimeter material you will have to create
a custom part number and treat the part as though it is stock length material.
To add a
perimeter caulking
part you can either edit an existing framing
system, or copy a system to a new system. In either case, follow the steps below
to add perimeter caulking
to a job.
1.
Edit a framing system (whether it was newly copied to, or existing) and
add a new part (ex. Caulking) to one of the fields in the Head Material column
of the Stock Length Material page in the Framing
System Parts window.
2.
Press the Tab key to move to the next field. If this is the first time
you entered this part number, you will be prompted to add the part because it
was not found.
3.
Enter the details for the Caulking part into the Add
Parts window. You should leave the default 24 foot stock length for this
part. Enter a price in the first price field for what you think 24 feet of
caulking would cost you. Type a description of this part number into the
description field.
4.
Click the OK button to save
this information and return to the framing parts window.
5.
Enter this same Caulking part number into the Sill, and Left and Right
Wall Jamb fields to cover the rest of the perimeter components.
6.
Click OK to save changes to
this parts window and return to the maintenance window. Click OK again to return to the framing system list, and then click Close
to return to the main window.
7.
Now you are ready to create an elevation with this newly modified framing
system.
Splitting Elevations
During
the course of using the GDS system, you will need to create an elevation that
exceeds the boundaries of program. You may want more than 30 panels in an
elevation, or more than 13 rows of horizontals, or an elevation 200 feet wide,
or an elevation 80 feet tall. If you come across any one of these situations,
the answer is to split one elevation into two.
The Exclude
from Cost feature in the elevation editor is intended to give you a means of
joining one elevation to another.
Example 1 - Stacking one elevation on top of
another:
· Stack
two 30 foot elevations to equal one 60 foot elevation by splitting the elevation
at a horizontal.
·
In
the top elevation you want to exclude the sill from cost. This will show a
dashed line for the sill in graphic printout of this elevation. · You will want to copy a framing system for the bottom elevation and change the head part number(s) to the same numbers used for horizontal components. Make sure the head type is set at interrupted by verticals – because the head will be a horizontal for this elevation. Note the head change in the description of this new framing system. Only use this system for similar situations.
Example 2 – Corner posts.
· Two
elevations can easily be joined at a corner if you use both the Alternate Metal
and Exclude from Cost features.
· Exclude
the cost of the right wall jamb on one elevation, and use alternate metal for
the left wall jamb on the other elevation for the corner.
·
You
can also copy a framing system for the second elevation, and change the left
wall jamb part number to that of a corner post. Keep in mind, the metal width
for the left and right wall jamb has one setting in the framing maintenance
window. Alternate metal, however, gives you the ability to enter a different
metal width for a corner post, than the opposite wall jamb.
Tall Curtain Wall Elevations
Certain
curtain wall jobs can be a challenge with the GDS system since they often
require very tall elevations. Since the GDS system has a 13 row limitation per
elevation, you may find it helpful to turn an elevation on its side to get up to
30 rows. This requires a little bit of imagination, but is effective
nonetheless.
The one
restriction for this trick is that doors will not work in a sideways
elevation. · Copy a framing system so that you can make the necessary changes to the component fields. · Check the Metal Widths section in the framing maintenance window to see if you need to change the metal widths to match the changes you are making to the parts below.
·
In
order for the components to be estimated properly, you will have to move the
following parts around.
·
Now
you can build your elevation as if it were laying on its left side. You may even
have to split the elevation if it is wider than 36 feet. See the Splitting
Elevations tip section for help on this.
If you are
estimating a curtain wall elevation that falls within the boundaries of the
program, but is difficult to figure equal horizontal spacing, try the following.
·
Create
a temporary elevation that is figured sideways in order to get the horizontal
spacing dimensions.
·
You
may find it necessary to copy a framing system and move the part number as
mentioned above. The important thing for this to work, even temporarily, is to
make sure your metal widths are correct. If you must copy a system and change
parts, you could always delete the framing system after you delete the temporary
elevation.
·
Create
the elevation as if it were laying on its side, and print a 1/4 scale graphic to
get the dimensions of the horizontals. Remember that the elevation is sideways
when looking at the printout.
·
After
getting the dimensions, delete the temporary elevation and enter the real
elevation with the correct framing system.
Fixed Bulkhead w/Equal Panels
This
tip covers an unusual situation, but may be helpful if you ever encounter it. A
simple elevation will be used to help explain the condition. Picture an
elevation with a 20 foot opening size and an 8 foot bulkhead on the right side.
A single door must butt up against the bulkhead and 3 equal panels must sit on
the bulkhead, with 4 panels to the left of the door.
This is a
remodel job, so the bulkhead size can not change. When an elevation like this is
entered, the GDS system will first equally space 9 panels, and then, when a
single door is inserted into panel 5, all of the remaining panels are adjust to
be equal size. The bulkhead, however, is a fixed size, so the 3 panels to the
right of the door do not match the size of the bulkhead.
The answer
to this is to create a test elevation:
·
Create
a temporary elevation that has an opening size of 8 feet plus the width of the
door jamb in the real elevation.
·
Make
sure the metal widths are the same in this temporary elevation, as they are in
the real elevation. In this case the wall jamb width of the temporary elevation
will have to match the right door jamb width of the real elevation.
·
Create
this temporary elevation with 3 panels and print the 1/4 scale graphic. The
panels will be equally spaced. You can then delete the temporary elevation.
·
Next
create the real elevation with 8 panels, and add the door to the fifth panel.
·
Then,
using the Unequal Panel section of the elevation editor, change the panel widths
of panels 6, 7 and 8.
·
Then
insert a bulkhead in panels 6, 7, and 8. This bulkhead will be 8 feet wide.
Splitting Above the Sill
There
will be times that you will run into the need to create an elevation that has
more panels in the first row than in rows above. The GDS system is not able to
split panels above the sill, it can only split above a horizontal. The GDS
system relies very heavily on the number of panels that are entered into the Frame
Structure window while entering/editing an elevation. Therefore, if you come
across a situation that fits the aforementioned example, there is a way to
handle it.
Let’s use
an example to illustrate how this would work. We want to have an elevation with
six panels below a horizontal and three panels above. Transom lites will be used
to achieve our goal.
· Start
with an elevation that has six panels – the elevation can be any width and
height.
·
Since
the Transom Lite tab appears before the Horizontal tab in the elevation editor,
there is no need to put the horizontal into the elevation first. The transom
will automatically insert a horizontal.
·
Click
on the Going Right button in the
Transom Lite page, and then click on panel 1. A transom lite will automatically
be place at 84 inches in panels 1 and 2. Tab to the from a height of field, and type in a new height of 36 inches. Press
the Tab key again and you will see the transom lite enlarge down to a 48 inch
horizontal.
·
Click
the Next button to add another
transom lite going right from panel 3. Repeat the steps above and repeat this
whole step for panel 5.
·
Now
you have 6 panels above the sill and 3 panels above a 36 horizontal.
Changing Component Lengths
A
helpful yet unknown feature of the GDS system is the ability to alter the length
of individual components in an elevation. This is actually done via the framing
system that you use to build an elevation. For example: If you want door jambs
to extend past the head of a particular elevation you can accomplish in one of
two ways. First, you can edit the framing system that you want use and make the adjustments there.
1.
From the Framing System Maintenance
window, click the Edit Parts button.
This will open the Framing System Parts
window.
2.
Any stock length component field in this parts window can be adjusted by
adding a > or < symbol at the end of the part number.
3.
For example: A Left Wall Jamb component reading J-402 could read J-402
>.5. Typing the .5 after the part number tell the program that you want to
add a half inch to the left wall jamb part J-402.
4.
This additional length will be factored into the optimization
calculations and the result will be a longer jamb for the each elevation that
uses this framing system.
5.
You can also subtract from the length of a part by type: <.5 (for
example) after the part number.
Remember
that if you make this change to a framing system after a job has already been
created with it, you will have to re-edit each elevation that uses this system
for the changes to take affect.
The other
way you could do this, would be to stop at an elevation when you process the
job.
1.
At the Estimate Processing Options
window, click the Select Elevations to
Edit option (for example).
2.
The parts window for the selected elevation(s) will appear. This window
is identical to that parts window when editing a framing system.
3.
Make the necessary changes to a part number as mentioned in the example
above.
4.
Click OK to save the changes,
and the processing will account for this adjustment only in the selected
elevation(s).
A Roundabout Way to Process Selected ElevationsOne way to process selected elevations in the GDS system is to have a vendor loaded twice. This will allow you to copy a complete job from one vendor to the second identical vendor. Once copied, you can open the second vendor, edit the job, and then delete the elevations that you don't want to process. You can repeat this step as often as you like in order to process different elevations. In essence this second vendor is a temporary work space for jobs that already exist in the first vendor slot. The easiest way to create a duplicate vendor in your GDS system is to copy the Vend# folder in the C:\EstWin folder. First you will need to make sure you have an available vendor slot that the primary vendor can be copied to. The GDS system holds 9 vendors, so as long you have less than 9 installed, you can do this. Open up the Windows Explorer and locate the EstWin folder in your C drive. Right click on the vendor folder that you want to copy and click on copy. Next right click on the EstWin Folder and click Paste. A new folder will appear under the EstWin folder with the name "Copy of Vend..." You will have to rename this folder to the next available vendor number. Right click on this new folder and click Rename. Type the new folder name, ex. Vend4, if this is the next available number. The next time you run the GDS program, you will see the vendor twice in the list. You might want to edit the Vendor Defaults to change the name of the new vendor to something slightly different than the original vendor so you don't get them confused.
Adjusting Transom Lite GlassIf you are having trouble getting the size of glass in a transom above a door to come out right, you will need to make a few adjustments to the door head width in the Framing System Maintenance window. The width of the door head is the only item that will affect the height of the glass in a transom -- once the elevation is entered. The width of the transom glass is affected by the Trans Stop measurement in the maintenance window. There is a check box named Trans Stop All Around in the maintenance window that will take the one Trans Stop measurement off of both the height and width of the transom glass. If you want to alter the height of the transom glass, you can do the following.
· If
you check the Trans Stop All Around box, the Trans Stop dimension will be
deducted from the height and width of the transom glass. Keep in mind that all
glass is first measured by the daylight size, plus the Add to Daylight (a value
also set in the framing maintenance window). · In the case the there is only a transom stop at the bottom of the transom glass and glass pocket at the top, you will want to NOT check the Trans Stop All Around box and make the Door Head width a greater number than it is in actuality. For example: A 2 inch system might need a 2.5 inch door head setting in order for the transom glass to come out the right size. You will notice that the wider the door head, the smaller the daylight opening for the transom glass, thus reducing the size of the glass. This is what you want to do when using a glass stop and not a pocket.
·
If
you ever find yourself needing to make the transom glass larger, you can reduce
the width of the door head, thereby making the daylight opening larger and the
transom glass bigger. It i It is important to note that whenever a change is made in the Framing System Maintenance window, and you want that change to affect a job you have already created, you will need to re-edit the elevation of this job and then reprocess it before the changes will take place.
Adjustments for Sill Cans/Sub Sills
Whenever
a system
The Vertical
Trim section of the Framing System Maintenance window handles the first part of
optimization when a sub sill is used. Simply put, the value entered into the
Vertical Trim for Sub Sill field will be trimmed off of vertical mullion
material. When the Trim All Verticals Including Wall Jambs box is checked, then
the wall jambs will be trimmed as well. The GDS system has an idiosyncrasy about adjusting the first row of glass when a sill can it accounted for with the vertical trim value. In order for the glass that sits on the sill to come out the right size, the value of the vertical trim must be added to the sill width. For example, a 2 inch system with a sill can than requires a .375 inch trim on verticals will need a sill width of 2.375. This wider sill will essentially reduce the daylight opening for the bottom row of glass which is what you want to reduce the height of the this glass. This is true since the horizontals are entered in the GDS system by inputting their height from the ground to the bottom of the horizontal. The last thing that you want to confirm is that a Sill Can part number is entered into the Stock Length Material tab in the Framing System Parts window. You can get to this window by clicking the Edit Parts button on the Framing System Maintenance window. |
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