Relationship between Wispeco and Stargate.
Purpose of the Intermediate course.

What problems have been experienced with StarFront
Were any ‘bugs’ found in the program
Were any ‘bugs’ found in the cutting lists
What improvements can be made to StarFront
What extrusion systems need to be added to StarFront
What designs were the users not able to do on StarFront
What additional configurations can be added to help in the design process
What additional automations would assist during the design
What additional reports are required
Any other suggestions on how StarFront can be improved.

Inertia Calculations

• Explain the factors that affect the required inertia
  working with the Inertia Spreadsheet

Setting up StarFront’s Costing

• Costing Screen
  Costing Details
  Fabricator Spreadsheet
  Fabricator Example
  Advanced Costing Settings

Advanced Program Settings

• Explanation of all the advanced program settings.

Working with Contracts

• Copy Contracts
  Merge Contracts
  Copying Designs within Contracts
  Copying Designs across Contracts
  Contribution per System
  Adding Sections to a Design
  Adding Hardware to a Design

Working with Reports

• The ‘save to file’ feature.

Working with Standards

• Using Standards Configurations
  Creating Own Standard Configurations
  Creating a Standard Price List

Other Program Features

• Logoff
  System Options
  Adjustments
  Hardware Defaults
  Handle Styles
  User Configuration
  Analyse Glass
  Email Facility

Interface to Pastel

• Setting up Pastel Inventory File
  Interfacing to StarFront

Explanation of how to access and use the CAD drawings generated by StarFront

Explanation of how StarFront works in a networked environment.
Setting up StarFront on a network.
Advantages of using StarFront on a network.

How to export data from StarFront and import it into another application.

Inserting a glass panel
Changing the glass in some of the inserts openings
Changing frame options on a design
Changing insert options on a design
Working with standard sash sizes
Designing a complex configuration using multiple frames (eg. Patio door with sidelight)

Explanation of what the future holds for StarFront and news on future releases of StarFront.

Question and answer session to discuss any concepts, designs and problems experienced with StarFront. This also acts as a forum to help steer future versions of StarFront.