Sympla has been designed as the first software package to fully integrate high quality sales images, with complete fabrication output for conservatory roofs and sidewalls. The layout of Sympla has been specifically designed to provide a simple and intuitive route for creating complete conservatories, including sales, survey and full fabrication information, all in less than twenty seconds! Models can be input simply and quickly into Sympla using either pre-built roof shapes from a large library of templates, or by building a customised roof shape by hand using an array of free-form tools.
Once the conservatory has been created in Sympla, the user can return at any point and make any realtime adjustments to the model, for example changing dimensions, end types, sidewall panel styles, or even adding a roof cut out. While the model is being created or adjusted, Sympla is constantly calculating the structural integrity of the design, alerting the user to any problems which need to be rectified, thereby eliminating costly mistakes at fabrication time.
The 3D view provides a fully detailed rendered image of the conservatory. While moving around the 3D model, the user can still make design alterations and instantly view the effects. Sympla contains large libraries of patterns and textures to add to all parts of the conservatory, including skirting boards and window cills, as well as light settings and sun angle to provide full control over the visualization. These realtime tools help the user to generate a truly life like image; adding a photogragh of the customers house and sliding the conservatory into place creates a unique sales image for the customer.
Once the design process is complete, one click of the mouse will produce a full spectrum of output reports from a suite of sales images and survey drawings, through to full fabrication small part drawings and machine drivers. These reports provide job-specific fabrication drawings, schedules and lists to ensure a first time fit and a reduction of time-to and time-on site for every contract completed.
- Full library of roof shape templates
- Free-form tools for building customised roofs
- Real time structural testing
- Fully-dimensioned component drawings
- 2D/3D cross-sections and assembly drawings
- Detailed component cutting & drilling diagrams
- Accurate sales quotes & sales presentation drawings
- Base-plans, geometry drawings & glass schedules
- generation of NCX drivers for numerically controlled machinery
Sympla produces high-quality 2D and 3D output; and at any point the current workview can be captured and stored as an image. Click here to view a gallery of typical images.
- Sidewall wizard
This unique tool allows the user to input their own sidewall systems into Sympla, to provide tailor made frame and glass
fabrication data. The sidewall wizard will guide the user through the input of sidewall profile information, costs and customization details.
This data is then used by Sympla to provide customized frame and welded cill drawings, with the choice of altering settings on an individual panel
by panel basis. Any number of separate sidewall systems can
be input and saved in Sympla, allowing the user to select the appropriate sidewall system for any given contract.
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Profile dimensions and offsets can be set up for
all the components of a sidewall system. Any number of profiles can be created in the software,
allowing the user to select and tailor which profile to use with each different contract, for example different coupling or post sizes.
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Each sidewall system can also be tailored to accommodate all the additional features which you may
want to associate with the system. For example, if you want the user to have a choice of white or golden handles but only
for top vents; this can easily be added at this stage. In this way you can rapidly create a comprehensive database of fully
adaptable sidewall systems.
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Once all the sidewall profiles have been set up, the costing matrix allow costs to be set up for the different frame build ups, for example fixed lights, vents and patio doors. Each frame build up can be set to individually cost for all the different frame sizes which could be encountered.
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- Saw drivers
The saw drivers are data files which can be created within Sympla. These files are then
read directly by the saw machine to provide all the correct end preps for bar length components. The saw
drivers save vast amounts of time and eliminate the problem with human error by automating the whole
cutting process. Saw driver files currently support Emmegi, Petici and Kombimatic machines.
- Optimiser
With an automatic component-numbering routine which recognises repetition of components
and end prep detail, this sophisticated technology reduces unnecessary paper work by keeping manufacturing information
to a minimum. The optimiser allows multi-job batching and comprehensive optimization of stock usage to produce a
significant lowering of production costs.
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The optimiser allows the user to select the any number of separate contracts to be
batched together. A number of different reports can then be generated, including
bar length usage on a bar by bar basis, wastage reports and ancillary item batching.
Saw driver files are also generated for the batched contracts. These data files can
then be read directly by Emmegi, Petici and Kombimatic sawing machines.
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The recommended minimum specifications for installing Sympla are as follows;
- supported operating systems: Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Pro,Windows XP or Windows XP Pro
- 1GHz processor speed
- 256Mb RAM
- up to 100Mb disk space for installation, plus approximately 1Mb
for each saved job
- CD-ROM drive
- three-button mouse
- USB port
- 1024 x 768 monitor resolution
