PRODUCTS We take a look at some of the latest produ
users to copy and paste grids into their own Callidus material specification. Once the TileScript grid has been defined Callidus will use this to generate all the tiles needed to cover the entire floor.
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It’s possible to create an outline of a relatively large area covered in the Bolon Wing tile arranged in a 3D grid. This complex grid is created with just a single line of TileScript. Tiles automatically flow around the central void area. Then you can make changes to the same Grid by applying different colours (two lines of TileScript).
CALLIDUS - TILE PLANNING
TECHNOLOGY Gone are the days when contractors simply had to quantify areas in a 50cm tile as designers and architects are now combining different colours and shapes to create a wide range of interlocking pattern designs. This means that contractors today need efficient tools to work with these new and more interesting materials.
To cater for these demands the Callidus floor planning software has been updated to incorporate flexible and powerful tile layouts. In addition to using standard square and rectangular tiles designs estimates can incorporate hexagonal shapes and other irregular shapes such as the Bolon range. Designs of any complexity can be created, automatically applied over any floor area to show the final layout and generate all the estimating quantities.
TileScript designs are either typed directly into Callidus or via a graphical designer and as many designs are prebuilt into the system it is very easy to work with even the most complex layouts. Callidus provides an online library of pre-assembled grids allowing
Using a variety of painting tools users can apply colours and bitmap images to the tiles and create a photorealistic representation of the floor's final appearance. As the colours are changed Callidus updates the tile quantities of each tile to determine the overall gross area and waste factor.
These new Callidus tools have been developed over the last few years and been in constant use at a major tile design company. This has resulted in a huge boost in productivity, increased confidence in estimating quantities and helped secure new business as customers are shown exactly how the final floor will appear.
Since 1991 Callidus has been a leading software system for the commercial flooring industry and back then the ability just to quantify simple square tiles was actually quite revolutionary. Over the last quarter century the company has continually developed its system in response to the ever changing demands of flooring installations and TileScript opens up a wide range of interesting and innovative possibilities for today's flooring companies .
Existing Callidus users can already update to the latest version and use the TileScript facility (advanced tile planning module required). Alternatively you can test out the possibilities of advanced tile planning by applying for a 30 days trial account.
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