Standard Estimating

💡These articles explain the presses, parts, substrates, Printing Types, Ink Groups and services that standard estimates use and how to select them, with two worked examples.

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• Cylinders and Dies (Flexo): Describes the Cylinders (Flexo) and Dies (Flexo) setups for flexo presses in standard estimating, the Edit Die screen and the Cylinder Calculator.
• Example: Didde Glazier (NCR Reels): Shows how to set up a reel-to-sheet NCR press, with its Printing Types, Substrates and Parts.
• Example: Litho - Sheetfed: Shows how to set up a sheetfed litho press, with its Printing Types, Substrates and Parts.
• Standard Estimating Information: Describes how standard estimates are costed, including outsourced printing, commission, despatch and packaging.
• Ink Groups: Describes how to set up Ink Groups and link them to a Printing Type.
• Outsourced Estimates: Describes outsourced (outwork) estimates on Quotations: the lookup list, numbering and description settings, the Actions and Menu buttons and every tab of the estimate.
• Packaging and Despatch: Describes the Packaging and Despatch setups for standard estimates and the Packaging and Delivery screen on an estimate.
• Parts: Describes the Part types and how to set up Parts for standard estimating.
• Presses: Describes how to set up presses and how a press is selected on an estimate.
• Printing Types: Lists the Printing Type fields, including imposition, printing, worksheet and paper settings.
• Selecting Items on Estimates: Describes the pages for selecting Parts, inks, services and Substrates when adding a Part to an estimate.
• Services: Describes how to set up services, their categories and quantities for estimates and transactions.
• Substrates: Describes how to select and edit Substrates on an estimate and how they are calculated.