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ECMA Code User Manual, September 2009 1 The ECMA Code of Folding Carton Design Styles Users manual Release 2009 V1.0 Introduction Thank you for your interest in the new release of the

ECMA Code User Manual, September 2009 1

The ECMA Code of Folding Carton Design Styles

Users manual Release 2009 V1.0 Introduction

Thank you for your interest in the new release of the ECMA Code of Folding Carton Design Styles

This application is the first digital version of the “ECMA Code “ and will allow you to explore and visualise the most commonly-used folding carton design styles and upload your own customised designs

It also provides a full explanation of the new coding system for carton design styles and gives you access to other relevant industry reference standards

This document explains in more detail the main features and functionalities of the application

How to obtain the digital “ECMA Code”

The application is available as a downloadable software from the ESDnow webshop

(http://shop.esdnow.com/ecma )

A direct link is available on the ECMA website

A license activation guide is embedded in the download (see Start Programs) but can also been consulted on or downloaded from the ECMA website

Installation of the software on your PC

When you have chosen the mode “execute” for the download of the software, the installation process will start automatically once the download has finished

In case you have chosen to save the download file on your PC then you have to open the

downloaded file and double click the msi.exe file to start the installation process

After the installation process you will notice a shortcut on your desktop and the ECMA Code start buttons will also appear in your ‘Programs’ list

By double clicking the ECMA Code shortcut the application will start up for the first time and will connect you with the activation server

At this first start up, you will have the choice to use a demo version of the ECMA code

application, which will stop working after 10 calendar days, or to buy an activation code for a perpetual licence of the software application immediately

Important at the point of activation :

server In case you would not be able to get a connection to the activation server disable the Firewall during the activation process

continue to use the ECMA Code application since your activation code can only be used 2 times and is linked to the hardware in use

• Multi-user activations: when the application is made available via a central server and

a company LAN network, a number of activation codes will be made available In this set up, although the fact that the application has already been activated on the server, every individual workstation that will make use of the ECMA Code application will need to be activated as well

you need to buy an activation code so that you can continue to use the application without interruption

software Please click the option “Back up CD” in the web shop and a CD will be sent

to you in a matter of days (extra cost of € 25,- excl VAT)

the registration details

available in the Start programs ( Windows Start => Start => ECMA Code =>

Instruction Manual) which will guide you through all the possibilities of activating the software

How to Run the Application:

Important note : the software is developed for WINDOWS Operating systems

MAC OS are not supported yet

Internet explorer 6 or higher is the preferred browser

(Double) Click the shortcut on your desktop or click the ECMA button in Start Programs and the application will start up

You will arrive at the Home page :

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In the top right corner there is an option to switch to another language setting Six languages are available: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Turkish

The library contains the PDF books of the upgraded “ECMA Code” A hard copy of the ECMA Code of Folding Carton design style can be printed from here

Furthermore, you will find the ECMA Dictionary (also in six languages) and additional product related reference information related to the folding carton industry., such as the ECMA Braille Guidelines and the Pro Carton Glossary (available in 7 languages)

By selecting he main tags on the top of the screen you will enter the different sections of the application

and logic used in the ECMA code

drawing and folding sequence of the most common used design styles

National associations

companies

The Systematics of the Code:

In this chapter the logic of the ECMA coding system is explained in different Sub chapters Definitions and explanation on :

By clicking the Design style groups tag you will enter the screen in which you can further select the design style group

Select a design style group by clicking on it and the corresponding Matrix table for the group will be shown on the screen

From this view you have the possibility to navigate between the different design style groups

by clicking the grey bars on the left to switch to the screens of the corresponding matrix tables of the different design style groups

By scrolling down you will see the different closure types (only groups A to D)

By double clicking on the tables you will enlarge the tables for better readability

For those who prefer to have an immediate hardcopy of the matrix table and the overview of the closure types, a pdf file can be opened from the page

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The catalogue

This section contains the library of the most popular design styles in the Folding Carton Industry

The selection of the design styles was made by the ECMA Code workgroup and endorsed

by experts of leading European member converters

Start screen Catalogue :

Features and functions in the catalogue section :

To achieve a correct view on your computer screen you need to install Flash player and Cortona player ( ParallelGraphics) Only at first run of the application these plug inns need to

be installed

A warning will appear if these plug inns are not yet installed on your PC (Click on the

warning messages to install the plug inns.)

How to select a design style or a specific ECMA code

The design styles are organised per group in an incremental way (code number) in the library

The recommended action is to open the library preview option (The green button at the top, right)

Via the previewer you can scroll to locate the design style you wish to

view in detail The selected design style will be highlighted when selected

It is also possible to search a design style by selecting and writing the group and code name

of the design style in the Group & Model fields The corresponding design style will then be shown on the screen

An additional feature which has been built into the application is the Market segment selector function The market segment listing is the same which is used in the Yearly Statistics of the ECMA association

Via a dropdown list a specific market segment can be selected and a filter will be applied and only these design styles will be shown in the preview that are most commonly used in that specific market segment

Open library preview

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A combination of the filter applications is also possible: e.g select group B and a certain

market segment and only those design styles from the B-group that are delivered to that

specific market segment will appear in the preview

Attention : don’t forget to RESET since the filter settings are temporary memorized in the

application

A menu to adapt the settings of the Cortona viewer shows up with a right mouse click with

the cursor in the viewer screen when the 3D view is on Experience has learned that the

CAD-like skin is providing the best efficiency All other settings are the standard settings of the viewer and do not need to be changed

The Cortona Player provides you with a zooming, panning , fitting and spinning function

Additionally the 3D folding sequences can be manipulated by the button row which appears

in the screen

Export functions:

The cut out drawing as well as the wireframe drawing can exported in JPG, DXF and ZIP

format These universal formats can further be used and imported in most CAD-CAM

systems and documents

Start

sequence

To start of

sequence

1 step back 1 step forward

Transparent look

To end of sequence

Export Buttons

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Creating the Custom Catalogue

Go to the customs catalogue by pressing the “customs” TAB in the catalogue section

The customs catalogue will open as a POP UP in the internet explorer

Windows will give a security warning and you will have to allow the POP UP to be shown in your browser

The customs library can be accessed in the same way as the standards library

The explanation about how to customize this library can be found by clicking the help button Download the document to your PC for repeated use and follow the detailed instructions in

an accurate manner

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The above explanation is covering the main features and functionalities of the application The best way to get acquainted with the application is to use it

If you would have any comments or suggestions, feel free to contact the ECMA secretariat or send an e-mail to mail@ecma.org

Thank you for using the ECMA code of Folding Carton Design Styles

The Hague,

September 2009

ECMA

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