What is the main difference between autokitchen® PRO and autokitchen® Studio?
autokitchen® Studio includes three catalogs of standard cabinets. autokitchen® PRO includes the same three catalogs as well as three additional proxy catalogs plus a Catalog Editor tool that allows you to modify and save in your library cabinets with specific dimensions and names.
autokitchen® PRO includes many brand-name appliances and accessories and comes with a pricing module.
For more on this, please refer to the Product Comparison table.
Do I need AutoCAD® to run autokitchen®?
No. autokitchen® includes AutoCAD® technology. This means autokitchen® works as a stand-alone program without the client needing AutoCAD®.
Can I use my AutoCAD® drawings in autokitchen®?
Yes. There are at least a couple of ways to use an AutoCAD® drawing in autokitchen®:
1. Open or insert an AutoCAD® layout file in autokitchen® and edit it, print it or use it as a template (for example to draw the walls of the kitchen tracing an AutoCAD® drawing).
2. Add a 3D AutoCAD® block to your project by inserting the DWG in autokitchen®.
Can I open autokitchen® drawings with AutoCAD®?
Yes. autokitchen® drawings are native DWG files just like all AutoCAD® files. In some cases you may need to activate the Microcad Object Enabler so that AutoCAD® recognizes all the elements created in autokitchen®. The Object Enabler utility is located inside the Tools folder in your autokitchen® CD.
Can I customize the autokitchen® cabinet catalogs?
You can customize the autokitchen® PRO catalogs on your own in terms of basic cabinet and cabinet frame dimensions as well as cabinet materials, door style names and cabinet references or labels.
Are the cabinet styles in the autokitchen® catalogs American or European?
autokitchen® comes with both framed and full access (frameless) cabinets. In addition, true European catalogs are also available to autokitchen® PRO users.
Does autokitchen® use centimeters or inches?
autokitchen® can work in either system: imperial or metric. You can also double dimension elements in both systems in the same drawing.
Do I need a security device to run the program?
Yes. Each program comes with a hardware-lock key or dongle that connects either to the parallel or the USB port in your PC.
Users who need to run autokitchen® in more than one computer at the same time need to purchase additional licenses. To use the same program in two different computers at different times (i.e., laptop and desktop) the hardware-lock key needs to be plugged in the computer running autokitchen®.
Can I e-mail an autokitchen® design to a customer?
Yes. You can email both: the design files (DWG) and the snapshots or color renderings of a design (JPEG, BMP). Both can be e-mailed like you would e-mail any other file. The recipient will be able to open and view design files with any DWG viewer and the snapshot files can be viewed with any internet browser.
What is your policy regarding program upgrades?
Small improvements are periodically available via our Web page to customers with Maintenance agreements. In terms of regular upgrades, there is likely to be an upgrade every 12-15 months. Upgrades are free of charge to customers with Maintenance agreements. Upgrade prices for customers without Maintenance agreements are usually around 30 percent of the price of the new, upgraded version.
If I buy autokitchen® Studio, can I upgrade to autokitchen® PRO later on?
Yes, as long as you upgrade to PRO within six months from the purchase date and the software version has not changed. If you let us know about this up front, we can keep you informed of upcoming autokitchen® releases so that you can minimize expenses in your upgrade to PRO.
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