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ConfidentialityNotice............................................................................................................................4 ImpactDesignerBundlesFeatureContent.........................................................................................5 ImpactDiemakerBundlesFeatureContent ........................................................................................6 . ImpactProductivityBundlesFeatureContent....................................................................................7 ImpactBundlesFeaturesOverview Draw&Edit............................................................................................................................................8 View&Enquire......................................................................................................................................8 Database................................................................................................................................................8 StandardLibraries..................................................................................................................................9 StandardCreator...................................................................................................................................9 ArtTrace .................................................................................................................................................9 . Graphics..............................................................................................................................................10 3DView&Fold.....................................................................................................................................10 3DCreator...........................................................................................................................................10 3DShapeCreator.................................................................................................................................11 3DAnimation.......................................................................................................................................11 3DTruView...........................................................................................................................................11 QuickLayout.........................................................................................................................................12 LayoutCreator.....................................................................................................................................12 DieboardCreator.................................................................................................................................13 StripperCreator...................................................................................................................................13 RubberCreator.....................................................................................................................................14 MatrixCreator......................................................................................................................................15 BlankerCreator....................................................................................................................................15 RulePreparation..................................................................................................................................16 StandardMachineDrivers...................................................................................................................16 StandardImport/Export.......................................................................................................................17 ExtendedMachineDrivers...................................................................................................................17 ExtendedImport/Export......................................................................................................................17 3DX.......................................................................................................................................................18

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ArdenSoftware Thisdocumentcontainsprivilegedandconfidentialinformationintendedonlyforusebyindividuals authorisedbyArdenSoftware.Theinformationcontainedhereinmaynotbeused,disclosed,or reproducedwithoutthepriorwrittenagreementofArdenSoftware.

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ImpactDesignerBundlesFeatureContent
ThefollowingtableshowstheavailableImpactDesignerbundlesandtheirassociatedfeature content. ImpactDesigner ImpactDesigner ImpactDesigner Essentials Standard Professional DesignFeatures CoreFunctionality: ViewandEnquire DrawandEdit Database StandardLibraries StandardCreator Graphics&3DFeatures ArtTrace Basic3DToolset: Graphics 3DView&Fold Advanced3DToolset: 3DCreator 3DShapeCreator 3DAnimation 3DTruView ManufacturingFeatures QuickLayout LayoutCreator InteroperabilityFeatures BasicInteroperabilityFeatures: StandardImport/Export StandardMachineDrivers AdvancedInteroperabilityFeatures: ExtendedImport/Export ExtendedMachineDrivers 3DX1

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3DXisnotastandardfeatureinanyImpactDesignerbundle.ContactyourImpactsupplierfor3DX licensingconditions.

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ImpactDiemakerBundlesFeatureContent
ThefollowingtableshowstheavailableImpactDiemakerbundlesandtheirassociatedfeature content. ImpactDiemaker ImpactDiemaker ImpactDiemaker Rubberer Standard Professional DesignFeatures CoreFunctionality: ViewandEnquire DrawandEdit Database StandardLibraries StandardCreator Graphics&3DFeatures ArtTrace ManufacturingFeatures QuickLayout LayoutCreator DieboardCreator StripperCreator RubberCreator MatrixCreator BlankerCreator RulePreparation InteroperabilityFeatures BasicInteroperabilityFeatures: StandardImport/Export StandardMachineDrivers AdvancedInteroperabilityFeatures: ExtendedImport/Export ExtendedMachineDrivers

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ImpactProductivityBundlesFeatureContent
ThefollowingtableshowstheavailableImpactProductivityToolsandtheirassociatedfeature content. Impact Impact Estimator Controller DesignFeatures CoreFunctionality: ViewandEnquire DrawandEdit Database StandardLibraries StandardCreator ManufacturingFeatures QuickLayout LayoutCreator InteroperabilityFeatures BasicInteroperabilityFeatures: StandardImport/Export StandardMachineDrivers AdvancedInteroperabilityFeatures: ExtendedImport/Export ExtendedMachineDrivers

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CoreFunctionality=Draw&Edit+View&Enquire+Database
Draw&Edit Draw&Editincludesacomprehensivesetoffullyinteractivedrawingtoolsaswellasawiderangeof reusabledesigncomponents,whichmakethecreationofcustomdrawingsmuchfasterwithImpact. Putsimply,designcomponentsareelementsofreusablepackagingpartsthatuserscandragand dropontoanImpactdrawinglayertohelpthemdeveloptheirideasandconcepts. Designcomponentsareparametricallydriven,andthereforefullyresizeable.Theyfeaturebuiltin intelligence,whichincludestheabilitytoautomaticallyresize.Userswhoknowhowtocreatea parametricmodelinImpactwillbeabletocreatetheirownDesignComponents. KeyFeaturesandbenefits: Comprehensivesetoffullyinteractivedrawingtools. Parametricallydrivenandfullyresizeabledesigncomponents. Allowsuserstocreatedrawingsfromscratchfasterthanwithanyotherpackagingdesign application.

View&Enquire View&EnquireenablesuserstoseeandmeasuretheelementsthatmakeupanImpactdrawing. Userscanisolatespecificlayers,palettes,palettetypes,orentitytypes,andperformavarietyof enquiries,suchasmeasuringthedistancebetweentwoentities,theanglesbetweentwolines,the internalwastewithinadrawing,orthetotalpaletteandsymbolusage,forexample. KeyFeaturesandbenefits: TheView&EnquiretoolsarealsoaccessiblefromwithintheImpactProjectBrowser,which meansthatusersdonotneedtoopenaprojectfromthedatabase,andcanperform enquiriesonapreviewofthedrawinginstead. Enquiryresultscanbedirectedstraighttoaprinter.

Database Impactistheonlypackagingdesignsoftware,whichfeaturesafullyintegrateddatabase.TheImpact databaseisattheveryheartoftheImpact'struepowerandflexibility.Notonlydoesitallowusers tostorepackagingdesignprojects,italsoenablesthemtomanageuseraccess,searchforexisting designs,trackrevisions,andgeneratereportsthatmakedesignrelatedinformationavailableto anyonewhoneedsit,betheycolleagues,customers,orsuppliers. TheImpactDatabasetakescareofalldocumentmanagement,givinguserstheoptiontostore projectrelateddata,suchasartwork,jobspecifications,3DPDFmodels,andevenemailexchanges. P a g e 8|20

Revision:24/11/2011 KeyFeaturesandbenefits: Fullycustomisable. SupportsallindustrystandarddatabasesincludingSQLandOracle. IntegrateImpactwithyourexistingbusinessmanagementsystems.

StandardLibraries
ImpactStandardLibrariescompriseofthepackagingindustrysmostextensiverangeof parametricallydrivencorrugated/FEFCO,foldingcarton/ECMA,andpointofsale/displaystyles,and aresointuitivethatanybodywithminimaltrainingcanusethem.Selectthedesiredstyleand materialtheninputthelength,width,anddepthvalues,andclickOK!Ahostofmoreadvanced optionsareavailable,allowinguserstocreateliterallytensofthousandsofvariations. KeyFeaturesandbenefits: Thousandsofcorrugated/FEFCO,foldingcarton/ECMA,andpointofsale/displaystyles. Supportarangeofmaterialsfrommicroflutetotriplewallcorrugated,foldingboxboardto carrierboard,whitelinedchipboardtosolidbleachedandunbleachedboard,polypropylene toPVC.

StandardCreator
TheImpactStandardCreatorenablesuserstoaddtheirownreusabledesignstotheImpact StandardLibraries.AnImpactstandardcanbecreatedoutofanewdesign,outofanexisting design,oroutofadesignimportedfromathirdpartyapplication,suchasAdobeIllustrator. ImpactStandardsworkontheprincipleofdimensiondrivenparametricdesign.Thismeansthatif youcandimensionadesign,youcanconvertitintoaresizeablestandard.Theflexibilityof StandardCreatorisuniquetoImpactandallowsstructuraldesignerstobegintheconversionfrom basicgeometrytostandarddesignwhenevertheneedarises. Featuresandbenefits: Createstandardsoutofanewdrawing,fromanexistingstructuraldesign,orfroma structuraldesignimportedfromathirdpartyapplication. UserscanbegintheconversionfrombasicgeometrytoImpactStandardwhenevertheneed arises.

ArtTrace
Putsimply,Impact'sArtTracefeaturewillenableuserstodrawanoutlineshapearoundanimported orscannedinartwork.ArtTracecontrolstheprocessofvectorisationthroughtheapplicationof userdefinablesettingsthatareprogrammedtoreflectthenatureofthesubjectartworki.e.lineart, photographyetc.Smoothingoftheresultantgeometrycanbeappliedautomaticallyormanually andusedtocreateprintaccuratecutoutsandheaders,forexample. P a g e 9|20

Revision:24/11/2011 Featuresandbenefits: Allowsthecreationofoutlineshapesaroundimportedorscannedinartwork. Userdefinablesettingsprovidecompletecontroloverthevectorisationprocess. Automaticgeometrysmoothingtool.

Basic3DToolset=Graphics+3DView&Fold
Graphics Theabilitytomarryartworkwithastructuraldesignisoneofthemostfundamentalrequirementsof packagingdesign.AccuracyiseverythingandImpactsGraphicsfeaturewillhelptoensurethat artworkalwaysfitsasintended. KeyFeaturesandbenefits: Versatileimageplacementtoolsallowuserstoplaceartworkexactlywhereintended, includingonbothsidesofadesign. Supportsupto30industrystandardgraphicformatsincludingAdobePDF,Illustrator, Photoshop,JPEG,TIFF,PNGandBMP.

3DView&Fold 3DView&FoldisasubsetoftheAdvanced3DToolset.Thisentrylevelfeatureallowsusersto convert2Dpackagingdesignsintovirtual3Dpackagingsamples. Featuresandbenefits: Enablesthefastconversionof2Ddesignsintovirtual3Dpackagingsamples. 'OneclickfoldingmeansthatImpactStandardsfoldcorrectly,inseconds,everytime. Virtual3Dsamplesfeaturematerialtexturesandthicknesses,andcanincludeartworkfor addedreality.

Advanced3DToolset=3DCreator+3DShapeCreator+3DAnimation+3D TruView
Basic3DToolsetisaprerequisiteforthisfeature. 3DCreator Goodcommunicationistheessentialcomponentofanysuccessfuldesignprocess,andthereisno betterwaytoachievegooddesigncommunicationthanvisually.Theproductionofvirtual3D prototypesandsamplesusing3DCreatormeansthatthereisnoneedtowastevaluabletimeand moneyproducingearlystagesamples,becauseanImpact'virtual3Dsample'takessecondsto create. P a g e 10|20

Revision:24/11/2011 Featuresandbenefits: Enablesuserstooutputtheirvirtual3Dpackagingsamplesinarangeofbitmapformats. Enablesuserstocreateandusedrag&drop3DComponents. Enablestheduplicationofvirtual3Dpackagingsampleswiththe3DArraytool. Supportstheimportingof3DStudioandIGESfileformats. Anextendedsetof3Dformatsisavailablein3DX.PleasecontactArdenSoftwarefor productandpricinginformation.

3DShapeCreator Impacts3DShapeCreatorfeatureenablesuserstoproducecustom3Dshapesandincludethemas realistic3Dproductswithintheirdesigns.3Dshapescanbeproducedtorepresentvirtuallyany product,fromaglasstoabottle;adrinkscantoayoghurtpot;abagofchipstoabarofchocolate. Existing3DmodelscanalsobeimportedintoImpacts3Denvironmentandmanipulatedinexactly thesamewayasa3Dproductcreatedwith3DShapeCreator. KeyFeaturesandbenefits: Enablesthecreationofcustom3Dshapestorepresentvirtuallyanyproduct. 3Dproductscanbecombinedwithpackagingdesignstoaidinstructuraldesignorcreate morerealisticpresentations.

3DAnimation Thenaturalextensiontobeingabletoseehowacompleteddesignlooksasa3Dmodelistobeable toseehowitassemblesin3D.Impact's3DAnimationfeatureiseasytouseandenablesusersto createasimplemovieinjustafewminutes.Animatingmorecomplex,multipartstructures,suchas pointofsaledisplays,takesthatlittlebitlonger,butarewellworththeeffortbecauseintheright handstheresultsarespectacular. Whenusersarereadytoshareworkwithcustomersandcolleagues,itcanbesavedinImpact'sown animationformatandreplayedusingtheImpactViewer/Browserutility,orasanAVIorVRMLfile andreplayedwithindustrystandardmediaplayerssuchasWindowsMediaPlayer. KeyFeaturesandbenefits: Asuperbaidtoproductdevelopmentandprototyping,whichallowsdesignerstoshowcase theirideasandconcepts. Enhancessalespresentationsandwillhelpuserstowinnewbusiness. Takestheambiguityoutofcommunicationswithyourcustomersandcolleagues,speeding theapprovalprocessandsavingtimeandmoney.

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QuickLayout
QuickLayoutisasubsetofthemoreadvancedImpactLayoutCreatorandisperfectforcreating simpleoneuplayoutswherecomprehensiveeditingandcompositelayoutcapabilitiesofthefull LayoutCreatorisnotrequired. KeyFeaturesandBenefits: Calculatestheoptimumsheetfitandmostefficientonpressnestingpatternforany productionenvironment. Preprogrammednestingpatternsfacilitatetheautomaticproductionofsinglelayouts. GeneratesarangeofstatisticsthatareautomaticallysavedintotheImpactDatabaseforuse inareport,orfortransfertoathirdpartybusinesssystem.

LayoutCreator
QuickLayoutisaprerequisiteforthisfeature. Impact'sLayoutCreatorfeaturewillcalculatetheoptimumsheetfitandmostefficientonpress nestingpatternfortheprintandmanufacturingprocess.Arangeofpreprogrammedsettings facilitatethesimultaneous,automaticproductionofoneormorelayouts.Visualfeedbackabout pressutilisationisgiventhroughouttheprocesstoenableuserstomakeadjustmentsthathelp reducecoststhroughwastereductionoptimisethemanufacturingprocess. LayoutCreatorgeneratesarangeofstatisticsthatareautomaticallysavedintotheImpactDatabase foruseinareport,orfortransfertoathirdpartybusinesssystem.Thedatageneratedincludes sheet/machinesize,numberup,sheetutilisationpercentage,wastepercentage,wasteweight percentage,andwastevolumepercentage. KeyFeaturesandbenefits: Calculatestheoptimumsheetfitandmostefficientonpressnestingpatternforany productionenvironment. Preprogrammednestingpatternsfacilitatetheautomaticproductionofoneormultiple layoutswiththesingleclickofamouse. GeneratesarangeofstatisticsthatareautomaticallysavedintotheImpactDatabaseforuse inareport,orfortransfertoathirdpartybusinesssystem. Supportsthecreationandrealtimeeditingoflayoutsconsistingofmorethanonedesign style.

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DieboardCreator
DieboardCreatorcontainsawiderangeofoptionsthatenableuserstocreatedieboardgeometry quicklyandaccurately.Afullyautomatedprocess;theDieboardCreatorsimultaneouslyaddsand positionsallelements,includingstrippingknives,balancingknives,andgripperfingers,tohelpusers producehighqualitydieseverytime. Impactisinstalledwithanextensiverangeofpredefinedmachinesettingsfromalloftheindustry's leadingpressmanufacturers,i.e.Bobst,Sanwaetc.Thesemachinesettingsarefullycustomisable, whichmeansthatuserscanalsoeasilyaddtheirown.Customerspecificationscanbestoredand reused,providingmaximumproductivityandguaranteedqualitycontrol. DieboardCreatoralsocontainssymbolpatterns.Symbolpatternsareapowerfulmechanism,which enabletheautomaticplacementandpositioningofmountingholes,handholes,laserburntext, logos,gripperfingerpositions,anddieedgenameblocks,etc.Collisioncheckingisavailableand guaranteesthatonlynoninterferingsymbolsareincluded.DieboardCreatorprocesseseachsymbol patterninaspecifiedorderensuringnoneofthecomponentsareevermissed. Featuresandbenefits: Willsimultaneouslyaddandpositionstrippingknives,balancingknives,gripperfingersetc. Installedwithanextensiverangeofpredefinedmachinesettingsfromtheindustry'sleading pressmanufacturers,i.e.Bobst,Sanwaetc. Machinesettingsarefullycustomisableanduserscanaddtheirown. Customerspecificationscanbestoredandreused,providingmaximumproductivityand guaranteedqualitycontrol.

StripperCreator
StripperCreatorcombinesintelligenceandautomationtodeliverthefastcreationofmaleand femalestrippingjigs,andfrontedgewasteseparators. Userscansetupandstorealimitlessnumberofstrippersettingsandusethemrepeatedly,safein theknowledgethatconsistencyisguaranteed.Internalwasteareasaregeneratedwiththesingle clickofamouseandautomaticallypositionstrippingpins,knives,woodenblocks,oracombination ofallthree,withinthedefinedareas.Themaleeditortoolallowsuserstopreviewandapply modificationsquicklytospecificwasteareas,simultaneouslyreplicatinganychangestoallidentical areasonceapproved. ThecreationofupperandlowerperimeterstrippingboardsisfullyautomatedwithImpactStripper Creatorandplacementofthealignmentnotch,supportpins,andairholesusingcustomisable,rules basedpressspecifications,ensuresaccurateandspeedyapplicationtimeandagain.Breakerscanbe addedtoallowforriding/carrierkniveswheretherearelargeholesinthefemaleboardandpower strippingrestrictions/interferencescanbeaddedtomaximiseonpressperformance. Male,female,andfrontedgewasteseparatorgeometryiscreatedonseparateImpactproject layers,whichallowsforfasteditingandaccurateoutputtopostprocessing.Layerscanalsobe viewedsimultaneouslytocheckforregistrationandqualitycontrol. P a g e 13|20

Revision:24/11/2011 Featuresandbenefits: Automaticallydeliversthefastcreationofmaleandfemalestrippingjigs,andfrontwaste separators. Setupandstorestrippersettingsandusethemrepeatedly. Internalwasteareasaregeneratedwiththesingleclickofamouse. Maleeditorallowsuserstopreviewandapplymodificationstospecificwasteareas, simultaneouslyreplicatingchangestoallidenticalareas. Thecreationofupperandlowerperimeterstrippingboardsisfullyautomated. Placementofthealignmentnotch,supportpins,andairholesusingcustomisable,rules basedpressspecifications. Breakerscanbeaddedtoallowforriding/carrierknivesandpowerstripping restrictions/interferencescanbeaddedtomaximiseonpressperformance. Male,female,andfrontedgewasteseparatorgeometryiscreatedonseparateImpact projectlayers,allowingfasteditingandaccurateoutputtopostprocessing. Supportsdynamicstrippingsystems,i.e.StripClip.

RubberCreator
RubberCreatorenablesuserstoproduceejectionrubbersectionsforflatbedandrotarydies. Rubbertypesareindividuallyspecifiedandincludeparametersthatguaranteeaccuratecreationand positioning.Maskscanareconfiguredforthecounterprofiles,counterholes,andanyothersymbol geometrytoensurethatrubberblocksdonotinterfere. RubberCreatorallowsuserstoputseparatorsoneachrubberpieceataspecifiedsizeanddistance tofacilitateoptimalejectionperformance.Userdefinedsplitscanbeaddedtobreaklargerubber piecesandmakethenestingmoreefficient. Rubbersectionsareindividuallynumbersandidenticalrubbersectionswithinalayoutwillsharethe samenumberfortheeasyeditingofreplicatedshapes.Therubberstraightenfeatureallowsthefast placementofVnotchesinthecornersofrubberblockstoimprovenestingefficiency. Finishedrubbersectionscanbeoutputtosamplemakerorwaterjet. Featuresandbenefits: Thebestandmostautomatedtoolforcreatingrubberforflatbedandrotarydies. Automaticgenerationofrubberbasedoninterior,wasteareas,perimeterandprofile. Fulleditingtoolscompletewithgeometryreplicationforincreasedproductivity. Automaticnumberingofrubberblocks. Automaticallyappliessplitsandseparators. 3Dvisualizationofthedieboardinclusiveofrubbersectionsensuresimprovedquality control. Symbolmaskingensuresthatrubberblocksdonotinterferewithcomponents,suchas counterholes,etc. Therubberstraightenfeatureensuresoptimumnestingefficiency. Rubbernumberingcanbeetchedontothedieboardtoaidassembly. P a g e 14|20

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MatrixCreator
MatrixCreatorisusedtocreatephenoliccounterplates.MatrixCreatorprovidessupportforprofile andchamferpathsaswellascut/crease,reversecrease,internalcutouts,glueassists,andde laminationareas. Intelligenteditingtoolsandoverridesofferunparalleledflexibilitytogivetheusercompletecontrol overallaspectsofthegeometry.Geometricalchangesareautomaticallyreplicatedacrossidentical areasandeditingoftheprofileandchamfercanbeeasilymodifiedindependentlyofoneanother. ThecounterplateiscreatedonaseparatedrawinglayerwithinanImpactproject,whichenables fasteditingandaccurateoutputtopostprocessing.Layerscanbeviewedsimultaneouslytocheck forregistrationandtomaintainqualitycontrol.Makereadyholesareaccuratelyplacedandwill automaticallybeaddedtothedieboardlayerforpreciseregistration. CounterplatescanbeoutputtoawidevarietyofroutingmachinesandImpactMachineDriverswill ensurethatyouhavecompletecontrolovertoolassignmentsandcreasingchannelwidths. Featuresandbenefits: Automaticcreationofcounterplatesusingcustomisablesettings. Supportforcutcreaserule,reversecrease,glueassists. Automaticcreationofdelaminationareas. CustomizablesettingsarestoredintheImpactDatabaseforreuseandqualitycontrol. Geometrycreatedonseparatedrawinglayerforfasteditingandoutput.

BlankerCreator
BlankerCreatortakesallthestressoutofthemanufactureofblankingtools.Thisfeatureusesa combinationofpredefinedsettings,symbols,andsymbolpatterns,tohelpuserstocreatehigh performance,productionreadytooling. BlankerCreatorgivesuserstheabilitytoaddtheirowncustomsettingstomeeteventhemost demandingrequirements.ImpactBlankerCreatorplacesframesusingacombinationofspecial symbolsandsymbolpatternsthatensurefulljoggerutilisation.Longitudinalandtransversebarsare placedrelativetothelayoutscommonknives. Irrespectiveofwhetheryouaremanufacturingawoodenorsteelblanker,thefemaleouterprofileis createdautomaticallyrelativetotheframebarswithallowancesforinsideoroutsideoffsetsfrom thelayoutextents.Powerfuleditingtoolsareavailableandallowuserstoidentifyperimeteroffsets toshapethewood. Themaleuppersectionforeachblankerstationispositionedwithasingleclickofthemouse.Once placed,auserhasthefreedomtochangethecontourtoreflecttheshapeoftheoneupdesignusing acombinationofeditbaroffsetsandmousegestures.Toaidplacementonthefemalewood, customisableupperlocationsymbolscanbeplacedonboththetopandbottomblankerunits. Specifytherequiredoffsetandlinetypeandtherubberforthemaleupperwillbecreated automaticallyandsavedtoapredefinedlayerintheImpactprojectreadyformanufacturing. P a g e 15|20

Revision:24/11/2011 AseachblankercomponentiscreateditisautomaticallysenttoaseparateImpactprojectlayer, whichallowsforfasteditingandaccurateoutputtopostprocessing.Layerscanalsobeviewed simultaneouslytocheckforregistrationandqualitycontrol. Featuresandbenefits: Fastcreationofblankingtools. Automaticframeplacementwithjoggersupport. Customplacementoffemalebarsrelativetocommoncuts. Oneclickfemaleperimeterplacementforwoodandsteel. Upperwoodwithpusherandprofilerubbersupport. Laseroffsetaccountability. Automaticmaleupperrubbercreation. Fullbridgingsupport. Intuitiveeditingtools. Copytolayerfeature. Stationnumberplacement.

RulePreparation
ImpactRulePreparationusesacombinationofuserdefinedsettingstoenabletheproductionof fullybridgedandnickedruleandtoensureyourequipmentworksefficientlyandalwaysto maximumcapacity.Althoughequipmentmaydifferinthewayitprocessesrule,Impactsunique approachtoRulePreparationallowstheusertobuildupadatabaseofcustomsettingstomeettheir individualidiosyncrasies. Settingsarestoredforreuseormodificationasrequired,soitdoesn'tmatterwhethertheuserhasa Linbend,Hugo,MarbaNC,orDataTechnologyruleprocessor;withjustonesettingtheywillhave completecontroloverbridging,notching,perforation,andbending. Featuresandbenefits: Industrystandardmachinesupport. Completecontrolovercreationofbridging,notching,andperforation. Senddatatomultiplemachinessimultaneously. Createbendtablesforusewithindividualmachines. Appliesbendandangleallowancesforbroachingandnonebroaching. Automaticgeometrytidyforendtoendlines.

BasicInteroperabilityFeatures=StandardMachineDrivers+Standard Import/Export
StandardMachineDrivers StandardMachineDriversenablesImpactuserstodriveasinglemachinetypewithcompletecontrol andaccesstoallconfigurationoptions.Multiplemachinesofthesametypecanbecontrolledfrom asinglelicence. P a g e 16|20

Revision:24/11/2011 MachinetypessupportedincludeCounterCutter,EngravingMachine,Laser,MountCutter,Plotter andSampleMakerallowingspecialistoutputoptionstomaximizetheuseandproductivityofany machine. MachinedriversincludeBensonPlotter,BJBoxer,BoschCC100Laser,CanonLaser,CF2Driven Plotter,CompumotorWaterJet,CustomDriver,DalePlotter,DXFDrivenPlotter,GeneralCounter, GeneralLaser,HeidenhainEngravingMachine,HPGLPlotter,IBHLaser,IBHPlotter,Kongsberg Plotter,Laserpack,MultiCAMMillingMachine,WildPlotter,WindowsPrinter,&ZndCutCentre. StandardImport/Export Providesfileimportandexportcapabilitiesforarangeofcommonfileformats: ImportCommonFileFormatv1(.cf1),CommonFileFormatv2(.cf2),DigitalDataExchange Specificationv2(.dde),Impact(.ipd)&IPDSv4orearlier(.dat,.lay). ExportCommonFileFormatv2(.cf2),DigitalDataExchangeSpecificationv2(.dde),Impact(.ipd).

AdvancedInteroperabilityFeatures=ExtendedMachineDrivers+Extended Import/Export
ExtendedMachineDrivers StandardMachineDriversisaprerequisiteforthisfeature. ExtendedMachineDriversenableImpactuserstodriveanunlimitednumberofmachinetypeswith theflexibilitytoconfigurepreferencesforeachmachinetypeindependently. ExtendedImport/Export StandardImport/Exportisaprerequisiteforthisfeature. ExtendedImport/Exportintroducesanextendedrangeofdatainterchangefileformatsincluding: ImportAdobeAcrobat(.pdf),AdobeIllustrator(.ai,.ado),AdobePostscript(.ps,.eps),AG/CAD Kasemake(.agd),AutoCADDrawing(.dwg),AutoCADExchange(.dxf),CommonFileFormatv1CFF1 (.cf1),CommonFileFormatv2CFF2(.cf2),DigitalDataExchangeSpecificationv2DDES2(.dde), DigitalDataExchangeSpecificationv3DDES3(.dd3),DesignPack2000(.m),ElcedeDieCAD(.n, .lcd),HewlettPackardGraphicsLanguageHPGL(.hpg),InternationalGraphicsExchange SpecificationIGES(.igs),Impact(.ipd),IPDSv4orearlier(.dat,.lay),Laserline(.*). ExportAdobeAcrobat(.pdf),AdobeAcrobat3D(.pdf),AdobeIllustrator(.ai,.ado),Adobe Postscript(.ps,.eps),AutoCADExchange(.dxf),Cadimac(.ima),CommonFileFormatv1CFF1(.cf1), CommonFileFormatv2CFF2(.cf2),DigitalDataExchangeSpecificationv2DDES2(.dde),Digital DataExchangeSpecificationv3DDES3(.dd3),Easybender(.dxf),ElcedeDieCAD(.n,.lcd),Hewlett PackardGraphicsLanguageHPGL(.hpg),Impact(.ipd),LVSFormat(.lvs),PostscriptImageSetter (.ps,.eps)&SUMO(.sum). P a g e 17|20

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3DX
Advanced3Disaprerequisiteforthisfeature.3DXisonlycompatiblewithImpact2010orlater. 3DXprovidesImpactuserswithanextendedrangeofindustrystandard3Dsolidobjectimport formatsandcanbeusedbydesignerstocreateaccurateaperturesaroundproductsforusein fitmentsandfoampacking. ImportIGES(.iges,.igs),PRC(.prc),Universal3D(.u3d),3DXML(.3dxml),CATIAV4(.dlv,.exp, .model,.session),CATIAV5(.catdrawing,.catpart,.catproduct),CATIAGraphicsRepresentation (.cgr),SolidWorks(.sldasm,.sldprt),SiemensNX(.prt),JTOpen(.jt),Parasolid(.x_b,.x_t),Ideas (.arc,.mf1,.pkg,.unv),SolidEdge(.asm,.par,.psm,.pwd),Pro/ENGINEER(.asm,.neu,.prt,.xas,.xpr), AutodeskInventor(.iam,.ipt),IndustryFoundationClasses(.ifc),STEPExchange(.step,.stp),Stereo Lithography(.stl).

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ArdenSoftwareendeavourstoensurethattheversionstatusoftheimport/exportand machinedriverlibrariesusedinImpact,areasuptodateaspossible.ArdenSoftwaredoes notacceptliabilityforanylostrevenue,profit,ordata,orforspecial,indirect, consequential,incidental,orpunitivedamagescausedasaresultoftheiruse.

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