Quick Pallet Maker

CHANGING THE MAXIMUM BOX WEIGHT TO CREATE HEAVY BOXES

QPM Version: 4 and above

The purpose of this example is to explain how to bypass the box weight limitation that Quick Pallet Maker includes for preventing the creation of heavy boxes that an operator would not be able to handle. When the user opens a new document window and tries to calculate 88 packs that weigh 2.205 pounds each (see screenshot to the right), the resulting box contents would weigh 194.04 lbs, which is more than the default constraint of 110.25 lbs (50 kg). Example 01
Therefore, we open the Preferences window by choosing "Settings" from the Tools menu (Windows OS) or "Preferences" from the Quick Pallet Maker menu (Mac OSX). Example 01
Once we have opened the window, we select the third tab marked "Case Constraints" and increase the default value from 50 kg to 100 kg or greater. When done, we click on the button marked "OK". Example 01
Once the Preferences window has been closed, we can go back to the Input Window and select "Recalculate" from the Tools menu. Example 01
The resulting boxes will be available for loading onto pallets. Please note that the pallet loads themselves are also limited by weight, so they don't reach the maximum height. Example 01