Quick Pallet Maker Changelog

What's new in Quick Pallet Maker 6.6.0

Aug 23, 2023
  • Fixed:
  • Ti-Hi feature is broken
  • Container Fill units aren't updating
  • QPMPalletSQLite.checkCollision fails if boxes have different units
  • Container Fill window doesn't display colors in Portuguese
  • Fill Standard Cases crashes if items are very small
  • Sped up pallet fills with small items
  • And more

New in Quick Pallet Maker 6.5.0 (Nov 16, 2022)

  • [All-1091] NF: Quick Pallet Maker is now available as a 64-bit application, which makes it compatible with the latest macOS version.
  • [All-2124] NF: Added the Fill Standard Cases window.
  • [All-1281] NF: Added the Pallet Patterns window.

New in Quick Pallet Maker 6.1.0 (Nov 10, 2020)

  • Recalculate Last Container w/ Different Container.
  • Add Different Configuration Options when Floor-Loading Containers.
  • Improve Multi-Box Pallet Stability without Layer Editor.
  • Compile With Xojo 2019r3.
  • Fixed crash When Exporting Pallet Results w/o Sort Criterion.
  • And more fixes and improvements.

New in Quick Pallet Maker 6.0.3 (Jan 16, 2020)

  • [All-1091] NF: Quick Pallet Maker is now available as a 64-bit application, which makes it compatible with the latest macOS version.
  • [All-2124] NF: Added the Fill Standard Cases window.
  • [All-1281] NF: Added the Pallet Patterns window.

New in Quick Pallet Maker 5.7.0 (Jan 10, 2019)

  • [All-1162] BF: Crash when printing empty boxes from Available Solutions window.
  • [Win-1192] BF: Container Fill window did not refresh the pallet drawing.
  • [All-1291] BF: Fixed the way in which internal box dimensions were added to the Box on Pallet window.
  • [All-1371] BF: Drag and drop did not work from the Available Solutions window to the Container Fill window.
  • [All-1374] BF: Layer Editor would not repair the isometric pallet drawings.
  • [All-1393] BF: Box shipment filter delivered wrong case count balance alert messages.
  • [All-1394] BF: The Import Box option on the Container Fill window was not working well.
  • [All-1395] BF: Changing the code in the box list in the Box on Pallet window did not update the description box.
  • [All-1397] BF: Disclosing the triangle on the SKU list should update the Standard Pallets for that SKU.

New in Quick Pallet Maker 5.6.0 (Sep 4, 2018)

  • [All-1136] AF: Window positions are recorded for future sessions.
  • [All-1138] AF: Pallets can now be pasted directly into the Standard Cases and Pallets window
  • [All-1139] BF: Boxes With Packages Placed on Vertical Width Didn't Show Primary Packages
  • [All-1140] BF: Serial number activation did not work in some occasions. Created manual workaround
  • [All-1149] BF: Extra Columns Visible in Start From Box Window.
  • [All-1161] NF: Create Box Shipment Filters For Input Variables
  • [All-1171] NF: Add Extra Columns to Load Manifest
  • [All-1180] BF: Crash in QPMBlock.createVertCalcBlock() Method
  • [Win-1192] BF: Container Fill Window Does Not Refresh Pallet Drawing
  • [All-1193] BF: Container Fill Window Does Not Show Total Boxes nor Primary Packages
  • [All-1194] NF: Use Standard Pallets w/ Similar Dimensions in Multi-Box Calc
  • [All-1196] BF: Container Fill Crash in Shipment Tab
  • [All-1197] BF: Layer Editor Window Had Bugs
  • [All-1202] BF: Crash in Description Window
  • [All-1205] BF: Deleting Boxes From Input Window Removes All
  • [All-1206] BF: Layer Editor Gets Wrong Pallet When Two Windows Are Open
  • [All-1213] BF: Duplicating a Pallet Will Create Extra Boxes
  • [All-1214] BF: Layer Editor Arrow Keys Don't Work
  • [All-1215] BF: Mixing Pallets Changes the Order of the Layers
  • [All-1239] BF: PDF Output Is Blurry - Works pretty well
  • [All-1240] BF: Optimize and Flip Cases Doesn't Work Well
  • [All-1241] BF: Standard Pallets Error w/ Changed Units
  • [All-1280] BF: Detailed Report Does Not Print
  • [All-1282] BF: Aussie Pack n Ship: Optimizing an Australian Pallet Should Produce More Aus Layouts
  • [All-1283] BF: Deleted Boxes Show Up in Calculations
  • [All-1284] BF: Layer Editor Shows Pallets With Only One Layer
  • [All-1285] BF: Square Boxes Produce a Bad Pallet Type 2 (Transversal)
  • [All-1287] BF: Corner Posts are Not Visible - Added appropriate methods to the QPMPalletRenderer class.
  • [All-1288] BF: Pallet Straps & Top Cap Are Not Visible
  • [Win-1289] BF: Flat Trays in WIndows
  • [All-1292] BF: The Item Balance Method Doesn't Work
  • [All-1293] BF: Drawing Bug in Side Pallet View
  • [All-1309] BF: Multiple Box Arrangement Delivers Pallet Taller Than Constraint

New in Quick Pallet Maker 5.5.0 (Jan 12, 2018)

  • AF: Speed increase across the board. Quicker calculations and less memory usage from internal algorithm optimizations.
  • NF: Visible internal case dividers when starting from primary packages.
  • NF: Support for high-resolution displays (Retina).
  • NF: SQLite support in Standard Cases and Pallets window allows copying data across computers.
  • AF: Support for exporting pallet reports to PDF in Windows.

New in Quick Pallet Maker 4.8.4 (Sep 20, 2016)

  • [All-731] BF: Fixed bug that won't let you read all the information on "Fill Container".
  • [All-733] BF: Fixed issue that shows Koona, LLC as an unknown editor on the uninstall dialog.
  • [All-855] NF: Change units option is now available from "Fill Container".
  • [All-1019] BF: Printing issue in 4-level packaging.
  • [All-1020] NF: "Alternate Layer" feature added to the "Pallet Action" option on the "Tools" menu.
  • [All-1024] BF: Issue mixing boxes and cylinders in pallets.
  • [All-1025] NF: Added an Excel import format for the windows: "Start from Box", "Fill Container" and "Load Multiple Packages".
  • [All-1027] BF: Box 2D drawing is not working properly.
  • [All-1028] BF: Issue when filling standard boxes with multiple packages.
  • [All-1032] BF: Fix plural words.
  • [All-1034] BF: Fix capitalized words.
  • [All-1037] BF: The "Fix Column" option was removed from the contextual menu on "Fill Container" due to lack of functionality.
  • [All-1038] BF: The extra columns on "Start from Box" were removed.
  • [All-1039] BF: Issue editing table rows on "Fill Container".

New in Quick Pallet Maker 4.8.3 (Feb 13, 2016)

  • [All-264] NF: Drag pallets across windows.
  • [All-703] AF: Improved modal windows behavior.
  • [All-723] AF: Improved delete data function on "Fill Container" and "Start from box" tables.
  • [All-764] NF: Add buttons to increase and decrease XYZ values on "Layer Editor".
  • [All-766] BF: Bad cylinder views at "Layer Editor" and "Available solution".
  • [All-768] AF: Control panel shows QPM app without ID.
  • [All-769] BF: Fixed pallet drawing in "Box Compression" window.
  • [All-773] BF: Improved SVG pallet output.
  • [All-775] NF: Change the box drawing by clicking the image like at the "Detailed Report".
  • [All-779] AF: Now you can Paste and Delete an image from the logo box at the "Detailed Report".
  • [All-782] AF: Notification window for new available updates.
  • [All-795] BF: Improved feature for "Mix layers and optimize in height".
  • [All-798] BF: Correction of report name in the "Export" menu to "Detailed Report (graphics)".
  • [All-800] BF: Fixed bug in "Advanced Data Load" feature, reverse results.
  • [All-802] BF: Not available image at "Fill container".
  • [All-804] BF: Fixed Primary package import command on the primary package window.
  • [All-806] BF: Fixed Primary package import option on the "File" menu.
  • [All-807] BF: "Load Multiple Package" window does not have a title.
  • [All-812] AF: Missing container imagen if you go back to the input data.
  • [All-813] BF: Useless option in export pallet on the “File” menu.
  • [All-814] BF: Useless option in export "Palletizing Movie" on the “File” menu.
  • [All-817] AF: Improved user interface.
  • [All-815] BF: It was not possible to export the box drawing from "Fill container" window.
  • [All-826] BF: Loop on "Fill container" when the "Print Report" action is cancel.
  • [All-829] BF: App would crash when importing boxes from the "Start from Box".
  • [All-830] BF: App would crash when exporting the "Fill Sequence" and "Bill of Materials" from "Fill Container".
  • [All-831] BF: App would crash when exporting the "Movie" from "Fill Container".
  • [All-835] BF: Removed useless paste option on the "Edit" menu.
  • [All-839] BF: App would crash on "Fill Container" with "Black and White" drawings.
  • [All-841] BF: Separate Primary Packages option was not working properly.
  • [All-845] BF: "Convert data on unit change" option was not working properly on all windows.
  • [All-846] BF: Window menu shows windows that were not open.
  • [All-848] BF: Removed defective feature for display the pallets gravity center.
  • [All-853] BF: Fixed bug on feature "Rotate Layes Above" from the "Layer Editor".
  • [All-852] BF: Changing layers did not refresh the pallet drawing on the "Layer Editor".
  • [All-956] BF: Flipped boxes in "Fill Container" display incorrectly.
  • [OSX-961] BF: Drawing crash on Mac when calculating box fill.
  • [All-964] BF: "Load Multiple Package" window shows wrong window data.
  • [All-965] NF: Reduce the size of a box that was calculated with excessive slack.
  • [All-978] BF: Fixed bug on "Load Solution" feature.
  • [All-987] BF: App would crash when working with 2D drawings on "Fill Container".

New in Quick Pallet Maker 4.8.2 (Jul 29, 2015)

  • [All-781] NF: New pallet report shows pallet drawing along the fill information and list of boxes.
  • [All-702] BF: Mixed pallets crashed app when optimizing further or alternating layers.
  • [All-704] AF: Improved Welcome message.
  • [All-705] AF: Improved pallet results table legibility.
  • [All-707] AF: Improved modal windows behavior.
  • [All-720] AF: Code and Description columns in Start from Box window are now editable.
  • [All-725] AF: New template for printing reports in Detailed Report window only with pallet data.
  • [All-762] AF: Deactivate Serial Number function now removes the serial number completely instead of just deactivating it.
  • [All-703] BF: "Buy it Now" window interfered with other applications. Changed from global to app window.
  • [All-708] BF: Calculation bug would deliver incorrect pallet length and width for boxes with decimals, using some international notations.
  • [All-709] BF: Colors couldn't be edited when starting from box dimensions.
  • [All-710] BF: Start from Box table would show the wrong column heading.
  • [All-713] BF: Removed empty slots in View menu at start.
  • [All-717] BF: Pasting boxes with decimals in international versions would deliver incorrect results.
  • [All-721] BF: Useless floating menu bar was removed.
  • [All-722] BF: Text in Spanish was incorrectly cased.
  • [All-724] BF: App would crash when quitting during demo countdown.
  • [All-730] BF: Start from Box window showed inconsistent column headers and formatting.
  • [All-732] BF: Selecting an item from the list in the Container Fill table would provide information for a different one.
  • [All-736] BF: Shipment templates are now available by default.
  • [All-737] BF: Fixed abbreviations in Spanish text.
  • [All-739] BF: Demo countdown window would not show the Expired message when the period was over.
  • [All-741] BF: Layer Editor would crash with new boxes on layers in specific arrangements.
  • [All-747] BF: Layer Editor would crash when closing background (master) window.
  • [All-748] BF: Reordering pallets by clicking on the columns in the Available Solutions window would deliver incorrect results.
  • [All-750] BF: Inserting a box with packages in a Layer Editor that had been called up with empty boxes would crash the app.
  • [All-751] BF: Mixing boxes (empty and full) in the Layer Editor and then reapplying the layer would deliver incorrect results.
  • [All-754] BF: Expanding the Available Solutions window would make the pallet drawing disappear until it was refreshed manually.
  • [All-757] BF: Contiguos boxes with decimals were not allowed to move in the Layer Editor.
  • [All-758] BF: App would crash when choosing "Import Primary Package" from the package drawing and then canceling.
  • [All-761] BF: Fixed error in drawings in Box Compression window when dragging boxes from the Standard Cases and Pallets window directly to the Start from Box window. Related case: 769.
  • [All-767] BF: Box compression window would deliver incorrect results when stacking pallets.

New in Quick Pallet Maker 4.8.1 (Jul 29, 2015)

  • [All] NF: Create Bill of Materials when filling containers.
  • [All] BF: Bug fixes.

New in Quick Pallet Maker 4.7.9 (Sep 4, 2013)

  • [All] BF: Bug fixes.

New in Quick Pallet Maker 4.7.8 (Sep 4, 2013)

  • [All] BF: Boxes with similar sizes were reassigned to the wrong SKUs when calculating multiple items on a list of pallets.
  • [All] BF: Minor bug fixes.

New in Quick Pallet Maker 4.7.5 (Sep 6, 2012)

  • [All] AF: Maximum pallet load height for standard pallets can be edited and used for load calculations. For an example movie of how this is done, please click here.
  • [APnShip] BF: Some pallet calculations were showing an incorrect drawing.

New in Quick Pallet Maker 4.7.4 (Sep 6, 2012)

  • [All] BF: Mixed containers showed wrong amount of pallets and boxes.
  • [All] BF: Crash 0056 when redrawing pallets has been removed

New in Quick Pallet Maker 4.7.3 (Sep 6, 2012)

  • [All] BF: Minor bug fixes and performance enhancements.

New in Quick Pallet Maker 4.7.2 (Sep 6, 2012)

  • [All] BF: Incorrect calculation when using comma-delimited decimals.
  • [All] BF: Some instances of pallet drawings would crash.
  • [All] BF: Length-wise cylinders would not calculate in single-item container fill.

New in Quick Pallet Maker 4.6 (Aug 14, 2012)

  • [All] NF: Center of gravity can be displayed for all calculated pallets in the Available Solutions window and printed.
  • All] BF: Input files saved in the Start From Box window will be opened in that window.
  • [APnShip] AF: Oval bottle primary packages.
  • [APnShip] AF: RSC drawing dimensions can be edited directly in the drawing by right-clicking on the dimensions.
  • [All] BF: Report display was not showing different options for HTML printout.
  • [All] BF: Fixed crash when starting from new preferences folder.

New in Quick Pallet Maker 4.4.5.1 (Jan 6, 2009)

  • [All] BF: Fixed SVG export error for boxes and primary packages.
  • [All] BF: Fixed small case drawings when pasting standard boxes to list.
  • [All] AF: Improved cylinder on pallet calculations.
  • [All] BF: Other bug fixes and internal method improvements