How to draw a pallet

How to draw a pallet

Containers can have a pallet automatically drawn under them.

Here are two containers with standard pallet dimensions of 48 x 40 inches: left) is default without pallet drawing, while the right) is illustrated with a 5 inch tall pallet



Draw pallets by adding height to the outside dimensions and applying the "Set Up Pallet" feature.

To add height to a container: 1) click the Outside Dims tab, and 2) enter the height of the pallet to draw under the container.




The example above will add 5 inches to height of container, and the 5 will also be used to configure pallet height if "Set Up Pallet" feature is applied.

Now apply the "Set Up Pallet" feature to draw a 5 inch tall pallet under the container by: 1) click Drawing tab, and 2) click "Set up Pallet" button



List of drawing instructions are automatically added.

The container is now drawn with a 5 inch pallet under the container.

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