thriller

Hello

Wonder if anyone can help, I am looking to develop a CAD based order processing application where a user can drag various parts from a stock list to create a design for a customer. Once accepted, an order will need to be produced from the list of products in the design. Make sense?

What would be the best way of going about this...?

Thanks

DaWei

It takes more than a pile of parts to make a product. Are you sure you know what you're up to?

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thriller

Yeah I just didn't want to get into too much detail. They need to be able to drag various type of shelving units onto the layout of the cargo section of a van, to 'fit the van out' for transport etc (VISIO style). I don't envisage any actual need to draw the parts themselvs or anything. Things like labour etc can be worked out separately was just most interested in how it would potentially work.

DaWei

I think it's a neat idea. Because you aren't assembling anything really complex, it should work just fine. When you drag a part out of inventory, you could also pick up a standardized labor cost for the installation of that part. I don't know if you're thinking of dragging graphical visualizations of the part, or just textual definitions. The latter should be relatively easy to do with, say, PHP and MySQL, or similar. Your use of the term, CAD, though it's entirely correct, sort of threw me. It made me visualize accurately constructed 3D parts being assembled into something like an AutoCad drawing.

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