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During the entering
or changing of a recipe in Recipe to Formula it is sometimes useful
to view the unity formula for the raw materials we are working with.
This information
can be accessed in a number of ways.
Material
Analysis in the Material Selection Dialog
When the Materials
selection dialog opens you can view the analysis for any highlighted
material in the list by clicking on the Display
Mat. Formula button. See Fig.1
Fig.1
Displaying material information in the Materials Selection window.
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As you work
through the list using the Up-Down arrows on your keyboard or the
mouse, the formula changes accordingly.
Opening
a Material Information window for the highlighted material in the
recipe
More information
about a particular material in the recipe can be obtained by right
clicking on the material and selecting the Show
Material Info item in the popup menu.(Fig.2)
Fig.2
Getting specific material information. |
The formula
window which opens provides further access to the selected materials
data as well as a button which opens the Recipe
Calculation Chart.
The
Raw Materials Chart
When hunting
for another material you can view the contents of a raw material
database by open the Raw Materials Chart (Fig.4)
Fig.3
Opening the Raw Materials Chart |
The Raw
Materials Chart is opened by selecting the Raw
Materials Chart item on the View Menu.
Alternativel
you can use the F6 shortcut
key.
This chart
is particularly useful when you are wanting to compare the
materials within the same database.
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Fig.3
The Raw Materials Chart showing the current database |
This chart can
display material information in a number of ways which make comparing
materials very easy.
The
Raw Materials Environment
Finally at any
time you can move over to the Raw Materials environment by clicking
on that tab. After getting whatever information you want from that
environment you can click back to the Recipe to Formula environment
where things will be just as you left them.
This option
is really useful if you want to hunt through other databases looking
for materials or if you want to enter a new material which you want
to use in the recipe you are working with back in Recipe to Formula.
Follow
these links for more information about:
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