PDS 4.0 Improvements and Additions

• Expanded Pallet Design Capabilities:

   · 2 to 29 top deckboards (currently 2 to 15)

   · 2 to 29 bottom deckboards (currently 2 to 15)

   · 2 to 9 stringers (currently 2 to 5)

   · 2 to 9 top stringer boards (currently 2 to 3)

   · 2 to 9 bottom stringer boards (currently 2 to 3)

   · 2 to 7 blocks per stringer board (currently 2 to 3)

   · Non-symmetrical designs (currently only symmetrical)

• User-Interactive Graphical Displays in combination with dialogs/forms or other data entry controls which graphically enhance and improve or simplify specification of the pallet or conditions of use.

• Streamlined Adobe PDF file creation

• Specification and Drawings Only Option – Skip conditions of use or analysis-related information.

• Drawings Only Option – Skip detailed specification for pallet. No materials specifications (lumber, fasteners, panels), simplified connection details, no conditions of use or analysis-related information. Create drawings only —limited print and view capability to protect PDS.

• Updated and Improved Context Sensitive Help

• Updated and Improved User’s Guide

• Tutorial Integrated into User’s Guide

• Downloadable Demonstration