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1 Initial Setup ................................ ................................................................................. 3 ................. 2 Configuring Your Custom Enclosure Using Extrusions .......... 7 2.1 Framed Continuous Hinge Swing Doors with Inline and End Panels Panels7 2.2 Semi-Frameless Swing Doors with Inline and End Panels ...................... 11 Frameless Using Butt Glazing and Notched Glass ......................................................... 11 ................................ 2.3 Neo Angles.............................................................................................. 13 ................................................................ 3 Configuring Enclosure Using Kits or Kits + Extrusions.15 Enclosures Extrusions 3.1 Glazed Door Kit + Panel Kit ................................................................ ..................................... 15 3.2 KD Door Kit + Extrusions ................................................................ ...................................... 19 4 Printing Cut Sheets ................................................................ 23 .................................. 5 Understanding Process and Baggie Codes ............................ 29 6 Costing ................................ ...................................................................................... 34 ...................... 7 Architectural Layouts ............................................................... 37 ............................... 8 Generate Purchase Orders and Misc Reports ........................ 41
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Introduction ntroduction
CrystalBall... the bath enclosure industry's most comprehensive fabrication and costing software. CrystalBall allows Coastal customers to fabricate a and price their own custom enclosures with accurate, detailed cut sheets; 3 3-D drawings; details for installation and assembly; measuring guides; purchase order generation; and much, much more. Contact us for more information on this state of the art, easy to use software package.. to package.
Raleigh Glass & Mirror, in Raleigh, N.C., (Valued partner of over 34 yrs) They have one of the best products on the market, says the companys residential general manager, Gerald Humphries. Ive dealt with shower doors for 50 years and they have some of the best service; if theres a problem they fix it right away.
Initial Setup
The first step in effectively utilizing the Crystal Ball configuration program is to set up your customer profile. Here, you can easily customize it to fit your needs. The screen shot below is the home scree (illustration 1-a). screen Clicking on Crystal Ball Reports will display a menu (illustration 1-b) of all ( the tools needed for Inventory Replenishment, Glass Usage Histories, automated Purchase Orders, as well as Detail and Header Records of your Orders, past jobs.
United Mirror and Glass, Dallas, TX / Austin, TX (More recent customer having worked with Coastal about 2 yrs) The previous manufacturer we had been working with could not handle the amount of work we had, says president, Mark Hill, of United Mirror and Glass So we researched suppliers for six or eight months and Coastal was one of the top three we looked at. It was in the service and the quality [they had], and they won with flying colors. Hill continues, Ive dealt with all of the top shower door suppliers in the United States; Im second generation in this business and Ive been in it for 30 years. My experience with Coastal is old schoolgood service and quality. You can call them and talk to the owner and everybody there is willing to do that, and thats so important. They strive hard. Theres a problem and a solution and they get the solution. The whole company is that way, top to bottom.
Illustration 1-a
Once you have reached the screen shown below (illustration 1 1-b), clicking Modify Customer Profile will allow you to enter your company information
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Coastal Industries was founded in 1972 by William M. Cobb with the mission to create the industrys finest bath and shower enclosures. Since then, the company has excelled in its pursuit to satisfy all sectors of the market through product innovation, unmatched customer support and unparalleled advancements in the manufacturing process. With the company motto Quality for Every Lifestyle, Coastal Industries allows every customer access to a high quality product at an affordable price. Located since its inception in Jacksonville, Florida, our manufacturing operation is housed in the most advanced and efficient bath enclosure production facility in the world. The 250,000 square foot state-ofthe-art facility employs over 200 professionals.
(illustration 1 illustration 1-c). The other options on this screen will be described in further detail later in the documentation.
The company specific information you enter will be displayed on purchase orders as well as the various reports that can be easily accessed using the software. On the Company Profile Company Profile Illustration 1-b screen you can also enter both Door and ter Panel Kits that you stock in inventory. If you have entered kits in inventory, you can later select whether or not you would like to use them in a particular config. Clicking the Kits You Stock Kits button on the right tton of the screen (illustration 1 will illustration 1-c) take you to the set setup page.
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Illustration 1 below displays drop-down boxes where you can select the 1-d down various door and panel kits your company stocks in inventory. You may also add Items not shown in the list if the need arises on the Update Raw ar Materials Screen ( (illustration 1-f).
Illustration 1-d
Crystal Ball is the only shower door configuration software that allows distributors to accurately cost custom enclosures from the bottom up. Whether its the excess drop from an extrusion, freight, labor, packaging, or glass fabrication, Crystal Ball will help account for many of the hidden costs our distributors incur on an everyday basis. Illustration 1 1-e shows where ows your multiplier, desired mark markup, base cost factors and glass cost /sq foot are entered. With Crystal Ball there is no need to calculate the Illustration 1-e hard to quantify costs of how much every configuration needs for fabricating, packaging, shipping, nor custom glass. Simply input a base factor for the various categories above ustom
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Atlanta Distribution Center
of what you estimate a single door only opening to cost, your custom glass door-only cost, and your desired mark mark-up and youre done. A costing breakdown for cost various configurations can be found later in the documentation. found Do you have any high moving inventory items that you have net price quotes on? Not a problem. On the Update Raw Materi Materials (illustration 1-f) section of the application you can add new items or modify costs of existing items. Crystal Ball is suited to match your needs. No other configuration program allows the user to modify current costs or add new inventory items. Simply follow the generic nomenclatures in Illustration 1-f Coastal Industries part numbers to set up new door or panel kits. Imagine the control at your fingertips!
Our Atlanta Distribution Center is fully equipped to meet all of your fabrication needs. As you can see from the picture of the fabrication area (above) the Atlanta location has the equipment to get your high quality Coastal Industries products produced to your exact specifications.
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2 Configuring Your Custom Enclosure Using Extrusions

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2.1 Framed Continuous Hinge Swing Doors with Inline and End oors Panels anels
Now that the initial setup is complete, you can now configure, quote, and prepare custom enclosures. From the screen below ( (illustration 2-a) you can now select Swinging Doors with Inline and End Panels, Neo Angles or By Pass Tub / Shower Enclosures. Well begin by configuring some By-Pass basic Swinging Doors with Inline and End Panels. Inline
Our new Houston Distribution Center is now up and running at full speed. At this location, We have all of the material and equipment needed to get your high quality Coastal Industries products produced to your exact specifications.
Illustration 2-a
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Illustration 2-b
Once you have reached the Product Selection screen (illustration 2 illustration 2-b), simply fill in your desired options and you on your youre way. Notice in the example to the right that No is selected for both Do you want to use door kits? and Do you want to use panel kits? Selecting No will tell the program that you would like to build the configuration out of extrusions. If No is selected for these questions, the software will If automatically take this into consideration when calculating costing, and when generating the cut sheets.
Illustration 2-c
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Based on the configuration that was selected on the screen on the previous page ( (illustration 2-c), illustration 2-d (below) will display a series d of pictures that match what was selected. Simply click on the picture that best resembles the configuration to continue. Clicking the thumbnail on top row second from the right will take you to the screen where you enter the
Illustration 2-d 2
measurements for the configuration. Enter the appropriate measurements and youre almost finished!
Illustration 2-e
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FAST FACTS ABOUT COASTAL
Founder: William M. Cobb, 1972
250,000 sq. ft. state-of-theart manufacturing facility
Ultra-modern tooling
Minimal lead times - best in the industry
Maintaining the highest quality standards in the industry
Once all of the measurements surements have been entered youre ready to enter your customers information (shown in illustration 2 2-f). You can also retrieve past jobs using the information you enter here. Once all the customer information is completed, select your metal color, glass pattern, and the square foot cost associated with that type of or, custom glass. Once finished, click next and your glass sizes will be displayed on your screen. From the screen below (illustration 2 2-g), you
Illustration 2-f
Illustration 2-g
Technological advances: Our Infinite Angle post was recognized as one of the greatest technological advances in the industry
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can perform many tasks including; printing a cut sheet, displaying a architectural layout, print metal processing codes, print hardware baggie codes as well as print or display costing for that particular configuration. All of these tasks will be explored later on in the documentation
2.2 Semi Semi-Frameless Swing Doors with Inline and End Panels Using Butt Glazing and Notched Glass
Illustration 2-h
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Illustration 2-i
Illustration 2-j
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Notice that illustration 2 k below contains an image of a notched piece of 2-k glass. When using notched panel glass, the software can print a diagram for glass tempering.
Illustration 2-k
2.3 Neo Angles
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Please Notice that when configuring Neo Angle enclosures, you have the option to use adjustable angle posts for non standard units. Utilizing this feature will modify the cut sheet and glass sizes automatically.
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3 C Configuring Your Custom Enclosure Using Kits or Kits + Extrusions

3.1 Glazed Door Kit + Panel Kit
First, as shown in illustration 3Illustration 3-a a, we will configure a unit utilizing a glazed door and a KD panel kit. Illustration 3 3-b shows that we have selected a Paragon glazed 32 x 69 door. Illustration 3 3-c shows that we have chosen a basic inline kit to fill an opening 60 x 71. Based on our selections the software will automatically show us what configuration we can build. This is shown in illustration 3 3-d. Because we could elect to use this panel kit in other circumstances, Illustration 3-b additional photos of configurations are provided as shown in illustration 3-e. 3 Keep in mind that an inline kit fills an opening for only a on door + inline panel so anything out of the ordinary and we will have to modify our kit as would be illustrated on the cut sheet. Once we have selected a picture, we need to enter our measurements. To
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demonstrate the softwares error prevention capability we will enter dimensions wider than the kit can accommodate which is shown in illustration 3 3-f. Illustration 3-c Illustration 3 3-g shows the prompt that prevents the user from making an error. Rath Rather than proceed proceeding with the oversized opening, well enter a configuration that the kit can satisfy as shown in illustration 3 3-h.
Illustration 3-d
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Illustration 3-e
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Illustration 3-g
Illustration 3-h
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3.2
KD Door Kit + Extrusions
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4 P Printing Cut Sheets

After we have entered all information into our customer profile and gone through the steps of how to configure custom shower enclosures, it time its to print the cut sheet. The screen below (illustration 4-a) contains the illustration 4 command button to print the cut sheet. You will reach this screen when you have selected, configured, and completed the customer information screen (similar to page 10, illustration 2 for your custom enclosure. 2-f) ur Once here, simply press Print Cut Sheet.
On the following pages you will find cut sheets for Test #1, Test #2, Test pages #3, Test Test#4, and Test #5. Refer to sections 2 and 3 for more information on these jobs.
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Please notice the process code column (highlighted) in the cut sheet above. This will be explained in section 5 but is very valuable information. Also, notice the glass sizes are provided on the cut sheet as well also highlighted in green).
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Test# 3 is a configuration that requires mitered header and sill cuts. t# Therefore, you are automatically prompted (shown above) to print detailed cutting information for headers and sills. If you should accidentally select no, this can be accessed later and will be discussed in section 5, Understanding Process Codes. Test # 3 also utilized variable angles on one side; therefore, both the header and the sill are to be processes straight and will not have a special process code (highlighted below.)
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Notice the items l highlighted in green located in the header of the cut sheet. The customer name, work order number, date, city / state, and job name are all displayed in the cut sheet to provide easy access to the information of the job. In Test #4 we e elected to use a glazed door kit (highlighted in green). green) Because we are using a pre glazed door, we have nothing to cut; pre-glazed cut therefore, no door components are listed. The other Items highlighted in green are baggie codes which will be explained in section 5.
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In Test #5 we selected to use a KD door kit. Unlike glazed doors, when KD door kits are utilized the software will let us change widths and heights as well as provide detailed cutting and processing information.
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5 Understanding Process and Baggie Codes

Printing the corresponding process code from the cut sheet provides a detailed 3 explosion diagram. The diagram includes step-by-step led 3-D step processing instructions on each part listed on the cut sheet. (Illustrated on page #30) To effectively utilize the cut sheet, it is important to notice the process code feature. This section of the program can be accessed from the same feature. screen as the cut sheet. Simply click Print Process Codes. Print Codes.
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You can also print glass processing instructions for glass fabrication and tempering. Clicking theTA8 theTA8-Pull button (highlighted in green to the left of the page from the process codes will provide information necessary for an page) 8 thru thru-glass pull. A 6 option is also available and is highlighted in blue. highlig
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Below is a process code for a frameless hinge style.
Below is a process code on the strike plate of a bifold door
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6 Costing
Recall that Test # 2 was the same as the configuration shown below. We will fabricate this unit using all extrusions.
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Recall that Test # 2 was the same as the configuration shown below. We will price this unit using a glazed door kit + our own extrusions to make the panel wrap.
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7 Architectural Layouts
Various printed
examples are shown below.
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8 Generate Purchase Orders and Misc Reports
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9 Conclusion
In the past, most distributors have been dependent on that one invaluable lead fabricator who has been in the business for a substantial amount of time and has learned all the ins and outs. This key element of their business has memorized all the formulas and acquired a very specific skill set. This trade requires a competence that can take a lot of time to acquire. Its known in the industry that good fabricators are few and far between a the and few cost a good bit of $$$. Companies that are lucky enough to have one these few generally rely on this one guru for all their shower door related needs. However, this competence also has its pitfalls. Many times, companies will not pursue a better opportunity because their fabricator holds the company captive to their knowledge. Its not that the fabricator intends to impair the company but rather he/she simply is afraid of change or simply doesnt want to have to learn a new thing. Also, the company may decide that its too costly to finance the mistakes they would incur from switching to a new vendor and re establishing that level of competence. Consider what would happen if the re-establishing guru should leave or no longer be able to work for your co company? Many companies would either have a back up fabricator (if theyre lucky), be forced to hire a costly expert from outside, retreat back to the complicated detail sheets and begin a long long-term investment in training a new fabricator, or perhaps be forced to incur a huge cost burden if forced they should chose to have the manufacturer provide custom fabricated units. What if this competence that takes so long to acquire was available without the headache of learning new part numbers, new deductions, and getting used to working with a getting different supplier? Coastal Industries emphasizes a Quality Counts Program and a vital element of the QCP is recognizing that error / problem / crisis prevention is just as important or even more than solving problems when they arise. Coastal Industries has a strong interest in they their customers well being. We recognize the severe quandary that our customers would face if a situation where this vital component to their companies well being was suddenly missing. The configuration software discussed in this document was initially designed for configuration Coastals in house fabrication department but was later released to our customers. The in-house purpose of the release was to help prevent our Customers dependence on that one guru or better yet, enable him/her to work in a more valuable aspect of the business. At the very least, if used, you can count on an overall increase in efficiency / productivity. With a couple hours training, Crystal Ball enables a user brought in from off the street to do all the work just as fast if not faster than that so called guru. guru
At Coastal, we pride ourselves on the special relationship we have with our loyal partners. Together we focus on our customers through a commitment to quality and service.
As a Quality Counts Program Member, you are eligible to receive a host of benefits.
Need more Coastal Industries sales and promotional literature? You can now order Coastal Industries' Sales and Promotional Material through our On-line Catalog
Program prepared by: Patrick W Cobb
Regional Sales Manager
Coastal Industries, Inc

Cell: 904.254.5378 Fax: 704.888.4116 Email: pcobb@coastalind.com
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Atlanta Distribution Center

2 Configuring Your Custom Enclosure Using Extrusions

FAST FACTS ABOUT COASTAL

Founder: William M. Cobb, 1972

250,000 sq. ft. state-of-theart manufacturing facility

Minimal lead times - best in the industry

Maintaining the highest quality standards in the industry

2.3 Neo Angles

Illustration 2-l Page 13 of 45

3 C Configuring Your Custom Enclosure Using Kits or Kits + Extrusions

Illustration 3-f Page 17 of 45

Illustration 3-i Page 18 of 45

KD Door Kit + Extrusions

4 P Printing Cut Sheets

5 Understanding Process and Baggie Codes

Below is a process code for a frameless hinge style.

Below is a process code on the strike plate of a bifold door

examples are shown below.

8 Generate Purchase Orders and Misc Reports

Program prepared by: Patrick W Cobb

Regional Sales Manager

Coastal Industries, Inc

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