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On the home page, click the "Create a new account" button and fill out the form that appears on the screen. Be sure to write down your password and keep it in a safe place. Your username and password are required every time you log on to 3D Lift Plan.
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You will access the features of 3D Lift Plan from the "My Account" page, which you can reach by clicking the "My Account" link at the top of the page.
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A 3D Viewer is required to view 3D images of your lift plans on our website.
Please select one of the following viewers...
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Cortona3D Viewer  |
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BS Contact |
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Cortona3D Viewer is an actively supported 3D-viewer that works well with a wide
array of video cards.
To use Cortona3D Viewer on 3D Lift Plan...
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Step 1: |
Install the Cortona3D Viewer. Follow the
instructions on the Cortona website to install the Cortona3D Viewer. |
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Tell 3D Lift Plan to use Cortona3D Viewer
You can select which 3D Viewer to use at any time by going to your Account Preferenes
page. |
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Return to My Account
and open a Lift Plan. Your web browser may ask for your permission before
using the Cortona3D Viewer on our site by displaying an information bar at the top
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To view the Cortona3D User's Guide, right-click anywhere on the 3D image, select "Help" from the popup menu, then select "User's Guide". |
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BS Contact by Bitmanagement is actively supported, works well with a wide array
of video cards, and allows you to print scaled two-dimensional images, but it requires
a license to remove the Watermark that moves around in front of the 3D image.
To use BS Contact on 3D Lift Plan...
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Step 1: |
Install BS Contact. Follow the instructions
on the Bitmanagement website to install the latest 32-bit version of BS Contact. |
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Step 2: |
Tell 3D Lift Plan to use BS Contact
You can select which 3D-Viewer to use at any time by going to your Account Preferences
page. |
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Step 3: |
Return to My Account
and open a Lift Plan. Your web browser may ask for your permission before
using BS Contact on our site by displaying an information bar at the top or bottom
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BS Contact User's Guide
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If you have any problems installing the Flux Player or viewing 3D Images on the website, please visit this page:
Troubleshooting (3D Images)
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From the "My Account" page, select "Add Cranes".
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Select all of your Link-Belt cranes in the list, then press "Add to Shopping Cart". Note: All Link-Belt cranes are free of charge.
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Then select all of your other cranes in the same manner, changing the "Crane Make" to see a list of other manufacturer's cranes.
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Once you have added all of your cranes to the shopping cart, press "Purchase Cranes".
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From the "My Account" page, select "Account Information".
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Enter the Corporate User Name provided to you by your account administrator, then press "Submit".
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You will now have access to the cranes in the Corporate Account.
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From the "My Account" page, enter a name for your new lift plan and press "Create New Lift Plan". This name will help you identify your lift plan if you want to make any changes to it after you close it.
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Your lift plan will automatically be saved every time you navigate to a different page of the website, so there is no need to manually save a file.
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When you want to load a lift plan later, you can find it in the "Load a Lift Plan" table at the bottom of the "My Account" page.
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3D Lift Plan will guide you through the steps required to design your lift plan, just follow the instructions at the top of each page.
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Generally, you will fill out the information on each page and press the "Next" button to go to the next step.
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The navigation bar on the left side of the page allows you to go back to any step to make changes. Please note, if you make changes to the load or jobsite you will need to perform the Crane Search again to account for the changes you made.
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If you need further assistance, please press the "Support" button at the top of the page.
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