Esko Integration

This guide describes how to integrate Esko ArtiosCAD to iQuote. iQuote can be integrated to ArtiosCAD using CAD-X and Automation Engine. Both enable estimators, CSRs and job planners to select a pre-existing folded packaging file, like corrugated boxes and folding cartons to use in iQuote. While both CAD-X and Automation Engine provide you with a means of creating in 2D, Cad-X is a server-based Windows service, and Automation Engine is an Enterprise solution that uses Esko WebCenter to store ARD files.

Regardless of which software you use, the integration of iQuote and ArtiosCad with CAD-X and/or Automation Engine is seamless. You can simply select a design to use, and iQuote sends a request to ArtiosCAD to calculate all possible nesting layouts. Then based on your input, the system selects the most cost-effective route in the iQuote engineering requirements for the iQuote estimate and job.

About This Guide

This guide is designed for the system administrator or another person who is familiar with installing and configuring software. They must also be comfortable editing JSON type files, starting Windows Services and using command prompts. The goal of this guide is to integrate iQuote with Esko ArtiosCAD using CAD-X or Esko Automation Engine. Please make sure that you know which type of integration with ArtiosCAD is available in your environment so that you can read the proper section in this document. You can use CAD-X and Automation Engine in the same environment and be integrated with iQuote at the same time.