Welcome to Version 3.3 of ShopFactory.
Read me first: Essential Information and Instructions.

ShopFactory for Windows 95/98 and NT -
the easiest way to create and maintain Internet Shops


Home page: http://www.3d3.com
Current Evaluation Version: http://www.3d3.com/updates.htm
Online-Tutorial: http://www.3d3.com/tutorial/enter.htm
Secure Registration: https://www.3d3.com/register.htm


CONTENTS:
General Description
Types of Shops you can create
System Requirements
Uploading your Shop to the Internet
Additional Information
Software License Terms


General Description


Congratulations on choosing to buy or evaluate the award winning ShopFactory.

Creating your on-line shop will be a breeze with ShopFactory. ShopFactory has been awarded 4 stars by ZDNet for its ease of use and feature richness. ShopFactory Light will allow you to create your one department on-line shop in no time at all.

In fact we guarantee you will not find an easier to use editor to create professional Internet shops ranging from small text only shops to complete multimedia extravaganzas in 2D or 3D with links to larger images, sound and video files and much, much more.

See further down for types of shops to see what kind of shops you can create with point and click ease.

Just point and click to add departments, products and multimedia links, to add options and choices to your products, to customize your shop and even to automatically create a 3D virtual reality shopping environment, the future of shopping on the Internet.

You can choose payment options or define your own, have postage and tax calculated automatically for your customers, receive your order by email, put products on special, integrate catalog numbers, charge extra for options and choices, customize the look of your shop, allow customers to switch between 2D and 3D shopping, work with international currencies and weight units, use SSL for secure ordering, use PGP for encryption and automatically creates all the files so your shop will run as soon as it is uploaded.

You can even preview your complete shop on your local computer before uploading it with ShopFactorys' sophisticated FTP program. It can continue an interrupted upload and even remembers all the graphics you have already uploaded to cut down on uploading time when you have made changes to an existing shop - such as putting a product on special.

This sophisticated upload tool makes ShopFactory the ideal program not only for creating but also for maintaining your on-line shop.

* ShopFactory Light version does not allow adding departments.


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Types of Shops


You can display products in

a text only shop,
a text shop with links to other files such HTML files, larger image files, sound files, video files ...
a shop with images,
a shop with images which link to other files such HTML files, larger image files, sound files, video files, ...
a shop with directory frame,
a shop without directory frame,
a shop with different background colors
a shop with different background textures
a virtual reality 3D shop,
adjust many point and click parameters to create even more variety and much much more.

No other shop editor gives you this many options for under $1000!

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System Requirements

Windows 95/98 or Windows NT
8 MB Ram
10 MB Hard Disk Space
WebBrowser installed

To upload your shop you need a modem and an Internet connection. You shop will run as soon as it is uploaded.

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Installation Instructions

If you have downloaded the exe file for installation, just double click on the file to launch the automatic install and follow instructions.

If you have downloaded the zip file, you will have to manually unzip the file to install it. We recommend Winzip for installation. Open the file with Winzip, click on the Install button and follow instructions.

Otherwise double-click on the setup.exe file to start the installation.

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Uploading your Shop to the Internet


After creating your store with ShopFactory, you can upload it with the sophisticated FTP program which forms part of the package. As soon as the shop is uploaded, it will start taking orders for you.

You will be able to enter your shop on the internet via enter.html at the location to which you uploaded. You can also rename the enter.html file.

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Additional Information

  • Preview:
    If you use ASCII characters other than the letters a-z and numbers in names of departments and products Preview may not work. To overcome this problem many of these characters are automatically removed by the program. We suggest you do not use other characters than the letters a-z and numbers in titles. This includes the names of departments, products, of options and choices as well as the names of shipping methods and delivery and tax areas. However you can try for yourself.

  • Product Descriptions
    Product descriptions as well as Terms and Conditions and simular pages are limited to 1500 characters including spaces.

  • Hard Disk Space
    When you run out of hard disk space you will normally get a warning message "Out of Memory". This means you do not have enough space to save your shop. Before saving your shop you must make space on your hard disk.

    ShopFactory does not know in advance how many products you want to add to your shop and therefore can't warn you in advance. You must make sure before building a shop that you have enough hard disk space available, as you may not always be able to create extra space on your hard disk.

    When building a shop, ShopFactory creates a temporary file in the swap folder of your ShopFactory folder. Make sure you have about 2MB of free hard disk space on the hard disk ShopFactory is installed on for every 100 products or departments you want to add. This swap file is replaced each time you create a new shop or work on another shop. The actual size of the file you save when you store your shop is much smaller.


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Software License Terms and Conditions

3Dcubed Software License Agreement

ATTENTION: USE OF THE SOFTWARE IS SUBJECT TO THE 3DCUBED LICENSE TERMS SET FORTH BELOW. USING THE SOFTWARE INDICATES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE LICENSE TERMS. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THESE LICENSE TERMS, YOU MUST RETURN THE UNUSED SOFTWARE FOR A FULL REFUND.

3Dcubed SOFTWARE LICENSE TERMS

The following License Terms govern your use of the accompanying Software unless you have a separate written agreement with 3Dcubed.

License Grant

3Dcubed grants you a license to Use one copy of the Software. "Use" means storing, loading, installing, executing or displaying the Software. You may not modify the Software or disable any licensing or control features of the Software. If the Software is licensed for "concurrent use", you may not allow more than the maximum number of authorized users to Use the Software concurrently.

Ownership The Software is owned and copyrighted by 3Dcubed or its third party suppliers. Your license confers no title or ownership in the Software and is not a sale of any rights in the Software. 3Dcubed's third party suppliers may protect their rights in the event of any violation of these License Terms.

Copies and Adaptations

You may only make copies or adaptations of the Software for archival purposes or when copying or adaptation is an essential step in the authorized Use of the Software. You must reproduce all copyright notices in the original Software on all copies or adaptations. You may not copy the Software onto any bulletin board or similar system.

No Disassembly or Decryption

You may not disassemble or decompile the Software unless 3Dcubed's prior written consent is obtained. In some jurisdictions, 3Dcubed's consent may not be required for disassembly or decompilation. Upon request, you will provide 3Dcubed with reasonably detailed information regarding any disassembly or decompilation. You may not decrypt the Software unless decryption is a necessary part of the operation of the Software.

Transfer

Your license will automatically terminate upon any transfer of the Software. Upon transfer, you must deliver the Software, including any copies and related documentation, to the transferee. The transferee must accept these License Terms as a condition to the transfer.

Termination

3Dcubed may terminate your license upon notice for failure to comply with any of these License Terms. Upon termination, you must immediately destroy the Software, together with all copies, adaptations and merged portions in any form.

Export Requirements

You may not export or re-export the Software or any copy or adaptation in violation of any applicable laws or regulations.

U.S. Government Restricted Rights

The Software and documentation have been developed entirely at private expense and are provided as "Commercial Computer Software" or "restricted computer software". They are delivered and licensed as "commercial computer software" as defined in DFARS 252.227-7013 (Oct 1988), DFARS 252.211-7015 (May 1991) or DFARS 252.227-7014 (Jun 1995), as a "commercial item" as defined in FAR 2.101 (a), or as "Restricted computer software" as defined in FAR 52.227-19 (Jun 1987) (or any equivalent agency regulation or contract clause), whichever is applicable. You have only those rights provided for such Software and Documentation by the applicable FAR or DFARS clause or the 3Dcubed standard software agreement for the product.

Limited Warranty

3Dcubed warrants that the Software will perform substantially in accordance with the accompanying written materials for a period of sixty (60) days from the date of receipt. 3Dcubed's entire liability and your exclusive remedy under any warranty or legal theory shall be replacement of the Software or return of the price paid.

No other Warranties

3Dcubed disclaims all other warranties, either express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, with respect to the Software, and the accompanying written materials. Except for the limited warranty provided above, the Software is provided as is.

Limited Imitigation of Remedies and Damages; Force Majeure

3Dcubed shall not be responsible or liable with respect to any subject matter of this agreement or any attachment, product order, schedule or terms and conditions related thereto under any contract, negligence, strict liability or other theory: (a) for loss or inaccuracy of data or (except for return of amounts paid to 3Dcubed therefore), cost of procurement of substitute goods, services or technology; (b) for any indirect, incidental or consequential damages including, but not limited to, loss of revenues and loss of profits, or (c) for any matter beyond its reasonable control.

Miscellaneous

This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of Victoria, Australia. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held illegal or unenforceable, that provision shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that this agreement shall otherwise remain in full force and effect, and enforceable.

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3Dcubed welcomes you to the world of electronic
commerce and wishes you success with your on-line store.
Please let us know the URL of your shop, and we will help you promote it.
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