Please attend the webinar (or watch the post-production video) for demonstration and additional details. Please contact support for additional information and let us know if you have any feedback.
New Features
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New Post Schedule option on Post Layouts
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A new check box called ‘Include Post Schedule’ is available for the Post Schedule in the Output Settings
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If checked, then a post schedule will be included on the post layout
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Posts will be grouped and labeled based on the post material and foundation materials. If post and foundation materials match, then posts will have the same label
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Each individual post will have a label on the layout
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The post label, post material, and foundation materials will be listed in the schedule on the bottom right-hand corner of the post layout
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New doors and windows input
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Doors and windows can now be grouped and filtered by ‘Style’, and each style has a new icon. For example, Window Styles include: Slider, Double hung, Casement, Fixed, Bale Door or Combo Mullionioned with recognizable icons
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Overheads, Sliders, and Walk doors have their own Styles.
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Styles need to be set for each opening in the Setup Wizard, either manually or using the upload/download Excel files
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To input a window in a job, you click on the icon of a Style to display and select a specific opening in that style
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‘All’ is an option that will include all openings for a selected opening type (Windows, Walk Doors, etc.) regardless of the Style and will be available if no Styles are set.
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Custom openings are also an option, as before
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New Cupolas input
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Similar to the new door and window styles, cupolas can now have a Style of ‘Louvered’ or ‘Window’ in the Setup Wizard
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To input a cupola you can select a Style icon and then a specific cupola
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The graphics in the 3-d model will display based on the Style (Louvered or Window)
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Steel Truss
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There is a new ‘Material’ option that can be applied to trusses which includes ‘Wood’ or ‘Steel’
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In a job under Roof Framing, you can set the Truss Material to Wood or Steel
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Steel trusses will be displayed with a gray color, and pick a Steel truss from the truss catalog (if it exists)
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Parallel Chord Truss
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There is a new ‘Parallel Chord Truss’ option under ‘Truss Special’
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This can be set in the Truss catalog and applied in a job
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Parallel chord trusses will be shown in the 3-d model according to a new setting ‘PCT Depth’ input which will reflect depth of the parallel chord truss in the 3-d model
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There is also a Left Base and RIght Base length that can be defined for parallel chord trusses
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If you use Steel truss with Parallel Chord Truss and match a truss in your catalog then a black PCT truss with a general web pattern will be shown in the 3-d model
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Inset Gable
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Under the Wall Framing settings there is a new option under Gable Wall Style called ‘Inset Gable’
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If set, then the gable trusses will be inset/notched flush with the outside of the post and the girts will continue up to the top of the gable wall
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Purlin overrides
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There is now a way to override the program selected purlin layout lengths
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*This is only available under the Advanced Edits*
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Under Advanced Edits, each roof panel now has an input for ‘Purlin Layout Override’, there is also a ‘Purlin Layout Override (Stagger Row)’ if using staggered purlins
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In this field, you can define the lengths of the purlins to layout on the roof, always from the left side of the roof panel
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So, if the program uses 2-20’ purlins for a 40 foot roof with 10’ spacing, you could override this in Advanced Edits using ‘Purlin Layout Override’ and enter 10,20,10. The program would put 1- 10’ long purlin starting on the left side for the first bay, then 1- 20’ length over the middle 2 bays and then another 10’ board to finish the row on the right side of the building.
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At this time, this does not apply to the roof as a whole (must do it for each panel) nor to individual purlin rows independently (all rows will get the same override per panel)
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*Be careful with this as it will obey what you put in here even if it doesn’t make sense with your spacing and it will ignore your preferred lengths
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New Admin Permission Settings to hide specific input options per user
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If you have Administrative controls, you can go to Settings/Users to control these permissions
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There are 5 groups of settings that can be checked on or off for each user account: 1. Doors and Windows, 2. Attached Buildings, 3. Special Walls, 4. Cupolas and 5. Open Walls
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If unchecked then that user will not be able to see/use/edit those inputs when editing a job
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For example, if ‘Special Walls’ is unchecked then that user will not see the buttons for Cant Porch or Divider Walls in a job and therefore cannot add or edit those types of inputs.
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The user will need to log out/in before these settings will take effect
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By default, these will all be checked on for each user (current behavior)
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BUG FIX-Don’t Show any pricing information on the Job Bid when Show Cost and Price checkboxes are off
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BUG FIX-Calc Base button { } in the Job Review mode does not open the list
