fixed

improved

General
  • Fixed a bug that caused shading to be incorrectly applied in excel reports
Takeoff
  • Fixed a bug which could cause problems if multiple identical zones were created
Estimate
  • Fixed a bug that would occasionally cause the app to crash when creating a new line item
  • Fixed an issue where newly created estimates would require a page refresh to load
  • Added visibility over which direction the sort will be in when clicking the sort button in the column header (EG: 1 > 9 or 9 > 1)
  • Fixed sort direction indicator not changing in Reports table
  • Fixed a bug that would cause grids to jump in specific cases when clicking
  • Delete spaces before and after cell value
  • Fixed a bug that occasionally caused the kit editor to close unexpectedly
  • Fixed a bug that prevented the deletion of the last row in a grid to be undone
  • Fixed a bug which prevented text from being selected when working with the “prelim type” column
  • Fixed copy and paste not working for areas outside the grid - in particular, you can now copy text in the kit editor

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We have released the ability to add Prelims to your estimates.
Creating prelims
You can manage your prelims within the "Prelim catalogue" on the Dashboard.
Click the "+" button to add a prelim. You can also add a category, name, markup and unit buy.
You can choose between "Labour" and "Materials" prelim. If you don’t specify a markup, then the type will determine if the default material markup or default labour markup is used once they’re added to an estimate.
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Adding prelims to estimate
Once you have set up prelims in your catalogue, they will automatically be included in any new estimates.
These can be found in a new page called "Prelims".
All prelims will have 0 quantities as default. To add the costs to the estimate, simply assign quantity to the required prelims.
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If you have estimate specific prelims, you can also add them by clicking the "+" on the prelims page.
Note: These will not be propagated back to the catalogue.
Prelims in reports
All prelims with quantities will be included in the "Reports" page.
You can filter prelims into their own section as needed.
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fixed

improved

Takeoff
  • Fixed a bug where the interface froze if you hit ‘escape’ while dragging items or made selections
  • Fixed a bug where “shift + click” on a drawing could cause editing of symbol name
  • Fixed misalignment of 3 dots in takeoff sidebar
Estimate
  • Updated keyboard navigation on the reports page to work more reliably
  • You can now select and copy the estimate total value from the top-right
  • Fixed a glitch where Freezing / Unfreezing columns wasn’t immediately updating
  • Fixed a bug where you could accidentally drag columns from within the dropdown menu (EG: when clicking on Group / Ungroup)
  • Fixed a bug with filter rules not applying correctly in complex cases (EG: “Not” filter not working)
  • Fixed a bug so you don’t have to include “and” or spaces between filtering rules. EG:
- Both “(x) (y)” and “(x) and (y)” now work
- Both “not(something)” and “not (something)” now work
  • Due to the autosave feature, it’s not always obvious if you have any unsaved work (for example when you have an issue with internet connection), so we’ve introduced:
- A spinner after 5s without confirmation of save
- A “disconnected from CF message” after 30s
- An icon and popup window after 45s
  • Fixed a bug where a newly created line item didn’t appear if it didn’t match filters
  • Made catalogue grid placeholders consistent with others
  • Fixed a bug with the “ignore filter” option in “Find & replace” not working correctly

fixed

improved

General
  • Tidy PDF file names on import - When we split multipage PDFs, we use page titles inside the PDF as drawing names. We ran into a case where unprintable characters caused issues further down the line. We’re now stripping and tidying these titles on import
  • Fixed a bug where forward and back slashes in titles caused subfolders to be created when downloading multi-page PDFs into zip files.
Estimate
  • Fixed a bug where a Smart view sometimes wouldn’t be marked with a * to indicate changes
  • Added the ability to filter column using the grid header dropdown menu
  • Fixed a bug where filters with words containing logical operators IE: or, and, not would try to apply the operations EG: sens
    or
  • Fixed a bug where default Smart views and Templates may not have saved correctly

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We have released a full rework of the "Reports" page.
The layout is now consistent with other pages, with the ability to customise columns and filters as necessary.
Creating reports
If you do not have any pre-existing templates, all information is displayed in "Everything else" section. Any pre-existing templates can be found in the template drop down menu.
To start splitting your data up, click the "+" to add a section.
You can define what is in each section by adding filters and choosing which columns you want to show.
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All sections will have the same layout unless you click "customise layout".
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Note: Some items are coloured red. This is to indicate that they don't have any kits linked.
You need to save your template once you have set up the required layout. Templates can be shared across projects, saving you time on future estimates.
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All sections will appear in your report. If you want to omit a section from the report, click "Exclude".
Expanded product view
We have also made it possible to show an expanded product view for your items.
By default, templates will show your information based on the item name from your takeoff – with one row per item.
Checking "Expanded products view" in the "Options" drop down menu will expand the information and itemise your products– with one row per product for each item.
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Download reports
Similar to the other pages, you can download the report using the download button.
Any previously downloaded reports can be found in the "Previous report" button.
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fixed

improved

General
  • Fixed a specific case that stopped drawings from preparing on occasion
Estimate
  • Fixed a bug when making a change to an item where the numbers would sometimes show different value before returning to their final value
  • Fixed a bug where clicking on Edit or Clone kit was causing total labour hours to flicker to 0 before showing the correct value
  • Fixed a bug where editing labour hours to remove the manually added value and use product default caused total labour hours to stop showing until after you saved
  • Fixed a bug where if you edited a product in a kit and added / removed another product, the “unlocked” edit stayed in the position it was, allowing the wrong product to be edited

fixed

improved

General
  • Shortcuts are now triggered when you push a key down, instead of lifting it up, leading to more responsive interface
  • Fixed a layout issue where it was impossible to see all contents within pop out windows on smaller screens
  • Changed the printing of compared specifications so the text fits on the page
  • Fixed a bug where you couldn’t upload specifications if they had an uppercase “.PDF” extension
  • Fixed a bug where a certain version of PDF could not be imported
  • Applied a performance enhancement to a certain class of PDF containing hidden images
  • Split text on takeoff drawings on additional punctuation [] and {}
Takeoff
  • Fixed layout bug where you couldn't see all the smart views if you had too many to fit on the screen
  • Fixed a bug where ctrl-c on windows was both copying items in takeoff as well as creating new symbols
Updated shortcuts:
  • The enter key on the numpad acts as a regular enter. Also numpad 0 can be used to re-centre drawings while arranging in takeoff
  • Stop “F” shortcut from entering an “f” into the search field when jumping to quick search
  • On some occasions we were incorrectly calculating the width and height of PDF’s allowing users to draw off screen
  • Fixed a bug where hitting enter to confirm a measure multiplier it would also jump to editing the measure heading name
Estimate
Updated shortcuts:
  • Holding down arrows now works properly to move about the grids in estimate
  • Make “Shift+Tab” confirm cell changes before leaving
  • We’ve started internally tracking line items that were imported vs ones added manually in order to allow us to better handle revisions in the future

fixed

improved

General
  • The “Latest Updates” list now has dark mode enabled so it’s consistent with the rest of the app
  • Hand cursor to show instead of arrow over clickable sections of app IE: project list
Takeoff
  • Fixed a bug where the system would show an error if you pasted measures / zones on to a drawing within a different discipline from where you copied them
  • Fixed a bug where completely white elements were not being classified as background by default
  • Increased speed of duplicating takeoffs and copying items from the copy items window - especially for larger takeoffs
  • Change to behaviour when switching in / out of select mode while drawing a new shape. The new shape will now ‘freeze’ in place when not in select mode
  • When rotating drawings, notes, arrows and clouds are now correctly rotated as well
  • Fixed a bug where some text characters within Notes on output drawings were being displayed incorrectly
  • Fixed rare case of unjoining symbols causing the drawing to go black
Estimate
  • Full precision of underlying numbers is now shown when editing values in estimate. This fixes a bug where someone can add a precise number, then when they re-edit the value again they would see a rounded number. This has also been updated on the Excel outputs
  • When editing a monetary value, the currency symbol no longer shows

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It is now possible to add notes to your takeoff drawings.
This can be found under the
Note
tab. You can also add arrows and clouds.
Adding notes
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Click
Create
or use keyboard shortcut
C
to create notes.
Once a note is created, you can then add arrows and clouds by clicking the
Add arrow / cloud
button or by using keyboard shortcut
D
.
You can add multiple arrows and clouds to each note.
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Editing notes
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All parts of a note can be edited by clicking the
Edit
button or right clicking while in
Select
mode.
Output files
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Any notes added within the app will show on the output drawings as default.
They will also appear on a
Notes
sheet in the excel spreadsheet:
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Controls
While working on notes, the following controls are available:
Note Boxes:
  • Right click
    = Select / deselect
  • D
    = Add new note cloud / arrow
  • Left click & drag box
    = Move note box
  • Left click & drag side nodes
    = Resize box
  • Double click
    = Edit note text
  • Shift + Enter
    = New text line
Arrow / Cloud:
  • Left click
    = Add new point
  • Left click (on first point)
    = Confirm shape
(NOTE: Confirming a shape with 1 or 2 points will result in an arrow with no cloud)
  • Right click
    = Select / deselect cloud / arrow
  • Double click
    = Add / remove point to arrow / cloud
(NOTE: Deleting an arrow's end point will delete the arrow. Deleting a cloud's points down to 2 will remove the cloud)
  • Delete
    = Remove note / cloud / arrow
  • Arrow keys
    = Move cloud by 1 pixel
  • Shift + arrow keys
    = Move cloud by 10 pixels
  • Escape
    = cancel edit mode
  • Enter
    = Edit note text & confirm changes

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We have added the ability to exclude tax from labour costs in Estimate.
This can be toggled on when first creating your estimate, or via "Edit estimate details".
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This is particularly useful for regions where tax is not applied to labour, but still applied to materials.
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