Release 3.11

 

 

Our knowledge, expertise is at the tips of your fingers

 

Taking the next step in our journey

Our vision is openings made easy - and that means starting at the beginning on through to the end of the process. In this set of release notes, you will see a larger focus on support - either through the features developed or supporting material found on the Knowledge Base. But, before we begin, we've recently had some transitions on our team. 

Paul Candy has accepted a new role as the Vice President of Commercial Excellence within ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions PNEA. He leaves behind an impressive legacy! Please join us in congratulating him.

I have stepped into the role as the Global Director of BIM Technologies, and carry the torch forward to support our divisions in commercialization, marketing and business development activities.

We continue to grow. We would like to welcome new members from around the world, as well as our very own software engineers Craig Esparza and Samuel Lam.

If you have questions about this release, please don’t hesitate to reach out to your local BIM Manager or Openings Studio Consultant. We hope you enjoy the latest release of Openings Studio. All the best!

Erin Desman
Global Director of BIM Technologies

 

 

 

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New features:

 

New pin drop tool added to the PDF viewer

To help you find your openings, a pin drop tool has been added to the PDF viewer. When you add a pin to the PDF, the PDF becomes interactive, allowing you to quickly go through the Door & Frame Schedule to find tagged openings. Or, you can go through the PDF and select a pinned opening and find it in the Door & Frame Schedule.

In the last release, we added several annotation tools to the PDF viewer, such as highlighting text, moving annotations or adding cloud shapes to PDFs.

 

GRAPHISOFT® Archicad® add-ons available for installation, testing

The Openings Studio add-on for Archicad 23 and 24 is now available. The ability to install Archicad 23 and 24 at the same time, as well as improvements to the import screen and project list screen, are available in the newest version of the add-on.
 

Autodesk® Revit® 2022 plugin available

The latest Revit® plugin is available! To find this, go to the hamburger menu and select from the Plugins menu. Openings Studio™ provides integrations for the four most current versions of Revit®.

Yellow check mark is default in Export column for Revit® projects

Based on user experience feedback, the export process has been modified to be more intuitive. For all projects, the default option in the Export column of the Door & Frame Schedule will now be yellow checkmark. To change this to a green checkmark, you will need
to use Alt+click to change the option.

 

Export wizard contains a new warning message to highlight that green checkmarks will make model changes Revit®

If green checkmarks are selected in the export column, a warning message will now display in the export wizard reminding users that selecting green checkmarks will make model changes in Revit.

 

Option added to analyze doors phase demolished in Revit® projects

The ability to analyze demolished doors has been added to the Analyze Wizard. If there are demo phases within the project, these will appear in the Phases tab and can be selected.

 

Virtual Design Guide font, graphics enhancements

All Openings Studio Virtual Design Guides (VDGs) will be easier to read with the latest user interface update. Text has been moved below the floor and scaled larger. Space has also been added between the floors to give you opportunity to move between the openings.
Note: This only applies to new or updated VDGs.

 

Hardware models added

New hardware models have been added, including Aperio®-enabled exit devices and integrated card readers, exterior armor plates and more. To see the new models, add the appropriate products and go to the Hardware Model Wizard.

 

Apply button added to Project Details Screen

If you need to make a minor change to Project Details without going to the project openings, click Apply at the bottom of the screen. This will save the changes, but not take you to the Openings screen.
Note: The Contact screen Save button will also save information without closing the window.

Mobile Data filter added to Project Search Screen

Searching for information from a mobile app project? Select the User Type dropdown , and select the filter Mobile Data. This will filter any project that has openings that have been synced from the mobile app.

 

Copy files into revisions

User files will now move forward with 2D and 3D across revisions. To see where these files reside, go to the Reports screen and select the User Files tab. From there, you will see a list of available files.