Release 3.9 

Latest Openings Studio showcases integrations, new tools

If there’s one thing that I can say about this release, it’s that we’ve created more integrations for other platforms and applications than ever in the history of Openings Studio. All of this is an effort to ensure that we provide our customers with access to door opening information, where and when they need it, and in the platform of their choice - whether it’s Graphisoft® ARCHICAD® or Autodesk® Revit®. Providing this information to all users in the design-build process is our mission, and you will see that reflected more and more over the coming months.

And adoption for these tools continues to increase. We officially welcome the ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems’ Netherlands team who join their US colleagues in the growing Openings Studio family. Make sure to read about their road to success in the story below!

2020 has presented us with challenges, but if anything, this release should show you that we are adept at finding solutions. If you have questions
about this release, please don’t hesitate to reach out to your local BIM Manager or Openings Studio Consultant.

Cheers,
Paul Candy
Global Director of BIM Technologies

New features:

Beta Release: ARCHICAD® add-on available for ongoing testing with customers

If you’re interested in testing with a potential customer, contact your BIM consultant to find out how to nominate your customer for this exciting development! A new installer is now available for macOS.

Openings Studio™ integration for PlanGrid and Procore is now available.

The ability to connect the Openings Studio platform with Procore and PlanGrid allows for a more effective and efficient execution of the punch and remediation processes. Read more about the integration

Annotation tools added to PDF Viewer

Adding annotations to a PDF is now a snap with new buttons in the PDF Viewer toolbar. Make notes, add arrows, circles and colors with the following options.

New limited access functionality available in authorized users

Now you can add a limited access user for specific projects. This is a cross between a read-only user and a a read-write user. The intention is to give limited-access users the ability to edit RFI , status, ordered and delivered columns in the door schedule. This users will not be able to edit hardware sets or other information.

QR codes accessible on the Summary tab

We've now made the Smart Tags accessible on the Summary tab. You can scan the QR code directly with a mobile device, or click on it, and it will take you to the web-viewer landing page.

Door Type, Frame Type Columns no longer autofill on re-analysis

Openings Studio will no longer auto-populate or fill-in the Door Type and Frame Type columns on any analyze after the first analysis. This change is to help specification writers maintain the data they have entered in these column for the purpose of the specification.

Users prompted with warning before closing the application

When exiting the application via the 'X' icon at the top of the application, users will now be prompted to confirm exit before closing the program. Selecting "No" will keep users in the program and selecting "Yes" will completely close down Openings Studio. This prompt is to prevent accidental closure of the program.

Import message update for when projects are not found

The prompt has been updated to avoid confusion when a project has not been automatically located. After an architect has clicked the import button on the Revit plugin, clicking continue will allow the architect to locate the project and export it.