Update 9 - Architectural Updates

Program Manager 

• New planning tool that allows space planners and architects to list the building owner's requirements for the number and size of each type of room in one place, then use that list as a checklist to lay out the building.  
• As each space it placed, its area and number of instances is recorded, allowing them to be compared against the required area and number.  
• The Program Manager also offers validation, showing which spaces do not meet the required size and area (within a user-defined margin of error) 
  
  
  
  
• Known issues: While the Program Manager can be opened by anyone working on in a Workspace, it is recommended that only one person at a time makes changes to it. The system cannot currently support multiple users writing to it at one time.  

Space Enhancements 

• The space label object now has a glyph that changes it between manual and flooded.  
• At placement time, the list of spaces not-yet placed from Program Manager is shown.  
  
  
  

Compound Slabs 

• New element type that replaces Triforma Slabs, allows users to place slabs with 1 or many leaves in them.  
• Each leaf has its own thickness, part, and family 
• Each leaf can overhang or be set back from the outline, and have a different material around its perimeter 
• New dialog to define a compound slab assembly 
  
  
  
  
• Specialized tools to cut holes in the slab 
  
  
  

Stair Enhancements 

• New winder stair algorithm that supports more types of winder stairs 

Grid System Improvements 

• Export Grid to DGN File 
   
  • This tools create a single dgn containing separate models containing standard elements representing the structural grid. These models can then be reference by other applications for coordination purposes 
    
    
    
    
    
• Ability to add custom grid labels  
  
  
  • It is now possible to use nonstandard (Latin) characters as Grid labels 

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