Avontus Designer 2013 R2

New Features

Side Settings edits can now be applied to multiple selected bays.
3D Export to AutoCAD Blocks - The 3D export now exports drawing entities as AutoCAD blocks. You can email this 3D drawing to engineers using Scaffold Counter (http://www.scaffoldsoftware.com) and they will be able to maintain a bill of materials while enhancing your drawing.
New Inclined Ladder - Added 2-level interior inclined ladder that has the option to skip a level.

Performance Improvements - 60% faster performance. Larger drawings and more complicated structures will require fewer saves as well as display sooner in the Model view.
Exclude Screwjacks - New option to exclude screwjacks on a selected bay is available in the Bay Details control.
Connector Bay Size Controls - Each side of a connector bay (T, R, B, L) can be modified independently for size and material using the Bay Size/Elevation control when selected on the drawing page.
Stair Tower Node Controls - The Nodes in Lift can be edited for individual levels of a stair tower. The angle of the staircase will be adjusted automatically for single node adjustments. The removal of multiple nodes may result in omission of the staircase in 3D views.
Side Brackets - When side brackets are added to bridging ledgers or lattice girders, tube and clamp is substituted for the outside guardrails.
Room Shape - The room shape now displays in 3D in the Model View.
Bay Labels - When a bay is rotated, the side label text (T, R, B, L) will remain vertical for easier reading.
Improved Nudging - Nudging of bays is improved when highlighting and using the arrow keys to change bay location on the drawing page.
Hardware Acceleration - There is now an option to turn off hardware acceleration which is useful when video card issues are encountered by a user.

Skipped Level Staircases - Staircases are now excluded from a level when a stair level is manually skipped. Previously these were added.
Kwikstage Tiebars - When a tiebar length is not found, no tiebar will be used. Previously the largest available tiebar was used.