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title: "Avontus Designer 2013 R2"
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# Avontus Designer 2013 R2

### Version: **2.0.176.0** Release Notes: **October 4, 2013**

## 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](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.

## Enhancements

- **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.

## Issues Resolved

- **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.