Avontus Designer 2020 R1

Feature Release Notes

A new Dome shape has been added to the building shapes stencil. Vertical domes (top or bottom) as well as horizontal caps at any angle are supported.
A new Video Player application is now included with Avontus Designer to help browse through help and tutorial videos and quickly learn about different parts of the program.
Users can now add U-head jacks to the base of scaffold legs. Height and rotation can be adjusted in Bay Details window.
New shading modes (e.g. Realistic, Flat, HiddenLines, etc.) have been added to 3D model view. Raster copy can now produce vector sharp views of the 3D model using these new shading modes.
New toolbar has been designed for 3D conceptual and model views. Toolbar icon size can be customized in Options form.
Various Scaffold Viewer bug fixes and enhancements and support for new Dome and U-head jack features.
Added export to 3D PDF for conceptual and model views. Exported files can be viewed in full 3D using Acrobat PDF Reader with no other application required.

User interface elements in most part of the application have been redesigned to enhance clarity, consistency and intuitiveness.
Vector icons have replaced the old bitmap icons to support multiple monitors with different DPI settings and high resolution screens.
Convert to Plank-only Bay has been moved to the main ribbon and now works on multiple selected bays.
Added a new option under 3D View section of Options form to change the resolution of raster copies.
Standards (vertical posts) calculations have been enhanced to optimize material usage.
Added new TotalToeboardLength to scaffold units.
Improved memory usage by updating TaskDialog component. This will help some of the out-of-memory crashes.
Import / Export ribbon tab has been added to have a central location for all import/export file formats and upcoming related features.

Base collars are not added when screwjacks are removed from verticals.
Convert to Connector Bay has been removed from under New Connector Bay and is now under Edit Bays group. Drop down menu was causing issues for some users.
Resolved the issue in Material Master when resetting to default materials causing some materials to lose accuracy.
Resolved issues with grouped building shapes not drawing correctly in 3D views.
Resolved the issue with drawing flipped (vertically or horizontal) building shapes in 3D view.
Resolved the issue in which grouped building shapes were drawn incorrectly in 3D view or placed in wrong location.
Updated and corrected the weights on some of Kwikstage wood planks and wood toeboards.
3D model view now automatically resets and clears when crashing due to an internal error.
Sill boards are no longer added to legs with casters.
Ledgers longer than 2m are now automatically converted double-ledger or truss (whichever available) unless there is an override value in Bay Level Editor.