01/05/2023 - v6.1.1.31

Publish Updates

The following is a list of updates related to the STRATUS Addin for Revit and AutoCAD used for publishing models to STRATUS. This information will help companies determine if they want to update software or wait until the mandatory quarterly update is made available. Customers who encounter a publish issue that has been fixed by an updated version of the software will be required to install the latest software version.

Message When Users Not Logged into Autodesk or Authorized for a Project

Users who attempt to publish but are not logged into AutoDesk will receive a User not logged into Autodesk message similar to the following:

Open

Users who attempt to publish to a project for which they do not have permission will receive a User not authorized to access STRATUS project message similar to the following.

Open

Removed Support for Revit / AutoCAD 2018

Revit / AutoCAD versions 2019 or newer are supported.

Removed Processor References

Processors were replaced with Divisions on 09/20/2022 - v5.3.4.26, however, references were left in place to transition reports and API endpoints. With this release, all references to processors have been removed.

Added Revit Shared Nested Family Properties

Added properties and selection tools for Revit shared nested family hosts and nested families to the viewers (Models, Assemblies, and Packages).

To use this feature:

1. Open a Revit model.

2. Under the Change Settings (gear button), enable the Family Selection option.

    

3. Hover over a part that is included in a nested family. The entire assembly will highlight.

    

4. Select any part in the nested family and then open the Properties tool. A dialog similar to the following will display where the parent family will display along with common family property aggregates (Ex. Total Area, Total Weight, etc) and the parent’s child part(s):

   
   
   

5. Hover over any child family (Ex. HW Channel Strut) to highlight it in the viewer.

   
   
   

6. Expand a child family to further display the nested structure of parts and properties.

    

7. With Multiple Part Selection checked, multiple part families can be selected and displayed in Properties.

Added StartOfWeek() Function

This function returns the date of any day (Monday-Sunday) prior to a given date. By default, the field expression will assume you want the date of the Monday prior to a given date (Ex Required Date). If you want the date of a different day of the week (Thursday), then specify that in the expression.

Configuration:

Field Data Type: Date
Field Expression Syntax: StartOfWeek({STRATUS.Package.RequiredDT})
Optional Field Expression Syntax for a Start of Week day other than Monday (Ex. Thursday): StartOfWeek({STRATUS.Package.RequiredDT},'Thursday')

Report Format: Date

Results

On the Packages Dashboard, the function looks at the date (Ex. RequiredDT) and calculates the date of the prior Monday.

Added Reported STRATUS.Part properties via Open API

Added to the Open API an optional parameter for includeStratusProperties in the following calls.

• /v1/model/{id}/parts

• /v2/package/{id}/parts

• /v1/assembly/{id}/parts

• /v1/part

• /v1/part/{qrcode}

• /v2/part/{id}

These properties will be included when the new includeStratusProperties is true and numeric values may be empty when not available. Below is an example.
Note: propertiesGtp must be included in the list of properties to include in results.

Added Edit Assembly Name Link in Viewer

Added to the Assemblies > Viewer, a link to edit the Assembly Name.

To edit the assembly name in the Assemblies > Viewer:

1. Click the Edit Assembly Name link.

    

2. The Rename Assembly dialog will display.

    

3. Enter the new name. Click Save when done.

    

4. The assembly name will be updated.

    

5. The Edit Assembly Name link replaces the pencil icon button (below) to edit the assembly name in the Assemblies Viewer.

Added Email for Lightning Publishes

Users who publish using Lightning will receive a success or failure email similar to the email received by those who publish using the STRATUS Addin.

Added ZPL Reports to Assemblies Viewer Tool List

In the Assemblies Viewer, added ZPL reports to the Tool drop-down in the Select a Tool dialog.

Added Package Display Mode for Package Viewer

Added to the Packages Viewer Display Modes tool, the Packages tab. By default, the Packages tab does not display for users. To permission the Packages tab to a project role, go to Admin > Company > Project Roles > Packages > Details > Viewer > Toolbar > Display Mode > Packages and check the checkbox.

In this example:

• The REV-FR-0006 package is open in the Packages > Viewer

• The Display Modes > Packages tab is active.

• The Fabrication Release Package Category is active, all Fabrication Release packages display, and all packages include a link to the Packages > Viewer.

• For the selected package (Ex. REV-FR-0006), the PARTS and PERCENT columns display data relative to the selected package (PARTS = 13 and PERCENT = 100.0%). While other non-selected packages (Ex. REV-FR-0003) within the Package Category display, their PARTS will be 0 and their PERCENT will be 0.0%.

Added Package Category Display Mode in View Styles

Added to the Packages STRATUS Sheet the ability to allow Package Categories to be an option for Display Mode View Style settings. With this feature, administrators can set a View Style Display Mode option to highlight a specific Package Category on a STRATUS Sheet.

There could be several configuration steps depending on if you create a new View Style from scratch or if you convert an existing View Style to use a Display Mode. See the View Styles (Admin) article for more information.

1. Under Admin > Company > View Styles, for the View Style to be used, click the Display Mode drop-down and select the Package Category.

    

2. Assign this view style to a view (Top View, Front View, or Isometric View) within a Template. Under Admin > Company > Templates:

   1. Select a template whose Template Type is Package Details.

   2. Right-click on a view.

   3. Click Select View Style (not shown in the screenshot).

   4. In the Select View Style popup, select the View Style created in step #1 and click Accept.

       

3. In a Report whose Item Type is Package Details, set the Template to the template configured in step #2.

    

4. Open a package that includes several Package Categories (Ex. Fabrication Release, Purchasing, etc.) including the Category configured in step #1 (Ex. Packages: Purchasing). In the example below, the Purchasing tab is selected. There are also Fabrication Release packages within this package.

    

5. Open this package’s STRATUS Sheet and select the report configured in step #3. Notice that the colored parts are restricted to the Purchasing packages configured in step #1 because the View Style has been applied.

Added Package Category Specific Name Annotation Tags

Added (4) new STRATUS.Part.Package Annotation Tag Properties that provides the ability to tag specific Package Categories in the Models Viewer. To work with the (4) new Annotation Type Properties:

1. Open the Item Numbers tool and then select the Place Individual Annotation Tag button. The Annotation Tags dialog will display.

    

2. Under Annotation Types, select Properties. In the Properties drop-down, the (4) new Annotation Tag Properties display for each Package Category. Select a Property / Package Category combination. The selected property tags will only be applied to the associated Package Category. Note: Available Package Categories can be displayed under Filters > Packages.

   1. STRATUS.Part.PackageID.

   2. STRATUS.Part.PackageName.

   3. STRATUS.Part.PackageNumber.

   4. STRATUS.Part.PackageQRCode.
      
      

       

3. In the Models Viewer, with any filters set and with any parts selected (Ex. Window Select), the Properties Property / Package Category combination will be applied to parts included in the Package Category. For example, with STRATUS.Part.PackageName.Default selected under Properties, after parts are selected in the Models Viewer, only parts included in the Default Package Category are tagged.

    

4. Unique Tags Only - When multiple parts are selected the Unique Tags Only checkbox will only tag (1) part within each Package Category. Each part will not receive a tag. In many cases, tagging clutter can be significantly reduced with this option checked. For example, with Unique Tags Only checked, compare the screenshot below with the screenshot above and notice that there is only one instance of the tag 1776-DEFAULT-0002.

Updated the Template Name Link in Properties

Updated the Properties panel to hide the Template Name link from users who do not have access to Admin > Company > Part Templates. The Template Name link displays in the left image but is hidden in the right image. Clicking the link goes to the Admin > Company > Part Templates page.

The Part Template link will display according to the permission combinations below:

Improved Grid Line Detection

Improved grid line detection and how the proximity to line endpoints is calculated which now uses a text alignment point in the center middle of the text rather than in the bottom left corner.

Renamed Assemblies Viewer Button to Send Parts to Tool

Renamed the Assemblies > Viewer button from Send Checked to Tool, to Send Parts to Tool.

Fixed a Table Alignment Issue on Packages Dashboard

Fixed a table alignment issue on the Packages Dashboard when column filters and sorts are applied.

Fixed an Import Cut Lists Issue

Fixed an issue where the .CSV or .TXT file imported during the Import Cut Lists operation did not include a Size and/or Length column. This fix catches this scenario and prompts the user (below) to include these values in the .CSV or .TXT file.

Fixed Link to Assembly Issue

Fixed an issue where from the Package’s Items tab, clicking a link to an assembly correctly opened the assembly in the Assemblies > Viewer but the Package filter was set to “Unspecified” when it should be set to the Package’s name (Ex. 123-FP-CB-0003).

Fixed an Issue Naming Containers

Fixed an issue under Admin > Company > Containers where naming a container with more than one word inserted %20 characters in place of the space.

Fixed an Issue Deleting a Company Role

Under Admin > Company > Company Roles, fixed and issue deleting a Company Role.

Fixed a Material Field Properties Issue

Fixed an issue where Material Field Properties under Admin > Company > Materials were not applied to the Nominal Stock Length. See the Materials (Admin) article for more information.