03/14/2024 - v7.1.1 - STRATUS

Notice

This Release Notes article is published approximately one week before the actual release date to provide companies with information about the upcoming release. Information within this article may change. Release Notes are then integrated into the STRATUS Knowledge Base within one week of the release date.

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. 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.

To update to the latest installers see the Installation of GTP Software on Windows article for more information.

• Revit and AutoCAD Addin - Yes

• STRATUS Workstation - Yes - Recommended, but not Required

• RazorGage Workstation - No

• Print Workstation - No

• Lightning - Yes - Recommended, but not Required

Revit Duplicate Fabrication IDs?

As of STRATUS v7 release on March 14, duplicate Fabrication IDs will prevent model publishing to STRATUS. More information here.

Improved Ancillary Extraction Performance During Publish

Improved ancillary data extraction performance during the publish process. For example, ancillary data with 10,000 batch MAJ’s took over 25 minutes to extract now only takes 9 minutes per batch.

Release Webinar

Added Markups

A Markup provides the ability to use markup tools to overlay in a CAD Sheet, PDF, or a 3D viewer (camera view). The ability to markup a CAD Sheet has been available since late 2022. See the Assembly CAD Sheet article or the Package CAD Sheet article for more information.

Markup capabilities have been expanded and are now available in 3D Viewers and PDF Attachments.

Added Markup to 3D Viewer

Each Markup in the 3D Viewer (Assemblies and Packages):

• Can be used to markup information in the 3D Viewer and can be viewed by anyone with access to the assembly or package.

• Can be individually saved, edited, and deleted.

• Is not versioned.

• Displays the viewpoint orientation when the markup was saved.

Permissions

Set Markups permissions for Create & Edit, Delete, and View under:

Admin > Company > Project Roles > Assemblies > Details > Markups

Admin > Company > Project Roles > Packages > Details > Markups

Open

Markup in the 3D Viewer

The following applies to the Assemblies Viewer and the Packages Viewer. The example is from the Assemblies Viewer.

1. Set the 3D Viewer orientation and zoom before adding a Markup.

2. Go to the Markups tab and click the New Markup button.

   Open

   

3. The Markups tool bar and Save Markup displays.

4. Click a Markup tool (Ex. Text). For Text, the Font Size control displays (Ex. 16). The Font Size can be changed now or later.

   1. Some markup tools (Ex. Cloud) include an expander arrow on the bottom left. To open the expander, click and hold the mouse on the button until it expands.

       

   2. Once expanded, select the tool.

   3. Note: Use the Line Style tool to select the color and line thickness prior to selecting shape and arrow tools.
      
      

5. As the user moves the mouse into the 3D Viewer, the mouse will turn to a plus to indicate where the markup will be placed.

6. Click in the 3D Viewer to place the markup. See the Markup Tools article for more information.

7. Use the tool and then click Save Markup when done. The markup will be saved in the Markups table. Each new markup is automatically uniquely named for the selected assembly or package.

8. The Markup Name is editable by clicking it.

    

9. Click Save and the edited name will display.

View an Existing Markup

1. For anyone to view a markup, go to the Markups tab.

2. In the Markups table, click the markup row to be viewed (Ex. Markup 1).

   1. The row will be highlighted blue.

   2. The markup will display in the 3D Viewer and the viewpoint will snap to the camera angle and zoom level when the markup was saved.

   3. For users who have Create & Edit permission:

      1. The selected markup will be highlighted in the 3D Viewer.

      2. The Save Markup | Cancel dialog will display.

      3. The markup will display in edit mode.

3. When done viewing, click the Cancel button to return the 3D Viewer to normal operations including the STRATUS Toolbar and view cube.

    

Edit a Markup in the 3D Viewer

For users who have Create & Edit permission:

1. Go to the Markups tab.

2. In the Markups table, click the Markups row to be edited (Ex. Markup 1).

   1. The row will be highlighted blue.

   2. The Markup will display in the 3D Viewer and the viewpoint will snap to the camera angle and zoom level when the markup was saved.

   3. The selected markup will be highlighted. If the markup was a Text or Callout, the Font Size control will also display.

   4. The Save Markup | Cancel dialog will display.

       

3. Edit the markup. See the Markup Tools article for more information about using Markup Tools. Below are some highlights:

   1. Move - Hover over the markup until the Move tool displays.

   2. Rotate - Click the rotate tool on markups that support rotation (Ex. Arrow, Cloud, Circle, Rectangle, Freehand).

   3. Resize - Click the stretch handle to resize.

   4. Add another markup - Click a markup tool to add another markup that will be saved within the same Markup row as the one being edited.

   5. Save Markup - When done editing, click the Save Markup button.

4. Cancel - Click the Cancel button to display the STRATUS toolbar and orientation cube.

Delete a Markup in the 3D Viewer

Use this delete method when you want to delete one of many markups within a single saved markup table row.

For users who have Create & Edit and Delete permission:

1. Go to the Markups tab.

2. Select the markup row in the Markup table. Only the selected markup will display in the 3D Viewer. All individual markups saved along with the markup table row will display.

3. In the 3D Viewer, select the markup to be deleted (Ex. Markup 1-3).

4. Click the Delete button.

   1. The Markup will be deleted.

5. Click Save Markup to save the change. The Markup in the 3D Viewer will not display next time the Markup is loaded.

Delete a Markup from the Markups Table

Use this delete method when you want to delete all markups within a single saved markup table row.

For users who have Create & Edit and Delete permission:

1. Go to the Markups tab.

2. If you are not sure which markup row to delete, each row can be clicked to view the markup.

3. Once the markup row to be deleted is identified, click the Delete button.

   1. The markup will be deleted.

   2. The Markup row in the table will be deleted.

   3. The Markup in the 3D Viewer will not display next time the page is loaded.

Added Markup to PDF Attachment

Markup Tools can be applied to any PDF, like a STRATUS Sheet, in the Attachments tab within the Assemblies Viewer or Packages Viewer. Once Markups are made, they can be versioned in BIM360.

Markup a PDF Attachment

1. Create or generate a PDF attachment so that it displays on the Attachments tab. For example, from the STRATUS Sheet tab, click the PDF button which will automatically:

   1. Download the attachment to the computer.

   2. Add the PDF to the Attachments tab.

2. Go to the Attachments tab.

   1. All .PDF attachments will include the Markups pencil icon to the left of the Delete button.

   2. Any .PDF that has an active unversioned Markup will display a number to the left of the Markups pencil icon (Ex. 2). Note: Markups do not have to be versioned to be useful as anyone with access can view/edit active unversioned Markups. See below.

   3. Any .PDF where the Upload Version button has been clicked and saved to BIM360 will display a V# (Ex. V2).

3. To markup a new .PDF:

   1. Click the Markups pencil icon (Ex. for row 2 above).

   2. Optionally, click the expand to full screen button (top right). The PDF will display in the viewer and the Markup Tools will display.

      1. V1 displays until a markup is made and the Upload Version button is clicked. See the Upload Version Markups section for more information.

      2. In the PDF viewer, the mouse can be used to pan and zoom the PDF.

          

   3. Click a Markup Tool (Ex. Cloud). See the Markup Tools article for more information.

      1. As the user moves the mouse in the PDF viewer, the mouse will turn to a plus to indicate where the markup will be placed.

   4. Click to place the markup (Ex. For a cloud click and drag to form the cloud).

       

   5. When done, click the Save Markup button. As a result:

      1. The Markup will display in the Markup Tools table and the initial markup will be automatically named Markup 1. This name can be manually edited.

      2. The Upload Version button will be enabled.

      3. The Markups pencil icon will change to green indicating there is an editable markup associated with the .PDF.

         1. Note: When the Markups pencil icon is blue, it indicates that the PDF can be marked up but there are no active Markups. If the version is V2 or higher, it means that previously active Markups have been Uploaded Versioned to BIM360 and are no longer editable.

      4. The active unversioned Markup will display a number to the left of the Markups pencil icon indicating the number of editable markups on the .PDF (Ex 1).

      5. Anyone with access can view/edit this active unversioned Markup.

          

   6. A separate Markup can be made. Click a Markup Tool, place it in the viewer, and click Save Markup.

   7. As a result:

      1. The new Markup will display in the table and will be automatically named Markup 2. This name can be manually edited.

      2. The active unversioned Markup will display a number to the left of the Markups pencil icon indicating the number of editable markups on the .PDF (Ex 2).

Markup a Multipage PDF Attachment

1. From the Attachments tab, click Markups pencil icon associated with a PDF that has more than one page.

2. Markup Tools will add a page selector tool.

    

3. The PDV viewer will only display one page of the PDF at a time. As a result, each page:

   1. Can be marked up individually.

   2. Will have it’s own list of saved markups.

4. To markup a page, use the Next Page or Previous page buttons to change pages, click a Markup Tool, place it in the viewer, and click Save Markup.

   1. Lost Markup Note: If a markup is added to a page and before it is saved the user clicks either the Next Page or Previous page button, the markup will be lost.

Edit a PDF Markup Attachment

1. From the Attachments tab, click Markups pencil icon associated with a PDF that has one or more Markups.

2. Each page that has a markup will display all markups.

3. To edit an individual markup, click the markup row. The markup will display in the viewer in edit mode.

   1. The selected markup will be isolated and will be editable.

   2. The Save Markup button will display.

4. Select the markup within the PDF. In this example, a Text markup was selected. The Font Size control displays along with a delete button.

5. In this example, the font size, text, and position have been changed. Note: Click Cancel to exit edit mode.

6. Before saving, another Markup (Ex. Arrow) can be added. Note: Click Cancel to exit edit mode.

7. Click Save Markup. As a result:

   1. The existing Markup will be saved with the edited information. The selected page now has 2 active markups (Markup 1 has only 1 active markup; Markup 2 has 2 active markups). With no markups selected in the table, all markups for the page are displayed.

View a PDF Markup

1. Go to the Attachments tab and click the Markups pencil icon associated with a PDF.

2. By default, all markups for the page will display.

3. To isolate a markup, select the Markup Tools row (Ex. Markup 2). The selected markup will display and is editable. Note: Click Cancel to exit edit mode.

Delete an Individual Markup from the PDF Viewer

Use this delete method when you want to delete one of many markups within a single saved markup table row.

1. From the Attachments tab, click the green Markups pencil icon associated with a PDF. The green pencil icon indicates an active markup.

2. Select a Markup row (Ex. Markup 2). In this example, Markup 2 includes 2 markups within the PDF viewer (Text that reads Markup2-2 and a blue arrow).

3. Select one of the markups (Ex. the arrow). The Delete button will display in the PDF viewer.

4. Click the Delete button and then click the Save Markup button. The individual markup will be deleted.

Delete a PDF Markup From the Markup Table

Use this delete method when you want to delete all markups within a single saved markup table row.

1. From the Attachments tab, click the green Markups pencil icon associated with a PDF. The green pencil icon indicates an active markup.

2. In this example, Markup 2 includes 2 markups within the PDF viewer.

3. Click the Delete button in the Markups table row associated with the markup to be deleted (Ex. Markup 2). The markup row will be deleted and the markup in the viewer no longer display.

    

4. As a result:

   1. The Markup row will be deleted.

   2. The Markups within the PDF viewer will be deleted.

   3. The active unversioned Markup will change from 2 to 1.

Upload Version Markups

The Upload Version button is enabled when a markup has been the PDF and markups to BIM 360. As a result, when the PDF is opened or previewed, the markups will display, permanently overwriting the original PDF.

1. To enable the Upload Version button, create and saved a Markup.

2. Click the Upload Version button. After PDF is uploaded to BIM 360 the page will updated with the following:

   1. The active markups in the Markup table disappear as they are now embedded in the PDF.

   2. The Markup Version increments (Ex. from V1 to V2). This indicates that the next markup placed in the PDF viewer will be associated with V2.

   3. The Version Selection button displays at the bottom of the Markup tools.

   4. The Upload Version button is disabled.

Print or View Previous Markup Versions

1. From the Attachments tab, click the Markups pencil icon associated with a versioned markup (Ex. version is V2 or higher).

    

   1. The active markups in the Markup table disappear as they are now embedded in the PDF.

   2. The Markup Version increments (Ex. from V1 to V2). This indicates that the next markup placed in the PDF viewer will be associated with V2.

   3. The Version Selection button displays at the bottom of the Markup tools.

   4. The Upload Version button is disabled.

2. Click the Markup Versions button at the bottom of the Markup Tools toolbar. The toolbar will collapse and Markup Versions will display.

   1. Highlight the version to be printed (Ex. V1)

   2. Click the 3-dots icon.

   3. Click the View button.

3. In a separate browser tab, the PDF file will display. Use the browser’s print tool to print the PDF.

    

Added Label Printing Triggered by Tasks

Use tasks to trigger part and assembly label printing. This uses the relationships between Stations, Tools, Task Definitions, and Reports to push labels to the GTP STRATUS Print desktop application automatically when tasks are taken into either the In Progress or Done statuses.

To configure a task to print labels

1. ZPL Report Setup

   1. Configure a ZPL report that relates the correct property information that you would like included in your label.

   2. Configure the Label Template for the report to the Report Fields in that report.
      
      

2. Task Setup

   1. For the task that you want to use to trigger label printing, you will need to specify the task status from which to trigger the label generation in the Print Label column of the Task Definitions admin.

   2. To specify which ZPL report to run, you will need to choose it from the Label Report column of the Task Definitions admin.
      
      

3. Tool Setup

   1. You will need to have a tool set up that is configured with a Type of ZPL Printer.
      
      

4. Station Setup - This builds the relationship between the task and its related report and label template to the printing tool assigned to the station

   1. You will need to have a tool with a Type of ZPL Printer associated with your station and it will have to be assigned to the device that is connected to the printer.

   2. The station will also need to have the Task Definition associated with it
      
      

What Task and Label Automation Means For You

Added Remove Note Option to Properties

Added to the Assemblies > Viewer the ability to remove individual STRATUS.Part.Notes from the Properties panel.

To Remove a note from the Properties panel:

1. Add one or more notes by clicking the STRATUS tool Display - Item Numbers > Custom Tags > Annotation Types = Notes > Select Note. See Custom Tags (Annotation Tags) for more information.

   1. The notes will display within the 3d viewer.

   2. The notes will display in the Notes tab.

       

2. Select the part, open the Properties panel, and locate the STRATUS.Part.Notes property.

    

3. Click the REMOVE button to remove any note (Ex. Grooved End). The Note is removed from STRATUS.Part.Notes. After a page refresh, the note will be removed from the 3D Viewer.

4. Once done, the Note will be removed from the 3D Viewer and STRATUS.Part.Notes, but will remain in the Notes table.

Added Tag Shape Option

Added the ability to configure the Tag Shape to be Rounded (default), Rectangle, or None:

• Under Admin > Company > Naming and Numbering > Numbering Schemes

• Under Assemblies or Packages Viewer > Display - Item Numbers > Custom Tags > Annotation Tags > Tag Shape

Browser Compatibility

Rounded tag shapes will render as Rectangle if your browser is older than the version outlined below:

Numbering Schemes

Configure Tag Shapes for Assembled Parts, Unassembled Parts, and Packages in the Model Viewer, Package Viewer, Assembly Viewer, and for each Numbering Scheme Numbering Rule.

Model Viewer Example

1. Go to Admin > Company > Naming and Numbering > Numbering Schemes. Under Model Viewer set:

   1. Tag Assemblies = Rounded

   2. Tag Packages = Rectangle

2. In the Models Viewer that has Packages and Assemblies, click the Display - Item Numbers button. The tags display for:

   1. Packages are using the Rectangle shape and the Package icon.

   2. Assemblies are using the Rounded shape and the Assembly icon.

Package Viewer Example

1. Go to Admin > Company > Naming and Numbering > Numbering Schemes. Under Package Viewer set:

   1. Tag Assemblies = Rectangle

   2. Tag Assembled Parts = Checked

   3. Tag Unassembled Parts = Checked

   4. Under Numbering Scheme Numbering Rules, set a rule’s Tag Shape to Rounded

2. In the Packages > Viewer, click the Display - Item Numbers button. The tags display for:

   1. Assemblies are using the Rectangle shape and the Assembly icon.

   2. Parts matching the rule are using the Rounded shape and no icon.

Assembly Viewer Example

1. Go to Admin > Company > Naming and Numbering > Numbering Schemes. Under Assembly Viewer set:

   1. Tag Connected Assemblies = Rounded

   2. Tag Assembled Parts = Checked

   3. Under Numbering Scheme Numbering Rules, set a rule’s Tag Shape to None and second rule to Rounded

    

2. In the Assemblies > Viewer, click the Display - Item Numbers button. The tags display for:

   1. Tag Connected Assemblies are using the Rounded shape and the Assembly icon.

   2. Parts matching the rule are using the None shape and no icon.

   3. Parts matching the rule are using the Rectangular shape and no icon.

Custom Tags

To use a Tag Shape for a Custom Tag:

1. Go to Assemblies or Packages Viewer > Display - Item Numbers > Custom Tags > Annotation Tags. The Tag Shape will be an option.

    

2. Select the Annotation, related options, and the Tag Shape. The tag will display with the selected Tag Shape (Ex. NONE).

Added to Projects Deliverables

All Models Checkbox

Added to the Project Deliverables Settings the ability to select All models. Previously, for a model to be associated with a Deliverable, each model had to be selected. See the Project Deliverables article for more information.

To select models:

1. Go to Projects > Deliverables and click the Project Deliverables Settings gear button. The Project Deliverables Settings page will display.

    

2. Click the Models link associated with the Deliverable. The Choose Models dialog will display.

3. Either select individual models (previous functionality) or click the All models checkbox and the click Save.

4. All models will display in the table.

    

5. As a result, from the Project > Deliverables page, when Generate Deliverables is clicked, the selected models or all models will be available.

Grouping Option

Use Case: A customer preloaded their content in Revit parameters with data such as “Hangers”, “Overhead Conduits”, and “In-Wall”. In order to get deliverables to function as desired they had to create specific deliverables for all of their content category definitions. In addition to this, there were times when the user wanted to ignore areas for deliverable generation in lieu of the content subsets defined in the Revit parameters. This means that they had to be fairly rigid with their filters which does not allow much movement or one-off customization as their projects demand.

Solution: Added Deliverable Definition Groupings defined by Filters to break out the packages dynamically based on the data contained in their content. As a result, user can have one filter used to generate deliverables and it will generate a unique deliverable for each group of content that contains a unique property value.

See the Project Deliverables article for more information.

In the example below, the published model included 2 banks of parallel conduits. The customer wants the Package Deliverables to be split out based on the Filter. The configurations were as follows:

1. Configure a Filter (Ex. Conduit Deliverable)

    

   1. Note: Validate that the Filter does not include empty fields. Once a deliverable is generated, if -empty- displays in the Group column it means a property in the Filter is empty and will cause an error.

   2. Note: Below is an example of the minimum filter requirement for a Deliverable:

2. Configure a Grouping (Ex. By Work Package where the Property Name is Work Package).
   Note: Multiple Property Names can be included (Example for Sheet Metal: CutType, ServiceAbbreviation, Material, MaterialGauge).

3. Configure a Deliverable Definition (Ex. Conduit Deliverable where the above Filter and Group are selected and Consider Areas in Groupings is checked). See step #7 if Consider Areas in Groupings is unchecked.

4. Publish a model that leverages the Deliverable Definition.

5. Under Projects > Areas, click Import Areas and selected the model, then click Assign Parts (All Models).

6. Under Projects > Deliverables, click Generate Deliverables and select the model. In this example, 2 banks of parallel conduits were split by the Grouping into 2 different Work Package values (WP1 and WP2). If a user were to have Generated Deliverables without the Grouping, only 6 package deliverables would have been generated since the Conduit filter would have found them all. The grouping now breaks out that subset of content by the property values.

    

7. Note: If in step #3 above, the Consider Areas in Groupings option is unchecked:

   1. The Generate Deliverables will only include 2 entries that only contain conduit parts and assemblies broken up by the Work Package values (in the properties) of WP1 and WP2.

8. Note: The Grouping can also be selected for the Filter Grouping.

9. As a result, the groupings are used in the Models > Viewer > Filters > Company (Ex. Conduit Deliverable and the WP1 and WP2 groupings like when Deliverables are generated).

Added Additional Parts Report to Assemblies Viewer

Add Additional Parts Report - Manual

The Add Additional Parts Reports button was added to allow users to view multiple reports on the Parts tab. This will eliminate the need to switch between different reports.

Notes:

• Additional reports selected by user A will display for user B. Similarly, reports removed by user A will also be removed for user B.

• To view additional reports, the user must have permission to the report under:
  Admin > Company > Project Roles > Reports > Part

To Add an Additional Parts Report:

1. Under Assemblies > Viewer > Parts, click the Add Additional Parts Reports button.

    

2. The additional parts report table will display (Ex. Parts 2). Select the Report (Ex. Connectors).

3. Repeat as needed.

4. To remove a Parts Report from the tab, click the Remove Parts Report button.

Add Additional Parts Report - Automatically Based on Package Category

To automatically display specific Additional Parts Reports for an assembly within a specific Package Category:

1. Under Admin > Company > Package Categories, for the Package Category (Ex. Fabrication Release) select one or more Default Assembly Reports.

    

2. Select the report(s).

3. When an assembly included in the configured Package Category is opened, the selected Default Assembly Reports will display as Additional Part Report(s) on the assemblies Parts tab.

Added STRATUS.Part.C* Properties

Added the following Properties to parts so that connection labels can work with Tees and Crosses:

• STRATUS.Part.C3AssembledTo

• STRATUS.Part.C3ConnectedTo

• STRATUS.Part.C3ToAssembly

• STRATUS.Part.C4AssembledTo

• STRATUS.Part.C4ConnectedTo

• STRATUS.Part.C4ToAssembly

Added Search to Attachments

Added search functionality for the following:

• Packages > Details > Attachments

• Assemblies > Details > Attachments

API Updates

Added Company Id

Added to Admin > Company > App Keys, a Company Id button that when clicked displays the Company Id. The Company Id can be used in API integrations and queries.

Added Tool Id

Added to Admin > Company > Tools, a Tool Id. The Tool Id can be used in API integrations and queries.

Transition Open API Call for All Assembly Responses

For the v7.1.1 release, both properties below will include the same response. However, with the v7.1.2 release, all assembly related API responses will be replaced as follows:

from: lastUsedAssembliesPartsTableReportId

to: lastUsedAssembliesPartsTableReportIds

Updated Templates and Reports

Updated the Templates and Reports that use Templates so that they function and contain consistent information. For example, previously, the Generic Template Type did not provide the ability to add Secondary Reports. In addition, the Report Fields drop-down for many Template Types were missing STRATUS.* report fields.

Below are the major changes:

1. Under Admin > Company > Templates, renamed Templates Types as follows:

   1. Package Details to Package Sheet

   2. Assembly Viewer to Assembly Sheet

   3. Bill of Materials to Package BOM

2. Under Admin > Company > Templates, templates where Template Type = Generic now includes the Secondary Report drop-down.

    

3. Reports where Format = PDF and Item Type = Package Details, templates based on the Generic Template Type are now available.

    

4. The following Template Types (Ex. Generic, Package Sheet, etc.) now include in there corresponding Report Field drop-down the Report Fields (Ex. STRATUS.Company.x, STRATUS.Report.x, etc.) below:

   1. Generic

      1. STRATUS.Company.x

      2. STRATUS.Field.x

      3. STRATUS.Model.x

      4. STRATUS.Project.x

      5. STRATUS.Report.x

   2. Package Sheet

      1. STRATUS.Company.x

      2. STRATUS.Field.x

      3. STRATUS.Model.x

      4. STRATUS.Package.x

      5. STRATUS.Project.x

      6. STRATUS.Report.x

   3. Assembly Sheet

      1. STRATUS.Assembly.x

      2. STRATUS.Company.x

      3. STRATUS.Field.x

      4. STRATUS.Model.x

      5. STRATUS.Project.x

      6. STRATUS.Report.x

   4. Package BOM

      1. STRATUS.Company.x

      2. STRATUS.Field.x

      3. STRATUS.Model.x

      4. STRATUS.Package.x

      5. STRATUS.Project.x

      6. STRATUS.Report.x

   5. Container Details

      1. STRATUS.Company.x

      2. STRATUS.Container.x

      3. STRATUS.Field.x

      4. STRATUS.Project.x

      5. STRATUS.Report.x

   6. Purchasing

      1. STRATUS.Company.x

      2. STRATUS.Field.x

      3. STRATUS.Report.x

   7. Invoice

      1. STRATUS.Company.x

      2. STRATUS.Field.x

      3. STRATUS.Order.x

      4. STRATUS.Report.x

      5. STRATUS.SupplierInvoice.x

Updated PDF Button on STRATUS Sheet

Updated the behavior of the PDF button on STRATUS Sheet (Packages Viewer and Assemblies Viewer).

1. On the STRATUS Sheet tab, click the PDF button.

   1. The PDF will be downloaded to the computer.

   2. The PDF will be opened in a separate browser tab.

   3. The PDF will be added to the Attachments tab.

       

   4. The file name syntax in both cases will be either:

      1. [Assembly Name]-[Report Name].pdf

      2. [Package Name]-[Report Name].pdf

Updated Parts Merged Value Display

Updated how merged values are displayed to be more consistently displayed across the different dashboards and tables. Instead of displaying <varies>, now the unique item names will be consistently displayed in a semi-colon delimited list with the total of the similar named items to the right in parentheses. Note: Some custom columns, like the Assembly Name column, will still display separate items without counts.

Assemblies > Viewer > Parts > Tracking Status

Packages > Viewer > Items > Parts

Updated Assemblies Tasks Display

The process for creating Assembly Tasks has been updated to have better visibility. To create and use Assembly Tasks:

1. Under Admin > Company > Task Definitions, create or modify a Task Definition where Assign to is set to Assembly.

2. Navigate to Packages > Viewer, and update tracking status that triggers the Assembly Task.

3. Once triggered, the Assembly Task will display in the Packages > Viewer > Tasks tab.

4. Go to the Shops module, locate the Station and click the Sign In button (Ex. Below the user has already Signed In, so Sign out displays). The Station tasks will not be visible to users in Assemblies>viewer, that do not Sign In.

5. Navigate to the Assemblies > Viewer and locate the assembly with one or more tasks.

6. With this change the Assembly Task will display on the context bar. The red button label “Cut Assembly” is based on the Task Definition.

7. To change the task status to In-progress, click the red button once.

8. To change the task status to Complete, click the blue button once.

   1. Note: The Task Definition can be configured to update the Tracking Status either automatically or manually. See the Task Definitions (Admin) article for more information.

      1. Automatically update Tracking Status - No action is required.

      2. Manually update Tracking Status - The user will need to update the Tracking Status through the Update Tracking Status dialog.

Updated Automated Tracking Entries

Updated Tracking entries that occur automatically when a user creates an assembly, for example. Previously, 2 or 3 Tracking entries were created at the exact same time that included comments like STRATUS Automated Event and New Assembly.

With this change, only 1 Tracking entry is made and includes the Comment STRATUS Automated Event.

Updated Grid Line Coordinate Information When Zoomed

For all viewers (Models, Packages, and Assemblies), the grid line coordinate information displays when zoomed.

Previously, with the Display Grid tool enabled, when zoomed in very close, the grid line information would not be visible.

With this change, with the Display Grid tool enabled, the grid line information is visible

Removed Include MAJ Files During Publish Setting

Removed from Admin > Company > Settings > Common to AutoCAD and Revit the Include MAJ Files During Publish checkbox. The function that this checkbox setting applied to no longer exists and has been replaced by different code.

Fixed Issue with Include Dynamic Holes Setting

Fixed an issue with the Include Dynamic Holes setting under Admin > Project > Settings > MAJ Files where after a model publish the MAJ still included dynamic holes.

03/14/2024 - v1.0.2 - FLEX

QR Scanning Enhancements

When an internet connection is established, FLEX will load QR scan results from the server if they have not already been downloaded to the device. While the data is downloading, you will see a loading card; once the data has been downloaded, the card will update to show the result of the scan.

Allow scanning of QR codes for any project regardless of the active project.

Enabled support for external QR scanners.

Package Attachments

Added support for viewing .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .txt, .csv, and .pdf package attachments.

App Settings

General

Date-Time settings are reflected in STRATUS Account Settings

QR Scanning Type enables the use of a hand scanner and disables the camera

Download Manager

1. Limit Download:

   1. QR codes provide options to prevent QR codes from being downloaded for parts, assemblies, or packages.

   2. Package Attachments options allow disabling the download of different file types.

2. Downloaded Projects:

   1. Downloaded projects will be synced with STRATUS every 10 minutes when the device has an internet connection.