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

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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.

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3. The Markups tool bar and Save Markup displays.

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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.

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   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.

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   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.

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

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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.

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8. The Markup Name is editable by clicking it.

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9. Click Save and the edited name will display.

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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

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   3. Resize - Click the stretch handle to resize.

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   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).

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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.

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   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).

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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.

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   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.

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

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   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.

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   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).

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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.

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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.

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   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.

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

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   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.

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

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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   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).

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   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.

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

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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.
      
      

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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.
      
      

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3. Tool Setup

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

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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
      
      

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What Task and Label Automation Means For You

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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.

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   2. The notes will display in the Notes tab.

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

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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.

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