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Schedule Tools
The latest additions include tools to control schedule output as shown circled at left. When a symbol column is included in the schedule, you can set the block size to be fixed…
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Coordinated
With this update, easting, northing and elevation coordinates can be printed in a schedule. This feature can be used to create a set-out drawing. The coordinate system (UCS) current when the schedule…
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New symbol style
The latest version introduces an outline graphic mode providing an option to show groups of symbols which overlap. A set of outline symbols are included with the library files and have varying…
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Interface and hatch improvements
Lots of improvements over the last 6 months. There’s a new shortcut button in the Plants dialog to import lists directly from project drawing files. The button to the right of the…
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Block Library Improvements
The latest version brings a new sample block library. It includes tree symbols with solid fills, some with tranparency and others with shadows. Fill colour is defined ByBlock so override colours can…
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New Tools and Options
A lot of code has been rewritten to make processing faster and more reliable. PlantManager has been thoroughly tested and tuned for use with the latest version of BricsCAD – V19 and…
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Schedule Improvements
Out with the old, in with the new… The old dialogs have been replaced with a compact, floating window which allows access to the drawing workspace and other dialogs. As before, there…
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AutoCAD update & BricsCAD improvements
AutoCAD 2018 is now supported (as of early May 2017) and updates have been made to ensure BricsCAD versions include the label placement features provided in AutoCAD. This includes using Ortho to…
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BricsCAD and AutoCAD LT
PlantManager now works with AutoCAD LT 2016 (also 2014 & 2015) with the help of CADSTA Max, another Australian based software developer. All the features provided by PlantManager in full version AutoCAD…
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Audit for accuracy
In large, complex drawings, inadvertent changes to labels or boundaries can result in orphaned PlantManager objects which can affect schedule accuracy. This can happen when plant labels are copied for use for…
