PlansXpress 2022 Updates

PlansXpress 2022 Version 5.5.1394 - Released 13^th October 2022

• Most door menu options have been replaced to allow you to pick the specific door required, choose the door frame (where relevant), choose from various types of lintels or steels & choose a cavity closer (where relevant).
• New door options added so that any door can be chosen and priced (in conjunction with EstimatorXpress) to be placed into an existing wall - either forming a new opening or replacing an existing door.
• New door options added:
  • Internal Door
  • Internal Door to Existing Wall
  • Fire Door
  • Fire Door to Existing Wall
  • Double Internal Door
  • Double Internal Door to Existing Wall
  • Double Fire Door
  • Double Fire Door to Existing Wall
  • External Door
  • External Door to Existing Wall
  • Bi-fold Patio Door
  • Bi-fold Patio Door to Existing Wall
  • French Door
  • French Door to Existing Wall
  • Sliding Patio Door
  • Sliding Patio Door to Existing Wall
• The four options for structural openings have been replaced to allow you to choose more easily from a variety of steels or lintels to use above the opening.  New structural opening options added:
  • Structural Openings to Existing Wall
  • Structural Openings to New Wall
• 2 new flooring options added for any shaped suspended or beam and block floors.  You can now press the 'F' key to fill a space enclosed by walls with a floor.  This is particularly useful for floor areas with non-orthogonal edges, such as walk-in bays.
• Building regulation notes have been completely overhauled to be more detailed, and relevant for the latest changes to the regulations.

PlansXpress 2022 Version 5.5.1376 - Released 29^th August 2022

• Improvements to the presentation of the Specification Notes to be imported from EstimatorXpress.

PlansXpress 2022 Version 5.5.1371 - Released 17^th June 2022

• NEW Single Pocket Doors available to be drawn.
• NEW context menu option on any entity to 'Hide the layer for this entity' so that its quick & easy to hide certain things once you've placed them like floors or ceilings or floor/roof accessories etc.
• NEW Air Source Heat Pump symbols available to be placed (and estimated if using in conjunction with EstimatorXpress)
• NEW Heat Pump Cylinder & Heat Pump system Components symbols available to be placed (and estimated if using in conjunction with EstimatorXpress)
• NEW Electric vehicle Charging Point symbol available to be placed (and estimated if using in conjunction with EstimatorXpress)
• NEW Waste Water Heat Recovery symbols available to be placed (and estimated if using in conjunction with EstimatorXpress)
• Various bug fixes.

PlansXpress 2022 Version 5.5.1349 - Released 14^th April 2022

• Fixed an issue with Photo3D whereby the real-time display would show walls as being transparent if using an AMD graphics controller
• Improved conversion of wall dormers from PlansXpress 2021 to 2022 drawing format
• Improved handling of a hipped roof that wraps around a building
• Roof texture will now be aligned to an eaves line if the eaves is not vertical or horizontal in the drawing
• Restored the option to edit text by double-clicking on it
• Issue with windows placed in a gablet wall not forming an opening in the 3D fixed
• Issue with a door losing its estimating data when a wall containing it is copied using the standard copy & paste method fixed

PlansXpress 2022 Version 5.5.1341 - Released 30^th March 2022

• Added a different 3D texture for a concrete slab
• Added options to the copy selection process to select what to do with any stairs being copied
• Added additional items to an IFC export including rooflights, skylights & roof windows
• Added control of the gutters and downpipes into the visibility tick box for roofs in the 3D preview
• Fixed some potential issues with the 'Copy Selection' dialog and process
• Restored the intended functionality to the 'Specification Notes' button

PlansXpress 2022 Version 5.5.1321 - Released 10^th March 2022

• Brand new roofing tools to handle more complex roof lines
• Improved ease of use including new roof editing tools you can apply to your roof on the fly without having to completely redraw.
• New roofs such as Mansard, Dutch Gable and Gambrel
• Brand new 3D roofing symbols to enhance 3D outputs including
  • Ridge tiles
  • Flashing - horizontal or stepped
  • Gable end detailing (cement gable fillet or dry verge system)
  • Box valleys
  • Gutters and downpipes
  • Parapet Walls
• Brand new IFC export to BIM Viewers for BIM compatibility (e.g. freeware BIM Vision)
• Cuts holes in roofs when placing rooflights/chimney's etc for even more accurate estimation
• Compatibility with your 2021 drawings and 'old roofs' drawn in a previous version.
• Synchronisation and compatibility with EstimatorXpress 2022