A new release of Archibus by Eptura is out. Here’s what’s new in V.2024.04:
Space
BIM Viewer Space Planning
- The BIM Viewer was extended into the Space Console.
- In the Space Console, Space Managers use the BIM visualization to assign people to rooms and report on occupancy.
Floorplan viewer
The Doors are no longer displaying as arcs
BIM Viewer
- Linked Models: Support for linked models stored in Autodesk Construction Cloud:
- Support for linked models stored in Autodesk Construction Cloud is no longer a proof-of-concept and it is considered a supported feature
- Catalog BIM Models: Cloud cataloging for spaces and assets supports additional fields:
- Catalog additional fields for equipment and furniture based on BIM parameters to Archibus fields mapping
- Infer rooms codes for equipment and furniture in linked models
- Catalog Room Standards, Room Use for rooms
- The BIM Viewer was upgraded to the latest Autodesk Platform Services version – 7.100.1.
Maintenance
- Improved loading performance of the Maintenance Console.
- Data categories are loaded asynchronously.
- Improved loading time of the work request details view.
- Craftsperson Performance Report: Added the option to export to Excel.
- Maintenance Console: Work Request Details view: Supervisors and technicians can remove work logs.
Onsite
Parts Inventory:
- Technicians can search the parts inventory
- Technicians can log the parts used for work requests, including purchased parts
Workplace
- The Workplace application retrieves the first available floor and available spaces faster, resulting in an increase in performance when booking workspaces
- Team members have the option to make one-time workspace bookings that take into account the team’s week-days in office.
- In the Space Console, Space Managers can set the days of the week when teams are going to their office and are not working remotely
- In Workplace, team-members use a filter on the Team Code and a highlight to identify the available workspaces for the same days of the week when the team goes to office.
- Multiple accessibility and UX improvements. For example:
- Enhancements to accessibility for visually impaired employees and guests who might need to enlarge the application 400%
- UX enhancements for selecting requestors
Web Central
- Improved loading performance of home pages
- Database Update Wizard (DUW): Add null check for SQL_NUMERIC type when performing DUW comparison
SmartClient Extension for Revit
- Linked Models: Infer room codes when cataloging assets or furniture stored in a linked assets (MEP) model.
- 2D Publishing: Switched from custom to native Revit APIs which optimizes file size, improves data and error handling
- Serraview to Archibus converter increased stability
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