Dear User,

At Asite we recognise the importance of your feedback and work continually to improve the tool and bring you new features.

We are pleased to bring you our latest release : Adoddle 20.3. The release includes exciting new features as well as performance optimizations and bug fixes.

Adoddle 20.3 Release New Features and Key Enhancements

Visual Workflow – Auto-trigger reminders for file expiry: Automatically trigger reminder email notifications in advance of expiry dates using the Visual Workflow Manager tool.
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​Visual Workflow – Ability to update file attributes via groovy scripts:The Visual Workflow Manager is upgraded to update specific attributes including custom attributes via groovy scripts.
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​Introducing ‘View Only’ folder permission: Project administrators can validate and restrict file downloads within individual project folders using the new ‘View Only’ folder permission.
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​Adoddle aMessage app enhancements: Adoddle aMessage app now comes with extended functionalities - @Mentions, response / forward / copy / share, read receipt & audit history.
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​Adoddle Field – Support Single Sign On (SSO): Adoddle Field now supports Single Sign On (SSO) login mechanism thus enhancing the security and control required by Organizations.
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​Extended Single Sign On (SSO) Support: Adoddle WebApp and Adoddle Navigator (for Windows) SSO functions are extended to support a single authentication definition.
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​Adoddle Plugin upgrade: Adoddle Plugins is now upgraded to support AutoCAD 2019 version.
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​Procurement Tab – display distribution records: The Procurement tab within Adoddle WebApp is extended to display the Distribution toggle option, like other App tabs.
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​Adoddle API extensions: Adoddle API is further extended to provide a single response for all files and app tasks.
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​Adoddle IDP App enhancements: Adoddle IDP App continues to be extended with improved functions for stage deliverable assignment as well as its filtering.

1. Adoddle Web Application

Adoddle provides a unique and comprehensive set of capabilities in a single, unified environment to manage your Drawings, Project Schedules, BIM Models, Reports and Apps and share information across teams spread across different geographies.

Adoddle allows teams to access, capture, track and re-use data throughout the lifecycle of an asset from Feasibility to Facilities Management.

The following Section provides further details of the Improvements and New Features added to the Platform.

1.1 Adoddle Platform

1.2 Adoddle Files

1.3 Adoddle Apps

1.4 Adoddle Workflows

Visual Workflow – Auto-trigger reminder notification for file expiry: The Visual Workflow Manager tool of Adoddle is upgraded to support automatic triggers of reminders via email notification based on expiry dates of files. This upgrade supports integration with Adoddle Apps such that file attachments within specific App sections can be controlled and monitored for expiries. The expiry duration is configurable and can be set to multiple expiry durations of say 60 days, 30 days, 7 days, 1 day. The reminder notification email content can also be customized to suit individual organization needs.

General Enhancement: ‘Doc. Type’ section removed from PDF outputs generated via Publish PDF Workflow system tasks.

1.5 Digital Engineering

1.6 Adoddle Procurement

1.7 Adoddle Extensibility

2. Adoddle Field

Adoddle Field is a simple, easy-to-use tool that enables project collaboration with contacts and project teams on the move. Sign in with your Adoddle account to publish and share and Mark-up drawings, photos, other files, and issue actions to team members, allowing you to stay on top of time critical review processes. View and mark-up Building Information Models (BIM) in 3D, including the ability to drill down into the components of the model and review discipline-specific elements. Adoddle Field enables you to view and review multiple model files from disparate BIM Authoring toolsets merged into one unified model in Adoddle cBIM in the cloud. Raise RFIs, Defects / Punch lists, or any of the hundreds of other project workflow forms available in the Adoddle App Library and issue them to team members directly from your tablet with direct and automatic links to the relevant parts of any file or model. The Adoddle platform maintains a full and complete audit trail of all communications as a project progresses.

3. aMessage

aMessage is a powerful business messaging and team collaboration app that enables teams to collaborate more effectively while on the move, with a clear view of messages, tasks and files. Real time information is rapidly transforming the way people work in every sector and nowhere are the benefits clearer, then in architecture, engineering and construction. aMessage ensures a secure and private messaging, with groups and individuals. Preview content online and easily share documents and media files.

4. Adoddle Navigator

Adoddle Navigator is a user-friendly desktop application that allows you to upload 2D and 3D files and collaborate with Project teams. Adoddle users have the option to synchronize information locally while working offline on the native applications before signing-in to Adoddle and publish them as revisions.

Adoddle Navigator integrates directly with Autodesk Revit and facilities exchanging data from 3D BIM Collaborative environment such as COBie (Construction Operation Building Information Exchange). Users can connect all project data to models regardless of their BIM Authoring tool. With a centralized storage of all versions of your models in a collaborative online environment, users can harness the power of Big Data and extensible toolkit for Collaborative BIM.

Adoddle 20.3 - Release Notes lists the following changes to configuration requirements and plug-ins:

1.1 Changes to PC Configuration Requirements (Footprint)

None

1.2 Changes to Applets / Plug-ins

IT Configuration Applet - No

Upload - Applet (Classic version) – Yes

Java Viewer (Classic version) - No

Active-X Viewer (File Comparison) - No

Adoddle Navigator – Yes

Notes:

1. Updating the applets does NOT require Administrator permissions on the local machine.

2. Clicking on ‘Always’ option when prompted with a certificate will ensure that similar prompts do not appear for current as well as any other applet signed by Asite. If this option has already been activated, these updates will be automatically installed.

3. Adoddle Navigator installation / update requires administrator rights.

4. JRE Version – Adoddle platform to support JRE 1.8 and above.

5. Support for IE 10 discontinued. Minimum requirement is IE 11.