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Adoddle 18.4 New Features and Key Enhancements

Project Forms Save button caption changes: The “Save” button has been renamed.

When creating a new Form message, forwarding a message or responding to a form, the “Save” button is renamed as “Send”. When editing an original form message the “Save” button is renamed as “Update”.

Files upload enhanced: The File Upload will resume automatically should there be any disruptions in internet connectivity when uploading large files. This feature is available for drag and drop/ standard upload only in Adoddle.

Enhancing the Reports: Asite continues to enhance its Reporting Module. A hyperlink will be created for every record listed in a tabular file report which enables users to directly view a particular document by clicking on the hyperlink in report table.

Parity with Adoddle Classic:

The Adoddle platform is continuously being enhanced to have parity with all key functions available in Adoddle Classic. Adoddle introduces the following parity functions:

Filter files / forms on Form Association screen

Forms button in File Viewer LH menu renamed as Associations

Platform Enhancements:

Upgraded to Latest Stable JBoss version.

1. Adoddle 18 Web Application

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

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

1.1 Dashboard

Project Filter: The Project Filter will now display all selected project records instead of showing only the top ten records.

1.2 Files

Ability to filter files / forms on Form Association screen: Adoddle has a new feature. Users now have the ability to filter documents or forms records to easily associate them with a form or a discussion.
	Files upload enhanced: The File Upload will resume automatically should there be any disruptions in internet connectivity when uploading large files. This feature is available for drag and drop / standard upload only in Adoddle.
Forms button in File Viewer LH menu renamed as Associations: The Associations Button will now display all existing associations with a particular file like comments, forms and other external references.
	QR Codes: The QR Code will now only be printed on the first page.
Custom attributes sort in alphabetical order: This release includes an enhancement in Files where the custom attributes in a project will be sorted alphabetically.

1.3 Project Forms

AppBuilder ability to retain form associations & attachments while responding: This Adoddle release enhances the AppBuilder by introducing an ability to retain all parent form associations & attachments while creating a response from parent form view. This feature is available upon request.

Ability to launch Edit ORI from Form Viewer screen: Adoddle Project Forms now have an ability in AppBuilder to launch Edit ORI view from the form view itself. This feature is available upon request.

1.4 Project Forms – Developers Section

AppBuilder ability to fetch particular project form data in XML: The Adoddle AppBuilder capability to fetch a particular project form data from a particular project in XML format thru web service is updated. Now the parameter name should be prefixed by “impl:” e.g. Parameter name is projectid then it should be “impl:projectid”. This is applicable if the data connection is refreshed or a new data connection is added for web service in the AppBuilder form, parameters will need to be handled along with the namespace prefix.

Note: This is related to the WebServices for API functions within AppBuilder where the parameters have changed due to JBoss upgrade and future development of Apps require change. All existing forms will continue to work unaffected.

1.5 Adoddle Reports

Out-of-the-box Report Extension: Adoddle continues to extend the reporting module. Document hyperlinks are now available in the tabular reports. Adoddle users can now directly view the related document by simply clicking the document hyperlink. This feature is has been enabled in tabular reports listed below:

Tabular Reports List

Currently this feature is being added to below reports:

Files - Document Distribution
Files - Export
Files - Export Last 12 Months
Files - Status History Report
Files - Transmittal Log - All Actions
Files - Transmittal Log - Incomplete Actions
Files - Transmittal Log - Overdue Actions
Files Status Change - Past 12 Months
Files Transmittal - Actions Completed Past 12 Months
Files Transmittal - Lead Time for Past 12 Months

Sample Report:

2. 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 within the native application 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 are able to 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.

2.1 Navigator – Models Tab – Advanced Viewer

	Focus with Transparency: Users can now benefit using new right click option of Focus with Transparency which allows users to focus on a single object and make others transparent.
New Reset button in ribbon: Users have the ability to easily Reset the Model View.
	Highlighting Multiple Objects: It is now easier to Highlight Objects (multi selected Objects or an Object along with its Child Objects in the Hierarchy).
Quick Access to Associated Views: A new button has been added for quick access to Views associated to Comments.
	Tick Mark Displayed in Cutting Plane: A new tick mark display is now available in the Cutting Planes tool to identify which plane is selected for cutting.
Cutting Section visibility: Adoddle Navigator now has improved visuals of the Cutting Plane section.
Walk mode: The “Walk” mode in models is now improved for better user experience.	Revit Plugin: Adoddle Navigator now has an improved Revit plugin which now works with any User Account settings.

3. System Changes

Adoddle 18.4 - Release Notes lists the following changes to configuration requirements and plug-ins:

3.1 Changes to PC Configuration Requirements (Footprint)

None

3.2 Changes to Applets / Plug-ins

IT Configuration Applet - Yes

Upload - Applet (Classic version) – Yes

Java Viewer (Classic version) - Yes

Active-X Viewer (File Comparison) - No

Adoddle Navigator – Yes

Notes:

Updating the applets DOES NOT require Administration rights on local machine.
Clicking on “Always” option when prompted with a certificate will ensure that similar prompts do not happen for current as well as any other applet signed by Asite. If this option has already been activated, these updates will automatically install.
Adoddle Navigator installation / update requires administrator rights.

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