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Asite 17.2.1
Updated over a week ago

We are pleased to announce the release of Adoddle 17.2.1. This document provides highlights of the new features.

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The Asite Product Team

1 Adoddle 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 access and re-use data throughout the lifecycle of an asset. Its powerful and easy to use interface allows you to track and capture data throughout the stages of Feasibility, Detailed Design, Construction Design, Construction and Facilities Management.

1.1 Projects

Project List view: Administrators can now view projects in a List view in addition to the Tiled view under the Projects tab. Users can also maximize to full page or customize list view columns as required.

Project Search under Projects tab: Administrators can now search for required projects listed in the Projects tab by typing in the free text characters.

Project Search by Project Status: Administrators can filter projects by Project Status as Open or Close.

Search user by Email address: Administrators can search users by their email address while assigning them to the project roles.

Display user information on mouse hover user name: Administrators can now view user profile image, Name, Organization and Email address on mouse hover against user name that is added to the Roles and the form statuses.

Right Click options for Projects: Administrators now have new right click options against projects listed in the List view.

List includes:

View: Filter selected Project information across Adoddle platform

Edit Project : Launch the Edit Project window to edit Project information

Manage Roles : Launch the Manage Roles window to manage roles and assignments

Manage Form Statuses : Launch the Manage Form Statuses window to create / edit Form statuses

1.2 Files

Support Dynamic link of files to target folders: Users now have the ability to link single or multiple files dynamically to the target folder. Users can choose to link all the Superseded revisions or just the latest revision. Click here for detailed help.

Trigger Dynamic Links on Status Change: Status change on a file can now automatically trigger a dynamic link to the target folder. The status criteria needs to be set while linking the file to the target folder. Click here for detailed help.

Select an existing Doc. Ref while uploading Files: Users now have an ability to select existing Document Reference while uploading revisions. Click here for detailed help.

Extended support for online viewing of 3D PDF/DWF/DWFX formats : Adoddle 3D online viewer is extended to enable users view 3D PDF, DWF and DWFX files online.

Show All values within Create Filter dropdown for custom attributes: Users are now displayed all values within the custom attribute fields within the filter function

Improved Distribution user interface to indicate users’ Actions and due date: Users can now view the Action name, due date while sharing files. On mouse hover against user name in the distribution list, you can now view the detailed information of User Name, Organization, Email Address, Action and Due days.

Download Files with Markups: Users now can download single / multiple files including markups and save in a PDF file format. Click here for detailed help.

New column ‘Distributed’ introduced in Files listing : Users can now configure the listing page to view information if the file has been distributed or not

Display the User First name, Last name and Organization in Markups: On mouse hover against a given markup, users can now view the User First Name, Last name and Organization information.

Add your message while sharing files: Users now have a message box (optional) to specify their personalized message content while sharing files with users. The message content shall be part of the email body.

Highlight latest revision within the File Audit History section. It displays ‘Latest Revision’ text on mouse-hover of the revision number.

1.3 Project Forms

Ability to Start a Workflow from an existing form: Adoddle17 users can now start workflow by creating a new form with the selected associations/attachments within the form.

Batch Action – For Change Status: Users can now complete their incomplete For Status Change actions on single / multiple selected forms in a single click.

Form type specific control to Re-Open closed forms: Administrators can control who can re-open closed form on an individual form type. A new project level privilege ‘Can Re-Open Close Form - Admin’ has been introduced to facilitate this functionality.

Improved Distribution user interface to indicate users’ Actions and due date: Users can now view the Action name, due date while sharing forms. On mouse hover against user name in the distribution list, you can now view the detailed information of User Name, Organization, Email Address, Action and Due days.

Ability to download associated files from multiple messages of a form: Adoddle17 users can now download all files associated /attached with different messages at a single click from within the form association page

1.4 Models

Introducing Thin client 3D BIM Model Viewer: Adoddle17 users now have a no plug-in online 3D BIM Model viewer.

Start a Workflow within the 3D BIM Model Viewer: Adoddle 17 users can now start workflow by creating new forms while viewing a BIM model file.

1.5 Procurement

External Catalogue Punch Out support: eProcurement users can now punch out to external Supplier Catalogues while placing an Order.

Ability to Start a Workflow from an existing Procurement form: Adoddle17 users can now start workflow by creating a new form with the selected associations/attachments within the Procurement form.

2 Adoddle Navigator

Adoddle Navigator is a user-friendly desktop application that allows you to upload 2D and 3D files and collaborate with your Project teams. You can synchronise your information locally while you work offline on the native applications before you sign-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). Connect all your project data to your models regardless of your BIM Authoring tool. With a centralised storage of all versions of your models in a collaborative online environment you can harness the power of Big Data and extensible toolkit for Collaborative BIM.

Introducing Thin client 3D BIM Model Viewer: Users now have a no plug-in online 3D BIM Model viewer.

3. Adoddle Field

Adoddle Field is a simple, easy-to-use tool that enables project collaboration with contacts and project teams on the move or anywhere on a job site. Sign in with your Adoddle account to publish and share drawings, photos, and files of any type, and always have access to the very latest set of project information no matter where your work takes you. Mark-up documents and drawings 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 iPad 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.

Introducing Thin client 3D BIM Model Viewer: Adoddle Field users now have a no plug-in online 3D BIM Model viewer.

4 Adoddle Classic

4.1 Administration

Form type specific control to Re-Open closed forms: Administrators can control who can re-open closed form on an individual form type. A new project level privilege ‘Can Re-Open Close Form - Admin’ has been introduced to facilitate this functionality.

Include Adoddle Version while creating users from Team Directory: Administrators can now select the default view that needs to be assigned to the user while setting them up online.

Improved User Interface while creating form message: Users can now view the Cancel / Create buttons even if the form contains a layout requiring horizontal scroll.

Batch Form Status change for multiple form types: Users can now select forms pertaining to different form types and change status of all forms in a single click operation.

5 System Changes

Adoddle 17.2.1 - Release Notes has 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 - None

Upload - Applet (Classic version) – Yes (Bug fixes)

Java Viewer (Classic version) - Yes (Bug fixes)

Active-X Viewer (File Comparison) - None

Adoddle Navigator – Yes (Introducing Thin Client online 3D BIM Viewer)

Adoddle Field – Yes (Introducing Thin Client online 3D BIM Viewer)

Notes:

1. Updating the applets DOES NOT require Administration rights on local machine.

2. 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.

3. Adoddle Navigator installation / update requires administrator rights.


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