Duct 4.0.6 BETA 2 Release Notes

The 4.0.6 Release included Improvements and Bug fixes. The purpose of this release is to continue the development and provide product replacement for Legacy Sheetmetal and Fabshop products.

Improvements

1. Pounds Per Hour Setup

User Guide article on PPH

Pounds per hour (PPH) is a labor setup within QuoteSoft Duct.
Added the ability to check which labor factors are PPH (Fab, Install, Other)
Takeoff displays PPH Factor used

2. Overrides to Labor and Material Costs in Takeoff

User Guide article on Overrides

Added a button to the Item Details palette in Takeoff
This will allow users to override the Fab, Install, Other labor hours as well as the Material Cost and Grand Total
The overridden fields will be highlighted yellow in Takeoff

3. Setup Catalog Items by Width + Height

User Guide article about W+H Catalog Items

Added additional Group Setup options for W+H in the Catalog
Takeoff will add the width and height to select the correct labor and material costs

4. Add Catalog Item from Takeoff

User Guide article for Catalog Item From Takeoff

Added the ability to add a catalog item on the fly like Legacy Sheetmetal Miscellaneous ( ? ) item
This feature is the same as the Legacy Sheetmetal Miscellaneous (?) item, we added the ability to create an item on the fly and add to your bid.
Added the ability to right click the Catalog Group and choose New Item
Users can input Name, Labor Factors, and Costs
The item can then be accepted and it will be stored for future use

5. Add Static Reports

Added static reports for users to run on completed takeoffs. The reports added:

List Report
List By Zone Report
Summary Report (one page summary)
Zone Breakout Report
Zone Total Report

6. Birdscreen End Cap

User Guide article on Birdscreen End Cap

Added a new material type to the program for the Birdscreen material called Cost by Sqft. You can find this in Central Data - Setups - Data File - Materials
The Cost by Sqft Material is then assigned within the Pressure File on the Materials page near the Flex Connector material selector
Takeoff will show the Cost by Sqft material in Item Details

7. Rectangular Sleeve Fitting

User Guide article on Rectangular Sleeve

Added the ability to select Retaining Angles for the Sleeve Fitting to the Item view within the pressure file
- Retaining Angles are pulled from Central Data - Setups - Data File - Reinforcements - Angles
- This choice was made so users are not required to have multiple angles setup within the program
Added an allowance field for Retaining Angles to the Sleeve Item setup in Item Options
Added a Retaining Angle selector to Takeoff Item Details palette to display the Angles being used on the Sleeve Fitting

8. Additional Miscellaneous Improvements

Do not allow 2 users in same zone
Store the labor rate that was used with the item in audit trail
Do not allow running a report on an open zone
Refresh item details as soon as hanger drop or spacing is changed
Do not allow the user to delete their last pressure class
If a component is checked set as default within a pressure class automatically check as alternate

Bug Fixes and Corrections

Corrected a misspelling in Central Options for Install Factors - Change "Slopped" to "Sloped"
Takeoff is increasing hanger labor when drop increases too much
Reducer and transition lengths getting reset when editing
Cannot print if special characters in report name
Lower component grids in data file not updating on import from excel unless you close and reopen Central Data
Changing Joints during Auto Scale - Joints reset on items that follow
Install factor text label corrected to show 25 feet for Duct Height instead of 15 feet twice
Rectangular tap resets height on immediate second use of item
Rectangular Joint Fab Labor when using Coil Line Options is not deducting Joint Fab time correctly
Radius rectangular fittings are not using radius liner scrap
No joint length displayed for round joint sealants
Joint sealant selection is not checking for item type
We are not showing catalog labor rates ($/hr value) in item details
Non-standard annotations storing incorrect color
Show circumference length for round hangers in item details
Not saving hanger spacing or drop unless you tab out of the box
Setting Vane to None does not clear out all cost data
Round rectangular tap (register tap) sqft calculations need to be verified
Takeoff using 4in diameter data for 3in diameter for all round items
Takeoff resets defaults (joints, seams, etc) on size change forcing users to do size change first
Spiral Pipe price per Lineal foot is incorrect in Takeoff
Unable to edit accepted assembly items