Duct 4.1.2 Release Notes
- Matt Long
The 4.1.2 Release included improvements and bug fixes. The purpose of this release was to provide Classic FabShop features within the Duct program.
Improvements and New Features
1. Price Output Joints Feature
New to the Duct version 4.1.2 is the Price Output Joints feature. This Classic Duct and FabShop feature are now available to all users. Price Output Joints will calculate labor and material costs for each joint end of the duct items when they are added to a takeoff. Without this feature enabled, the program will only calculate end 1.
2. Pricing Adjustments
In the Advanced Duct version 4.1.2 program, the Classic FabShop feature formerly called Discounts and Markups is now called Pricing Adjustments. Pricing Adjustments are a set of discounts and/or markups that can be set at the Folder/Customer level to ensure Jobs are created with the desired adjustments in place. Users with proper permissions can adjust the discounts or markups at the job level. The Pricing Adjustments will be applied to Item Total Cost outside of Takeoff. The adjustments will be shown within the Job File and Reports only.
3. Data File Markups
Data File Markups are factors allow users to build in additional markup or discount by percentage (%) that will be applied prior to the materials being used in Takeoff.
4. Assembled Duct Option for Job Costing
The Classic FabShop feature to quote straight duct as assembled or non-assembled is available. This option will allow the user to remove the assembly labor from all straight duct.
5. Disable Coil Line Options per Pressure Class
When the Item Options for Duct have been set to use the Coil Line options it is not generally desired to have all pressure classes adhere to the options. A typical example of this case is a welded pressure class. The coil line options should be ignored for a pressure class of this type.
Do Not Use Coil Line Options for Standard Length Duct
6. Shop Installed Option for Takeoff
The option allows users to designate the current item will be installed on another item during the fabrication process. This will increase the item fabrication labor by a percentage, a flat value, or both.
7. Roles and Users Enhancements
The Users and Security have been renamed to Roles and Users for Duct 4.1.2. Along with the renaming, the permissions available has been expanded.
8. Duct Standard and Non-Standard Count Shown in Image Pane
Added to the Item Image window for Straight Duct the Standard and Non-Standard length count. Users can input the number of standard lengths they want for manually (non-scaled) duct runs.
9. Takeoff Item Notes
Added to the Scope Information window an Item Notes field. This notes field is also displayed in the Audit Trail. Users can use the Repeat Note option to continue the note to the next item.
10. Image List Report
Available in the Static Reports list is the Image List Report. The report will show 3 item images per page and simple component data. This report is designed to aid in transferring information to the shop for fabrication.
11. Export and Import All Rectangular Item Labor Tables
Users can now export and import all rectangular item labor tables. This allows for modification in excel and then importing back into the pressure class
12. Rectangular Width or Height Limit per Pressure Class
Within each rectangular pressure class on the General Options page, users can state the maximum width or height that can be used for the pressure class.
13. Include Circumference Cost of Catalog Hangers
Scaled Catalog Items (Snaplock pipe) now have the circumference cost for the hangers being included in their Material Costs.
14. Display Selected Pressure Classes on Zone Prompt
When creating new zones users will now be shown the pressure classes that are selected on each shape type tab
15. Option to Disable Tees and Crosses for Round and Oval
If it is desired to disable all Tees and Crosses, this can now be done with one option instead of hiding all the body types.
16. Allow Entry Palette use for Quantity and Multiples
Clicking into the Quantity or Multiples field and selecting a number on the Entry Palette below will now fill that value into the field
Bug Fixes and Corrections
All items listed below have been corrected
Scaled catalog items (snaplock pipe) were not including the first hanger, they now start with a hanger like rectangular duct and the spiral pipe does
Rectangular Joint Allowance was ignoring decimal values (2.5) it now adheres to those inputs
Applying Install Factors using Global Edit was not applying the yellow highlight to the install labor
Making multiple Global Edit changes at the same time (ex; removing the liner and applying wrap) would not always stick
Deleting or duplicating large zones would error due to database logging, the log size has been increased to accommodate
After selecting a round reducer and changing the output diameter the length was not recalculating use the SMACNA rule
Global Edit would not remove the Install Factor that was applied during accepting of the item
Designating a default color for the Catalog pressure class would not be used in Takeoff
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