Changelog 2018

Version 4.0.32 - 20th November 2018

New Feature - Stand ID search

You can now search for a Stand by its ID number. This is useful for when Floorplan Live reports are received for stands that do not have a stand number.

To find a stand by its ID number, use the Stand List and type the ID number within brackets e.g. (465).

Note: If you have stand numbers that are within brackets and that also match the number you are searching for, these will also be listed.

Improvement - View names

When creating a view for the first time, you will now be asked to input the name of your exhibition if you have not done so already. Your views will then be prefixed with the exhibition name automatically e.g. Exhibition Name 2020 - View 1

Additionally, if you change the exhibition name (via Drawing Properties), your view names will be updated automatically.

Note: The exhibition name in the views will only update if the previous exhibition name in the views exactly matches the previous exhibition name in Drawing Properties.

Improvement - Selecting Stands

In the previous version, selecting Stands that were on top of a Zone, selected the Zone instead. This has now been improved along with other selection improvements.

Bug Fixes

  • Adding/Editing Company Names using the 3 dots (...) on the stand list now works correctly.

Version 4.0.30 - 11th October 2018 - Download

NOTE: This version requires a complete uninstall of your previous version before installing this.

New Feature - Export Full Exhibitor Details

It is now possible to export a spreadsheet report which contains an exhibitor list showing all the extra details such as company contact details etc.

New Feature - Test connection to Floorplan Live

You can now easily test the connection to Floorplan Live to make sure your computer/network is setup correctly, avoiding any issues when uploading your floorplan to Floorplan live. Click here for help.

Improvement - Stand Text Colours

You can now change the colour of text on stands (Number, name, Area) easily by using the Properties Explorer. Click here for help.

Improvement - Zones

Stands that are in a zone within another zone are now calculated correctly and are counted in both zones.

Improvement - Individual Stand PDFs

The Zoom factor has been reduced when exporting individual stand PDFs to allow for more space around the stand for dimensions etc.

Version 4.0.26 - 4th April 2018

New Feature - Create View Border

It is possible to create Views without linking them to a View Border, however sometimes you may want a physical border showing on these views which could only be done by adding one manually. This new function now adds a border to these Views just by clicking a button.

Change

Some settings have been moved from Visual Settings to Exhibition properties to make more sense. These settings are:

  • Auto Calculate Pillar Areas
  • Minimum Allowed Gangway Width
  • Default Stand Height (new setting, see below)

Improvement - Default Stand Heights

You can now set the default stand height for newly created stands. This setting can be found under Exhibition Properties.

Bug Fixes

  • When importing some european text such as ' Ü ' using the Import Stand Info function, these were being replaced with ' ? '. This has now been fixed.
  • If you opened EFD and added/changed a plan type or stand type only, EFD would not ask you to save the drawing when you closed it, meaning you could lose that change. This has now been fixed.
  • When using the Hide/Lock Selected Layers function, the Views were not ordered correctly, they now are.
  • Chinese characters now export to a PDF.

Version 4.0.25 - 23rd February 2018

New Feature - Unlink Floorplan from Floorplan Live

This new function allows you to permanently un-link your floorplan from Floorplan Live. This is useful when having to send your EFD file to other EFD users who you do not want to have a linked plan.

Improvement - New Clear Stand Properties

Along with the existing Clear Stand Properties (Stand Numbers, Stand Names and Stand Types) you can now clear the Stand URL and Stand Notes.

Improvement

When editing stand names, you will now be shown a list of stands that use the same name, and which will also be updated if you go ahead with the edit.

Improvement - New Auto-update text for Dates

New auto-update text properties have been added which show the date suffixes e.g. 20th February 2017. The existing properties did not show the suffix e.g. 20 February 2018

Improvement

EFD now supports AutoCAD 2018 file format (import and export)

Bug Fixes

  • The algorithms for detecting stands within zones and hall boundaries have been improved for more reliable results.
  • Since a recent Windows 10 update, changing the override colour of entities using the Properties Explorer caused EFD to freeze, this has now been fixed.
  • Moving Stand Type Keys on large drawings with the SQM and Quantities shown, was very slow. The SQM and Quantity