Changelog 2020

IMPORTANT

If you are currently using version 4 then you must uninstall that first before installing version 5. For help on uninstalling EFD V4 correctly please click here.

The latest version can be downloaded from here.

Version 5.0.12 - 4th November 2020

Improvements

  • The software installation wizard has been updated to make it easier to install when admin permissions are required. Click here for installation help.

Bug Fixes

  • When clicking on the Gangway Settings button it was taking you to the wrong place, this has now been fixed.

Version 5.0.5 - 23rd September 2020

New Feature - Gangway Carpets

Gangway Carpets can now be drawn onto your floorplan, highlighting the area in a colour and also giving you the square meterage.

IMPORTANT: If you previously used the 'Show Free Space' option in the Hall Key to calculate the gangway carpet, this option has now been removed and superseded by this new Gangway Carpet function, so you will need to update your floorplan accordingly.

You can also insert a Colour Key for these Gangway carpets which can also show the figures.

Bug Fixes

  • When changes were made to stands and then a PDF was created immediately afterwards, those stands were showing over the top of service ducts, pillars etc making it impossible to see them, this has now been fixed.
  • Sometimes when moving adjoining, internal stand walls using the Green Circular node, both walls were not always moving so we've changed the selection tolerance to hopefully eliminate this problem.
  • When using the 'Align to Grid' function with 'Angle Lock (F6)' switched on, this function was not working correctly and didn't align the point you picked to the grid, it does now.

Version 5.0.3 - March 2020

New major update - Updated Display Engine

EFD has now been updated with the latest display engine bringing with it improved speed and smoothness. This new engine also brings new opportunities to EFD for future updates.

New Feature - Wipeouts

A highly requested feature that allows you blank/wipe out areas of your floorplan. See here for help on how to use this function.

New Feature - Entity Selection Menu

When selecting items on top of each other, a menu will appear for you to select these entities more easily. This can be turned of under SETTINGS > Display > Entity Selection Menu.

New Feature - Select Stands Only Notification

When using the Select Stands Only function, sometimes you can forget it is switched on, making you wonder why other entities cannot be selected. A notification has now been added so that when you try to select a none stand entity and this function is switched on, it tells you that this function is on and that you must switch it off.

New Feature - Export Stand PDFs for only stands that have pillars in them

Using the Export Stand PDFs function, you can now specify that only stands with pillars are exported to PDF. IMPORTANT - for this option to work, intelligent pillars must be present on your floorplan. For help with creating intelligent pillars click here.

New Feature - Allow Data Sharing (for GDPR compliance)

A tick box has been added to specify whether a particular company has allowed data sharing. When ticked, the company information such as contact details is exported to the metreage report (with Exhibitor Details). This tick box can be found when editing the company name.

Improvement - Improved Node Visibility

Nodes now have an improved visual appearance to make them easier to see.

Improvement - Hatching a Circle

Circles can now be hatched without first having to convert them into a polyline.

Bug Fixes

  • Circular stands or stands that contained arcs, and who's open sides were set to Dashed were showing as solid lines when exported to a PDF, this has now been fixed.
  • An error has been fixed where on rare occasions snapping to an elliptical arc using Tangent snap caused an error.