Changelog 2024

🔴 You can now toggle the Gangway Dimension background colour to on or off. (SETTINGS > Visual Settings > Gangways).
When using the 'Inspect Floorplan' function and clicking on the 'Show' button for any of the Gangway Dimension detection options, the Gangway Dimensions layer is switched on so you can see them.
The 'Reposition Drawing' function has been improved so that when a drawing is repositioned, it stays on the same grid points.
When using the Calculate Build Components function, you can now export other entities so they show on the PDF export by adding those entities onto layers with a prefix like this:
Notes - PHASE 0 -
Notes - PHASE 1 -
IMPORTANT: There must be at least one symbol on the stand/block and in the same Phase for these entities to show.
When inserting Symbols from the Symbols panel, those symbols go onto a layer called '_Symbols Master Layer' and on a group called 'Symbols'
When inserting Symbols from INSERT > Symbol menu, those symbols go onto a layer called '_Symbols Master Layer' and on a group called 'Symbols'
When using the Calculate Stand Build components function, exported stand blocks are now the same orientation as they are on the overall floorplan.

A bug has been fixed where uploading to Floorplan Live from computers set to other languages caused a problem with the dates.
A bug has been fixed where the 'Include Full Exhibitor List' tick boxes in the Export Meterage report Spreadsheet were not being remembered.
A bug has been fixed where sometimes, when you insert a Symbol, the X and Y scale can be different to 1, making the symbol look distorted or the incorrect size.

There is now a 'Filter Hall' option in the Stand List so stands can be easily filtered/selected by Hall.
Gangway Dimensions now adjust automatically when connected to Zone edges/corners.
The 'Inspect Floorplan' function now detects Gangway dimensions not properly connected to Zones or intelligent pillars.
A CSV file is now created alongside the PDF when calculating Shell Scheme or other components.
When Shell Scheme or other components are calculated and exported, they are now saved to a folder called 'Build Components' (unless you have set another folder).

A bug has been fixed in the Inspect Floorplan function where 'Gangways not connected to stands' was concerned. Some correct gangways were being included in the detection which should not have been.

You will not be able to upload your floorplan to Floorplan Live in the following situations:

If stands are not within a Gross Area/Hall Boundary. The Gross area must be adjusted before you can upload, otherwise stands not within the Gross Area will not show on Floorplan Live.
If the Show Name or Show Dates are changed. Show name and date changes must be authorised by Floorplan Live before you can upload your plan.
If you try to upload a different plan than the Master plan. To stop issues with people uploading wrong or out of date plans, you will now only be allowed to upload one plan. If a different plan is to be uploaded to replace the Master plan, it must be authorised by either Floorplan Live or Event Floorplans Ltd.

Gangway dimensions now have a white background so they can be easily seen on dark backgrounds.
Stand dimensions now appear on stand edges while drawing a stand.
A split marker is now shown on stand edges that have been split with a node.
When using the Stand List, you can now select filtered (or all stands) by using the Select Stands button.
In the Stand List, the 'Switch column' button has now been updated to say 'Expand Stand Type Column', along with a new icon which has also moved to the left to make it more relevant.
Changes have been made to EFD so that the Meterage Report spreadsheet on Floorplan Live matches the one in EFD.
Changes have been made to EFD to allow DWG export from the Floorplan Live system.
When a Gross Area/Hall Boundary is created, the relevant layers are automatically switched on so you can see what you are drawing.
The Floorplan Inspection function has been improved to detect these additional issues:
- Stands that are not within a Gross Area
- Gangway Dimensions that are not connected to stands
You can now add perimeter dimensions to Zones.
You can now change the order of Plan Types and Stand Types. Note that the order is not currently reflected on Floorplan Live, that will come in a later update.
Visual improvements have been made to the DWG output.

A bug has been fixed where...

Zone names that contained numbers were not filtering correctly on the Stand list.
EFD did not ask you to save your drawing if you immediately closed your drawing after splitting or combining a stand.
Gangway Dimensions were being updated when Gangway Carpet outlines were adjusted.