Land F/X version 6.40 available

[Jeremiah Farmer]

Land F/X version 6.40 is available for installation from the Update feature of the software.

This update is mostly a lot of little things, the bulk of which came from user requests, and technical support issues. We were able to get to a few more involved wishlist items as well, such as sending the Irrigation Schedule into a Table object, and local caching of the pipe data used to size pipes (so that an internet connection is not always required).
There was also a lot of work with how the system deals with Detail Callouts and Details. Now when opening a drawing, all detail callouts and details will be automatically updated in all cases, and if detail callouts are placed into Paperspace, the system will log which sheets each detail is called out on.
We've also been tearing away at updating the documentation, some of you have already noticed our new Training section, which is coming along quickly.
There are now very few "small" things left in the queue, so the next couple months are going to see a lot of work on the larger projects, such as new Irrigation reports, Lighting, revised dialog boxes, and plant photo callouts. Stay tuned, and keep the ideas coming!

The complete update list is as follows:

RefNote Schedule, logic for determining division title improved.

Plant Schedule, placing a schedule into a drawing without having viewport scale, auto-scale logic will not generate error.

Size Lateral Pipes, Size Mainline Pipe, Water Source, write pipe and PSI data locally.

Startup Verification, if Data Source is missing database or server setting, attempts to reset it.

Plant Label, toggles system variables ATTDIA and ATTREQ as necessary.

Size Lateral Pipes, Size Mainline Pipe, Label Pipe Sleeve, if pipe size data is missing, does not generate error.

Edit Detail, alerts user if any errors are encountered opening the file.

Size Lateral Pipes, Size Mainline Pipe, Water Source, query local XML for pipe data if internet connection is down.

RefNote Callout, when calling out an item with arrow style Dim Dot, if arrow block is not defined in drawing, will not generate error.

Irrigation Schedule, output to Table option.

Import Details, when importing Standard details with Group and Subgroup specified, detail is correctly copied.

HotFix: Place Detail Callout, does not require a detail boundary.

Irrigation Schedule, processing of item descriptions, uses common function.

RefNote Schedule, division sub-title processing will not mistakenly use a skipped sub-division or discard a sub-title in use.

HotFix: Update Detail Callouts, removal of sheets from reference index will not mistakenly remove text from matching sheet numbers of longer names.

Selecting groundcover pattern, other hatch groups are not visible.

HotFix: Move Piped Equipment, checking for blocks with attributes will not generate error when moving pipe fittings.

Project Files, allows access without license validation.

RefNote Schedule, common flag used for Imperial unit checking.

RefNote Schedule, adjustable Column Widths.

Update Details, missing detail database record will not generate error when processing file number attribute.

Plant Schedule, output with Symbols, vertical spacing calculations revised.

Insert Detail Callout, when inserting into a detail that has not yet been saved, does not require selecting a project.

Insert Detail Callout, uses common function to locate/select detail boundary.

Place Detail Callout, into a Metric detail with Detail Title, title is placed correctly.

Paperspace Reactor, checks drawing status for placement of details rather than querying drawing database.

Install, Reactivate, alert message generated by server.

HotFix: Detail Manager, scanning of placed/changed/deleted details, correctly calls common sheet list function.

Detail Manager, Callout button, correctly flags drawing as containing detail callouts.

Save Block, View Block, 1:1 blocks in units of Meters are correctly flagged as such.

Drawing Startup, if drawing is opened into Paperspace and has details, details are automatically updated.

Detail Callout, Associate Detail Callout, Verify Detail Callouts, Verify RefNotes, RefNote Callout, Place RefNote, revised method of checking and marking drawing callout status.

Update Details, Place Detail, mark drawing status accordingly as having details.

Plant Schedule, if Work Area layer is frozen, and generating a new schedule, does not prompt to select work area.

Copy Head, does not copy pipe pointers; flow control to avoid deleting non-temporary entities if entity creation fails.

Common Array function, discards pointers to pipe and label objects.

Project Manager, Sheet Index, changing or deleting a sheet updates in detail callout markers.

Spot Elevation, Slope callouts, turn on an thaw any layers comprising symbol block.

Section, Section Arrow, Matchline callouts, download necessary blocks on demand if necessary.

Concept Plant Manager, Add Plants By Name, Add By Project and Add From DWG buttons are disabled.

Head Info, Replace, additional logic for changing spray heads matches on radius and arc; progress of replace operation is echoed to command line.

Detail Manager, scanning of placed details, uses common function to assemble existing sheets; compatible with details that have been renumbered with Detail Explorer.

Update Details, compatible with details that have been renumbered with Detail Explorer.

HotFix: Size Lateral Pipes, Precip Rate calculation for a valve connected to multiple drip areas will not generate error.

BatchMan, Purge renamed to Purge + Audit, also Audits, Purges RegApps, and Annotative Scales.

HotFix: revised Rotor precip rate calculations will not affect drip area precip rate calculations.

Export Details, translates illegal Ampersand character from all levels of hierarchy.

BatchMan, Color ByLayer and Line ByLayer process objects on Locked layers.

Print Details, compatible with Metric details.

Detail Callout, improved setting of detail arrow preference for selected detail.

Place Detail, supports attribute named Detail-References, for display of sheets detail is called out on.

Update Details, updates Sheet and Detail-References attributes.

Project Manager, Sheet Index, does not select a sheet by default; Set Current indicates success to user.

Preferences, RefNotes, deleting a User Fields prompts user to delete all field values.

Size Lateral Pipes, Precip Rate calculation for Rotors changed from running average to final average.

Update, Additional Packages, ability to download all planting blocks.

Import Details, if unable to copy a file, reports file in question.

Line Leaders, prompt for Viewport Scale if necessary.

Project Manager, opening files from Sheet Index, alerts user if any error is encountered.

HotFix: Placing Controller Accessories, correctly prompts for attribute value.

Place Detail Callout, Associate Detail Callout, when in Paperspace, requires selecting a Sheet; sheet reference is saved with detail callout record.

Detail Report, References column includes sheet numbers of detail callouts placed into Paperspace.

BatchMan, Save As 2010 option; Color ByLayer and Line ByLayer process entities within blocks.

Detail Bubble, for Metric details, callouts are scaled correctly.

Detail Builder, Material Callout, defaults to last division and subdivision placed.

HotFix: Placing of irrigation equipment blocks, downloads on demand any missing files.

Preferences, Irrigation, Symbol Family 2 removed.

HotFix: Watering Schedule, totals line up correctly.

Water Source, translates illegal apostrophe character entered into custom description.

Updates, Additional Packages, ability to download all irrigation blocks.

HotFix: Placing Spot Elevations, elevation validation will not generate error.

Draw Mainline Pipe, T option toggles additional layers for drip areas, sleeve callouts, and spot elevations.

Copy Plants, Copy Heads, allow specifying Best Fit or Exact copy spacing.

Common XML to List function, additional error handling to account for corrupted XML.

Schedule text height calculations adjusted for Archtitl.shx.

Place Spot Elevation, enforces numeric entry for elevation; common Get Spot Elevations function, error handling for non-standard elevation values.

Detail Material Schedule renamed to Detail Material Notes; schedule symbols placed without drop shadows; header row correctly displays division text; creating a new note will not mistakenly revert to RefNote division list.

Plant Schedule, regenerating a schedule for a Work Area with the work area layer off or frozen will not generate error.

HotFix: Preferences, Plant Code setting GS and not capitalize code will assign plants two-letter codes.

HotFix: Mainline Size, creation of Flow Zones, additional error handling to avoid error.

HotFix: Reactivate function will not generate an error.