Anybody interested in testing new Spaces macro ?
Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2019 7:11 pm
I am very close to completion of a new Spaces macro.
This is intended to be a replacement for Space Planner. I have included several additional features including the following:
I would be interested to hear from anybody that is interested in taking a look at the new macro and doing at least some basic testing.
There is no instruction manual at this stage, so you will need to find your own way around the macro ( I would be interested to hear comments on how easy/hard it is to navigate ... I have used Windows Forms for the more complex configuration options so the menu structure is not as deep as Space Planner).
You can download the latest beta from the link at https://www.dhsoftware.com.au/SpacesBeta.html.
Thanks,
David H.
This is intended to be a replacement for Space Planner. I have included several additional features including the following:
- Ability to assign default properties (e.g. fill colour) to Category definitions
- Option to define label layouts with a symbol, allowing much more flexibility
- Dimensions in Labels can now include stacked fractions
- Ability to define your own fields to be used in labels and reports
- The macro will allow definition of space by either the wall surface or wall centre, with the option to create one or both of those lines (if both lines are specified then one can be 'hidden' so that only the vertices of the hidden line display on the screen ... typically I envisage that if people create both lines they will hide the wall centre line). This is intended to make it easier to arrange spaces adjacent to each other, but I will be interested to see how much it gets used.
- Multiple named reports can be created. Existing reports can be updated without the need to select entities or place the report each time. New entities can also be automatically added to reports as they are created.
- Space definitions can be imported/exported directly to/from Excel
- More sensible reporting of x/y dimensions of angled spaces (a 'virtual x-axis' is assumed parallel to the first straight side of the polyline)
- A few more standard fields that can be included on reports or labels
- Reports and labels can now be created with TTF fonts. Report columns can now be optionally left/centre/right aligned.
- A Measure/Detail option which will highlight ALL of the space entities (outline as well as the label) in addition to providing much more information including displaying the length of each individual side on the screen.
I would be interested to hear from anybody that is interested in taking a look at the new macro and doing at least some basic testing.
There is no instruction manual at this stage, so you will need to find your own way around the macro ( I would be interested to hear comments on how easy/hard it is to navigate ... I have used Windows Forms for the more complex configuration options so the menu structure is not as deep as Space Planner).
You can download the latest beta from the link at https://www.dhsoftware.com.au/SpacesBeta.html.
Thanks,
David H.