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# Version 384

09-11-2026

### Team Plans Only

#### Additional Loads in Layout (BETA)

You can now draw area (psf), line (plf), and point (lb) loads directly in Layout, over the trusses they act on. Each load applies automatically to the component designs it covers when trusses are created or regenerated. Trusses do not yet pick up nearby loads, only ones that overlap them.

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#### Redesigned Projects Workspace

Clicking a project now opens a drawer with Overview, Components, and Estimates tabs. The Components tab shows buildings, levels, and components as a tree with truss thumbnails, and bulk actions appear when you check rows.

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#### All Plans

#### Redesigned Estimates with Live Preview

Creating an estimate now opens a full-screen workspace showing the customer quote itself instead of a configuration dialog. Prices and totals update live as you edit, and the generated PDF matches what you see. Each component row fills in its structural details and truss outline automatically.

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#### Roof Plane Cutting Previews (BETA)

While cutting a roof plane, the resulting area is now shaded and updates in real time as you add cuts. Planes and edges you can cut against are highlighted, and hovering one previews the cut before you commit it. Hold **Shift** to cut along an edge instead of a plane.

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#### Auto-Cut Roof Planes (BETA)

You now have the option to automatically cut roof planes against other planes as you insert them.

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#### **Attic Truss Tools (BETA)**

Attic truss tools are now available to all paid users. The Attic shape, Attic Settings, and Attic Chase Settings are labeled **\[Beta]** while we continue to refine them.

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#### Documentation and AI Assistant in Design

Documentation and the AI assistant are now available directly within the app under the Ask a Question icon, so you can search the docs and ask questions without leaving the software.

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#### Other Levels Stay Visible While You Draw

Other visible levels are now shown in grayscale during insertion and picking instead of being hidden, and you can snap to them. This makes it easier to trace walls and bearing envelopes from another level.

#### Unified Direction Input for Wall and Beam Insertion

Length, X, Y, Angle, and directions now share one panel during wall and beam insertion, with a live preview that follows your cursor. Values lock only when you type them, so tabbing through the fields no longer constrains the wall, and you can put in non-orthogonal walls without switching modes.

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### Minor Updates

* Hovering a roof plane now shows its slope in the tooltip, so you don't have to select the plane to check it.
* Profile generation now converts over-long double cuts on webs into single cuts, reducing the visible gaps against neighboring members that saw error can open up. This is most noticeable on low-slope trusses.
* Load settings fields that previously required feet now accept architectural input and display in your dimension format. A number with no punctuation in these fields now means inches just like every other distance input.
* A red notification now appears whenever changes fail to save, prompting you to reload the project, remove any invalid objects, and contact support if the problem persists. It stays visible until a save succeeds.

### **Bug Fixes**

* Fixed the component list not scrolling to the active component design when returning to the component in Design view


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