We are happy to announce the May release of Qonic, introducing new features, improvements, and fixes designed to streamline your workflow and enhance your user experience. Here’s a detailed look at what’s new and improved in this release.
Modelling
New Features
- Snapping: We’ve made snapping even more intuitive by enabling it by default. Additionally, we now support multimodel snapping.
Improvements
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Direct Modelling Enhancements: We’ve added several improvements to the direct modelling features to make it more efficient and user-friendly.
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Window and Door Operations: Moving and copying windows and doors is now smoother and more reliable.
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Memory Optimization: Large move operations can be memory-intensive, but with our latest optimizations, memory consumption is significantly reduced, making the process faster and more efficient.
Fixes
- Manipulator Stability: We’ve addressed various issues with the manipulator, resulting in improved performance and fewer crashes.
- Layer Modification: Crashes during layer modification procedures are addressed.
Interoperability
New Features
- Revit 2025 Support: We have added support for Revit 2025, ensuring future proof compatibility on your projects.
- Expanded Revit Categories: More Revit categories can now be exported ensuring more accurate data handling.
Enhancements
- Revit 3D View: Before exporting, the default 3D view is now automatically activated, streamlining the export process.
- IFC Improvements: Our updates to IFC include enhanced unit conversion, better import and export of materials, and the ability to export elements with an Axis IfcShapeRepresentation.
Fixes
- Rhino Import: We’ve resolved issues with plane imports in Rhino.
- IFC Classification and Geometry: Importing classifications and geometry in IFC is now more reliable.
User Interface
New Features
- Model Status: Keep track of your model status with enhanced upload status visibility on the dashboard. This feature provides real-time updates and ensures you’re always informed about the status of your models.
Improvements
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Versioning Enhancements: We’ve made significant improvements to the versioning interface:
- The version dialog now includes a right-click context menu, providing quicker access to key functions.
- Reverting to previous versions is now more efficient and reliable.
- Revisions are automatically disabled when personal changes are present, preventing accidental overwrites.
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Manipulator Dimension Fields: The default unit of the model is now used in the manipulator’s dimension fields.
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Saved Queries: You now have more control over how saved queries are opened.