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News: Version 5.2 Released!

Version 5.2 Released!

Published on 7 August, 2019

Plandroid version 5.2.1.0 has now been released. This is a major release that has a new ventilation design mode, support for multiple languages, a new catalog search function, and many other new features. Check the full release notes for details.

Plandroid version 5.2.1.0 is now available for download. You can also upgrade from Plandroid with the menu item Help -> Check for Updates, or the program will automatically upgrade if you are using the default upgrade settings.

Highlights in this version:

The program has a new ventilation design mode, where zones can be specified as supply or extract, and required airflows can be modified with occupants or special use loads. Dwelling minimum flows can be set, as can supply infiltration levels.
Heat exchangers can now connect correctly to all four ducts: fresh air supply, fresh air intake, stale air discharge, and stale air extraction.
Fans, fan coil units, and heat exchanges with inbuilt fans can now have their fan performance specified as an air flow rate as a function of system pressure, resulting in more accurate air flow calculations.
The program now supports setting the user interface to multiple languages.

Fully supported languages are:

English
German
Spanish
French
Indonesian
Italian
Dutch
Portuguese
Turkish
Arabic
Greek
Hindi
Russian

Partially supported (only machine translated) languages are:

Hebrew
Japanese
Korean
Chinese

There is a greatly expanded catalog part search function ([Ctrl] + F).

There is now a "Toggle zones table" display for every design mode, including lighting and ventilation modes.
Part labels can now be rotated and highlighted in the same way that a Note can.
Walls can now be double-clicked to add new points, and joined walls can now be separated if they are dragged while holding the [Ctrl] key.
The Design page toolbar item Adjust Position now includes the items Align to Grid, and Resize Grid.
Any part group selection can now be resized instead of rotated by using the "R" hotkey in the canvas.

Title blocks and notes both have a new property "padding", that adds space around their borders.
Title blocks have a new context menu item "Insert Part Icon", which lets you make legend blocks much more easily.
In the Costing page, the user can now edit the product codes and manufacturer of any user-added cost items.
The Report page has a new toolbar item "Email Report PDF" that will email the report document directly to a customer.
Many catalogs have been added or updated.

Have a careful read of the release notes in the ReadMe.txt file in the distribution for a complete list of new features and changes.

Upgrade to the new version now!

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