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March 2026

v1.6.0 - March 1, 2026

New

  • Curve Tool (K) draws freehand curves for tracing cable runs around bends and obstacles — drag to draw, auto-smoothed into clean bezier paths
  • Midpoint drag-to-arc lets you bend any straight line segment into a smooth arc by dragging its midpoint handle
  • Dedicated Line (L) and Curve (K) toolbar buttons replace the old combined Linear tool for a cleaner workflow

Improved

  • Scrollable toolbar adapts to smaller screens without hiding tools behind overflow
  • Toolbar expand/collapse state now persists across sessions

February 2026

v1.5.4 - February 26, 2026

Fixed

  • Workspace mode now correctly controls which credit pool is used for exports — Personal mode uses personal credits, Team mode uses team credits

Improved

  • Workspace switcher (Personal/Team) is now accessible from the user dropdown menu on any page, not just the project creation screen

v1.5.3 - February 23, 2026

New

  • PDF exports now include layers for each symbol category (Lighting, Emergency Lighting, etc.) and the legend — open the exported PDF in Bluebeam or Acrobat to show/hide layers independently

Fixed

  • Detection rules now apply correctly across all PDFs in multi-PDF projects when switching between tabs

v1.5.2 - February 17, 2026

New

  • Combined PDF export lets you merge multiple project PDFs into a single marked-up file — choose which PDFs to include with checkboxes before exporting

v1.5.1 - February 17, 2026

Fixed

  • Loading a second PDF in free mode no longer fails after closing the first one — previously required a page refresh

v1.5.0 - February 6, 2026

New

  • Community Board - Submit ideas, report bugs, suggest improvements, and ask questions to help shape the product roadmap
  • Post type tags on feedback posts let you categorize submissions as Idea, Bug, Improvement, or Question with color-coded badges
  • Vote weighting by subscription tier gives paid users more influence on feature priorities
  • Filter the Community Board by post type, status, and search keywords

January 2026

v1.4.3 - January 25, 2026

Improved

  • Linear and Ring measurements now display in imperial units (feet/inches) when scale is set to imperial
  • Ring Tool documentation added to user guide with screenshots

Fixed

  • Ring Legend now correctly shows diameter (not circumference) when "Diameter" display mode is selected
  • PDF and CSV exports now respect the Ring rule's display mode setting (diameter vs circumference)

v1.4.2 - January 24, 2026

New

  • Ring tool for circular linear measurements - place center, drag to set radius, measure circular cable runs and lighting fixtures
  • Ring measurements display as diameter (default) or unit counts (e.g., "16 × 0.5m")
  • Rings integrate with existing linear system: appear in Legend, Control Panel, and PDF/CSV exports with project-wide numbering

Improved

  • Legend now shows only paths on the current page while maintaining correct project-wide identifiers (e.g., LED.3)
  • Linear tools automatically switch to line mode when drawing lines with a ring rule selected

Fixed

  • Ring drawing state now resets properly when switching between tools

v1.4.1 - January 24, 2026

Fixed

  • Linear measurement paths now display in the correct position at all zoom levels

v1.4.0 - January 24, 2026

Improved

  • PDF scroll performance - Dramatically faster scrolling and zooming with intelligent caching
  • Smooth zoom provides instant visual feedback while high-resolution renders load in background
  • Previously viewed pages load instantly from cache when scrolling back
  • MiniMap updates immediately on page changes
  • Large PDFs scroll more smoothly with priority-based thumbnail generation (current page renders first)
  • Dynamic thumbnail resolution adapts to PDF size and device memory for optimal performance

v1.3.3 - January 22, 2026

Fixed

  • Adding or removing a PDF in multi-PDF projects now correctly switches the view to the appropriate PDF

v1.3.2 - January 22, 2026

Improved

  • Symbol detection accuracy improved with automatic text filtering - long sentences, text with punctuation, and multi-word phrases from legend pages are no longer incorrectly matched as symbols

v1.3.1 - January 22, 2026

New

  • Linear path identifiers - Each path now shows a unique ID like LED.1, LED.2 in the legend, control panel, and PDF/CSV exports for easy cross-referencing
  • Clone tool ghost preview - When cloning linear paths, a semi-transparent preview shows exactly where cloned paths will appear before confirming

Improved

  • Linear path labels in PDF export now have white background badges for better readability on busy backgrounds

Fixed

  • Newly drawn linear paths now appear immediately in PDF exports without needing to reload the page
  • Linear path identifier labels now align correctly on rotated pages (90°, 180°, 270°)

v1.3.0 - January 21, 2026

Improved

  • What's New button now only appears when there are updates, with a subtle glow animation to catch your eye

v1.2.0 - January 21, 2026

Fixed

  • PDF legend now renders correctly on rotated pages (90°, 180°, 270°)
  • Legend text alignment and positioning on landscape PDFs
  • "Plan Count" branding no longer cut off on rotated pages

v1.1.0 - January 13, 2026

New

  • Linear path display modes - toggle between showing all paths or only the selected one for cleaner views

Fixed

  • Pan tool now works correctly after using fit-to-screen or double-click zoom

v1.0.0 - January 11, 2026

New

  • Linear measurement tool - Measure cable runs, LED strips, and conduit with automatic quantity calculations
  • Zone area measurement - Measure floor/wall space in real-world units (m² or ft²)
  • Per-PDF scale settings so each drawing can have its own measurement scale

Improved

  • Large PDFs now load faster with memory-conscious loading

v0.9.0 - January 10, 2026

Improved

  • Wheel zoom now centers on your mouse position for more precise navigation

Fixed

  • Pinch-to-zoom on trackpads no longer drifts during rapid zoom gestures

v0.8.0 - January 9, 2026

New

  • Split-screen reference pane - View a legend or reference PDF alongside your main view
  • Thumbnail strip navigation for quick page jumping (click the grid icon)
  • Page exclusion lets you skip irrelevant pages in your takeoffs

Improved

  • Floating controls redesigned for a cleaner interface

v0.7.0 - January 7, 2026

New

  • Cloud box annotations - Mark revision areas on your plans
  • Text annotations - Add notes and comments anywhere on the PDF
  • Highlight regions - Mark areas of interest with semi-transparent overlays
  • All annotations export to PDF with full fidelity

Improved

  • Double-click any annotation to edit its text
  • Text alignment and font scaling options for annotations

v0.6.0 - January 5, 2026

New

  • Team workspaces - Share credit pools and collaborate with your team
  • Invite team members via email
  • Workspace switcher to toggle between personal and team modes

Improved

  • Storage usage now shows separately for personal and team workspaces

v0.5.0 - January 3, 2026

New

  • Project sharing - Share view-only links with stakeholders
  • Share analytics showing view and clone counts
  • Organize projects into folders

December 2025

v0.4.0 - December 28, 2025

New

  • Zone tools - Draw inclusion zones (count only inside), exclusion zones (ignore items), and area zones (measure space)
  • Zone-based statistics in the control panel

v0.3.0 - December 20, 2025

New

  • Stamp tool - Manually place symbols
  • Eraser tool - Remove detections
  • Clone tool - Duplicate symbols across pages

Improved

  • Keyboard shortcuts for switching tools (press H for pan, S for stamp, etc.)

v0.2.0 - December 15, 2025

New

  • Detection rule editor - Create custom symbol patterns
  • Auto-discovery suggests rules based on repeated text patterns in your PDF
  • Enable/disable rules without deleting them

Improved

  • Detection statistics grouped by symbol type
  • Color-coded overlays make different symbol types easy to distinguish

v0.1.0 - December 10, 2025

New

  • Upload and view PDF construction plans
  • Automatic electrical symbol detection
  • Page navigation with zoom and pan
  • Export marked-up PDF with detection overlays
  • Export CSV of detection counts for spreadsheets

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