Major Enhancements

1. AutoCAD DWG imports:
• Imports both the model and paper space layouts
• Compatible with the latest version of AutoCAD 2022
• Ability to “fix” certain manufacturers DWG details that previously had an issue with scale
2. Take Off Record:
• If a roof is selected in the roof selector the take off record will display only the quantities of that roof area.
3. Lost dialog boxes
• When working with multiple displays if a dialog box gets lost, there is a new “Reset Dialog Positions” option under the Utility menu.

RoofCAD 6.2.0.914 also addresses some small issues and minor enhancements that were brought to our attention or requested by our clients, those include:

1. There is now a maximum width for the browser flyouts which prevents them from being stretched beyond the screen width
2. You can no longer drag a Smart Object library over another in the Smart Object browser and lose the library

Major Enhancements

1. Native PDF imports in Digitizer:
• No longer will you need to use a 3rd party software to import a Eplan from a PDF drawing of set of drawings.
2. Auto Save:
• Auto save is a preference that can be enabled from the Options menu under preferences, and can be set to auto save starting at 5 minutes. It creates a RCK file that can be reclaimed in the event of a loss of your drawing.
3. Sq Ft Tagger tool
• The square foot tagger tool will automatically note the area of your roofs on the drawing with a click of the mouse, on a pitched roof it will also include the roof pitch
4. Symbol Frame Tool
• When digitizing penetrations that use symbols such as curbs and skylights, you now can draw a frame around the penetration and it will automatically draw the appropriate symbol.

RoofCAD 6.1 also addresses some small issues and minor enhancements that were brought to our attention or requested by our clients, those include:

1. The Group Selected tool has returned
2. Layer dialog box is no longer model (changes can be made to drawing while dialog box is open)
3. Layer dialog box now has separate visible check boxes for each layer
4. Printer dialog box is displayed when printing takeoff record
5. Smart Objects can now be moved in the Smart Object browser allowing users to organize the list to their preferences.
6. Drawing name is now on the header of the printed takeoff record

1. This Release fixes various issues found during the prior beta test release, including the PDF printing problems. This is to be the final beta release prior to the full release.

1. This release fixed an issue of artifacts left until the screen when coping for on drawing to another.

1. Issue with printing large format drawings (24” x 36” & 36” x 48”) has been addressed.
2. A “web Support Meeting” command has been added to the help menu.
3. Manage layer dialog box is now non-modal (commands can be run while dialog box is open).
4. Manage Layer dialog box now has separate visible check boxes for each layer.
5. Selecting items on the takeoff record will highlight them on the drawing (like RoofCAD 5).

1. EagleView drawing import
• EagleView XML drawing can now be imported into RoofCad and edited as you would with any RoofCad drawing.
2. Tabbed drawing area
• The tabbed drawing area allows for easy navigation between open drawings.
3. Fly out Smart Object and Symbol Browsers
• Fly out tabs conserve valuable screen real-estate and eliminate the need to move open browsers that are covering your drawing.
4. Offset tool
• Allows you to pick any line and copy it to either side to a chosen distance, great for laying out seams.
5. Custom fill color pallets
• You can now create custom color pallets for both fills and lines including transparent colors.
6. Key plan graphic creator
• Create key plans for multiple page drawing sets.
7. New detail library
• Over 50 pre-built Built Up, EPDM, Modified, and Thermoplastic details are included with your product install.
8. New grouping feature on takeoff record
• Replaces the section tool of earlier versions, now you can group takeoff quantities from multiple roof areas.
9. Native PDF export
• You can now export your drawings into either a raster or vector type PDF allowing you to customize the output for its intended use. You can also embed your fonts to a vector type PDF.
10. Compatible with newest AutoCAD 2013 drawings
• Edit the newest NRCA and manufacturers detail drawings.
11. Selection popup
• If you click to select and there is more than 1 item near the pointer, you will get a popup menu listing the items. Makes it easier to select in line-on-line situations.
12. New installation location
• RoofCad 6 is now installed into your programs directory. All the files you need access to such as your templates, tutorials, and new detail drawings are now installed to a "RoofCad Files" folder in your Libraries/Documents directory. There is also a new tool that will migrate all of your existing templates, smart objects, and symbols into your new software.
13. Undo and Redo Commands
• Completely redesigned and enhanced Undo and Redo commands

• Current Roof checkbox no longer on the Smart Object Browser; Functionality is replaced by Roof Selector.
• Smart Object Templates are selectively enabled according to selected roof.
• There are now user-customizable Groups & Categories for Smart Object Templates in the browser; In legacy Smart Object Template files, headings starting with *** are read as Groups and other headings are read as Categories.
• "No Roof" Smart Objects are no longer allowed. A Current Roof *must* be set before assigning/drawing a Smart Object.
• A Smart Object's totals will only appear under a single roof, even if it physically overlaps another roof. (ie a Gas Line that overlaps 2 roofs will no longer have its length divided up between the roofs on the Take Off Record.)
• A roof may no longer be "owned" by another roof. Sections can be used in the Take Off Record to give the same appearance as a roof-owned-roof in old RC. Legacy drawings containing roof-owned roofs will have Sections generated for them.
• Text may now be used as a Smart Object. Any Smart Object that can be a symbol can also be text.
• All symbol library management is now drawn from right-click menus in the browser.
• New "Replace in Drawing" feature.

• All .sbl files found in the designated library folder are displayed as a node in the browser.
• All symbol library management is now drawn directly from right-click menus in the browser.
• New "Replace in Drawing" feature.

• Take Off Record is now a tree-style grid.
• You now have the ability to expand take off columns.
• Sections functionality has become a part of the Takeoff Record. Clicking the Edit button in lower left button bar in the Takeoff Record. Will bring up dialog for creating/managing Sections.
• Takeoff Record can now be exported as an Excel spreadsheet.

• Properties dialog is now on a fly out tab accessible by simply placing your mouse over the tab, it is also lockable into the open position.
• Multiple selected Smart Objects are displayed in a tree, grouped by name.
• If segments are selected, the outline SO is shown as well as the segment SOs.
• You can set Smart Objects properties either individually or for all Smart Objects under a node.

• Eplan images can now be resized, placed and rotated however the user wants. Use Edit Eplan menu option to "select" eplan for dragging, resizing & rotation.
• New "Align to Drawing" menu option – makes it easy to realign an eplan with an existing drawing.

• "Fit to Frame" feature allows user to trace a frame on the drawing and workspace will be scaled and shifted to fit. Drawing scale is adjusted.
• "Align to Page" and "Align to Drawing" are similar to the corresponding ePlan features. Drawing scale is not affected.
• Define workspace dialog now has a "Fit to Page" check box (defaults to checked).
• "Align to Point": user clicks a point on the drawing and workspace is shifted to align top left corner with the point.
• User must explicitly "Open Session" from the drawing he wants to dig in. This is so that the digitizer knows to use the drawing's saved digitizer document scale (if there is one). When the session is opened, the workspace is outlined in green on the page.
• Digitizer document scale and location of workspace on drawing is now saved as part of the drawing. If the digitizer workspace has not changed, when a user Opens a digitizer session on a drawing that they previously worked on, they will not need to redefine scale, or reposition the workspace – they will be ready to go right away.
• Define workspace dialog now has a "Fit to Page" check box (defaults to checked). If they *have* to redefine the workspace, but don't want the drawing scale to change to fit to page (ie they are going to align the workspace with the existing drawing), they need a way to do this.
• No message on startup if wintab is not installed (but will notify when they open connection from Dig menu.)

• Improved rubber banding (cleaner, clearer), especially over eplans.
• Selection popup: if you click to select and there is more than 1 item near the pointer, you will get a popup menu listing the items. Makes it easier to select in line-on-line situations.
• Dimension Target popup: works same as selection popup.
• Improved refreshing, less choppy.
• Export as Graphic now includes a Key Plan option.
• Edit Roof option under Edit menu – opens selected roof outline or Current Roof in LW.
• New Offset Tool. Specify an offset distance, click on line or arc, then click to one side of it; A new line/arc will be generated at the specified offset. If the new line is inside a closed poly, it will be trimmed to the nearest intersection outline segments.
• Lengths are now displayed to the fraction of an inch in LW & Graphic/SO property grids. There is a new drawing setting as to whether dimensions on the drawing will display fractional inches.
• Saving while format layer is current warning.

• Importing AutoCad drawing now automatically opens a new drawing, creates and new layer named DWG and moves all drawing contents to that layer and removes all of the now empty un-needed layers.
• Move to layer command.
• Edit roof command.
• Open line layout wizard.