Home Designer Pro Changelog

What's new in Home Designer Pro 2024 25.1.0.45

Mar 30, 2023

Design Tools:
Display Coordinate Axes. Show the XYZ axes indicator and the project origin location in 2D and 3D views. Use toolbar toggles to display the Axis style and Origin Indicator.
Room Size. Reference room information like dimensions, perimeter, area, and volume from the Room Specification Dialog.
Virtual Reality. Leverage HTC VIVE™ and Oculus Rift Virtual Reality Headsets to view your chief Architect Designs. In addition to experiencing the 360d area of a scene, teleport from point to point in a model to experience multiple virtual spaces. Choose to view your models in VR from a first-Person orientation or from and Overhead view; interact with each view type to experience the details of your design.
3D Tools:
3D Overview Floor Levels. Show multiple floors when creating 3D dollhouse views. + + +
Sky Model. Control settings for the sun, moon, horizon and their impact on a scene’s lighting from within the camera’s specification dialog.
Artificial Terrain. Use the Extend Terrain to Horizon feature in the Camera Specification dialog to display the ground in 3D beyond the boundaries of the plan view’s terrain perimeter.
Procedural Grass Areas. Use Grass Region tools to create areas that simulate 3D grass; specify the length, density, color, and other parameters to achieve more natural-looking grass in your scenes.
Focal Blur. Turn ON Depth of Field in perspective views; set focal points using the camera tools and set the intensity of the blur with F-Stop settings. + + +
Depth Cueing. Assign a ‘foggy’ or shaded effect to areas that are a specified distance from the camera to differentiate the foreground from the background of a scene. Define gradient values to control the intensity range of Depth Cueing.
Opaque Glass Color. Specify the color used for glass in Rendering Techniques where Opaque Glass is an option.
Cost Estimating / Materials List:
Control Materials List Formatting. Use defaults to control fonts and table styles for Materials Lists and Reports.
CAD / Elevations:
Replace Fonts. Use the Replace Fonts tool to substitute font types throughout your plan.
Hyperlinks in Rich Text. Embed hyperlinks in text objects; open the URL path using CTRL + click.
Windows / Doors / Cabinets: Attach Electrical to Partitions. Electrical objects like outlets and switches will snap to cabinet partitions in addition to cabinets.
Control Cabinet Hardware. Use the Center option to adjust cabinet drawer hardware location, also specify cases where two knobs will be used.
Control Partition Toe Kick. Choose to include or exclude a toe kick on cabinet partitions.
Door Size Controls. Define doors smaller than the doorway opening, perfect for shower and saloon-style door installations.
Libraries / Catalogs:
Library Browser. Use various filter tools based on User-Defined Tags, Object Properties and Types, and Favorites to find and manage objects in the Library Browser. View and browse through Search Online for Available Catalogs. Use the search tools inside Chief Architect’s Library Browser to discover and download content from the 3D Library.
Update Catalogs on Demand. Reference a catalog’s library browser icon to determine if an update is available. Use the context menu to update selected catalogs or use the Update Library Catalogs command to update all at once.
Unified Symbol Specification. Merged controls to manage imported 3D Symbol data and general specification options are accessible in a single dialog box.
Stairs / Ramps / Railings:
Offset Railings. Control post, newel, and railing locations; extend posts and and balusters below floor platform.
Radius Controls for Stairs. Input exact values for arcs in curved stairs.
Building Tools:
Toggle Between Flat and Vaulted Ceiling. Use an edit tool to quickly change a room’s ceiling type from flat to vaulted.
Skylights. Accurately define the size of skylights through the specification dialog. Set up skylight defaults to standard dimensions. Edit skylight shape using the skylight detail view tool.
Ridge Framing Control. Choose whether a ridge is automatically generated with a check box to turn it ON or OFF.
Automatically Build Trusses. Set up your defaults and use parametric features to automatically add floor and roof trusses to your design when you build framing.
End Truss Control. Specify whether an end truss will be generated over a wall in the Wall’s Structure Specification

New in Home Designer Pro 2023 24.3.0.84 (Oct 3, 2022)

Program Overview:
Fixed a problem that prevented right-clicking on a group selection from opening a contextual menu
Corrected a case in which Control+Click did not bring up contextual menus on the Mac
Preferences:
Folders without write access can no longer be used for the Undo and Temporary folders
Toolbars and Hotkeys:
Fixed an issue that caused toolbar button images to appear blurry at very high display scales
Window and View Tools:
Fixed a problem that could cause the Library Browser to disappear after upgrading to Version 2023 and migrating content and settings
Editing Objects:
Fixed an issue in which Undo failed to remove a marker after extending an existing dimension line to locate a cross section line in an elevation view
CAD Objects:
Fixed a problem that could cause some CAD objects to display incorrectly on systems using display scaling greater than 100%
Walls, Railings, and Fencing:
Corrected a case in which drywall was missing at the end of a wall when stairs cut part of the wall
Corrected a case in which using Reverse Plan caused the program to become unresponsive
Rooms:
Fixed a problem that caused post footings to generate under layered decks when they should not
Fixed an issue that resulted in exposed flat ceiling edges not having the correct material applied to them
Fixed an issue in which the Floor Absolute Elevation could not be edited in the Floor 0 or Floor 1 Defaults dialog
Fixed a problem that caused Bay/Bow/Box windows with a Raised Floor to be included in the Living Area
Fixed a problem that prevented flooring materials from displaying in camera views in a particular case
Dimensions:
Fixed a problem that prevented Point to Point dimensions from being extended using the edit handles
Doors and Windows:
Fixed an issue that caused arched/shaped windows to have an incorrect wall cutout when a 0 thickness wall surface layer was present
Corrected an issue that caused deformation in Bow windows with a thin wall type
Fixed a problem that could cause a Bow window to disappear when the framing thickness of its walls was increased
Improved framing for Bay/Box/Bow windows that have been exploded
Cabinets:
Corrected a case in which False Drawer cabinet face items continued to display when the "Cabinets, Drawers & Doors" layer was turned off
Fixed an error that could occur when rotating a Custom Backsplash
Schedules and Object Labels:
Improved the resizing of tabbed Text objects
Fixed a problem that could cause 3D Elevations of plants in Plant Schedules to display as a solid color
Fixed an issue in which schedule callout labels could not be selected in plan view
Fixed a problem that prevented returns in multi-line text from showing in schedules
Roofs:
Fixed an issue that prevented roof planes from correctly displaying the default Arrowhead
Fixed an error that could occur if a skylight/roofhole was placed in the same location as another skylight/roofhole with its layer off
Corrected a case in which gable roof fascia extended past the fascia where a hip roof return was present
Framing and Trusses:
Fixed a problem that could cause Pony Wall framing to rebuild when Retain Wall Framing was checked
Fixed a specific case in which trusses would not build over a room set to Use Soffit Surface for Ceiling
Fixed a problem that prevented some trusses from generating in a specific case
Fixed an issue in which Force Truss Rebuild would only rebuild a single truss when multiple trusses were selected
Corrected a case in which the framing for a dropped ceiling did not appear in a 3D framing overview
Architectural Blocks:
Fixed an issue that sometimes caused automatic backsplashes to disappear when an Architectural Block was created
3D Views:
Fixed a problem that could cause elevation callouts in plan view to show the wrong text when zooming
Fixed a problem that prevented the Text Below Line from displaying in Overview camera callouts
Fixed an error that could occur when creating a Full Overview after specifying a wall as a Pony Wall in a specific case
Fixed a crash that would occur creating a camera view on systems with Intel Arc graphics
Rendering and Ray Tracing:
Fixed an issue that caused only part of a CPU Ray Trace image to be created on a secondary monitor with different display scaling
Fixed a problem that caused backdrops to appear black when viewed through glass in Physically Based Renderings that included a referenced plan
Pictures, Images, and Walkthroughs:
Fixed a problem that could cause a duplicate watermark to appear in walkthrough recordings
Materials List:
Corrected a problem that prevented rows in the Master List from being deleted
Layout:
Fixed an issue that caused Live Views to appear blurrier on screen when display scaling was increased to greater than 100%
Fixed a problem that caused shadows/color to be offset in Plot Line when the display scaling was set greater than 200%
Fixed an issue in which a large amount of memory was being used to send Plot Line views to layout when display scaling was greater than 200%
Printing and Plotting:
Fixed an issue that could result in a cached watermark image being removed from the plan when its properties were edited

New in Home Designer Pro 2022 23.3.0.81 (Jan 9, 2022)

Toolbars and Hotkeys:
Corrected a problem that caused submenus to be incorrectly scaled after a toolbar was right-clicked on.
Displaying Objects:
Fixed an issue that prevented layers assigned to items in the Electrical Defaults dialog from being marked as "In Use", allowing those layers to be deleted.
Walls, Railings, and Fencing:
Fixed a problem that prevented the Align With Wall Above/Below edit tools from working in camera views when the side of a wall was selected.
Corrected a problem in a specific plan in which a wall cap created a diagonal line in elevation views.
Fixed a case in which a warning message about not being able to change an object's layer would appear when importing defaults.
Fixed a problem in which adding a new layer to a Wall Type could add an Insulation layer marked as Framing.
Rooms:
Corrected an issue that caused the Stem Wall Height setting in the Room Specification dialog to become disabled after the Room Type was changed.
The prompt to turn off Automatically Rebuild Foundation is now presented before a wall's or room's specification dialog is opened on Floor 0.
Fixed a problem that prevented Component data for rooms from being removed in some cases.
Dimensions:
Fixed an issue that caused dimension segments between an opening on one cabinet and the side of another to be suppressed.
The "Dimensions, Automatic" system layer has been removed. The system layer for all dimension lines is now "Dimensions".
Fixed a problem that prevented Temporary Dimensions for walls in elevation views from displaying when the "CAD, Default" layer was turned off.
Doors and Windows:
A cursor icon no longer follows the mouse pointer when duplicate openings are stacked. Fixed an issue that resulted in duplicate opening indicator warnings disappearing after creating a materials list.
Cabinets:
Fixed an issue that prevented the sides of radius end cabinets from being edited in some
cases.
Foundations:
Fixed a specific case in which a Monolithic Slab Foundation was failing to generate in 3D.
Stairs, Ramps, and Landings:
Corrected a specific case in which texture mapping was incorrect on a Ramp.
Fixed an error that could occur when editing a Landing's materials.
Roofs:
Fixed a problem in which the "Form Room Inside Dormer" option for Auto Dormers increased the total height of a building unnecessarily.
Corrected an issue in which an Attic Wall would generate incorrectly above a roof plane that was originally generated below an automatic Dutch Gable.
Fixed an issue where the move edit handle for roof planes appeared in the wrong location in 3D views
Framing and Trusses:
Fixed an issue that resulted in overlapping wall top plates at wall intersections at certain angles.
Fixed a problem that caused framing to build through walls in some cases.
Corrected an issue that could cause a truss to incorrectly shift its location when the shape of its truss polyline was edited.
The Library:
Fixed an issue that prevented a previously selected item in the Library Browser from being reactivated by clicking on the Selection Pane.
Fixed a problem that prevented library files with an apostrophe in the filename from being imported.
The Selection Pane and search results now update to reflect changes such as layer colors in the current plan.
Incompatible objects can no longer be added to the library when using the Find in Library tool.
Other Objects:
Fixed an issue where drawing slabs in a perspective view would create them at seemingly random heights.
Materials:
Fixed an issue that could cause the Material Painter dialog to show an incorrect preview when 'Use default material' was checked.
3D Views:
Fixed an issue where cross hairs would become extremely slow to respond when items were selected in elevation views on some systems.
3D Rendering:
Improved clarity of Use Backdrop Image setting label and functionality.
Fixed the issue where billboard images would disappear when turning the camera straight up or straight down in perspective views.
Fixed an issue where Line Drawing on top was being forced on when legacy plans from X4 and prior were being read in.
Fixed an issue where a large black triangle could sometimes appear across the screen when Line Drawing was being used.
Fixed issue where vector lines drew on top of reference plan glass house geometry.
Fixed a problem where referenced plans using glass house were taking a higher priority over the existing plan when geometry occupied the same space.
Fixed a problem where having transparent background for an exported PNG would over or underexpose the view making it too light or too dark.
Fixed a crash that could occur on some systems with AMD graphics cards when Hardware Edge Smoothing was set to Low.
Fixed an issue in which moving the Ambient Light sliders in the Rendering Technique Options dialog didn't update the view immediately.
Fixed an issue that caused glass to appear too dark in elevation views using the Standard or Watercolor Rendered Techniques.
New Disable Render Target Aliasing setting addresses a problem in camera views seen on some Macbook Pros with Intel Iris Plus graphics.
In the Preferences dialog, Low and Medium Edge Smoothing options now provide varying levels of quality.
Improved the display of lines with a high Squiggle Amplitude in Rendering Techniques where Line Drawing is used.
Improved performance when editing in a 3D view while a Reference Plan was in use.
Fixed a problem that could cause Horizon Lines to flash when switching Rendering Techniques.
Fixed a problem that caused Horizon Lines on certain objects to disappear in elevation views when the view was refreshed.
Pictures, Images, and Walkthroughs:
Fixed an issue in which Edge Smoothing was not working correctly when recording walkthroughs on some systems.
Fixed issue in Home Designer Architectural that caused walkthroughs to always record using the Standard Rendering Technique
Fixed a problem that prevented billboard plants from rotating to face the camera at some extreme angles.
Fixed an issue in which spherical backdrops would no longer appear spherical after a 360 Panorama image was exported.
Corrected a case that could cause dark squares in a 360 Panorama images.
Materials Lists
Fixed an issue that prevented Revert to Default from being available immediately after editing a cell in a Materials List.
Corrected an error in specific customer plan that occurred while generating a Materials List.
Layout:
Fixed a problem that caused cross section/elevation views sent to layout as Plot Lines to be missing labels.
Fixed an issue that could cause watermarks to incorrectly display in cross section/elevation views sent to layout.
Corrected a case where sending an image to layout would remove the CAD on certain systems.
Fixed an issue that prevented some layout boxes with plot lines in legacy files from being linked to the original view when opened in Version 2022.
Addressed an incorrect warning that would appear when opening a legacy layout file linked to a plan that had been previously saved in Version 2022.
Printing and Plotting:
Improved response of the Cancel button in the progress dialog for printing and generating the print preview

New in Home Designer Pro 2021 22.1.1.1 (Mar 4, 2020)

New features:
Auto‐Hide Exterior Walls While Navigating. Set navigation camera views to automatically hide the backs of walls that prevent seeing into a small room. Use the Hide Camera‐Facing Exterior walls tools to easily navigate small rooms.
Print to any Paper Size. Set up your prints and PDF to work with your favorite paper size.
Find in Library. Determine whether or not a selected object exists in the library browser using an edit tool, or through the Replace from Library dialog.
Stairs and Ramps. Draw stairs or ramps in designs and modify length, raisers, treads, and style of stairs. See stair preview in dialog to preview your modifications
One‐Click™ Stairs & Ramps. Auto place stairs from platform to platform. Place full length stairs with a single click. Stairs and Ramps automatically connect to the terrain when drawn from the ground to the structure.
Ramp Tool. Default Ramp is ADA compliant. Specify length, slope rise and run for non‐traditional ramps such as skateboard ramps.
Split landings into multiple segments using dialog box controls for U‐shape and L‐shape stairs.
Railing Widths. Use Wall Width for Railings controls automatically sets the width of rails to match wall width. Makes it easy to set up deck guard rails based on wall construction material sizes.
Find and Replace Text in Plan. Quickly search for and replace words or strings of text used in your project for the currently selected text
Create Elevation, Wall Elevation, and Cross Section Views for the interior and exterior of your design.
Waterfall Counters. Automatically specify the edge of a custom counter as “Waterfall” to create a solid section from the counter’s top to the floor.
Customize Door Glass. Independently set the top, bottom, left, and right sides for panel and glass panel doors. Create garage and entry doors with asymmetric windows. Choose to set all garage door panels to use glass.
Manual Roof Tools. Control pivot point for individual roof planes
Object Componenets. Find the components panel in the specification dialog for objects that are reported to the materials list. Adjust calculation methods and other details for the object from the Components panel

New in Home Designer Pro 2020 21.1.1.2 (Apr 11, 2019)

Windows / Doors /Cabinets:
Parametric Barn Door. Define a door with surface mounted hardware and that slides to open or close on the wall’s face.
“Fixed” Door Type. Create non-operable doors, like sidelights for entryways, using the “Fixed” door
type. Door hinges and hardware are not included by default, but faux hardware can be turned ON if desired.
Shower Door. Parametric Shower Door Tool is an easy way to quickly place a glass slab door, ½” thick, without casing.
Door Defaults by Door Type. Set unique door defaults for different types of doors: hinged, pocket, bifold, sliding, barn, fixed, shower, and garage.
Door and Window Frame Toggle. Choose to include or exclude frame for openings with "Has Frame" controller.
Libraries / Catalogs:
Edit Parametric Items in Library Browser. Once saved into the Library, open and edit the properties
of Cabinets, Windows, Doors, and other parametric items.
Patterns and Fill Styles Library. Access your favorite patterns from the Library Browser. Easily apply fills and patterns to objects and materials from their specification dialogs and through the Fill Style Painter tool.
Stairs / Ramps / Railings:
Pony Walls and Railings Follow Stairs. Create Fully Housed Stairs using a pony wall with a railing on top and set to follow the slope of the stairs.
Building Tools:
Molding Specification. Easily manage moldings attached to an object through the Moldings panel and see a preview of their location in the room.
Control Moldings per Wall. Specify whether a wall has moldings attached separately from the other walls in an associated room.
Glass Wall Tool. Use the glass wall tool to quickly draw a new glass wall via the wall parent toolbar.
Glass Ponywall Tool. Wall tool to quickly draw a glass wall over a solid wall, perfect for showers.
Design Tools:
Multiple-Select Editing. Group similar items to modify them at one time; for example, select all your cabinets and change them all with one command.
Store Callouts and Markers in Library.
Feature Description Suite Architectural Professional:
CAD / Elevations:
Find and Replace Text in Plan. Quickly search for and replace words or strings of text used in your project at one time.
Import / Export files in DXF and DWG file formats. Export Only ? Available in 2019
3D Tools Specify Image Size. Set Pixel Resolution and Image Output measurements when exporting images. ? ? Available in 2019
Physically Based Rendering. Improve the quality of your scenes look where lighting, shadows, metal, and surface reflections are concerned with the Physically Based Rendering Technique (also known as PBR).
Export .DAE 3D files. Includes texture mapping that can be leveraged with external rendering
software.
Cost Estimating / Materials List:
Add detail to each individual component in the materials list for a comprehensive cost estimate breakdown. For example, assign components to your cabinets, such as doors, pulls, and hinges and assign costs for each item. Access these attributes from the Components panel of its specification dialog.
General / Support:
Custom Stylized Themes. Set up Chief’s User Interface with color and style themes of your choosing.
Set preferences for the look of dialogs, menus, buttons and other interface elements; import, export, and share saved themes.

New in Home Designer Pro 2018 19.3.1.7 (Aug 9, 2017)

New in Home Designer Pro 2018 19.2.0.39 (Mar 29, 2017)

New in Home Designer Pro 2018 19.1.0.47 (Mar 9, 2017)

Design Tools:
Customize Room Names.
Customize the available rooms list to suit your most common needs and regional naming conventions.
Draw Order Controls. Use the Draw Order Edit Tools to fully control the display of items in plan view in relation to each other. Move object forward and backward in a group, or move to different drawing groups altogether.
3D Tools:
Enhanced Render Features.
Ambient Occlusion, Bloom, Normal Maps and Bump Maps are all elements that can be leveraged in Rendered Views.
Export 360° Spherical Views. Rendered cameras can be shared and embedded in websites for interactive navigation. Export Render Views at a resolution of up to 8192 x 4096.
Copy Saved Cameras. Duplicate perspective and overview cameras in the same plan, or between existing plans, to easily replicate angle, direction, and other camera attributes.
Windows/Doors/Cabinets:
Cabinet Mounted Electrical. Attach outlets and switches to the sides of cabinet boxes, soffits, and panels. Outlets will automatically snap to, and move with, cabinets with which they are associated.
Cabinet Hardware per Drawer. Control the hardware attached to any door or drawer on a single cabinet separately.
Control Counter Overhang. Control the overhang distance of automatic countertops for each side of a cabinet.
Cabinet Closed Toe Always Present. Set cabinet toekick to closed on a per-cabinet basis, regardless of the cabinet being connected or adjacent to other cabinets.
Comments and Notes per Object. Use the Object Information panel to easily add and manipulate Code, Comment, Description, and Manufacturer fields through items' specification dialog.
Stairs/Ramps/Railings:
Auto L-Shaped and U-Shaped Stairs. Use the L and U stair tools to automatically drop stairs with landings into plans; stairs will orient and snap to adjacent walls.
Visual Feedback while Placing Stairs. While in stair mode, see feedback of stair's location and orientation before dropping into the design. Stairs will snap to, rotate, and align with nearby walls when dropped in a view.
Stair Railings. Railings specified for stairs can be customized with different rail styles (balusters, open, middle rail, panels)and multiple rails.
Landing Controls. Modify railings on landings independently from stairs.
Dialog preview allows you to visualize your landing as you manipulate its properties.
Railing top and Bottom Rail. Specify railings and fences with symbol panels, then define whether a hand railing and shoe rail will be included.
Building Tools:
Ceiling Planes Relative to Floor. Custom ceiling planes can be set as "Relative to Floor" to easily locate them in reference to floor levels other than level 1.
Flush and Boxed Eaves. Auto-generate boxed roof soffits that are flush at gable walls and control their materials.
Specify Mudsill per Wall. Adjust the thickness of mudsill framing on a wall by wall basis.
Short Ceilings for Rooms within Larger Rooms. Create plant shelves, shorter closets, or other rooms that have a lower ceiling than the greater space and control the ceiling platform and materials automatically.
General/Support:
Touch Screen Optimization. Smooth and accurate touch controls for pinch zoom, pan, rotate and other controls for Windows computers (not supported by Mac OS).
Migration Tools. Easily bring forward settings from previous versions.

New in Home Designer Pro 2017 18.3.1.2 (Oct 14, 2016)

New in Home Designer Pro 2017 18.3.0.47 (Jun 24, 2016)

File Management
Corrected a problem that prevented files from being opened by double‐clicking if the file name contained an accented character.
Editing Objects
Fixed errors that could occur while performing a Copy/Paste operation using the Edit Area and Edit Area Visible tools.
Walls, Railings, and Fencing
Addressed a problem affecting the appearance of the side walls of manually drawn dormers where they are intersected by a knee wall in some cases
Fixed a specific case where the Fix Wall Connection indicator was displaying unnecessarily.
Fixed an issue where railings set to Follow Stairs would generate an extra piece of wall below the stairs in some cases.
Rooms
Addressed a problem that caused the Absolute and Relativeceiling heights in a room to not agree in a specific case.
Doors and Windows
Corrected an issue to prevent gaps when placing doors or windows in a single layer wall in products that do not have rough opening settings.
Fixed an issue that caused the vertical bumping of windows to be incorrect.
Fixed a problem that prevented casing from displaying correctly on windows that spanned two floors.
Roofs
Fixed a specific case where a roof plane with very low pitch caused some errant attic walls to be generated.
Fixed an issue in which roof labels did not display in the Reference Display in some cases.
Fixed a problem that caused roof labels to be duplicated under certain conditions.
Stairs, Ramps, and Landings
Improved the specification dialog preview image of stairs in a specific case.
Framing
Fixed a case where editing a wall stud in plan view was not working correctly.
Electrical
Fixed an issue that caused an electrical object placed on a wall opposite of a Custom
Backsplash would be incorrectly offset from the wall.
Cabinets
Fixed an error that occurred when the specification dialog for a wall or full height symbol cabinet was opened.
Cabinet face items set to “Use Default” are now affected when the containing cabinet is reflected.
Fixed an error that occurred because of overlapping cabinets with sinks in a specific plan.
Fixed a crash that occurred when a wall cabinet set to reference its height from the ceiling was located under a soffit.
Terrain
Improved the speed of terrain generation in a specific plan with multiple retaining walls.
The Library
Addressed an issue that incorrectly affected the height of some library symbol objects.
3D Views
Fixed an issue that prevented Wall Elevations from working correctly in some cases when furring walls were present.
Fixed a problem that allowed ceiling surfaces from separate buildings to be visible in Wall Elevation views.
Fixed an issue that caused changes to the default camera tilt angle to incorrectly affect the generation of Cross Section views.
Fixed an issue that caused the Back Clip After value of some cross section cameras to be set to 0", causing views sent to layout to draw incorrectly.
Fixed a problem that prevented saved Cross Section/Elevation views from retaining their correct location when re‐opened.
Fixed an error that occurred when a specific plan was opened or when a 3D view of that plan was created.
3D Rendering
Fixed an issue that prevented shadows from displaying in some Rendering Techniques when the camera was directly over top of the plan, pointed straight down.
Reduced the effect of shadow artifacts on surfaces that are steeply angled relative to the direction of a parallel light source.
Dimensions
Fixed a problem that caused dimension extension lines andtext to change drawing order whenever the plan file was read in.
Text, Callouts, and Markers
Fixed a problem that caused the background color of text to display incorrectly in Print Preview when program background color was changed.
CAD Objects
Added the Number Style button back to the Ellipse Specification dialog.
Pictures, Images, and Walkthroughs
Fixed an issue that sometimes caused artifacts in images exported at larger than screen size.
Importing and Exporting
New Log in and Log out of Chief Architect Account optionsin the Help menu.
Objects in imported DXF files are now selected when the import process is complete.
Printing
Addressed an issue in which unnecessary queries to the system print spooler service resulted in program slowness.
Layout
Fixed an issue where group selecting layout boxes and opening their shared specifica‐tion dialog could cause Plot Line views to change to Live views
.Fixed an issue affecting some Wall Elevations sent to layout as Live views that caused some lines at the view edges to be missing.
Fixed a specific case where a Live layout view went blank when updated for printing.
Fixed an issue that prevented some items on layout pages from printing if there was a bad Wall Elevation view in the layout.
Object Labels
Fixed an issue that caused multi‐line labels to be clipped if plan view or a layout box
was rotated.