• Many improvements to improve the ergonomics of searching for elements (watch the video):
  • New text field in the Project Browser for searching criteria or elements by their symbols
  • All search criteria from the Search window are available with the right mouse button,
  • The ability to pin the most frequently used search criteria in the Project Browser and Search window,
  • Quickly collapse branches in the Project Browser to the selected level,
• During the import of a PDF underlay (bitmap or vector), the user can specify the import method and preview the loaded PDF underlay (watch the video):
  • When importing an underlay from a multi-page PDF file, it is possible to indicate which page should be imported. Previewing the content of the selected page facilitates the choice,
• View Control Center - a new panel with buttons located at the bottom edge of the window on the left side. The buttons allow detailed control of the scope and display mode of graphics (watch the video):
  • Buttons available for 3D view
    • Edges view of the 3D model,
    • View mode,
    • Elements' shadows,
    • View rotation animation,
    • Workspace background color,
    • Construction elements' visibility,
    • Label visualizations,
    • Installation elements' visibility,
  • Buttons available for 2D editor
    • Workspace background color,
    • Label visualizations,
    • Installation elements' visibility,
• A junction and a detached junction on automatic schematic view are now separate elements in style list and have independently configured labels,
• New function to control the order of installations fragments supplied from the manifolds in heating and tap water installations on schematic view,
• Improved operation of Generate schematic view algorithm,
• Improved the Export DWG/DXF file function,
• Changes in the appearance of the Storeys management window (related to ongoing work enabling comprehensive design based on shifted storeys in Release 26.0) in terms of:
  • Storey list and differentiation of Storey and Main storey level (blue storey indicator),
  • Storey layout visualization (refreshed appearance, use of color markers, etc.),
  • New organization of the Storey and Main storey level elements in the Data Table of these elements (no change to the previously available data),
• Search window - Room element: added search criteria based on Room type,

Building structure

• Disabled ability to create storey ranges (button Generate Storeys: Create new storeys),

Starting from Release 25.0 - InstalSystem 5 software does not support the architecture related to storey ranges. Projects from previous releases containing storey range structures display a message when the project is opened, stating that the project contains storey ranges that are not supported in this version of the software, and that it should be continued in the previous software version, with no possibility of further work on such a file in Release 25.0. Such a project can be transformed into a single storey and continued in Release 25.0. In case of any problems, please contact our technical support department.

The lack of support is due to ongoing work enabling comprehensive design based on shifted storeys in Release 26.0. The Generate Storeys button will be restored in Release 25.1,

• The Position section of elements such as Wall, Room, etc., has received a new, expanded way of presenting the available ordinate values from the selectable list, along with a marker indicating whether the ordinate applies to the lower or upper edge of the slab defining the storey,
• Improvements related to the creation of Dormer elements (watch the video):
  • Handling of dormers spanning two or more storeys,
  • Ability to merge front walls in the case of two-storey dormers,
  • Support for dormers extending beyond the roof outline (placing the roof in the location of the protruding part beyond the actual roof outline is required for generating such a dormer by the Building Structure calculations),
  • Correct handling of logical walls and room volumes,
• AUTO mode has been disabled for Room-Room, Room-Building contour and Building contour-Building contour elements located on the same storey. The possibility of snapping to the shadows of these elements (above/below the storey) has been retained,

HELPSYSTEM ARTICLES:

• New article: Component appearance and descriptions configuration

HELPSYSTEM ARTICLES:

• New article: Export of installation and construction data from the project to IFC models

• New by-pass pipe-run possible to be inserted between the supply and return pipe-run as well as a bypass on the supply or return pipe-run,
  
• During the creation of the Pipe-run visualization and its Insulation, the program utilizes the complete insulation data available in the catalogs,

HELPSYSTEM ARTICLES:

• New article: Heat source dimensioning
• Updated article: Designing installations with flat stations

• New by-pass pipe-run possible to be inserted between the supply and return pipe-run as well as a bypass on the supply or return pipe-run,
• During the creation of the Pipe-run visualization and its Insulation, the program utilizes the complete insulation data available in the catalogs,

• New view of Partition definitions in the form of a drop-down tree, grouped within partition types (watch the video),
• New function of selecting partitions with a given definition in the thermal partition model (watch the video),
• New search criteria for partitions with automatically or manually assigned partition structure (watch the video),
• Further development, improvements and corrections for DIN/TS 12831-1:2020-04,
• Further optimization of generating logical partitions,

HELPSYSTEM ARTICLES:

• Updated article: Calculation of design heat load of rooms

• New types of water hygiene stations added to Uponor catalogues,
• During the creation of the Pipe-run visualization and its Insulation, the program utilizes the complete insulation data available in the catalogs,
• In the Results editing options, a new feature has been introduced to extract the material list for both Under designed and existing elements in the report. This functionality is similar to the one available for Heating and Cooling systems,

• Adaptation of hot water output time calculation to the characteristics of Uponor pipes,

• Extended possibilities of controlling the elevation of pipe-run connection to the stack (watch the video),
• The elevation of sewage outlet, in earlier versions only imposed, can now also be determined automatically in such a way as to ensure the continuity and correct gradients of the drainage network pipe-runs,
• Diagnostics on the correctness of angles of pipe-runs that join in a junction allows verification of the selection of fittings. Junctions, which have warnings about exceeding the tolerance of these angles, do not visualise the fittings in 3D model by default.  This visualisation can be switched on optionally, the fittings will then be presented in a different style,
• New fitting elements - sewer inspection and wastewater backflow preventer,
  
• In the Results editing options, a new feature has been introduced to extract the material list for both Under designed and existing elements in the report. This functionality is similar to the one available for Heating and Cooling systems,

• For the mobile application, the option to hiding the field (asterisk) results for the Valve setting position, along with explanatory text, has been enabled. A manufacturer with a custom company application has the possibility to contact InstalSoft to enable or disable this feature. The Valve setting results are available when opening the project from the mobile application in the InstalSystem 5 application,