7D Modeler

Release notes

List of changes in release 1.4 (dated 01.07.2024)

General Functions

• Updated window interface style and improved application appearance on high-resolution monitors
• Added support for AMD graphics cards
• Implemented hierarchically organised groups of objects
• Enabled setting and editing common attributes for multiple object selection

Planning and scheduling

• Implemented time-location chart for infrastructure project planning
• Developed tools for generalised scheduling taking into account resource calendars, intersections of work intervals and linear objects constraints
• Implemented options for deep copying of tasks with calendar and resource assignments
• Added import and synchronisation of tasks from Excel spreadsheets taking into account the correspondence of attribute names in Russian and English languages
• Fixed actual dates visualisation on resource utilisation plot and diagram

3D-4D modeling

• Implemented generation and visualisation of the 3D elements tree based on hierarchically organised groups
• Properties of 3D elemnts and tasks can now be initialised according to calculated metric characteristics and other attributes
• Implemented tools for viewing and setting relationships for 3D elements
• Added grouping of spaces and work areas in the 3D elements tree

Model validation

• Added options for advanced spatial collision detection between 3D elements by projections on main planes and axes
• Implemented IDS standard support, including requirement specification import, review and feasibility check with generation of illustrated BCF comments

List of changes in release 1.3 (dated 01.11.2023)

General Functions

• Enabled specification of default project units for lengths and angles
• Implemented possibility to create complex models by importing IFC files
• Implemented initialisation of property sets by importing IFC files with property templates
• Added functions for creation, editing and removal of property templates
• Supported dockable windows
• Enabled customisation of the ribbon menus

Planning and scheduling

• Implemented generic method of project planning with temporal, calendar, resource and spatial constraints
• Improved scheduling algorithms that reduce project duration in limited resource and space area conditions
• Implemented planning according to task duration and calculated physical volumes
• Implemented import and synchronisation of task attributes from Excel tables. It can be used, among other things, to update information on work performed (physical volumes, actual dates, percentage of completion)
• Implemented tools for determining stages of design work (steps) and visually setting work statuses for completed stages
• Added tools for automatically generating user IDs when creating tasks
• Added navigation tools in the window for displaying task links

Cost analysis

• Added possibility to create, edit and remove costs and assign costs to tasks and 3D elements
• Implemented construction of EVA graphs (BCWS, BCWP and ACWP S-curves). Enabled visualisation using charts synchronised with Gantt chart
• Supported import and synchronisation of task costs as a part of Oracle Primavera and MS Project project plans

3D-4D modeling

• Implemented tools for creating and editing property sets and assigning them to 3D elements
• Added the ability to view and edit properties for individual elements
• Implemented a designer of space areas based on selected elements
• Implemented tools for specifying and visually monitoring the statuses of elements in accordance with the completed stages of design work
• Added the ability to filter 3D-4D scenes directly in the 3D elements tree
• Improved graphical tools for modeling shadows and specifying light sources

Model validation

Added tools for specification and validation of the following rules:
• cardinality of collection;
• relationship;
• multiplicity of relationship;
• regular expression;
• uniqueness;
• sequence;
• opening;
• space area;
• effective space area;
• property;
• spatial test;
• space path.

Requirements and issue management

• Added the ability to highlight objects for which rules in the requirements list have been fulfilled or violated

List of changes in release 1.2 (dated 01.05.2023)

General Functions

• Implemented creation of large models (complex programmes and project portfolios) based on master projects
• Implemented sorting and filtering functions in tabular views of project data (tasks, 3D elements, classificators, calendars, resources, etc.)
• Added ribbon settings dialog

Planning and scheduling

• Added functions to create and compare baselines in the table of tasks and the Gantt chart
• Implemented support for the registry of persons and organizations with the possibility of assigning responsible executors to tasks
• Implemented the ability to synchronize the model with project plans from Oracle Primavera and MS Project
• Implemented export of project plans to MS Project (XML format)
• Improved import of project plans from Oracle Primavera and MS Project, added the ability to import user-defined fields (Oracle Primavera) and extended attributes (MS Project) for tasks as additional properties
• Optimized work with large project plans. In particular, accelerated the functions for multiple selection of tasks, task linking, scheduling when links between summary tasks (WBS) are set
• Improved methods for detecting cyclic dependencies in project plans before scheduling
• Improved resource leveling algorithm

3D-4D modeling

• Improved viewing for large models built as master projects
• Added the function of automatic matching for 3D elements to tasks by the specified additional properties
• Implemented a simple subdivision of geometric objects into parts by orthogonal planes in the local coordinate system
• Added the ability to compare baselines and the project progress based on planned and actual dates directly in 3D views
• Added the function for multiple selection of 3D elements by a given rectangular area in the 3D view
• Added the ability to set camera on predefined viewpoints as well as to create viewpoints while maintaining the camera position and time reaper
• Added the ability to clip a 3D model with cutting box, added the capability to visualize a cutting plane
• Fixed bugs related to the transformation of coordinate systems on importing 3D formats
• Accelerated functions for opening IFC files and importing CityGML files with complex geometric models
• Expanded functions for generating video materials using several visual representations of project data (for example, 3D views and Gantt chart) and creating a video presentation layout in the animation editor

Model verification and validation

• Added options to fix automatically some syntax and semantic errors in IFC files on opening
• Improved reporting for dynamic collisions by merging temporal records for the same pairs of 3D elements
• Improved collision detection performance and fixed other bugs

Requirements and topics management

• Implemented saving the integrated topics log in BCF format

List of changes in release 1.1 (dated 20.01.2023)

General functions

• Added list of previously opened projects
• Added a tab with information about the license

Planning and scheduling

• Resource management. Creating, editing and deleting simple and compound resources. Assigning a resource to work
• Automatic leveling of resources (project scheduling taking into account time, calendar and resource constraints)
• Chart and graphs of resource usage with navigation commands for exceeding intervals

3D-4D modeling

• Optimized work with large models in RAM. Added an indicator for monitoring the used RAM
• Improved import of 3D formats with saving textures directly to IFC data
• Added function of viewing associated 3D objects and tasks
• Ability to open multiple 3D windows with individual viewing options (cameras, legends, planned or actual dates) for each project
• Accelerated operation of the manipulator in 3D windows. Supported ability to manipulate multiple objects simultaneously
• Added dialog for precise positioning of 3D objects
• Added option to set gradient background in 3D windows

Spatio-temporal verification

• Optimized collision detection in static and dynamic scenes
• Increased collision detection performance due to multi-threading
• Added function to save the verification report as a BCF document

Topics management

• Added functions for BCF format. Create, open, view, edit, and save a BCF document
• Added functions for topics management. Setting, viewing and deleting topics. Editing topics on the context of the 3D window