Release Notes

New

A new Content Submissions interface to manage content submissions and QA/QC review.
Publish (Approve) or Decline Submissions from the Submissions page in the AVAIL Desktop.
Ability to download submitted content, then 'Load' or 'Edit in Revit' from the AVAIL for Revit add-in.
Ability to create a +New Content Submission from the AVAIL Desktop.
New Content Submission Roles 'Submitter' & 'Reviewer,' which can be assigned to User Groups.
A new Content Window that now includes the Content Preview, Related Content, and Content Notes.
Ability to +Add Note to content.
New Settings interface to manage Note Labels, Related Content Categories, and Application Mappings.
Support for Multiple Content Previews with ability to upload a file or URL as a custom content preview.
New "Cache Settings" to Settings dialog to Clear Browsing Data and
Clear Downloads.
Per-Channel Revit Versioning.

Fixes & Improvements:

Fixed drag and drop of post-downloaded Related Content items to AVAIL for Revit.
Fixed bug where Copy/Move of Content could result in missing Thumbnail.
Updated Splash Screen.
Persistence of keycard sizes when displayed in Grid layout.

New (with 5.8.4)

Ability to right-click on Elements in a project file and 'Create Content Submission'.
Harvest Change Tracking:
- When enabled, Harvest will record Content Activity (what was changed and who changed it) in a Container File. Content Activity will live with the content and be visible in Harvest.
Harvest Difference Engine:
- Identifies when an Element is changed in a Container File compared to what exists in the library. Leverages an LLM to generate technical notes about what changed. Technical Notes are recorded in the Content Activity history.
Added ability to harvest Detail Views and load "Reference Details."
Added ability to replace an existing View Template on load.
Support for generating PDF Content Previews through Harvest for Drafting Views.
Ability to Harvest a Channel for High-Quality Images of Revit Families.
Display of Materials in Project Navigator list. Adds ability to perform Content Submission on Materials.
Added new Double Click navigation to display Properties for View Templates and Materials in Harvest tab.
Added display of properties for View Templates and Materials on drag and drop.

Fixes & Improvements (from 5.8.4)

Fixed potential issue with Types & Parameters window going off-screen.
Better handling of double-clicked Harvested Content from the AVAIL Desktop.
Added a Get Started message to Harvest tab for non-Harvest registered projects.
Hide construction lines and other elements to improve preview generation for 2D families.
Modified view template replacement to also replace templates in view family types.
Implemented check to exclude primary title block while copying Sheets.

Fixes & Improvements

Fixed insertion and placement of Annotative Blocks to support annotative scaling.

1. In the AVAIL Desktop, click on your name in the upper right corner of the screen, then select About.

2. In Revit, select the Add-ins tab > AVAIL for Revit dropdown > About.

3. In AutoCAD & Civil 3D, select the User Profile button at the bottom of the add-in panel, then select About.

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