Office

TestFit 2.11: Office Beta

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Clifton Harness

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TestFit for Office Beta

Lease Depth Parameter

Easily control the desired lease depth; the core will automatically update to fit.

Floor Load Parameter

Easily generate compliant cores by adjusting the desired floor load or occupancy.

TestFit Commercial Bathrooms

Building code inspired commercial bathroom configurator with fixture ratios

In due course the office features will be integrated into TestFit, but as of today they are separate.

TestFit release 2.11

New to TestFit 2.11 are a myriad of squished bugs, performance upgrades, and UX tweaks. This update is light on features, but focused on stability.

Specific Length Input

Property line tool is now easier to control
All drawing tools get this upgrade

Image Files

Image file underlays can be attached to rsd files
Unit Attachments can now be saved to unit databases
This makes sharing TestFit content significantly easier

GUI Upgrade

This much-needed update to the GUI panel adds tabs
Significantly less scrolling to get to meaningful parameters

Details

Deal model calculations now use gross revenue instead of net revenue.
Added a right click context menu for amenity spaces.
Added a right click option to duplicate units in the unit editor.
Added a recent color list to the color picker.
Added a marker at the plan origin.
Reduced the frequency of short dead end corridors.
Dynamic unit depth changes now affect the core depth.
Restored manual creation of buildings on top of surface parking.

Reported Issues & Bug Fixes

Fixed an error when exporting geometry to Dynamo.
Fixed amenity spaces inside buildings for gurban sites.
Fixed a crash when aligning parking column buffers.
Fixed non-orthographic massing in metric mode.
Fixed missing stairs in small buildings.
Fixed missing footprint elements for some sites.
Clarified the warning text when closing the application with unsaved changes.

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About Author

Clifton Harness loves to build—buildings & now companies. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Architecture. Soon after joining a real estate development company as an architect, Clifton started working with college roommate Ryan Griege after hours to innovate deal processes, which soon grew into TestFit. Clifton lives in Dallas with his wife Annalise, children Savannah and Wells, and his golden doodle, Brinkley.