2020 Release Archives

TestFit release 2.14 Office, Parcels, and Columns

TestFit Becomes the First Architectural Configurator to use Structural AI

A New Type of Building

Today we add “Core-Based” office buildings to our product offering–it has officially moved out of Beta!

IBC Compliant Cores

Bathrooms are dynamically linked to floor loads
Stairs update widths based upon floor load demand

IBC Compliant Staircases

Stairs adjust depth based upon floor to floor height
Stairs adjust minimum width based upon dynamic floor loading

Parcel Data

TestFit users now have access to parcel data for the whole United States
Define sites from parcels

Columns Using Thornton Tomasetti Core Studio’s AI

Automated column sizing for parking garages
Watch our discussion with Thornton Tomasetti here.

Details

Added a new site type: Core-based buildings.
Added garage columns provided by Thornton Tomasetti.
Added a new GIS data layer: parcels.
Added a new tool in the site panel to create site boundaries from parcels.
Added parapets around void spaces.
Added a merge levels parameter for multi-story low density spaces.
Added a toggle to change the entry edge for outside corner units.
Added a second base depth parameter for outside corner units.
Added a path width parameter for custom dead end units.
Updated the About -> Documentation link to the online knowledge base.
Added a unit flex preview while viewing units in the editor.

Reported Issues & Bug Fixes:

Fixed the building font size for metric sites.
Fixed names with commas in the csv export.
Fixed missing garage liner massing.
Fixed common area rendering artefacts.
Fixed tiny units when solving sites loaded from old rsd files.
Fixed the default townhouse unit sizes in metric.
Fixed cases where façade & parapet geometry did not match the units.
Fixed discrepancies between unit rendering in the editor vs the plan.
Fixed missing outer stall rows for surface parking.
Fixed poorly-filled concave parking lots.
Fixed townhouse garage is NRSF preference.
Fixed low density site entrances near very narrow road angles.
Fixed the missing file extension dropdown in the MacOS file dialog.
Fixed incorrect handling of ctrl+click as a left click on MacOS.
Fixed 3D views loaded from an rsd file.
Fixed building inputs scrollbar on high DPI monitors.
Fixed a crash routing ramps in complex garages.

TestFit release 2.13 Lower Density Spaces

TestFit’s Home Page Has Been Updated; Check it out!

A New Type of Space

Our most popular feature from high density makes its debut in lower density spaces.

Retention Spaces

Easily control the location and size of void spaces to allocate retention areas
Right-click to edit the space’s properties

Club House Spaces

With the same tool, easily change it into a Club House
There can be several spaces per site

Rectangle grips update

With our continued commitment to urban planning, we have released a new tool set for block sizing: rectangle grips
If TestFit recognizes a rectangle, additional grips are available to the user
It also supports squares, a type of rectangle

Additional Details

Extended unit image attachments to include bays.
Added spaces to the DXF exporter.
Added low density site geometry to the low detail 3D view.
Added a button to clear all roads.
Improve massing layout for small sites with single loaded corridors.
Fixed spaces in the garage being non-interactive and tabulated incorrectly.
Added missing elements to the low detail townhouse SketchUp exporter.
Fixed embedded images disappearing after a while.
Fixed missing image name for embedded images.
Fixed incorrect unit attachment orientation for some OC units.
Fixed dead end unit attachments being cropped incorrectly.
Fixed a crash attaching images to townhouse units.
Fixed a crash when drawing overlapping guides in manual mode.
Fixed memory leaks in the MacOS client.
Fixed missing garage liner units in concave sites.
Fixed dead end units occasionally disappearing when adding cores.
Fixed bay and balcony alignment for townhouse endcap units.
Fixed the balcony over setback parameter being ignored for donut sites.
Fixed invisible driveway element handles in light theme.
Fixed some very narrow units in metric sites.

TestFit release 2.12: Lower Density Housing

A New Site Type: Lower Density Housing

As we have continued to grow, our customer requests have grown as well. This new Lower Density Housing Configurator can handle townhomes, rowhouses, triplexes, and duplexes.