Product Updates

TestFit 2.14: Office, Parcels, and Columns

written by

Clifton Harness

In this article

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 Inspired Cores

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

IBC Inspired 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.

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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.