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What's new

Every update to Xuro, newest first. Most weeks there is something new.

v0.2.041

Tips and Selwyn RPs

Added

  • Designer Added a quiet Did you know tip line in the status bar
  • Designer Added a Show tips switch and Reset tips in Preferences
  • Designer Added route positions on Selwyn District local roads

v0.2.031

Custom shortcuts

Added

  • Designer Added a Shortcuts page in Preferences to change any key or mouse shortcut
  • Designer Added tool keys: L line, P zone, C cone run, T text box, M measure
  • Designer Added Ctrl+Plus and Ctrl+Minus to zoom the map, and Ctrl+Comma for Preferences
  • Designer Added a Stand tool under Cones: place sign stands first, then connect signs to them, and detach a stand from a sign

and 39 more changes

v0.1.996

Arranging and selection fixes

Added

  • App Added an Update ready button that appears when a new version is out
  • Designer Added snapping to signs and text boxes, and snapping while moving things
  • Designer Added more fill patterns for zones and shapes, with pattern spacing and thickness
  • Designer Added grouping for any mix of items: Ctrl+G to group, Ctrl+U to ungroup, double-click to edit one item

and 21 more changes

v0.1.940

Drawing fixes and faster road data

Added

  • Designer Added warning distance to Layout distances
  • Designer Added Refresh road data
  • Designer Added No stopping (to left) sign
  • Designer Added Ctrl+U to ungroup signs

and 22 more changes

v0.1.888

Sign Builder placing, snapping and new stand symbol

Added

  • Designer Added Save sign in Sign Builder, and My signs now lists only the signs you saved
  • Designer Added a panel in Sign Builder for groups and multiple selections (size, rotation, align, colours)
  • Designer Added snapping and guides when placing signs in Sign Builder, hold Alt to place freely
  • Designer Added snapping when placing signs, plates, legends, images and print frames on the map, hold Alt to place freely

and 25 more changes

v0.1.713

Home page, installable app and layout distances

Added

  • App Added a Home page with Designer and Review desks
  • App Added installing Xuro as an app, with an update icon in the header when a new version is waiting
  • App Added an Appearance menu in the header for theme and accent colour
  • Designer Added Layout distances to the map right-click menu for the plan's standard, with Pin to plan

and 24 more changes

v0.1.639

Title block, street labels and sign stands

Added

  • Designer Added street labels with full style options, placed clear of the traffic management and checked at export
  • Designer Added sign stands you can place, drag and delete on any sign, with five plan symbols and a style library
  • Designer Added a new Sign Builder with full element editing, grouping, layers and NZ sign presets and font
  • Designer Added zoom and pan, direct text editing, snapping and a right-click menu to Sign Builder

and 22 more changes

v0.1.607

Print frames, swept paths and export progress

Added

  • Designer Added a title strip under the map in print frames, edited live in the preview
  • Designer Added saving and loading of print frame files
  • Designer Added a switch to show or hide the north arrow per print frame
  • Designer Added duplicating a stage, reordering stages by drag and a menu on each stage

and 17 more changes

v0.1.603

Print frame preview and swept path overhaul

Added

  • Designer Added a live preview for print frames, with items that belong to one frame only
  • Designer Added per-side sheet margins, margin text and a scale bar switch to print frames
  • Designer Added a swept path tool you can edit, with live preview, vehicle picker and speed readout
  • Designer Added a print frame transparency slider to the toolbar

and 13 more changes

v0.1.576

Road traffic volumes and smoother panning

Added

  • Designer Added traffic volumes from more councils to Road details
  • Designer Added a pen cursor for point-by-point drawing tools, including cone runs
  • Designer Added Ungroup fully, to split nested groups into single signs at any depth
  • Designer Added street label font size, halo and case options

and 12 more changes

v0.1.504

Road details, select similar and shortcuts

Added

  • Designer Added Road details to the map right-click menu: name, suburb, speed, RP, volume, RCA and road level
  • Designer Added Zoom to selection
  • Designer Added Select similar, and editing several items with mixed values
  • Designer Added holding Alt to snap across layers

and 14 more changes

v0.1.460

Smoother zoom and pan, paste at original location

Added

  • Designer Added Paste at original location, with Ctrl+E and the right-click menu

Improved

  • Designer Updated panning to be smooth, without the jiggle
  • Designer Updated placed items to zoom smoothly in step with the map
  • Designer Updated cones to keep their size at any zoom

and 11 more changes

v0.1.447

Cones on the ground, layers and curved dimensions

Added

  • Designer Added cones that are real objects on the ground, sized in metres
  • Designer Added curved dimension lines with several control points
  • Designer Added the Offset dimension marker, single and combined
  • Designer Added the Measure tools grouped in one flyout

and 16 more changes