Update 028 - February, 2022

Technical Update 028 - February, 2022

• Stitch v6.11: Required update by March 15th

• PLANIX Firmware v1.4.32

• Measurement Standards, Room Types & Room Flags: Exits BETA March 1st

• New iGUIDE Viewer BETA!

Stitch v6.11: Required update by March 15th

The latest Stitch version is one that all users will be required to use by March 15th; the iGUIDE Portal will reject any stitch.tar exported using a previous Stitch version after this date. Stitch v6.11 makes performance improvements and offers better guidance in the error checking dialog, particularly for users having difficulty with overlapping scan points. See the full change log below:

• Performance improvement on export;

• Improve error checking dialog;

• Check when loading invalid directory;

• Internal improvements;

Stitch v6.11 was released yesterday, February 17th. If Stitch does not notify you of the update automatically, it will be available to download at goiguide.com/downloads.

PLANIX Firmware v1.4.32

Based on your feedback, as always, PLANIX firmware version 1.4.32 improves on the new HDR capabilities added in last November’s version 1.4.18. With this update, you’ll be able to easily switch between HDR modes by tapping “HDR” in the bottom-left corner of the Survey page instead of always having to make the change on the Settings page.

Above: “HDR” (circled in red) is now an interactive button on the Survey page.

Right: The new pop-up menu which appears on the Survey page after tapping “HDR”.

In addition to this, a few improvements involving HDR freezing and error messages have been made. See the full change log below:

• New: Change HDR setting on Survey page

• Improve: Improve Two-Shot mode scan cancellation

• Improve: Add auto-detection of 360 camera freezing in PLANIX -3/+3EV HDR mode

• Improve: Improve the firmware update messaging

• Bugfix: Resolve an issue related to projects with a corrupt configuration file

• Bugfix: Fix scan mesh coverage in Survey

PLANIX firmware v1.4.32 was released earlier today, February 18th. If Stitch does not notify you automatically, it will be available to download at goiguide.com/downloads. For instructions, see the article Updating IMS-5 & PLANIX Firmware.

Measurement Standards, Room Types & Room Flags: Exits BETA March 1st

Last December, Measurement Standards, Room Type, and Room Flag selection was announced for BETA testing. In a couple weeks, March 1st, these features will exit the BETA phase, officially becoming a required selection for all new iGUIDEs. So, regarding measurement standards, what does this really mean?

For iGUIDEs created before this date:

• Area totals will remain unchanged, and will start to be considered as System Default (Legacy) Area Totals.

• On the Edit View page, the new measurement standard selector will have 3 options:

  • System Default (Legacy)

  • RECA RMS 2017

  • ANSI Z765 2021

• iGUIDE Views that had the option “Enable Finished Area Reporting” enabled will have their selected measurement standard automatically changed to “ANSI Z765 2021”.

• “Enable Finished Area Reporting” will no longer be an option on the Edit View page.

• Measurement Diagrams appended to PDF will no longer be available when “ANSI Z765 2021” is the selected measurement standard.

• Changing the measurement standard from another option back to “System Default (Legacy)” will reset a View’s data back to default and all changes will be lost after saving. To retain any changes, duplicate a View prior to changing its measurement standard.

• For some older iGUIDEs, you may not be able to make a new measurement standard selection. The iGUIDE must first be updated, or a new iGUIDE should be created.

For iGUIDEs created on or after this date:

• System Default (Legacy) will not be an option.

• On both the Create page and Edit View page, the new measurement standard selector will have 2 options:

  • RECA RMS 2017

  • ANSI Z765 2021

• For US iGUIDEs, the default measurement standard will be set to “ANSI Z765 2021”.

• For ALL other iGUIDEs, the default measurement standard will be set to “RECA RMS 2017”.

• “Enable Finished Area Reporting” will no longer be an option on the Edit View page.

• Measurement Diagrams appended to PDF will no longer be available when “ANSI Z765 2021” is the selected measurement standard.

To reflect these changes, the iGUIDE Method of Measurement page will also be updated on this date.

If you’re unsure about which measurement standard is appropriate for you or your area, visit these sites to learn more about each one:

• RECA RMS 2017:

https://www.reca.ca/licensees-learners/tools-resources/residential-measurement-st andard

• ANSI Z765 2021: https://www.homeinnovation.com/z765

If you or your clients have questions like “Why has this changed?” or “Was something wrong with the legacy method?” don’t worry, the legacy method still essentially follows the Alberta Residential Measurement Standard (RMS), which is currently the most comprehensive standard in North America. Consider these changes more as a formality, a necessary step to more easily distinguish the differences between multiple measurement standards in the future.

If you only want to know which standard you should choose in order to keep things similar to the legacy method, choose “RECA RMS 2017”. If you’re in the US and you want “RECA RMS 2017” to be your default measurement standard, you can do that, just like your other iGUIDE Default Settings.

RMS Floor Area on Details tab (left) ANSI Floor Area on Details tab (right)

Now, what about the Room Types and Room Flags?

Room Types and Room Flags are the properties of rooms on the floor plan that, until now, could only be changed by the iGUIDE Drafting Team. These room properties directly affect the Floor Area Information of the iGUIDE so, in order to access these new options you must first have selected either “RECA RMS 2017” or “ANSI Z765 2021”. Room Types and Room Flags cannot be changed in iGUIDE Views with “System Default (Legacy)” selected.

What are Room Types?

Room Types stay the same no matter which measurement standard you have selected. Basically, these are the categories used to easily identify different types of rooms on the floor plan without having to look at the panorama, e.g. bathroom = blue, bedroom = yellow, etc. These are the available Room Types:

• Outdoor

• No Floor

• Bedroom

• Living

• Bathroom

• Kitchen

• Storage

• Other

• Garage

• Unfinished

• Void Space

• Stairs

• Office

• Dining

• Laundry

• Utility

• Cold Room

It’s also important to note that the Room Type determines each room’s available Room Flags. So…

What are Room Flags?

Room Flags first depend on the Measurement Standard you select. For example, when “RECA RMS 2017” is selected, the Room Flags are: Included, Excluded, Exterior.

When “ANSI Z765 2021” is selected, the Room Flags are: Included-Finished, Included-Unfinished, Excluded, Exterior.

Secondly, the available Room Flags depend on the selected Room Type. For example, after selecting “RECA RMS 2017” measurement standard, then the “Outdoor” Room Type, the only Room Flag available is “Exterior” and it cannot be changed.

Basically, Room Flags are strictly used to classify which rooms should be included and excluded from the Area Totals. For “RECA RMS 2017”, sun rooms in regions that experience cold winters best exemplify when this is necessary, e.g. some sun rooms are liveable

year-round and should be included, some other sun rooms are not and should be excluded. In other words, rooms of the same Room Type sometimes require different Room Flags.

More detailed information on Room Types and Room Flags will be available in the coming weeks.

New Room Type and Room Flag options on Edit View page

New iGUIDE Viewer BETA!

Next Tuesday, February 22nd, a new iGUIDE Viewer will be made available for BETA testing! Remember to check the iGUIDE Forum for more information and instructions on how to participate once it’s available. Want to see it now? Here’s a preview!