New Features

• In the OIP, a blue info button now shows a description of each property and how to use it when clicked.
• Improved search in the online documentation.
• New menu command: Insert House Rigging Points.
• The Community version now allows up to 40 autogenerated supports. The Basic version has no limit on autogenerated supports.

Bugfixes & Improvements

• Improved menu bar display in Plugin Mode to avoid scrollbars.
• The ordering of properties in the OIP has been improved to be more logical and consistent.
• When summarizing entries in the OIP, the selected unit is now applied correctly.
• Load Group Tables are scrollable again when there are many load groups.
• The active drawing selector has been disabled in plugin mode.
• The cable graph is now only calculated when connections exist, improving performance.
• In BricsCAD, the default block names for Area Load and Wind Load are now displayed correctly.
• When logging in with an unknown username, an error is now shown.
• The App Installer for BricsCAD is now working correctly.
• In BricsCAD, the ribbon now indicates the state of buttons.
• Fixed the First Step dialog not being remembered correctly.
• Fixed calculations from all directions now using the correct angle instead of defaulting to 1°.
• Improved the snapping preview when multiple objects are selected in BricsCAD.
• House Rigging Points are now visible in BricsCAD.
• Fixed a bug where nested containers were not read correctly in the visibility calculation.
• Fixed a bug with interaction calculation.
• Improved text display in the Settings dialog when content requires two lines.
• The Settings dialog is now searchable for specific settings.
• Fixed the Library installation path when installing plugins.
• Fixed a bug where ground supports were not assigned to small structures correctly when placed directly on the start or end node.
• The Install Plugin now only shows the platform selected for installation.
• Improved help text in the Settings dialog.
• Corrected German translation for the Light workspace name.
• Improved caching in the Insert Object modal for faster loading.
• Enabled 3D view when entering edit mode.
• Fixed a bug with the discontinuity check for point forces.
• In SketchUp, fixed a bug where a duplicated object was not handled correctly.

New Cross Sections

• Eurotruss: FD32
• Naxpro: LXD340
• Global Truss: PreRig Truss
• PRO TRUSS: PRO34L
• theatrixx - xVision Channel Truss
• Therio Innovation Engineering: Universal LED Series
• CHRISTIE LITES - Type H, Type F, Type E, 205x205 BOLT PLATE TRUSS
• CLS Australia - Tri Truss 300mm, Box Truss 300mm, Box Truss 500mm, HD 300mm Box
• ACROFAB - TSD-1616-S
• Unisson - TCD-1616-S
• KAD FABRICATING - MEDIUM DUTY ALUMINUM TRUSS

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New Features

Error Workflow with Double Clicking

When many errors are in a drawing, finding the exact source takes time. You can now double-click an error entry directly in the drawing area to jump to the related object and fix it immediately. This speeds up error fixing and reduces context switching.

UI Improvements

Large projects made navigation slower because commands and resources were harder to find. The menu bar is now searchable (Electron and Plugin Mode), the Resource Manager has search, and Plugin Mode adds a command search. Dialogs keep the OK button reachable and add a quick close button, and the Resource Manager supports faster inline renaming. This keeps common actions visible and reduces click friction.

SketchUp Integration

SketchUp workflows lacked a complete Production Assist toolset. Version 1.14 adds a new SketchUp tool palette with snapping and load generation, plus dedicated cross-section libraries for truss, scaffolding, hoists, and Aluvision systems. This brings a full structural workflow directly into SketchUp.

Reporting

Creating and reviewing structural reports was slow and lacked immediate feedback. You can now generate reports via chatbot, preview reports with images, and include improved tables such as full error overviews and wind/load summaries. This shortens report creation time and improves handover quality.

Capture Integration

Mixed-software pipelines break when versions drift. Production Assist now supports Capture 2026, so teams can keep their visualization workflows without compatibility gaps.

Roof Force Limit Workflow

Roof and ground support scenarios need tighter control of individual beam forces. You can now define maximum force limits per beam and calculate workloads based on roof force instead of only hook force. This improves safety control and keeps the workflow closer to engineering intent.

New Way of Displaying Deflection Limits

Deflection checks were harder to interpret because allowable limits were not clearly shown. Workload deflection now references the allowable deflection for each segment, and the report output clarifies related dimensions. This makes limit checks faster and easier to understand.

Wind Load Improvements

Wind load workflows required too much manual interpretation across regions and load cases. Version 1.14 adds terrain categories, country-specific wind load support (including Belgium and Italy), clearer report output for direction and secondary wind speed, and dedicated first-wind-speed settings. This improves correctness and transparency for regional wind calculations.

Layher Improvements

Layher users needed better handling of spindles and supports in large systems. The workflow now includes spindle-out calculation and reporting and improved handling of mirrored diagonals. This makes Layher-heavy projects more reliable and faster to validate.

Friction Calculation

Friction checks previously only showed overload. They can now also fail supports in XY direction, giving a more realistic safety evaluation and surfacing critical edge cases earlier.

Internal Webbing Calculation

Internal webbing setups with rope chains and sling methods often needed manual correction. The solver now supports sling-method handling, improves library-based computation, and is more tolerant with hoist rope chains. This increases reliability for complex hanging setups.

Better Functionality for AutoCAD and BricsCAD

CAD plugin workflows needed more direct tools and less setup overhead. AutoCAD/BricsCAD now include new structural tools (point forces, drops, ropes, system selection, truss stacking), better snapping (including magnets), improved XREF and dynamic block handling, and expanded parametric block support. This streamlines setup and reduces CAD-side preparation time.

Improved Documentation

Documentation coverage across languages was inconsistent. The documentation system now supports all languages, making onboarding and self-service more consistent for international teams.

Bugfixes & Improvements

General

• Added Dutch language support in UI and reports.
• Improved scaling display of symbol cross-section height and width.
• Improved scrolling behavior in the Load Combinations tab.
• Resource Manager add button stays visible at the bottom of the page.
• Improved rectangle insertion in 3D space.
• Improved reading of nested and multiple symbols when traversing object properties.
• Fixed crash when there is no internet connection.
• Improved deep-link handling for opening files from web to PA on Windows.
• Added support to send to Production Assist from other applications on macOS.
• Added support for the Rosa Scaff plugin.
• Menu bar is searchable in Electron and Plugin Mode.
• Added more label-formatting options in the Script Engine.
• Corrected labeling for Scale by Reference.
• Added picture search in Resource Manager.
• Resource Manager supports inline renaming for meshes, fixture types, and symbols.
• Modal dialogs keep OK visible and add a top-right close button when only OK is available.
• Unit input now skips the unit field when you press Tab.
• Improved snapping to structure on nested structures using multiple symbols.
• Fixed crash when closing plugins on macOS.

Structural & Engineering

• Updated price calculation for scaffolding structures.
• Engineering Office projects now support additional metadata (location and notes).
• Added Delta P calculation support.
• Added vertical force assignment by weight percentage for any object.
• Added new Property: Catch Wind Load.
• Added support for 3D geometries as volume-based loads.
• Improved grouping of dead-load-generated weights in load overview.
• Hoist workloads are now shown in the Navigation.
• Updated the H30V TUV certificate.
• Connection Option and LED Wall no longer create an error.
• Added support for horizontal load groups.
• Added new Structural Element Stiff - Internal Connection.
• Added tolerance improvements for hoist rope chain placements.
• Added new commands to insert ropes and bridles for loads connecting them to structures.
• Point Load insertion now shows a choice dialog before placement.
• Added option to better scale influence lines.
• Duplicated structural lines are now filtered correctly.
• Linked material is now set correctly for template cross sections.
• Added Height/Width ratio display in reports.
• Added Windload Load Overview in the calculation report.
• Truss Crosses now support layer and class.
• Reports now support multi-level sorting (for example, "T1 M1").
• Allow limiting force on one beam to better support roof loads.
• Added performance improvements for all-direction calculations.
• Added performance improvements for node generation in FEA.
• Added performance improvements for large systems and high DOF calculations on macOS.
• Added performance improvements for report export with multiple wind directions.
• Added compressed dual-column FEM appendix printing.
• Improved nonlinear calculation for rope slack in rope chains.
• Fixed crash for double bridle and rope connection calculations.
• Fixed intersection error for scaffolding structures.
• Fixed hook and roof force display for drops in structural report.
• Fixed bug with truss generator JSON export.
• Fixed bug in wind load calculation for 3D geometries.
• Fixed display of cable load in load overview dialog.
• Fixed misplaced German localization text fragment ("mo").
• Default Layher supports now have higher stiffness.
• Fixed generation of Layher diagonals for mirrored elements.

Bridle

• Improved workflow for selecting active bridle material.

Electrical

• Added support for creating objects directly in electrical view.
• Improved grouping of electrical objects.
• Fixed recursion issue for data connections.

Paperwork

• Improved PDF export size.

Capture

• Added support for Capture 2026.

AutoCAD / BricsCAD / ZWCAD

• Added snapping with magnets (truss and hoist).
• Added tools for point forces, drops, ropes, system selection, and truss stacking.
• Added error fixing by double clicking in drawing space.
• Improved in-drawing error message display.
• Added XREF reading support.
• Added command to trim lines for easier structural line creation.
• Added dynamic block support in structural line blocks.
• Added support for LED walls with holes and custom geometry.
• Added library content for trusses, scaffolding, and hoists.
• Added full support for parametric blocks in BricsCAD.
• Improved BRX25/BRX26 compatibility.
• Improved BricsCAD focus behavior during background operations.
• Fixed bug with negative block scaling.
• Fixed bug with layout-to-PDF export paper size.
• Fixed block replacement workflow using library files.
• Ensured ribbons are inserted only once in BricsCAD.
• macOS ARX/BRX files are now correctly notarized.

SketchUp

• Added library content for trusses, scaffolding, hoists, and Aluvision.
• Added complete new tool palette with snapping and load generation support.
• Improved influence line display and performance.
• Improved chain shorten leveling for complex structures.
• Fixed alert display in SketchUp.
• Added install support for BRX 26 / 25.
• Added AutoCAD 2025 support in the integration environment.

Vectorworks

• Fixed bug where class changes were not transferred to PA.
• Added error fixing by double clicking in the drawing area.
• Improved Side Arm Tool behavior for VW26.
• Improved performance when displaying large influence lines.
• Improved performance when many errors are present.

New Cross Sections

• QRO 25x25x2
• Total Solutions: 18'' Tower Truss
• Giant Truss: LD76, G15
• Litecraft: LT34 HD3
• JTE: SUPERTRUSS 20.5 × 30
• ASD: EX290
• Prolyte: H20L
• Global Truss: F54, F45
• Litec: RL76A
• Eurotruss: TD35, TD50
• Layher: Twix Beam
• Aluvision Cross Sections: Disabled Cable Loads

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Production Assist 1.13 is featuring comprehensive CAD integration, engineer-grade calculations, real-time structural feedback, and a suite of powerful new tools—Auto-Place Hoist Mode, Enhanced Load Combination Tools, QR-Verified Reports, 3D Wind-Load Planes, and an Organized Electrical & Data Tree—to streamline and safeguard event production workflows.

General

• Added web chat with AI and live support to the app.
• Added option to open the current scene directly in a VR headset.
• Updated and reordered the menu bar for better organization.
• Added ability to color classes and layers in the Layer/Class View table.
• Added support for clipping panes.
• Added dark/light theme.
• Added Japanese localization.
• Added Chinese localization.
• Added Turkish localization.
• Added quick settings for the 3D renderer.
• Added progress indicator when scripts are running.
• Added orientation helper in the 3D render view.
• Added ability to import multiple pictures with a single drop.
• Introduced Single Sign-On (SSO) via Azure Cloud.
• New option to duplicate objects along the X, Y, and Z axes using the WASD keys.
• Alias properties can now be used to overwrite cross sections.
• Custom Hinges can now be activated and deactivated in the Settings.
• Dropdown with material for setting the material for a new cross section.
• Renamed "Structural Lines Settings" to a clearer label so it's obvious what you're changing.
• Improved display of the Worksheets view.
• Improved performance of support rendering.
• Changed influence lines to be opaque.
• Enabled pipes to snap to the center of structures when drawing.
• Improved performance when loading large meshes.
• Improved display of structural settings for supports by layer in Settings.
• Improved file-writing speed using multithreading.
• Improved speed of cross-section creation.
• Improved rendering and loading performance in the 3D renderer.
• Significantly improved commit performance.
• Improved ShortCuts with WASD keys.
• Better display the errors in the 3D renderer.
• Improve the rendering of truss tapes.
• Fixed display of Object Properties now using the full height of the panel.
• Fixed memory leak in the 2D and 3D renderers that caused the web palette to turn white.
• Fixed bug in the kinematic chain where parent links were lost.
• Fixed web editor in Chrome failing to load.
• Fixed issue where connecting the app to the plugin required a specific launch order—now order no longer matters.
• Fixed several crashes across the application.
• Fixed bug where symbol data would be lost.
• Fixed bug where cross-section data could not be uploaded to the cloud.
• Fixed Crash with Submit to Cloud when there is no active project.
• Fixed a bug where zoom to selection would not work for maximum results.
• Fixed a memory leak in 3D renderer for GDTFs.
• Fixed movement fix.
• Fix PSN Tracker ID generation.
• Change the dimension on the LED default material.

Calculation & Reporting

• Tabeled calculations now display directly in-app, with an option to download the stamped report.
• New Report Placeholder to generate a table with all workloads of the members in the calculation.
• Refactored the support panes for hoist in the object properties.

Structural

• Added function to automatically place hoists on a given structure.
• Added option to calculate multiple load cases simultaneously.
• Added support to calculate multiple wind speed levels simultaneously.
• Added ability to summarize loads of multiple supports using selection groups and display them in the drawing area.
• Added option to filter workload by a lower limit.
• Added function to show a QR code linking to online calculation results.
• Added ability to use 3D geometry as a wind load plane.
• Added new section in PDF report for truss certificates.
• Added load overview in the calculation-finished dialog.
• Added option to define custom scale factors for influence lines.
• Added ability to calculate center of gravity for all systems.
• Added new error message for Layher diagonals not attached to two sides.
• Added support for hinges at the object level.
• Added option to display calculation results in the browser.
• Added function in report to automatically generate summary sheets of truss-structure weights for venues.
• Added option to display forces as weights in the UI.
• Added link to user manual in the error overview.
• New Error Message for Area Loads not used.
• New Error Message for Free Line Loads not used.
• When importing roof systems via DSTV, support rotations are now preserved.
• Import DSTV files faster.
• When adding line loads, the cross section width for pipes is not considered.
• Clarified checks related to the deflection limit.
• For Scaffolding, it checks the usage of the connection plate and shows an error when it is not correct.
• Real Time Calc will now run less often, so that the performance is better.
• Updated calculation report to reflect loads from all directions.
• Updated navigation so clicking usage bars shows the calculation-finished dialog.
• Updated "Show Only" functions in navigation to respect cross-section overwrites.
• Improved interactions for four-tube trusses.
• Improve performance of automatic hoist labeling for >2500 supports at once.
• Ensured deflection is always shown in the calculation-finished dialog.
• Increased size of workload results relative to cross sections to prevent Z-fighting.
• Fixed incorrect display of the "Is Used" flag in second wind-speed load cases.
• Fixed undo-queue errors when reverting Structural Results.
• Fixed issue causing hoist values to reset to zero when auto-calculation was disabled.
• Fixed Crash on partial calculation.
• Fix refresh of Influence Lines not always being applied.
• Fixed a bug, when you use vertical forces based on a percentage, that the load overview would show double the load.
• Fixed bug when drawing nearly vertical columns for ground supports and attaching elements due to incorrect node sorting.
• Fixed bug with certain wind load directions causing issues.
• Fixed bug where dead load by material overwrote dead load per distance in the report.
• Fixed crash when wind-load accuracy was set to zero.
• Fixed bug with bridles now drawing downlegs correctly.
• Fixed bug where specific cross sections generated "not found" errors despite existing.
• Fixed crash during report creation when the tipping load case was deleted.
• Fixed bug where scaffold diagonals were not calculated correctly.

Eureka Error Fixing Workflow

• Fix wrong Cross Section with the right cross section.
• Fix wrong Position Loads.
• Fix Wrong Postioned Hoist.
• Loads without Weight.
• Fixed wrong scaling moments.

Paperwork

• Fixed bug when exporting the hoist measurement table.

Electrical

• Added ability to color cables in the Electrical Graph View.
• Added button to delete electrical connections in the Graph View.
• Fixed Bug with exporting the Electrical / Data Graph.

MVR / GDTF

• Improved MVR import with mesh deduplication.
• Fixed bug when exporting supports to GDTF by using the correct meter unit.
• Fixed bug when importing GDTF structures where links were not maintained.
• Fixed bug where MVR import ignored structure links and internal electrical connections.

Vectorworks

• Added Vectorworks 2026 support.
• Added option to use specific layers for PA.
• Added ability to control hoist-label position via offset from PA.
• Added support for Vectorworks 2026 "Pipe" tool.
• Support for new LED Tool in 2026.
• Support for multiple hangs of the Speaker Array.
• New setting to hide chain-shortening values in labels.
• Option to Reset the Vectorworks Drawing stored Production Assist Data.
• The Truss Cross Object label now respects the label offset set in Production Assist.
• Updated hoist labels in VW to show chain-shortening value.
• Updated fixture moves in PA to reflect in VW.
• Sheet layers are no longer shown in the Vectorworks import dialog.
• Optimized handling of large symbols in Vectorworks to reduce long save times.
• Improved the Support for Side Arms.
• Improved load performance when working with Vectorworks models.
• Improve importing nested symbols in Vectorworks.
• Performance improvements in Vectorworks when there are a lot of classes.
• Empty Labels in Vectorworks will be purged.
• Fixed crash on quit in Vectorworks.
• Fixed crash when switching between documents after changing a class.
• Fixed bug when switching between multiple documents.
• Fixed bug when reading duplicated objects from referenced drawings.
• Fixed loading PA in Vectorworks 2023.
• Fixed a bug in Vectorworks where objects would disappear.
• Fixed Selection Bug with groups and hidden objects in Vectorworks.
• Fixed generating of Cross Section to select in Vectorworks.
• Fix Undo behavior with undoing truss movements.
• Fixed a crash in VW26 when creating the workspace.
• Fixed bug where the chain shorten setting in the OIP would not be shown.
• Prevented PA labels from updating when PA is not active.

AutoCAD / BricsCAD / ZWCAD

• Added support for AutoCAD 2026.
• Added support for multiple alias names for cross sections.
• New Tool to insert Line Loads.
• New Tool to insert Area Loads.
• New Tool to insert Wind Loads.
• Field maps now support units: attributes with the correct unit are written and read properly.
• AutoCAD layer colors are now displayed in the line-workflow.
• The text style for error messages from scripts can now be set.
• In AutoCAD, curves are converted into beam with a higher accuracy.
• The performance of error display in use with XREFs has been improved.
• Fixed incorrectly scaled bending moments in AutoCAD and BricsCAD.
• Fixed a bug for support lines in blocks not reading the line length correctly.
• Fixed bug with scaling of blocks.

New Cross Sections

Prolyte Structures

• S52F truss
• S36 PRA
• Prerigg HMSH

TOMCAT

• TC1616
• Tura Pre Rig

Global Truss

• F44P
• F44 Certificates Added
• HDX35

Next Truss

• NH44

PROTRUSS

• HQ40
• HQ30
• ST30
• SQ30

BeamZ

• P30

ALTRAD

• plettac PERFECT
• plettac - O Riegel PERFECT
• plettac - Diagonale PERFECT

C24 Wood

• 140 x 140
• 60 x 140
• 24 x 48"

TAF

• PPR2

Tyler

• Extra Heavy Duty Truss
• T-MAX 12x12
• T-MAX 16x16
• T-MAX 205x205
• XO Square

Layher

• Spindle 60
• Layher - Universal Inlay
• Layher - Universal Base Bracing Tube
• Layher - Geländer T12 Railing Support
• Layher - Geländer T12 Bottom Tube
• Layher - Geländer T12 Middle Tube
• Layher - Geländer T12 Side Tube
• Layher - Geländer T12 Handrail
• Layher - Universal Base Bottom Tube
• Layher - Universal Base Side Tube
• Layher - Layher - Railing Support

Doka

• I tec 20

SIXTY82

• M39R
• M39RP
• M39S
• TPM39S
• TPM29T
• TPM29L

Eurotruss

• HD22
• PRT Truss

Christie Lites

• Type G

Therio Innovation Engineering

• Prestance Series

Other

• H20LB
• Generico 12x12
• Generico 205x205
• Spindel 60
• Aluvision LED Bar

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