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VERSION 8.8.6 PRECISIONPLUS FEATURES
See the page titled Version 8.8.6 Modifications to User Controlled Files for a list of necessary
items to change before running PrecisionPlus Version 8.8.6.
INVENTORY EDITING
Enhanced user friendly editing of inventory items by allowing modification to user specified rows.
For examples: Change the price of all items of a specified finish or gauge, change the markup
for all entries with a specific part number, etc.
DESIGN
Added IBC 2009 building code.
Increased the number of available building codes in the building code database.
Added the ability to apply additional loads to girts.
Enabled three deflection limits A, B, C for load combinations to allow for quickly changing the
deflection limit on all load combinations.
Added a new screen to allow users to modify the ranges in the crane runway beam program.
DETAILING
Added an option to detail variable length angle (base, rake, corner angle) and base fixture.
Added a trim piece 3 option to the panel trim setup for roof and wall surfaces.
Added detailing of an opposite hand CL-7 clip for framed opening jambs at the eave.
Added a user input minimum length for variable length trim and angle.
Added option for separate control of closure and mastic at the high eave on monoslope buildings
PLOTTING
Added reactions from endwall / sidewall diagonal bracing to the anchor bolt reaction drawing.
Added the lateral bracing part descriptions to the lateral bracing tables on the wall and roof
framing plans.
Added call out of framed opening details on the wall framing plans and their associated detail
plots.
Added a peak height dimension to the mainframe cross section and endwall framing plan.
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REPORTS
Added a new steel usage report for reporting lists of all structural inventory and secondary
framing parts for ordering purposes
Added liner panel to the quote confirmation report.
Suppressed unused sections in the quote confirmation report (accessories, insulation, openings,
and overhangs
New reports for user setup files (design constants, purlin and strut design options, lateral
bracing, insulation detailing, and plotting script setup screens).
Improved line counting and page breaks in Section Sizes, Girt, Purlin, Eave Strut and Strut
reports, and Frame Design report.
Added the special punching diagram to the list of reports on the copy all / print all screen.
GENERAL
Added drawing of girts on the building sketch.
Added user control of the sketch colors (default, black, custom).
Improved error messaging and labeling of unused fields.
Added the building name and frame name to the building status to clarify the run status.
Added checks for sorting panel fasteners and accessory details, as well as checking for
discrepancies between the detailing file and the inventory.
Added a message to standard frame Initialization to inform the user that initialization will not
occur on frames not supported by standard frame initialization
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PrecisionPlus Version 8.8.6 Modifications to User Controlled Files
NOTE: Review the new documentation and the settings in your files to customize the system for your
product line. The setup/install program is unable to determine your desired values for many options.
It is important that you adjust the values before testing or using the program in a production mode.
Feature Modification to User Files by Install Program Related User
Documentation
Separate control of high
eave closure / mastic
Updates closemst.dat to allow separate control of high
eave closure and mastic. The Eave fields will become
Low Eave. The setup program will copy part number
from the Ridge fields to the High Eave fields.
File Maintenance 3-4
Variable length angle Updates angledtl.dat to add a new field for the user to set
the angle to variable length (yes/no). The setup program
will set this to No. It will also set the minimum variable
angle/fixture length to 24 inches (or 609.6 mm)
File Maintenance 2-7
File Maintenance 3-2
IBC 2009, enabling
three deflection limits
Updates the building code database codefl01.mdb to add
Loseke Technologies generic IBC 2009 building code
interpretation and to enable three deflection limits.
Users Guide (General
Frame Input 2)
Designers Guide
(Design Appendix)
Minimum variable trim
length
Updates the inventory to populate the minimum variable
trim length to 24 inches (or 600 mm)
File Maintenance 2-7
File Maintenance 2-20-1
User Documentation Notes
If you desire a printed copy of the user documentation, open and print each from the Help menu;
these pages will replace those in your current manual.
You will want to adjust the default values added by the program in the table above.