Minorv2.0.1

Rack Builder Rebuilt

New

  • Rack builder: new layout with a details panel for rack settings, usage bars and the selected item
  • Rack builder: an info badge on each rack flags load rating, top-heavy, depth clash, overlap and missing data problems
  • Rack builder: rename and reorder racks on the canvas, add a rack from the end of the row
  • Rack builder: click an empty U, then click gear in the library to place it (works on touch screens)
  • Rack builder: group racks into rows from the details panel
  • Rack builder: Arrange rack stacks gear by weight and working height; Add all canvas gear fills a rack in one go
  • Rack builder: PDUs have outlets, rating and feed; devices record what feeds them; Assign power fills the free outlets
  • Rack builder: checks for overloaded PDUs, PDUs out of outlets and devices without a feed
  • One header for every builder: plan name, builder tabs, project actions, undo, save and share
  • Sidebar collapses to an icon rail inside the builders
  • Rack builder: castors, rack load rating and a live power, weight and heat total per rack
  • Blog guides on cable schedules, LED wall sizing and rack layouts, in every language
  • Language switcher in the footer of the free tools, blog and home page

Improved

  • Rack builder: racks stand on one floor line, labels stay readable at any zoom, drag empty space to pan
  • Rack builder: projects with several racks open with all racks shown, and the face choice is remembered
  • Rack builder: the drop preview shows exactly where gear will land
  • Rack builder: rack height, depth and load rating are edited in the details panel
  • Interface text is easier to read: a sans-serif for menus, forms and panels, mono kept for the diagram, racks and numbers
  • One button style and one dialog style across the dashboard, settings, gear library and builders
  • Free tools open in your browser's language automatically
  • Free tool pages load faster

Fixed

  • The interactive demo on the home page showed raw text keys in its menus
  • Rack DXF export drew the rear view mirrored
  • Rack builder: designed patch panels dropped side by side lost their link to the designer
  • Rack builder: shared (read-only) racks could be edited locally
  • Rack builder: moving gear between faces no longer asks about a clash it already had

All releases

Patchify 2.0.1: Rack Builder Rebuilt