Anvil v8.0.16 - Release Notes
james.goggin Friday, May 1, 2026Released Date: 23/1/2026
Changes
- The VDek cladding option is no longer available for selection.
- New jobs will now have a locked pier size of 450mm. This can continue to be changed via the Engineering dialog.
- The Plan Type and Plan Number fields located in the Customer Details area now supports the '/' character in addition to the standard alphanumeric characters.
- Fixed an issue with single bay buildings when viewed in the Sketch Pad.
- Fixed an issue where erroneous Tek Brackets were added in the side walls.
- Fixed an issue when rendering the side wall Roller Door mullion length when an awning was present.
- Fixed an issue that caused the delivery preferences warning to be shown to Titan users.
- Fixed a number of memory and performance related issues.
- Fixed a number of minor Material Schedule issues.
- Fixed a number of minor UI issues.
- Improved the initial start up performance of Anvil.
- When attempting to open a Job that has progressed past the "Quote" stage and become locked, a new option is now available to request an unlock from Head Office.
- Selecting the Unlock option will open your default email client with a prefilled email that can then be sent to Head Office.
- Added wastage options for the following:
- Anchor Wastage
- Bolt Wastage
- Added a search bar on the Material Schedule.
- Strap Bracing connection details have been updated, Tophat and Z section variants are now available for both single and double strap combinations.
- Changes have been made to require flashings and framing for Windows.
- Quote and Contract documentation including the Terms and Conditions have been updated.
- New options are now available to specify the document supply / building approval. These options will control the display of fields on the Schedule document.
- Default options can also be set that will apply to new Jobs.
- Quote and Contract documentation including the Terms and Conditions have been updated.
- The Print menu now has specific Quote Only and Contract documents. The Quote Only document can no longer be signed, but instead a Contract document now must be printed at time of sale.
- The new Contract documents now include:
- Contract pages (typically 2)
- Warning Page
- Schedule Page
- Updated T & Cs pages x 4
- QA page
- JSI page
- New options are now available to specify the Document Supply responsibilities. These options will control the display of fields on the Contract Schedule document.
- The Document Supply options will be noted on the new contract document schedule page at item 4.
- If a JSI is required, tick the checkbox and this will be noted on both the Contract front page and the Contract Schedule at Item 13.
- Strap Bracing connection details have been updated, Tophat and Z section variants are now available for both single and double strap com.
- Framework and flashings for windows is now mandatory.
- Fixed an issue that allowed custom openings larger than 5 metres (width / height) to be added.
- Removed C250 as a selectable Eave Purlin option.
- Minor adjustments have been made to the Header Flashing length calculations.