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Step through your projects with undo / redo!

BETA APP

Quickly Fix Mistakes with the Undo Stack!

We're excited to announce a highly anticipated feature now available on the Beta site - undo and redo support! The Undo Stack captures complete snapshots of your entire project state, including drawings, reports, cable inventories, selections, and everything in between. This means you can easily step backward and forward through your recent edits, knowing that everything will stay perfectly in sync.

Accessible at beta-app.gearconnect.ca, every action you make creates a snapshot saved efficiently using delta updates (small changes that only include the modified information), ensuring fast save and restore times while keeping everything in sync.

Make a bulk change in a report that affects dozens of gear in the drawing? No problem! Undoing while in Report mode will keep your drawing up to date as well. Accidentally change the colour of a layer, affecting several items in both the drawing and reports? A single undo step will revert everything back to its proper place.

In addition, the Undo Stack also tracks all your report changes, including visible columns, filtering, and grouping, making it a powerful feature no matter where you are in the project.

The app will group all changes made within the same time window into a single step, making navigation through your project history both intuitive and efficient. For example, creating 4 connections in quick succession will be grouped into one undo step, allowing you to easily revert all changes at once. With up to 50 undo snapshots stored locally, you'll be able to explore your project's evolution with ease.

As an added bonus, Pro users get access to the visual Undo Stack History timeline. This dialog provides an overview of your project changes with detailed action cards showing what happened and when. You can avoid undoing one step at a time by jumping to any point in your project's timeline instantly from this view as well.

The Undo Stack requires the features of Local Mode to function, so you'll be prompted to enable it when first trying to undo a change if you haven't already.

You can learn more about the Undo Stack on our docs site. We hope this new feature, in combination with the existing Version History, gives you the confidence you need to fix mistakes while editing your projects!

Select / Deselect All Ports

In addition, we've made some quality of life improvements and squashed some bugs to help streamline your workflow in this release.

You can now select and deselect all ports across all port tables in the View All Details dialog, as opposed to having to select all per table. This allows you to hide all ports much faster than before, which is especially useful for cleaning up your drawing as any ports with active connections will remain visible - a great way to quickly hide unused ports!

Default Library Updates

  • EVS
    • XHub-Via
    • XClient
    • PMA1/PMA2
    • RCU-VIA
    • IDP1
    • PFX2
  • PreSonus
    • StudioLive 16R
    • StudioLive 24R
    • StudioLive 32R
    • StudioLive 32S
    • StudioLive 32SC
    • StudioLive 32SX
    • StudioLive 64S
    • StudioLive SE 16
    • StudioLive SE 24
    • StudioLive SE 32
    • NSB 32.16
    • NSB 16.8
    • NSB 8.8

Improvements

  • Added a cancel option to the drawing validation conflict dialog, allowing you to return to the projects page without waiting for validation to complete
  • Reports no longer flash when discarding changes

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed library loading performance issues
  • Fixed Gear Groups sometimes drawing over gear and blocking selection of gear behind them
  • Fixed port status rings not updating correctly and getting stuck in an active or inactive state (for example, the port showing green even when nothing is connected)
  • Fixed Expansion Card Groups occasionally detaching from gear and becoming stuck in the drawing
  • Fixed port spacing and Expansion Card Groups resetting during local mode sync, causing ports to flicker back and forth

Create library items from scratch in the Beta app

BETA APP

Announcing a New Beta Version of the App to Test the Latest Features

Interested in testing new features before they make it to our main release? Today, we are announcing a new Beta app just for that purpose!

Accessible at beta-app.gearconnect.ca, the new Beta app will operate alongside our standard application and serve as a platform for testing upcoming features from time to time. You may log in with your existing account, and all projects will be synchronized between the primary and Beta app, allowing an easy transition between the two platforms. Features introduced to the Beta app will be clearly identified in the changelog with a "BETA APP" badge, just like this one.

We’re excited to roll out two major updates in the Beta app today. The first is a large behind the scenes upgrade to the app's core functionally. While the upgrade should be transparent to you while using the app, it allows us to continue developing some highly requested features like undo/redo and Team plans. Stay tuned for more information on those!

The other major update, you can start using today - and covers several requests from many of you!

Create Library Items From Scratch, Archive Old Items, and More!

In the new Beta app, the Library Editor has gotten some big QoL updates based on your feedback!

You can now create library items directly, eliminating the need to duplicate an existing item as a starting point. This feature streamlines the creation process and saves time previously spent searching for similar equipment to copy from.

Additionally, it is now possible to archive not only individual library items but also entire manufacturers and brands. This is a great way to clear out extra gear you no longer need. Archiving a brand or manufacturer will include all associated items, providing a fast way to bulk archive several items at once.

And you can now change the category of a library item via a new drop-down menu in the Library Item Config pane. Doing so will generate a new item under the selected category. The original item can then be kept or archived.

We've also made several other smaller improvements to the Library Editor, such as smother regeneration animations with a new loading screen and updated action buttons.

We hope these new Library Editor features allow you to build and customize gear even faster!

Improvements

  • During project sync errors, a new "Do not ask again" checkbox allows skipping the rest of the confirmation dialogs for that session

1.31.1

Library Port Updates

USB Update: To simplify drawings, dedicated USB 3.0 port types (e.g., USB-A 3.0) have been removed. USB versions are now handled as Signal Types. You can select a physical port (e.g., USB-A) and then specify the signal it carries (e.g., USB 3.2) to allow greater flexibility to mix and match ports.

All existing projects will be migrated to the new USB structure when the project is next opened.
  • New Categories
    • POE
  • New Connectors
    • KC 5
    • Phoenix 8-Pin
    • Mini-DIN 8-Pin
  • New Signal types
    • XNet
    • XNet-VIA
    • AES42
    • A-Net Pro16
    • A-Net Pro64
    • Milan
    • USB 2.0
    • USB 3.0
    • USB 3.1
    • USB 3.2
In addition, USB and HDMI ports can now connect to each other with an adapter.

Default Library Updates

  • Generic
    • Comm Base
  • Adder
    • ADDERlink xDip KVMs
  • AJA
    • KUMO Routers
      • 1616
      • 1616-12G
      • 3232
      • 3232-12G
      • 6464
      • 6464-12G
  • AMS Neve
    • 1073 Range
      • 1073DPA
      • 1073DPD
      • 1073DPX
      • 1073OPX
      • 1073SPX
      • 1073SPX-D
  • Avid
    • MTRX Studio
    • S6L Line (Engines & Stage Boxes)
  • Astera
    • AX2-100 PixelBar
  • DiGiCo
    • SD-Rack
  • DSAN
    • PerfectCue
    • PerfectCue Micro
    • PerfectCue Mini
  • EVS
    • XT Series (Venue and Via)
  • Neumann
    • KH Series
      • KH 120 II
      • KH 120 II AES67
      • KH 150
      • KH 150 AES67
      • KH 310 A
      • KH 310 D
      • KH 420
      • KH 420 DIM 1
      • KH 750 AES67
      • KH 750 DSP
      • KH 80 DSP
      • KH 810
      • KH 870
    • TLM Series
      • TLM 102
      • TLM 103
      • TLM 107
      • TLM 170 R
      • TLM 193
      • TLM 49
      • TLM 67
      • U 47 fet i
  • Roland
    • VR-120HD
  • Universal Audio
    • Apollo
      • e1x
      • e2m
      • Solo
      • Twin X
      • x4
      • x6
      • x8
      • x8p
      • x16
      • x16D
    • Volt
      • 1
      • 2
      • 4
      • 176
      • 276
      • 476
      • 476P
    • Accelerators
      • UAD-2 Satellite Firewire
      • UAD-2 Satellite USB
      • UAD-2 Satellite Thunderbolt 3
    • Compressors & Limiters
      • 1176LN Classic Limiter
      • Teletronix LA-2A Classic Leveling Amplifier
    • Analog Channel Strips
      • 6176 Vintage Channel Strip
      • 710 Twin-Finity Tone-Blending Mic
        Preamplifier
      • LA-610 Mk II Classic Tube Recording
        Channel
      • SOLO/610 Classic Tube Preamplifier & DI
        Box
    • Mic Preamps
      • 4-710d Four-Channel Tone-Blending Mic Preamp w/ Dynamics
  • Yamaha
    • QL Series

Improvements

  • When selecting a USB connector in the Library Editor, the signal will default to USB 3.0 now

1.31.0

Improvements

  • Added support for the upcoming BETA app - more details coming soon
  • Performance improvements across some API endpoints for faster loading times on larger projects

Pan Mode, right click upgrades, and more!

1.30.0

Pan Mode Added

A new Pan Mode has been added to the toolbar and View menu - when activated you can now pan around your drawing without holding down a keyboard shortcut using the left mouse.

You can temporarily activate this by holding space while left clicking around too!

While in this mode, you won't accidently draw connections or alter connections - these improvements have been ported over to to middle mouse, right mouse, and CTRL/CMD panning too.

Improvements

  • IP address supported added to audio and video distributions at the gear level
  • Gear's right click menu now has a new Open Reference option - taking you directly to the manufacturer's website for that gear!
  • In addition, the right click menus received an upgrade for gear and connections:
    • Better organization with separators to make it easier to find items
    • Glass effect added
  • Several improvements to the default library loading to make it load faster, more intelligently, and less interruptions to your workflow:
    • If you have previously downloaded the library, then subsequent updates will be done in the background instead of using the full screen loading page - a new notification will inform you of the progress
      • Please note that during this background loading, the Library Browser will be inaccessible until the update is complete
    • More intelligent caching of library items during loading - when we make default library updates, only the updated library item categories will be regenerated, while other categories will be updated from the cache, significantly improving default library updates for users using the app while we are actively making changes
    • In addition to the above, we now have more control over when we send library updates to the app, reducing cases where users would WIP library items if they are actively using the app while we are making changes
  • The Library Browser has disabled animations and received a performance boost when searching, making it faster to find the gear you are looking for
  • A new minimum size has been added to Gear Groups, preventing you from making 1x1 pixel size Gear Groups and not noticing by mistake
  • When in the various cursor modes (Pan Mode, Gear Groups, or Text Boxes) it's no longer possible to draw connections between gear by mistake
  • When clicking inside an empty spot in the drawing, any text boxes (like Grid Size or library search) will be cleared, to help prevent the app still typing in the previous selected input box
  • The space bar no longer activates toolbar icons when you focus over them, to help prevent confusion with the new Pan Mode

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed expansion card groups not hiding with gear when the layer was marked not visible
  • Fixed some security pages not showing the proper messaging on the accounts site