What's New?

• Fixes issue where select field values would occasionally not appear within fields in the element pane and automations

• Improvement to the way Update a Revit Parameter automations display as we prep to support Revit automations in templates in the future

• Optimized processing of external element changes to reduce lag experienced by some users

Layer API

We've optimized the Layer API to return results faster, especially when querying large sets of element data. Learn more about getting started with the Layer API at docs.layer.team.

Public Views

• Added a banner to indicate that the current device is offline when viewing a Public Form View

• Changed the behavior of Public Form Views so that new versions of the web app are loaded onto the device after submitting a form rather then immediately

Bug Fixes

• Fixes issue where field groups were not included in templates

• Fixed an issue some users were experiencing duplicating fields

• Fixed an issue where clearing site data/cache would cause a user to be unable to log in temporarily

• Fixed an issue where placing annotations on a Drawing View while when accessing Layer on an iOS device could cause the browser or mobile app to crash

• Fixed an issue where reports generated more than one week ago were not able to be accessed using the provided download link

• Fixed an issue where processing Revit models with large amounts of Revit object data could cause the applying stage to fail

• Fixed an issue where stacked fields could not be added to Summary Document Views

Other Features and Improvements

• Performance improvements to Document View report generation, especially when generating reports a large number of elements

• Updated the interface of online users in the project sidenav to better accomodate large sets of online users

• Improved element imports to better handle large imports

• Added support for Sign in with Apple on mobile and desktop

• Improved the stability of Sign in with Microsoft, especially when using the native iOS app

Field Groups

Field Groups give you a new way to organize fields within a category, enabling you to create collapsable groups of fields.

To create a new Field Group, click on the ••• menu to the right of a category's name, then select Edit Category Fields. This will open the new Manage Fields interface, allowing you to create Fields and Field Groups and organize the them using drag and drop.

Other Features and Improvements

• Updated color options for fields, field groups, and dividers that better match other colors used throughout the app

• Redesigned full-screen Manage Fields interface

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where ampersands caused unexpected behavior in document views

Improvements and Features

• Added the Element Number to the values that can be found with an all-text search.

• Improved the speed of duplicating an element.

• Improved the resultant ordering when duplicating fields.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue with columns in excel reports not being sorted according to the associated view.

• Fixed an issue with some options not appearing for stacked fields in document view related elements tables.

• Fixed an issue with element numbers not appearing on Model View dots.

• Fixed a bug not allowing contrubutors to delete their own elements.

Conditional Formatting in Document View

Conditional Formatting allows you to create custom rules in a Document View that dictate how field values are formatted based on when the field was last updated. Rules can define the text formatting of field values (such as adding a highlight to recently updated fields) and the file formatting (such as adding a border around recently changed photos).

To set up conditional formatting, click on the ••• menu in the top right of a Document View, and select Conditional Formatting (availiable to all project Editors, Owners, and Admins).

Stay tuned for more conditional formatting rule options in coming releases!

Other Improvements and Features

• Improved handling and reliability for large sets of data imported into Layer using Excel import and Revit import

• Added the ability for contributors to add new select field options for select fields that have the "Allow options to be created at selection by typing" option enabled

• Added Plumbing Equipment as a category that we calculate spatial relationships for

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where individual element document views could not be exported unless the view was a Default view

• Fixes issue where the field dropdown menu would use outdated data, such as when duplicating a field

• Fixed an issue where the incorrect set of users was displayed in the User Access section Edit View page when switching between views

• Fixed an issue using SSO to sign in on an iOS device web browser, which would cause the Layer mobile app to open with an error

• Fixed an issue with quantities now showing up in Excel exports for Lookup fields

• Fixed an issue with Drawing View references not appearing in shared Gallery Views

• Fixed an issue with not being able to use a mouse click to select users or element mentions in text area fields

• Fixed an issue duplicating Form Views, which would result in a blank view

Public Form View Data Handling

Several behind-the-scenes improvments have been made to the storage and processing of publicly submitted forms, ensuring that user-entered form data is never lost. The public app will also reload whenever an update is available and the app version is now visible in a menu accessible from the button in the bottom-right hand corner of the screen.

Upgraded Revit Model Iteration Handling

Revit Model iterations can now have a status of "Canceled", which is assigned whenever a new iteration is updated before the previous one can complete. Revit Models that are currently processing are now checked more frequently for completion, lowering the overal time to get model elements into Layer and reducing the number of issues resulting from long running model processing.

Other Improvements and Features

• Dates from formula fields are now formatted in the same way as Created At and Updated At fields

• You can now use Created At and Updated At Fields inside of Formula Fields

• Element Numbers are now usable when building and setting the Element Name in automations

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where multiple update element actions in a single automation would cause element field data to be overwritten.

• Fixed an issue where deleted fields could be selected in the import elements workflow.

• Fixed an issue with recently updated related element field data causing report generation to fail.