What's New?
A rundown of the latest Layer feature releases, product enhancements, design updates, and important bug fixes.
v3-30-4
Apr 15, 2025
Fixed an issue with template application and archived categories
v3-30-3
Apr 15, 2025
Fixed an issue some customers were having loading lookup field values
v3-30-2
Apr 11, 2025
Fixed an issue with loading document view styles for exported reports in a new experimental report generation
v3-30-1
Apr 11, 2025
Fixed an issue with a new experimental document view report export running in DEV mode
v3-30-0
Apr 10, 2025
Revit Add-In
Version v3.7.2 of the Revit Add-In is now available to download
Removed dependency on log4net library, thus eliminating version conflicts with other Add-Ins such as Chaos Enscape
Improved PDF Generation
This release replaces the underlying PDF rendering engine for Document View reports, improving the following aspects of PDF generation:
Better support for large PDF reports that previously failed
Better handling for automatic page breaks within tables that span multiple pages
Better handling for multi-column layouts that span multiple pages
Resolves issues where images may be dropped during PDF generation
Note that these improvements are being released to all users on a rolling basis in the coming weeks!
Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue where some users were unable to edit a Document View within a Revit model category
v3-29-1
Mar 31, 2025
Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue preventing certain users from accessing beta features
v3-29-0
Mar 28, 2025
Revit Add-In
Version v3.7.1 of the Revit Add-In is now available to download
Support for Revit 2025
Ability to write to Revit “type” parameters when writing data from Layer to the Revit model
Stability improvements
Improvements
New Related V2 Field in beta. See Layer User Community for more information.
Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue with creating templates timing out
v3-28-9
Mar 20, 2025
Fixed an issue when updating payment method from within the app
Fixed an error when generating Document View reports
v3-28-8
Mar 14, 2025
Fixed issue where the
Message us
button was not opening a chat window.
v3-28-7
Mar 7, 2025
Fixes issue where an inaccurate list of fields was present in the “Source Field” dropdown when setting up a Lookup Field
v3-28-6
Mar 5, 2025
Fixes an issue with the iOS app failing to upload photos. Updating and reopening the app should resolve the issue for files stuck uploading.
v3-28-4
Mar 4, 2025
Fixes a bug with bulk edit of elements from table view not saving the changes to elements
v3-28-5
Mar 4, 2025
Fixes an issue with document view occasionally crashing due to outdated or invalid fields
v3-28-3
Mar 3, 2025
Fixes issue with the Tasks tab not appearing in the sidenav
v3-28-2
Mar 3, 2025
Fixes issue with reports failing to export in categories with no default views.
v3-28-1
Mar 1, 2025
Fixes issue with excess network events to check for app updates
v3-28-0
Feb 28, 2025
Features and Improvements
Added the ability to set a Select Field via an automation based on the text from a Lookup or Text Field
Improved the way fields are loaded throughout the app to improve app performance
Added the ability for Restricted users to create reports
Added the ability to set up Related fields in Form Views that have a filter pre-applied to them so that public form viewers can only select from a subset of the elements in the related category
Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue navigating directly to a field within a field group where the field group would not automatically expand
This release includes many behind the scenes changes that set the groundwork for a faster app experience and for an improved Related field. Stay tuned for more in future updates!
v3-27-4
Feb 12, 2025
Fixes an issue with errors logging from the Revit Add-in Layer site
Fixes an issue with table splitting in document view leaving extra table row/cell borders at the bottom of a page.