We’re pleased to announce the release of our new version: PIRform Beta 5. This is available now from our download page. We’re pretty excited with this new version as it’s nearly ready for sale.
The new version will expire on the 10th June 2010 and contains new features as well as a number of changes and fixes. Read on to see what’s changed:
Electrical Installation Certificate and Minor Works
You now have Electrical Installation Certificates and Minor Works in PIRform. Note that this covers domestic, commercial, industrial and any other flavour you like! In PIRform you don’t have to choose the type before you start the report either, just tell PIRform the type whenever you like.
External Companies and Engineers
You can now store external companies and engineers in PIRform and use them in EICs.
The engineer selection controls have also been changed and allow you to select the company and engineer. You can also select the engineer by double-clicking on them.
Performance Improvements
We’ve done a lot of work under the hood with this release and we’ve made PIRform faster to use. If you have tried one of the previous beta versions then you will notice a big improvement in performance.
Max Zs 80% and 100% Multiplier Values
You can now tell PIRform whether to use the 80% or 100% multiplier values for the max Zs. For each type of report you can set which you want to use:
You can also change your mind half way through a report, changing the values for the current report only (when you change the multiplier, PIRform recalculates the existing Zs values for you):
How’s that for flexible!
Internet Updates
From now on PIRform will check the internet and tell you when there is a new version available. This will help you make sure you are running the latest version. PIRform will do this automatically, but you can also ask PIRform to check any time you like:
Various Other Changes
We have made various other tweaks and changes to PIRform, as follows:
New: licence keys can now be entered from inside the application:
New: limitations are numbered and shown in reports.
Change: various tweaks to the intelligence and the printed reports.
Change: circuit polarity check now accepts failure values:
Change: you can now enter Zs values when the board is connected to the origin:
Change: upgrade messages are now shown on the splash screen:
Change: lookups have been removed from the home screen:
Change: the home screen now shows the certificate type:
Change: made changes to the default values on page 4.
Change: removed unused items from menus and ribbons.
Change: review engineer position is now shown in the PIR.
Fix: engineer signatures now show against boards on printed reports.
Fix: installation extent and circuit designation both now allow unlimited text.
Fix: the casing of circuit column headers is correct for ring final impedances.
Fix: changing the inspection date now updates board inspection dates only where they match the old date.
Tell Us What You Think
We welcome your feedback and want to hear what you think about PIRform and about the features that are important to you. You can get in touch with us in a number of ways: you can put a comment on the blog, use our forums, or find us on Facebook and Twitter, or use our contact details on the website.