Releases & Roadmap
In this article:
Recent Releases
Desktop Application
11.15.23 - Version 2.22.75
- [Feature Improvement]
- If files are deleted from the web application, the local files will move to the local Recycle/Trash folder as opposed to fully deleted
- If enabled in individual user's settings - setting to display folders at the top even when sorting by file name
- Commit messages captured in the Activity section of the data card in the desktop application
11.04.23 - Version 2.22.63
- [Bug Fix]
- Fix to issue where design library files were re-downloaded when parent files were downloaded.
10.15.23 - Version 2.22.51
- [Feature Improvement]
- When downloading or checking out an assembly which has children files in the design library, those design library files will be included as options to download or check out in addition to the assembly
- Progress bar to indicate "upload" status of check-ins
- [Bug Fix]
- Navigating to the right folder when searching for files
09.16.13 - Version 2.22.45
- [New Feature]
- Option to Sync empty folder from the Desktop Application to the local Windows directory
- This enables depositing files into that empty folder, for the Desktop App to prompt the "Push New Files" button
- Carry Project creation through to local file folders
- New Projects created that you have access to will automatically appear as folders in the local Windows directory
- A new folder with a matching title as the Project name no longer needs to be created
- Option to Sync empty folder from the Desktop Application to the local Windows directory
09.10.13 - Version 2.22.37
- [Feature Improvement]
- Delete Local can also delete New Files
- Files checked out by the user will not get updated when clicking "Fetch Updates"
- Selection logic:
- Single-click to select files
- Right-click and Show File Info for the Data Card
- Ability to check files out at first upload
08.13.23 - Version 2.22.30
- [Feature Improvement]
- Right-Click Context Menu Options
- Users can now Shift + Select multiple files in their files table. When selecting rows in a table users can press Shift+Select on two rows to select/unselect all the rows between the two selected. Users can also press Shift+Select to select a row and then press Shift & up/down arrow to select/unselect rows
- Users can right click on a file to view the "More Actions" options, rather than having to navigate and click on the dropdown. The action performed will be set for all selected files
07.30.23 - Version 2.22.25
- [Bug Fix]
- When releasing a file and creating a revision, the desktop app shows the correct tag. Previously it would show a modified tag.
- Previously, in the My Files tab, when users selected files and scrolled, the files would get unselected. This has been updated so the files do not get unselected.
06.25.23 - Version 2.22.22
- [Feature Improvement]
- Move & Delete files
- When files that a user has locally are moved/deleted from the web app, the changes will reflect in the desktop app as well
- Delete local for new files
- Users can now delete any files that are tagged as a new file, directly from the desktop app
- Move & Delete files
Web Application
11.15.23
- [Feature Improvement]
- Right-Click Context Menu options for release/cancel ECOs
- Confirmation screen when adding/removing children files
- Navigating to a specific part file from the viewer of the assembly by right-clicking on the component
- Model Browser updates with ability to search, hide/isolate
- If enabled in individual user's settings - setting to display folders at the top even when sorting by file name
- URL added to navigate back to Bild when using the Jira integration for feedback items
- Slack notifications now also include commit messages
11.04.23
- [Feature Improvement]
- Viewer support for Inventor 2024 and Creo 10 file formats
10.15.13
- [Feature Improvement]
- Folders cannot be selected when adding new children files
- Ability to remove associations for multiple children files at once
- When switching between folders, all files/sub-folders will be de-selected
09.16.23
- [Feature Improvement]
- Sequential Approvals: create multiple groups of reviewers
- If multiple reviewers in a group, only one reviewer needs to provide feedback before next group is triggered
- If only one reviewer in a group, that reviewer must provide feedback before the next group is triggered
- Added confirmation screen when deleting metadata fields
- Ability to reorder default metadata fields
- Sequential Approvals: create multiple groups of reviewers
- [Bug Fix]
- Converting "£" into "?" when editing cost metadata
09.10.23
- [Feature Improvement]
- Added option to navigate to ECO from right-click context menu
- Selection logic:
- Single-click to select files
- Right-click and Show File Info for the Data Card
- Control (Windows) or Command (Mac) click on version blocks to open it up in a new tab
- Rename and Delete Packages
- Show Created At date in list of Packages
- When only adding 1 user to Bild, pressing "Enter" to form a bubble around the new user's email address is not necessary.
- When adding more than one user, pressing Enter will still be required so bubbles form around their email addresses.
- Ability to check files out at first upload
08.27.23
- [New Feature]
- Data Cards no longer have auto-generated STEP files. Users can manually generate STEP or STL files from Data Card.
- STL exports are in Very High resolution
- Add attributes to ECOs. Enable users to provide more context on ECOs, including the ability to add attachments to the ECO itself.
- Data Cards no longer have auto-generated STEP files. Users can manually generate STEP or STL files from Data Card.
- [Feature Improvement]
- Control (Windows) or Command (Mac) click on search result to open it up in a new tab
- Order and hide metadata fields to adjust what is displayed in Data Cards
08.13.23
- [New Feature]
- New formats supported for rendering:
- DWG
- IPT
- x_b
- x_t
- New User type: "Collaborator"
- Can do everything an Editor can do, other chan change status of a feedback item and delete feedback items
- New formats supported for rendering:
- [Feature Improvement]
- Right-click on files for context menu options
- New notifications settings page for Project Settings, with new settings
- Status is shown for each feedback item in the ECO drawer
07.30.23
- [Feature Improvement]
- Auto-created ECOs will now have a starting status of "New" vs "In Progress" to differentiate ECOs that have active work vs a new ECO that hasn't been touched. ECOs that are actively being worked on will be "In Progress".
- Users can now Shift + Select multiple files in their files table. When selecting rows in a table users can press Shift+Select on two rows to select/unselect all the rows between the two selected. Users can also press Shift+Select to select a row and then press Shift & up/down arrow to select/unselect rows
07.09.23
- [Feature Improvement]
- 3D Viewer updates
- Users can now rotate the design while measuring
- Ability to hide, isolate, and make components transparent
- 3D Viewer updates
07.02.23
- [Feature Improvement]
- There are now company-level viewer roles, separate from Admins and Members. The company-level viewer can only be added as a viewer in a project. If a user was previously an editor in the project and then was switched to a company-level viewer, the user will now be viewer in that same project.
- Company-level viewers will be billed at the viewer rate in the according plan
06.25.23
- [Feature Improvement]
- User Management updates where Admins can now:
- Delete Users
- Delete Invites
- Resend Invites
- Users now cannot delete files that are checked out, regardless if the file is checked out by that users as well
- User Management updates where Admins can now:
- [Bug Fix]
- When auto-incrementing the revision for children on a release, the auto-increment setting will appropriately increment the children file along with the parent
06.06.23
- [New Feature]
- Be able to share files through a public link. Users can now either generate a live link that will contain a set of files that are shared. If any files under the live link get updated, the live link will automatically show the latest version of the file. Users can share a specific version of a link by navigating to the data card of that file and version and generate a version specific link.
- Through the Shared Links drawer on the left, users can see all active links. They can manage links in the drawer and update, delete, or view any current links
Product Roadmap
Bild is committed to creating a product our users love. Many of us come from hardware backgrounds, enabling us to better understand your pain points. We also come from software backgrounds, and are looking to provide our users with the same kind of cloud-based tools to better facilitate your hardware development processes.
Our roadmap is based primarily on on customer feedback, cloud infrastructure requirements, and internal projects.
See this page for the roadmap.
Have an idea or feature request? Reach out to support@getbild.com or to your Customer Success Manager!