Anvil v8.0.16 - Release Notes

james.goggin   Friday, May 1, 2026

Released Date: 23/1/2026

Changes

  • The VDek cladding option is no longer available for selection.
  • New jobs will now have a locked pier size of 450mm. This can continue to be changed via the Engineering dialog.
  • The Plan Type and Plan Number fields located in the Customer Details area now supports the '/' character in addition to the standard alphanumeric characters.
  • Fixed an issue with single bay buildings when viewed in the Sketch Pad.
  • Fixed an issue where erroneous Tek Brackets were added in the side walls.
  • Fixed an issue when rendering the side wall Roller Door mullion length when an awning was present.
  • Fixed an issue that caused the delivery preferences warning to be shown to Titan users.
  • Fixed a number of memory and performance related issues.
  • Fixed a number of minor Material Schedule issues.
  • Fixed a number of minor UI issues.
  • Improved the initial start up performance of Anvil.
  • When attempting to open a Job that has progressed past the "Quote" stage and become locked, a new option is now available to request an unlock from Head Office.
  • Selecting the Unlock option will open your default email client with a prefilled email that can then be sent to Head Office.
  • Added wastage options for the following:
    • Anchor Wastage
    • Bolt Wastage
  • Added a search bar on the Material Schedule.
  • Strap Bracing connection details have been updated, Tophat and Z section variants are now available for both single and double strap combinations.
  • Changes have been made to require flashings and framing for Windows.
  • Quote and Contract documentation including the Terms and Conditions have been updated.
  • New options are now available to specify the document supply / building approval. These options will control the display of fields on the Schedule document.
  • Default options can also be set that will apply to new Jobs.
  • Quote and Contract documentation including the Terms and Conditions have been updated.
  • The Print menu now has specific Quote Only and Contract documents. The Quote Only document can no longer be signed, but instead a Contract document now must be printed at time of sale.
  • The new Contract documents now include:
    • Contract pages (typically 2)
    • Warning Page
    • Schedule Page
    • Updated T & Cs pages x 4
    • QA page
    • JSI page
  • New options are now available to specify the Document Supply responsibilities. These options will control the display of fields on the Contract Schedule document.
  • The Document Supply options will be noted on the new contract document schedule page at item 4.
  • If a JSI is required, tick the checkbox and this will be noted on both the Contract front page and the Contract Schedule at Item 13.
  • Strap Bracing connection details have been updated, Tophat and Z section variants are now available for both single and double strap com.
  • Framework and flashings for windows is now mandatory.
  • Fixed an issue that allowed custom openings larger than 5 metres (width / height) to be added.
  • Removed C250 as a selectable Eave Purlin option.
  • Minor adjustments have been made to the Header Flashing length calculations.

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