Conference Room Designer release notes
This article provides details of Conference Room Designer revisions.
4.0.2
Released March 2025
Resolved Issues:
- Resolved issue with table top microphones not being placed correctly on U-Shaped and V-Shaped tables.
- Resolved issue with equipment calculations not recommending the right DSP for large systems.
4.0.1
Released March 2025
Resolved Issues:
- Resolved issue with exporting designs when a room doesn't have a camera.
4.0
Released March 2025
Updates:
- Added Furniture Menu to handle table attributes.
- Added U-shaped table.
- Added V-shape table.
- Added the ability to remove chairs.
- Automatically hide chairs that fall outside the room.
- Automatic table sizing to fit the room.
- Replaced microphone density control buttons with a slider.
- Added show device details on mouse over functionality.
- Added show distance to nearest device (microphone or camera) to mouse position.
- Added device positioning detail tables.
- Added support for the Netgear switches (if TC-5 is not viable).
- Added functionality to auto-space devices.
- Added indication when microphone(s) are too close to speaker(s).
- Added hyperlinks to product catalog for each device in equipment table.
- Added hyperlinks to product catalog for each device in exported PDF document.
- Improved microphone calculations for non-rectangular tables.
Resolved issues:
- Resolved issue with vertical tables not calculating devices the same as horizontal tables
- Resolved issue with links to product catalog.
- Resolved issues with miscalculated required cables.
Known issues:
- Designs created with previous versions of Conference Room Designer are not compatible with this version.
3.1.0
Released July 2024
Updates:
- Updated distance map color gradient to better reflect Parlé microphones performance.
- Removed coverage dotted line on microphones view to make microphone coverage easier to understand.
- Removed coverage dotted line on speakers view to make speaker coverage easier to understand.
3.0.1
Released November 2022
Resolved issues:
- Resolved an issue where, in certain cases, an extra TC-5 would be added to the equipment list.
- Resolved an issue where microphones and speakers would be repositioned each time either the mics or speakers menu was selected.
3.0
Released October 2022
New Features:
- Added support for Parle conferencing bars.
- Added support for Vidi-250 Conferencing Camera.
- Added a camera view menu to show camera coverage.
- Updated export functionality to show camera placement diagram and position information.
2.0.2.2
Released January 2022
Resolved issues:
- Resolved an issue where designs using TesiraFORTE-X where not recommending correct number of TC-5s.
- Resolved an issue where a design would recommend both amplified microphones and AMP-450BP when the AMP-450BP would be sufficient.
- Resolved an issue where the designer would freeze when moving a table from a saved design.
- Resolved an issue where the designer would freeze after closing a legend dialog.
- Resolved an issue where the designer would not save if it couldn't find a correct positions solution for microphones and speakers.
Updates:
- Updated number of speakers to indicate units instead of pairs.
2.0.2.1
Released July 2021
Resolved issues:
- Resolved an issue where non-bundled systems equipment was recommending an extra TC-5
2.0.2
Released May 2021
Resolved issues:
- Resolved an issue where the door would not show up in the correct location if a project was opened at a different screen resolution
- Resolved an issue where the table would not show up in the correct location if a project was opened at a different screen resolution
- Resolved an issue where the ceiling would not show up in the correct location if a project was opened at a different screen resolution
- Resolved an issue where microphones with customized positions would not show up in the correct location if a project was opened at a different screen resolution
- Resolved an issue where speakers with customized positions would not show up in the correct location if a project was opened at a different screen resolution
- Resolved an issue where coverage density was setting the wrong number of microphones
- Resolved an issue where cancelling a change would leave the selected action checked
- Resolved an issue where blocked ceiling tiles would not show on screen resize
Updates:
- Added the BPAK accessory to the equipment recommendations when applicable
2.0.1
Released April 2021
Resolved issues:
- Resolved a discrepancy in full room speaker layout
- Resolved an issue where Mic Density changes were not being saved
- Resolved an issue where a design would be saved with no data
- Resolved an issue where missing loaded data would freeze the designer
- Resolved an issue where the recommended table microphones did not match the calculations
- Resolved an issue that would prevent duplicating a room
- Resolved an issue where room dimensions could be deleted
2.0
Released April 2021
New Features:
- Added the ability to request a quote directly from the Design Tool
- Provided the option to add, delete, and move microphones and speakers in a room
- Introduced a method to simulate how a microphone will sound like at any given point in a room
- Added the ability to duplicate a room in a design
- Added the ability to select between the Devio and Tesira product families
- Added the option to view equipment recommendations from the main design page
- Included the ability to save and export a project as a template (shift + save)
Updates:
- Introduced the capability to move ceiling tiles without reducing the tile cover in the room
- Added support for the following Biamp products:
- Tesira FORTE X400, X800, X1600
- Devio SCX400, SCX800
- Updated the tutorial to reflect new feature additions
- Decluttered the room drawing area
- Modified the mechanism for quickly adding microphones to the default recommendation by reflecting more or less coverage density
Resolved Issues:
- Resolved an issue with the smoothness of the table rotation
- Fixed an issue where the exported PDF’s date was showing time and time zone
- Resolved a rounding issue when using imperial units
1.0
Initial release, October 2020