What's new in Project Blueprint 1.1.8
1.1.8 makes grouped symbols resize and rotate as one picture, lets you move one part of a symbol, asks for a tool's name when you save it, and gives line width and opacity finer steps. It's a free update for every 1.x licence, on Mac, Windows and Linux.
- Series
- Release notes · Version 1.1.8
- Written by
- Hayden Treherne, quantity surveyor and founder of Project Blueprint
- Updated
- Length
- 3 min read
Project Blueprint 1.1.8 is a free update for every 1.x licence, on Mac, Windows and Linux. A grouped symbol now has one box you can resize and rotate as one picture, and ⌥-click (Alt+click on Windows and Linux) picks one part, such as the letter inside a circle. Add to Tool Set asks for the tool's name, line width and opacity move in finer steps, Zones saved in a PDF stay hidden until you import them, and the app opens to the start screen.
How to update
1.1.8 is free for every 1.x licence, Founder or regular, on Mac, Windows and Linux.
- Mac, on 1.1.4 or later: choose Help ▸ Check for Updates. When the download finishes, quit Blueprint, open the disk image, drag Project Blueprint onto Applications and choose Replace.
- Mac, on 1.1.3 or earlier: download the latest version from the release notes page and replace the old app in Applications.
- Windows: download and run the new installer from the Windows page. It upgrades the installed app.
- Linux: download the new package from the Linux page.
Symbols resize and rotate as one
- Select a grouped symbol and it shows one box around the whole symbol, not handles on every line and circle.
- Drag a corner to resize it. It keeps its shape; hold ⇧ (Shift) to stretch it. Text and line widths grow with it.
- Drag the orange handle above the box to rotate the whole symbol, in 15° steps (hold ⇧ for 1°).
- Grouping a symbol together with other markups (⌘G, or Ctrl+G on Windows and Linux) joins them all into one group.
Move one part of a symbol
- ⌥-click on a Mac, or Alt+click on Windows and Linux, picks the part under the pointer, such as the letter inside a circle, then drag it on its own. The symbol stays one group.
- ⌥⌘-click works the same way, and the letter is picked even when the circle around it was drawn on top.
Naming tools
- Add to Tool Set and Add to My Tools now ask for the tool's name before it's saved.
Finer line width and opacity
- Line width moves in 0.1 pt steps and opacity in 1% steps.
- The Properties panel has − and + buttons beside both sliders.
Zones saved in a PDF
- Many plans have a Zone saved for every room. Blueprint no longer shows them all when you open the PDF. They stay hidden, and they stay in the PDF when you save.
- To show them, click Import in the Zones panel, or turn on the setting to show them whenever you open a PDF.
Start screen
- Blueprint now opens to the start screen instead of reopening your last PDF. Your recent files are on the start screen and under File ▸ Open Recent.
- To go back to the old way, turn on Reopen last files on launch in Settings.
Thumbnails and Toolbox
- Selected pages in the Thumbnails panel are outlined, instead of a highlight stretched across the panel.
- Each tool set's arrow in the Toolbox sits right next to its name.
Frequently asked questions
Is Project Blueprint 1.1.8 a free update?
Yes. Every Project Blueprint licence, Founder or regular, includes all 1.x updates, on Mac, Windows and Linux.
How do I resize a whole symbol?
Click the symbol to select the whole group, then drag a corner of the box around it. It keeps its shape unless you hold Shift. Drag the orange handle above it to rotate it.
Where did the dashed boxes on my plans go?
They are Zones saved in the PDF. From 1.1.8 they stay hidden until you click Import in the Zones panel. They are still in the PDF, so nothing is lost when you save.