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2.00b91 Released

patchAdmin — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:46:08 +0000

Release Notes:

Fixed a bug causing PD/Dimmer Rack labels not showing the Current
Fixed Typo Fixture Position
Added AutoPatch for a location
Fixed crash when adding Data Distributors when the Data Distributor Sheet is open
Fixed a bug preventing certiain PD/Dimmer templates to be shown in the Template Options
The Export to dmXLAN now includes the location of the Universes and creates groups
Fixed a bug causing updating the Fixture Library to fail

2.00b90 Released

patchAdmin — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 14:37:02 +0000

Release Notes:

Fixed a bug causing PatchPrinter to crash when printer the Data Distributor Sheet
Fixed a bug causing the Location Color to be drawn outside the field in the Data Distributor Sheet

2.00b89 Released

patchAdmin — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 12:03:49 +0000

Release Notes:

Fixed a bug causing the Fixture Distances to be wrong when not being imported as meters
Fixed a bug causing PatchPrinter to draw outside the page when there are long location name in the Data Distributor sheet
Added Connected Loom to the Data Distributor List
Fixed a bug causing Data Distributor Port to not show up in the Dimcity Summary Sheet

2.00b88 Released

patchAdmin — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 11:37:38 +0000

Release Notes:

Fixed a bug causing the Slaves not to appear in the Dimcity Summary Sheet
Fixed a bug causing random data to appear at the Info field of a Fixture
Added a feature to show the footprint of all the selected Fixtures in the context menu
Fixed a bug causing Loom & Data distributors being empty

2.00b87 Released

patchAdmin — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 06:57:16 +0000

Release Notes:

Fixed a bug causing some PatchPrinter to crash when opening the Multi List Sheet

2.00b86 Released

patchAdmin — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 22:02:47 +0000

Release Notes:

Fixed a bug causing some Data Distributors not to appear in the Dimcity Summary Sheet
Fixed a bug causing only the Primary Connected MultiChannel to be printed in Bay Labels
Updated Template Import to handle more then 32 templates

2.00b85 Released

patchAdmin — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 10:45:25 +0000

Release Notes:

Fixed a bug causing the location not to be present after import
Added Vectorworks Lighting Device Data Import and Export
Improved MVR Import
Improved Fixture Distance Sheet
Added KW option to Power Summary Sheet
Added Load Percentage to Power Summary Sheet
Added PD/Dimmer Rack Rear Label support
Fixed Scaling when using the print button on a DMX Patch Sheet
Added a distance unit function to handle mm, m and km
Fixed a bug causing the the .dxl export to have the Y-Position Mirrored
Only show "Remember Power" popup when power greater than 0 Watt
Changed Slave node order and names in the Dimcity Summary Sheet

2.00b83 Released

patchAdmin — Fri, 28 Mar 2025 08:56:39 +0000

Release Notes:

Fixed a bug causing columns to be empty In the Cable List
Cables and Universes named “-” will not be imported when importing a .csv
Fixed a bug causing the Connected Loom Cable PD’s to draw outside their field
Fixed a bug causing the Hardware Count sheet to render wrong

2.00b82 Released

patchAdmin — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 14:27:36 +0000

Release Notes:

Fixed bug causing User Frequency to be loaded wrong.
Fixed bug causing importing MVR files to generate errors.
Fixed bug causing PatchPrinter to crash when loading a new file.
Added Location to the Resource Tree and removed the Location Manager.
Added a Resource Tree Tool to Re-Sort the Resource Tree.
Made the Resource Tree Toolbar resizable.
Fixed a bug causing Multi line text to render in a strange way.

2.00b81a Released

patchAdmin — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 07:38:14 +0000

Release Notes:

Fixed a bug preventing PatchPrinter to show the wrong modes when replacing a Library Fixture with a Custom Fixture.
Fixed a bug causing PatchPrinter to crash when removing a Dimmer.
Added Swiss CEE 200A, T13, T23, T15 and T25.
Added Australian Flatpin (Type I).
Added the option to select a Cable Type when printing Loom Cable Labels.
Added the option to set a custom length for a loom cable to create staggered loom.
Added a Toolbar above the Resource Tree to quickly expand and collapse object categories.

2.00b80 Released

patchAdmin — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 17:48:07 +0000

Release Notes:

Fixed a bug causing imported looms to have the wrong Loom Type.
Fixed a bug preventing looms to assign an item to the last cable.
Added EtherCon as Cable Type.
Added a check to prevent the Power of a Fixture to be connected to a Data Cable.
Fixed a bug causing PD/Dimmer Channel Numbers to be incorrect when selected “Single Row, 1 Channel”.
A loom cable now also can have a custom name, even when there is no cable assigned.
Fixed a bug causing printed pages to have an incrementing offset from the top.
Added the possibility to print Labels directly to a PDF.

2.00b79 Released

patchAdmin — Tue, 14 May 2024 17:09:37 +0000

Release Notes:

Fixed a bug causing custom fixtures to loose their mode after reopening the file.
The Loom Location and Type is now visible in the Loom Sheet.
Network Item can now have an Subnet Mask.
The Universe Type and Number is now visible in the Data Distributors Sheet.
For a Label Element you now can fill in a string on which there should be a new line. For instance in the Fixtures Element if you set it to ‘+’, it will print all different types in a new line.
Now you can set your own Multiplication String: Instead of ‘4* Mac Aura’ you can change it to ‘10x Mac Aura’.
When using ELC dmXLAN Node GBx 8 Slaves, the master will be shown as well in the Dimcity Summary Sheet.
ELC dmXLAN Node GBx 8 Slaves now show their Parent Switch ID and Slave Number on in the ID Field on a Label.
Fixed a bug preventing Loom Names to be imported.
The Looms in the Resource Tree now also show the Loom Type.
The Loom Type can now also be displayed on a Label.

2.00b78 Released

patchAdmin — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 12:58:42 +0000

Release Notes:

Fixed a bug in the generation of PDF files in the publish dialog.
Footer license is now autoscaling when using a long license name.
Fixed a bug causing PatchPrinter to crash when double clicking on the Unverses in the Resource Tree.
Fixed a bug causing PatchPrinter to not import Generic Fixtures.

2.00b77 Released

patchAdmin — Wed, 13 Mar 2024 19:56:57 +0000

Release Notes:

When X, Y and Z are imported, these can be put in a Label.
Fixture Short Name now can be remembered for future use.
Fixed a bug causing PatchPrinter to show the wrong label when printing labels.
Now you can choose between Horizontal and Vertical when using Multiple Item Labels.
Fixed a bug causing PatchPrinter to ignore the Data Distributors fixed port mapping.
Added the option to generate a PDF file when publishing.
Added the option to publish all saved sets including export files at once in a “Global Publish” option.
Added Wilco 32A as Power Feed option.
Fixed a bug causing PatchPrinter to ignore the Location Override in the Data Distributor Sheet.
Added a function to prevent the Fixture Powerfactor being set to 0.
Fixed a bug causing PatchPrinter to display the original Location on a label when a Location Override is used.

2.00b76 Released

patchAdmin — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 09:08:10 +0000

Release Notes:

Added Object Code field for Data Distributors.
Added the option to drag Universes to Data Distributors in the Dimcity Summary Sheet.
Added the option to drag Universes from Looms to Network Items in the Dimcity Summary Sheet.
Added the option to drag Universes from Network Items to Looms in the Dimcity Summary Sheet.
Added the option to drag Cables to Looms in the Dimcity Summary Sheet.
Fixed a bug causing PatchPrinter to crash when using custom fixtures.
Fixed a bug causing PatchPrinter to disconnect all secondary and tertiary connections after loading the file.
Fixed a bug causing an offset when dropping an object.

2.00b75 Released

patchAdmin — Sun, 18 Jun 2023 08:59:54 +0000

Release Notes:

Undo/Redo.
Fixed a bug causing PatchPrinter to crash when removing templates.
Fixed a bug causing PatchPrinter to crash when removing Cover Template Elements.
Fixed a bug causing PatchPrinter not to print te Location Color for Multi Channels.
Added the locations of the connected fixtures to the Data Distributor Sheet.
Added the object it’s connected to In the Loom List.
Fixed a bug causing PatchPrinter not to print the Power.

2.00b74 Released

patchAdmin — Sat, 11 Feb 2023 15:49:48 +0000

Release Notes:

Fixed a bug causing the text in the PD/Dimmer Patch Sheet to have the wrong colour when using Location colours.
Fixed a bug causing PatchPrinter to crash when using a Custom Fixture Library.
Fixed a bug causing PatchPrinter to crash when pressing “Unselect All” in the Print Labels Wizard.
Fixed a bug to not assign all PD/Dimmers to another PD/Dimmer.
Added the “Break In” to the possible Cable Conversions. When used, the Channels of that Cable can be directly connected to all Outlets of a PD/Dimmers that have a single channel.
Added the option to export a MA2 Patch XML. All fixture types have their own layer and need to be replaced by the MA fixture profile.
Added the option to start the Channel Nr of a PD Bay with a custom number.
Fixed a bug causing the Split to be cleared when a Fixture is dragged to a new address in the Universe Sheet.
Fixed a bug causing PatchPrinter to crash when having a PD/Dimmer template with the option “Table Header On All Pages” unchecked.

2.00b73 Released

patchAdmin — Fri, 23 Dec 2022 14:01:44 +0000

Release Notes:

When replacing a Fixture with a Fixture with more parameters, you will get a warning.
When there are double patched Fixtures at a Universe, an alert icon will be shown for that Universe.
Added preferences for the default multi channel count.
Added the option the change the multi channel count in the Add Cables wizard.
Fixed a bug causing a Power Summary sheet to show an extra table header when being added via the Add Sheet wizard.
Added the option to show the Notes field in the DMX Patch Sheet.
Fixed a bug causing PatchPrinter not to print the last Bay on a PD/Dimmer Sheet.
Added the option to set a custom Dimcity for the Data.
Added the option to print a Location label.
Added the option to import the Loom Location.

2.00b72 Released

patchAdmin — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 11:29:58 +0000

Release Notes:

Fixed a bug causing the Universe List to show strange modes.

2.00b71 Released

patchAdmin — Sat, 03 Sep 2022 16:28:30 +0000

Release Notes:

Switching a fixture mode now can be done in the properties.
Added a Notes field to the PD/Dimmers.
Split universes now takes the amount of devices into account.
Fixed a bug causing PatchPrinter to crash when showing the Progress Dialog.
Fixed a bug causing the Progress Dialog to show a false double fixture number.
Lots of minor bug fixes.

2.00b70 Released

patchAdmin — Mon, 30 May 2022 08:06:29 +0000

Release Notes:

Fixed a bug causing PatchPrinter to crash using the Print Labels Wizard.
Fixed a bug causing Looms being empty and having only a single cable type when opening a file.
Fixed a bug causing PD/Dimmers being empty when editing a template used in the file.
Fixture Labels in the Print Labels Wizard now are sorted according the selected “Labels by Type”.

2.00b69 Released

patchAdmin — Fri, 20 May 2022 19:46:43 +0000

Release Notes:

Fixed a bug causing PatchPrinter to crash when removing a PD/Dimmer.
Added a new Hardware Count Sheet.
Added an option to play or not play a bell when autosaving.
Fixed a bug causing PatchPrinter to crash when importing from another PatchPrinter file.
Fixed a bug causing trouble when addressing a Dimmer.
Fixed a bug causing trouble when addressing imported fixtures.
Fixed a bug causing the DMX Patch Sheet to render improperly.
Added the wattage when importing a LightWright xml file.
When importing a LightWright xml file, Absolute Address is also imported now.
Fixed a bug causing several import options not to use the selected cable type.

2.00b68 Released

patchAdmin — Fri, 13 May 2022 13:04:17 +0000

Release Notes:

Import locations with their weight and color info.
Added a fixture weight field. This can also be imported.
Added import fields for X, Y & Z. This is used when exporting to dmXLAN.
Added to option to print Power Feed labels.
Added a Wizard to print all kinds of labels.
In the label templates there is a new option to indicate what the labels is used for. When printing, only these labels will appear.
Added te option in de label template to include a custom spacing between multi label items.
Added Cover Page templates to the template manager.
Added the option to import dmXLAN files.
Added the option to import parts from another PatchPrinter file.
Fixed bug filling data distributors

2.00b67 Released

patchAdmin — Wed, 16 Mar 2022 13:47:43 +0000

Release Notes:

Fixed bug causing PatchPrinter to crash when importing a .csv.
Fixed bug causing PatchPrinter to crash when duplicating multiple looms.
Import and Export MVR file.
Support for US type racks (Loads between phases).
Fixture now also have a Stand Alone option for the Power.
Added various options to the userpreferences.
Minor bugfixes.

2.00b66 Released

patchAdmin — Sun, 13 Feb 2022 14:08:05 +0000

Release Notes:

Switching Sheets now also directly selects them in the Resource Tree so their properties can be edited in the Property Grid.
Fixed a bug preventing overloaded bay channels to color orange or red.
Fixed a bug causing fixtures dragged to a universe not being patched.
Fixed a bug causing replaced fixtures using the old footprint when being patched.
Added “Custom Fixed Patch” to the PD/Dimmer template in addition to the Default and Hot Patchable option. When selected, a new Section labeled “Fixed Patch Outlets” will appear. Using this Patch Mode, you can make outlets which are not wired in a straight way.

2.00b65 Released

patchAdmin — Fri, 21 Jan 2022 12:11:15 +0000

Release Notes:

Added various Nema cable types.
Fixed bug causing importing PD/Dimmer templates to fail.
Fixed bug when using multiple 3-phase outlets in a single bay.
Fixed bug causing to ignore Universe Splits when importing.
Added the option to position the text in a PD/Dimmer column and PD/column header.
Added an option to the preferences to open new sheets in “Full Width” mode.
Improved maintaining the same connections when a PD/Dimmer template has been changed.
Improved patching fixtures to a Universe.

2.00b64 Released

patchAdmin — Fri, 31 Dec 2021 13:00:23 +0000

Release Notes:

Fixed bug preventing setting the phases in the PD/Dimmer Template manager bay.
Added the option to import a SCAD Re-Event Export (.xlsx) file.
OSX Build now is universal (Apple Silicon and Intel 64Bit).
Minor bugfixes.

2.00b63 Released

patchAdmin — Mon, 20 Dec 2021 14:11:38 +0000

Release Notes:

Added Loom templates to the Template Manager.
Added the possibility to import Looms from a .csv file.
The Template Manager remembers its last used window size.
In a PD/Dimmer template when using a bay with a three phase cable as Outlet Type, you now can choose to prevent drawing the Outlet in a single row.
Fixed bug when using universe splits and printing Data Distributor labels.
Fixed bug when using universe splits and printing Loom labels.
Added the option to Print Universe Split Labels from the Resource Tree.

2.00b62 Released

patchAdmin — Tue, 07 Dec 2021 13:53:35 +0000

Release Notes:

Fixed scrolling in MSW in the Progress Dialog.
Fixed a bug causing PatchPrinter to crash when removing a PD/Dimmer with fixtures connected directly to that PD/Dimmer.
PatchPrinter now plays a system sound when the perform action was not successful. The reason can be found in the statusbar at the bottom.
Added the option to export to a XLSX file, ready to import in SCAD Re-Event.

2.00b61 Released

patchAdmin — Thu, 02 Dec 2021 16:17:57 +0000

Release Notes:

Added a Location Override property to Cables and Universes. This allows the location colour to appear in the Loom Cables and Cable List Sheet.
Added Requirement Sheet for DMX, Power or both.
Added a Fixture Location Sheet.
Added an option to the preferences to make de power adjust file read only.
Added the option to use a (Multi)Cable as Auxiliary Bay Input.
Added the option to use a Cable as feed for a PD/Dimmer.