Overview of Version 7 new features

1. Zones categories

With Phase Manager 7, it is now possible to define zone categories and associate them with areas/axes. For example, the following sets of categories are possible:

• Temporary zone, Zone to be removed/demolished, Zone to be built…
• Cross-section area, Longitudinal section area, Plan view area…
• …

For each category, you can define a behavior based on the zone's status (display color and clipping):

Then, in LIVE or in deliverables, you can choose whether to display your project according to these categories.

2. What's new in Live View's MONTAGE mode

• 3 new pieces of information can be added to your video editing timeline:
  • Dynamic time information (TimeLine) :
    In editing mode, you can add one or more pieces of time information to all or part of your video, i.e. the date or period of the animation at a given time.
    This information can be customized:
    
    The result is as follows:
    
  • Sound integration
    Still in this editing mode, sound can be added to make the animation more immersive.
    
  • Text integration
    Finally, Phase Manager 7 also lets you add free-form, timed text, which again adds dynamism to video animation.
    
• Automatic generation of a deliverable
  The latest significant development in MONTAGE mode is the ability to create a DELIVERY directly from the finished montage. A significant time-saver.

3. A completely redesigned interface

• Light mode / Dark mode
  Improving the user experience is one of the cornerstones of version 7. The implementation of dark mode illustrates this perfectly:
  
• Tab/window detachment
  When working with several screens, it can be useful to detach the tabs, as Phase Manager 7 now offers:
  
• Redesign of the connected objects tab
  The connected objects window has been redesigned to simplify their use and the creation of object groups:
  
• Simplification des livrables * New “Creating deliverables” interface
  The interface for “creating deliverables” has been slightly streamlined to make it easier to understand:
  * New interface for updating deliverables
  The same principle applies to updating deliverables, with a simplified interface:
  
  • Deliverable settings
    Once the deliverable has been created, you can access its parameters by selecting the name of the deliverable and choosing the “Deliverable” tab:
    
    And the page parameters of the deliverables by selecting the pages and going to the “Page” tab:
    
  • New color application system
    The colors on the deliverables have two levels:
    • Priority colors correspond to zone categories:
      
    • Secondary colors that can display zones according to an activity field, status color or zone color:
      
  • New system for adding objects and other captions
    In Phase Manager 7, we have grouped and restructured the bank of add-on objects in a single menu to simplify their use:
    

1. Changing behavior when adding activities to the Gantt

2. Dynamic updating of colors in the Gantt chart

3. Homogenize field behavior for deliverable activities

4. New file format and ability to associate it with the application for launching directly from Windows