New and Improved Features in Newforma Konekt 2024
Newforma Konekt Release Notes
For information on the latest updates, please see the Release Notes on the Newforma Konekt Customer Community.
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Issue Management
Issue search
March 5, 2024
We have restored the ability to search issues from the Newforma Konekt issue board. Use the search bar to find issues based on title, issue number, description, comments, and attachments.
Email Management
Related items
February 12, 2024
If you have filed an email as an RFI, submittal or issue using the Outlook add-in, you can now access the project items associated with this email under the Related items tab when you open the email in Newforma Konekt. You can also link existing items by clicking the Link item button.
File Manager
Folder sharing
May 27, 2024
Share folders with project team members and stakeholders via email. Shared folders have a record copy created at the time of share. Any updates or changes made to files within a folder after the share will not be reflected in the share. For more information, see Create and Manage Folders in the File Manager.
EDMS file sharing
April 15, 2024
You can now easily share files from your connected EDMS data sources (Autodesk Docs and/or SharePoint) with all project stakeholders securely and see when the files were sent, who they were sent to, who downloaded the files. Shared files have a record copy created at the time of share. External team members will receive an email containing a link to download the record copy of the shared files.
You can see share actions and user downloads in the history of the files in the file manager. Any shares or updates made directly in SharePoint or any other external platforms will not be reflected in the history. For more information, see the Data Sources section on Newforma Konekt Help.
Change Management
Supplemental Instructions (SI)
June 17, 2024
Create, log, review, and track supplemental instructions from the new Change management (Beta) page in Newforma Konekt. Supplemental instructions are formal notifications used by architects to issue additional instructions or to order minor changes in the project.
For more information, please refer to the Supplemental Instructions (SI) help section.
2D/3D Viewer
3D element visibility
June 17 2024
You can now configure 3D element visibility in the NextGen Viewer options (see Configure Viewer Settings).
May 27, 2024
Configure the View in model behavior in the NextGen Viewer by enabling the Force clipping box around related elements option. The clipping box will always automatically be turned on when retrieving issues with selected elements. For more information, see Configure Viewer Settings.
Display all models under a folder
May 6, 2024
You can now toggle on all models under a folder in the NextGen Viewer model tree by clicking the toggle on the folder line while hovering over it.
For more information, see Upload and Display Models.
Mobile App
Mobile Viewer
June 17, 2024
We are happy to announce the release of the Newforma Konekt Mobile Viewer for public beta! Display and navigate PDF sheets on your tablet or phone.
For an overview of its interface and features, see Newforma Konekt Mobile Viewer Overview.
View responded RFIs that have been reassigned
March 26, 2024
It now possible to view responded RFIs that have been reassigned to a ball in court user in Procore on the mobile app.
Receive pending RFIs and submittals
March 11, 2024
You can now receive RFIs and submittals that have been sent to you from Procore on the mobile app.
When an RFI or Submittal is assigned to a Ball in court user, the item is automatically transferred from Procore to Newforma Konekt as Pending.
Once the item has been received, your team can complete their standard workflow.
Tablet mode
February 15, 2024
Newforma Konekt Mobile can now be used on tablets in landscape or portrait mode, allowing you to better view viewpoints and attachments. Split screen view also allows you to open a specific work item while simultaneously viewing the work item list.
View project email messages and download associated file attachments
January 11, 2024
You can now view email messages that have been filed to a project using the Outlook add-in and download their attachments from Newforma Konekt Mobile.
For more information, see View Project Email on Mobile.
Procore Connector
Enable real-time syncing
April 15, 2024
For faster updates between Newforma Konekt and Procore, you can now enable real-time syncing. This involves establishing a seamless and instantaneous data exchange mechanism to ensure that changes made in one system are reflected in the other system in real-time.
The feature allows an admin from Procore to configure a webhook that is project to project between the two applications without the ability to be altered by another user in the Webhooks configuration page in Procore. Check out our Getting Started Tutorial to learn how to configure this feature.
Automate RFI and submittal transfers
February 12, 2024
We are pleased to announce the release of Newforma Konekt Procore connector for submittal and RFI workflow!
The Procore connector allows Procore users to send submittals and RFIs directly to Newforma Konekt for review by the design team.
When the review process is complete within Newforma Konekt, items are returned directly to Procore, allowing construction and design teams to work where they are most efficient without requiring anyone to double-enter data.
Once the necessary configurations have been made by an administrator in Procore, a Newforma Konekt project administrator can configure the connector settings from the RFIs or Submittals page (see Newforma Konekt for Procore: Getting Started Tutorial).
When an RFI or Submittal is assigned to a Ball in court user, the item is automatically transferred from Procore to Newforma Konekt as Pending. Once the item has been received, your team can complete their standard workflow.
For instructions on how to use this feature, please refer to the RFIs and Submittals help section.
App Marketplace
mh-software
The new integration between mh-software and Newforma Konekt allows you create issues related to the 3D model within the mh-BIM Viewer. The integration operates bidirectionally, ensuring that issues created or modified within the Newforma Konekt platform or any other platform within our ecosystem are seamlessly displayed in mh-BCF.
What’s Next?
Document Control
File server connector
… and more secret weapons for Project information management
If you have a suggestion for improvement or a new feature, please don’t hesitate to submit it on our Ideas portal.