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What's New in nControl™ 2020.0
Application
  • User Interface:
    • Adding a Recent Projects menu
    • The console window is now floating which is handier especially when using multiple monitors
  • Application:
    • Various small fixes
Track Planner
  • New Parts:
    • All new parts that were added in version 2019.2 are now added to the part list
    • Adding track #14 (narrow gauge half curve R24)
    • Adding the parts for R56 switches: #58, #59, #60, #61 and #62
    • Adding the Ultimate Railroader parts: #33, #34, #35, #36, #37, #38, #39, #40, #41, #42
  • Track Segment Manipulation:
    • Fix the height error in the lower and upper monorail ramp
    • Adding a height zoom functionality so you can limit the view to segments between a lower and upper height limit
    • Adding support for sloped train tracks: straight and R40 curves
    • The track segment panel now shows the number of tracks have been used in the layout
    • The track segment panel now shows how many tracks are left / you are short
    • Fixing the monorail connection node type issues
    • Only the standard tracks section in the track segment panel is expanded, all the other are now collapsed by default
  • Structures:
    • Adding support to rotate structures with the mouse
Automation
  • Decoupler Tile:
    • Adding a mouse click zone for the sensor; when you click the sensor zone in simulation mode it increases the sensor value with one unit
  • Generic Tile:
    • Adding an Activation and Deactivation event
  • Boom Barrier Tile:
    • Adding support for crossings with multiple lines
  • Train Sensor Tile:
    • Adding and .enable() and .disable() function
    • Adding the retrigger delay
  • Feedback:
    • Improving the controller configuration feedback, adding event log messages
    • Adding event log messages to the MQTT broker startup
    • Improve controller diagnostics
    • Change the 'No WiFi' MQTT error to warning; i.e. it no longer aborts the broker launch process
  • SBrick:
    • Adding support for SBrick
  • Bluetooth:
    • The Bluetooth device registration dialog now has a Delete button to remove registered devices
  • All Tiles:
    • Show the label of the selected tile in the track layout (Configuration mode)
  • Train Control Tile:
    • Adding support for web interfaces with skins for the train interface