Release version 4.5.0
Here are the key features of this update:
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Two new buttons for controlling the crop region
- Select objects in crop region
- Fit crop region to selection
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New settings for the crop region:
- Crop region fit margin
- Fit crop region to grid
- Show crop region on export
- New keyboard shortcuts for the crop region and split command
- New and updated tool and command icons
- A new way to display selected objects
- Unused images will now get purged to reduce project size
- New save-status icons, including new loading icon
- Imported SVG images will now show in exported PDFs
- Improved tips/info in the editor
- ...
2025-10-28
Release version 4.4.0
Here are the key features of this update:
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The drawing palette and context menu have now been replaced with a
brand new "properties panel"
- The view and sheet tabs have recieved a UI refresh
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The "line join" and "line cap" settings are now properties on
objects instead
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There is now an option to choose how text should be embedded when
exported, or if it should be converted to paths instead
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The code for the command box has been improved and some small issues
have been resolved (like when drawing images with shift)
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Some point and center move actions have been updated (like moving
the side center points on Dimension objects)
- There is now an opacity property for both stroke and fill
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There is now a quick way to edit text by using the "control + e"
shortcut
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Many issues fixed...
2025-06-24
Release version 4.3.0
Here are the key features of this update:
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The command box is now used for entering values in the rotate, scale
and split commands
- Updated the rotate command visuals
- New trim command and offset commands
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New keyboard shortcut "control + x" to "cut" (copy and delete)
objects
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A quick way to toggle the polyline setting with the shortcut "p"
- New shortcut to open the settings menu: "control + ,"
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Improved the way the closest line is calculated in the split, trim
and offset commands
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You can now undo/redo changes in the title block type and paper size
and the crop region visibility
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New setting to toggle the visibility of the title block frame
corners
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New setting to turn off snap to: grid, crop region and title block
- Greatly improved project size capacity
- Faster project load times
- Fixed many more small issues...
2024-10-27
Release version 4.2.0
Here are the key features of this update:
- New image system
- New image object that preserves the aspect ratio when drawn
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Ability to paste images and text from clipboard with "control + v"
- A new command to clip images to other objects
- You can now choose between all system fonts
- Colored text
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Export settings to export with transparent background and export
only selected objects
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Line endings for "Line", "Spline" and "Textbox with Leader" objects
- Loading animation when downloading a new update :)
- Fixed some keyboard and shortcut releated issues when typing
- Added changelog when opening an old project
- ...
2024-08-11
Release version 4.1.0
Here are the key features of this update:
- Filter menu
- Font families
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New setting to specify the snap angle that is used when pressing alt
- Italic and bold text
- Export to PNG and JPG
- Snap to crop region and title block
- Fixed resolution issue on desktop icon
- Icons in the drawing palette and context menu
- Improved rendering speed of images drastically
- Bunny mode is back!
- Many bugs fixed...
2024-04-22
Release version 4.0.0
This is the first release of Build and Measure as a desktop app. Here
are the key features of this update:
- Completely rewritten code
- Much more stable than versions 1, 2 and 3
- Now a desktop app
- Works with views and viewports
- Export to svg and pdf
- Improved UI
- New logo
- More features for exact drawing
- The spline tool
- New commands like flip, move to front/back and split
- More drawing/object properties and settings
2024-01-29
Release version 3.0
The version 3.0 is the last web version of Build and Measure and is
available at
buildandmeasure.netlify.app.
2022-10-9
Release version 2.0
The version 2.0 of Build and Measure is no longer available and has been
replaced with later versions.
2022-08-21
Release version 1.0
The version 1.0 of Build and Measure is no longer available and has been
replaced with later versions.
2022-07-30