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# April 2026

A summary of everything new in laiout this month. AI Renders expanded across the platform with new export options, major Revit and IFC export quality improvements, and updates to favourites, custom furniture upload, and dimensioning.

## New features

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**AI Renders - PDF Exports**

Photorealistic AI Renders can now be embedded directly in your PDF exports alongside the floor plan and stats, creating a single polished document to share with stakeholders.

[See PDF Export](/sharing-and-exporting/pdf-export.md)
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**AI Renders - Shared Links**

AI Renders are now available within Shared Links, so external stakeholders can view the photorealistic visualisations without needing a laiout account.

[See Shared Links](/sharing-and-exporting/shared-links.md)
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**AI Renders - Saved Prompts**

Save your favourite render prompts and reuse them across projects and floor plans for consistency and speed.

[See Styles and Prompts](/visualising-your-space/styles-and-prompts.md)
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**AI Renders - Lock Style**

Lock the visual style across multiple AI Renders to maintain consistent aesthetics throughout an entire project or portfolio.

[See Styles and Prompts](/visualising-your-space/styles-and-prompts.md)
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**AutoDimensions - Dynamic Dimension Lines**

Dimension lines now adjust automatically when you move objects in the layout, removing the need to manually update them as you iterate.
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**Favourites - Info on Each Option**

Each saved favourite now displays its own metadata, making it easier to compare options at a glance without opening them individually.

[See Saving Favourites](/viewing-and-data/saving-favourites-comparing-options.md)
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**Custom Furniture - 2D Upload**

Furniture upload now supports 2D files in addition to 3D, broadening what you can bring into your custom furniture library.

[See Custom Furniture Upload](/editing-your-layout/custom-furniture-upload.md)
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**Client Branding - Colour Profiles**

Define colour profiles per client and apply them automatically across all layouts and exports, ensuring brand consistency at portfolio scale.
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**Furniture and Doors - Manual Zone Assignment**

Furniture and doors no longer get auto-assigned to zones the moment you place them, giving you more control over your workflow.
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## Improvements

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**Revit Export - Quality Improvements**

Multiple improvements to Revit exports including the creation of Revit rooms and areas from zones, corrected door directions, and resolved wall expansion into corridors. The DA4R export pipeline quality has also been improved.

[See Revit Export](/sharing-and-exporting/revit-export.md)
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**IFC Export - Quality Improvements**

IFC exports now include missing metadata, property sets, and spatial relationships. Compatibility issues with ArchiCAD have been resolved.

[See IFC Export](/sharing-and-exporting/ifc-export.md)
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**DXF Cleaner - Unit Options**

Expanded the unit options available when cleaning DXF files, giving you more flexibility for non-standard files.

[See Cleaning DXF or DWG Files](/upload-modes/cleaning-dxf-or-dwg-files.md)
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**Projects Page - Lazy Load Images**

Project images on the projects page now load progressively as you scroll, dramatically reducing initial page load times for organisations with large portfolios.
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**User Roles - Member Permissions for Floor Settings**

Team members can now edit floor settings directly, removing the need to escalate to an admin for routine changes.

[See User Roles & Permissions](/organisation-settings/user-roles-permissions.md)
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**Projects Page - GEA Display**

GEA is now used consistently across the project page for clearer area reporting.
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**Interface - Component Library Refresh**

A behind-the-scenes upgrade to our component library means small visual refinements across the entire app, including improved spacing in dropdowns, panels, and tables.
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**Floor Preferences - Window Responsiveness**

The floor preferences panel now responds better to different screen sizes for easier editing.
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*AI Renders is an optional add-on to your laiout subscription.*