What's New

Stay up to date with the latest improvements to AseptSoft. This page highlights recent changes, with links to the full documentation for each feature.

🗓️ April 2026

🧩 Interactive Create Equipment Module

Previously, the Create Equipment Module command was a one-shot flow: select some valves, type a name, and the module was created immediately with a 1:1 valve-to-item template. There was no review step, no way to add a second module without restarting, no conflict checking against existing modules, and no way to adjust the template or item names before committing.

Now, the command opens the same rich review window used for Excel imports, letting you configure and confirm multiple Equipment Modules in a single interactive session.

The Excel import window gained the same editable-name behavior: worksheet names are now editable before committing, and press-Enter-to-import works anywhere.

Valve exclusivity is now enforced project-wide and across all entry points — Create from Selection, Add another EM, and Excel Import all refuse to assign a valve that already belongs to another module, with a clear dialog explaining which module owns which valve.

👉 Full documentation: Equipment Module · Import Equipment Modules from Excel

☁️ Environment Updates with Backup, Rollback & Cloud Push

Previously, when you opened a project, AseptSoft silently overwrote your local environment files if newer versions were found — either in the project's portability folder or (in a recent change) from the cloud. You had no control, no notification, and no rollback path. Environment push to the cloud required FTP credentials and manual file management.

Now, the Environment Update Options window gives you full control over both update sources and the complete history of every environment on your machine. Every overwrite is backed up. Every cloud push goes through secure, role-based authentication — no FTP credentials required.

Prepare for Portability now integrates fully with cloud push: in one command, it bumps every used environment, backs up each, copies to the portability folder, and pushes to the cloud — guaranteeing local, project, and cloud all end at the same version number. The AutoCAD command line reports each step with ✅/⚠/❌ status.

👉 Full documentation: Environment Updates

🤖 AI Assistant (Beta)

AseptSoft now includes an AI-powered copilot that lets you work through natural language conversation. Instead of navigating ribbons and dialogs, you can ask the assistant to create processes, configure equipment, manage automation data, export documents, and more — all from a chat window.

The assistant shows each action as a collapsible tool card with human-readable descriptions (valve names, step names — not database IDs). Read operations execute automatically; delete operations require confirmation. Choose between multiple AI models from the header dropdown.

⚠️ Beta — The AI Assistant is actively being expanded. Further capabilities will be added in future updates.

👉 Full documentation: AI Assistant

🔒 Valve Interlocks with Conditional Rules

Previously, interlocks were defined as ISA-88 cause-and-effect logic (cause condition → protective effect → safe actions). This approach focused on runtime behavior but did not capture which physical valve combinations are permitted or forbidden.

Now, valve interlocks define which combinations of valve positions are allowed or forbidden in the plant — directly from the P&ID. Two rule types are available:

Creating interlocks is straightforward: select 2 or more valves in the drawing, choose Forbidden or OnlyAllowed, set each valve's state — done. The Module Data window provides a full master-detail panel for managing all interlock sets, with valve filtering, grouping, and inline editing.

Conditional interlocks let you attach reusable conditions (e.g., "CIP Active", "Temperature > 70°C") to individual configurations — so a rule is only enforced when its condition is true. Conditions are created with syntax-highlighted expressions, shared across configurations, and editable from multiple places.

Additional capabilities include:

• 🔍 Interlock overlay — visualize interlocked valves on the drawing with colored circles and connecting lines

• 🧭 Configuration path finder — find the shortest step-by-step transition between two valve configurations, never passing through a forbidden state

• ⚠️ Reachability analysis — detect disconnected configuration "islands" and process violations

• 🔧 Mechanical interlock designer — generate physical key/lock/hub specifications

• 📤 Export — four modes (Raw, All Forbidden, All Allowed, Mechanical Design) to Excel and Word

👉 Full documentation: Valve Interlocks

🎨 Header Block Designer

Previously, displaying project data in the drawing title block required placing individual Targeted Trackers one by one, with no way to track algorithm conditions or store custom per-step annotations.

Now, the Header Block Designer lets you build a complete, auto-updating title block as a single AutoCAD block — with a visual designer, live preview, and reusable presets. The block automatically populates with project data and updates as you navigate between steps and conditions.

The block uses a two-zone layout: a main zone for project information (process, step, user, date, custom fields) and a separate algorithm zone below for dynamic condition tracking with GRAFCET symbols.

👉 Full documentation: Header Block

📤 Export Enhancements

Word Export: Process Matrix, Equipment Modules & Algorithm

Previously, the Word export included module-level data (States, Fluids, Parameters, Variables, Alarms, Interlocks, Control Loops, Dialogs). Process-specific data like the valve phase matrix or algorithm conditions required separate Excel exports.

Now, the Word export dialog includes three additional data types for a more complete Functional Design Specification (FDS):

A shared left sidebar centralizes process and PID selection — choose once, and all relevant data types follow those selections.

👉 Full documentation: Export Module Data to Word

PDF Export: Cover Pages

Previously, adding cover pages or appendices to exported PDFs required manual post-processing in an external PDF editor.

Now, the PDF Export dialog includes a Cover Pages section where you can attach a prefix PDF (prepended before the export) and a suffix PDF (appended after). Page counts are displayed, and an option lets page number trackers account for prefix pages in their numbering.

👉 Full documentation: Export Processes to PDF

🗓️ March 2026

Export Module Data to Word (.docx)

Previously, module data (States, Fluids, Parameters, Variables, Alarms, Interlocks, Control Loops, Dialogs) could only be exported to Excel or shared via templates. To create a formatted functional specification document, you had to manually copy data from Excel into Word.

Now, AseptSoft includes a dedicated Word export that generates a professional, ready-to-share .docx document directly from the Module Ribbon. The export dialog lets you:

• Choose which data types to include or exclude

• Reorder and filter individual fields per table by dragging them

• Transpose tables (swap rows and columns)

• Group data by category (e.g., group Parameters by Phenomenon)

• Add an export comment embedded in the document properties

The exported document includes a title page, document metadata, and one formatted table per data type — with blue headers, clean borders, and actual color previews in color columns. Like all AseptSoft exports, it is cumulative — re-exporting updates the data while preserving your manual edits and formatting.

👉 Full documentation: Export Module Data to Word

🖱️ Valve Hover Inspector

Previously, inspecting a valve's state required selecting it and opening the Status Editor or Live Edit panel. Checking how a valve behaves across multiple process steps meant navigating step by step.

Now, simply hover your mouse over any valve on the P&ID drawing to see a rich, interactive popup showing:

The feature supports three modes: Auto (always on), Ctrl+Hover (shows only when holding Ctrl/Alt), or Disabled. Colored bullet overlays appear at each valve position, giving a bird's-eye view of all valve states across the drawing.

👉 Full documentation: Valve Hover Inspector

🔀 Off-Page Connector Hover and Connectivity Bullets

Previously, checking whether Off-Page Connectors were correctly paired required running a simulation or manually comparing Tag/Bind values across drawings. There was no visual indicator of connection status.

Now, AseptSoft displays colored connectivity bullets at each OPC's position:

Hovering over any OPC bullet shows a popup with full connectivity details — the current OPC's Tag, Bind, and PID, plus the partner's information if connected. For connected OPCs, a Navigate to Pair button lets you jump directly to the paired connector on the destination P&ID in one click.

For unconnected OPCs, the popup lists all other unconnected OPCs across open PIDs, helping you identify potential matches or spot misspelled Tag/Bind values.

The feature uses the same three modes as the Valve Hover Inspector: Auto, Ctrl+Hover, or Disabled.

👉 Full documentation: Off-Page Connector