Latest Update or Patch

If you have not yet upgraded to version 4.0 or later and need the latest update for version 3.0 please go to the old support page.

December 18, 2009

Version 4.11 is available. See below for a list of changes / fixes. You must have version 4.0 installed in order to use this update. This update is available free to all users including trial users. Click the appropriate link below to download this update'

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1. Fixed an error some people were getting when viewing the project schedule chart..

September 13, 2009

Version 4.10 is available. See below for a list of changes / fixes. You must have version 4.0 installed in order to use this update. This update is available free to all users including trial users. Click the appropriate link below to download this update'

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1. Fixed some issues with copying information to QuickBooks.

May 2, 2006

Version 4.06 is available. See below for a list of changes / fixes. Click here to download the update. (4.5 mb). You must have version 4.0 installed in order to use this update. This update is available free to all users including trial users.

1. Fixed the Cost Book Cost Adjust feature to handle cost book items that have a blank price.
2. Added crew notes to site copy reports.
3. Added the Estimate Number to Project drop-down list on Daily Diary screen.
4. Made the Project drop-down list on Daily Diary screen wider.
5. Removed the date in the Daily Diary entry Subject field.
6. Add labor breakdown descriptions to detailed time sheet reports.
7. Added total man-hours field to Detailed Time Sheet reports.
8. Added new Project Analysis By Foreman report.
9. Added Total Overhead Recovered field to Job Tracking Analysis reports.
10. Add daily site sheet grouped by Task, By Item, and By Task & Item.
11. Changed the default test quantity on assembly screen to 1 instead of 100.
12. Fixed a problem where assembly notes were not being copied to estimates. They were cut off.
13. Fixed assembly test feature where if an item is marked as a Fixed Quantity, it is being ignored.
14. Added the ability to add custom payment terms to an estimate.
15. Added a new drop-down list to the Assembly screen which lets you set a default task for each assembly.
16. Added a drop-down list on the Add Assembly screen which is used to add assemblies to estimates, templates etc. This drop-down list lets you choose the task for the assembly. If you have set a default task for an assembly, then this default will be entered in this field for you when you select an assembly. This task will be then applied to all items that make up the assembly.
17. Fixed a problem on one of the Change Order reports where the title of the Change Order # field showed up as ERROR#.
18. Added project notes to all project reports.
19. Fixed a problem in the project Diary where if you entered man-hours as decimal, it was being rounded up when it was transferred to Job tracking.
20. Fixed a problem in the Daily Diary where if you entered items that were not in the original estimate, they would not show up on Job Tracking reports.
21. Made it so that when you use the Calculate Days To Complete Job button on the Estimate screen, it rounds the number of days to 0.25 instead of 1.
22. Added a new estimate print layout to the Estimate print Options screen which is grouped by task and then by assembly.

March 9, 2006

Version 4.05 is available. See below for a list of changes / fixes. Click here to download the update. (4.5 mb). You must have version 4.0 installed in order to use this update. This update is available free to all users including trial users.

1. Fixed a problem where under certain circumstances some suppliers would not be included when printing purchase orders. This would only happen if you were using replication.
2. Fixed a problem where under certain circumstances items that had certain suppliers assigned would not be included on the Job Tracking screen. This would only happen if you used replication.
3. Made it so that items in an estimate that do not have a supplier selected, will print all together on a purchase order with the supplier information blank.
4. Made it so that if you backspaced the supplier in the Supplier drop-down list on the estimate screen, it will revert back to "<NA>". This is to prevent blank entries which can cause problems with some reports.
5. Made some changes to the "Detailed Blank Daily Time Sheet" report. It now includes the list of material and a space to enter each days quantity. Also added a notes area to each section of the report.

March 1, 2006

Version 4.04 is available. See below for a list of changes / fixes. Click here to download the update. (4.5 mb). You must have version 4.0 installed in order to use this update. This update is available free to all users including trial users.

1. Fixed error on Customer Statement report where the deposit paid amount was incorrect.
2. Changed how the ungrouped estimate reports are sorted. They are now sorted as they were entered.
3. Added the estimate name to built-in invoices.
4. Added the Estimate # to built-in invoices
5. Included the tax in original estimate price on change orders
6. Added new total to change orders that sums the original estimate amount and the change order amount.
7. Added the Estimate Name & # to Change Orders
8. Prevented cost book items from being deleted from the Quick Edit screen if they are used in an assembly or an estimate.
9. Added a link to assembly edit screen from an estimate so you can edit the assembly while working on an estimate.
10. Added an option to show payments made when priming built-in invoices
11. Added a button to the estimates screen that lets you calculate the estimated number of days to complete the job.
12. Added a Job Tracking Analysis By Category Report.
13. Fixed a problem where items in an estimate that were not in the cost book were not showing up in Job Tracking.
14. Changed the warranty field on estimates and change orders to allow unlimited amount of text. You can now use this instead of the Legal Notice feature if you want.
15. Moved the close button from the main menu screen to the menu bar to avoid confusion when closing other screens.
16. Fixed a problem where some Project Diary items were not printing on Project Diary reports.
17. Added a Test Quantity field to the Assemblies and Super Assemblies screens. You can enter a quantity and each assembly or super assembly item will be calculated based on that quantity using the link factor you have set. This helps test your link factors.
18. Added a new estimate layout grouped by assembly but without assembly unit prices or subtotals.
19. Fixed a problem on the Projects screen where change orders showed up on the list of estimates but when you doubled-clicked them an unrelated estimate would open. Now the change order will open.
20. Added a new Daily Job Sheet that summarizes labor items by task.
21. Added a new Daily Job sheet that summarizes labor items by task and also lists materials that are part of the project.
22. Help videos are no longer part of the program. Instead we have added a link to the demo videos page on the Quick Estimator web site.
23. Added a new field to the bottom of the Job Tracking Analysis reports that shows the overhead recovered for the period selected for the report.
24. Brought back the Recalculate and Adjust Price link on the estimate screen that were there in version 3. They are also still available on the Options menu.

September 20, 2005

Version 4.02 is available. See below for a list of changes / fixes. Click here to download the update. (4.5 mb). You must have version 4.0 installed in order to use this update. This update is available free to all users including trial users.

1. Fixed a problem where some users were getting an error when copying cost book items to QuickBooks.
2. Fixed a problem where the Print option did not work on the Job Tracking Print Options screen..
3. Fixed an error when you clicked the Delete Image button on the Cost Book screen.
4. Changed the default font for introductions from Sans Serif to Arial. When the Sans Serif font was used, lines would sometimes get cut of at the bottom of the printed estimated.
5. Changed purchase order reports to now include items from all five categories.
6. Changed the Quick Search feature so that when it finds customers, projects, estimates, change orders or cost book items that are archived and you double-click them to open them , it now tells you they are archived and asks if you want to restore them from the archive.

September 10, 2005

Version 4.01 is available. See below for a list of changes / fixes. Click here to download the update. (4.5 mb). You must have version 4.0 installed in order to use this update. This update is available free to all users including trial users.

1. Fixed a problem where some users were unable to add invoice payments.
2. Fixed a problem where no suppliers where available when printing purchase orders.
3. Fixed a problem where if you exported an estimate from one of our Hardscape Assistant programs such as EP Henry Hardscape Assistant, the estimate items would be blank.
4. Added the ability to add notes to supplier quote requests. The notes are saved with the estimate and are printed on the quote request report.
5. Increased the width of the sorting number column down the left side of estimate items on the Estimate screen so that it can now handle up to 999 items. Also applies to change orders and templates.

Minor upgrades and fixes are always free to all existing users. Major upgrades will have a special upgrade price for existing users.

The current version is 4.05