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  Changelog Multiple selection support for resource items. Support for rounding quantity in DOM. Copy paste support from spreadsheets. Interface improvements. Bug fixes   Binary/Source files Files can be downloaded from  GEstimator v2.3

 CMB Automiser 3.5 has been released with some major improvements. Changelist Update to LuaLatex for rendering Global settings support Part rate statement support RA bill form support Support for percentage rate tenders Support for outside work recoveries Bug fixes. Binary Packages Windows:    cmbautomiser-win32-3-5-3.exe

Changelog Added DSR 2018 (Civil) & DSR 2018 (Electrical). Implemented quantity estimation. Bump up GTK version Bug fixes   Binary/Source files Files can be downloaded from  GEstimator v2.2.

Changelog Added DSR2016 in standard library Added support for editing resource items from analysis view Added support for marking items with colour Added drag and drop support for opening files    Binary/Source files Files can be downloaded from  GEstimator v2.1.

CMB Automiser 3.4 has been released with some major improvements. Changelist Add option to generate final bill. Import from spreadsheet now support basic formulas. Interface improvements. Bug fixes. Binary Packages Windows:    cmbautomiser-win32-3-4-0.exe

Changelog Added DSR2016 in standard library Added support for editing resource items from analysis view Added support for marking items with colour Added drag and drop support for opening files    Binary/Source files Files can be downloaded from GEstimator v1.4.

CMB Automiser 3.2.2 has been released with some major improvements. Changelist   New features:  Major interface improvements. Added support for addition of text/certificate in the abstract. Added support for opening project files from the file manager. Binary Packages Windows:    cmbautomiser-win32-3- 2 - 2 .exe

GEstimator is a simple civil estimation software written in Python and GTK+. GEstimator can prepare estimates along with rate analysis and supports multiple databases. Version 1. 3 is a bug fix release. Installation   Source files can be downloaded from the website GitHub Binary files can be downloaded from the website GEstimator   License GEstimator is released under the terms of GNU GPLv3. You are free to redistribute the binaries and source code, modify the source code provided you provide these rights to others.

GEstimator is a simple civil estimation software written in Python and GTK+. GEstimator can prepare estimates along with rate analysis and supports multiple databases. Version 1.2 is the first public release.   Features Preparation of Schedule of quantities. Preparation of Rate Analysis. Schedule Database support allowing items to be searched and added from the database. Easy addition of user databases. Export of project to spreadsheet including schedule of rates, rate analysis and resource utilization sheet. Import of schedule of rates, resource list and rate analysis from spreadsheet. Updation of rates from user database. Initial release comes with DSR E&M 2017 along with analysis of rates for all items.   Installation   Source files can be downloaded from the website GitHub Binary files can be downloaded from the website GEstimator   License GEstimator is released under the terms of GNU GPLv3. You are free to redistribute the...

CMB Automiser 3.1.3 has been released with some major bug fixes. Changelist     Bug Fixes:  Fixed strange behavior in measurements module. Fixed bugs in bill rendering. Fixed rounding behavior to match currency rounding standards. Binary Packages Fedora 24:   CMBAutomiser3-3.1.3-1.noarch.rpm Windows:    cmbautomiser-win32-3-1-3.exe

CMB Automiser 3.1 has been released with some new features and bug fixes. Changelist     New features Added support for multiline heading items Added support for exporting abstract and bill to xlsx Added progressbar for progress display Bug Fixes:  Typo in CMB preamble Measurement abstarct not added when selection exists Wrong behaviour tracking unsaved changes Binary Packages Fedora 21:   CMBAutomiser3-3.1.0-1.noarch.rpm   Windows:   cmbautomiser-win32-3- 1 -0.exe

CMB Automiser 3.0 has been released with numerous features and bug fixes. This version is a complete rewrite to support python 3 and brings along fully documented and re-factored code. The 2.x series is hereby discontinued and all future development will focus on the 3.x series. NOTE: Version 3.0.x project files cannot be opened on version 2.x.x and vice versa. Changelist     New features CMBs can now be exported as .xlsx file. Schedule and measurement lists can now be traversed using interactive search. New dialog for schedule item selection with better usability and interactive search support. New import dialog for spreadsheet allowing import of data from any portion of spreadsheet. Exit confirmation for main window and measurement items to prevent accidental data loss. Changes to documentation to reflect new features. Bug Fixes:  Codebase ported to python3 for future proofing. Modifying schedule after billing breaks bill. Modifying Measurem...

CMB Automiser Version 2.2 has been released with bugfixes and new features. This will be the last major release in the 2.x series and the last to support python 2.7. Issues with unicode and hackish project format has made it imperative to port project to python 3.x for future proofing. Development will now focus on the 3.x series. Changes from Version 2.1 Bug Fixes: Long tables fails to render Latex fails due to small timeout value Partial hack for Unicode support Minor cleanup Help file fails to launch on windows when program run from shortcut Bill breaks when schedule items are edited New features: Items in measurements view and bills can now be edited by double clicking. Measurements view now remembers cursor position during additions, edits and deletions. Regular bill can now be copied as custom bill. Downloads    Windows: cmbautomiser-win32-2-2-1.exe Fedora: CMBAutomiser-2.2.1-1.noarch.rpm

After a round of bug fixes and fine tuning, CMB Automiser Ver 2.1.3 has been released.  This maintenance release fixes the following bugs in Ver 2.1 Partial import of .xlsx files into schedule view. Items with special characters are not imported while importing from .xlsx file. Unable to render CMBs and Bills to locations having spaces in path name. Broken nnnnnT item. Error opening bill properties window when custom bill is selected as the previous bill. Total quantities displayed in measurements view are not rounded. File name not displayed in title bar.  This release also feature the debut of the following features. Added a usage manual for CMB Automiser. The manual can be accessed from Help->Help . The usage manual also includ es an introduction to public works quantity accounting using computerised measurement books for the uninitiated. New installer for windows. Now installing the CMB Automiser is easier than ever.  Full backwards compatibility...

After a  Long time off the blog-o-sphere , this humble being is back with a bang!!!     With tremendous amount of free time at his disposal and being an automation freak Mr.Manu Varkey took leave the blog-o-sphere and facebook-o-sphere and set out on a spiritual quest to automate every tiny bit of his official routine.     It all began with this thought "I spend a lot of time on this task. I should write a program automating it!"  (Source: https://xkcd.com/1319/ . Thanks Randall, for this excellent strip. )     Today Mr.Manu Varkey is glad to announce the first public release of his crazy automation effort!!! - the CMB Automiser Ver-2.0 . The archaic excel macros where the program had its humble beginings are also released for a historical perspective! And Yes; being an ardent free software enthusiast all codes are released under the GNU GPL-3.0 license.     CMB Automiser CMB Automiser is a CPWD bill...