What's new in Nordmount Planner

2026-06-26

France is now a supported country with full climate-based load calculations using French building standards (NF EN 1991 for snow and wind)
Snow load calculations for France account for elevation: above 200 m, snow loads increase progressively, with higher rates in alpine zones above 1000 m
French language support for the planner interface and PDF reports
France-specific terrain type categories (0, II, IIIa, IIIb, IV) with corresponding wind calculation parameters
Interactive elevation indicator in project setup warns when French projects exceed 200 m and shows the elevation-based snow load surcharge that will apply

Terrain type labels and safety information in reports now adapt to the project country, displaying the correct nomenclature and standards for each region

API responses from third-party material databases are now validated, with clear error messages if the response is malformed or unavailable
Report generation failures now include diagnostic context (country, language, and specific error details), making it easier to troubleshoot configuration issues

Public changelog page showing all release notes alongside a footer link to browse the release history
Panel groups automatically reconfigure when you change a roof's system type, keeping panel layouts consistent
Stabilizer cross-rails automatically added to edges of selected low-slope installation types for structural integrity
Flat-system rails and clips are now included in the material list alongside ballast and fasteners
Ballast configurations validate to prevent zero-weight systems, with warnings when ballast stones are not configured
Ballast stones are now distributed in even counts across rails for easier and more balanced installation
Technical changelog tabs appear on the release notes page for developers and system administrators (visible in dev mode and for super users)

Ballast calculations for low-slope systems are more efficient: minimum margin ballast reduced from 28 kg to 14 kg, minimum corner ballast reduced from 40 kg to 28 kg
Climate loads only recalculate when your project location actually changes, improving performance
Drawing background improved with a smoother, shader-based dot grid visualization
Panel positions and map zoom are now rounded to consistent precision for better stability

Panel width and height now display correctly in reports and configuration forms, regardless of roof orientation
Ballast stone calculations now choose the most efficient combination — for example, 14 kg of ballast is now installed as a single 14 kg stone instead of two 7 kg stones
Reports no longer fail to generate when ballast stone weights are not configured
Ballast-optimization note only appears when stone weight exceeds the calculated requirement, reducing unnecessary alerts
Stabilizer cross-rails now correctly include ballast weight in load calculations
Saving project settings is now more efficient without risking other data

Support for flat roof systems: choose the new "Flat" system type when adding a roof to plan ballast-mounted installations, with automatic rail, ballast and material calculations shown on the plan, in blueprints and in reports (panel width is limited to 600–1800 mm for flat systems)
Ballast on flat systems is calculated and labelled per rail piece, both in the planner and on blueprints, and stabilizer cross-rails are always included since they physically carry the ballast stones (with a minimum of 14 kg per cross-rail piece in the margin zone)
Flat-system rails and clips are now included in the material list

The report only shows the assembly instructions section when there are instructions to show

Reports no longer fail to generate when no ballast stone weights are configured, and the ballast-optimization note now only appears when the installed stone weight actually exceeds the calculated requirement