The June 2010 NMS Update is Now Available!

Download the NMS/DDN June 2010 Update (file NMSProJune2010.exe) into a temporary directory.  Then run the program to start the installer.

NMS/DDN Changes

The June NMS update contains 34 updated sections.

To see what NMS files have changed, download the latest List of Contents.

The release contains a new Techstreet standards file for use by NMS-Edit.

Summary

This download updates your NMS to include the sections published in June, 2010.  The NMS Secretariat is publishing the NMS/DDN on a twice-a-year cycle rather than on a quarterly cycle.  The next update will be dated December 31, 2010 and will be available in January of next year.

The update installs into your existing NMS2010, DDN2010 and/or NMSS2010 directories.  No updates are included for NMS-Edit Professional at this time.

This update contains only the files that have changed since December 31, 2009 and is not a full refresh of NMS sections.  It builds upon the NMS2010 CD so if the CD version is not installed please re-install it before applying this update.

Please use the key that you received with your 2010 CD to install this update.

Download the Full 2010 CD

Download the Full 2010 CD (file NMS2010CD.exe) into a temporary directory.  Then run 'setup.exe' to start the installer.

NMS/DDN Changes

The December, 2009 NMS update contains 46 updated sections, spread fairly equally across the Architectural and M&E disciplines.  The NMS Installer for Word now allows you to select a font for the installed Word sections, along with the page format.

When using Microsoft Word, copy into your Word Startup folder the new Wordmac.dot macro file that is installed with the update.  The new macros support the latest PageFormat wide-page layouts that were announced in 2008.

To see what NMS files have changed, download the latest List of Contents.

NMS-Edit Changes

For NMS-Edit, the new update adds a Find Text command to the project menu, which searches for and reports on text anywhere in the project.  This will be followed shortly by the Replace Text command, in a future release.  Look as well for new Undo/Redo commands at the Project level (Edit menu).  You are able to undo and redo recent header and list-of-contents changes to your project.

As well, the release contains a new Techstreet standards file, and various minor fixes.

The June 2009 NMS Update is Now Available!

Download the NMS/DDN June 2009 Update (file NMSProJune2009.exe) into a temporary directory.  Then run the program to start the installer.

NMS/DDN Changes

The June NMS update contains 34 updated sections.

To see what NMS files have changed, download the latest List of Contents.

The release contains a new Techstreet standards file for use by NMS-Edit.

Summary

This download updates your NMS to include the sections published in June, 2009.  The NMS Secretariat is publishing the NMS/DDN on a twice-a-year cycle rather than on a quarterly cycle.  The next update will be dated December 31, 2009 and will be available in January of next year.

The update installs into your existing NMS2009, DDN2009 and/or NMSS2009 directories.  No updates are included for NMS-Edit Professional at this time.

This update contains only the files that have changed since December 31, 2008 and is not a full refresh of NMS sections.  It builds upon the NMS2009 CD so if the CD version is not installed please re-install it before applying this update.

Please use the key that you received with your 2009 CD to install this update.

Download the Full 2009 CD

Download the Full 2009 CD (file NMS2009CD.exe) into a temporary directory.  Then run 'setup.exe' to start the installer.

NMS/DDN Changes

The December, 2008 NMS update contains 62 updated sections, primarily in divisions 4-Masonry and 23-HVAC.  The NMS Installer for Word now allows you to select a font for the installed Word sections.

When using Microsoft Word, copy into your Word Startup folder the new Wordmac.dot macro file that is installed with the update.  The new macros support the latest Word wide-page layouts that were announced in the Spring, 2008 update.

To see what NMS files have changed, download the latest List of Contents.

NMS-Edit Changes

For NMS-Edit, the new update adds a Find Text command to the project menu, which searches for and reports on text anywhere in the project.  This will be followed shortly by the Replace Text command, in the next release.

As well, the release contains a new Techstreet standards file, and various minor fixes.

The September NMS-Edit Update and June 2008 NMS Update is Now Available!

Download the NMS/DDN September 2008 Update (file NMSProSeptember2008.exe) into a temporary directory.  Then run the program to start the installer.

NMS/DDN Changes

The June NMS update contains three new sections in Division 2, and 35 updated sections.  The NMS Installer now permits the re-copying of NMS sections from a previous update, if it is installed on your machine.

When using Microsoft Word, copy into your Word Startup folder the new Wordmac.dot macro file that is installed with the update.  The new macros support the latest Word wide-page layouts that were announced in the Spring update.

To see what NMS files have changed, download the latest List of Contents.

NMS-Edit Changes

For NMS-Edit, the new update adds an Add... Add New Section command to the project menu, which initialises a new NMS section in structure only.  Simply add the text you need to the template and the section is created for you.

As well, the release contains a new Techstreet standards file, and various minor fixes.

Summer NMS-Edit Changes

The Summer update adds an Uppercase Section Titles command to the project menu, which performs the same function as the context menu Uppercase Titles command, but acts on all editable sections in the project.

Changes in the Spring Update (for NMS-Edit and the Word Installer only)

This new NMS-Edit update contains extensive enhancements to the MS-Word export feature and to project printing.  The Word export features are available when installing new Word sections as well!

For Word Export, choose a pre-defined page format such as the traditional NMS layout, or a wide-page format to match the sections you have converted from NMS format in the past using a macro.  Or, choose to match the new PageFormat 2008 specification developed by Construction Specifications Canada.  You can also design your own format by selecting a header layout, and bolding or underlining selected portions of the document.  Add an End of Section line.  Thousands of possibilities are available.

When printing an entire project, you may choose in the Print Section(s) dialog to generate a single file per division, or to include a list of contents for the project that has its page numbers updated to match your printer preferences.  These feature are most useful when printing to PDF.

In System Preferences, the List and Tree Viewers tab contains switches that turn off and on the display of columns in the File List.  Close and open a project to see the effect.  As well, the new Printing tab has a selection that alters the format of CSC printed sections in a small way, so that the article title text is aligned with the '.1' paragraph number below it.

Summary

This download updates your NMS to include the sections published in June, 2008 and upgrades the NMS-Edit Professional specification editor to the 2.05.02 (or higher) version.  The NMS Secretariat is publishing the NMS/DDN on a twice-a-year cycle rather than on a quarterly cycle.  The next update will be dated December 31, 2008 and will be available in January of next year.

The update installs into your existing NMS2008, DDN2008 and/or NMSS2008 directories.  If you have purchased NMS-Edit Professional it also updates your editor to the latest version.

This update contains only the files that have changed since December 31, 2007 and is not a full refresh of NMS sections.  It builds upon the NMS2008 CD so if the CD version is not installed please re-install it before applying this update.

Please use the key that you received with your 2008 CD to install this update.

Download the Full 2008 CD

Download the Full 2008 CD (file NMS2008CD.exe) into a temporary directory.  Then run 'setup.exe' to start the installer.

The Fall 2007 Update is Now Available!

Download the NMS/DDN January-Fall 2007 Update (file NMSProFall2007.exe) into a temporary directory.  Then run the program to start the installer.

This new NMS-Edit contains two exciting new features: hyperlinks from standards in your sections to the Techstreet web site, and a new Cross-Reference Standards report.  To check the version of a standard in your project, just open the section viewer, lookup your section and click a standard.  The view changes to the Techstreet web site and you can immediately see the latest version of the standard, a summary of the content and have an opportunity to buy the standard immediately.

Here is a link to the news release for this exciting feature!

This download only upgrades the NMS-Edit Professional specification editor to the 2.04.02 (or higher) version.  The NMS Secretariat will now be publishing the NMS/DDN on a twice-a-year cycle rather than a quarterly cycle.  The next update will be dated Dec. 15, 2007 and will be available in January, 2008.   If you have purchased NMS-Edit Professional it also updates your editor to the latest version.

The update installs into your existing NMS2007, DDN2007 and/or NMSS2007 directories.  If you have purchased NMS-Edit Professional it also updates your editor to the latest version.

To see what files have changed (in the March update), open the file EngUpdateInstructions-2701.doc or FreUpdateInstructions-2701.doc in the Documents folder below your NMS/DDN folder (any of 'Program Files \ [NMSS2007 / NMS2007 / DDN2007]').

This update contains only the files that have changed since December 31, 2006 and is not a full refresh of NMS sections.  It builds upon the NMS2007 CD so if the CD version is not installed please re-install it before applying this quarterly update.   It includes all the files in the March, 2007 update as well.

Please use the key that you received with your 2007 CD to install this update.

Download the Full 2007 CD

Download the Full 2007 CD (file NMS2007CD.exe) into a temporary directory.  Then run 'setup.exe' to start the installer.

The September 2006 Update is Now Available!

Download the NMS/DDN January-September 2006 Update (file NMSProSeptember2006.exe) into a temporary directory.  Then run the program to start the installer.
The update installs into your existing NMS2006, DDN2006 and/or NMSS2006 directories.  If you have purchased NMS-Edit Professional it also updates your editor to the latest version.

To see what files have changed, open the file EngUpdateInstructions-2603.doc or FreUpdateInstructions-2603.doc in the Documents folder below your NMS/DDN folder (any of 'Program Files \ [NMSS2006 / NMS2006 / DDN2006]').

This update contains only the files that have changed since December 31, 2005 and is not a full refresh of NMS sections.  It builds upon the NMS2006 CD so if the CD version is not installed please re-install it before applying this quarterly update.

Please use the key that you received with your 2006 CD to install this update.