Curves and circles have become much more capable drawing tools for Training courses. They can be used to show an additional riding line, an exercise path or the intended direction through a sequence without making that line part of the main obstacle route. For this kind of free-form Training path, we recommend using curves additionally to connecting the obstacles.
Both curves and circles can display repeated direction arrows along their path. You can choose the direction of travel and adjust the arrow appearance, size and spacing, making the line easy to follow without covering the exercise underneath. The arrow settings are shared through Display options, so additional paths can use a consistent visual style throughout the design.
Curve editing is now much more precise. Drag a curve point or its handles directly on the arena for quick visual adjustments, or select the point and enter exact handle values in the Object panel. Handles can work together to create a smooth transition or be adjusted independently when the path needs a sharper or asymmetric turn. You can also add handles to curve endpoints, break a curve at the selected point and close an open curve while preserving a natural shape based on the neighbouring handles.
Circles and ellipses use the same direction-arrow concept and can be resized from the arena or through exact values in the Object panel. Together, these tools make it easier to draw circles, loops, bending lines and complete flatwork exercises that remain clear at different zoom levels and in printed plans.
Competition and Training designs often need different sets of objects. The editor toolbox can now be customised separately for each course type, so changing the Training toolbox no longer affects the Competition toolbox.
Use the cog button at the bottom of the toolbox, or the toolbox customisation command in its context menu, to choose which items are visible and arrange them in the order that suits your work. The editor remembers both layouts independently. You can keep Competition obstacles close at hand in Competition designs while giving curves, circles, cones and other exercise-building tools a more prominent place in Training designs. Each toolbox can also be reset to its own default arrangement.
Training cones are now available as built-in images in the Images tab of the right editor panel. Drag a cone onto the arena like any other image, then position, rotate and resize it to mark turns, channels, stopping points or exercise boundaries. Hold Shift key to avoid resizing when rotating.
The 3D flyover now includes a progress bar with playback controls. You can play or pause the flyover and seek to any point on the timeline to review a particular part of the course. Markers show when each obstacle is reached, making it easier to find a specific jump and see where it falls in the flyover.
The advertising banner settings under 3D Options → Fence explain how you can use your own images on the arena fence and provide a link to the Images list in the editor, where you can add new artwork and then use it as a banner in the 3D simulation.
New Mirror horizontally and Mirror vertically commands can reflect obstacles, curves and circles. A single object is mirrored around its own centre, while a multiple selection is mirrored as one layout around the common centre of the selected objects.
New alignment commands can arrange selected objects relative to the selection itself or position the complete selection relative to the arena. You can align to the left, right, top or bottom edge, or centre the objects horizontally or vertically.
Designs can now be renamed directly from the design list and the Design Explorer. Use the pencil button next to a design name to change it without opening the design editor first.
Rounds and training sections can now be renamed directly on the list in the right panel under Course tab. Custom names will be used in the Competition table, making it easier to describe formats such as a first phase, second phase or jump-off in the terminology used for a particular Event.
Background and foreground objects can now have custom names in the Objects list. This is useful for distinguishing several curves, circles, text boxes or images that would otherwise have identical names. Leave the custom name empty to restore the automatic object-type name.
The PDF page selector now includes an Obstacle dimensions option for the main course-plan page. Use it to include the obstacle height and width annotations that are visible in the design.
The Align with arena command for Images now has a Prepare as course background option. After the selected arena rectangle is aligned, the tool can automatically reduce the image opacity, move it to the Background layer, send it behind the other objects and lock it. This removes the repetitive setup previously needed when importing a PDF page or an image as a template for drawing a course.
Before recording starts, the application now tests the complete video encoder configuration by encoding a sample frame. If a browser or graphics device rejects a codec, resolution or hardware-acceleration combination, the recorder can try another supported configuration instead of failing only after the recording has started.
When a new application version is being downloaded in the background, a rotating update icon now appears over the parkour.design logo. The logo tooltip also explains that the download is in progress.