{"id":7030,"date":"2024-10-22T14:49:15","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T14:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.netspotapp.com\/help\/?p=7030"},"modified":"2026-09-18T13:35:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T13:35:05","slug":"netspot-4-0-for-windows-and-macos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.netspotapp.com\/help\/netspot-4-0-for-windows-and-macos\/","title":{"rendered":"New NetSpot 4.0 for Windows and macOS with majorly reworked planning toolset"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We will never stop improving NetSpot. And we will never stop listening to what our customers have to say. This is why we are presenting you with NetSpot 4 with greatly expanded Planning mode capabilities, as well as anticipated improvements in Survey mode.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class=\"img-responsive  aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.netspotapp.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/release_ns_4@2x.png\" alt=\"NetSpot 4.0 for Windows and macOS\" width=\"725px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nWhen creating a layout for a Planning survey it is now possible to add your own building materials in case a specific type is missing from the preset list, offering an extraordinary level of customization, with such settings as reflection and absorption included.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nWhen planning a wireless network setup in a warehouse you can now add various types of shelving units made of different materials.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nHere\u2019s the full list of updates in this major version:<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #ff6000;\">&nbsp;added&nbsp;<\/span> Add building elements made of custom materials when creating a layout for your Planning survey<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #ff6000;\">&nbsp;added&nbsp;<\/span> Add racks (shelving units) in Planning surveys<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #ff6000;\">&nbsp;added&nbsp;<\/span> A selection of colors for layout creation for a better visual representation of building elements made of different materials<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #ff6000;\">&nbsp;added&nbsp;<\/span> You can now use a ruler tool for an easier verification of lengths and distances while creating a layout in Planning mode<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #ff6000;\">&nbsp;added&nbsp;<\/span> You can now export a floor layout you have created in Planning mode into an image file that you can then use for surveying an existing network\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #28cf8a;\">\u00a0improved <\/span>\u00a0An even better floor plan creation interface<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #28cf8a;\">\u00a0improved <\/span>\u00a0Subtle improvements in the app&#8217;s interactivity<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #28cf8a;\">\u00a0improved <\/span>\u00a0Project information window has been redesigned to offer extensive data in a comprehensive view<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #ff8888;\">\u00a0fixed <\/span>\u00a0Lots of minor fixes for an enhanced usability and stability<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nYou can download NetSpot 4.0 <a href=\"\/downloads.html\">here<\/a>. Or you can follow the auto-update prompts in your already installed app.<\/p>\n<p>Once you\u2019ve given this new version a try, please <a href=\"mailto:onair@netspotapp.com\">let us know<\/a> how we did. We are grateful to get your review for NetSpot <a href=\"\/reviews\/#give-review\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your continued support. Have a great Wi-Fi!<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nDate: 10\/22\/2024<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:0px; padding-top:0px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_counters\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/dot.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:2px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_c=new Array(\"twitter\",\"facebook_like\",\"google\");var hupso_counters_lang = \"en_US\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"netspotapp\";var hupso_url_c=\"\";var hupso_title_c=\"New%20NetSpot%204.0%20for%20Windows%20and%20macOS%20with%20majorly%20reworked%20planning%20toolset\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/counters.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We will never stop improving NetSpot. And we will never stop listening to what our customers have to say. This is why we are presenting you with NetSpot 4 with greatly expanded Planning mode capabilities, as well as anticipated improvements<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32622,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-7030","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-news-and-releases"},"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.netspotapp.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7030"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.netspotapp.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.netspotapp.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.netspotapp.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32622"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.netspotapp.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7030"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.netspotapp.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7030\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8953,"href":"https:\/\/www.netspotapp.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7030\/revisions\/8953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.netspotapp.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7030"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.netspotapp.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7030"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.netspotapp.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7030"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}