Ava WDS — User guide

2026-11-08 · Ava WDS 1.2 · Beta edition

EI Amouret Christophe · SIRET 847 590 247 00015 · contact@acidev.fr

Start a survey

Create a project with the + button, then add your forms. Changes are saved on this device. The demonstration forms let you try menus and features; your experiments reset when you leave that project. In the project, tap the row showing its name to view or edit contact details. Country, units and regional fields are in a collapsed group, like Preferences. Add an item stays above the item list.

Window / door or composite unit

When adding an item, choose Window / door for a window or door with a simple template, or Composite unit for several combined elements. Shutter, Gate and Garage door keep their separate types. A new Composite unit item provides access to its settings using the Configure composition button. All these items share the project list and PDF. In an existing window / door, the Item type row prepares conversion of the same item, retaining its reference, dimensions, photos and other data. Cancel discards the draft; Done confirms the type and settings. Changing only the type preserves the sketch and annotations exactly. If you also change the geometry, the previous annotated sketch is kept until you explicitly adapt it; a native sketch without annotations may be updated. Check the result afterwards. Older compositions remain recognized with their settings, without an automatic saved conversion. In the demonstration project, M17 shows a composition and M18 lets you try a conversion; changes are reset on leaving. Try adding items in a personal project. Install a compatible version on all your devices before editing new compositions. M11 illustrates the Monobloc box and M19 the Tunnel box with a separate descriptive height (Tunnel (e.g. Titan)).

Dimensions and units

Choose the project country and units. In a Window / door or Composite unit item, the Window / door row groups Width and Height side by side. Add the shutter with + Shutter even if the window / door dimensions are still incomplete: its separate row keeps its own width and height, without automatic copying. The layout adapts to large text. The minus button hides the shutter without deleting its data; + Shutter restores it. Enter shutter width and height at the start of the item; Shutter settings displays them read-only. For a shutter with a box, the third row records box height in project units. Box included or measured separately applies only to Monobloc. For other types this height is descriptive and is not added to the window height. After confirming, check the preview. If an earlier sketch or its annotations are preserved, use Update proportions to apply the new geometry and check the marks. Regional technical fields → Based on country suggests fields; a manual choice replaces them without deleting values. Changing country restores this suggestion; general settings apply to new projects. Enter the region once per project. DD means frame-back dimensions, HT overall dimensions and TF finished opening; frame extensions are included in HT. A dimension is committed when you leave its field or tap Done. Glazing units remain independent. Always record both the thermal U-factor value and its unit; existing values are not converted automatically. Check the manufacturer’s conventions.

Customize the sketch

Choose a template and its options. Dual color records the interior and exterior finishes; the preview shows the inside. Returning to one color retains the exterior finish for later reactivation. Set glazing bars, crossbars and infills by area. In Glazing bars, Duplicate to… copies the source pane’s settings to the selected destinations; All other sashes makes selection easier. The destinations’ glazing bars are replaced, then each area remains independent. Check the preview, especially if an axis position has been adjusted. Ventilation grilles are marked in red on dark interior finishes and black on light finishes; this does not change any RAL value. Annotate with your finger or Apple Pencil. After changing dimensions, use Update proportions and check annotation positions: freehand strokes do not automatically follow the elements. The previous sketch remains recoverable; an older image can serve as a reference when recreating annotations. Displayed colors are indicative. The sketch of doors, French doors and service doors shows a low threshold distinct from the frame. Explicitly selecting Low threshold · 20 mm indicates a nominal height of 20 mm; confirm the profile and actual dimensions with the manufacturer. In the preview and PDF, a horizontal line marks the ground at the foot of doors, French doors, service doors and garage doors, without changing dimensions. Other window / door units show this marker when a sill height of 0 is explicitly specified. A composite unit shows one ground marker at the bottom of the assembly when an element in contact with the ground is identified.

Glazing and local variants

The Glazing field remains free text. Choose offers examples by country; these presets do not define the app’s distribution territories. Refine records panes from outside to inside, cavities, gas, spacers and coatings. Choose mm or inches independently of the opening dimensions and preserve manufacturer codes. Another example keeps other details; a favorite restores its configuration. Distinguish Existing and Requested and customize zones. Declared performance and supporting documents remain separate; examples do not calculate a class or performance.

Air inlets and sashes

After the sketch, open Options → Ventilation. Keep a free-text description or expand details: presence, control, nominal flow or range, unit and manufacturer reference pressure. Equivalent area and acoustics remain separate. Select sashes in inside view: left and right, or left to right then top to bottom. Same vent shares settings; turn it off to configure individually. Markers locate the top rail below the toplight; describe other positions in the details. After changing the assembly, check the affected sashes.

Options and equipment

After the sketch, Options groups ventilation, blind, insect screen, and handles and locks. The associated shutter has its own card after Options and before Existing photos, with a summary and Shutter settings. The minus button hides the shutter without deleting its data; + Shutter restores it. Enter shutter width and height at the start of the item; Shutter settings displays them read-only. For a shutter with a box, the third row records box height in project units. Box included or measured separately applies only to Monobloc. For other types this height is descriptive and is not added to the window height. After confirming, check the preview. If an earlier sketch or its annotations are preserved, use Update proportions to apply the new geometry and check the marks. Each equipment item offers a free description and optional details. Specify, for example, a blind inside the glazing or a lateral or vertical insect screen. Choose the main sash in inside view; a second handle appears only for configured independent openers. Shutter curtain and box materials remain separate. Record declared performance with indicator, value, unit, scope and manufacturer evidence; it is never inferred from country or material. Check annotations after a geometry change.

Toplights, lower panels and assemblies

Toplights, lower parts and side elements are included in overall dimensions. In Composite unit, prepare a draft with a central module and zero to twelve modules on each side. Cancel discards changes; Done applies them. Distinguish shared overall dimensions from measured module dimensions. Part to configure selects Toplight or Lower part. Each module retains its settings; adjacent modules can be unified after confirming common settings when values differ. Separate lets you configure modules separately again. A solid lower panel can apply to D1 alone without creating a global row. Choose fixed, inward bottom-hung, inward side-hung, tilt-and-turn, outward top-hung, horizontal pivot, inward top-hung or parallel projection. For each two-leaf module, choose its principal leaf in inside view: right by default for a new module, with a left option. Conversion preserves the sketch’s historical orientation. For a single-leaf module, Hinges means the hinge side, also viewed from inside. Operation is configured separately. Check dimensions, mechanisms and manufacturer capabilities, especially parallel projection. Existing entries and annotations are preserved; check their position after changes and use Update proportions if needed. New assemblies require a compatible version on every device. Transoms and infills remain configurable by zone.

Project and entry preferences

Project preferences apply to frames in all its revisions; changing a preference in a form creates an exception. Use project defaults again reinstates the shared values. In Refine, the Warm Edge choice can follow the project or be set for the form. This request is not automatically applied to Existing glazing. Recorded spacer characteristics remain separate; check the information if it differs from the Warm Edge choice.

Revisions, order and trash

Create a revision to keep another version of the survey. Reorder entries within a project to set their reading and export order. Deleted projects and revisions remain in the trash, where you can restore them.

Prepare and share the PDF

Choose A4 or Letter and Portrait or Landscape in app settings. Each entry starts on a new page; details may continue on additional pages. Before sharing, check dimensions, sketch, assembly, opening direction in inside view, operation, equipment, finishes and glazing. Measured and overall dimensions must be consistent. Variable scale means the sketch keeps its proportions without guaranteeing a fixed print scale. Check the recipient: deleting a project does not recall an already received PDF.

Send a structured export

In settings, open Structured export, select projects and revisions, then whether to include contact details and photos. The JSON sends recorded data and details to compatible software through the iOS share sheet. This is a data exchange, not a backup that can be reimported into WDS. No WDS server or permanent remote access is created. Check every transfer: the app cannot recall a copy already received.

Use projects on two devices

Use the same personal iCloud account on iPhone and iPad with iCloud Drive available. Offline work remains possible; syncing resumes when possible. Close the entry and check its status before switching devices. For new assemblies, install a compatible WDS version on every device before editing them. Check Recovery if concurrent changes have been preserved. Keep an exported copy of important surveys.

LiDAR and preliminary estimates

Open LiDAR and slowly scan the opening and surrounding wall. Select a detected window, door or opening, then check width and height before applying them. The information badge explains the limits. If detection fails, measure edges manually; arch rise requires edge measurement or manual entry. Results are for initial estimates and must be checked with a tape or laser before ordering or manufacture.

Dictate and review

Dictation follows the app language, including regional variants. Explicitly name the window / door or shutter before its dimensions and units. Example: “Window width 1200 mm height 1350 mm. Shutter width 1180 mm height 1400 mm.” Without a named element, dimensions concern the window / door; a standalone Shutter item keeps its usual behavior. Analyze the dictation, review both pairs and shutter presence, then choose Confirm these changes: all proposals are applied together. If a requested field is hidden in the project, show it before confirming. Dictate only the shutter width and height. Set its other options in the item. On-device dictation must be available for that language; you can also type or edit the text. The app does not retain audio.

Dimensioned LiDAR photos

Frame the entire opening before selecting it. The dimensioned photo is previewed before confirmation and added to the item's photos if enabled. Cancelling saves no photo. The five-photo limit per item still applies.

Photos and privacy

Frame only the window or door needed for the quote. Avoid people, documents and private belongings; ask permission to photograph the premises.

Protect your work

Keep your device locked and up to date. Export important surveys before an update, uninstalling or changing your iCloud account. Sync and the trash do not replace an independent backup.