What's New in Toolie: Brain, Design Studio & More

The latest from Toolie, newest first. Everything below is live in the app today.

Design Studio 3D view of a garden bar — **Design Studio:** a garden bar in 3D, priced live. See more models.

Design Studio plan of a garage with fixings tagged — **Plans with fixings:** every connector drawn where it goes and listed.

November 2026

Toolie BrainThe rules engine that connects every part of Toolie to the NZ rules, with a Why on every alert.

Design StudioDraw, drag and resize in 3D; several models quoted together; describe-it for a whole yard in one sentence; plans for every layer; every part, colour and skirting changeable; 140+ templates; aerial and photo underlays; NZ consent checks.

Template libraryAll 140+ ready-made decks, sheds, garages, carports, sleepouts and more.

Deck design softwareDraw a deck, see it in 3D, price it live.

Deck cost calculatorFree, priced by the same deck engine as Toolie quotes.

Critical-path programmeNZ working days, baselines, delay notices, all-jobs view, MS Project in and out.

Live job costingBudget by cost code, committed costs, WIP, retention ledger, notice register.

Options & extrasClient picks in the portal; suggested upsells with sources; pre-send checks.

3D visualiserTheir house, your deck, sun study and AR.

Also shipped in October–November 2026

Site diary as evidence: sign-off locks an entry, amendments keep the original, photos keep their original time, GPS and fingerprint, and weather is recorded with its source. Site diary.
Health & safety: site-specific safety plan generator, QR sign-in and out, risk register, task analyses, an incident register with a notifiable-event wizard, and contractor prequalification. Health and safety.
Timesheets and Xero: approval locks with an audit trail, rest-break checks, holiday pay split at midnight, and Xero Payroll NZ draft timesheets. Payroll & timesheets.
Learn Toolie: a short lesson for every feature (96 of them), a set-password flow and a company setup checklist so a new team can onboard itself.
Pricing you can see: price sources and ages on each line, a stale-price check, merchant price-file import, and supplier invoice PDFs read into bills.
Ground-truth audit: deck, roof, fence, concrete, cladding, interior and shed engines re-checked against primary sources, with an independent quantity cross-check before a quote is sent.

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Common questions

What is the biggest recent change in Toolie?

Toolie Brain, the rules engine that connects every part of the app to NZ rules, and the Design Studio for drawing, 3D and live pricing.

Do I pay extra for new features?

No. New features are included in your plan; see the pricing section for plan details.

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