📢 Spaces Flex R45 Release Notes - June 2026

Target Clients: All Spaces Flex Kitchen Clients.

Business Objectives / Goals:

• Enable users to quickly decide if they want to add or remove island from the auto design result.
• Simplify the planning experience by displaying only the most relevant layout and design controls, helping reduce complexity and improve efficiency.
• Deliver a reliable and consistent experience through controlled feature rollout and stable backend behavior.

What's Included:

• Island toggle & preset integration:
  • Expose an "Add an Island to Your Design" ON/OFF toggle at the top of the Layout panel so users can include an island in the design.
  • Pre-set the toggle state based on the selected preset so preset design intent is respected by default.
• Layout options & thumbnails:
  • Show island-specific layout thumbnails (U-Island, L-Island, Galley-Island, I-Island) when the island toggle is ON.
  • Show standard layout thumbnails (U-Shape, L-Shape, Galley, I-Shape) when the island toggle is OFF.
  • Update thumbnail set dynamically based on the toggle so users only see relevant layout choices.

Dependencies:

• Auto Design Module configured

Requirements to activate: Please contact your account manager or Cyncly Support to confirm availability or how to activate.

Target Clients: All Spaces Flex Kitchen Clients.

Business Objectives / Goals:

• Allow placement of backsplash on wall zones, achieve cutouts around windows and provide accurate pricing using different backsplash item dimensions.

What's Included:

• Automatic placement and cutout generation:
  • Automatically generate geometry cutouts in backsplashes where they overlap windows.
  • Dynamically regenerate backsplash geometry when zones or openings change to keep designs up to date.
• Backsplash pricing calculation:
  • Populate item lists with the correct backsplash size variations and quantities for accurate ordering and pricing.

Dependencies: Content adjustment.

Requirements to activate: Please contact your account manager or Cyncly Support to confirm availability or how to configure the catalogue.

Target Clients: All Spaces Flex Clients with Inspire module.

Business Objectives / Goals:

• Let retailers link website inspiration directly into a guided 3D design flow to reduce friction and boost engagement.
• Preserve preset context and onboarding guidance across devices to increase completion and satisfaction.
• Provide partners with simple URL generation and management so existing inspiration galleries can be reused without engineering changes.

What's Included:

• Deep-linking & preset loading:
  • Open Spaces Flex (kitchen and bathroom) directly from an external URL into the guided flow.
  • Skip the internal Inspiration Gallery and land users directly in the 3D scene aligned with the preset.

Dependencies: No dependencies.

Requirements to activate: Please contact your account manager or Cyncly Support to confirm availability or how to generate the links.

Target Clients: All Spaces Flex Clients.

Business Objectives / Goals

• Collect complete, standardized address data during appointment booking to improve appointment accuracy and fulfilment.
• Provide a consistent Book Appointment experience across SFx Planner, Questionnaire and Leap to reduce retailer confusion and setup errors.
• Enable backend validation and persistence of address data to support lead management workflows and reporting.
• Improve form clarity by clearly indicating required fields to reduce submission errors.

What's Included

• Standardized address fields:
  • Add Address Line 1, Address Line 2, City, State and Zip/Postal Code to the Book Appointment form.
  • Ensure fields appear in a logical, consistent order and match styling across SFx Planner, Questionnaire and Leap.
  • Apply the same address field configuration to related entry points (including Inspire flow card).
• Country selection dropdown:
  • Introduce a Country dropdown positioned between State and Zip/Postal fields.
  • Provide a standardized, selectable country list to capture country in a consistent format.
  • Implement the dropdown across SFx Planner, Questionnaire and Leap flows.
• Form UX, required indicators and validation:
  • Display a red asterisk next to mandatory fields (e.g., Last Name, Email) to make requirements clear.
  • Perform client-side validation for required and configured address fields prior to submission.
  • Ensure consistent visual styling and accessibility for field labels, indicators and validation messages.

Dependencies:

• Spaces Flex connected to Flex Platform.

Requirements to activate: Please contact your account manager or Cyncly Support to confirm availability or how to activate.

Target Clients: All Spaces Flex Clients.

Business Objectives / Goals:

• Reduce user friction and speed common tasks by standardizing interactions and shortcuts across platforms.
• Increase user confidence in rendering and upload processes by providing clearer status, larger previews, and background processing.
• Keep UI clean and accessible through consistent layout, concise messaging, and contextual tooltips to improve discoverability and reduce cognitive load.

What's Included:

• User interface & messaging:
  • Standardize toaster text to sentence case for all covering copy actions (wall, floor, ceiling) to improve readability.
  • Add a separator and title “Room” in the Dimensions tab to clarify room vs. wall measurements.
  • Remove kitchen-specific references from onboarding and help overlays to make guidance universally applicable.
• Rendering & preview experience:
  • Center the HQ render frame horizontally and vertically on all screen sizes with no overlap of UI elements.
  • Increase render preview size by 2x while preserving quality and responsive layout.
  • Allow closing the render modal while AI generation continues in the background and make results accessible later.
  • Show a tooltip on the disabled render button explaining generation is in progress to prevent duplicate renders.
• Catalog navigation & layout:
  • Truncate long category names after two lines and reveal the full name on quick hover tooltips to preserve layout cleanliness.
  • Enforce consistent indentation and chevron arrow sizing for same-level categories to prevent layout shifts and improve navigation structure.
• Editing & interaction enhancements:
  • Enable Delete/Backspace shortcuts on Mac to delete selected walls without interfering with text inputs, matching Windows behavior.
  • Improve I2D upload flow by showing a Leap-style animation only during the upload phase and providing clear upload/processing states.

Dependencies: No dependencies.

Requirements to activate: Please contact your account manager or Cyncly Support to confirm availability or how to activate.

Target Clients: All Leap and Spaces Flex Clients with Inspire module.

Business Objectives / Goals:

• Enable users to upload HEIC/HEIF images so content from modern devices is accepted without friction.
• Automatically convert HEIC/HEIF to PNG on the front end to ensure downstream compatibility and reduce backend processing.
• Prevent corrupted uploads and preserve image quality to ensure reliable processing and a consistent user experience.

What's Included:

• Image upload support:
  • Accept .HEIC and .HEIF files during image upload in Leap and I2D.
  • Update upload UI to indicate HEIC/HEIF support and guide users through the flow.
  • Surface clear, actionable errors when users attempt to upload corrupted or unsupported files.
• Client-side format conversion:
  • Detect HEIC/HEIF formats on upload and automatically convert them to PNG in the browser.
  • Preserve image quality and resolution during conversion to maintain visual fidelity.
  • Produce PNG outputs that are compatible with all downstream services and workflows.

Dependencies:

• Image 2 Design Module Configured

Requirements to activate: No activation required.

Target Clients: All Spaces Flex Clients.

Business Objectives / Goals:

• Enable SFx to recognize and handle pattern moldings from catalog so designers can use repeatable molding units..

What's Included:

• Pattern Molding Interpretation:
  • Parse and identify pattern molding units originating from catalog as repeatable segments.
  • Map pattern definitions to internal molding data structures for consistent duplication along a path.
  • Validate pattern parameters to ensure correct repeat counts and seam alignment.
• Rendering and Editing in Design Environment:
  • Render continuous molding runs (e.g., top molding) without visual breaks across repeated segments.
  • Maintain correct geometry and seam behavior when moldings span cabinet boundaries or catalog placements.

 Dependencies: No dependencies.

Requirements to activate: Please contact your account manager or Cyncly Support to confirm how to adjust the catalog.