New functions in 2023 not introduced in Wat's new document.

[Bertrand Kim]

Hi,

I guess there are someting more new functions in 2023 I can not find in Wat's new document. I'm not sureee. 

 

1. Hide Reverse.

 

2. Save Draft option in Bulk Drawing Creation tool.

 

3. Direct drawing 2D Sketchs and 3D curves in Scene.

 

 

4. View Constraint Relations

 

5. Extrude Surface

 

6. Object Viewer remembers toggle option.

 

I'd appreciate it if you let me know if you find anything else. Thanks

 

Kim

Edited December 22, 2022 by Bertrand Kim

[Jonas@Solidmakarna]

7. [Ctrl] left click directly on a sub assembly set to Treat as Part. In earlier versions you would hit a part below that assembly instead.

Btw, remember the new shortcut key introduced with 2022 PU1 - Quick Select the Parent Assembly - it will still find the "last sub assembly in the structure" when you left click while holding down the [ ` ]shortcut key (acute accent - though that button is replaced with the [Ö] / [Ø] button on Swedish/Nordic keyboards). Even if the assembly placed below an assembly which is set to Treat as Part.

 

8. New shortcut key added for the Show Selected and Sub Item. Beside it you also see new shortcut key settings for the new tools Hide Reverse, Set Transparent and Set Rotation etc.

Edited December 22, 2022 by Jonas@Solidmakarna

[Jonas@Solidmakarna]

Here are some images for points 1-6;

1. Hide Reverse - Will quickly reverse the hidden and visible objects with each other. Could maybe be renamed Reverse Hidden/Visible Objects instead?

Below, the frame of the Lerocon C-Frame Electric nut welding robot is first made hidden, then the visible objects are reversed into hidden, while the hidden frame is shown (alone).

 

2. Bulk Drawing Creation, Save DRAFT Files on Completion - will store the drawing *.EXB file, directly after the drawing has been created, in the same folder as the 3D *.ICS file.

 

3. Direct access to 2D Sketch and 3D Curve commands - start drawing a 3D Curve Spline or a Sketch Circle without having to "define" the origin or plane for the tool first.

Video made by Kevin:

 

4. View Constraint Relations - will show all the constraints applied to a part/assembly listed in a window.

 

5. Extrude Surface - a new button under the Surface ribbon, for a function that has previously been a bit "hidden" as a toggle under the Extrude tool. With the new button it is now available directly with the other surface tools. Select a planar face or a sketch for the surface part.

 

6. Object Viewer and Property List toggle buttons in the Quick Access Toolbar - an easy way to toggle the visibility of the two Object Viewer and Property List Browser windows. The active setting is stored with the UI when IRONCAD is closed.

Edited December 22, 2022 by Jonas@Solidmakarna

[Jonas@Solidmakarna]

9. Reset UI and Reset Ribbonbars - two options under the right click menu of the user interface. Right click in an "empty area" under the ribbon bar (usually to the far right side).

Reset UI - will close IRONCAD and remove all the UI XML files (under %appdata%\ironcad\...). The original UI setup from the default installation will be used instead and the XML files will be created in the %appdata%\ironcad\... folder again when IRONCAD is closed the next time.

 

Reset Ribbonbars - will try to reset the UI (XML-files) while IRONCAD is still open - (probably) similar to the previous Reset UI option that was available before v2023.

 

[Bertrand Kim]

Thank you Jonas for the great examples,

Attached video is for Item No.2.

 

How [Save DRAFT Files on Completion] treats the External linked parts. (I think Save Draft is more good as the name . Me can not read long words, sorry ). It definitely creates the .EXB files in root folders of External linked files(ICS). It's very useful for I, thanks!

 

Kim

Edited December 22, 2022 by Bertrand Kim

[Bertrand Kim]

10. Play and Record Animation - Unlike Export Animation, it plays the animation and records the screen verbatim for export. Because it exports without rendering, it's a fast export and the time of exported video is affected by the HZ of the screen.

I'm not sure if this is an added tool in 2023???

 

Kim