Chris Lohman Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 Here's a list for you that details what we are expecting to release in Product Update 1 for IronCAD and Inovate 7.0 in about 2 weeks. The PU1 update will be available for download to our technical support subscribers and partners only. --Chris New Enhancements Added for IRONCAD\INOVATE 7.0 Product Update 1 Allow Reorder Global Option: Under Tools pull-down menu, select "Options" and then the "Part" tab on the following pop-up dialog. Options for the "Default Intellishape Reordering Settings" include: Use Part Reordering Setting - Select this option to use the individual part setting for reordering (available on a right-click at the part level). Always Allow Intellishape Reordering - Select this option to always allow reordering regardless of the individual part setting. Disable Intellishape Reordering - Select this option to disable reordering for all parts regardless of the individual part setting. Show Drawing View Out-of-Sync Indicators: A new option has been added to allow users to disable the drawing view out-of-synch border indicators. To Access Option: Under Tools pull-down menu, select "Options" and then the "General" tab on the following pop-up dialog. Edge Delay After Rotation Control: Users now have an option to control the Edge Delay after rotation to optimize performance. Longer delays will help performance when rotating very large assemblies (high part count) and shorter delays improve visualization for smaller models (lower part counts). To Access Adjustment: Under Tools pull-down menu, select "Options" and then the "Rendering" tab on the following pop-up dialog. Reorient of Placed 2D Drawing Dimensions: A new option on 2D Drawing dimensions is available to change the orientation after the dimension has been placed. To Access Option: Right-click on a Dimension and select "Reorient" under the pop-up menu. Select Horizontal, Vertical, or Parallel alignment. Ordinate Dimensions have additional options to align - Parallel to Edge, Perpendicular to Edge, and custom input angle. Staggered Dimension Alignment: Staggered Dimension group alignment will align while attempting to maintain the staggered segment on individual dimensions. The dimension will extend or trim the dimension knee while maintaining the placement of the staggered segment. Drag & Drop of OLE Objects into the 2D Drawing: Users can now drag & drop OLE Objects (Excel Documents, Pictures, Word, etc.) into the drawing environment from Windows Explorer. OLE Objects Group Creation and Storage in Catalogs: OLE Objects can be added to 2D Drawing Groups and can be stored in catalogs via drag & drop. Cruise Shapes Enabled on Datum Planes: Shapes that have Anchors set to "Slide Along Surface" can now be cruised on Datum Planes in the 3D Scene. Hold the Shift Key Down while cruising to invoke precise placement on the Datum Planes. Users without Administrator Privileges Can Run IronCAD: Users without certain administrator privileges can now run IronCAD (Administrator privileges are still required for installation). Performance Improvements: Many performance improvements have been made in IronCAD 7.0 Product Update 1 in the following areas: Part Regeneration - Improvements have been added in the general regeneration of parts. Scene Browser Interaction with Dimensions - Files that have many 3D Dimensions will experience improved performance in the Scene Browser interaction. General Selection and Rendering Highlight - Improvements have been made in the general selection in 3D and 2D. Improved Shaded View and Precise View (High Quality) Creation - View creation improvements have been made in both the Shaded Views and Precise Views (High Quality). Improved Load/Open Times - Improvements have been made in the general load times for IronCAD scene files. Improved Sheet Metal Unfold Times - Improvements have been made in the Sheet Metal unfold times. Key Quality Issues Resolved in IRONCAD/INOVATE 7.0 Product Update 1 SCENE Failure to Load/Open and Drawing View Data Lost Issue: Issues related to lost data on save in both the scene and the drawing due to Multi-Parent Copy (Ctrl-C) operations have been addressed. Multi-Part Parent copy refers to copying parts in different assemblies or copying dimensions in different views for example. The Multi-Parent Copy command has been disabled to avoid the potential data loss issue. Dimension Migration Issues Resulting in Lost Dimensions: Certain dimension may fail to solve or migrate or from older versions of IronCAD to IronCAD 7.0. The migration could be opening files or drag and drop for catalogs. Examples: Pattern Dimension, Dimensions to Midpoints of Edges, Reference Dimensions, etc. Horizontal and Vertical 3D SmartDimension Solve and Integrity Issues: Horizontal and Vertical 3D SmartDimension failed to maintain relationships during Save/Load and could solve incorrectly. This issue has been addressed in Product Update 1. Position Dimension Displaying and Solving Incorrectly: Issues related to Shapes positioning incorrectly when modifying the Position Dimensions have been addressed. Position dimension will always reference the Parent Shapes coordinate system when displaying/modifying the dimensions. Angular SmartDimension Not Transferring to Drawing: Angular SmartDimensions failing to transfer to the drawing on ACIS models has been resolved. Conical Sheet Metal with Cut-Operations Unfold Incorrectly: Conical Sheet Metal with Cut-Operations would fail to unfold incorrectly in certain cases where the Cut-Operation would cut through the top/bottom edge of the conic. This issue has been resolved. Sheet Metal Punches do not Appear in Unfold: Issues where sheet metal punches do not display in the unfolded part have been addressed. IronPro Catalog Issues with UNI Settings: Error messages with the IronPro Catalog Tools stating "Path not found" have been addressed. ProActive BOM Not Maintaining Property Settings: ProActive BOM not maintaining information added to each part (Part Number, Description, Custom Properties, etc.) has been addressed. Cross-Section Properties Not Displaying in 2D Sketch: Issue related to the "Cross-Section Properties" of a 2D Sketch not displaying when accessed has been resolved. 3Dconnexion Motion Controller Zoom Display Issue (SpaceBall, etc): Issue related to the IronCAD Scene jumping or parts inverting on zoom with the 3Dconnexion Motion Controllers has been addressed (SpaceBall, etc.). Allow Reorder Causing Shell Shape to Reorder Incorrectly: Certain reported modeling changes would cause the Shell Intellishape to reorder incorrectly resulting in a failed shell. These reported issues have been resolved. TriBall Snap Rotation at 180° Broken: Issues where the TriBall Snap (Ctrl) Rotation not snapping to 180° have been addressed. Variable Radius Blends Change Parametric Directions on ACIS Models: Certain ACIS models would cause the variable radius blends to change directions based on the parametric direction along the edge. This issue has been resolved to maintain the selected locations for the values. Suppressed Parts Not Collapsing Structure in Scene Browser: Issues related to Suppressed Parts displaying Intellishape information in the Scene Browser have been resolved. Catalogs Fail to Load: Certain catalogs would fail to open due to corrupted shapes in the catalog. Changes have been made to allow the load of the catalog, however the shape in the catalog will fail (not drop into a scene or edit). Assembly Feature Custom Hole Not Showing Thread in All Parts: Custom Hole Assembly Features now display the thread texture on all parts defined in the Assembly Feature Scope. Boolean Parts Causing Unnecessary Regenerations: Issues where regenerations would occur on parts used in Boolean operations have been addressed. INOVATE Import of DXF/DWG Not Working: Issues related to INOVATE not importing DXF/DWG has been addressed. DRAWING Drawing Views Shift Position in Draft and Precise Modes: Issues related to views moving position when switching between Draft and Precise view quality have been addressed. Note: Drawing views may change location on first update in IronCAD 7.0 Product Update 1. This is due to a change in the drawing border definition (Pre-Product Update 1 view borders where dependent on the 3D Bounding Box of the 3D Data. Product Update 1 view borders are based on the projected geometry bounding box). This will mainly affect Isometric Views. This reposition will only happen once on the first update in Product Update 1 (after repositioning the view, it will not move on any additional updates). Drawing Dependent View Update Incorrectly After Modification in Standard View Creation Dialog: Dependent Views (Section, Detail, etc.) would change or lose original definition if a modification to the Standard Views Creation dialog was performed. This issue has been addressed. Section Views Update Losing Centerline and Dimension References: Migration issues caused section view information (such as centerlines, annotations, dimensions) to be disassociated or lost. This issue has been addressed. Vertical Isometric Section Views Displayed Upside Down: Isometric Vertical Section views will now display the correct orientation of the geometry on creation. Exporting DWG/DXF Continuously Locks Application: Issues reported where IronCAD would Lock-up when a continual process of exporting drawings to DXF/DWG have been resolved. 2D Catalogs Creating Duplicate Styles and Layers: 2D Catalogs Items have addressed the issue where Styles and Layer information was duplicated on drag&drop into sheets. A0 Template Incorrect Size: A0 Templates are now the correct size (841mm x 1189m) and will display correctly in the Custom Sheet Dialog. Facet Part Models Not Appearing in 2D Drawing: Issues where Facet Part Geometry not displaying in the 2D Drawing environment for Draft/Shaded Views have been resolved. PDF Export Not Displaying Underlined Text: PDF Export will now correctly export text that has underlined formatting. PDF Export Displaying Out-of-Sync Indicators: PDF Export will now refer to the set option in the Tools/Options/General Tab for the display of the indicators when creating PDF's. Move/Copy 2D Editing Tools not Maintaining Style and Layer Information: The Move/Copy 2D Editing Tools will now maintain Style and Layer information during the command. Print Preview Display Incorrect: IronCAD's Print Preview will now scale to a viewable size to illustrate the print output. Transferred Thread Dimensions will not Allow Arrow Placement: Transferred Thread Dimensions Arrows can now be repositioned by selecting and dragging the arrow. Text with Leader Knee Direction Down Incorrect: Issues related to the Text with Leader Knee displaying incorrectly when the knee position is set to down have been resolved. Text with Leader and Item Bubbles Not Displaying in DWG/DXF: Text with Leaders and Item Bubbles would not display correctly in DWG/DXF files due to the color setting not referring to the background color have been addressed. Text with Leaders Moving on Update: Issues related to Text with Leaders moving on update of views have been addressed. Surface Finish Symbol Moves to Original Placement on Update: Issues related to Surface Finish Symbols snapping back to the original placement on update have been addressed to maintain the defined location. Multiple Section Lines on Isometric Views Cause Lock-up: Issues related to section lines on Isometric views causing infinite loops (lock-up) have been addressed. Text Linked to Property Information Causing Additional Save on Close: Issues where the drawing file would ask to save after a previous save when closing the file has been addressed. Text linked to property information was causing the additional save. Vertical Scroll Bar not Available in Drawing: Due to the 2D Catalogs, the vertical scroll bar is not accessible when the auto-hide catalogs option is enabled. New changes have been made to move the vertical scroll bar to the left side of the drawing environment. You can switch the side by modifying the registry key value (HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\IronCAD\IRONCAD 7.0\General\SheetScrollBarOnLeft) from 1 to 0 (1-Left, 0-Right). Pan Cameral Disables Active Command in Drawing: Issues related to the Pan Camera disabling the active command (i.e. Dimension Command) have been addressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Twining Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 Oh yeah baby! There are some oldies but goodies on that list (which is nice) along with all the latests "hot topic" issues. You guys have been hard at work haven't you! NICE JOB! MikeT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djohannesen Posted September 11, 2004 Share Posted September 11, 2004 -Angular SmartDimension Not Transferring to Drawing: Angular SmartDimensions failing to transfer to the drawing on ACIS models has been resolved. I don't use ACIS & have a problem with copying angular smart dimensions to Triball etc. Ex: I might measure 45° between faces on blocks. I copy this value. Then I use Triball to rotate this value, but when I paste value in, it comes up as 785.3981633974615. Will this be solved in the above? (This is causing major problems for us & is deemed urgent.) Davo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlehnhaeuser Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 Hey Chris, I see your coming up on I-Beam Status..Yeah Baby Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floris Stam Posted September 16, 2004 Share Posted September 16, 2004 Users without Administrator Privileges Can Run IronCAD: Users without certain administrator privileges can now run IronCAD (Administrator privileges are still required for installation). Is it also possible to change a Inovate Dongle with a IronCAD one when logged in as a users? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Lohman Posted September 20, 2004 Author Share Posted September 20, 2004 Floris we didn't intentionally code a fix for your very specific dongle switching situation; so we don't know if the admin fix is going to help you or not. Now that the patch has released, I am closing this topic. Please start new topics for all questions regarding PU1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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