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Overview

SpinFire 11.10.1 makes key improvements to the Model Compare feature, increases Centro connectivitivty, updates importers, and fixes a large amount of bugs.

Notable Changes

  • Handle 2D scaling per view rather than per model

  • Add the ability to get a coordinate systems list and to be able to show/hide some of them

  • Add SHIFT+RMB+Drag shortcut and button to use window selection in 2D

  • Add the capacity to convert an entire file which contains 2D and 3D to AutoCAD

  • Update Model Compare UI To Show 3 Algorithms

  • Add Warning Tooltip When BRep Model Compare Algorithm Disabled

  • Scripting Changes

    • Add the ability to select items based on their type

    • Add the ability to export the coordinate system's transformation matrix

    • Add the capacity to rename a selected assembly with the Scripting

  • Update UI to display more relevant links to the Actify websites

  • Open a File in Centro From a Link

  • Add Teams Share Button When Viewing a Centro File in SpinFire

  • Telemetry

  • Importer Updates

Importer

Supported Versions

Autodesk Revit

2015 to 2023 (3D)

Catia V6

2023 (2D)

NX

NX to NX 2212 Series (2D)
V11.0 to NX 2212 Series (3D)

Parasolid

Up to 35.1

Solid Edge

ST1 to 2023 (2D0,

V19 -20, ST - ST10, 2023 (3D)

SolidWorks

2004 to 2023 (2D)

From 97 up to 2023 (3D)


Minor Changes

  • Coordinate System Invisible When Importing

  • Add Remove button in Materials window

  • Guarantee the Quantity pull down items are listed in a logical and predictable order.

  • Partial loading should do one view update instead of one per part

  • Prevent the user to use an empty name for an assembly item

  • Update the scripting to be able to export a coordinate system based on a specific coordinate system

  • Cancel button should switch to Close when appropriate

  • Add the Сancel button to the model import process

  • Customers Step file cannot open in SpinFire or HOOPS, but opens in SolidWorks

  • Convert menu should show all formats for files with 2D and 3D

  • Option to disable the Double Click to Zoom fit

  • Dialog windows are cropped when minimized

Bug Fixes 

  • 2D Models

    • 2D: Cannot Show Only multiple drawings at once

    • 2D: Focus should not be available for multiple selected items

    • 2D: Cannot invert invisibility with multiple drawings at once

    • Relative to dropdown menu can contains duplicate entries

    • Redundant view update when pressing Focus in a 2D document

    • CGM PolyMarker does not take into account multiple objects and size

  • 3D Models

    • Crash when loading a missing part

    • Alice LS1 Demo data provide by CERN for Actify Demo and Marketing will error

    • Some Creo surfaces have wrong colors

    • Specific ACT3D file does not open

    • DWFX is displaying incorrect borders

  • Assembly Tree

    • Some parts are displayed after removing models from the assembly tree

    • Context Menu Always Opens When Pressing CTRL If Assembly Item Is Selected

  • Calibrate

    • Calibrate Apply Doesn't Work as Expected

  • Centro Connection

    • Support of long file path is absent in Centro Connection

    • A false "check in" message appears in Centro when cancelling a check out in SFU.

    • Special Characters Not Working in Centro User Name or Password

  • Conversion

    • Convert button is active after disabling all type of conversion

    • Changing export options in the file converter does not offer to reset settings after a file has been converted

    • Converting an mixed type AutoCad file with Only 2D setting on to ACT3D will fail

  • Export

    • Exporting AutoCAD flips images upside down

    • Export to AutoCAD fails when surfaces on demand is on

    • Transform can be incorrect when several models are exported to a native format

  • Import

    • Section edges are visible for hidden models

    • CATIA file doesn't open if the PMI are imported

  • Measurements and Notes

    • 3D Point Note Create Button Doesn't Work Immediately

    • Error occurs in the log file when calculating Axis-Aligned Bounding Box for the parts with the the selected color if this parts are unchecked in the assembly tree

    • Copied axis-aligned bounding box measurement does not have correct dimensions

    • Circles appear on drawings when using point to point or edge to edge

    • Model Compare showing Wireframe

    • Reset button is disabled in the Model Compare dialog when input incorrect tolerance values

    • Visual Model Compare Losing Color When Moved

    • Viewer crashes when selecting the Default CAD View after comparing the model

    • Volume calcuation is incorrect with a CATIA file

    • Wall Thickness Analysis does not work with Load on Demand Surfaces

  • Miscellaneous

    • Undo does not work for Rendermode change on Scene

    • The Render mode icon is not updated after clicking Undo when changing the render mode

    • The shadow disappeared when the assembly exploded

    • User View fails to load the camera on start up.

    • Line color is not saved after changing line color and saving document

    • The saved ACT3D file cannot be opened in a specific model

    • The error occurs some time after closing all files in a specific model

    • SpinFire hangs after importing subassemblies when the section plane is enabled

    • Invert Visibility cannot be undone

    • The shadow disappeared when the assembly exploded

    • Section plan doesn't resize when a subassembly is unloaded

    • Add Include Attributes Option For Export Parts List

  • Open File

    • The details in an error box has no value when trying to open a file type that is not supported.

    • Saved ACT3D file with wall thickness user view fails to open.

    • ACT3D File Does Not Open

  • Part Properties

    • Sorting order is reset after clicking Copy button in Properties window

    • The part selected in the chart field in the Part Properties Charts window is not highlighted in the properties field

    • The color does not match when comparing the colors of the properties and the colors of the charts

  • Printing

    • The orientation does not change in the fax settings if the orientation is landscape in the fax settings in SpinFire

    • Default Printer Settings not working properly

  • Sectioning

    • Pressing Section Cut button doesn't toggle off the section when a model with a section cut is opened

    • Invalid section cut geometry is displayed when slicing several models

    • Section Cut Positions Not Saved In Multiview

    • The Section Cut Dimensions window turns on after it is closed and the section plane is disabled

    • Offset section picking stays enabled after switch to Single Plane

    • Hidden parts reappear after double clicking when a section is active

  • Settings

    • 2D: Enablnig Display Rulers in the 2D Viewer Settings does not auto-Zoom Fit the drawing.

    • The Shared Settings are enabled after changing language using Ctrl+Alt+F1

    • Reset button is active in the Reset Settings dialog box when no items were selected

    • The language is not updated in the language selection window when the language is updated in the application settings

  • UI

    • Relative to dropdown menu can contains duplicate entries

    • Discard Changes button overlaps Apply Settings in German in specific case

    • The Choose Language dialog cannot be called a 2nd time when on the Part Properties Chart dialog.

    • The Check for Updates field is disabled in the Help menu after resetting settings to default

    • The incorrect color appears in the color selection dialog on Imported models.

    • Remove Rename context menu for surfaces

    • Selection of items from the tree to transform is different from context menu to manual selection when Transform window is active.

    • Translations: Some columns not translated in the Part Properties Charts dialog.

    • Translations: The column names in the Select Properties dialog ar not translated.

Recommended Environments

Client Environment

Minimum

Recommended

Optimum

Operating System

Windows 10 (64-bit)
Windows 11 (64-bit)
Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2019 
Windows Server 2022

Windows 10 (64-bit) 

Windows 11

Windows 10 (64-bit)

Windows 11

OS Language Supported

English (US)

German
French
Italian
Spanish
Portuguese
Czech
Japanese
Chinese (simplified)
Chinese (traditional)
Korean
 

English (US)

German
French
Italian
Spanish
Portuguese
Czech
Japanese
Chinese (simplified)
Chinese (traditional)
Korean

English (US)

German

CPU/Processor

Intel i3 4 Core 3.8 GHz (or equivalent)

Intel i5 4 Cores 3.9 GHz (or equivalent)

Intel i7 8 Cores 4 GHz (or equivalent)

Memory

8 GB DDR4

16 GB DDRR for Windows 11

16 GB DDR4

32 GB DDR4

Graphics

DirectX 12 capable graphics card, 2GB VRAM

DirectX 12 capable graphics card, 4GB VRAM

DirectX 12 capable graphics card, 6GB VRAM

Installation Notes

SpinFire Ultimate News Panel

Info

The SpinFire Ultimate News panel requires Microsoft’s webview2 runtime software to display the latest in SpinFire news.

Download the executable from Microsoft to install.

Note: If your system is up to date on Windows 11, your system will already have this installed.

Print Preview

Info

In many cases, Microsoft updates have prevented the rendering of the model in Print Preview.

Microsoft provides a workaound to correct this.

On the system in question,

  1. Open a PowerShell in admininistration mode.

  2. Run the following:

reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NETFramework\Windows Presentation Foundation\XPSAllowedTypes" /v "DisableDec2022Patch" /t REG_SZ /d "*" /reg:64

For more information see, https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/topic/kb5022083-change-in-how-wpf-based-applications-render-xps-documents-a4ae4fa4-bc58-4c37-acdd-5eebc4e34556