Overview

SpinFire Ultimate 11.1 contains additional features found in 10.0 that were not included in 11.0 along with a number of bug fixes.

SpinFire Ultimate will contain all the features of SpinFire 10.0 but in a phased release approach. Please see the SpinFire Matrix for more information.

Added Features

• Import document
• Add document
• Transform by handles
• Exploded assembly
• Shattered assembly ACT3D files
• Tube length bill of materials
• Snapshots
• Calculate the area, perimeter, and centroid of a section profile
• CGM importer
• TIFF importer
• Additional language support
  • Chinese (simplified)
  • Chinese (traditional)
  • Czech
  • French
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Portuguese
  • Spanish

Improved Features

• Export Part List in Excel file format
• Auto Complete option for the tube length calculation
• View files as thumbnails in the Library
• "Copy to Clipboard" option . on the Export > Image dialog
• Add options to the Recent Documents context menu
• Portrait/Landscape toggle in Print Preview
• First selected surface remains highlighted for Minimum Distance Between Two Surfaces measurement
• Materials list translated to other languages
• Focus options added to context menu for 2D views.
• Another part can be selected without having to close the Properties dialog 
• Section plane distance displayed along the normal
• Default CAD view added to the CAD views list

Bug Fixes

• 2D file formats

  • The ohm symbol appears as a box in NX 2D files.
  • Foreign characters do not appear in CATDrawing file.
  • CATDrawing causes a crash in the SpinFire Viewer when opening.
  • Incorrect scale for DXF file.
  • Visibility control (hide/show) in 2D does not work.
  • Some Chinese characters do not appear even when the font is available.
  • SFXI-2479 Line Thickness of 2D dimension line and dimension extension line are too thick.

  • SFXI-2076 Incorrect displaying of CATIA drawing primitives.

  • SFXI-2035 CATIA V4 2D Drawing - Line width incorrect when Zoomed In or Out.

  • SFXI-1138 Symbol "β" exists not for all fonts.
  • SFXI-2117 Importing incorrect line thickness for 2D SLDDRW documents.

• 3D file formats

  • An IGES file and does not zoom correctly using the navigation cube.
  • Imported NX File Assembly Tree Selection is Incorrect
  • A specific SolidWorks file fails to open
  • Opening f4552212.drawing001.001999.prt.3D crashes SpinFire
  • SFXI-2607 NX Assembly Crashes SpinFire when Importing
  • SFXI-1948 NX Assembly file assembly tree selection is incorrect.
  • NX assembly crashes SpinFire when importing.
  • NX assembly takes 4 times longer to Import than 10.8.2

  Sectioning

  • Do not disable features when section dialog is enabled.

  • Section cut by Three points is incorrect

  • Section cut by Two points is incorrect

  • Selection fails after sectioning.
  • Unable to select surfaces after section cut is created
  • Remove the need to "Enable Dragging"
  • Profile edges appear with user views with sections
  • SFXI-2515 Attached NX Assembly Has Strange Sectioning Behavior
  • SFXI-2453 "Apply" should be disabled in certain Section dialog scenarios.

• Library

  • Implement saving of customized displaying of file list in Library after closing application

  • Scroll option in library file list is not working with mouse wheel

  • Header for file list in Library is scrolled with file list

  • File search in library folder not releasing search parameter when switching folders
  • Folders are duplicated in explorer after connection was added
  • Files are duplicated in file list after connection was added

• Licensing

  • Floating license file data has an expiration date, but should not

• UI

  • Message boxes should be dismissed via ESC key
  • The "What's New" link on the Home page in German has an invalid link.
  • Information boxes and dialog windows for viewer don't block access to application
  • Shift+right-click part selection in the graphic window does not allow to hide form the context menu
  • Apply, Ok and Cancel buttons are not disabled during Preview on the Transform dialog
  • Add Markup to All Views option is active after it was selected before

    NX File imports correctly in SpinFire 10.8.2 but Not in SpinFire Ultimate.

  • NX notes and die draw axis symbols are not importing.

  • A specific SolidWorks file fails to open.

  • SpinFire 10 file with an empty 3D work space and 2D drawing does not load.

  • Opening a specific .3D crashes SpinFire.
  • Load colors from SpinFire 10 user views.
• 2D Measurements
  • 2D Notes lose the underline when adding a hyperlink.
• 3D Measurements
  • Boundary Area By Edges measurement could be applied to Annotation plane.
  • Hide/show surface options don't change the label correctly in context menu in Markups tree for the Boundary Area by Edges measurement.
  • Status of the check mark is not updated after deletion or adding elements to any node of Markups tree.
  • Bounding box markups do not respect transforms.
  • Document crashes when click on markup if the markup contains incorrect hyperlink.
  • Document crashes when try to open context menu for the part which was measured by Boundary Area By Edges measurement.

  • The first surface selected on a Distance Between Two Surfaces measurement needs to remain highlighted until the second surface is selected.

  • SFXI-2636 Arc highlighting for Arc Diameter and Arc Radius remains when the measurements are disabled.
  • SFXI-2608 When performing AllSubAssemblies Autonote"All Subassemblies" Auto Note, some notes are not pointing at the model.
  • SFXI-2605 Can't Cannot add a hyperlink to a very long file for markup.
  • SFXI-2494 Bounding box measurement properties imported from SF10 aren't SpinFire 10 are not applied in SF11SFXI-2478 SpinFire Ultimate.
  • Chinese characters do not work for in markups
• Misc.
  • Intermittent Crash
  • SFXI-2836: Zoom Fit doesn't work after transforming a part.

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  • The first selected surface is not highlighted when the user select the second surface for Minimum Distance Between Two Surfaces measurement.

• Assembly Tree

  • “Expand All” should expand to parts level, not solids.

  • Annotation plane is marked as indeterminate when all children are unchecked

• Selection

  • One cannot select parts after opening an assembly in Load Assembly Tree Only mode.

• Parts List

  • Assembly item is counted incorrectly in Parts List for specific model

• Settings

  • Allow a closing backslash on Custom Updates URL.

• Updater
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  • Impossible to apply highlighted view from Views tree.

• Library

  • Implement saving of customized displaying of file list in Library after closing application.

  • Scroll option in library file list is not working with mouse wheel.

  • Header for file list in Library is scrolled with file list.

  • File search in library folder not releasing search parameter when switching folders.
  • Folders are duplicated in explorer after connection was added.
  • Files are duplicated in file list after connection was added.

• Miscellaneous

  • Intermittent crash.
  • Settings.config is not removed during uninstall.
  • SFXI-460 If a file(s) fails in an assembly, SpinFire should still open the model without the failed files.

  • Current work is lost without warning if the updater runs.

  Converter

  • Impossible to remove items from converter list

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• SFXI-2430 View isn't highlighted immediately after selecting the view in drawing tree

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• SFXI-2329 Hyperlink to a view during note creation does not work.

• SFXI-2324 Incorrect coordinate positions for new coordinate system

• SFXI-2320

  • Allow a closing backslash on Custom Updates URL.
  • Floating license file data has an expiration date, but should not

• Sectioning

  • Do not disable features when section dialog is enabled.

  • Section cut by Three points is incorrect.

  • Section cut by Two points is incorrect.

  • Selection fails after sectioning.
  • Unable to select surfaces after section cut is created.
  • Remove the need to "Enable Dragging".
  • Profile edges appear with user views with sections.
  • Attached NX assembly has strange sectioning behavior.
  • Apply" should be disabled in certain section dialog scenarios.
  • Measure section cut profile edges..
  • Document crashes when a section is enabled and a user tries to open context menu.
  • The state of the Project Mode command is not correct if disabling then re-enabling sectioning

• SFXI-2302 Hyperlink fields don't support files with long file name or path(>260)

• SFXI-2253
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• Selection

  SFXI-2189

  • One cannot select parts after opening an assembly in Load Assembly Tree Only mode.

  • Unhighlight selected items after performing action.

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• SFXI-2200 Transform dialog is displayed out of SF11 window

• • View isn't highlighted immediately after selecting the view in drawing tree.
  • Highlighted model element is missing in Print
  preview
  • Preview after the view is refreshed
  SFXI-2180 Viewports button isn
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• Transform
  
  • Zoom Fit doesn't
  highlighted after pressing on it as it is in SF10

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• SFXI-2086 NX File Imports Correctly in SF 10.8.2 but Not in SF11

• SFXI-2032 IGES File and functionality navigation cube

• SFXI-2001
  • work after transforming a part.
  • Transform dialog is displayed out of SpinFire Ultimate window.
  • Bounding box markups do not respect transforms.
• UI
  • Message boxes should be dismissed via ESC key.
  • The "What's New" link on the Home page in German has an invalid link.
  • Information boxes and dialog windows for viewer don't block access to application.
  • Shift+right-click part selection in the graphic window does not allow to hide form the context menu.
  • Apply, Ok and Cancel buttons are not disabled during Preview on the Transform dialog.
  • Add Markup to All Views option is active after it was selected before.
  • Yellow polyline is visible in case user
  untick
  • unticks a 'Stay on Top' functionality

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• SFXI-1839
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  • Hyperlink to a view during note creation does not work.

  • Hyperlink fields don't support files with long file name or path(>260).
  • Incorrect coordinate positions for new coordinate system.
  • Sorting doesn't work on 'Select document and User View' window

• SFXI-1774 Measure section cut profile edges.

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• SFXI-529 NX Notes and Die Draw Axis Symbols Not Importing

• SFXI-460 If a file(s) fails in an assembly, SpinFire should still open the model without the failed files.

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• SFXI-2460: Load colors from SF10 user views
• SFXI-2550:
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  • Viewports button isn't highlighted after pressing on it as it is in SpinFire 10.
  • Assembly item is counted incorrectly in Parts List for specific model
  • Incorrect validation of Selected Color Palette value after apply in Color Palettes dialog
  SFXI-2723: Settings
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  config is not removed during uninstallSFXI-2883:
• SFXI-2677: Impossible to apply highlighted view from Views tree
• SFXI-2792: Document crashes when Section is enabled and a user tries to open context menu
• SFXI-2891: Bounding box markups do not respect transforms.

• SFXI-2874: SF10 file with empty 3D workspace and 2D drawing won't load

• • Annotation plane is marked as indeterminate when all children are unchecked

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• SFXI-2795: The first selected surface isn't highlighted when the user select the second surface for Minimum Distance Between Two Surfaces measurement

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Installation

SpinFire Ultimate 11.1 can be installed side-by-side with previous versions of SpinFire, such as the 10.x release. 

Upgrading from 11.0.0 to 11.1.0

To upgrade SpinFire Ultimate from 11.0 to 11.1:

1. Launch and run the SpinFire.x64.msi (or the SpinFire.x64.exe) and follow the installation wizard instructions.
   
   

See SpinFire Ultimate Known Issues

Supported Environments

Prerequisite Installations

• Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5
  https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=4078430653 (Note - Already included in Windows 8 )