Overview

SpinFire Ultimate 11.4.1 is an interim release to update importers notably NX, SolidEdge, and SolidWorks..

Notable Changes

NX 11 supported
SolidEdge ST9 supported
SolidWorks 2017 supported
Catia V6 2016x 2D supported
AutoCAD 2017

Important

Note: The ACT3D file format has slightly changed in 11.4.1. ACT3D files created in 11.4.1 are not compatible with previous versions of SpinFire Ultimate (.e.g. - 11.4.0).

Previous versions of SpinFire Ultimate ACT3D files will however open in 11.4.1.

Bug Fixes

Importers
- ACT3D
  - SpinFire is crashing when opening CAD files
- Catia
  - CATIA V4 file causes SpinFire to hang
  - CATIA V4 file takes a very long time to load
  - CATIA V4 .model file fails to import both 3D and 2D data
  - Large CATIA V5 assembly crashes unexpectedly
  - CATProduct with PMI crashes when opened
  - Specific CATPart does not open
  - Extra text entity appears in CATDrawing
- JT
  - Export to JT creates a file that opens empty in JT2GO
- NX
  - NX file crashes
- STEP
  - STEP file has some bad surfaces when imported
  - Geometry is missing from STEP file
  - STEP colored machining surfaces are not displayed correctly
Installation - Floating License Server
- FlexLM x86 installation is missing several files on some OSs
Mark Ups
- Setting markup text font to bold has no visible effect
Sectioning
- Cross-section view is missing from Standard Views

Upgrading from 11.4.0 to 11.4.1

To upgrade SpinFire Ultimate from 11.4.0 to 11.4.1

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

or
Select Check for Updates from the Help menu if you have an Internet connection and are upgrading form 11.1 or greater.

See SpinFire Ultimate Known Issues

Supported Environments

Client Environment	Minimum	Recommended	Optimum
Operating System	Windows 7 (64-bit) Windows 7 (32-bit) Windows 8 (64-bit) Windows 8 (32-bit) Windows 10 (64-bit) Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit) Windows Server 2012	Windows 7 (64-bit) Windows 8 (64-bit) Windows 10 (64-bit)	Windows 8 (64-bit) Windows 8 (32-bit) Windows 10 (64-bit)
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 Core 3.8 GHz (or equivalent)	Intel i7 8 Core 4 GHz (or equivalent)
Memory	4 GB	8 GB	16 GB
Graphics	DirectX 11 capable graphics card, 1GB VRAM	DirectX 11/12 capable graphics card, 2GB VRAM	DirectX 12 capable graphics card, 3GB VRAM

Prerequisite Installations

Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=53344

SpinFire Ultimate 11.4.1 Release Notes