Overview
SpinFire Ultimate 11.7.0 adds copying parts and assemblies during a transform, part property 2D charting, new and updated importers, additional convenient and requested enhancements, and hundreds of defect fixes.
Special Note
If a floating license server is already installed, you must update it to the latest Floating License Manager in order to be able to use SpinFire 11.7.0 . Simply follow the instructions here to upgrade the existing Floating License Manager.
Notable Changes
- /wiki/spaces/SF1100/pages/3233284460
- Part Properties Charts
- Pick a coordinate system in for sectioning
- Importers Added
- Importer Updates
Additional Enhancements
Export Options
Licensing & Activation
Ability to use floating license TIMEOUT and TIMEOUTALL options
Remove detection and usage of existing SF10 license
Display Floating License Server status in a dedicated window instead of a message box
Prompt user for proxy credentials when registering and Proxy Authentication is Required
- Ability to Copy or Export License Server Status
Importer Options
Installation
Installation should check for .NET framework version 4.5.2 instead of 4.5
Add \ProgramData folder and permissions during installation if the folder is missing
Measurements
Use B-rep for Minimum Distance Between Two Surfaces measurement
Settings
UI
Ability to customize viewer layout
- Ability to dock the Shortcut Toolbar
Replace Event Log with Errors/Warnings and Output main menu items
Rotate model around corresponding screen axis when scrolling the mouse and Alt or Ctrl or Shift key is pressed
Display ACT3D file thumbnails in Windows Explorer
- Close All added to File menu to close all open work spaces.
Minor Changes
- Tables now appear with alternative row colors
- Ability to select None, From View, or All for Annotations and Markups on Print Preview
- Floating License usage columns have changed
- ProgramData\Actify folder automatically added if it does not already exist on installation
- Improved error message when attempting to open an invalid file in the template editor
- User ability to change the layout in the template editor
- Save the selected file type in the conversion dialog
- ESC cancels moving an item in the assembly tree
- Override PMI Color is enabled by default
- Arc measurements have Draw Arc enabled by default
- Errors / Warnings and Output moved to the View menu
Bug Fixes
- 2D Area Tools
Area and Callout tools Line color isn't displayed after saving and loading model
- 2D Callout Tools
Incorrect size of callout when restoring it after deleting it
2D Files
Memory is not always released after importing drawings
Aborting CATIA V4 file during loading causes SpinFire to hang
CGM is missing from CATDrawing
NX 12 files with drawings do not open
NX 12 file does not open
SolidWorks 2018 2D file does not open
SolidWorks 2D file does not open anymore
Some SolidWorks 2D files do not open anymore
- Cannot load drawings which contain text when using Datakit in x86
- Unexpected line is displayed in a CATDrawing when zooming out a lot
2D Measurements
- 2D DXF files open with non-orthographic view
- 2D Notes
- Impossible to return focus to notes
- Wrong Anchor Point for 2D Edge Notes on 2D Documents
- 2D Viewer Settings
- Tooltips are cropped in 3D/2D Viewer Settings
- 3D Files
JT 10 file created from NX contains datetime attribute with incorrect value
Colors are missing from STEP file
Datum Axis feature from NX file is not imported
Viewer crashes after opening CAD files
SpinFire crashes when loading
Viewer crashes when saving ACT3D with OpenGL Graphics Driver and Scale Bar is enabled
Navigation Cube transformation does not match custom Coordinate System
- Viewer crashes in laptop with Intel HD Graphics 3000
Viewer crashes when opening files
SpinFire crashes soon after startup
3D model manipulation is slow in a machine with Nvidia Quadro card
- 3D Mouse
- 3D mouse has incorrect camera movement in standard views and drawings
- 3D Preview
3D Preview is not working in Windows 10 Creators, Fall Creators and April 2018 Update versions
Error occurs when trying to Load 3D Preview after the first time
Access denied when trying to save ACT3D file with 3D Preview which is selected in Windows explorer
- 3D Settings
- Selected setting has incorrect New Value text color in Reset Settings dialog
- 3D Viewer Settings
Front Facing PMI option is not applied to ACT3D files
- Activation
- Activation or Registration does not work in some cases
Message box is displayed in top left screen corner when floating license times out and application is minimized or application is successfully updated
Floating license does not work when user or machine name contain Unicode characters
The License.al file is not updated when SpinFire starts, after changing sfpflv2.dat in the license server
License project should depend on the Floating License project
ACT3D file can be saved when exiting SpinFire or closing Workspace or Document and license is not available
Incorrect date/time in License Server Status when application language is Italian
- SpinFire hangs when Floating License server is stopped
- Busy indicator is placed under the License Server Parameters dialog when testing the connection
- Annotations
Impossible to recognize the icon of selected item in list box or tree list view when the theme of application is Modern Dark
Error occurs when exporting data files with template which contains CAD model
Annotation Focus does not work for JT file
Busy indicator is missing when exporting table data
- Application Settings
The Theme Accent Color is not being reset when Reset to Default is applied
- Arc Center to Arc Center
- Linear distance measurement text disappears in Markups tree after coordinate system change
- Arc Center to Edge
- Wrong Arc Center to Edge Measurement on IGES file that contains wireframes
- Assembly Tree
Some assembly tree items are missing from the assembly tree, but are visible, after performing Transform with Copy
Undoing Show Only of a part after hiding another part results in the entire model being visible
Assembly tree search stops on the leaf item that is not a Solid or Open Shell
Incorrect checkstate of parent item for moved part item in the assembly tree
Assembly tree nodes are copied rather than moved when dragging to a new location
Part name changes after moving it under another tree item
Solid and surfaces are missing from the assembly tree after moving part that contains them under another tree item
Right clicking on an assembly tree item causes a BindingException in Debug
Part disappears from assembly tree when moving it under another part after importing model
Crash when a part is a dragged into a "new part" in the assembly tree
- Assembly tree search stops on the leaf item that is not a Solid or Open Shell
- Unexpected index appears after reopening model with deleted Product Occurrence
- Part disappears from assembly tree when moving it under another part after importing model
- Assembly tree state and graphics visibility of hidden objects is incorrect
- AutoCAD
DWG file imports with missing lines
AutoCAD file crashes during loading
The wrong image is used to fill an area in a 2D DWFx file
AutoCAD model with 3D geometry imports as 2D
AutoCAD files that contain images do not open
- Axis Aligned Bounding Box
Viewer hangs when trying to open a file that contains Wireframes
Bounding Box markup does not update when loaded from a .ACT3D or .3D file
Bounding boxes are not updated when performing transformations
Bounding Box measurements do not respect visibility
Bounding Box calculation for large files takes much longer to complete than before
- Bounding Box calculations use hidden geometry
- Nothing happens when trying to do a bounding box calculation or perform a transformation of an empty part
- Axis-aligned Bounding Box position is incorrect when using a relative Coordinate System
- Message box is not displayed for Bounding Box calculation when there are no assembly items or it fails
- Axis Triad
- Navigation Cube and Axis Triad are cropped in Print Preview when selecting region for printing
- Incorrect position of navigation cube and axis triad when they are initially disabled and their location changes before enabling them
- Boundary Volume by Surfaces
Viewer crashes when using Boundary Volume by Surfaces and selecting a Blocking Surface that is not connected to any Seed Surface
Incorrect markup anchor for Physical properties and Boundary Volume by Surfaces measurements
- CAD Views
Section styles from CAD Views are not applied
Transformation styles from CAD Views are not applied
CATIA V5 - Imported PMI and Geometry Data Not Being Assigned to the Imported Views Correctly
Visibility styles from CAD Views are not applied to all assembly item instances
- Cannot interact with the Navigation Cube when a CAD view is opened after an Orthographic View
- Centro Connection
Cannot connect to Centro when LDAP authentication is used
Incorrect Favorite Searches in Add Centro Connection dialog
Retrieving Data from Centro sometimes fails
- Impossible to delete Centro favorite search connection from the library
- Buttons are always disabled in Centro Settings tab
- Close
- Closing one document prompts Close All Documents
- Common
- Color picker Alpha value has incorrect range
- Controls
Sliders behavior in Color Picker isn't consistent with other sliders
Use only one TextBox instance for renaming nodes in the TreeListView control
- Conversion
Reset to Default option works incorrectly in Converter dialog for importers with PMI Font option
Impossible to Reset to Default right part of Conversion dialog
Conversion fails when converting to any file format except ACT3D
Convert context menu item isn't disabled in Reader mode in Library
PMI Font option button is incorrectly aligned in Convert dialog
- Coordinate Systems
Coordinates tooltip is missing when hovering over points
Asterisk isn't displayed when adding new coordinate system
Active Exploded Assembly Coordinate System is not updated when changed from Markups Browser
Last created and global coordinate systems are active at the same time when opening ACT3D file
ACT3D file contains two active Coordinate Systems when opened
- ACT3D file with more than one coordinate system appears as modified when opened
Grid in a standard view should align with a new coordinate system
Grid in a User View created from a Standard View should be on for a custom coordinate system
Rulers should turn on for Standard orthographic views with custom coordinate systems
- Curvature Analysis
Reset button isn't disabled when opening Analysis window or when pressing it
Some windows have incorrect title
- Viewer crashes when failing to project a point on a surface during Curvature Analysis
- Delete Part
Deletion of original parent item may cause a crash when assembly item is moved under another tree item
Cannot delete component dragged and dropped into current assembly
Deleting an instanced part results in extra solids being created on selection
- EMF Files
EMF files with PNG and JPEG images do not open or are incorrect
EMF file polygons are not displayed correctly
EMF Plus file polygons are not displayed correctly
Some polygons are missing when opening 2D AutoCAD files saved as .3D in SF10
EMF Plus path polygons and polylines are not displayed correctly
- Exploded Assemblies
- Exploded Assembly does not work while in a Section Cut
- Confirmation dialog is missing after using Exploded Assembly and closing Viewer
- Export
B5 ISO translation is missing from 3D PDF export and corresponding option is not available in Hardcopy export
Viewer crashes when exporting 3D PDF with U3D Annotation Format
Cannot export 3D document which contains at least one empty part under the Scene
Imported model is missing when exporting 3D PDF from .3D file
Remove Ability to Export to 3D PDF and HSF from 2D Snapshot Workspace
Magna - 3dpdf Export with changing color of the part
Exporting AutoCAD scales images incorrectly
Exporting to Iges removes all Part color
Rulers and scale bar are incorrect in screenshots
Missing geometry in screenshots when one or more assembly tree items are transparent
Error when opening Export Image window
- Viewer crashes when exporting 3D PDF with U3D Annotation Format
- Grids
Viewer crashes when enabling Grid in 2D document and zooming out a lot
The grid isn't updated after zooming in and then focusing the entire model
- Import Document
Error occurs when importing an ACT3D file for the second time
Cannot import the same .3D or .ACT3D more than one time
Import .ACT3D into current Workspace fails the second time
Any file can be imported in Reader mode
Failed to import error occurs when importing a shattered ACT3D on top of another
Import/Export Settings
- PMI Color and Font import Options are missing their tooltips
- Specific CATIA V5 files fail to open when Hidden Objects is enabled and Construction and References is set to Import Hidden
- Options tests fail when run all together
- Importers Page
- Reset to Default does not dynamically update PMI Font option value
- Library
Filter doesn't work in Library when adding new connection and Show Only CAD Files is unchecked
Centro document does not open when performing double mouse click on it
- Markups
Export options dialog is closed when closing Print Preview dialog
Impossible to cancel exporting data files when error occurs
When exporting markups there are different empty lines at the top between XLS and XLSX
Markup hyperlink allows selecting the same document, or User or CAD Views group
Markup text flickers with DirectX 9 and DirectX 11 drivers
Markups original size is not restored after saving an ACT3D file with active 3D document
- Materials
Column borders are visible when selecting datagrid rows in modern themes
Datagrids have inconsistent arrows compared to the rest of the application
Minimum Bounding Box
Crash on closing SpinFire while calculating minimum bounding box
- Notification is missing while Minimum Bounding Box is calculated for big model
Model Compare
Model compare colors are reversed when changing type in dialog
Model Compare is comparing hidden parts
Viewer freezes when performing geometric model comparison using at least 1 as tolerance value
Navigation Cube
Ruler is overlapping navigation cube
News
Cannot access publicly available secure URL in the News Page
Office Integration
Graphics area is not visible in Office in Windows 10 Creators, Fall Creators and April 2018 Update versions
Open File
SF10 file with Bounding Box measurements does not open
No UI is shown when trying to open models with "Open with..." menu item in Windows Explorer
Intermittent crashes when opening STEP files
Ability to add random colors when importing STEP AP 203 files
ProE Creo file imports without colors
Orthographic Views
Isometric mode isn't restored in specific case
Part Properties
Viewer crashes after changing Application theme and Part Properties window is open
Error is displayed when properties dialog is opened and application theme changes
Part Properties and Rule-based Coloring Export does not work
- PMI
PMI Flatness symbol in NX file is not rendered correctly
CATProduct never finishes loading when importing PMI
CATIA V6 file PMIs are not visible
PMI text is missing from JT file
- GD&T diameter symbol is incorrect for CATDrawing
Print Preview
Viewer crashes after closing Print Preview and OpenGL Graphics Driver is used
Print Region
Impossible to cancel Print Region
Views are not restored properly after using Print Region
Rulers have incorrect size and overlap Axis Triad when using Print Region in 4 Viewports
Projection Area
Projection Area calculation is incorrect
Registration
Required Fields text in Registration is not visible in Modern Light theme
Rendering Effects
The shadow effect disappears when the model is transformed
Re-Tessellate
Error when performing Re-tessellation on a Product Occurrence
Rule-based Coloring
Impossible to change the top rule in Rule-based Coloring
Column header text is missing in the Rule-based Coloring Results dialog
Viewer crashes when using Physical properties rule for empty parts in Rule-based Coloring
Switching to a Physical Property Type after selecting the Name of a CAD Property in Rule-based Coloring causes a BindingException in Debug
The Edit and Delete buttons can be made inaccessible on the Rule-based Coloring window
Rulers
Rulers and Grid are not displayed correctly in User Views
Markups appear over the ruler
A white rectangle is being drawn in the top left corner of any opened 2D document
View labels are placed incorrectly after applying any view with Rulers on model
Save/Load
The assembly name of a copied CAD model changes after saving as an ACT3D file
Scale Bar
Scale bar is incorrect after loading a file
Labels translated incorrectly in Scale bar after changing language to any Asian character set
- 2D model Scale Bar displays first the Height instead of Width
Sectioning
Cannot save Cross-Section View as startup view
Incorrect Section profile face color when Use Part Color option is checked
Section plane capping doesn't work with IGES files
Error is displayed when creating 2D document from Section cut
Cut geometry is not generated when enabling section
Show Cut Material is on by default for 11.2.0 and .3D files
Geometry artifacts appear after enabling section, opening Profiles window, closing it and changing the section plane position
Error when saving a file and Cross-Section view is at least one of the active views
Section faces and profile face color are not saved in ACT3D files
Section is rotated in Cross-Section view when saving and loading an ACT3D file
- Section profile isn't updated when using Explode Assembly
Selection
Window selection is taking long time to update when resizing the selection window
Impossible to only select several solids with window selection when they belong to the same part
Ability to select an arbitrary Point location in 2D for notes and measurements
Shattered Assemblies
Import Subassembly menu item is missing when opening a file using Load Only Assembly Tree
Shortcut Toolbars
Shortcut toolbar is displayed during opening model
Snapshots
SpinFire freezes when creating another snapshot of multiple views and sectioning is enabled
Standard Views
Layouts button is not disabled when there are validation errors and causes an exception when views changes are not saved
Surface Draft Angle
Surface Draft Angle measurements are wrong when importing model in empty 3D Document
- Templates Editor
Auto-hiding a dockable window does not always work in Templates Editor
Incorrect tab item style when overlapping Elements window with Properties window in Templates Editor
Thickness
CATIA V5 file has inconsistent thickness measurement
Thickness measurement is inconsistent
Thickness measurement has incorrect results
Wall Thickness and Thickness measurements are incorrect in CATPart file
Transformations
Asterisk is displayed while Preview works in Transform dialog
Transform by handles causes preview of transforms to stop working
Viewer crashes when using Transform by Handles and quickly switching to move tab and enter the graphics view or when closing a document
Incorrect transformed CAD model name after saving a document as ACT3D
Nothing happens when trying to import invalid XML file in Translations Editor
UI
.3D thumbnails are missing when uninstalling SFU and SF10 is installed
Error occurs when undocking Explorer and changing application theme or accent
Hidden Explorer becomes visible when changing the Errors/Warnings or Output visibility
Coordinate Systems icon is missing in Display toolbar menu item for Modern themes
Splash screen follows cursor when moving it in the second monitor
Message Box can move behind Open File dialog, making it impossible to work with SpinFire
Integer NumericUpDown controls stay white after application theme changes to Dark
Error is displayed when changing application theme twice
About box Acknowledgements text gets cut off for some of the licensing information
Separator is missing for Borrow License menu item
Show Viewer button is displayed in the middle of an added document in Show Only Graphics mode
Error is displayed when trying to enable Errors/Warnings or Output after changing application theme
Show Viewer button is located on another monitor on a two monitor system
Show Only Graphics isn't applied after adding document in existing Workspace or adding a new Workspace
Errors/Warnings and Output panes aren't displayed after changing Explorer position
Impossible to change the size of floating windows when using their bottom border
Explorer or main toolbar drag and drop doesn't work after resetting the viewer layout
Incorrect style of export submenu when switching from modern dark to classic theme
Expand All assembly tree items works incorrectly when items are linked to PMI
Wrong title in Close dialog when closing a changed Workspace and another one is open
Busy indicators are replaced by 'Please wait' indicator when opening files on Windows 8.1
Property Grid filter does not find results when searching for name that contains a set of letters
- The End of Maintenance date does not fit within the left panel of the Home page for some languages
User Views
Section position isn't saved in user view
- User View label is not updated when renaming the User View
Volume, Surface Area and Center of Mass
Pick a Point message is displayed in Measurement dialog when calculating Physical Properties
Upgrading from 11.6.4 to 11.7.0
To upgrade SpinFire Ultimate from 11.6.4 to 11.7.0
- 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
Recommended Environments
| Client Environment | Minimum | Recommended | Optimum |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Windows 7 (64-bit) | Windows 7 (64-bit) Windows 8 (64-bit) Windows 10 (64-bit) | Windows 10 (64-bit) |
| OS Language Supported | English (US) | English (US) | English (US) |
| 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 DDR3 | 16 GB DDR3 | 32 GB DDR3 |
| Graphics | DirectX 12 capable graphics card, 2GB VRAM | DirectX 12 capable graphics card, 4GB VRAM | DirectX 12 capable graphics card, 6GB VRAM |
Prerequisite Installations
- Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=53344 (Note - Already included in Windows 10)