Overview
SpinFire 11.10.1
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) |
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 10 (64-bit) Windows 11 | Windows 10 (64-bit) Windows 11 |
OS Language Supported | English (US) German | English (US) German | 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
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
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,
Open a PowerShell in admininistration mode.
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