Overview

SpinFire Ultimate 11.2 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

• Model Compare
• Draft Angle Analysis
• Offset Sectioning (stepped sectioning)
• 3D Mouse support
• Two Edge Intersection Point measurement
• 2D Stamps
• Camera rotation undo/redo
• 3D auto-spinning

Improved Features

• More automated method of selecting surfaces of a void.
• Make Void Volume Work For Holes With Planar Regions
• Improved performance loading 2D AutoCAD files
• Improved handling long paths and file names
• Implement keyboard navigation on the Assembly tree
• Convert models to more file types (3D PDF, ACIS, HSF, IGES, JT, Parasolid, PRC, STEP, STL, U3D and VRML)
• Allow selection of tube axis points and edges for subsequent markup
• Allow user to select 'Apply to all' option when multiple files are missing on load
• Add option to bypass all missing parts when importing subassemblies
• Add a new connection from folder search results in the library.
• Allow user to start conversion from the library.
• Support for direct opening of EMF files
• Import multiple document files
• Support of templates to export data from Parts List to an Excel file
• Focus on Plane
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• App toolbar on right side of title bar is too obscure.

Bug Fixes 

• Document Explorer "Name" column auto resizes to first level icons and not to the item labels
• SF crashes after Save As with long path or file name for Event Log
• Displaying of resize cursor for windows with fixed size
• Missing vertical scroll bar for Description and Comment fields for markups
• Import and export of color palettes don't support long path (>260 symbols)
• Import and export of Materials don't support long path (>260 symbols)
• Files aren't displayed for network connection with long file path
• Colors are missing when changing render modes on parts from Hidden Lines Removed
• Incorrect keyboard navigation in the viewer with arrow buttons
• Impossible to work with SpinFire after All Options dialog was collapsed
• Change Server Parameters dialog window opens as separate window
• Scroll doesn't follow actions in Transform dialog Handles tab
• Starting Ultimate Reader with commandline
• Impossible to use Filters without CAD views
• View is reset after deleting a markup
• Incorrect measuring of Tube Length for arcs (circles) located in the same plane
• Impossible to close error message in specific case
• Transparent part isn't transparent when is changed transparency of neighboring part
• Symbol '~' replaces part of path for Print Preview option when path to template is long (>260 symbols)
• Keep Viewer Aspect Ratio option doesn't consider model proportions
• Tooltip isn't changed for Hide/Show Explorer button
• Default selected button isn't changed in message box
• Asterisk isn't displayed after Color and Render Mode was changed
• Incorrect View by Plane after part was transformed
• Focus is lost after opening dialog windows with keyboard
• Save, E-mail and Help commands aren't focused with keyboard
• Label “Filters” in context menu for CAD Views disappears when change the theme to Dark
• Label color isn't changed to white after selection in Filter dialog
• Filters aren't applied if Filters dialog was opened for not selected CAD View
• Part Properties Dialog not Showing all the Lines
• Profile color option does not work.
• Double confirmation dialog appears when is saved txt file with existing name in Parts List
• The Build number incorrectly appears as 0000 when SF11 does not have an active license.
• The license file text does not change to the correct language.
• Border selection is available when mouse cursor on scroll bar
• View isn't applied to model after selection with keyboard
• Calculate surface area in a user defined view
• Spaces are missing for layers list in Filters dialog
• Possible to add a markup to user view several times in specific case
• Add context menu item to draw edge lines in intersection point markup
• Color Palettes dialog crashes after removing all color palettes
• Opened document don't become active in specific case
• Custom color palettes aren't saved after the application is closed
• Possible To Incorrectly Display Hidden Markup Geometry
• Incorrect file path is displayed for files with long file path on Home page and tooltips
• Tab is stretched a lot when file has long file name
• Focus on PMI Annotation and Annotation Plane
• Style is missing for window commands menu in Modern theme
• Line artifacts when changing views
• Scroll is displayed in Color dialog in Modern Theme
• Impossible to remove color in new palette in Color Palettes dialog
• Error message contains Yes/No buttons instead OK
• Multiselection in viewer works incorrectly
• Warning message is missing in About window when theme of App is Modern Light
• Drag and Drop into the same document is missing
• Templates Editor crashes in specific case
• File isn't opened after drag and drop file from Explorer to SF Viewer
• Shadow isn't disappeared after drag&drop model tabs in specific case
• Window commands menu stops working for SF after the menu was used for another dialog“
• Error message is displayed when opening document which contains two (or more) models with equal names
• Properties window could be decreased a lot
• Incorrect color of text in Parts List
• Focus is returned incorrectly
• Impossible to uncheck documents from the list in Add Workspace Document
• Ok button isn't disabled when all models are not checked in Add Workspace Documents dialog
• Graphics Rendering is Missing Pieces of the File when in Zoom Fit
• Gradient background isn't stretched under application menu
• Transparency isn't applied to Scene dynamically
• Markups load incorrectly
• Mark ups are not associated with created user views if a user view is first saved without any.
• SF crashes when change Page Type

• Assembly Tree*

  • Extra nodes in the assembly tree need to be clean up/removed.

  • SolidWorks importing with too many subassembly levels

  • Impossible to select surface using assembly tree for Minimum Distance Between Two Surfaces measurement-

  • Assembly Tree items and title is not translated dynamically after changing the language option
  • The entire assembly becomes visible after deleting a mark up.
  • Assembly Tree in Parts List contains empty assembly items when Parts List was opened after Import Subassemblies
  • Chinese symbols are displayed incorrectly in assembly Properties
  • Spaces are missing in Assembly Tree context menu
  • Unexpected item is selected in Assembly Tree with End button in specific case
  • Assembly Tree disappears from Parts List when hide Assembly and reopen the dialog
  • Checkmarks are flashing while subassemblies are reloaded

• Conversion

  • Red fill is missed for failed status of conversion
  • Original file is opened by double click on it's name in conversion list instead converted
  • Add file filter to Converter open file dialog
  • Conversion process does not stop when spinfire was closed after conversion is failed
  • Error message is displayed if conversion process tries to overwrite existing file which is blocked
  • Converter process isn't ended in Task Manager when Remove item from conversion list while conversion is in progress
  • Convert button is enabled when no file type is checked
  • Conversion dialog is closed when press No button in confirmation dialog
  • Add support of very long paths and file names to Convert
  • Incorrect message in confirmation dialog for Converter
  • Item is deleted from Conversion list when close confirmation dialog using cross button
  • Impossible to convert model with annotation to 3D PDF
  • Incorrect indexes appear in conversion list

• Coordinate Systems

  • Activate Coordinate system with Double Click
  • Dialog stretches when input big name for new Coordinate System
  • Coordinate system icon is blackout in markup label
  • Creating New Coordinate System Leaves Ghost Circle

• Exploded Assembly

  • Incorrect distance changing when Exploded Assembly option is applied
  • Select button isn't pressed by default for Select Part option in Exploded Assembly
  • Parts aren't highlighted after explode

• Export

  • Document crashes when export to 3D PDF was started
  • 3D PDF Export is not correct
  • Impossible to Export file when file is exported to long network path
  • Confirmation is duplicated for Export file dialog in any file type

  • Export to Image or Hard Copy Creating Very Large Unusable Files

• Import
  • Implement importing user views from ACT3D files.
  • Proceed” button isn't disabled when all Actions are set as None in Import Files dialog
  • Import in 2D model does not work
  • Spaces are missing in Import Files dialog when there are lots of files in list
  • Horizontal scroll bar is displayed for Import Files dialog when the theme of application is Classic
  • Nothing happens when drag & drop document from Explorer to Viewer where 2D document is active
  • Failed to import AutoCAD files with import option from File application menu
• Library
  • Key in alphanumeric to go to corresponding folder in library
  • File list isn't displayed after selecting folder in Library with keyboard-
  • Incorrect sorting of File list in Library
  • Error occurs when trying to drag and drop files to a parent folder in the Library
  • Impossible to deselect files with CTRL+Left-Mouse-Button combination in Library files list
  • Scroll isn't focused on found item in Library
  • Missing support of long network file path in Library for folder tree
  • Can't drag&drop file to folder with long network folder path in Library
  • Application crashes when toggle to tiles display in Library for folder with long path
    
  • Library Tab is opened after pressing No in confirmation dialog related to conversion
  • Selection isn't cleared in Library files list after scrolling and reselection
  • Document is opened with double click from Library when Ctrl or Shift keyboard button is pressed
• Measurements*
  • AutoNote does not take into account parts that have been moved (transformed).
  • AutoNote dialog dismisses upon completion.

  • The measurement dialogs for the Minimum Bounding Box measurement have features that are not functional

  • Incorrect measuring of Tube Length for arcs (circles) located in the same plane

  • A tube length measurement doesn't finish on the specific part

  • Localization is missing for exported tube data file

  • Incorrect anchor for Mass properties and Boundary Volume by Surfaces measurement

  • Calculate surface area in a user defined view
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  • 2D Measurements/Markups
    
    • 2D Boundary Center by Edges measurement allows user to select the same edge twice
    • Incorrect option name in context menu for Boundary Area by Edges measurement for 2D model
    • Unexpected calculation of Boundary Area by Points measurement for 2D model in specific case
    • 2D document crashes after adding a markup
  • 3D Measurements/Markups
    • No Longer Able to Select Axis Center Point for Dimensioning
    • Thickness measurement results appear incorrect
    • Infinity calculations on non flat surfaces for Axis Aligned Bounding box
    • Bound Box of Selected Surfaces Does not Work
    • Bounding Box Color should be defaulted to Grey, not White, as in 10.8
    • Minimum Bounding Box doesn't work on a surface.
    • Boundary Center by Edges measurement starts to work incorrectly after several uses
    • Varying Angle Measurements Based on Function Used
    • Deleted bounding box reappears when creating a new user view
    • Axis aligned bounding box for a surface is not working
    • Boundary Volume by Area Dialog Crashes on selection
    • Boundary Volume by Area Dialog Crashes on calculate
    • Stop Selection button for Blocking surfaces does not function in the Boundary Volume by Surfaces dialog
    • Make Void Volume Work For Holes With Planar Regions
    • Void volume display problem
    • Midpoint text is not visible
    • Unable to select Edges under Boundary Center by Edges and Sum of Connected Edges
    • AutoNote does not take into account parts that have been moved (transformed).
• Misc.*
  • Report newer Windows versions during registration
  • Selecting the Email Feature sends the Original CAD File instead of the .ACT3D File
  • The license file text does not change to the correct language.
  • Null Reference Exception on closing multiple configuration file
  • Border selection is available when mouse cursor on scroll bar

  • SpinFire Ultimate Install Issue on Windows 7 32Bit

  • Starting Ultimate Reader with commandline

  • Files aren't displayed for network connection with long file path

• Opening .3D Files
  • .3D files with 2D circles and ellipses show up blank
  • .3D file with polygonal shapes rendered poorly
  • .3D file with curve-cornered rectangle renders poorly
  • .3D file with different 2D line strokes renders poorly
  • SpinFire 10.9 .3D file fails to open
  • 2D .3D read failure for CGM/TIFF files converted from SpinFire 8
  • SFU has an issue opening converted Old .3D files converted to V10 .3D files
  • SF10 markup text colors are importing as Transparent in SF11
  • Imported 3D models from multi-document files do not appear in the graphics area after reloading a saved ACT3D file.
  • .3D file converted from SpinFire8 to SpinFire10 fails to open
  • Import .3D file is missing
  • Can't open .3D model saved by long path (>260)
  • Impossible to open .3D file where Impact font is applied to a markup
  • Old .3D file causes "Object reference not set" error
  • Centro 6 created .3D files with no color background always black
  • Back color for model item imported from SF10 isn't applied in SF11
  • Render mode imported from SF10 isn't applied in SF11
  • Back color from SF10 isn't loaded correctly for Startup View in SF11
  • Support Tube Length Bend Center Points for SF10 Files
• Opening ACT3D files
  • Cannot open .ACT3D with imported files
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• Opening CAD *
  • An extra part was loaded when using partial loading and import sub assembly on an NX assembly.
  • Improve the way to determine if a model layout in an AutoCAD file should be drawn in 2D or 3D
  • Dimensions of a CATPart with ~13000 surfaces nearly impossible
  • Allow user to select 'Apply to all' option when multiple files are missing on load
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  • Taking way too long to open a small assembly
  • More than one search path is not possible in Importer options
  • AutoCAD
    • Notification is missing after exporting section cut geometry as a DXF file
    • Section "Export to DXF" must transform to the Z plane.
    • AutoDesk DWF takes a really long time to load
    • 14Mb DWG file takes a very long time to load
    • Large DWG file takes a very long time to load
    • Poor view of DWG extents and tabs
  • CATIA
    • CATIA V5 - Imported PMI Data and Section Cuts Not Being Assigned to the Imported Views Correctly
    • Unexpected rectangle element in CATIA drawing
    • Vertically listed text is not underlined and surround by "<u>"
  • CGM
    • CGM file is not displayed correctly
  • NX
    • NX is missing wireframe
    • NX - Imported PMI Data and Section Cuts Not Being Assigned to the Imported Views Correctly
    • There is extra geometry appearing in NX 2D files
    • Missing lines on NX 2D file
  • STEP
    • STEP AP242 with GDT (PMI) support
    • STEP file takes a very long time to load (TechSoft #23467)

• Sectioning

  • Section Cut Incorrect After Turning Cut Material Off and Back On

  • Incorrect View by Plane after part was transformed-

  • Section Planes appear after switching to Default view
  • Sectioning part colors are missing
  • Section planes do not appear after partial loading an assembly.
  • Cross-section view not updated correctly after layout change.
  • Multi-plane section cut geometry is not selectable.
  • Switching into Cross-Section View is Turning off Section Plane
  • Cross Section Dynamic Update is Missing
  • The grid appears in part of the cross-section view, sometimes.
  • 3D files don't appear with sectioning when a starting user view has sectioning on.
  • Snap radius seems too big on section cut
  • Section profile color during dynamic move is different
  • Transparent parts behind section plane are not visible
  • Cross section view is incorrect with multiple views enabled
  • Move section does not work after doing a Zoom or Pan
  • Dynamic move of section without section plane
  • Profile Face Color isn't applied dynamically to Section
  • Crash when using section with load only assembly tree
  • Cutting Section Area Markup Missing Some Capping Geometry
• Translations
  • Tooltip is cut in Translations dialog
  • Convert button for ACT3D options in Converter dialog overlaps with Reset to Default button when language is Deutsch
  • Converting status name is cropped for Deutsch language
  • SpinFire crashes when try to Save model if Application language is German
  • Import of Translation does not work when imported file is located on long file path
  • Translate suffixes for shattered files
  • SF crashes after Export file with long path or file name for Translations Editor
  • Accent option isn't translated dynamically after changing Language option
  • Translation is missing for Table Font style in Templates Editor
  • Part of Assembly context menu isn't translated dynamically after language was changed
  • None isn't translated in selected Color Palette dynamically after language was changed
  • Exception occurs when add place holder for non-existent variable in Translations Editor
  • Viewer context menu isn't translated dynamically after language was changed
  • Changes in the Translation Editor are lost after switching languages.
  • Translations Required for Installation Activation Dialog and Responses
  • SF crashes when work with dialog where separator “|” was deleted from translation by user
  • SF crashes when open dialog window with translation which contains double '{' symbol
  • Localization is missing for exported tube data file
• UI*
  • Default selected button isn't changed in message box
  • Scroll doesn't follow actions in Transform dialog Handles tab
  • Missing support of long network file path in Library for folder tree
  • The Build number incorrectly appears as 0000 when SF11 does not have an active license.
  • Incorrect keyboard navigation in the viewer with arrow buttons
  • Color Palettes dialog crashes after removing all color palettes
  • Allow re-sizing for properties window
  • Cancel button should be replaced with Close button after Apply
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  • Importer Options Cancel Button Cut Off
  • Check markers are reversed in classic theme on Windows 8
  • There's a line under the 3D toolbar that doesn't redraw/update
  • Conversion panel could overlap Library toolbar
  • Zooming too far in breaks 'Axis Triad' and 'Navigation Cube'.
• Views*
  

  • Filters aren't applied if Filters dialog was opened for not selected CAD View

  • Impossible to use Filters without CAD views

Installation

SpinFire Ultimate 11.2 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 or 11.1 to 11.2:

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=40784 (Note - Already included in Windows 8 )