Overview

SpinFire Ultimate 11.3.0 improves on the 11.2.0 release. It doesn't delete.

Added Features 

• Align models
• 2D line tools
• Export notes
• Wall Thickness analysis by Color
• Curvature analysis
• Surface Point to Circle Tangent Angle
• SFXI-916 Add "Arc Tangent" angle Measurements
• SFXI-4207 Add Minimum Distance Between Arc Centerline and Surface
• Create new 3D document
• Undo/redo measurements and markups

• SFXI-1551 Implement Print Region

• SFXI-1568 Implement Print options for print preview

• Metadata button (reference external document location)
• HPGL Importer
• Retessellate

Additional Improvements

• SFXI-4236 Draft Angle Analysis min and max color values are incorrect
• SFXI-4192 Add ability to create new coordinate system in exploded assembly
• SFXI-4192 Add ability to create new coordinate system in exploded assembly

• SFXI-3663 Implement importing imported model from ACT3D file

• SFXI-3662 Implement importing markups from ACT3D file

• SFXI-3127 Implement importing user views from ACT3D files.

• SFXI-3130 Implement importing transformations from ACT3D files

• Export section profile to 2D document
• SFXI-3992 Allow arc/circle selection for the Align option.
• SFXI-3779 Make the nav cube enabled by default.

• SFXI-3466 Ability to Reload and Unload subassemblies

• SFXI-3826 Export Stamps and Materials to Excel format is missing

• SFXI-4372 Limit the number of undo/redo steps.

• SFXI-4212 Support CATIA 3DXML 2014x, 2015x and 2016x

Bug Fixes 

• 2D Models

  • SFXI-3999 Embedded EMF file is misplaced

• 3D Notes

  • SFXI-2438 3D Note getting extra space in text after letter "e" in some cases

  • SFXI-4526 Note comments are misplaced when Windows text size is not smaller

• Add Document

  • SFXI-3116 Confirmation dialog is missed when add document for a model and close it without other changes

• Application Settings

  • SFXI-3369 Reset to default settings option doesn't work

  • SFXI-4216 Impossible to change Application language

• AutoCAD

  • SFXI-4173 DXF file not importing correctly

• AutoNote

  • SFXI-4458 Solid names are displayed after applying Auto Note instead of Parts names

• Boundary Volume by Surfaces

  • SFXI-3964 Possible to add the same surface many times in list in Boundary Volume by Surfaces dialog

  • SFXI-4006 Error occurs when select the same surfaces for Seed and Blocking sets in Boundary Volume by Surfaces

  • SFXI-3709 Canceling Boundary Volume by Surfaces before completing leaves part translucent

• CAD Views

  • SFXI-3296 The Default CAD View causes the Show Cut Material check box to be out of sync.

  • SFXI-4275 Severe slowdown switching Between Standard Views and CAD Views

  • SFXI-4250 Transparency is displayed incorrectly after applying Default CAD View

• Color Palette

  • SFXI-3816 Reset to Default button is enabled in Color Palettes dialog when there are no changes

• Conversion

  • SFXI-2436 Reset To Default button overlaps Convert button in Convert dialog after decreasing size of the dialog to minimum

  • SFXI-2563 Converted file could be replaced with the same file without a notification

  • SFXI-4278 Conversion process isn't removed from Task Manager after uncompleted conversion was removed from the list

  • SFXI-3713 2D .3D read failure for CGM/TIFF files converted from SpinFire 8

• Coordinate Systems

  • SFXI-4394 Standard views with user defined coordinate systems are wrong

  • SFXI-4306 Standard View does not use current Coordinate System

• Draft Angle Analysis

  • SFXI-3971 Fields are filled with grey color while Draft Angle Analysis in progress in Dark theme

  • SFXI-3926 Viewer hangs after closing Draft Angle Analysis dialog when Analyze was made for a big model

  • SFXI-3969 Impossible to cancel Analyze of Draft Angle

• Exploded Assemblies

  • SFXI-3455 Unable to Apply Transformation on some Files

  • SFXI-3190 Incorrect Method name in combo box for Exploded Assembly plug-in

  • SFXI-2901 Close button is missed for Exploded Assembly dialog

• Export CAD

  • SFXI-4020 Crash occurs exporting SolidWorks file that was loaded as the assembly tree only

  • SFXI-4128 Export to HSF does not work.

  • SFXI-2941 Fix export of imported models

  • SFXI-3235 Exporting to Step from an open "Shattered Assembly" File Results in Empty Exported Files

• Import Document

  • SFXI-4234 Error occurs when try to import ACT3D file with Bounding Box measurements

  • SFXI-4233 Occasionally two similar markups are imported instead of one

  • SFXI-4195 Importing .ACT3D does not import styles and markups

  • SFXI-4283 Import Inventor part attribute data

• Importer Page

  • SFXI-3710 When using Recursive Search Exchange does not use the current folder

  • SFXI-2759 PMI does not respect color specified in settings.

  • SFXI-4415 Disable PMI Color if Override PMI Color is unchecked.

  • SFXI-2972 Incorrect loading only assembly tree when Importers Option Construction and References is Import and Show

• Library

  • SFXI-3977 Import and Add Document are available on the Library context menu when a file is not selected

  • SFXI-3973 Copy context menu item is enabled when no file has been selected in library

  • SFXI-3960 Shift works as Ctrl in Library files list

  • SFXI-3667 Background of Paste item is white instead gray in Library context menu in specific case

  • SFXI-3972 Changing themes more than two times causes library files to be unselectable

• Licensing

  • SFXI-4030 Cannot delete license server data.

• Markup Page

  • SFXI-4104 An icon is missing in Markups tree for Surface Point to Circle Tangent Angle

  • SFXI-3031 Context menu for the root nodes in Markups Tree doesn't work

• Markups

  • SFXI-3867 Markup comments can remain on the screen

  • SFXI-4121 Export of markups and notes is missing in 2D models

  • SFXI-3959 Markup label is bound to point of coordinate origin in Minimum Thickness measurement

  • SFXI-4267 Markup Dialog Boxes Appear on Wrong Monitor

  • SFXI-4145 Notification is missing after exporting Markups or Notes when saved file have the same name as existed

  • SFXI-4106 File is overwritten without notification when Export Markups or Notes

• Measurements

  • SFXI-4038 The Surface point to Circle Tangent Angle Measurement ends abruptly after selecting an arc on a specific model

  • SFXI-2880 Incorrect highlighting of the first selected edge for Two Edges Angle measurement

  • SFXI-3243 Impossible to select measurement using keyboard

  • SFXI-4213 Impossible to find midpoint on line in 2D SolidWorks model in specific case

  • SFXI-4134 Boundary Area null Pointer Crash

  • SFXI-2878 The edge of previous measurement is highlighted instead of model edge for Two Edges Angle measurement

  • SFXI-3951 Minimum bounding box is not correct

• Model Compare

  • SFXI-3989 Tolerance is filled with grey color in Model Compare dialog when Type is Visual and the theme is Dark

  • SFXI-4428 Models disappear after importing model with Model Compare user view

  • SFXI-3987 Support of Palette Colors feature is missing for Model Compare

  • SFXI-3980 No space between check box and label in Model Compare dialog when theme is Classic

• Open File

  • SFXI-4094 ACT3D file fails to open with an empty 3D document

  • SFXI-3637 SF10 items are misplaced when loading into SF11.

  • SFXI-3993 Crash opening ACT3D model.

  • SFXI-2650 Exception on Abort of opening document

  • SFXI-2640 "Load only assembly tree" seems not "fast"

• Orthographic Views

  • SFXI-3848 Parts disappear when 4 Viewports is enabled and select a part in any view

• Part List

  • SFXI-3370 Incorrect Parts List Being Generated on Some Files

• Partial Loading

  • SFXI-4252 After importing subassemblies no geometry is displayed

  • SFXI-4403 Unload Subassembly Hangs

  • SFXI-3921 All identical parts are unloaded when only one was selected if model was loaded as Only Assembly Tree

  • SFXI-2934 Only Assembly tree loads incorrectly when Hidden objects Importers option was enabled

  • SFXI-3748 SF hangs sometimes when Reload Subassembly

  • SFXI-3922 Impossible to unload some assemblies

  • SFXI-3927 Impossible to reload some assemblies

  • SFXI-3750 Memory isn't released after unloading subassemblies

  • SFXI-3749 Checkmarks are flashing while subassemblies are reloaded

  • SFXI-4298 Subassemblies aren't displayed after importing not loaded parts

• PMI

  • SFXI-4414 The PMI Color in importer options is incorrect when using other colors (not black and white)

  • SFXI-4399 Extra annotation planes are displayed when select defined view

• Print

  • SFXI-3979 Error occurs when press Print button several times successively in Parts List dialog

  • SFXI-3591 Printing Landscape on Canon Printer misplaces image

  • SFXI-3889 Vertical printouts are being chopped

• Print Preview

  • SFXI-2128 Context menu commands "Copy" and "Find" do not work in Print Preview

  • SFXI-4327 2D model crashes because of changing Scale field in Print Preview

  • SFXI-4311 Toolbar hides in Print Preview when Scale option is included and decrease the width of window

  • SFXI-4326 Scale field is stretched a lot when input big number

  • SFXI-3833 Template settings from Section Profile Export Options aren't applied to Print Preview

• Projection Area

  • SFXI-4409 Calculation of Projection Area seems incorrect and getting different values when section cut is not outside part

• Render Mode

  • SFXI-4214 The line color of the model is lost in triangle mesh or wireframe render modes when sectioning is enabled.

  • SFXI-4328 Asterisk isn't displayed when change Render Mode from toolbar

  • SFXI-3539 Smooth With Edges rendering mode does not consider specific color of some edges

• Save/Load

  • SFXI-4096 Add a close confirmation dialog when closing a file after transformation

  • SFXI-4170 Changes aren't saved when close added model after changes were made in it

  • SFXI-4268 Asterisk is displayed when changes aren't applied to model

  • SFXI-3479 Confirmation Save As dialog shows up after file was deleted

  • SFXI-3742 EMF file fails to load while stuck in loading prompt

  • SFXI-3277 Support for direct opening of EMF files

  • SFXI-4196 Error occurs when save model which contains a markup

  • SFXI-2256 Prompt for unsaved changes to a View.

• Sectioning

  • SFXI-3391 Default CAD View causes Show Cut Material item to become out of sync

  • SFXI-2162 Z-fighting can occur with 3 plane sectioning

  • SFXI-4624 Step File Crashes when Sectioning

• Selection

  • SFXI-3991 Implement arc center point selection

  • SFXI-3940 Cannot detect and measure some arcs in NX file

  • SFXI-3582 Selection for Transforming and exploded assembly is not correct

• Snapshots

  • SFXI-3433 Snapshot icon is enabled while new model is loading

  • SFXI-3434 Snapshot icon is disabled for 3D model after loading 2D model

• Standard Views

  • SFXI-4266 Standard View Viewport Name Corrupt for Asian Languages

• Transformations

  • SFXI-3590 Transform graphic stays on-screen.

  • SFXI-4150 SF crashes or works slowly when try to transform some part in specific model when 4 Viewports mode was enabled

  • SFXI-4095 The transformation bounding box and grips appear in the original location of a transformed model

  • SFXI-3001 Transform menu item disappears from context menu for Parts

• Translations

  • SFXI-4061 Labels of selected sets aren't translated dynamically

  • SFXI-3766 Buttons overlap each other in Translations dialog when application language is German

• Tube Length

  • SFXI-4448 Tube centerline length not calculating correctly

  • SFXI-3359 A tube length measurement doesn't finish on the CFL part

• UI

  • SFXI-3840 Sort order ignored for Copy/Export

  • SFXI-3248 Menu application items aren't highlighted with grey color in Dark theme when mouse hover on them

  • SFXI-3986 Highlighting of menu items is incorrect after changing themes

  • SFXI-3847 Impossible to recognize numbers in disabled Position fields for Global Coordinates when application theme is Dark

  • SFXI-4135 Selection color is incorrect in Modern themes when select tool bar menu item

  • SFXI-4148 Incorrect color of selection for window command buttons in Classic theme

  • SFXI-4118 The measurement dialog is stretched a lot when long path was set as hyperlink

  • SFXI-4013 Incorrect size of Viewer busy indicator when size of text is Medium

  • SFXI-4171 Progress bar is missing when model is saved after closing the model with Close menu item

• Undo

  • SFXI-4382 "Copy" throws off the change counter.

  • SFXI-3858 Gray vertical band is displayed in Undo/Redo list for Classic theme

• User Views

  • SFXI-4113 User View becomes Startup view

• Void Volume

  • SFXI-4242 Void volume fails to calculate

Installation

SpinFire Ultimate 11.3 can be installed side-by-side with previous versions of SpinFire, such as the 10.x release. 

Upgrading from 11.2.0 to 11.3.0

To upgrade SpinFire Ultimate from 11.2.0 to 11.3.0:

1. Launch and run the SpinFire.x64.msi (or the SpinFire.x64.exe) and follow the installation wizard instructions. 
   
   or
    
2. 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

Prerequisite Installations

• Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5
  https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30653 (Note - Already included in Windows 8 )