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.
- Starting Ultimate Reader with commandline
Bug Fixes
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
CAD Filters
- Impossible to use Filters without CAD views
- 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
- Spaces are missing for layers list in Filters dialog
Color Dialog
- Import and export of color palettes don't support long path (>260 symbols)
- Colors are missing when changing render modes on parts from Hidden Lines Removed
- Color Palettes dialog crashes after removing all color palettes
- Scroll is displayed in Color dialog in Modern Theme
- Impossible to remove color in new palette in Color Palettes dialog
- Custom color palettes aren't saved after the application is closed
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
- Files aren't displayed for network connection with long file path
- Markups
- Missing vertical scroll bar for description and comment fields for markups
- Markups load incorrectly
- Mark ups are not associated with created user views if a user view is first saved without any.
- View is reset after deleting a markup
- 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
- Possible to incorrectly display hidden markup geometry
- Measurements
- 2D Measurements
- 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
- 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
- Bounding 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 Boundary Volume by Surfaces (voids) work for holes with planar regions
- Boundary Volume by Surfaces (voids) 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).
- Incorrect measuring of Tube Length for arcs (circles) located in the same plane
- Calculate surface area in a user defined view
- 2D Measurements
- Misc.*
- SpinFire Ultimate Install Issue on Windows 7 32Bit
SF crashes after Save As with long path or file name for Event Log
- Import and export of Materials don't support long path (>260 symbols)
- 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
- Incorrect View by Plane after part was transformed
- Profile color option does not work.
- Drag and Drop into the same document is missing
- File isn't opened after drag and drop file from Explorer to SF Viewer
- Incorrect keyboard navigation in the viewer with arrow buttons
- Transparent part isn't transparent when is changed transparency of neighboring part
- View isn't applied to model after selection with keyboard
- Templates Editor crashes in specific case
- Transparency isn't applied to Scene dynamically
- SF crashes when change Page Type
- Window commands menu stops working for SF after the menu was used for another dialog“
- 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
- Opening CAD *
- Taking way too long to open a small assembly
- More than one search path is not possible in Importer options
- Allow user to select 'Apply to all' option when multiple files are missing on load
- 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
- Improve the way to determine if a model layout in an AutoCAD file should be drawn in 2D or 3D
- 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
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
- The license file text does not change to the correct language.
- UI*
- Default selected button isn't changed in message box
- Incorrect keyboard navigation in the viewer with arrow buttons
- 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'.
- Tooltip isn't changed for Hide/Show Explorer button
- Document Explorer "Name" column auto resizes to first level icons and not to the item labels
- Displaying of resize cursor for windows with fixed size
- 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
- Impossible to close error message in specific case
- Default selected button isn't changed in message box
- Asterisk isn't displayed after color and render mode was changed
- Focus is lost after opening dialog windows with keyboard
- Save, E-mail and Help commands aren't focused with keyboard
- Part properties dialog not showing all the lines
- 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.
- Border selection is available when mouse cursor on scroll bar
- Error message is displayed when opening document which contains two (or more) models with equal names
- Opened document does not become active in specific case
- 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
- 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
- Shadow isn't disappeared after drag&drop model tabs in specific case
- 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
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:
- Launch and run the SpinFire.x64.msi (or the SpinFire.x64.exe) and follow the installation wizard instructions.
Supported Environments
Client Environment | Minimum | Recommended | Optimum |
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Operating System | Windows 7 (64-bit) | Windows 8 (64-bit) Windows 7 (64-bit) | Windows 8 (64-bit) |
OS Language Supported | English (US) | English (US) | English (US)
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CPU/Processor | Intel i3 4 Core 4 GHz (or equivalent) | Intel i5 4 Core 4 GHz (or equivalent) | Intel i7 8 Core 4 GHz (or equivalent) |
Memory | 4 GB | 8 GB | 16 GB |
Graphics | DirectX 11 capable | DirectX 11 capable | DirectX 11 capable |
Prerequisite Installations
- Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=40784 (Note - Already included in Windows 8 )