SpinFire Ultimate 11.10.1 Release Notes

Overview

SpinFire 11.10.1 makes key improvements to the Model Compare feature, increases Centro connectivitivty, updates importers, and fixes a large amount of bugs.

Notable Changes

• Handle 2D scaling per view.

• Window select 2D views using SHIFT+RMB+Drag shortcut.

• Convert an entire file containing 2D and 3D models to AutoCAD.

• Model Compare

  • Update the UI showing the three available Model Compare algorithms

  • Warn users when the BRep Model Compare algorithm is disabled.

• Scripting Changes

  • Get a list, show, and hide coordinate systems.

  • Select items based on their type.

  • Export the coordinate system's transformation matrix.

  • Rename a selected assembly.

• Update Actify links on the Home tab.

• Open a file in APM-Centro from a link.

• Share a Centro file when viewing in SpinFire to Microsoft Teams.

• Telemetry.

• Importer Updates

Minor Changes

• Coordinate systems are invisible when importing with Construction and References importer option.

• Remove button added in Materials dialog window.

• Sort the Quantity pull down items in the Part Properties Chart dialog window.

• Update view once on an import subassemblies.

• Prevent empty assembly item names.

• Update the scripting to be able to export a coordinate system based on a specific coordinate system

• Change Cancel buttons to Close buttons where appropriate.

• Cancel button addd to the model import process.

• Show all formats in the convert menu for files with 2D and 3D models.

• Option added to disable the double-click to Zoom Fit.

Bug Fixes 

• 2D Models

  • Cannot Show Only multiple drawings at once.

  • Focus is available for multiple selected items.

  • Cannot invert invisibility with multiple drawings at once.

  • Relative To dropdown menu on the Coordinate System dialog window sometimes 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.

  • Specificdemo data for Actify demo and marketing errors.

  • Creo surfaces can havewrong colors.

  • Specific ACT3D file does not open.

  • Specific STEP file cannot open in SpinFire but opens in SolidWorks.

  • 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 button doesnot work as expected.

• Centro Connection

  • Support of long file paths is absent in Centro Connection.

  • A false "check in" message appears in Centro when cancelling a check out in SpinFire Ultimate.

  • Special characters do notwork in Centro username 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 convertion.

  • Converting a mixed type AutoCad file with the Only 2D setting on to ACT3D fails.

• Export

  • Exporting AutoCAD flips images upside down.

  • Exporting AutoCAD fails when Surfaces On Demand is enabled.

  • Transform is incorrect when several models are exported to a native format.

• Import

  • Section edges are visible for hidden models.

  • A CATIA file does not open if the PMI are imported.

• Measurements and Notes

  • 3D Point Note create nutton does not 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 measurements.

  • Model Compare show Wireframes.

  • The Reset button is disabled in the Model Compare dialog window when inputting incorrect tolerance values.

  • Visual Model Compare loses color when moved.

  • The viewer crashes when selecting the Default CAD View after comparing the model.

  • An icorrect Volume calcuation with a CATIA file.

  • Wall Thickness Analysis does not work with Load on Demand Surfaces.

• Miscellaneous

  • Undo does not work for render mode change on the Scene node.

  • The render mode icon is not updated after clicking Undo when changing the render mode.

  • The shadow disappears when the assembly exploded.

  • A User View fails to load the camera on start up.

  • The line color is not saved after changing line color and saving the document.

  • The saved ACT3D file fails opening in a specific model.

  • An 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 plane does not 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 a Wall Thickness user view fails to open.

  • [specific] ACT3D file does not open.

• Part Properties

  • Sorting order is reset after clicking Copy 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.

  • Default Printer Settings do not work properly.

• Sectioning

  • Clicking the Section Cut button does not 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 fail to save in multiview.

  • The Section Cut Dimensions window enables after closed and the section plane is disabled.

  • Offset Section Picking remains enabled after switching to Single Plane.

  • Hidden parts reappear after double clicking when a section is active.

• Settings

  • Enablnig Display Rulers in the 2D Viewer Settings does not auto-Zoom Fit the drawing.

  • Shared Settings enables after changing language using Ctrl+Alt+F1.

  • Tje 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

  • Dialog windows are cropped when minimized.

  • Relative To dropdown menu contains duplicate entries.

  • Discard Changes button overlaps Apply Settings in German in a specific case.

  • The Choose Language dialog does not display a second time when on the Part Properties Chart dialog.

  • The Check For Updates field is disabled in the Help menu after resetting settings to default.

  • An 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 differs from the context menu to manual selection when Transform window is active.

  • Some columns require translation in the Part Properties Charts dialog.

  • The column names in the Select Properties dialog require translation.

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