SpinFire Ultimate 11.9.0 Release Notes
- Glen Yamakawa
- Allen Hardy
Overview
SpinFire Ultimate 11.9.0 adds a number of great features such as 3D Packing, Drawing Compare, 2D Transformations, Advanced Selection, and scripting. In addition there were importer updates, a number of enhancements, and bug fixes.
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8
We recommend upgrading to Microsoft .Net Framework 4.8.
Link: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-framework/net48
Floating License Server Update
If your organization uses a floating license server, it is highly recommended upgrading to the new Floating License Server 11.8.0. This will be necessary for SpinFire Ultimate 11.9.0.
Notable Changes
- Drawing Compare
- Advanced Selection
- Scripting
- Display Centro Attributes
- Export to glTF
- 3MF Importer
Importer updates
Importer
Supported Versions
3D Manufacturing Format (3MF) 1,2,3 Catia v5 R10 to V5-6R2021 (R31) (2D),
Up to V5-6R2021 (R31) (3D)Inventor Up to 2022 (3D) JT 10.5 Parasolid Up to 33.1 Pro/Engineer & Creo Parametric 2000i to Creo 8.0 (2D),
Pro/Engineer 19.0 to Creo 8.0 (3D)Rhino 4-7 Siemens PLM Software's NX NX to NX 1988 Series (2D),
V11.0 to NX 1980 Series (3D)
Minor Changes
- Reset Assembly Item State to Default
- Wall Thickness Analysis Color ribbon Stored jn User Views
- Gradient Option on the Background Color Option
- Convert up to 10 CAD files simultaneously
- Save File Path field moved to top of export dialog windows
- Invert Visibility
Bug Fixes
- The order of drawing views in 2D documents is reversed when loading an ACT3D file
- Part transformation is not correct when using Undo after using Reset to Default
- Other part colors of an assembly are temporarily changing when a single part color is reset to default
- Section cut color does not reset back to the default color
- Reset to Default does not work when applied to descendant and there is only one node in each level of the subtree from
- The ancestor with modified transparency
- Reset to Default menu item is missing from the Set context menu
Upgrading from 11.8.x to 11.9.x
To upgrade SpinFire Ultimate from 11.8.x to 11.9.x
- Launch and run the SpinFire.x64.msi (or the SpinFire.x64.exe) and follow the installation wizard instructions.
or
- Select Check for Updates from the Help menu if you have an Internet connection and are upgrading form 11.1 or greater.
Recommended Environments
| Client Environment | Minimum | Recommended | Optimum |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Windows 8.1 (64-bit) | Windows 10 (64-bit) | Windows 10 (64-bit) |
| OS Language Supported | English (US) | English (US) | English (US) |
| 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 DDR3 | 16 GB DDR3 | 32 GB DDR3 |
| Graphics | DirectX 12 capable graphics card, 2GB VRAM | DirectX 12 capable graphics card, 4GB VRAM | DirectX 12 capable graphics card, 6GB VRAM |
Prerequisite Installations
- Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8
Actify recommends using Microsoft .Net Framework 4.8 for your best SpinFire Ultimate experience.