Tip of the month! May: v9.03 + v9.04 release notes

They say, good things come in pairs and our wizards from the Palettecador house of programming have managed just that. Below you can find the release notes from versions 9.03 and 9.04 that they conjured up. I for one am a huge fan of the new short cycle programming structure. Keep up the sorcery guys!

• In the update manager, it is now possible to exclude individual catalogues from the automatic download process and later reactivate them

• There is an object controller for profile objects

• There is an object controller for extruded objects

• There is an object controller for intelligent masonry enclosures

• The “Draw” menu provides access to a new, independent 2D scene view (2D Planning)

• 2D Planning is very practical for viewing, editing and managing 2D drawings

• 2D Planning can be used as a 2D program that is integrated into Palette CAD

• A 2D drawing derivation of a scene can be transferred into 2D Planning automatically

• It is now also possible to create a drawing derivation of an axonometric view or a perspective and automatically transfer it to 2D Planning

• 2D Planning replaces the previous “2D” display mode in the scene window

• The user-defined line width in the Exposé now only refers to the edges of 3D objects and no longer to 2D elements because for these, a line width is already defined by the line style

• Drawing derivations now transfer all selected objects and not just the currently displayed detail

• In a drawing derivation, segmented circles and arcs are converted to 2D circles and arcs to the extent possible

• During dimensioning and the creation of 2D elements, the selection of previously selected objects is no longer cancelled, which makes it easier to see and snap these objects

• For walls, you can now pick the dimensions from the scene

• The family replace function for the door handles of intelligent doors has now been revised so that it also works correctly for doors that are open

• The intelligent staircase is able to show the position of risers on the steps

• The masonry enclosure object can now create tiling areas for tiles on the front sides and on the top side

• A rectangular masonry enclosure is now the default setting for the masonry enclosure object

• It is possible to set the background colour and the display colour for the preview on intelligent primitives and masonry enclosure objects

• The 2D pdf export in the File menu has been expanded for very large drawing areas

• The DWG Import can import files that are password protected

• The import of DXF, DWG and Collada now also supports texture coordinates (which means that the textures are displayed correctly for imported objects)

• The import of SketchUp files has been expanded to accommodate the 2016 version

• The maximum zoom factor for enlargements is now restricted to avoid inaccuracies due to strong magnification when snapping

• There are many small improvements of details as well as bug fixes

• 2D drawing: In the drawing derivation of a section, a hatch can be generated on the sectional area automatically

• The edge view and the display of 2D elements in the presentation modes have been revised

• The display of objects that cannot be hidden has been revised

• In wood technology boards, the dynamic editing and the display of adjacent objects have been revised

• The technical preparations for Wood Technology 4.0 have been completed. At least version 9.03 is required for Wood Technology 4.0. 

So there you have it. Be sure to check back next month and in the mean time enjoy "zauberning" your own projects.

Greeting from Stuttgart,

Your Palette CAD Blog Team