ACTCAD Software Updates & Fixes
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Portland, OR, USA, March 31, 2017 — The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium (ITC) today announced the release of IntelliCAD 8.3a.
IntelliCAD 8.3a is a maintenance release that contains close to 300 improvements and fixes since the IntelliCAD 8.3 release on December 28, 2016.
IntelliCAD 8.3a includes performance improvements, fixes for natively working with .dgn files, printing fixes, editing fixes, and more. Also included are enhancements to the new in-place multiline text editor that was released last year, including paragraph alignment, symbols, alt-codes, stacked text, numbered lists, and unnumbered lists.
Important Fixes in 8.3a
The following list details some of the 290+ fixes that were implemented since the 8.3 release on 12/28/2016.
Performance
- Significant performance improvements for snapping to PDF underlays (complete code refactoring in this area).
- Fixed performance issue for window selection.
- Fixed performance issue when drawing lines with multi-threaded turned on.
- Fixed scenario where performance was degraded during selection and snapping.
Working with files
- Exporting to a .pdf file was fixed for exporting drawings that contain extremely large images.
- For versions of IntelliCAD that support opening and saving .dgn files natively, several issues were fixed, a few new markup features were implemented to support .dgn files such as the -STYLE and 3DFACE commands, and the LWDISPLAY, TEXTSTYLE, and VIEWSIZE system variables now work with .dgn files.
Editing entities
- Several fixes for editing entities when using the Properties pane.
- Several fixes for editing entities when using grips, including moving grips when ORTHO turned on, for polylines, and for multiline text.
- Fixed the ERASE command for blocks on frozen layers and layers that are turned off.
Text
- Fixed ability to convert a field to text.
- Fixed display of text with UFDOT.SHX font.
- Fixed issue when using the STYLE command with incorrect values for vertical text.
- Several fixes for working with multiline text, including working with paragraph alignment, symbols, alt-codes, stacked text, numbered lists, and unnumbered lists.
Printing
- Fixed printing of certain Chinese text.
- Fixed print orientation when printing to HP DesignJet 430.
- More resolutions are now available when publishing to Web JPG PC3.
- Fixed number of copies setting when using the Publish command.
APIs
- The NetLoad command was renamed to NetLoadVSTA, and the NetLoadClassic command was renamed to NetLoad.
- .NET API improvements.
More fixes
- Several fixes for the Pyramid command.
- Fixed justification of data extracted using the ATTEXT command.
- Reworked dialogs to improve crash handling.
- Fixed scenarios where the user interface was not scaling properly according to screen size.
- Fixed chain filleting of solids.
- Several fixes for working with hatches in the Hatch dialog box.
- Fixed the Render commands when using the 'Maintain Aspect Ratio' option and also fixed rendering materials attached to faces of meshes.
ActCAD announces the release of new version 8.2.1032 for below products based on most latest IntelliCAD 8.2a Engine:
ActCAD 2017 Professional - 64bit
ActCAD 2017 Professional - 32bit
ActCAD 2017 Standard - 64bit
ActCAD 2017 Standard - 32bit
This is a general maintenance and bug fixes release, the detailed Release Notes are mentioned below:
Improved : Binary files for IntelliCAD API
Fixed : QSELECT - impossible to use
Fixed : Polyline width error
Fixed : Print Style Table options are unavailable
Fixed : MTEXT freeze while Editing Previous Text
Fixed : MTEXT leader text disappears after edit
Fixed : MTEXT Auto-select all text on MTEDIT
Fixed : Ctrl+R shortcut is wrong
Fixed : Some wrong behaviour with few Aliases
Existing 2017 users can update to this latest version by using on CHECKFORUPDATES command. New users can download this latest version directly from our Downloads section.
ActCAD announces the release of new version 8.2.1017 for below products based on most latest IntelliCAD 8.2a Engine:
ActCAD 2017 Professional - 64bit
ActCAD 2017 Professional - 32bit
ActCAD 2017 Standard - 64bit
ActCAD 2017 Standard - 32bit
This is a general maintenance and bug fixes release, the detailed Release Notes are mentioned below:
Improved - Teigha 4.1 Libraries Version Changed to 4051
Improved - Binary fiels for ActCAD API for all Configurations
Improved - ActCAD License Transfer Tool
Improved - Added LicenseTransfer Command and shortcut to Add-ons Menu and Ribbon Tab
Improved - ActCAD License Activation System
Improved - ActCAD Aliases like B, AP, ARR etc.
Fixed - AppUpdater.exe error message during Check for Updates
Fixed - Correction of Alias Numbers in Registry
Fixed - ActCAD doesn't show Block with ACIS during insert
Fixed - Crash of ActCAD Explored during measurements
Fixed - New MTEXT editor does not accept ALT-codes
Existing 2017 users can update to this latest version by using on CHECKFORUPDATES command. New users can download this latest version directly from our Downloads section.
ActCAD announces the release of new version 8.2.1017 for below products based on most latest IntelliCAD 8.2a engine:
- ActCAD 2017 Professional - 64bit
- ActCAD 2017 Professional - 32bit
- ActCAD 2017 Standard - 64bit
- ActCAD 2017 Standard - 32bit
This is a general maintenance and bug fixes release, the detailed Release Notes are mentioned below:
Fixed : No notification if file is saved with errors
Fixed : Crash on Save thumbnails [AUTOSAVE]
Fixed : MTEXT background color, cant read text out of the box and trying to reset background color to something legible crashes it
Fixed : Teigha 4.1 Version updated from 4038 to 4044
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ActCAD announces the release of new version 1017 for below products based on most latest IntelliCAD 8.2a engine:
- ActCAD 2017 Professional - 64bit
- ActCAD 2017 Professional - 32bit
- ActCAD 2017 Standard - 64bit
- ActCAD 2017 Standard - 32bit
This is a general maintenance and bug fixes release, the detailed Release Notes are mentioned below:
Added : Several new resolutions to JPG and PNG Image printers.
Fixed : Teigha 4.1 Version updated from 3995 to 4038
Fixed : Crash issues with Toolbars and MTEXT Editor
Fixed : Leader text disappears after edit
Fixed : Add a bit field to QAFLAGS to send screenshots with crash & feedback reports
Fixed : When grip move a 3d polyline vertex, don't set Z to zero
Fixed : Impossible to work with this drawing
Fixed : The data extracted by the ATTEXT command are not correctly justified in SDF format
Fixed : Crash on few GRIPs Editing
Fixed : PEDIT -> JOIN removes polylines
Fixed : Text is not edited if TEXTEDITMODE=4
Fixed : An univocal name has to be assigned to the unnamed block
Fixed : Failure on some automated test script
Fixed : [MTEXT] Background color set to drawing is displayed incorrectly
Fixed : IRX applications appear to be wrapped in a transaction that disables function keys and display
Feel free to contact us if you need any information related to ActCAD Software.
ActCAD announces the release of new maintenance patch 8.2.997 for below versions based on most latest IntelliCAD 8.2a engine (direct download links included):
- ActCAD 2017 Professional - 64bit
- ActCAD 2017 Professional - 32bit
- ActCAD 2017 Standard - 64bit
- ActCAD 2017 Standard - 32bit
Below are detailed Release Notes for this Maintenance Release:
Fixed - [PLACEHOLDER] Menu icons get scrambled
Fixed - Teigha 4.1 Version updated from 3991 to 3995
Fixed - [New MTEXT] Text spacing is lost on edit
Fixed - Snap order is unpredictable
Fixed - An univocal name has to be assigned to the unnamed block
Fixed - Print orientation is wrong for HP DesignJet 430
Fixed - Impossible to work with this drawing
Fixed - 3DOrbit glyph stays on-screen after pressing SHIFT+CTRL+S
Fixed - FILLET command doesn't work on POLYLINE
Fixed - M4226.scr was broken by fix for Bug 98514
Fixed - Unable to move 2 grips coincident for polylines
Fixed - Moving grips with Ortho active, the ortho prevail on esnap
Fixed - Move entities with Grips is wrong along the Z axis and esnap
Fixed - When grip move a 3d polyline vertex, don't set Z to zero
Fixed - Chamfer and Trim error if coordinates are too far.
Fixed - [Crash] Severe crash on start, it does not allow to start at all
Fixed - [Crash] CTRL+C & CTRL+V, CRASH
Fixed - Unknown freeze (selective regen)
Fixed - Remove invalid cases from AllCmds scripts
Fixed - When grip move a 3d polyline vertex, don't set Z to zero
Fixed - [Crash] CTRL+C & CTRL+V, CRASH
Fixed - Grips disappear if click an entity when a selection is active
Fixed - Improve CUI re-write warning
Fixed - MText grip editing needs rewrite as an overrule instead of a protocol extension
ActCAD announces the release of new maintenance patch 8.3.365 for below versions based on most latest IntelliCAD 8.3 Technology:
- ActCAD 2018 Professional - 64bit
- ActCAD 2018 Professional - 32bit
- ActCAD 2018 Standard - 64bit
- ActCAD 2018 Standard - 32bit
Below are detailed Release Notes for this Maintenance Patch Release:
Fixed - [PATCH] Layer combobox displays wrong layer
Fixed - [PATCH] [RIBBONUI] Contextual tab appears selecting many objects type
Fixed - Unable to move 2 grips coincident for polylines
Fixed - Moving grips with Ortho active, the ortho prevail on esnap
Fixed - Move entities with Grips is wrong along the Z axis and esnap
Fixed - When grip move a 3d polyline vertex, don't set Z to zero
Fixed - Documentation update
Fixed - MText grip editing needs rewrite as an overrule instead of a protocol extension
Fixed - [Feedback] Printing from paperspace using any visual style other than "2D Wireframe" causes malfunction in output
ActCAD announces the release of new ActCAD 2018 Versions based on most latest IntelliCAD 8.3 engine and ODA Teigha 4.2 Libraries and ACIS kernel technologies. Below versions are now avaialble for download:
- ActCAD 2018 Professional -64bit
- ActCAD 2018 Professional -32bit
- ActCAD 2018 Standard -64bit
- ActCAD 2018 Standard -32bit
This is another major release from ActCAD with below enhancements:
- NEW GRADIENT HATCH support
- NEW Boundary HATCH Dialog
- NEW HATCHTOBACK Command
- NEW Search for Files in File Open Dialog
- NEW eTransmit Feature
- Improved Point Cloud Import
- Improved dgn file features
- NEW Drawing TABs Feature
- NEW Quick Access Toolbar on Ribbon Interface
- Easily save workspaces by clicking Workspaces in the status bar and choosing Save Current As.
- The Drawing Settings command has improved user interface that uses tabs instead of drop-down lists that were used previously.
- Added -MENUUNLOAD command line version
- NEW FILTER Dialog
- Added Print Transparency on Print/Plot Dialog
- Major LISP upgrade (VL*, VLA*, VLAX* functions). Many new LISP/VLISP functions added.
- System Variables : Added or updated: DTEXTED, GFANG, GFCLR1, GFCLR2, GFCLRLUM, GFCLRSTATE, GFNAME, GFSHIFT, MDISTYLE, MTEXTED, TEXTED, TEXTEDITMODE, XCLIPFRAME.
Improvements to Existing Features:
Text and multiline text
- Several fixes for working with the new multiline text editor.
- Fixed specific drag issue for multiline text.
- Fixed display of text during insertion when rotation angle is greater than 0.
- Fixed issue with annotative text styles.
- Several user interface fixes made to the Text dialog box.
Dimensions
- Fixed issue with dimension style overrides.
- Fixed crash scenario when editing a dimension style in IntelliCAD Explorer.
Printing
- Fixed document name to contain layout name when using the Publish command.
- Fixed issue with saving print stamp settings.
PDF export
- Fixed issue when exporting all layouts to PDF.
- Fixed issue with 3D Hidden and Realistic visual styles when exporting to PDF.
- Fixed issue when exporting non-ACIS entities to 3D PDF.
APIs
- Fix for .NET C# code inserting images.
- Fix for lisp (vl-sort nil \'<).
- Fix for menu lisp files that only loaded when the menu was first loaded.
- Fix for VBA ColorMethod method.
More fixes
- Many improvements made for running IntelliCAD on 4k displays.
- Several fixes for working with .dgn files.
- Fixed specific crash when using COPYCLIP and PASTECLIP with some 3D entities.
- Several fixes for editing entities with the Fillet command.
- Improved speed with converting certain .dwg files to .dgn files.
- Fixed color issue with certain solids.
- Fix for SENDFEEDBACK command.
- Fixed issues reported rendering with Artisan.
- Fixed 3DORBIT with set rotation point in UCS.
- Fixed .mnu export/import issue for toolbars.
- Fixed issue with leader creation.
- Fixed LENGTHEN when working with circles.
- Several fixes for selecting entities using grips, including displaying grips after editing and memory issues.
- Several fixes for perspective mode view.
Improved Dr.KLN Converter for better handling of fonts embedded in Vector PDF Files.
The latest software is now avaialble for download on our Downloads page.
ActCAD announces the release of new maintenance patch 8.2.985 for below versions based on most latest IntelliCAD 8.2a engine:
- ActCAD 2017 Professional - 64bit
- ActCAD 2017 Professional - 32bit
- ActCAD 2017 Standard - 64bit
- ActCAD 2017 Standard - 32bit
Below are detailed Release Notes for this Maintenance Release:
Fixed - MText GRIP Editing issues
Fixed - Toolbars change their position on re-start
Fixed - "Emergency Saved Drawings" path was incorrect
Fixed - Ortho doesn't work in NWUCS for POLYLINE
Fixed - EXPLORER does not save layer filters pane closed state
Fixed - [MTEXT] Underlined text cannot be un-underlined
Fixed - Cannot attach XREF with XREF command
Fixed - [Crash] closing a drawing after saveas
Fixed - The "Mtext" option of the DIMLINEAR command launch the old mask of text editing, not use the editig in place
Fixed - Dimension style dialog text corrections
Fixed - Fix some internal static code bugs
New Features in IntelliCAD 8.3
Working with files
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Search for files when using the Open Dialog by clicking Tools > Find
- new eTransmit Feature
- Point Cloud Import features enhanced
- Several improvements on .dgn file features
Hatches
- Hatch patterns now support GRADIENT HATCH
- All New Boundary Hatch Dialog
- HATCHTOBACK command moves hatches to the back of the draw order
User interface
- Show drawings on individual tabs in the main IntelliCAD window.
- For versions of IntelliCAD with a ribbon, workspaces are now easily accessible on the Quick Access toolbar.
- Easily save workspaces by clicking Workspaces in the status bar and choosing Save Current As.
- The Drawing Settings command has improved user interface that uses tabs instead of drop-down lists that were used previously.
- Added -MENUUNLOAD command line version.
More features
- Select entities by creating filters using the Filter command. New FILTER DIALOG added.
- When using the Print command, you can now select print transparency.
APIs
- IntelliCAD 8.3 uses Teigha version 4.2.0 from Open Design Alliance.
- Major LISP upgrade (VL*, VLA*, VLAX* functions). Many new functions added.
System variables
- Added or updated: DTEXTED, GFANG, GFCLR1, GFCLR2, GFCLRLUM, GFCLRSTATE, GFNAME, GFSHIFT, MDISTYLE, MTEXTED, TEXTED, TEXTEDITMODE, XCLIPFRAME.
Important Bug Fixes in IntelliCAD 8.3
Text and multiline text
- Several fixes for working with the new multiline text editor.
- Fixed specific drag issue for multiline text.
- Fixed display of text during insertion when rotation angle is greater than 0.
- Fixed issue with annotative text styles.
- Several user interface fixes made to the Text dialog box.
Dimensions
- Fixed issue with dimension style overrides.
- Fixed crash scenario when editing a dimension style in IntelliCAD Explorer.
Printing
- Fixed document name to contain layout name when using the Publish command.
- Fixed issue with saving print stamp settings.
PDF export
- Fixed issue when exporting all layouts to PDF.
- Fixed issue with 3D Hidden and Realistic visual styles when exporting to PDF.
- Fixed issue when exporting non-ACIS entities to 3D PDF.
APIs
- Fix for .NET C# code inserting images.
- Fix for lisp (vl-sort nil '<).
- Fix for menu lisp files that only loaded when the menu was first loaded.
- Fix for VBA ColorMethod method.
More fixes
- Many improvements made for running IntelliCAD on 4k displays.
- Several fixes for working with .dgn files.
- Fixed specific crash when using COPYCLIP and PASTECLIP with some 3D entities.
- Several fixes for editing entities with the Fillet command.
- Improved speed with converting certain .dwg files to .dgn files.
- Fixed color issue with certain solids.
- Fix for SENDFEEDBACK command.
- Fixed issues reported rendering with Artisan.
- Fixed 3DORBIT with set rotation point in UCS.
- Fixed .mnu export/import issue for toolbars.
- Fixed issue with leader creation.
- Fixed LENGTHEN when working with circles.
- Several fixes for selecting entities using grips, including displaying grips after editing and memory issues.
- Several fixes for perspective mode view.
Open Design Alliance (ODA) today announced the release of version 4.2 of Teigha, its development platform for engineering applications.
Teigha 4.2 contains geo data support for integrating maps and satellite imagery into .dwg drawing files. Clients can customize this support to work with popular online mapping services, and Teigha provides full rendering support for geo-integrated drawings.
Version 4.2 also introduces new support for visual styles, which provides client applications with the ability to fine-tune the display of edge and shading properties for 3d views.
“Teigha is widely used for visualization, and our new geo data support will enable a wide range of custom visualization solutions that integrate maps and other real-world imagery with drawing data,” commented Neil Peterson, ODA President.
Sergey Vishnevetsky, ODA Development Director, said, “Another new feature in Teigha 4.2 is the ability to export linearized PDF files. Linearized PDF enables faster viewing over the internet by allowing clients to download PDF data on demand, one page at a time.”
In addition, version 4.2 includes a number of enhancements to .dgn file import functionality, improvements to raster clipping, and fixes for issues reported by ODA members.
Portland, OR, USA, December 28, 2016 — The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium (ITC) today announced the release of IntelliCAD 8.3.
IntelliCAD 8.3 is a major release that includes new support for the following: packaging drawings and their related files using the eTransmit command, adding gradient patterns to closed entities, improved ease-of-use for hatch patterns, creating filters for selecting entities, searching for files by clicking Tools > Find when using the Open command, easier access to saving workspaces, and more.
Updated APIs include Teigha version 4.2.0 from Open Design Alliance and a major LISP upgrade (VL*, VLA*, VLAX* functions).
For versions of IntelliCAD that support markup for .dgn files in their native format, several new commands are available such as Arc, Redo, Lengthen, Scale, ID, and Fence.
IntelliCAD 8.3 is supported on Microsoft® Windows® 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, and Windows Vista®, including 32-bit and 64-bit versions.
ActCAD 2018 software will be released in next few days based on latest Open Design 4.2 Teigha libraries and IntelliCAD 8.3 Technology.