Release Notes: Build 2024.1.5

Installation Files

NOTE: In the files that follow, the EVAIPlugin, which makes possible the integration of EngView and Adobe Illustrator, is compatible with the latest version of Adobe Illustrator 2024 (build 28.1).

File Use It For Notes
Windows
Packaging_Suite_Setup_x64_2024.1.5.exe Clean setups or upgrades from earlier major versions. Upgrades the Settings and Standards Library of installations of Version 8 and later. Can be used for installing parallel versions alongside Version 7.3.
Packaging_Suite_Patch_x64_2024.1.1-2024.1.5.exe Upgrades from version 2024.1. Does not upgrades the Settings and Standards Library.
macOS
EngView Packaging Suite 2024.1.5.3925.dmg Setup and upgrades Compatible with macOS Sonoma (macOS 14)
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Improvements

ID Module Problem Description
14722 General UI Visualization Information about the applied sheet can now be seen directly in the drawing, at the sheet's upper left corner.
14744 General UI Visualization Tooltips at the Front/Rear side marker display information about the applied material, its type and name.
14699 File Import Import STEP General fixes have been done to the import of STEP files.
14700 3D Copying 3D Drawings You can now copy 3D drawings — both of the entire 3D model and of individual parts.
14701 General Use Case Copying 2D Drawings When copying 2D drawings, you can opt for copying also the 3D drawings created from them.
14702 Diemaking Copying Bridges Drawings You can copy Bridges drawings and draw additional objects to the copies.
14684 Export to Video Visualization Added a new resolution: Mobile Full HD = 1080x1920 px
14706 Setup Metadata New metadata accompanies a setup: a list of selected features, version numbering; configuration.
14715 Drafting Visualization When the mouse pointer is over a control point, a crosshair symbol appears making the user aware of that.
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Addressed Issues

ID Module Problem Description
EVP-14743 AI Integration Import General fixes have been added to the import to Schoepedia.
EVP-14736 Drafting Copying Drawings Copying 2D files with global parameters in different groups now leaves the parameters in the respective groups.
EVP-14692 Display Nesting Rolls Management When roll's length is too short, additional rolls are brought in automatically.
EVP-14710 Import Use of Material Import takes into account of different materials for drawings.
EVP-14712 Import Import Articles General fixes to the export of files with rear-side articles
EVP-14719 Export Export GLB General fixes to the export of GLB files through any API.
EVP-14648 AI Integration Mat. Thickness In installations in inches, material thickness in fractions is recognized correctly.
EVP-14686 General Use Case Calculations A fix to the setting of a folding angle with d().
EVP-14687 Drafting Master Canvas Corrected conversion of 1ups to Master Canvas
EVP-14688 Display Nesting Activated Sheets EngView saves the sheets that are activated for use in nesting groups. The next time the project is opened, these sheets are selected for direct use.
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Help Updates

ID Module Problem Description
14732 Help Copying Drawings New methods of copying drawings: 2D; 3D; Bridges drawings
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New entries in settings files

Functionality Entry Group Location
Show Sheet Size SheetAnnotation=yes/no [View Options] .\AppData\Roaming\EngView\Package Designer\LocalSettings\EVPDD.evt
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