Release Notes to EngView 2025.1.1

Installation Files & Adobe Illustrator Compatibility

File Use It For Notes
Windows
Packaging_Suite_Setup_x64_2025.1.1.exe Clean setups. Upgrades from earlier major versions. Upgrades the Settings and Standards Library of installations of Version 9 and later.
macOS
EngView Packaging Suite 2025.1.1.4738.dmg Setup and upgrades Compatible with macOS Sequoia (macOS 15)
EVAIPlugin
Compatible With Adobe Illustrator 2025 (build 29.2.1)
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New Features

Object Filters

ID Functionality Description
EVP-15324 Local / Shared Filters Two types of objects filters have been added: Local (for selections) and Shared (for selections and data output for use in project presentations and cost estimation).
EVP-15113 Formulas for Filter-Based Counting Formulas have been developed for counting circles with preset properties.
EVP-15113 Formulas for Extracting Objects Length Through Filters Formulas have been developed for extracting the combined length of objects selected through the application of filters.

Material Properties

ID Functionality Description
EVP-15216 Defining Custom Properties You can now define your own properties to materials, normally for use in integration and workflow automation solutions.
EVP-15470 Auto-complete When Typing When adding material custom properties data to parameter expressions, starting to type "Material." displays a drop-down list of the defined properties set to materials, including custom properties. You can then easily choose the one that you need.
EVP-15219 Custom properties data in design frame and cost models Data from custom properties can be extracted into design frame and cost model formulas.

3D HTML

ID Functionality Description
EVPZH-581 Transparent-to-solid Switch Button A button has been added to the navigation pane of 3D HTML exports. Using it, you can switch between a solid and transparent views of the exported 3D model.
EVP-15382 Navigation Identical With Shared Space The navigation panel for manipulating 3D models in 3D HTML exports is now identical with the one in Shared Space.
EVP-15382 View points supported Exports to the 3D HTML format now support the View Point functionality. While playing a model's folding sequence, EngView displays all the viewpoints the designer has inserted.
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Improvements

General UI

ID Functionality Description
EVP-15215 Sheet Size Sort by Applicability When manipulating the sheet size through the Sheet Properties dialog box, the sheet size listed in the drop down list sorts the sheets by how relevant they are to the job at hand: The higher the sheet position, the most suitable the sheet is for the layout.
EVP-15389 Natural Sorting of File Names In File | Open dialog boxes, file names now follow the natural sorting scheme. See an example.
EVP-15391 Improved User-Friendliness In File | Open dialog boxes, the user interface is now nearly identical with the one in Windows Explorer.
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Addressed Issues

Integration With Illustrator

ID Functionality Description
EVP-15356 No-Article 1ups When .evd files containing 1ups without articles are opened in Illustrator, the no-article 1ups remain invisible.

Diemaking

ID Functionality Description
EVP-15457 Bezier Curves in Bridges Drawings When using Bezier curves, an unexpected extension appears. This has been fixed.

General UI

ID Functionality Description
EVP-15387 Symbolic Links Slow File Browsing In File | Open dialog boxes, browsing in folders that contain symbolic links is too slow.
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