WN21

Drafting

Hiding drafting errors by selecting the objects that contain them: When you use the Fix Assistant tool to fix drafting errors in imported drawings, you can hide structural irregularities that Prinect has detected as errors but which you want to use in the future because of technological reasons — for example, necessary unconnected ends. You can retain these errors by selecting, and then hiding, the objects that contain them. This guarantees that in future the error-fixing tool will not mark them as errors.
Using a single click to dimension consecutive distances along vertical or horizontal lines: You can use a single click to place the dimensions for all distances that run consecutively along a vertical or a horizontal line. All you need is pick the direction and click. As a result, Prinect dimensions all the distances along the horizontal or vertical line. You then use the mouse to move the newly created dimensions line to where you want it.

Integration of Synergy functionalities as a separate module

The functionalities of Synergy, the former standalone application for creating parametric components and resizable templates, are now part of Prinect Package Designer, grouped in a separate module. This means that now you can design your own resizable components and templates (.evr files) directly in Prinect, and then use them in projects. The functionality behind this is a variational and parametric design technology that helps you draw and modify objects by means of parameters that are set to dimensions between objects.

As a result of the use of parameterizing functionalities, two new types of drawings have been introduced to Prinect:

Resizable drawings. Drawings in which you can alter objects' sizes and distances by editing their parameters. This type of drawing originates when you start creating a project from a resizable designs or an external 3D objects, or start creating a resizable template. A blue dot in the drawing's icon tab indicates this type of drawing.
Nonresizable drawings. Drawings in which the objects are not controlled by parameters. That is, you cannot edit a parameter to alter an object's size and object editing is done by manual drawing. This type of drawing originates when you start a blank project, a project from an imported file, or copy a drawing from a resizable drawing. In the graphical area, this type of drawing appears with an unornamented icon in the icon tab.

You can find the parametric design functionalities in the new Relations tab.

3D

Rotating 3D models along a single axis: You can now rotate 3D models along a single axis at a time. You drag the mouse to set a direction of rotation, and then the 3D model starts rotating strictly along the set axis.
Visual indication of folding sequence actions for panels hidden by conditional visibility: Prinect highlights in the tabular area actions set to panels of a structure to which conditional visibility has been set. Since panels under activated conditional visibility do not appear in 3D models, marking these actions in alerts you that the folding sequence contains panels that you will not see until they are made visible.
Export of 3D measurement lines to the WEB3D and COLLADA file formats: When exporting to the WEB3D and Collada file formats, Prinect now exports also the measurement lines placed in the 3D model.
Export of background images into the WEB3D file format: When exporting to the WEB3D file format, Prinect now exports also the background image placed in the 3D model.

Integration with Adobe^® Illustrator^®

Directly changing the color in color-carrying layers in Illustrator: You no longer need to switch to Prinect change the color of objects processed with the finishing processes Partial Foil Stamping and Monochrome Print. You can now change the color directly in Illustrator.

Diemaking

Selecting bridges and nicks by attributes: When working in bridges drawings, you can now specify widths by which you want Prinect to select bridges and nicks. Also, if your work involves regular selections of bridges and nicks, you can automate these selections by setting up selection presets. Using presets, each time you use the mouse to make a zonal selection in a bridges drawing, you just apply the preset, use the mouse to form a selection zone, and Prinect selects the objects that match the attributes set in the presets. You can use the functionality also reversely — to cancel existing selections by setting attributes: Load the preset, and then make a zonal selection across already selected objects. As a result, Prinect removes the selection from the objects that do not match the preset attributes.

CAM

Reusing CAM drawings to avoid drawings clutter: When you have created a CAM drawing from a 1up, layout or counterplate drawing and proceed with creating another CAM drawing from the same source drawing, you can (1) choose to use an existing CAM drawing, or (2) create a new CAM drawing from the same source drawing. In the latter case, you also can change the associated template.

Cost Estimator

Setting viewing order of parameters: You can now set the order for how you want to view cost model parameters in the tabular area. Also, you can group parameters and collapse grouped parameters to free up space. This reordering and grouping does not affect the cost model parameter order that the program uses to calculate job costs.

Other new functionalities

Red-eye icon notification for activated Hidden Objects mode: When you set Prinect to display hidden objects, a red-eye icon appears next to the drawing side icon in the graphical area's top left corner as a visual indication that the Hidden Objects mode is turned on — if there are any hidden objects in the graphical area, Prinect will mark them with outlining shadows.
Import of G code files: You can now import drawings in G code and associate their data to Prinect styles.
Expanded linetype association for SVG: You can now use a richer set of linetype associations when exporting drawings to the SVG file format.
Special templates for printing and export jobs: You can set separate templates for printing out or exporting drawings, in which you can modify the properties of objects by editing the styles applied to them. After setting the templates, you apply them to the export or printing jobs.
Widening the default style shortcut icons: You can now increase the widths of the style shortcut icons.

What's New in Prinect Package Designer 21.00