3D |
3D PDFs can be imported as internal objects Imported 3D PDF models can be used as external 3D objects that can be inserted into folding sequences. NOTE: To qualify for importing, a 3D PDF must be saved as a still scene. This prevents any folding steps from being played back when the 3D object has been inserted into the hosting 3D model.
Tabs Renaming in Inserted 3D External Objects UI You insert external 3D objects into folding sequences by first loading them into a special dialog box, where each external object appears in its own tab, which has the name of the external-object file. If you happen on external objects with curious or unmeaningful names, you can now rename their tabs in the dialog box and give them names that make sense to you. This renaming comes in especially handy if you choose to extract these tabs' names for the purposes of creating design frames and print drawings.
DRAFTING |
Bar and QR codes You can now insert bar codes and QR codes to drawings.
Default template parameters Parameter templates now have default parameters, which control frequently used dimensions in resizable designs — for example, height, length, use of layers. Default parameters spare you the need to create the parameters you use most frequently when starting a resizable design project: you just append them to the parameter list by a single click. Learn more about how to add default parameters to parameter templates and how to append them to projects.
Description field for selection types A notes field has been added for the entries of selection types in selection parameters. In the field, brief notes can be typed that explain what the selection type is about.
CAM |
Tool multi-pass count and direction indication You can now follow how many times a tool has passed along tool path sections and in which direction. After you have set the number of times a tool is to pass along a section, you can now make the program visualize these passes and the direction in the CAM drawing.
DESIGN FRAMES AND PRINT PRESENTATIONS |
Transparent backgrounds in 3D view Backgrounds of 3D views in print presentations can now be made transparent — that is, the background can have the color of the print drawing's graphical area. This allows the represented 3D object to stand out against the background. The functionality comes in handy when the color of the 3D object is the same as that of the graphical area background, the usual case being white.
Formulas for counting and measuring tool positions Formulas have been added for counting the number and coordinates of the positions of creasing tools. The formulas are useful, for example, when sheets are processed on slotting machines (inliners).
Formula extracting selection types "Description" field content A formula — VALDESCR — has been introduced for extracting the content in the "Description" field of selection type entries.
Formulas extracting sheet and board names Formulas have been added that extract the names of the sheet and dieboard used in a project.
COST ESTIMATOR |
Description field for selection types A notes field has been added for the entries of selection types in cost model selection parameters. In the field, brief notes can be typed that explain what the selection type is about. A formula — VALDESCR — has been introduced for extracting the content of this field.
Saving and accessing custom cost model data You can set a location where the program stores customized parameter values in projects' cost models (check out the Cost Models Data folder property).
OTHER FEATURES |
Export to layered PDF A drawing can be exported to a layered PDF file with the following options:
The layers created in the CAD project can be exported in corresponding layers in the PDF file.
The objects that share a style in the CAD project can be exported to their own layers.
The CAD project can be exported without any layers in the PDF file.