New and enhanced system variables
Changed system variables include:
ACADVER and DIMSCALE.
New system variables supported for
DWG file compatibility: ANNOALLVISIBLE, ANNOTATIVEDWG, CANNOSCALE,
CANNOSCALEVALUE, CMLEADERSTYLE, DGNFRAME, DXEVAL, DIMANNO, LAYEREVAL,
LAYERNOTIFY, LIGHTINUNITS, LIGHTSINBLOCKS, LINEARBRIGHTNESS, LINEARCONTRAST,
LOGEXPBRIGHTNESS, LOGEXPCONTRAST, LOGEXPDAYLIGHT, LOGEXPMIDTONES,
LOGEXPPHYSICALSCALE, MSLTSCALE, RENDERUSERLIGHTS, SAVEFIDELITY, and
VPLAYEROVERRIDES.
Open and save files
-
Corrupted drawings containing more
than one Layer 0 are now recovered correctly.
Raster images (AcceliCAD 2008 V2 Professional versions)
-
The Image Quality command now
displays the current value.
Hatches
-
Aborting a hatch boundary selection
could cause AcceliCAD to crash.
-
Some hatch patterns could change
scale on save; this has been fixed.
Printing
-
All print settings were not always
saved correctly for each layout; this has been fixed.
Blocks
-
Attributes must now be included
when selecting a block with a window selection.
-
The Blocks Explorer no longer fails
when displaying blocks with complex proxy objects.
Dimensions
-
The Dimension Settings dialog now
shows the proper color for dimension line color.
Display
-
In some cases new OLE objects only
displayed the object frame and not the contents; this has been fixed.
-
In some cases you could get graphics
garbage/noise when dragging selections; this has been fixed.
-
In some cases elliptical arcs with
non-normalized start and end angles did not save correctly, causing the display
to change. This has been fixed.
Images
-
TWF positioning files are now used
correctly for images.
-
600 DPI black and white images now
print correctly.
ACIS and 3D solids
-
3D Array now works properly for ACIS
3D solid objects.
-
Arcs are now created with correct
start and end angles when regions are exploded.
-
Some crashes in rendering or
performing hide on ACIS 3D solids have been resolved.
-
ACIS entity-specific colors added by
other applications (not AcceliCAD) could be lost on save; this has been
corrected.
SDS
-
Sds_bbox now properly supports nested
blocks.
-
The 'click' button callback was added
for the radio buttons group.
-
Added support for ADS functions
that create, edit, and remove dictionaries.
More fixes
-
The Model tab no longer brings up the
rename dialog when you double-click it.
-
The Layout command line interface is
now compatible with AutoCAD scripts.
-
Layer table extension dictionaries
were not always saved correctly; this has been fixed.
-
Viewpoint and other commands that
change the view in 3D are no longer supported in paperspace.
-
Changing an attribute's justification
no longer changes its insertion point to 0,0.
-
Improved handling for drawings that
contain multi-byte text and filenames.
-
Added callbacks for DCL radio buttons.
-
Extending curved polyline entities no
longer causes random crashes.
-
Architectural Desktop door proxy
objects now display properly in plan view.
-
Tangent snap now works properly for
xline and ray entities.
-
Some mline entities could lose breaks
or end caps on save; this has been fixed.
What was new in AcceliCAD 2008
Work with DWG 2007 files
AcceliCAD supports opening, modifying,
printing, and saving drawings in DWG 2007 format. The DWG 2007 format is now
the default format in which AcceliCAD drawings are saved.
Create and edit color books
Now you can create and edit color
books, which help you organize collections of colors, right from AcceliCAD.
Work with images
AcceliCAD Professional version
includes enhanced imaging features to help you work with images in your
drawings. Working with images is similar as in previous AcceliCAD versions,
with easy-to-use features located on the Image menu in AcceliCAD.
Use new layout viewport features
There are several new features for
layout viewports:
-
Snap to model space entities from
paper space.
-
Lock layout viewports to lock the
model space view or location while panning or zooming in paper space.
-
Assign a unique UCS to a layout
viewport.
Manage character sets for drawings
AcceliCAD allows you to manage which
character set is assigned to a drawing. This unique feature can be very helpful
when sharing or distributing drawings in geographic regions where several
languages are used that require different character sets to display text
properly.
Reverse the zoom direction of the
mouse wheel
Instead of zooming in and out by
moving the mouse wheel forward and backward, you can reverse the settings to
zoom in when spinning the mouse wheel backward and zoom out when spinning the
wheel forward. This can be especially helpful if you use the mouse with your
left hand.
Use new and enhanced system variables
New system variables include:
3DDWFPREC, DIMARCSYM, DWGCODEPAGE, IMAGEHLT, RASTERVERNUM, RTDISPLAY, UCSVP,
and ZOOMWHEELL.
Enhanced system variables include:
DELOBJ, FACETRATIO, HALOGAP, HIDEPRECISION, OBSCUREDCOLOR, OBSCUREDLTYPE,
OLEQUALITY, and TEXTEVAL.
New system variables supported for DWG
file compatibility: CAMERADISPLAY, CAMERAHEIGHT, CMATERIAL, CSHADOW,
DEFAULTLIGHTING, DEFAULTLIGHTINGTYPE, DIMFXL, DIMFXLON, DIMJOGANGLE, DIMLTEX1,
DIMLTEX2, DIMLTYPE, DIMTFILL, DIMTFILLCLR, DRAGVS, DWFFRAME, DWFOSNAP,
DWGCHECK, GRIDDISPLAY, GRIDMAJOR, INTERFERECOLOR, INTERFEREOBJVS, LATITUDE,
LEGACYCTRLPICK, LIGHTGLYPHDISPLAY, LIGHTLISTSTATE, LOFTANG1, LOFTANG2,
LOFTMAG1, LOFTMAG2, LOFTNORMALS, LOFTPARAM, LOGNITUDE, NORTHDIRECTION,
OSOPTIONS, PERSPECTIVE, PSOLHEIGHT, PSOLWIDTH, PUBLISHALLSHEETS,
SHADOWPLANELOCATION, SHOWHIST, SOLIDHIST, STEPSIZE, STEPSPERSEC, SUNSTATUS,
TIMEZONE, UCSDETECT, VSBACKGROUNDS, VSEDGEJITTER, VSEDGEOVERHANG, VSEDGES,
VSEDGESMOOTH, VSFACECOLORMODE, VSFACEHIGHLIGHT, VSFACEOPACITY, VSFACESTYLE,
VSHALOGAP, VSHIDEPRECISION, VSINTERSECTIONCOLOR, VSINTERSECTIONEDGES,
VSINTERSECTIONLTYPE, VSISOONTOP, VSLIGHTINQUALITY, VSMATERIALMODE, VSMONOCOLOR,
VSOBSCUREDCOLOR, VSOBSCUREDEDGES, VSOBSCUREDLTYPE, VSSHADOWS, VSSILHEDGES, and
VSSILHWIDTH.
Performance
-
Improved performance and reduced
screen flickers while using dynamic zoom and pan in paper space.
-
Raster image performance has been
improved greatly for both large image files and many other image files.
-
A large memory leak with handling
complex meshes was removed.
Open and save files
-
AcceliCAD uses the new DWGdirect 2.2
libraries.
-
When opening drawings, external
references now display properly in the drawing preview.
-
Several improvements were made to
auditing and recovering corrupt drawing files.
Export files
-
When exporting a drawing to a PDF
file, paper size enhancements allow you to select from a list of standard paper
sizes, specify a custom size, and choose millimeters or inches for the paper
size.
-
When exporting a drawing to a PDF
file, the drawing is now centered properly and exports to the correct size and
units.
Raster images (AcceliCAD Professional
versions)
-
Some raster image types would lose
their paths after saving or reloading; this has been fixed.
-
RTDISPLAY is now supported for raster
images.
-
The 280 group code for an image
entity now roundtrips properly.
-
The Image command is now disabled
when no drawing is active.
-
The Image dialog box settings are no
longer lost when switching between active images in the list box.
-
Previewing images is faster for very
large image files.
-
Mirrored images properly display in
the Image Manager.
COM API calls (AcceliCAD Professional
versions)
-
Adeko raster images can now be
inserted via the COM API.
-
You can now properly iterate, rename,
and delete layouts via the COM API.
-
The COM API now checks that layout
names are using valid characters.
-
You can no longer open the VBA IDE
when no drawing is active.
-
Text created with the COM API now
respects the width and other properties associated with the text style.
-
The Boolean UNION COM API interface
now properly deletes original input entities.
-
When a corrupt file is opened via the
COM API, an exception is thrown to indicate a problem.
-
The objects, properties, and events
in the following table have been updated or added to the COM application
program interface.
|
Objects
|
Events |
|
Application
|
EndCommand
EndLisp
EndModal
EndOpen
EndPlot
EndSave
Exit
LispCancelled
New
NewDrawing
Open
Reinitialize
Save
Startup
SysVarChanged
WindowChanged
WindowMovedOrResized
|
|
Document
|
Activate
BeginClose
BeginCommand
BeginDocClose
BeginDoubleClick
BeginLisp
BeginPlot
BeginRightClick
BeginSave
Close
Deactivate
EndCommand
EndLisp
EndPlot
EndSave
LayoutSwitched
LispCancelled
Open
Save
SelectionChanged
WindowChanged
WindowMovedOrResized
|
|
Workspace
|
EndCommand
EndLisp
EndModal
EndOpen
EndPlot
EndSave
Exit
LispCancelled
New
NewDrawing
Open
Reinitialize
Save
Startup
SysVarChanged
WindowChanged
WindowMovedOrResized
|
|
Objects
|
Properties |
|
ApplicationPreferences
|
Files
|
|
PreferencesFiles
|
AltFontFile
Application
BlockFilePath
ColorBookPath
DrawingFilePath
FontFileMap
FontFilePath
HatchPatternPath
HelpFilePath
LogFilePath
MenuFile
Parent
PrintOutputPath
PrintStylePath
QNewTemplateFile
TempFilePath
TemplateDWGPath
TempXRefPath
|
LISP
-
The DIMOVERRIDE command now works
properly via the LISP (command) function.
Text
-
AcceliCAD no longer intermittently
crashes when editing MTEXT.
-
The -STYLE command properly handles
style names that contain spaces.
-
AcceliCAD no longer intermittently
crashes when using the Text toolbar to change text styles.
Printing
-
Print preview of mirrored text is now
correct when MIRRTEXT is 0.
-
AcceliCAD versions built with Visual
Studio 2003 could hang when exiting the Print Preview command; this has been
fixed.
-
Entities with the property BYBLOCK
(but not contained in blocks) are printed properly.
-
The default lineweight for print
style tables is now set to Use Entity Lineweight.
-
The Print and Print Preview commands
now support wipeout frames.
-
In some cases attributes did not
properly appear in the Print Preview window; this has been fixed.
Blocks and external references
-
The External Reference command now
remembers the previous path specified.
-
Some nested blocks and external
references did not display properly when SORTENTS was enabled; this has been
fixed.
-
Block entities now support the
LWDEFAULT value correctly.
-
In some cases AcceliCAD would crash
when using COPYCLIP on external reference entities; this has been fixed.
-
In some cases AcceliCAD would crash
when using WBLOCK on external reference or block entities; this has been fixed.
-
The Insert command now defaults to
search a block's path specified in the Options dialog box on the Paths tab.
Viewports
-
You can now snap to entities in model
space from paper space.
-
The Plan command now works properly
with layout viewports (MVIEWs).
-
In some cases AcceliCAD would display
the wrong layout viewport when multiple layout viewports were active; this has
been fixed.
-
In some cases a corrupt layout
viewport could be created when viewport entities were deleted; this has been
fixed.
Dimensions
-
Dimensions in layout viewports that
snap to model space geometry no longer lose associativity upon UPDATE.
Draworder
-
Improvements were made to draworder
for blocks, external references, hatching, and text.
-
Wipeout entities properly support
draworder.
Circle entities
-
The Tangent-Tangent-Tangent option is
now available for circle creation.
-
The Tangent Snap cursor is properly
displayed while creating a circle using the Radius-Tangent-Tangent option.
Display
-
Tolerance plus and minus symbols and
diameter symbols now display correctly in Japanese versions of AcceliCAD.
-
On some displays the layer control on
the Properties toolbar could react to clicks outside of the control; this has
been fixed.\
-
OLE objects display correctly when
WBLOCKed to a new drawing file.
Entity selection
-
Selection for overlapping block
entities has been improved.
-
OLE objects can now be selected with
a crossing window.
-
Using Shift+click to select entities
for editing in the Properties dialog box no longer intermittently disables
selection until AcceliCAD is restarted.
Entity snaps
-
You can now properly press Tab to
cycle through entity snaps.
-
AcceliCAD no longer intermittently
goes into an infinite loop when trying to snap to complex NURBS curves.
More fixes
-
You can now create a CFrameWnd window
from an SDS DLL when building with Visual Studio 2003.
-
AcceliCAD no longer crashes during
the cancellation of a Text Style or Dimension Style in the AcceliCAD Explorer.
-
Localization problems with the
Linetype toolbar control have been resolved.
-
Scrolling on the status bar layer
control has been enabled.
-
The Fillet command works properly on
lines with different linetypes.
-
The OK button in the Boundary dialog
box is properly enabled.
-
Exploding a block or region with
varying positive and negative scale factors no longer causes arc segments
inside the block to lose their proper starting and ending angles.
-
The PASTECLIP command now allows you
to specify an insertion point.
-
Some alerts and message boxes were
not proper child windows of AcceliCAD, which were causing some contextual
problems; this has been fixed.
-
Some entities could lose extended
entity data during mirror and copy operations; this has been fixed.
-
Using the Offset command on self
intersecting polylines produces improved results.
-
Grip editing of certain entities now
properly updates extended entity 3D coordinate data (group codes 1011, 1021,
1031).
-
ATTDEF entities now properly keep
their alignment during roundtrip.
-
AcceliCAD works properly now when
using the BHATCH command and a specified hatch pattern does not exist.
-
The command bar can now accept and
display multi-byte characters.
-
The OBSCUREDCOLOR and OBSCUREDLTYPE
system variables now roundtrip properly.
-
Several enhancement were made to
improve user profiles.
-
RTPAN now works properly in
paperspace when RTSKIPCOUNT is set to a value other than 0.
-
WBLOCK now properly supports wipeout
entities.
-
Reloading the same linetype several
times no longer causes an infinite loop.
-
The prompt box now displays for the
main Line, Circle, Arc, and Polygon commands when they are activated from the
toolbar.
Operating systems
AcceliCAD has passed initial tests
while running on an early version of the Microsoft® Windows® Vista™ operating
system. Because AcceliCAD is still in the preliminary stages of providing full
support of the Vista operating system, the following conditions must be met:
log in to Vista as Administrator and disable User Access Control (UAC).
Preliminary testing revealed that AcceliCAD may run up to two times slower, and
even slower when using the Aero interface. To improve performance, it is
recommended that you disable the Aero interface. For more details about whether
your computer is ready for Windows Vista, go to
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/buyorupgrade/upgradeadvisor.mspx.
Working with DWG 2007 files
The DWGCHECK feature in AutoCAD 2007
can cause a message to appear when a user opens AcceliCAD files in AutoCAD
2007. The message states that the file to be opened was created with an
application other than AutoCAD.
Hiding 3D geometry in layout
viewports
In some instances, 3D geometry is not
hidden correctly when using the Hide command in layout viewports (the display
may be distorted). Before using the Hide command, set the UCSs on the Model and
Layout tabs to World so that the results of the Hide command are correct.
Overriding dimension arrowheads
Dimensions created in Autodesk®
AutoCAD® 2007 that have dimension style overrides for arrowhead variables
dimblk, dimblk1, dimblk2, or dimldrblk can lose the overrides if edited in
AcceliCAD.
SDS Development
SDS DLLs built with earlier versions
of AcceliCAD are not binary compatible with AcceliCAD 6.3. You will need to
rebuild your SDS applications using the AcceliCAD 6.3 sds.lib and sds.h files.
Certain command names removed
The following command names are
obsolete and have been removed from AcceliCAD: REDIT, RASTERIN, -RASTERIN, and
RCLIP. Their corresponding command names are: IMAGE, IMAGEATTACH, -IMAGEATTACH,
and IMAGECLIP.
What was new in AcceliCAD 6.2
Assign true colors and color book colors
You’ve always been able to add color
to your drawings using index colors, but now you can use two new color
features:
-
True colors — Defined using
24-bit color, there are more than 16 million true colors from which you can
choose.
-
Color books — Defined with a list
of colors, color books help you organize collections of colors. For example,
you can store a unique color scheme in a color book for a client and then use
colors only from that color book for the client’s drawings.
Working with raster images is easier
AcceliCAD Professional and Pro Plus
versions include new raster imaging software to help you work with images in
your drawings. Working with raster images is similar to previous AcceliCAD
versions, with easy-to-use features located on the Image menu in AcceliCAD.
Export to PDF and 3D DWF format
You can export drawings to two new
formats:
-
PDF — Portable Document Format
files allow you to distribute your drawing to others for viewing with Adobe®
Acrobat® Reader®, which is free software that users can download, and for
viewing, reviewing, and editing with Adobe® Acrobat.
-
3D DWF — 3D Design Web Format
files can be viewed in a Web browser if Autodesk® DWF Viewer is also installed
on the computer. DWF Viewer is a free tool from Autodesk® that always supported
viewing 2D DWF files, but now supports viewing DWF files in three dimensions.
Use entity snaps
When using the extension option with
Intersection Snap and Apparent Intersection Snap, AcceliCAD draws dashed
extension lines to help guide you as you use the extension snap option.
If you are working in the command
bar, you can modify the active command by typing m2p or mtp to
enable a one-time snap to the midpoint of two points that you specify.
Edit text in the command line
The command bar and Prompt History
window include enhanced text editing, including cutting, copying, and pasting
text; copying the last command line or the entire command history; and
repeating a previously executed command.
Create wipeout entities
Wipeouts are unique entities that
can help you hide areas of your drawing. They display with the current
background color, so the details behind the wipeout do not display or print.
However, if your version of AcceliCAD does not include raster image capability
(that is, does not include an Image menu), wipeout entities display, but the
details behind the wipeouts also display.
Create audio notes from existing *.wav files
In addition to recording audio
notes in AcceliCAD and attaching them to entities, you can now create audio
notes from existing *.wav files. Audio notes created from an existing *.wav
file are saved in the drawing file and the separate *.wav file remains
unchanged.
View thumbnails of drawings
When you open or save a drawing,
drawing files can be displayed in a number of ways, including by filename with
or without the additional details. Now you can also view thumbnail images of
drawing files.
You can also view thumbnail images
when you browse drawing files on your computer using programs that came with
your operating system, such as Windows® File Explorer or My Computer.
Use new and enhanced system variables
New system variables include:
AUDIOICONCOLOR, NOMUTT, OSNAPCOORD, OSNAPHATCH, OSNAPZ, and RTSKIPCOUNT.
Enhanced system variables include:
CECOLOR and SNAPCOLOR.
Display
Open and save files
-
AcceliCAD uses the new DWGdirect 1.14.02 libraries.
-
AcceliCAD properly saves binary extended entity
data.
-
Extended entity data on group objects and view
entities is saved properly.
-
Corrupted or missing plot styles do not prevent
entities from being saved.
-
New actions are taken to help prevent data
corruption when opening and saving drawings. If necessary, additional error
messages display.
-
Opening files includes general performance
improvements.
-
AcceliCAD saves the active drawing first (rather
than non-active drawings first) when multiple files are open and AcceliCAD is
closed.
COM API calls (AcceliCAD Professional versions)
AcceliCAD now uses the 6.4 VBA SDK version.
Print parameters can be set correctly through the COM
API.
The objects, methods, and properties
in the following table have been updated or added to the COM application
program interface.
|
Objects
|
Methods |
Properties |
|
3DSolid
|
ArrayPolar
ArrayRectangular
Boolean
CheckInterference
Copy
Delete
Erase
Explode
GetBoundingBox
GetExtensionDictionary
GetXData
Highlight
IntersectWith
Mirror
Mirror3D
Move
Rotate
Rotate3D
ScaleEntity
SectionSolid
SliceSolid
SetXData
TransformBy
Update
|
Application
Centroid
Color
Document
EntityName
EntityType
Handle
HasExtensionDictionary
Layer
Linetype
LinetypeScale
Lineweight
MomentOfInertia
Parent
PlotStyleName
PrincipalDirections
PrincipalMoments
ProductOfInertia
RadiiOfGyration
Thickness
Visible
Volume
|
|
Application
|
|
Activedocument
|
|
Dictionary
|
AddObject
AddXRecord
Delete
GetExtensionDictionary
GetName
GetObject
GetXData
Remove
Rename
Replace
SetXData
|
Application
Count
Document
Handle
HasExtensionDictionary
Item
Name
Parent
|
|
Dictionaries Collection
|
Add
|
Application
Count
Item
Parent
|
|
Dimension
|
TextPrecision
AltRoundDistance
DecimalSeparator
|
|
|
Entity Objects (all)
|
GetExtensionDictionary
|
HasExtensionDictionary
Lineweight
PlotStyleName
|
|
Group
|
AppendItems
Delete
GetExtensionDictionary
GetXData
Highlight
RemoveItems
SetXData
Update
|
Application
Color
Count
Document
EntityName
EntityType
Handle
HasExtensionDictionary
Item
Layer
Linetype
LinetypeScale
Lineweight
Name
Parent
PlotStyleName
Visible
|
|
Groups Collection
|
Add
|
Application
Count
Item
Parent
|
|
Layer
|
|
PlotStyleName
ViewportDefault
|
|
PlotProperties
|
GetCustomScale
SetCustomScale
|
OptimizeLevel
OriginX
OriginY
Pens
PenWidth
Rotate
StandardScale
UseStandardScale
Units
Version
|
|
Region
|
ArrayPolar
ArrayRectangular
Boolean
Copy
Delete
Erase
Explode
GetBoundingBox
GetExtensionDictionary
GetXData
Highlight
IntersectWith
Mirror
Mirror3D
Move
Rotate
Rotate3D
ScaleEntity
SetXData
TransformBy
Update
|
Application
Area
Centroid
Color
Document
EntityName
EntityType
Handle
HasExtensionDictionary
Layer
Linetype
LinetypeScale
Lineweight
MomentOfInertia
Normal
Parent
Perimeter
PlotStyleName
PrincipalDirections
PrincipalMoments
ProductOfInertia
RadiiOfGyration
Thickness
Visible
|
|
Shape
|
ArrayPolar
ArrayRectangular
Copy
Delete
Erase
GetBoundingBox
GetExtensionDictionary
GetXData
Highlight
IntersectWith
Mirror
Mirror3D
Move
Rotate
Rotate3D
ScaleEntity
SetXData
TransformBy
Update
ScaleFactor
|
Application
Color
Document
EntityName
EntityType
Handle
HasExtensionDictionary
Height
InsertionPoint
Layer
Linetype
LinetypeScale
Lineweight
Name
Normal
Parent
ObliqueAngle
PlotStyleName
Rotation
Thickness
Visible
|
|
SolidCreator
|
AddBox
AddCone
AddCylinder
AddEllipticalCone
AddEllipticalCylinder
AddExtrudedSolid
AddExtrudedSolidAlongPath
AddRegion
AddRevolvedSolid
AddSphere
AddTorus
AddWedge
|
Application
Parent
|
|
Window
|
Scroll
|
Caption
WindowHandle32
WindowState
|
|
XRecord
|
Delete
GetExtensionDictionary
GetXData
GetXRecordData
SetXData
SetXRecordData
|
Application
Document
Handle
HasExtensionDictionary
Name
Parent
TranslateIDs
|
Dialog Control Language (DCL)
-
DCL list boxes and DCL images display the proper
height.
-
DCL list boxes handle truncation correctly.
Hatches
-
When associative hatches are erased, their
boundaries are no longer erased with them.
-
Direction on ellipses and elliptical arcs are not
changed when the drawing is saved, which had previously caused issues when
these entities were used as hatch boundaries.
-
The Bhatch command can use entities inside a block
as a boundary edge.
-
User-defined hatch patterns do not have their base
point reset when the drawing is saved.
-
Non-associative hatches do not display as
associative in the Hatch dialog box.
-
The Bhatch dialog box and the HPASSOC system
variable are now synchronized.
Text
-
Text and MText now support the display of UNICODE
characters.
-
The justification and display of TrueType fonts is
improved.
-
Text is no longer modified when opening and closing
the DDEdit dialog box.
-
AcceliCAD does not crash when adjusting the ruler in
the Mtext dialog box.
-
The Mtext dialog box displays with the current
background color and all text colors appear the same as in the drawing.
-
Vertical text grip point and direction now more
closely match AutoCAD.
-
Mtext paragraph tab justification is improved and
more closely matches AutoCAD.
-
Formatted text pasted from Excel appears formatted
correctly in AcceliCAD.
-
Font mapping includes general improvements.
-
Diameter symbols display properly in Mtext.
-
Mtext supports the Explode command.
-
Stack text diagonally (\S1#2).
Zoom
-
Transparent zooms do not disable the current
selection.
-
Entity snaps can be used to specify points for a
Zoom window.
-
The Zoom command properly finds the extents of
dimension entities.
-
Although the Dynamic Zoom option was available
previously, it is now located in the list of command options and in the menus.
Print features
-
AcceliCAD properly prints lineweights less than 2
millimeters.
-
Dot hatch patterns print correctly and display in
the Print Preview window correctly.
-
AcceliCAD opens CTB and STB print style table files
created in AutoCAD 2005 and 2006.
-
AcceliCAD handles corrupted CTB and STB print style
table files better.
-
Canceling the Print Preview window no longer
closes AcceliCAD.
ACIS and 3D solids
AcceliCAD uses the new ACIS R15 SP3 libraries.
Rendering
AcceliCAD uses the latest DaVinci Rendering 5.6.4 libraries.
Offset
-
The Offset command includes better handling of
polylines that have a large number of vertices close together (that is, short
distances between vertices).
-
The Offset command trims degenerate parts when the
resulting curve self-intersects.
Support for Trim and Extend commands
-
General improvements were made to handle complex
cases for the Trim and Extend commands.
-
Ray entities support the Trim command.
-
Dimension entities support the Trim and Extend
commands.
-
Wipeouts support the Trim and Extend commands.
-
Image entities support the Trim and Extend commands.
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Polyline entities have improved support for the
Trim and Extend commands.
Mview
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Mviews that are turned off are properly supported.
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Mview group 90 codes are saved properly.
More fixes
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Layouts do not disappear when they are renamed.
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Performance has been increased 8X when inserting
drawings with large polyface meshes.
-
Chamfers can be created between lightweight polyline
and line entities.
-
The New Drawing Wizard does not create multiple
files when Finish is clicked multiple times.
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Toolbars are no longer moved from their previous
position during AcceliCAD startup.
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Mlines can be exploded properly.
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The Undo stack is not corrupted while scrolling with
the mouse wheel.
-
When a parent drawing is saved, linetypes are not
changed to Continuous in external references.
-
Header and footer controls in the Options dialog box
show correct data.
-
Dimension values do not change when copying and
pasting from one drawing to another drawing.
-
The Area command computes the area correctly.
-
Proxy entities can be deleted.
-
The Hide and Shade commands work properly in
perspective view.
-
AcceliCAD no longer randomly hangs when the focus
switches to another application while changing the drawing settings.
-
AcceliCAD no longer crashes when snapping to the
intersection of nested block entities.
-
AcceliCAD no longer hangs when the vertically docked
command bar is minimized.
-
AcceliCAD no longer randomly crashes after browsing
linetypes in AcceliCAD Explorer.
-
Many memory leaks have been fixed, including large
leaks when handling meshes.
Importing 3D DWF files not supported
While you can export a drawing to 3D DWF format, you
cannot import 3D DWF files. If you attempt to import a 3D DWF file, the drawing
in AcceliCAD will be blank. Importing 3D DWF files is unsupported at this time.
2D DWF files may produce errors
If you open or audit a 2D DWF file, you may receive
error messages or the file may become unusable. The ability to work with 2D DWF
files is still under development.
Wipeout entities print as filled polygons
Wipeout entities print as polygons filled with the
same color as the current background color. In some cases this may cause
unexpected print results, for example, if printing on colored paper.
| Late-breaking documentation
|
LISPINIT system variable
Determines whether the LISP environment is
re-initialized when a new drawing is created or opened. When set to 1, the LISP
environment is re-initialized when opening or creating a new drawing. When set
to 0, the LISP environment is saved and used in the new drawing.
Type: Integer
Saved: In the registry
Range: 0 (Off = Does not
re-initialize LISP), 1 (On = Re-initializes LISP)
Default: 1
Attach Raster Image command
In addition to typing imageattach in the
command bar to attach raster images to a drawing, you can also type rasterin.
What was new in AcceliCAD 6.1
Create rendered images
AcceliCAD uses
new and enhanced rendering features to create higher-quality and more
photo-realistic images of models. Advanced rendering is now standard on
all levels of AcceliCAD including Standard, Professional, and Pro Plus.
Format text
New formatting
features are available when you enter text using Insert > Multiline Text.
You can specify text color, first line indents, paragraph indents, right
indents, and tabs.
Attach and record
audio
AcceliCAD
provides the unique ability to record audio notes, which are sound clips
attached to entities and available for playback at any time. For example, audio
notes in a factory floor plan can describe maintenance activities for specific
areas of the factory and employees can play the audio notes to hear
instructions.
Work with 3D
solids
In addition to
slicing and sectioning solids, you can now slice regions and bodies (typically
sheets). This feature is available if your AcceliCAD version supports editing
ACIS solids.
Use entity snaps
You can now snap to hatch patterns
when using entity snaps:
-
Snap to the middle points and end
points of hatch pattern lines.
-
Snap to the nearest point and
perpendicular point on a hatch pattern line.
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Snap to any intersection point
or apparent intersection point where the pattern line intersects with other
entities that are supported by entity snaps.
Use new system
variables
New system
variables include: AUDIOICON, AUDIOICONCOLOR, and AUDIOICONSCALE.
Multiline text
-
The text height for multiline
text is saved correctly now when exiting the MTEXT command dialog box.
-
The formatting for the MTEXT
command (Bold, Italic, and Underline) now works correctly.
-
You can now use both begin and
end curly braces appropriately with the MTEXT command.
-
MTEXT entities can now be used as
a cutting edge with the TRIM command.
Entity snaps
-
Extended intersection snap now
works properly.
-
AcceliCAD snaps are no longer
stuck on a single location and they no longer require that the snap be reset.
Hatches
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When moving hatches, any
associated boundaries move with the hatch.
-
The ARRAY, ARRAY3D, MIRROR, and
MIRROR3D commands now work with hatch entities.
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Hatch scale is saved correctly.
-
Solid hatches utilize all spline
knot boundaries correctly. This also fixed minor problems with the display of
Kanji characters.
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If a hatch entity has the same
name as a hatch pattern in the ICAD.PAT file but contains a different
definition, that entity's hatch definition is no longer redefined on save.
-
Hatch entities work better with
the CHANGE and ENTPROP commands.
-
Enhanced performance when working
with dense hatch patterns, including patterns that are too dense to display.
-
Dynamic dragging is approximately
five times faster when dragging inserted blocks that contain hatch entities.
Linetypes
-
User-defined complex linetype
patterns are now saved and displayed properly.
-
AcceliCAD now works properly when
multiple linetypes are imported at the same time.
Print features
-
User-defined print style tables
are now saved in C:\Documents and Settings\user\My Documents\Print Styles per
Microsoft® Windows® logo requirements.
-
The Print Style file name dialog
box now disallows invalid file names.
-
Long file names are now visible
in the Print Style Table Editor dialog box.
-
The options on the Printing tab
found in Tools > Options are now unavailable when no drawings are open.
-
AcceliCAD now works properly when
print style settings cannot be detected.
ACIS and 3D solids
ACIS primitives are created with
the current color setting now (not always BYLAYER).
Match properties
The MATCHPROP command copies the
polyline width if all segments of the source polyline are the same width.
Entity properties
-
The ENTPROP command allows you to
change the width of a polyline correctly.
-
Relative paths now work properly
for entity hyperlinks.
Display
-
Zoom Extents calculates the view
correctly when entities are extended outside of the current view.
-
You can view changes made with
DVIEW without an additional REGEN.
-
OLE objects remain visible even
when links are broken.
-
Dynamic mouse wheel zoom centers
the zoom properly on the cursor location when using multiple monitors.
-
All nested MINSERT entities now
display properly.
-
VPLAYER freeze now works properly
for entities in paper space.
-
Constant, invisible attributes
now display properly when ATTDISP is ON.
-
AcceliCAD consistently displays
lineweights in model space viewports.
-
Previously, if AcceliCAD could
not properly display a single entity within a block, it would not display any
of the remaining entities within the block definition. Remaining block entities
now display when a single block entity cannot properly be displayed (for
example, if a HATCH entity was too dense to display).
Command bar
-
The performance of command bar
line scrolling has been greatly improved.
-
The command bar no longer
randomly displays duplicate entries.
-
The command bar stores its size
correctly if you vertically resize it.
API calls
-
Entmod will now correctly create
and display attribute entities.
-
VBA Select method works correctly
in AcceliCAD for large selections.
More fixes
-
AcceliCAD Explorer works
correctly when deleting dimension styles or text styles.
-
Block definitions are added to
the block table when a block insert is cancelled.
-
The AREA command correctly
reports the perimeter (not the circumference) of spline entities.
-
XCLIP boundaries are no longer
deleted when saving drawings.
-
Performing certain operations on
selected WIPEOUT entities now works correctly.
-
Extrude works properly on
entities created with the RETANGLE command.
-
SOLID entities now properly honor
entity color when DXF files are imported into AcceliCAD.
-
The Load/Unload status (DXF group
code 280) of image definitions is now saved properly.
-
Grip selected entities can now be
unselected by using the shift key (shift-pick, shift-window, shift-crossing).
-
AcceliCAD includes improved
handling of the sortents table when it contains references to deleted entities.
-
Exploded blocks with a negative
scale factor in one axis no longer rotate ellipse entities incorrectly.
Infrequent
crash due to operating system memory leaks
If you are using the Windows(R) XP operating system,
creating very complex drawings during a single AcceliCAD session may cause
AcceliCAD to crash. This is because Windows XP leaks a small amount of memory
each time you use certain AcceliCAD commands. If you use many of these commands
(for example, drawing about 2,000 lines) during a single AcceliCAD session,
AcceliCAD can crash.
Most users do not experience problems caused by these
memory leaks. However, if you do experience problems, consider installing the
hotfix available from Microsoft. For more information, go to:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q319740
What
was new in AcceliCAD 6.0
AcceliCAD 6.0 includes
enhancements that boost the graphics performance between 400% and 1000%. With
these enhancements AcceliCAD is now able to handle larger drawings than ever
before.
Printing has been greatly enhanced by giving users
more flexibility and control over the printing process. New print style tables
allow users to still specify color-based settings, but also allow users to
specify pen widths, linetypes, and lineweights regardless of color. The print
style tables are stored in files (.ctb and .stb files), allowing users to apply
them in other drawings and share them with other users.
Other enhancements are
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Management of external references
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Intersection Snap with a new Extended option,
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Save and restore drawing environment files
-
Easier navigation between model space and paper
space.
See below for a more detailed list of what’s new
in AcceliCAD 6
Assigning print style tables
The following printing features have greatly
enhanced flexibility and control over the printing process:
-
Previously you could use the PenMap/Width mapping
to associate colors with specific pen widths on your printer. New print style
tables allow you to still specify color-based settings, but also allow you
to specify pen widths, linetypes, and lineweight regardless of color.
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Print style tables (.ctb and .stb files) are
stored in files; you can share the files across multiple drawing files or with
other users.
Print style tables affect numerous existing
features, including: New Drawing and New Drawing Wizard; Properties and Entity
Properties toolbar; Change; AcceliCAD Explorer (Layers); Drawing Settings >
Entity Creation tab; Status bar; Options > Paths/Files tab; Options >
Printing tab; and Print > Advanced tab.
There are also several new commands for print
style tables: Print Style (printstyle), Print Styles Manager (stylesmanager),
Convert Drawing Print Style Tables (convertpstyles), and Convert CTB Print
Style Table (convertctb).
Managing external references
Attaching and working with external references is
now easier with the new Xref Manager. You can view a detailed list of the
referenced drawing, or you can view a hierarchical display that shows how
drawings are nested and related to one another. Quickly attach, detach, reload,
bind, open, and change the path for all external references in the current
drawing.
The Xref Manager allows you to use the same
external reference features as in previous versions of AcceliCAD, but in a
more efficient manner.
Working with 3D solids
AcceliCAD Standard version now supports viewing
and limited editing of 3D solids, including moving, rotating, and scaling.
AcceliCAD Professional version still allows you to create and more completely
edit 3D solids.
Using entity snaps
The existing Intersection Snap has a new Extended
option, which snaps to the logical location where two entities would intersect
if they were of infinite length.
The new Apparent Intersection Snap tool snaps to
the intersection of two entities that are not in the same plane but seem to
intersect in the current view. You can also use its Extended option, which
snaps to the logical location where two entities would intersect if they were
of infinite length.
Customize more options
The following features are new to the Tools >
Options dialog box:
-
General tab Set the
default save format. Specify how drawings are opened.
-
Paths/Files tab
Specify search paths for print style tables.
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Display tab Use
Up/Down arrows in the command history. Show or hide the Model and Layout tabs.
Show or hide scroll bars.
-
Profiles tab Create
and manage drawing environment profiles.
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Printing tab Specify
headers and footers for all drawings. Assign default print style table settings
for new drawings.
Save and restore drawing
environment profiles
Customize the settings that control your drawing
environment, and then save and restore those settings in a profile. For
example, if you prefer working with custom menus and toolbars, you can save
these settings as your own profile.
Profiles can be helpful if you have multiple users
with different preferences, or if you are a single user who works on various
projects that require unique settings. You can even export your profile and
bring it with you when you work on a different computer.
Navigate model space and paper
space
Use the enhanced Model/Paper Space control in the
status bar to switch more efficiently between model space and paper space
on either the Model tab or a Layout tab.
You can also change the display of the Model and
Layout tabs in the following ways:
-
Show or hide the Model and Layout tabs.
-
Reorder the position of the Layout tabs.
Work in the command bar
In the command bar, you can do the following:
-
Select text, and then right-click to copy, cut,
and paste.
-
Press Ctrl + K and Ctrl + L to move forward and
backward in the command history.
-
Use the Up and Down arrows to scroll the command
history, if enabled by choosing Tools > Options.
Choose single AcceliCAD sessions
Use the new Single Session command (type
singleton) to choose whether AcceliCAD can be started one time or multiple
times simultaneously.
Using new system variables
New system variables include: APBOX, CPLOTSTYLE,
CTRLMOUSE, DEFLPSTYLE, DEFPLSTYLE, DEFPLSTYLETBL, FONTALT, PSTYLEMODE,
PSTYLEPOLICY, MBUTTONPAN, SAVEROUNDTRIP, and SHOWTABS.
Performance enhancements
Many AcceliCAD features include increased
performance. The following table describes the main enhancements and estimated
performance increases.
| True Type Fonts
|
|
Pan
|
4X (400%) |
|
Zoom
|
7X (700%) |
| Polylines
|
|
|
Pedit
|
50X 5000%) |
| Linetypes
|
|
|
Zoom extents
|
7X (700%)
|
|
Pan
|
10X (1000%) |
|
Regen
|
7X (700%)
|
| Hatch Patterns |
|
|
Regen |
50X (5000%)
|
| LISP Performance
|
|
|
General
|
10X (1000%)
|
| Blocks
|
|
|
Symbol table search
|
7X (700%)
|
|
Regen
|
7X (700%)
|
| Viewports
|
|
|
Regen
|
4X (400%)
|
|
Model space
|
4X (400%)
|
|
Block display
|
4X (400%)
|
|
Paper space
|
3X (300%) |
Under the Hood
In addition to features and performance
enhancements, there were many general improvements to AcceliCAD
including the fixing hundreds of bugs, the fixing of memory
issues, and improving AcceliCAD startup load time.
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