well i think it is good for the upgrade price and so far i'm happy with it

I agree with that i have been testing it for some time now and have highlighted a few bug which have been sorted out. All software has bugs some easy to fix and others hard to reproduce so it take longer to fix. for the upgrade price i think its good. training documentation takes time to produce and make sure its correct so far i am very happy with things i have sharkCAD pro.

Edited by user Thursday, April 13, 2023 5:12:18 AM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

@ Bob La Londe, I have about 3 mail shots so far, and I upgraded on the first one I received.

I think the upgrade is worth it, and I'm using the latest macOS and an M1 processor, so I'm in Rosetta 2 mode which isn't ideal. Once I got past the Extended/Main Display quirks these last few weeks it's been very usable. They are still a few quibbles, but overall I find the workflow easier than Fusion360 & Rhino, and it's my most productive 3D drawing software. I mainly generate laser cutting files, and 3D print models, so my use case is limited compared to others here.

Mike

@Bob La Londe

I'm happy with the upgrade, YMMV :)
New features and fixes, grabbed from the v14 Beta information page it might help you

Mike

V14 New and Improved

Mechanical Design Palette
——Unfold, Explode Assembly, Clash Detection, Compare, Thread, Gear
————Sheet Unfold
————Explode Assembly & Integrated BOM
————Clash Detection
————Compare Parts
————Gear (moved from PowerPack)
————Thread : Inner/Outer (moved from PowerPack)

Visualization
—PBR Photo Rendering
——Fresnel metal library
——Glass library
——Custom Matte, Glossy, Metal, & Glass Shaders
——Drag and Drop Textures, HDR, & Backgrounds
—PBR Photo Editor
——General Settings (CPU, GPU, Curves, Annotations, Quality)
——HDR images maps, gain, gamma, rotation,
——Backgrounds
——Sun and Sky Editor
——Material Editor
————Matte, Glossy, Metal, Glass, Mirror, Shader Editor
——Texture Editor
————Roughness, Normal, Base, Bump, Alpha, Specular image support
————U-Scale, V-Scale, Rotation, Gain Parameters
——Post Processers
————Denoiser, Color Aberration, Gamma Correction, Vigennete, Alpha, Tone Mapping
—Laser Light Tool
—Render Camera Object

3D Modeling
—Ellipsoid Primitive
—ACIS modeling kernel updated to R2022
—Model to Sheet updated to use CGM kernel for hidden line
--Gear now has check box for making solid with editable parameters

2D Drafting & Annotation
—Area Dimensions
—Model To Sheet Updated to use CATIA CGM
—Model to Sheet now supports copy/paste polygons into views.
—Adding a dimension now adds to the sheet view it is associated with instead of last created view.
—-Added a fraction option to BOM
—-Added export to native EXCEL for BOM

Interoperability
—Step Export Unit Options
—Interop kernel used for STEP, CATIA, NX, PRO, SolidWorks updated to R2022
—Import 2D PDF
—SketchUp 2022
—SketchUp Now supports layers
—SketchUp merges triangles into Quads
—AutoCAD Support via ODA 23.5 (2022)
—DWG now supports import of image files (reference files)
—DWG correction for rotated text
—Batch : Added Export PhotoRendered Image (render folder of models)
—Batch : Added 2D PDF
—Macro: New file format for exporting lines, arcs, text, splines
--KeyShot : Live Linking now supports KeyShot 11


Usability
—Gripper Non-Uniform Scale
—Lights now have names in concept explorer, edit and quicker
—Show/Hide Lights via Smart Popup
—New Tools option in menu bar (items moved out of Window menu bar)
--Animation paths now accept a PointEntity for path to support 360 views from eye point.


Fixed Issues/Corrections
--Updates to support macOS Ventura
—Surface objects were not following the preferences edge color setting
—Linear duplicate correction (JIRA 376)
—ViaCAD v12(Win+Mac): Option key does not make copy of the selected entity when use the Distance field of the Prompt window (JIRA 375)
—Corrected crash for unique mesh boolean subtract
—Corrected unique crash importing Turbocad Mac, viacad , shark cad native files
—CD-329 Fixed issue of ViaCAD crashing reading in a specfic FACT file.
—Correction for Draw view bounding box update
—Correction for quick bar changing of length and line created along x axis
—Correction to support extrude mesh face with copy option
—Corrected issue where surfaces modified via gripper were not undoing.
—Corrected issue where autosave would select the entire file
—Corrected issue with Dimensions being selected in the viewports that should not be in those viewports. (ST)
—The eye point is automatically moved outside the model extents to prevent clipping. This occurs only in ortho views.
—Corrected issue with construction lines were incorrectly created when cursor was over a dialog and the command key was pressed.
—Corrected printing of draw views where a part was moved in the draw view.
—Corrected flattening of draw views where a part was moved in the draw view.
—Corrected issue where the precise hidden line was not creating an accurate 2D Curve in view for some ARCS &Circles.
—Corrected issue importing .txt files where endless undo errors were displayed.
--Gear module was not recognizing units
--Check boxes for open tool windows was not functioning
--Import OBJ now automatically merges shared vertices and then compresses unused vertices
--Corrections to PDF 2D export and title/author settings

I keep running into a problem in v12 when I have a solid displayed in a viewport and trim that solid with a line or curve, the link between the solid and viewport get messed up if I delete the cutting line.

Would this be resolved in v14?

So I have to use ViacCad Pro 12 at my workplace. Pretty sure that ViaCad 12 has this same issue, but I did it here on ViaCad Pro 10.

Steps to repeat
1. Draw a Block primitive as shown.
2. Use the Model to Sheet to put the Block Primitive into the viewport.
3. Go back to the block primitive in the model and draw a simple line across it.
4. Use the Trim Solid tool to trim it to the simple line.
5. Delete the line.
6. Now try to move the Block primitive around a little and regenerate your draw view.

I've already done this in the attached file. When you try to update the draw view now, it does not display correctly in the viewport. It is still showing the original untrimmed part(which no longer exists) in the view. This is really annoying when you have already dimensioned everything and go back to make revisions to your part.

Thankfully, as far as I know it does not create a problem until after you create the draw view. As long as you haven't created the draw view, you can use the trim solid tool with no consequence.

@24c many thanks for your list...


3D Modeling
—Ellipsoid Primitive
—ACIS modeling kernel updated to R2022
—Model to Sheet updated to use CGM kernel for hidden line
--Gear now has check box for making solid with editable parameters



Maybe it's Paraboloid Primitive instead Ellipsoid Primitive (?)

Edited by user Thursday, April 20, 2023 9:12:55 AM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

>> a return to flex license conditions

Murray,

I was able to convince IMSI to add this to TurboCAD Professional and TurboCAD Platinum product as well.

I'm not sure why it's not getting promoted...

Tim

I've installed Shark Pro V14 on two machines, third installation won't activate, citing "activation limit has been reached", in line with the unchanged license, which ambiguously says one install, one backup. This is a roller coaster.

FWIW, Win 10 OS

Edited by user Sunday, April 23, 2023 8:35:41 PM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

MidPlane Tool - I can't figure out how it works.

It seems we also got an extra unlisted feature: a MidPlane tool (via the Menu bar: PowerPack:Draw:Midplane), but no documentation about how it works.
Anyone who knows how it works?

Edited by user Tuesday, May 23, 2023 7:04:47 AM(UTC)  | Reason: corrected spelling error