Hello Emil

The betas expire after 30 days requiring you download an update. You can download the 1153 build at:

http://www.punchcadlabs.com/page7/page7.php

1153 Change log below.

>>What is the difference between ViaCAD Pro 9 & ViaCAD Powerpack?
The build being tested is a 64 bit version of ViaCAD Pro with a beta of PowerPackPro implemented. A list of the tools added by PowerPack is listed below.

http://www.masterviacad.com/powerpackoverview/powerpackoverview.html

Regards

Tim


Change Log 1153
• When a file fails to write due to permission, the full path is now displayed in the Alert dialog box.
• The Transform : Align tool now auto regens associative objects
• Join curve now highlights the resultant join as selected
• AI export now supports text outlines for 3D text (text not in top view)
• AI export updates when exporting while in hidden line display
• The Lathe Solid tool now correctly says "twist" instead of "draft angle" in prompt window
• FX & LT registration now save node name to reduce potential re-registerations
• The Mesh Bridge tool now supports bridging between triangles facets
• The Mesh Bridge tool now supports bridging between two edges
• Corrected issue with Mesh Booleans and normals
• Solid Extrude to Object now works with text
• Solid Lathe now works with text.
• Correction for mirrored meshes and bad normals
• The Work Plane now displays in the active draw view
• Selecting copied curves in draw views now highlight correctly
• Improved prompting for pre validating mesh to NURBS
• Graceful exit from damaged files when reading in Layers
• Prevent crash with Add Solid and booleans with instanced self
• Corrections for text and dimensions placed in bottom draw views
• Correction selecting meshes located far from eye/reference point
• Join surfaces now allows joining two meshes.
• Gripper correction for leaving faces selected for next command
• Updates for push pull leaving construction faces around
• Updates for push pull and signed distances
• Deleting the facet of an associtive mesh now turns off associativity.
• Corrected issue of polygons printing
• Corrected issue of filled polygons displaying in opengl 3d views
• Added checks for possible parallel snap crash
• Correction for FX & LT where sometimes you could not create text.

• PowerPack: Corrected issue aligning all mesh normals
• PowerPack: Flip One Facet improvements
• PowerPack: Merge Vertices improvements
• PowerPack: Weld Vertices option to weld two selected vertices
• PowerPack: Added new circle normal to curve for tracing
• PowerPack: Corrected crash related to Surface from Grid.
• PowerPack: Correction to show just facet normal, not averaged normal for show facet directions
• PowerPack: Keep normal forward when doing vertex shading overrides. improves surface normal & overhang tool.
• PowerPack: Added support for chain selecting mesh edges

Change Log 1152
• Updates for Push/Pull of faces and changing distance via prompt window
• Added tool cursor to draw view offset sections
• Corrected two draw views highlight issue
• Updated the Solid Lathe tool to support group selections
• Corrected an issue where deleting a joined surface would incorrectly delete parents.
• Corrected issue with OBJ export and materials per body
• Corrected an issue sweeping polyines where an edge was not returned.
• Correction preventing Section Offset Views.
• Corrected a crash in dwg import where the font name was embeded in text string
• Corrected an issue preventing some keyboard commands from displaying in Short Cuts Dialog box.
• After reading a sat file, the progress dialog box was not reset, causing a read sat to display when exporting step
• Corrected issue where exporting step/iges would incorrectly display Model Size error.
• Corrected Mac End of Line feeds from classic to OSX (prevented obj files from reading into Rhino)

• PowerPack: Updated 3D Print Tool Icons
• PowerPack: Utilities are now in a tool palette with icons


Change Log 1151
• Updated PHL lib to correct Internal Hidden Line Error message on Mac
• Correctly export non filled polygons to DXF/DWG
• Increased size of curves used in profile based solid commands
• Correction to the Edit Change Direction tool for meshes with subdivision
• Corrected crash joining two surfaces
• SketchUp now handles grouped objects better
• SketchUp now compacts shared vertices
• Updated SAT export popup to support R24

• PowerPack: Corrected issue with small support structures
• PowerPack: Added Show Non-Manifold Edges
• PowerPack: Flip one normal now displays normal status
• PowerPack: Coordinate Compare now shows max deviation even if all points are within specified deviation
• PowerPack: Added Undo for Change Name command
• PowerPack: Updates to dialog controls for Mesh to Analytic command

Edited by user Tuesday, March 24, 2015 9:23:08 AM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified