I've updated the ViaCAD Pro with PowerPack Beta to build 1155.
You can download a 30 day beta at:
http://www.punchcadlabs.com/page7/page7.phpTim
Change Log 1155• Windows 8 now supports correct display of multi viewports
• Mac now reverts to v8 Hidden Line libraries for "Internal Hidden Line" errors
• After writing a STL file, the object resolution is restored. Reduces size, improves response of app.
• Corrected crash printing draw views in pro, lt, fx on Windows
• Corrected extranious graphics when printing draw views in 2d3d on Windows
• Updated print name tweaks on Windows
• Preferences : FIle : Compact Files was switched
• Correction for improved planar covers with inner holes
• Correction for modifying arcs where start = end angle
• Correction preventing corrupt files when an object has more then 32000 associative links
• Mac now shows a dark circle inside the Close window when file is changed
• Correction for node locked builds expire (shark lt, fx), app now reverts to demo version (no file saves).
• Improved project curve procedures for very small curves projections
• Added support to zebra render without edges
• Added support for reading importing .sab files on Mac
• Option copy the previous line would not copy the line width correctly when in a draw view.
• PowerPack: Segment by planes was not getting all the planes
• PowerPack: More Updates for mesh to analytic tool
• PowerPack: Updates for revolve surface in mesh to analytic tool
• PowerPack: Updates all holes now checks normal
• PowerPack: Close all holes has edge option
• PowerPack: Updates to straight edge simplification
• PowerPack: Overhang now has option to specify hte overhang angle
• PowerPack: Improvements to how thickness is calcuated for min wall thick analysis
Change Log 1154• Align Left/Right were flipped in the View Left Side orientation.
• Inspector Dimension : Font tab was not updating controls as they were modified
• Corrected a round off error with grid spacing when in metric units
• Updated Set Defaults command to copy all dimension attributes back to Inspector
• Updated the Spline File Format to read either xyz or xy data points
• PowerPack: Added option to detect revolved surfaces in Mesh to Analytic
• PowerPack: Close all holes now checks normal
• PowerPack: Close all holes has edge option
• PowerPack: Thickness qbar stayed on menu after leaving tool
• PowerPack: Updates to straight edge simplication
• PowerPack: Overhang now has option to specify hte overhang angle
• PowerPack: Improvements to how thickness is calcuated for min wall thick analysis
• PowerPack: Improvements to mesh to analtic and simplify component option
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
• 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
• 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
• 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• 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