Hi Tim
Thanks for your work in keeping Viacad up to date.
These Symbols were made in Viacad 10 but I have had the same thing happening since 7
When I drag them in, I place them in a clear space and ungroup by removing / resolving links and regroup.
Then place into drawing.
I still do it for 14 but as you can see in the attached the extra info still gets left behind.

The DXF import does not work correctly, the text is displayed at a completely different location and in a completely different size, as well as the dimensions. The perspective does not work properly, and the substructure is visible through thin sheet.

Edited by user Thursday, May 4, 2023 7:15:40 AM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

I have a file that always opens clipped. This clipping disappears after some time without any recognizable cause. View > Shade Options > Clip at Eye Point has no effect. This clipping feature does not provide any real advantage for me.

The right mouse context menu now appears when clicking the middle mouse button as well. Please remove this function from the middle mouse button, as it disturbs me.

Edited by user Friday, May 5, 2023 10:24:15 AM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

been testing 1627 and the blend tool is still far weaker than v8 . V8 will complete my simple blend while v12 v14 crash .
This has been an on going battle for me with v9 and up , and without this working properly the new versions aren't of much use to me

if you start the rad/blend between these 2 ellipses at .05" then .1 and so on you will see the strengths between v8 and the newer versions . At .1" v14 and 12 both crash . They are ok with higher radius values but it's hit and miss . I've done a lot of designing in v12 but when it comes to certain blends I export to a v8 file the finish the work in v8 . This is a big problem since my designs are for visual effect as well as functional , and blends are very important

Edited by user Wednesday, May 17, 2023 7:35:03 PM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

thats the exact problem I get , I say crash because I get the same circle going round and round til I click on the screen and everything freezes up . It is not a problem with v8 on this example . I can only push v8 so far with most geometries before the same thing happens , but from v9 and on it's much worse . I've brought this up with support in the past at which there were some improvements made in the beginning of v12 (if I remember correctly) . Regardless of the version I've made a habit of saving when doing blends , and I have often lost a significant amount of work on the occasions I forgot
I've often seen times when no matter what I'd try I can't add any amount of blend to creased areas i need them , and thats with all versions . Ultimately what I need is blends to flow into or overlap other blends . I grew used to mastercam where I could force blends all over til I got the shape I needed but I no longer have that benefit

Edited by user Wednesday, May 17, 2023 9:51:28 PM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

the situation with this particular file is a bit unique . It will hang up on .1" but blends can be done at .05" or .5" and up . This is very uncommon , usually once a limit has been reach there is no pushing a blend at a higher number , if .1 won't blend then .5 definitely isn't going to fly .

2 problems with this whole thing is that for one the newer versions are weaker at making blends than v8 , at which v8 itself is weak .
2/ On a lot of occasions I will get a error message saying that it can't be done (not those exact words) then I can carry on working , but most times the software hangs up until I have to shut it down , the hang ups hurt

the developers really need to cram geometries together them see how far they can push their blends . For mechanical parts the blending tools shouldn't be an issue for most but it is much more difficult when trying to blend geometries to create more organic looking models . Everytime I upgrade versions the first thing I check is how I can push blends into something similar to the example I provided .

I honestly love working with the software and I use it a lot , unfortunately the blends are a thorn in my side which I'd love to see resolved

btw : i don't know if it matters but I've been doing this on the viacad pro versions

Edited by user Thursday, May 18, 2023 8:47:13 PM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified