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Smart 3D Version
13

The following changes have been made to Orthographic Drawings.

Hot Fix and Service Pack Updates

Version 13

Orthographic Drawings

Drawings (General)

  • You can revise and share 2D drawings to a registered HxGN SDx® web-based server for integrated workflows. See Revise with SDx Command and Share Documents Command. (P1 CP:354120)

  • The new WidgetWrapperEntity.dll maintains Z-ordering for widgets. See Graphic Rule - VHL Dialog. (P2 CP:330204)

  • Added two graphic rules, Root Profile System and Leaf Profile System, to the hull lines view styles. See Profile System To Draw in Profile Systems on Hull Source (HullLinesRuleSets.DefaultRuleset). (P2 CP:331424)

  • Added information about modifying annotation modules created in .NET. Previously, customized .NET annotation DLLs were unavailable in the SharedContent folder. See Custom Annotation Modules in Annotation Modules. (P2 CP:332398)

  • The software now supports suppressing tangential turn feature edges in duct runs. See Graphic Rule - VHL Dialog. (P2 CP:338181)

  • You can now customize weld labels using the Label Rule Manager. Previously, you had to edit the physical connection properties for a weld symbol using the Structural Detailing task. See Symbol Configuration Tab in Label Rule Manager.

  • You can place filter-based clouds in drawings during updates using the new Cloud Rule Manager. See Cloud Rule Manager. (P2 CP:336720)

  • The software now performs a full update when you change the default baseline date to a later date and then update the drawing. Previously, changing the default baseline to a later date generated an incremental update when you updated the drawing, and you had to update the drawing a second time to generate a full update. See Style Tab (Properties Dialog). (P2 CP:349046)

  • Added information about the new Generic Cutting Surface for Assembly cutting surface definition. Previously, the Generic Ruleset had limitations when using an assembly as the primary input. See Cutting Surface Intersection. (P2 CP:351362)

  • You can now add related reference or additional callout text for a detail envelope during any stage of creation (before or after an update). See Edit Detail Envelope Ribbon. (P2 CP:361974)

  • You can now reconnect labels and dimensions the software marks as stale. See Reconnect Stale Labels Command and Reconnect Stale Dimensions Command. (P2 CP:359663)

  • You can now customize weld labels using the Label Rule Manager. Previously, you had to edit the physical connection properties for a weld symbol using the Structural Detailing task. See Symbol Configuration Tab in Label Rule Manager. (P2 CP:333574)

  • Added notes describing the general differences between the generic rule sets and the steel order rule sets. The notes also link to a new topic in the reference data guide which provides more information on generic rule sets. (P2 CP-349097)

  • Updated the steps for placing a manual view for non-shell plates. See Place a Manual View for Non-Shell Plates. (P3 CP:356938)

  • The Aspect Height (%) property now allows you to define over-sized widgets for visibility.See Widget Tab (Graphic Rule - Line with Widget Dialog). (P3 CP:326879)

  • You can now place a rectangular detail envelope. Previously, the software only supported circle and polygon shapes. See Place a Detail Envelope and Place a detail view. (P3 CP:311823)

  • Smart 3D now supports batch update for 64-bit drawings created using Drawings by Rule components. Previously, this option was available only for Update actions performed on composed drawings. See Use 64-bit if available in Drawings Batch Dialog. (CP P3:320190)

  • Added information about the stale annotation rule available from the View Style Properties Dialog. See Stale Annotation Rule in Labels Tab (Edit Ruleset View Style Dialog). (P3 CP:357208)

  • The Steel Order - Structure.xml rule maintains section and slice views for equipment clipped by a drawing volume. For more information, see Generic Rule Set Rules in Gathering Rules in Drawings by Rule, and Associate Primary Objects to View and Select Additional Objects in Associate Objects to View Command, Rule Set View Style Step-Based ribbon. (P3 CP:350230)

  • You can now customize shortcuts for placing labels in the SmartSketch Drawing Editor. See Edit Place Label QAD Command and Place Label QAD Command. (P3 CP:359047)

  • You can now copy existing labels from read-only drawings in the SmartSketch Drawing Editor. See Place a Label Ribbon. (P3 CR-CP-374633)

  • You can now add commands for canceling drawing modifications and preserving the original drawings if the software encounters an error during a drawings update. See Drawings Preferences Command. (P3 CP:363016)