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Improvements

• Added: detailed dimensions in the Part plan view for Lamello.
• Added: new Lamello feature.
• Management of wood Lamello, metal Lamello, Clamex S18/S20, P10/P14 (CNC, FLEXUS, MEDIUS), P18 and Divario.
• Management of machining connections with neighboring parts sharing the same edge or connected perpendicularly.
• Integration in the Part plan view.
• Export as sub-programs in the CNC export, including tested MPR Homag output.
• Added: recovery when creating a new document. If document1.al~ already exists, the user is offered the option to recover it.
• Added: error message when the user settings folder no longer exists.
• Added icons to the relation context menu.
• Added: edge mirroring relative to a face, useful for revolved handles when part symmetry fails.
• Changed: removed the message displayed when writing CNC text files.

Fixes

• Fixed: crash when selecting multiple vertices.
• Fixed: some data was no longer visible, for example Transformation for DWG imports and cost details when adding a quantity.

Improvements

• Added: positioning name list in Volume for 3D copy/paste to guide new users.
• Added: auto-suggestion in the properties box, for object nomenclature only.
• Added: detection of the edge closest to the mouse when creating a part from edges detected on a face.
• Changed: Volume for 3D copy/paste now copies the parent dimension by default.
• Added: first version of part from edges detected on a face, a function that can make some parts much faster to draw.
• Added: checkbox in the Cut lists tab to show the list again after it has been hidden.

Fixes

• Fixed: photorealistic rendering did not work because of a window-size multiple issue with 16, producing blurred output.

Improvements

• In drawing sheets:
• Drawing objects can be moved and resized with the mouse.
• A projected 3D view is available from the four main viewpoints.
• A scale factor can be applied to each 3D view.
• Each folded section can be moved on the sheet.
• Photorealistic view:
• The dimensions of the photorealistic view are calculated from the dimensions of the software photo view window.

Fixes

• PDF export does not export dimensions.

Fixes

• The cut list sorting button is now correctly initialized.
• Dimension arrows disappeared in drawing sheets.
• Fixed dimension movement: only the text moved instead of the whole dimension during refresh.

Improvements

• Updated sorting icons for the cut list in the ribbon Cut lists tab.
• Added export to the Biesse B_OPTI cutting optimization software.
• Moved the report template to private/Configuration.
• Added two user preferences: invert zoom action and propagate group name during 3D copy/paste.

Fixes

• Fixed apostrophe issue when a name is used for the manufacturing folder.
• Added a 2D export icon that shifted all icons in the ribbon.
• Group name was not propagated correctly during 3D copy/paste.
• Print preview no longer works in 3D view.

Improvements

• Added default text in report views depending on context when the user uses the "Add to manufacturing PDF folder" menu.

Fixes

• Incorrect initialization of image lists for folders.
• Thumbnail saved in a temporary alk file when the user clicks Save.
• User folder path preferences were ignored by the explorer.
• Fixed OpenGL window resizing while creating automatic manufacturing folders.
• 3D export.
• The customer logo in BMP format is now visible in the properties box.
• Demo mode limitation was reinforced.

Improvements

• Added export to the free online optimization software.
• Added a button to copy the current folder in the CAD explorer.
• Automatic loading of a default thumbnail for .alk files to speed up preview of 2D and 3D model components.

Fixes

• Export to Homag woodWOP native MPR format was incorrect for horizontal holes on X+/X-, Y+/Y- edges.
• Reintegrated the IsZAxisMirrored feature in CAM export.

Improvements

• Forced update of the cost_detail database when generating a part report from the production view.
• Optimization: avoids cost_detail updates when the production tab is not visible.
• Added a button to open a folder directly from the software explorer.
• Updated the production tree context menu and added a button to launch CadReportViewer.exe.
• Removed unused context menus and obsolete advanced settings from the ribbon.
• Improved handling of special cases in CNC export.
• Added individual control of 2D dimension text height for custom interior fitting and woodworking project drawing sheets.
• Changed production menu behavior when outsourced through the separate Aleker CadReportViewer.exe software.
• The CAD explorer for files and folders now reacts to Windows Explorer events such as rename, creation and deletion.

Fixes

• Sensitivity was too low on small parts because of incorrect face detection.
• Selecting a row in the production tree could display a random object.
• Creating a part from a face could fail for beginners unless the mouse moved slightly after selecting the base part. Face detection is now performed automatically as soon as the base part is selected.

Improvements

• Changed the message displayed in the lower status bar instead of the upper help bar.
• Added ProductionView with its tree and removed the previous view.

Fixes

• Fixed incorrect ZDir coordinate conversion in some CAM exports, including ALPHACAM.INI.
• Fixed: hinges with fixed X position did not work.
• Fixed: OpenGL captures were too large during automatic reports, causing the alk database to grow.

Additions

• Added information text for 3D copy/paste operations in the replay bar.

Improvements

• Increased OpenGL bitmap size for manufacturing report screen captures, adapted to the template ratio.

Removals

• Removed name display in the status bar in DEBUG mode.
• Removed the table of contents from report views.

Fixes

• Fixed: added an offset for drawer slide dimensions, matching the real supplier difference.
• Fixed: incorrect dimension orientation in Part plan.
• Fixed: saved thumbnail was not visible because the cache was not invalidated.
• Fixed: crash while creating thumbnails if a document was already open.

Additions

• Added an image cache manager for thumbnails such as alk, dwg, dxf and similar files.

Fixes

• Fixed: 3D .gif images in reports were misinterpreted during report creation; replaced with .bmp.
• Fixed: double-clicking in the file list could trigger a crash by calling a base class with an unknown object.

Additions

• Added a temporary button in the ribbon to launch CadReportViewer.

Fixes

• Fixed: during 3D copy/paste, makeBox properties did not synchronize correctly with the selected part.
• Fixed: group name was incorrectly propagated in 3D copy/paste when it was not selected at the right moment.
• Fixed: groups are displayed in layoutTreeCtrl only when at least one 3D part is visible.

Additions

• Added: PDF export and update from the CadReportViewer tree menu.

Improvements

• Improved: font size in grids, better suited to 17-inch screens.
• Reorganized 3D copy/paste classes to better manage pasted component updates.
• Child components display correctly after a 3D copy/paste operation.

Additions

• Added: in the manufacturing folder editor, ability to search for a page from alk data and automatically disable an item without children.

Fixes

• Fixed: the component tree after 3D copy/paste is now correctly initialized.

Additions

• Added the first version of the new drawing sheet module.

New features

• Ability to synchronize selection in the 3D view and the design tree to quickly find a 3D drawing object. Can be disabled from the 3D design tree context menu.
• Ability to synchronize selection in the 2D view and the design tree to quickly find a 2D drawing object. Can be disabled from the drawing sheet tree context menu.
• Opening an Aleker file (*.alk) can be done from the software explorer through a new button.

Fixes

• Fixed: the manufacturing view is not up to date when parts are created in an array, such as symmetry or directional array.

Improvements

• Drawing sheets: added possible linear dimensioning and line. Moving a view is possible. Data is not saved.

Additions

• Added an option for export to cutting optimization software, allowing the project name to be added as the folder name.

Fixes

• Fixed: the automatic manufacturing folder for dimensioned plans in A4 landscape format no longer generates an additional blank sheet.

Additions

• Added export to Opticoupe 6 in the list of cutting optimization software.

Improvements

• Modernized the presentation of the manufacturing folder.

Fixes

• Fixed: BSOLID export for vertical drilling on the counterface is incorrect.

New features

• New feature: the code value to send to Aleker in the dialog box used to update the protection key is reset after failure and forces generation of a new code.

New features

• New feature: updating the manufacturing folder is configurable with a dialog box for choosing which data or drawings should be updated.
• New feature: photorealistic rendering, available only to Aleker customers.

Fixes

• Fixed: updating the names for Designer, Project and Reference updates the manufacturing folder.

Fixes

• Fixed: an additional blank page is printed in the manufacturing folder.

New features

• New feature: the rear view can now be added to the Plan view. It cannot be combined with the right view at the same time.

Fixes

• Fixed: the Designer name is remembered after being changed in Preferences.
• Fixed: object colors in 3D exports were lightened.
• Fixed: enabling shadows on untextured objects works.

New features

• New feature: the Designer name can be changed for each project in the document properties. See the General tab at the same level as the Project name or Reference.

New features

• New feature: the hinge machining macro is no longer limited to system 32.
• New feature: a minimum spacing can be defined for universal assembly and universal hinge, to get an adaptive quantity according to cabinet depth.
• New universal assembly macro: added several new parameters.

Fixes

• Hinge macro fix: quantity is calculated according to weight or height ranges of the door.

New features

• New feature: machining macro values can be saved as presets.
• New feature: toolpaths can be forced clockwise or counterclockwise.
• New feature: an arrow systematically indicates toolpath orientation.

Fixes

• Fixed: the CNC tool list is editable again so a diameter and tool type can be entered.
• Fixed: defining a tool number on a machining operation is exported to CAM software.

Improvements

• Improved export for cutting optimizations.
• The software version is now displayed in the title bar.

Fixes

• Fixed: when exporting optimization files in text format, edge band thickness cut lists are not visible for Opticoupe.
• Fixed: the software name appears in the title bar when the window is maximized.
• Fixed Biesse BSolid DXF export for vertical drilling. Import into BSolid must be done with "Technological DXF import".
• Fixed handling of the CNC export folder.