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This document
describes what is new and improved for CADVANCE V14. It is intended for experienced users
and does not currently include the updated Manuals, Helps files or
SDK. These release notes should
provide all the information needed to get you started with this
release. Updated Manuals, SDK
and Help files will be included with the release of CADVANCE V14.
. For older versions’ users other than
V13, V13 Release Note is attached herewith.
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AutoCad 2009/2010 files can now be read and written
directly by CADVANCE V14.
CADVANCE will decompress/decrypt the AutoCad file on reading and
will then compress/encrypt the file during saving to AutoCad in the
selected format. CADVANCE now
supports versions of AutoCad Drawings and DXF files from Release 2.5
through AutoCad 2009/2010.
If
your Windows is XP, you can skip this section.
NOTE:
Please
execute this operation right after your CADVANCE installation is
completed.
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Operation
instructions to select your CADVANCE V14 folder and set Security
Permissions to Users.
o
Windows
Start at the lower left corner of the windows status bar.
o
Select
Computer, Select Local Disk (C:)
o
Select
Program Files(x86).
o
Mouse
right click CADVANCE V14 or CVLT V14 folder.
o
Select
Properties.
o
Select
Security Tab.
o
Select
Edit.
o
Select
Users (pc name\Users)
o
Click
(mark) Full control.
o
Select
OK and select OK.
This security setting allows
CADVANCE to create/update files under the CADVANCE V14 or CVLT V14
folder.
Without this setting, all
files CADVANCE creates or updates during your CADVANCE operations are made/stored in a folder controlled
by Windows. for example,
C:\Users\your name\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\
CADVANCE V14 or CVLT V14
With this security setting,
you can control and manage your files under your CADVANCE V14 or CVLT
V14 folder.
If you run
CADVANCE without above security permission setting, updated/created
files such as CADVACNE.INI are stored in
C:\Users\your name\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program
Files (x86)\ CADVANCE V14 or CVLT V14.
You can move the
files to your CADVANCE folder and delete the folder
C:\Users\your
name\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\ CADVANCE V14 or
CVLT V14.
- Symbol
name length limitations:
- Although
the expanded the length of symbol name was introduced from V13, there
are two limitations in the length as follows.
- VWF
to DWG translation limits the CADVANCE symbol name length up to
30 characters, which is converted as Block name in the output
dwg file.
- Line
Texture and Area Texture symbols name should be up to 8
characters.
Basic Cadvance Features:
·
Increased the initial maximum size of drawings from 8mb to 128mb.
·
Increase maximum members of Symbols/Groups from 255 to 7,500
per Nesting
level. Nesting level currently
is defined to be 15 deep.
·
Symbol names can now be up to 256 characters in length
(Including path).
·
TrueType Creation/Editing
supports both the V12 TrueType dialog box and a new
multi-feature Text Editor. The new Text Editor supports the RTF (Rich
Text Format) specification with a built-in Spell Checker. The System
Variable “TrueTypeEditor” selects which editor to use. Note: TrueType fonts use Paper Space
Units when defining font size and word wrap. The Drawing Scale in Options/Units
define the relationship between Design Units and Paper Space. For correct TrueType scaling the
Drawing Scale must be set appropriately. (See notes at end of document.)
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TrueType text has been enhanced to provide additional
features that are defined in the Windows RTF specification. One of the new features is the
ability to show colors of the TrueType text. The System Variable “TrueTypeColors”,
selects if TrueType colors will be used or if the object color will
override the TrueType colors (V12 compatible).
·
Drawings now pack out deleted symbol/group definitions and
their deleted members during drawing save.
·
Query/Edit object has been combined to display object and
size information in one dialog box.
·
Edit/Properties now performs Edit/Properties on a single
object or Edit/Properties on all objects on the OSL (Object Selection
List). Edit/Properties is
accessible via the Edit/Properties menu, Double clicking the object, or
Properties on the B2 pop-up menu.
If only one object is on the OSL then Edit/Properties displays a
Dialog box for that particular object.
If more then one object is on the OSL then Edit/Properties displays
the Dialog box to modify all objects on the OSL.
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Double clicking any object will activate that object. If the object type is an OLE object
then the application that created that object will be activated. If the object type is TrueType then
the Text editor will be activated.
If the object is CAD text then the Cad text dialog box will
presented. Other graphical
objects will activate the Edit Properties dialog box for that object
type and display information for the object.
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A new B2 popup menu will be presented when no objects are
selected. This popup menu will provide a set of commonly used
operations for faster access to those commands. (Feedback from our Beta Users on
which Cadvance features should be included is welcome.)
·
The Menu File/Reference has two additional features added
for the handling of reference files.
They are “Merge” and “Expand”.
The “Merge” feature allow for the merging of all attached
reference file drawings that have visible objects to be added to
the current drawing. The
“Expand” feature provides the same as Merge but it includes all
objects in the reference files.
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File/Reference/Setup now supports window clipping to
include objects that cross the window when using the window
option. Reference files also
support the Area Fills under lines option in
Options/Miscellaneous.
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A new clipboard feature: Edit/Copy with Basepoint,
provides the ability to accurately copy objects to the clipboard and
locate those objects onto the drawing at a specific location.
·
Draw/Line and Draw/2Line include the ability to sketch
lines freehand by using the mouse.
Holding down the left button while moving the mouse sketches the
lines onto the drawing.
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Object selection now includes two additional methods to
select objects on the drawing.
They are “Window Crossing” and “Polygon FreeHand”. Window Crossing provides the ability
to select objects with a rectangle and all objects that reside within
or crossing that rectangle will be selected. Polygon FreeHand allows for the
selection of objects using a sketching motion with the mouse to define
the polygon. The Options/System
variable “SelectionWindow” provides for selecting by Window or Window
Crossing as the default in Point Select mode. In Point Select mode the
default is “Window”.
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Text extents now are displayed for the entire block during
placement, not just the first line.
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When background is black, all black colored objects become
white; when background is white, all white colored objects become
black.
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A New
Options/System Variables… dialog box provides operations that
allow you to view and modify the system parameters and save them
without accessing the ini file directly. It provides information about the
system parameters and allowable values. It currently includes about 100
user settable variables and will be expanded as needed. There is an associated help .pdf file
that describes the System Variables.
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New variables have been added to the ini file to allow
usage of colors in TrueType (RTF) text blocks( System variable
“TrueTypeColors”). Also a new
variable “TrueTypeEditor” allows selection of either using the existing
Dialog box to be use the new text editor for TrueType entry.
DWG/DXF file support:
·
AutoCad 2007/2008 files
can now be read and written directly by CADVANCE V13. CADVANCE will decompress/decrypt the
AutoCad file on reading and will then compress/encrypt the file during
saving to AutoCad in the selected format. CADVANCE now supports versions of
AutoCad Drawings and DXF files from Release 2.5 through AutoCad
2007/2008.
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Cadvance now supports
Windows RTF blocks in the translation to/from DWG/DXF files. Cadvance RTF blocks map to AutoCad’s
Mtext blocks. TrueType fonts
will attempt to maintain the same names and there are no limits to the
number of TrueType fonts that can exist in a VWF file (drawing).
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Color mapping is now
available during the importing/exporting of DWG/DXF files to provide
better control over the selection of how colors map between DWG/DXF
files and CADVANCE colors. The
file CAD.TRN now contains the options for loading and saving DWG/DXF
files, the font mapping and the color mapping between Cadvance and
AutoCad. This file is stored in
the same format as a Windows .INI file for easy modification.
·
The function Utility /
Translate DWG SYM now translates AutoCad R2007/R2008 blocks (in DWG
format) to CADVANCE Symbols (SYM files).
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Drawing scale information
is now exchanged between Cadvance and AutoCad drawings. The Load AutoCad drawing dialog box
allows modification of the drawing scale.
·
Increase Symbol names to
256 characters. Truncation of
the symbol names has been eliminated.
·
Increase the size of
Symbol/Group members from 255 to 7,500. per Nesting level. Nesting level currently is defined to
be 15 deep.
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Numerous enhancements and
bug fixes have also been included in the updated translator.
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New features and
improvements:
- Resizable dialog box for file
handling such as File/Open, Symbol/Place, etc.
- File/Print --- Load/Save printer
ini file.
When a new printer is
selected, margins, color, pen width are updated per the selected
printer.
When a new printer.ini file is
loaded, color and pen width are updated.
- Three icons are added. Please
see bitmap folder in the V13 files.
- TT font edit is now switched
back to V12 style as a default, but if TT Font Edit is set ON in
the cadvance.ini file, it changes to TT font edit screen.
A new TT font
edit can be activated by setting On, Options/System
variables/TrueTypeEditor.
- Freehand line draw.
Draw/Line/Sketch
- Huge nested symbol/group problem
is corrected.
- Degree, Radius, and +- signs are
translated properly from/to Acad.
- Angle lock off for
Move/Duplicate by setting OFF on AngleLock in System
Variables.
- Kind on/off. Set on or off on
KindEnable in System Variables.
- User can run his exe module from
within CADVANCE. Refer to cadvance.ini and toolbar.txt files.
- Double click object. Text shows
text edit box, other object shows object property dialog box.
- Help file is added which can be
open from System Variables dialog box.
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New INI File
variables:
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[System] TrueTypeEditor=ON/OFF ON -
Use the V13 Text Editor, OFF – use the V12 Dialog box.
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[System] TrueTypeColors=ON/OFF ON -
Display TrueType font colors, OFF – use color of object.
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[System} WindowSelection=0/1 0 – Use V12 TrueType Dialog Box, 1 –
Use V13 TrueType Editor.
Cadvance SDK Features:
There are
several Cdi routines are updated or added for V13.
Please
refer to SDK manual under “New
Cdi Functions.”
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