Knowledgebase - Software Fixes Released

Fixes are documented on this page as they are released in Beta versions. For fixes released in general release versions, please see the latest Release Notes. The current General Release is Version 4.4.8.

Links to the latest Beta release

The latest Beta version released is Version 4.4.9-Jul4.4.9-Jul30,15. (The "15" denotes the year.) Click the appropriate link to begin the download. For installation instructions please see Installing Designer.
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Fixes released in July 2015

Rackmount faceplates

Version 4.4.9-Jul30,15 fixes an issue in which rackmount faceplates could not be used to make a sub-assembly.

Quotes

In previous releases, Designer did not produce a quote for a design with 300 cutouts on a face. This was fixed in Version 4.4.9-Jul30,15.

Accept and Close command

Version 4.4.9-Jul28,15 fixes an issue in which, when Designer was run on some versions of Windows, the Accept and Close command did not close the editor window.

Brackets

In a previous beta release, if you placed a bracket, then saved and reloaded the file, the footprint of the bracket was not displayed in the Face Editor. This has been fixed as of Version 4.4.9-Jul23,15.

Text objects

Prior to version 4.4.9-Jul23,15 the bounding box on text was slightly off. It is now exact, so you can use the Measure tool to align the center of the text box with another object, and you can use the Alignment tools to align the text with other objects.

Screws and countersinks

As of Version 4.4.9-Jul21,15, you can see information on screws, and optionally replace a screw with a PEM, as follows:

1. In the Face Editor, click Edit, then select the screw.

   Note: If the screw is grouped, you must first ungroup it.

2. In the Properties panel, notice the new Replace... button, which includes the part name of the screw.

   

   Known issues: Only part of the part name is visible on the button; to read the entire name, hover over the button.

3. To replace the screw with a PEM, click the button.
   
   

Alternate method: You can right-click a screw and choose Properties to review and/or edit the Origin(X), Origin(Y), Rotation, and the side of the face that the screw sticks up out of. This method does not allow you to replace the screw with a PEM.

Origin in templates

Version 4.4.9-Jul23,15 fixes an issue in which the origin was incorrect in the side panel of the U-Shape enclosure with Cover Mounts template.

Brackets

Version 4.4.9-Jul21,15 fixes an issue in which brackets placed into a different design did not have any thickness until you saved and reloaded the file.

Measurements not displayed

In a previous Beta release, the Measure tool did not display the measurements, and sometimes did not move an object that it was snapped to. These are fixed in Version 4.4.9-Jul16. In addition, the Measure tool's snap points now include the center and tangent points of arcs.

Grouping objects

Version 4.4.9-Jul16 fixes an issue in which objects inside of an enclosure flipped 180 degrees horizontally when grouped.

Linux .DEB Packages

As of the Version 4.4.9-Jul16 release, the .DEB packages no longer require a permissions change for proper installation.

Origin in brackets

Version 4.4.9-Jul13 fixes an issue in which the origin of a bracket (displayed as red arrows in the 3D View) did not line up properly with the bracket corner if the bracket height was less than 1.5".

Masking

In Version 4.4.9-Jul07, masking is properly quoted, and also fixes the issue that arose in an earlier version in which the following warning was not displayed when masking was applied to cold rolled steel.
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Notes

Version 4.4.9-Jul07 fixes an issue in which the Notes Viewer let you edit the Name, Part Number, Manufacturer, and Description fields. These fields, which are for internal use only, are automatically populated with the object specifications. With this release, they can no longer be edited.

Selecting objects

Version 4.4.9-Jul07 fixes an issue in which, if you selected one object, additional objects appeared to be included in the selection.

L-shaped cover mounts

Version 4.4.9-Jul07 fixes an issue in which if you tried to add graphics to the cover mount, Designer would say it protruded.

Face Editor display

With Version Version 4.4.9-Jul07, after you select a face to edit, the Face Editor displays it in the center of the screen.

Language settings

Version 4.4.9-Jul07 fixes an issue in which users with language settings that use a comma instead of a decimal (Romania, Spain, Germany, etc.) had difficulties entering data in some of the fields in the Properties panel.

Folders referenced when using Save As command

When you load a file, Designer remembers the folder that you load it from and uses it as the default folder when you use the Save command. As of Version 4.4.9-Jul07, that folder is also used as the default for the Save As command.

Tapped holes

In Version 4.4.9-Jul07, you are no longer given an option to change the hole size for tapped holes. If the hole size is non-standard in an existing design created in a previous version, then when you load the file, the hole will be resized automatically.

Fixes released in June 2015

Tapped hole cutouts

Version 4.4.9-Jun19 fixes errors that caused incorrectly sized cutouts for tapped holes.

Error with the "Ask a Question" feature

Using the Help > Ask A Question command caused the following authentication error, particularly with Symantec Endpoint Protection. This was an error on the server side that was fixed in June 2015.

Fixes released in May 2015

Digital Printing vs. Silkscreening

Version 4.4.9-May28 fixes a problem in which, when you updated a file with digital printing specified in it, it changed to silkscreening. With this version, you can fix the file by opening the face that has the graphics, then choose Silkscreen > Convert to Digital Printing and click the Accept button.

Fixes released in March 2015

Error message for "homdir"

Version 4.4.9-Mar23 fixes an issue in which, upon launching Designer on some computers, a message about "homedir" was displayed

unnecessarily.

Grouped objects

Version 4.4.9-Mar23 fixes an issue in which the Face Editor did not display grouped objects on some versions.

Rackmounts

In Version 4.4.9-Mar23, the option for Removable Front Cover was removed from rackmounts that did not have mounting ears.

Properties context panel

Version 4.4.9-Mar23 fixes an issue in which font tools were not fully displayed in the Properties panel.

Performance

Version 4.4.9-Mar23 fixes an issue in which some enclosures could take a very long time to open.

Special characters

Version 4.4.9-Mar23 fixes an issue in which certain special characters such as the degrees symbol were displayed improperly.

Design check crashes Face Editor

Version 4.4.9-Mar23 fixes an issue in which the Face Editor became non-responsive after a design check.

Unable to generate a quote

Version 4.4.9-Mar23 fixes an issue in which selecting Instant Quotes and Purchasing > Purchase generated the error message "We are unable to generate a quote for this file. Please send your PDA file to sales@protocase.com for help."

Double-clicking filename to launch Designer

Version 4.4.9-Mar12 fixes an issue introduced in version 4.4.9-Jan06 in which, if an earlier version of Designer also existed on your system, then opening a Designer file by double-clicking the filename would launch the older version.

Display of 5-sided enclosures

Version 4.4.9-Mar12 fixes an issue in which notes and objects for 5-Sided enclosures were not displayed.

L-shaped enclosures

Version 4.4.9-Mar06 fixes an issue in which previously designed and saved L-shaped enclosures would drop any cutouts that were on the bottom panel.

Fixes released in February 2015

DXF files

With Version 4.4.9-Feb04, the DXF cutout import function has been improved, and layers are now supported.

Fixes released in January 2015

Silkscreening

Version 4.4.9-Jan12 fixes an issue in which some colors in bitmaps were not detected for silkscreening if the red and green components were similar to the background but the blue component was not. Also fixed was a defect in which screws added to a design caused a drawing error on silkscreened items.

Fixes released in December 2014

Rackmounts

Version 4.4.9-Dec18 fixes an issue in which a rackmount lost any custom cover color set after upgrading to Version 4.4.6.

Brackets

Version 4.4.9-Dec18 fixes a defect in which the Face Editor displayed brackets flipped on the X axis; brackets with PEMs were not displayed in the Face Editor.

Fixes released in November 2014

Erroneous "HomeDir" message

Version 4.4.9-Nov10 fixes an issue in which you could receive the erroneous message "HomeDir config.ReadConfig(): somedirectory".

Fixes released since Version 4.3.1

Quotes

If you are using Version 4.3.1, attempting to generate a quote for a design might not produce any result, with no error message displayed. To fix this, upgrade to the latest Version 4.4.9 beta release.