Difference between revisions of "Protocase Designer Version 4.4 Release Notes"
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=== New Features in Version 4.4.3 Released January 28, 2014 === | === New Features in Version 4.4.3 Released January 28, 2014 === | ||
| − | + | *[[Face Editor#Displaying measurements|Displaying measurements]]<br> | |
| − | + | *[[Face Editor#Creating and adding brackets|Creating and adding brackets]]<br> | |
| − | + | *[[Face_Editor#Adding_screws.2C_countersinks.2C_and_tapped_holes|Adding countersinks and tapped holes]]<br> | |
| − | + | *[[3D_View_Window#Changing_assembly_properties|Selecting a screw type]]<br> | |
| − | + | *[[Face Editor#Adding silkscreening or direct digital printing|Specifying direct digital printing or silkscreening]]<br> | |
| − | + | *[[Face Editor#Adding and managing layers|Adding and managing layers]] | |
| − | === | + | === New Features in Version 4.4.8 Released September, 2014 === |
| − | + | *Ability to specify masking. For details, see [[Face Editor#Using the Masking drawing mode|Using the Masking drawing mode]]. <br> | |
| − | + | *Added new template: [[L Bracket with Flanges]]<br> | |
| − | + | *Added new self-clinching fasteners<br><br> | |
| − | = | + | = Enhanced Functionality = |
| − | === Version 4.4.3 Released January 28, 2014 === | + | === Enhanced Functionality in Version 4.4.3 Released January 28, 2014 === |
| − | + | *[[Face_Editor#Choosing_the_Units_of_Measure|CM (Centimeters) now a Unit of Measure]]<br> | |
| − | + | *[[Face Editor#Using the Measure tool to specify both distance and alignment between objects|Using the Measure tool to specify both distance and alignment between objects]]<br> | |
| − | + | *[[Face Editor#Printing one or more faces on paper for review|Printing to scale]]<br> | |
| − | + | *[[Face Editor#Path editing: Using the Trim and Merge tools to create cutouts|Path editing: Using the Trim and Merge tools to create cutouts]]<br> | |
| − | + | *[[Cutout Library#Importing DXF files|Importing DXF files]]<br> | |
| − | + | *[[Cutout Library|Cutout Library now separates personal and stock cutouts]]<br> | |
| − | + | *[[3D_View_Window#Creating.2C_opening.2C_and_saving_assembly_files|Adding full-height rackmounts]]<br> | |
| − | === | + | |
| − | *Cutouts now | + | === Enhanced Functionality in Version 4.4.8 Released September, 2014 === |
| − | * | + | *'''Cutouts''' are now displayed in the same color as the background.<br> |
| + | *The '''Properties Panel''' label for "OnBottom" has been changed to "On This Side". Note: This button is enabled whenever the object, including PEMs, is on the side facing you. (Fixed defect in previous releases, in which PEMs were indicated as "OnBottom" when they were facing away from you.)<br> | ||
| + | *'''Improved Unicode Character Support''': Previously, Unicode characters (language scripts, punctuation marks, diacritics, mathematical and technical symbols, etc.) caused Designer files to become corrupted. These characters are now supported; see '''[[Face_Editor#Adding_special_characters|Adding special characters]]'''. Note: This functionality does not work on previously corrupted files. If you want to use a previous file, first send it to designer@protocase.com; we will fix the Unicode issue and return the fixed file to you at no charge.<br><br> | ||
Latest revision as of 15:57, 11 February 2016
New Features
New Features in Version 4.4.3 Released January 28, 2014
- Displaying measurements
- Creating and adding brackets
- Adding countersinks and tapped holes
- Selecting a screw type
- Specifying direct digital printing or silkscreening
- Adding and managing layers
New Features in Version 4.4.8 Released September, 2014
- Ability to specify masking. For details, see Using the Masking drawing mode.
- Added new template: L Bracket with Flanges
- Added new self-clinching fasteners
Enhanced Functionality
Enhanced Functionality in Version 4.4.3 Released January 28, 2014
- CM (Centimeters) now a Unit of Measure
- Using the Measure tool to specify both distance and alignment between objects
- Printing to scale
- Path editing: Using the Trim and Merge tools to create cutouts
- Importing DXF files
- Cutout Library now separates personal and stock cutouts
- Adding full-height rackmounts
Enhanced Functionality in Version 4.4.8 Released September, 2014
- Cutouts are now displayed in the same color as the background.
- The Properties Panel label for "OnBottom" has been changed to "On This Side". Note: This button is enabled whenever the object, including PEMs, is on the side facing you. (Fixed defect in previous releases, in which PEMs were indicated as "OnBottom" when they were facing away from you.)
- Improved Unicode Character Support: Previously, Unicode characters (language scripts, punctuation marks, diacritics, mathematical and technical symbols, etc.) caused Designer files to become corrupted. These characters are now supported; see Adding special characters. Note: This functionality does not work on previously corrupted files. If you want to use a previous file, first send it to designer@protocase.com; we will fix the Unicode issue and return the fixed file to you at no charge.
