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Table of Contents

• File Management
• General Interface
• Detailing/Drawing
• Modeling
• Display and Graphics

• ACIS SAT/SAB support updated to version R19
• Parasolid X_T/X_B support updated to version 20
• Autodesk Inventor read support updated to version 2009
• Pro/Engineer read support updated to Wildfire 4*
• Siemens NX (UG) read support updated to version 6*
• CATIA V5 support updated to version R19*
• CADKEY PRT crosshatch entities made with 'Quick Hatch' now convert as 'Quick Hatch' instead of regular crosshatch
• The definitions of any crosshatch patterns used in a KeyCreator part are now saved (once) in the file
• File Import function has a new common option and default for bringing local coordinate systems or planes into KeyCreator as Construction Planes

• File Import function has a new common option for destination folder (directory) when creating external part references

* Available with extended licenses

• Concurrent Mode option allows Layout and Model Windows to be open at the same time

• ToolTip during selection now shows the name of a Part Reference or the name of any entity (of any type) which has had a name assigned to it

• Support for AutoCAD style hatch pattern (.PAT) files

• 21 new crosshatch patterns supplied

• Crosshatch Spacing setting replaced with separate X Scale and Y Scale, Offset setting replaced with separate X Offset and Y Offset

• Crosshatch Angle setting is now relative to hatch pattern

• Crosshatch Boundary setting allows trimming of crosshatch to an offset from the border

• Quick Hatch method now creates automatic islands around text

• Cutting Plane Trim option supports creation of slice curves and automatic crosshatching without editing solids

• Detail Settings simplified to two sets of required settings; Dimension common options and Annotation options, plus 5 sets of optional override settings for individual dimension types (Linear, Circular, Angular, Ordinate, and Arc)

• Smart Break Single function breaks an entity against another entity with one click, which is one less click than the classic Break Single function

The dynamic highlighting of entities shown above 'double' highlights the portion to be kept; the remainder of the selection-colored entity will be created as a new entity. The break will occur at the intersection with the non-highlighted entity nearest the cursor.

• Smart Break Both function breaks two entities agains each other with one click, which is one less click than the classic Break Both function

• Animation support added to last step of both Create Ellipse Axes functions

• Weld Symbol option added for dashed line not displayed

• Re-associate Dimension now has combined entity/position selection (like Quick Dimension function)

• Create Plane Least Squares Fit function creates a plane from selected positions using the least squares fit algorithm. The user can select as many non-planar or planar positions as desired. The vertex of the right angle of the plane is placed at the centroid of the selected positions.
  

Bottom of Create Plane Pull-down Menu

• Center and Angle insertion methods Pocket/Slot function preview the slot around the cursor during placement to confirm construction plane and sizing

• Depth of feature holes in Solid Rep defaults to new Through All option and also offers Up to Next Face option

• Crosshatch generation and re-generation performance improved dramatically
• Graphical performance for transparency over 4 times faster using option for multi-layer depth peeling supported by advanced graphics cards
• An optional Maximum Edge/Curve Length part setting balances display performance optimization of higher normal deviations with improved visual quality by limiting the length of facets (linear segments) on curve entities and edges

• Choice between 'Geometry' display list option to organize a display list for each solid (list of all the faces) and each shell (list of all the facets) or 'Segment' display list option to treat solids and shells the same as all other entities