Changelog for latest AI MAXTools build (build 16.50.00.0089, 2010-07-01):
+ AI MAX Share: Added options to show both ref and target directions independently.
+ Added event processing at AI MAXTools module startup
! AI MAX Share: Clicking "Use Previous Part/Posn" when
multiple source objects had been used resulted in
incorrect naming of the new objects. Fixed.
! wouldn't load reliably when using UNC path. Should be fixed.
% AI MAX Share: "Newname" field no longer hidden with multiple source objects.
Rather, the field is updated to show "--multiple--" as the new name
+ AI MAX Share: Autohide now works with Reference Parts method
! AI MAX Share: Using "Use Previous part/method" didn't seem to work
reliably when using reference parts. Fixed.
! AI MAX Share: When changing from reference parts to circular elements, the correct status
of the automatic owner selection was not always being set properly. Fixed.
! AI MAX Share: Clicking "Reverse" when no initial reference direction was defined (including
when using circular elements with no initial element) would throw an error. Fixed.
! If using the hidden switch "show-dirs" no variable was set active. Fixed.
! On some older versions of Modeling, ai-dual-const-lines would
throw an error and revert to previous state if the user
clicked OK. Fixed.
% Network installations should now work much better -- both the bitmaps
and help files should now work even with networked installations.
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Changelog for latest AI MAXTools build (build 16.50.00.0093, 2010-07-10):
! AI MAX Export: Granite and ProE interfaces were not visible when
running under v17. Fixed.
% Efficiency enhancements related to assy management at root level
% AI MAX Share: DestPart (for feature pasting) is now always visible when
duplicating features. This allows the user to manually specify the new
owner if desired (if nothing is specified, the previous behavior where
the destination part is chosen automatically by AI MAX Share is used).
! AI MAX Share: automatic owner identification would sometimes generate an
error loop if it encountered objects owned by a read-only subassembly, even
if those objects were not selected as the new owner. Fixed.
! AI MAX Share: Using "Use Element Owner" could sometimes display an error
message that a read-only owner was selected, even when only the source
part had been selected (i.e. no owner had been specified). Fixed.
! Fixed issue with event notification.
% Changed dialog name for About box to have AI prefix for consistency.
% Changed name of "Find Part/Assy" to "AI Find Part/Assy"
% Updated "About" dialogs for Scale and Volume
% AI MAX ViewHQ browser was always visible at startup. Now it inherits the
visibility setting of the previous session.
! Some toolbox buttons were always visible, regardless of setting. Fixed.
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Changelog for latest AI MAXTools build (build 16.50.00.0101, 2010-09-20):
+ AI MAX ViewHQ: New function to call "New Drawlist" and
"Remove from Drawlist" from toolbars and/or context menus.
! AI MAX Share: duplicating features didn't always work after
the first duplication.
+ New function "AI Set Modified" added -- function to explicitly
set the modified flag for one or more objects.
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Changelog for latest AI MAXTools build (build 16.50.00.0105, 2010-09-27):
! AI Create Part and AI Create Assembly didn't behave properly when
using the "Copy From" option. Fixed.
+ AI Create Part and AI Create Assembly got a new feature when
using the "Copy From" option -- the name is now intelligently
determined from the name of the base object plus an intelligent
suffix (whose format is determined by the format of the name of the
base object, including the number of decimal places).
+ AI UnShare and Group now added to AI MAXTools menu (must
copy new menu to user directory to see the change).
NOTE: If you've customized your AI MAXTools menu, just add
the command to the menu manually rather than having to re-do
all of your customizations.
+ Misc. performance enhancements and help file updates.
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Changelog for latest AI MAXTools build (build 16.50.00.0107, 2010-09-28):
! AI Bill of Material generator didn't behave properly when
using the default file name. Fixed.
+ Added AI UnShare and Group to the AI MAXTools toolbar
+ Misc. other under-the-hood functionality for AI Bill-of-Materials generator.
! Fixed typo in function used to start AI Export2D
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Changelog for latest AI MAXTools build (build 16.50.00.0109, 2010-10-12):
+ AI MAX Export now simplifies the use of Revision handling -- the
complexity is now all handled automatically. As a result, the UI of the
name options is significantly simplified.
+ AI Info UI is now simplified when displaying Revision information.
+ AI Bill of Materials Generator Revision handling modified to be consistent
with the above changes.
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Changelog for latest AI MAXTools build (build 16.50.00.0112, 2010-10-28):
! Fixed bug in "AI Find Part" introduced when updating the previous
Revision and Version processing.
! PDF BOM Table width would sometimes exceed the page width. Fixed.
* Onscreen BOM table is now hidden when opening "Write File" dialog.
! Error could be thrown in obscure cases in AI MAX Share when
auto-selecting destination part. Fixed.
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After many limited-availability releases, a new major version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (build 18.00.00.153, 2011-07-19) has the following changes/improvements/fixes (see below for download link):
New Features/Functions:
- New positioning method for AI MAX Share: 2pts in Plane! This method allows the user to specify two points, plus a plane on which to project the second point. This method allows easy positioning of objects and features on one plane using elements or points found elsewhere (such as features on another part) without having to manually project those elements. A feedback arrow (with disc) appears where the new part will be positioned as a preview. No workplane creation or measuring is required! See the new video on our Product Demo Videos (http://www.ai-maxtools.com/resources/product-demos.html) page for more information!
- AI MAX Share: New ability to duplicate parts in place without specifying source/destination points or elements. Just simply select the source object(s), and click "Next" (you may need to turn OFF the "QuickPlace" option to see the Next button.
- AI MAX Share: now can select multiple assemblies when using the "Shared in Assy" option with the Reference Parts method.
- Changed methods for identifying drives, as well as for the directory browser (pre-v17) to use a static .vbs file to prevent repeated security warnings from firewall and AV software. Once the user tells the software that the scripts are allowed, such warnings should not occur.
- New Command: AI Sphere: Creates a sphere of specified radius at the specified point.
- AI MAX ViewHQ now works with Wire Parts (including 3D splines, helixes, lines, etc.
- AI ReplacePart: now can select multiple assemblies when using the "Shared in Assy" option.
- AI UnShare and Group: now can select multiple assemblies when using the "Shared in Assy" option.
- AI MAX Export: Revision and Version are now treated as one unless both are being used. This allowed a significantly simpler UI for the name options. If both are used, both will be included in the filename.
- AI BOM Generator: Revision and Version processing modified to be consistent with the above changes.
- New function "AI New DList" added to menu
- Added new available command to allow creating a new drawlist from a menu or button.
- Added new available command to allow creating a new drawlist (removing from current drawlist) from a menu or button.
- New function AI Set Modified added
- AI MAX Share: Added options to show both ref and target direction vectors independently.
- AI Part and AI Assembly now got a new feature when using "Copy From": The new name is automatically based on the name of the base part plus an intelligent suffix (which is determined by the format of the name of the base part, including number of decimal places).
- Added AI UnShare and Group to the menu
Bug Fixes:
- AI MAX Share: duplicating features didn't always work after the first duplication. Fixed.
- AI MAX Share: Turning off "Use DestElem Owner would sometimes reset the Owner variable even if it had been previously set. Fixed.
- AI MAX Share could sometimes generate incorrect names when multiple source objects were selected. Fixed.
- AI MAX ViewHQ bar would sometimes reposition itself when starting other AI MAXTools commands. Fixed.
- AI MAX Share: in some cases the AI MAX ViewHQ bar was being hidden and not being shown again after displaying and hiding the temporary viewport. Fixed.
- AI MAX Share: Names of newly shared objects could be incorrect. Should now be fixed.
- AI MAX Share: automatic owner identification would sometimes generate an error loop if it identified objects owned by a read-only subassembly. Fixed.
- AI MAX Share: Using "Use Element Owner" could sometimes display an error message that a read-only owner was selected, even when only the source part had been selected (i.e. no owner had been specified). Fixed.
- AI MAX Share: Clicking "Use Previous Part/Posn" when multiple source objects had been used resulted in incorrect naming of the new objects. Fixed.
- AI MAX Share: Number suffix of new part names could be inaccurate when trying to match the number of decimal places from the source object. Fixed.
- AI ReplacePart: Updating configurations was unreliable in some cases, so we removed that option from the UI. Too many unpredictable results from the way Modeling handled these replacements.
- "About" button in AI Info would throw an error. Fixed.
- AI BOM wouldn't always retrieve the correct densities when shared parts had different instance densities. Fixed.
- AI BOM wouldn't always process properly when using the default filename. Fixed.
- AI Part and AI Assembly didn't behave properly when using the "Copy From" option. Fixed.
- AI MAX Export: Granite and ProE interfaces were not visible when running under v17. Fixed.
- AI Reference Table had a typo in the #10 Clearance table. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- AI MAX Share: Variable input order was not always consistent when using Reference Directions. Should be better now -- Source point/element is specified first, then Dest point/element, THEN the ref/targ directions.
- AI MAX Share: Prompt texts for reference directions updated.
- AI MAX Share: Source now titled "Source(s)" to indicate possibility of selecting multiple source objects.
- AI MAX Share: "Use 2 Ref. Directions" now retitled "Use Second Ref. Dir." to make it more clear that a second ref dir can be specified.
- AI MAX Share: If multiple source objects all have the same owner, the "Owner" field is updated accordingly. Previously, "/" was the default.
- AI MAX Share: DestPart (for feature pasting) is now always visible when duplicating features. This allows the user to manually specify the new owner if desired (if nothing is specified, the previous behavior where the destination part is chosen by AI MAX Share is used).
- When using Two Points in Direction method with feature duplication, the child dialog for point inputs would be displayed before the feature had been selected, which could result in confusion regarding what input field was desired. Now the child dialog is hidden until the feature to duplicate is selected. This updated behavior is also used in the new 2pts in Plane method.
- Fixed product group and clarified title that AI MAX Export2D will only work under the Annotation module. Also moved all add-in functions to the AI-MAXTools customization group (no more AI-AnnoTools customization group).
- In AI Create part, "Copy From..." is now called simply "Object" with a label above it stating "Copy Names From..." to make it more clear that only the Part and Model names are copied, NOT the geometry.
- AI MAX ViewHQ browser was always visible at startup. Now it inherits the visibility setting from the previous session.
- Structure browser: "Contract Subtree" context menu title changed to "Collapse Subtree"
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (build 18.00.00.158, 2011-08-10) has the following changes/improvements/fixes (see below for download link):
New Features/Functions:
- AI MAX Share: 2pts in Plane method now works with the QuickPlace functionality! When this option is ON, no "Next" button is required to place multiple objects and/or features -- just click and go! If QuickPlace is turned OFF, the previous functionality is preserved (showing the feedback elements, and pressing "Next" to place the desired objects and/or features).
- AI ReplacePart: Added button to "Swap Source and Prim Ref" to exchange the Source and Primary Reference Objects without needing to re-specify them.
Bug Fixes:
- AI MAX Export2D: In some cases, loading the AI MAX Export2D code could change the Annotation base geometry color without notice and without updating the settings. This strange occurrence appears to be due to a bug in the core Annotation module native code related to table manipulation, but we believe we have successfully modified our code to avoid this bug.
- Shared objects in assemblies were not always correctly searched. Fixed.
- AI MAX Share: Changing method from "Reference Parts" to any other method would reset the "Owner" field to the root assembly "/" instead of the owner of the source object. Fixed.
- AI MAX Share: "Reference Parts" method would not always work reliably if the additional reference parts were owned by the root assembly. Fixed.
- AI MAX Share: "2 Points in Plane" method would generate a popup error message when selecting "Use Previous Part/Posn" since the destination point was not yet specified. Now no popup occurs (i.e. Fixed).
Changed Functionality:
- AI MultiRename: Separator for "Prefix/Suffix" is now different from Separator for "Basename.x" -- For example, this allows the Prefix/Suffix separator to be a "_" character, while at the same time a "." character can be used for the Basename.x separator.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (build 18.00.00.162, 2011-09-23) has the following changes/improvements/fixes (see below for download link):
New Features/Functions:
- AI Info: Added section for Volume and Mass (including option to hide or display this section).
Bug Fixes:
- Minor bug fixes in some scanning algorithms (more performance improvements than bug fixes, really).
Changed Functionality:
- AI Bisect: Changed bitmap file to more clearly show "Bisect" functionality.
- AI BOM (Bill of Material) Generator: BOM generation was taking a long time, even if volume and mass were not being included. An improved BOM scanning method, combined with only computing volume and mass on an as-needed basis, results in MUCH faster BOM generation times.
- AI BOM Generator: Empty assemblies are now skipped when "Ignore Empty Parts" option is turned on. Previously, empty assemblies (i.e. with no child objects) would still be shown in the BOM.
- AI BOM Generator: Added notification at the bottom of the "Select Columns" dialog to let the user know that selecting Mass and/or Volume may significantly increase processing time.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (build 18.00.00.168, 2011-10-27) has the following changes/improvements/fixes (see below for download link):
New Features/Functions:
- AI MAX Share: QuickPlace option now works with conical features (using "Circular Elements" method)
- AI BOM (Bill of Material) Generator: Under Modeling v17 and later, When showing the "view direction" for an object, the "AI-View" viewport now will float above the current viewport even if the current viewport is maximized (i.e. no more need to "un-maximize and resize" the viewport, which was done automatically anyway).
- AI ReplacePart: "Swap Source and Prim. Ref." button now works even if only one of the fields has been specified. This allows the user to immediately switch if he/she realizes that the wrong field has been specified.
- AI Universal Move functions (esp "2 Points" and "Face Normal") now work better/faster with newer versions of Modeling (17 and later).
Bug Fixes:
- AI Info: The recently added volume and mass calculations did not ignore face parts. Fixed.
- AI MAX Share: "Back" button didn't always reset the stored last destination point when doing a 2-point move, so applying reference directions after hitting "Back" could reposition the part incorrectly (in addition to applying the reference directions). Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- AI BOM (Bill of Material) Generator: Under Modeling v17 and later, When showing the "view direction" for an object, the "AI-View" viewport now will float above the current viewport even if the current viewport is maximized (i.e. no more need to "un-maximize and resize" the viewport.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (18.00.00.174, 2011-11-07) has the following changes/improvements/fixes (see below for download link):
New Features/Functions:
- AI BOM: Added ability to define output text for indicating purchased part status. Previously, this status was hardcoded to "*" which didn't allow for easy searching in output files (since searching for a "*" character usually requires special care). The new default for output text is "P" in the "Purch" column (still shows as "*" onscreen, however). The value can be changed through a call similar to the following (though it's highly recommended to use only a single character to help ensure correct formatting of the output file). You can add the following line to your sd_customize file after the line that loads the ai-maxtools code: (setq ai::*ai-bom-purch-string* "P")
- AI MAXTools files should now work when loaded from UNC paths, including generating PDF BOM files.
Bug Fixes:
- AI MAX Export: "User Time" was automatically being shown, even if the option to show it was turned off. Also, the user time calculation for seconds was using the minutes calculated for the *elapsed* time, not the user interaction time. Silly bug. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- AI BOM: "Hide Assemblies" would also hide Assemblies flagged as purchased parts. Now, if "Hide Assemblies" is turned ON, and "Don't Expand Purch. Parts" is also ON, any purchased assemblies are shown. If "Hide Assemblies" is turned ON and "Don't Expand Purch. Parts" is OFF, the purchased assembly is hidden, but its child objects are shown.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (18.00.00.178, 2011-11-11) has the following changes/improvements/fixes (see below for download link):
New Features/Functions:
- AI Centroid and AI Bisect: If no command is active, the command result (the data point of the resulting centroid or of the bisect command) is displayed in the "Measure Point 3D" interface, giving both a visual and coordinate reference for the centroid specified. Nice!
Bug Fixes:
- AI Centroid and AI Bisect: Wouldn't always work reliably with a couple of the 2D copilot commands. Fixed.
- AI Info: An error would be displayed (without terminating the command) if a workplane was specified. Fixed.
- AI Info: Volume and Mass fields were not being properly hidden when a workplane was specified, and not always being shown when a part or assembly was specified. Fixed.
Changed Functionality: To download the latest version, please
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (18.00.00.191, 2012-01-18) has the following changes/improvements/fixes (see below for download link):
New Features/Functions:
- AI MAX ViewHQ: Added ability to Save and Load Drawlists! The AI MAX ViewHQ Options menu (or context menu on the Options button) now has "Save Drawlists" and "Load Drawlists" options. The user is able to specify the name of the target file, as well as selecting which Drawlists to save (default is all Drawlists). Drawlists can be loaded either using the "Load Drawlists" option (which provides additional options for how the Drawlists will be loaded) or by just dragging the file containing the stored Drawlists into your active Modeling session! Great for Design Reviews, presentations, etc! Check it out!
- AI MAX ViewHQ: Added "Help" button to the AI MAX ViewHQ browser bar.
Bug Fixes:
- AI MAX ViewHQ: Renaming one or more object that were included in an AI MAX ViewHQ Drawlist could sometimes remove those objects from the Drawlist. Fixed.
- AI BOM: On systems using the older WorkManager revision information, the correct revision info was not being displayed onscreen (though it
would actually print correctly when saving the BOM). Fixed. - AI MultiRename could generate unexpected results if the user clicked "OK" without clicking "Preview" after specifying the desired parameters. Fixed.
- AI Info would not always accurately update the Volume and Mass fields if those fields were hidden when calculating a new object. Fixed.
- AI QSave could show unexpected results if the previous default directory were renamed or deleted. Now in such a circumstance the output directory defaults to the current Modeling working directory.
Changed Functionality:
- Help file updates
- AI Find: results table is now sized based on the size of the Modeling window.
- AI QSave variable to use alternate directory browser (to browse network drives) is now persistent.
- Many internal changes to assist with localization
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (18.10.00.0200, 2012-04-02) has the following changes/improvements/fixes (see below for download link):
New Features/Functions:
- Now Supported: v18.1 of Creo Elements/Direct Modeling!
- AI MAX Share: New options to "Always Start in Share Mode" and "Ask if in Copy Mode." The first option does exactly what it says: every time AI MAX Share starts, it will start in Share Mode if this option is ON. The second option (only available when the first option is OFF) will notify the use when AI MAX Share starts if they had previously used Copy Mode, and will ask them if they want to switch to Share Mode.
- AI QSave Package: Destination directory may now be specified directly by typing it in a text box. Clicking a "..." button still opens the directory browser to allow point-and-click selection.
- AI MAX Export: Destination directory may now be specified directly by typing it in a text box. Clicking a "..." button still opens the directory browser to allow point-and-click selection.
- AI MAX ViewHQ: Added new cursors to indicate AI MAX ViewHQ selection functionality is active.
- AI MAX ViewHQ: Added option to AI MAX ViewHQ Options dialog to Use VP Clipping Planes when comparing the current view to stored favorite views. This option will track, store, and recall the Viewport Camera clipping planes and their On/Off status. When the current view matches a stored favorite view, that view's icon will turn RED. However, if the "Use VP Clipping Planes" is ON and the VP cameras match but the clipping plane status does NOT match, the icon will be RED with a GREEN dot in the center.
Bug Fixes:
- AI MAX ViewHQ: When deleting objects, if a defined Drawlist is left with no objects (i.e. all objects in its Drawlist are deleted), the Drawlist will be deleted as well (which is the intended behavior). However, if a deleted Drawlist was current prior to deletion, the screen was not being updated to show the new current Drawlist. Fixed.
- AI MAX Share: When using "Reference Parts" method, selecting "All Shared" or "Shared in Assembly" didn't always position parts correctly when completing the share. Fixed.
- AI MAX Export and AI QSave Package: Directory browser did not always work if the environment variable METMPDIR was set. Fixed.
- AI MAX Export: The caption for "Ignore Drives A,B" had been accidentally changed to "Prompt before overwrite." Fixed.
- Strange bug could occur when using freeform functions. Should be fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- AI MultiRename: Preview window may now be somewhat wider (200 pixels less than the width of the Modeling window).
- AI MultiRename: If the filters "Hide if No Change" and "Hide Read-Only" result in NO objects to be renamed, a message is displayed informing the user.
- AI MAX ViewHQ: Improved handling of clearing and deleting drawlists.
- AI Info: When showing info for a part whose volume or mass could not be calculated, a notification box was shown to the user. This box is no longer shown -- rather, the Volume and Mass fields simple show "Error"
- Updated Help File
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (18.10.00.0207, 2012-04-12) has the following changes/improvements/fixes (see below for download link):
New Features/Functions:
- AI MAX Export2D: Added code to support exporting .dwg files as well.
- AI MAX Export2D: Added functionality to show which formats for export currently exist. This information is shown in the rightmost column of the file table (new!). Also uses the new Warning Notification for existing output files that will be overwritten (see below).
- AI MAX Export2D: Current directory may now be specified directly by typing it in a text box. Clicking a "..." button still opens the directory browser to allow point-and-click selection.
- AI MAX Export2D: Added button to "Open Dest. Dir" to open the specified Destination Directory in an Explorer window.
Bug Fixes:
- If IsoDraw functionality had not been enabled when loading the AI MAX Export code, loading could fail in some situations. Fixed.
- Button to enable IsoDraw output format was not always visible. Fixed.
- AI BOM Generator: Options files were not being loaded correctly. Fixed.
- AI MAX Export2D: Existing dxf, iges and dwg files were not always being overwritten when desired. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- AI MAX Export2D: Checking to determine if any of the target export files exist (and the associated warning/question) are now done for all files at once -- no more prompting for each file! If any files exist that will be overwritten, the user is notified and asked if they want to proceed. If they choose NOT to proceed, the conflicting files are highlighted in the file table.
- Changed default watermark text to reflect AI MAX Export2D name.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (18.10.00.0210, 2012-06-07) has the following changes/improvements/fixes (see below for download link):
New Features/Functions:
- AI Info: Added field to show Geometric Resolution of parts.
- AI Info: New images for buttons to highlight in structure browser.
- New function "Collapse" added to structure browser popup menu. Collapses all children (and their children, etc) beneath the selected item. This is different from simply clicking the "-" icon in the structure browser, as this will set the status of all children in the subtree to be non-expanded. (clicking the "-" button only collapses the top level). This function complements the "Collapse Parent" function (formerly called "Collapse Subtree") that allows the user to right-click any object and be able to collapse its parent in the structure browser (without needing to find its parent in the browser).
Bug Fixes:
- AI MAX ViewHQ: Favorite View icons would not be updated correctly when AI DesignMAX was deactivated and then reactivated. Fixed.
- AI Info: Object and status icons were not always accurate, including for inseparable and selective instance objects, and read-only or modified status. Fixed.
- AI Info: Object Read-only and modified status were not always accurately displayed in some cases. Fixed.
- AI MultiRename: Clicking in the preview table to skip items didn't always result in the items actually being skipped. Fixed.
- AI MAX Export: destination directory was not always set correctly when starting up the first time. Fixed.
- AI MAX Export: Version checking for displaying some of the export options did not work correctly. Fixed.
- AI MAX Export2D: Existing dxf, iges and dwg files were not always being overwritten when desired. Fixed.
- Error could occur when importing PCB data. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- Changed browser popup title to "Collapse Parent" rather than "Collapse Subtree" (its previous title) to more accurately reflect its behavior (and to clarify its difference when compared with the introduction of the "Collapse" functionality mentioned above).
- AI Info: Default density (1 g/mm3) is now displayed as "[Default]"
- AI Info: Changed minimum width of display table to improve readability.
- AI Info: Changed Volume display to indicate Wire Part, Empty Part, or Empty Assembly, as appropriate.
- AI Info: Updated object descriptions to include inseparable parts and assys, and versioned parts and assys.
- AI MultiRename: Changed minimum width of preview display table, and added text informing the user "Double-click any item to change its skip status."
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (18.10.00.0217, 2012-07-25) has the following changes/improvements/fixes (see below for download link):
New Features/Functions:
- New Function: AI Align Workplane: Allows user to align the selected workplane (defaults to current workplane). Options include:
- align with the current viewport: The workplane is repositioned to align with the viewport direction, with the WP V-axis aligned with the viewport "up" direction and the WP U-axis pointing to the right.
- U-axis or V-axis specification: The workplane is rotated on its W-axis to align the specified axis with the user-specified direction NOTE: the axes are parallel, not necessarily coincident! - New Function: AI Set VP Up Direction: Allows user to specify the UP direction for the viewport, which will rotate the viewport without changing the view direction. Any direction may be selected.
- AI MAX Share: "2 Points in Direction" method now allows the direction to be specified before the destination point. Also, the projection direction is now not automatically reset each time the destination point is specified. This allows the user to repeatedly specify destination points that are each projected onto the same direction vector.
- AI MAX Export: VRML export type now available from the UI
- AI MAX Export: Filename format is now shown in a preview below the "Name Options" button. This allows the user to see what naming options have been selected without needing to open the Name Options menu.
- AI Show Modified: Added options to highlight modified object in the structure browser and/or the viewport to aid in identifying which objects have been modified.
- Added variables to control whether to add the "Collapse" and "Collapse Parent" popup entries to the structure browser. The variables to set are *ai-gbrowser-add-collapse-menu* and *ai-gbrowser-add-collapse-parent-menu* in the ai-utils-options-defaults.lsp file (when Modeling is not running).
- Added option to specify whether the parent object is highlighted when the "Collapse Parent" function is called. The variable is *ai-structbrow-select-parent* and must be set manually, either by typing (setq ai::*ai-structbrow-select-parent* <t or nil>) in the user input line, or by modifying the ai-utils-options-defaults.lsp file when Modeling is NOT running.
Bug Fixes:
- AI Volume and Mass: Objects with default density would not always be updated when trying to override using the "Default Density" option. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- AI Volume and Mass: Volume units now displayed as "mm3" rather than "mm^3" etc for clarity.
- AI Volume and Mass: Changed "Unspecified Density" to "Default Density" for clarity.
- AI MAX Export: "Export Types" now has a small separator above the PTC file types (Granite, etc) to improve readability.
- AI MAX Export: When exporting to Granite files, the initial version was not always being set correctly. Should be fixed.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (18.10.00.0220, 2012-07-31) has the following changes/improvements/fixes (see below for download link):
New Features/Functions:
- New! AI Align Workplane now allows the user to place the selected workplane on any face!
- New! AI Align Workplane now allows the user to specify the origin point when positioning the workplane on a face.
Bug Fixes:
- AI Align Workplane: If no workplane was currently active when trying to align axes, an error would result. Fixed.
- AI Align Workplane: If the selected axis direction was normal to the workplane (either through direct user selection or because of workplane repositioning using the "Position WP on Face" function), unexpected results would occur. Now the user is notified of the issue and is asked to re-select the desired axis direction.
Changed Functionality:
- AI Align Workplane: Direction labels were using "X" and "Y" rather than "U" and "V" convention. Updated for consistency with the way Modeling defines workplane axes.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (18.10.00.0231, 2012-08-20) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link):
New Features/Functions:
- New! AI Align Workplane: Added ability to create new Workplanes. If no WP is specified, and the user selects a face, a new WP will be created on the specified face, after which all additional operations may be performed. Even if a current WP exists and is active, the user may select "Create New" and select a face and a new WP will be created on the selected face.
NOTE: When "Align WP" is selected, if no WP is active
the initially active variable will be the Face input field,
which will create a new WP on that selected face. If the user
desires instead to reposition an existing WP, the user must
first select that WP before selecting a face.
- New! AI Align Workplane: Added ability to position WP on cylindrical, conical, and toroidal faces.
- New! AI Align Workplane: Added option to allow rotation of the WP about the major axis of the selected face (cylinder, cone, and toroidal faces) when aligning U or V axes. With this option selected (default is ON), when the U or V direction is specified, the WP is tangentially moved around the selected face to be aligned with the specified direction!
- New! AI Align Workplane: Added buttons to create a construction cross at the WP origin, and to project faces using Real or Construction geometry onto the current WP.
- New! AI Align Workplane: Added option "Align with Face Axis" (only available when a cylindrical, conical, or toroidal face is selected). This option will align the selected axis (U or V) with the surface axis of the selected face.
- When this option is selected, the feedback fields are hidden,
as they do not apply. When this option is deselected, those fields
are shown again.
- When this option is selected, the "New Axis Direction" is used to
select the orientation of the WP using the non-aligned axis. For
example, if the U-axis is aligned with a cylindrical face, the "New
Axis Direction" field will be used to specify the V-axis direction.
When this new V-axis direction is specified, the WP will be
rotated about the U-axis as appropriate. - New! AI Align Workplane: Additional feedback added:
- image feedback to indicate the type of face alignment
operation and whether it's possible to rotate the WP around
that face.
- feedback fields to show the relationship of the WP to the
selected face, and the relationship of the selected WP's
origin to the selected face (tangent, touching, etc).
- Point feedback at WP origin when aligning a WP on a face to
show the type of contact at that point:
Green: tangent/on-plane
Light Blue: WP Tangent, origin over face but not touching
(such as if the origin is over a hole in the face)
Yellow: Origin touching face but WP not tangent
Red: Origin Not Touching and not over face, but WP is
tangent to face or on-plane (such as when a "New origin" point
is chosen).
- Point feedback (dark orange) showing the original origin point when
a new origin point is selected
- Point feedback(black) showing the WP origin when "Align WP to VP" is
selected - New Function: AI No Active WP -- Removes Active status from currently active Workplane
- Updated ribbon definitions and available commands file (for toolbar customization) to provide direct access to the "AI Align WP" function(s) .
- AI Align Workplane: Added buttons to rotate the WP 90 and 180 about the U, V and W axes.
- AI Bill of Materials Generator: Added units to the output column headings for Volume, Density and Mass
- AI Bill of Materials Generator: Added UI options to allow user to specify the number of decimal places to show in the Volume, Density and Mass fields.
Bug Fixes:
- AI Align Workplane: Workplane would not retain its existing position in all cases when changing the U or V direction to be parallel to the Cylinder/Cone Axis. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- AI Align Workplane: The "New Origin" button is now in its own section called "Slide Workplane" to indicate that the workplane will slide to the new specified origin point. This functionality now repositions the workplane only in its own plane, allowing the origin to be specified freely, but the result is projected onto the current workplane before the repositioning is done. Setting the origin is also now NOT persistent, so if the WP is repositioned (for example on a new face), the origin may need to be changed again.
- AI Align Workplane: When selecting a non-active workplane to align, that workplane is now set active.
- AI Align Workplane: Moved "Align WP with VP" to bottom of dialog
- AI Bill of Materials Generator: Changed column headings for output to "Volume" instead of "Vol" and "Density" instead of "Den"
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (18.10.00.0232, 2012-08-30) has the following changes/improvements/fixes (see below for download link):
New Features/Functions:
- New! AI Align Workplane: When clicking the "Project Face" buttons in the dialog (using either construction or real geometry), the selected face (if any) is immediately projected onto the selected workplane, and the user is prompted to select any additional faces to be projected. Additional time saved!
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (18.10.00.0247, 2012-10-05) has the following changes/improvements/fixes (see below for download link):
New Features/Functions:
- AI MAX Workplane: New Alignment Option: "Point on WP" -- selecting this option allows the user to specify a point through which the workplane will pass. This option is only available when using the "Align with Face Axis" method.
- AI MAX Workplane: Added functionality to allow the user to set default values, including: create new workplane ("Create New" preselected), and options for behavior when a face is selected: project real, project construction, and for placing a construction cross at 0,0. Also added option to determine the default axis that will be used for alignment when placing a WP on a circular face (cylinder, cone, toroid).
- AI MAX Workplane: Added capability to place a construction cross at 0,0 on the current workplane -- just click the "Construction Cross" button a second time to place the cross at 0,0. As before, additional positions may be specified as well.
- AI MAX Workplane: Added ability to use W axis when aligning/placing a workplane on a cylindrical face or axis.
- AI MAX Workplane: Added ability to specify which WP axis will be used when aligning on a cylindrical face or axis (U, V, or W). A default value for this option may be specified (as listed above).
- AI MAX Workplane: Added option to slide the workplane or simply slide the origin (leaving the workplane in the same location) when using the "New Origin" functionality.
- AI MAX Workplane: Added ability to erase any construction or real geometry added as part of the current AI MAX Workplane call, even if other operations have been performed (such as being able to delete the construction geometry even after the real geometry has been projected).
- AI MAX Workplane: Added ability to align with faces of face parts.
- AI MAX Workplane: Available commands (for toolbars/menus) added to directly create/align a workplane on a face or on an axis using "New on Face" and "New on Axis" functionality. These functions can easily be accomplished using the normal AI MAX Workplane UI, but these new commands provide even faster direct access to the functionality.
- AI MultiRename: Find and Replace now has options for "All" "First" and "Last" to specify which occurrence(s) of the Find string will be Replaced.
- AI MultiRename: When using Find and Replace, the preview table now shows *why* an object is not being renamed (such as read-only, no change, etc). NOTE: If the object is being skipped because of user selection (double clicking on its line in the preview table), it will still show up even when "Hide if No Change" is turned ON.
Bug Fixes:
- AI MAX Workplane: Selecting the construction cross button multiple times would create duplicate sets of vertical and horizontal construction lines through the origin. Fixed as part of above enhancement for generating construction crosses.
- AI MAX Workplane: Miscellaneous fixes for alignment issues on circular faces or when aligning with the face axis.
- Some of the available commands had typos so the commands were not available for customization. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- AI MAX Workplane is new name for what was previously called AI Align Workplane
- AI MAX Workplane: Reworked internal alignment functionality for simplicity and consistency. Cleaner and quicker.
- AI MAX Workplane: Misc UI changes, including making the "Rotate" button section collapsible.
- Menus changed to reflect "AI MAX WP" instead of "Align WP"
- Added code to create dummy dialog shell needed to fix graphics issues when using some graphics cards.
- AI MAX Workplane: Added image to dialog to indicate when the WP is aligned with a cylindrical axis (toroid, etc).
- AI Set Viewport UP Direction can now be used while another command is active
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (18.10.00.0259, 2012-10-27) has the following changes/improvements/fixes (see below for download link):
New Features/Functions:
- New! AI MAX Workplane: Added ability to create a clipping plane when the WP is aligned with the cylinder axis (including the ability to set whether this behavior is the default). Great for visualization! Simply click a button to turn the clipping plane on or off!
Bug Fixes:
- AI MAX Workplane: Aligning WP with axes in specific cases did not always yield expected results. Fixed.
- AI MAX Workplane: Selecting a point through which the WP should pass didn't update the feedback properly (including the clipping plane). Fixed.
- AI MAX Export: When starting the dialog under V18+, the dialog could sometimes throw an error based on some of the Modeling environment settings. Fixed.
- AI ReplacePart: When the initial reference part was in a shared assembly, extra "new" objects could be created under certain conditions. Fixed.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (18.10.00.0268, 2013-01-22) has the following changes/improvements/fixes (see below for download link):
New Features/Functions:
- AI QSave Package: Added option "Add date to file name." This option gives the user the option to add the date to the file name or not.
- AI QSave Package: Added option "Use Filename Base Only." This option will use only the basename without any date or revision information.
- AI QSave Package: Added options for structure browser integration. The first option "Use Filename Base only" works just like the above option of the same name, but only when AI QSave Package is called from the structure browser. The second option "Add pop-up to Browser" will add the "AI QSave" button to the structure browser. Turning this option OFF will remove the "AI QSave" button from the browser the next time Modeling is started.
- AI MAX Export: Added option for structure browser integration in the "Other Options" section. "Add pop-up to Browser" will add the "AI MAX Export" button to the structure browser. Turning this option OFF will remove the "AI MAX Export" button from the browser the next time Modeling is started.
- AI Reference Table: Added table for "British Standard Metric" screws. Slightly different from the other metric table. This table includes sizes for Close-Fit, Medium-Fit, and Free-Fit.
- AI MAX Workplane: When using "Point on WP, the workplane was positioned so that the point was always in +U space (i.e. in the direction of the positive horizontal axis of the WP). Now the WP is positioned to be pointing toward the user (which makes clipping planes much more intuitive to use). To flip the WP, just use the "Rotate 180" button for the corresponding axis.
- AI Info: Dialog should now be adjusted for different default text sizes (such as when running on a high-resolution screen with the font size set to something larger than 100%).
Bug Fixes:
- AI MAX Workplane: When aligning a WP with a circular face axis, in some cases the W-axis would not align properly. Error was introduced in v256. Fixed.
- Changed title of command to align WP with Viewport to match the menu definition in AI MAXTools toolbar menu file).
- Loading under v18.1A (or B, etc) wouldn't work correctly. Fixed.
- AI Reference Table: Typo in the Clearance/CBore table for No. 12. Fixed.
- Setting up for automatic loading using ai-autoload.lsp in a fresh installation didn't always load the AI MAXTools code correctly after making startup modifications. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- AI QSave Package: Changed default values for saving basename only and automatically showing the file list. If user has already set these values, nothing will change.
- AI Reference Table: Removed all "Table" references in pull-down table selection menu i.e. "Tap Drill Table (Metric)" became "Tap Drill (Metric)" etc.
- AI QSave Package, AI MAX Export and AI Volume: Some special informational fields, including Directory Selection, name formatting, volume and mass should now fit the dialog width much better. This area did not always size correctly, depending on the graphics card and other system environment settings.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (18.10.00.0269, 2013-01-23) has the following changes/improvements/fixes (see below for download link):
New Features/Functions:Bug Fixes:
- Structure Browser integration for AI QSave Package and AI MAX Export would throw an error if certain objects (such as Configurations) were selected. Fixed.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (18.10.00.0273, 2013-01-30) has the following changes/improvements/fixes (see below for download link):
New Features/Functions:
- AI MAX Workplane: Added "Offset" field to position workplane parallel to itself after other positioning is complete. Works with clipping planes, too! NOTE: when typing the offset distance in the dialog field, you can add units and the dialog will automatically convert it for you! For example, if you are working in mm, but type "1 in" in the Offset dialog field, it will automatically be converted to 25.4!
- AI MAX Workplane: Added ability to create clipping planes regardless of the face type selected
- AI MAX Share: Added ability to share wire parts
Bug Fixes:
- AI MAX Share: Recent bug: Specifying the new basename after turning off "Smart Basename" didn't always work correctly. Fixed.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (18.10.00.0275, 2013-02-13) has the following changes/improvements/fixes (see below for download link):
New Features/Functions:
- AI MAX ViewHQ: Added option to adjust size of AI MAX ViewHQ Browser
- AI MAX Export: When working under v18+, the Granite Export options are now included in the "Export Types" options panel
Bug Fixes:
- AI MAX Export: Exporting to Granite formats would not work correctly in some situations. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- AI MAX ViewHQ: Reworked the options dialog for clarity regarding how to Save and Load Drawlists, and to attach and recall preferred and favorite views
- AI Info: Increased width of field for displaying Revision information to accommodate larger revision texts.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (18.10.00.0276, 2013-02-15) has the following changes/improvements/fixes (see below for download link):
New Features/Functions:
- AI MultiRename: Added ability to rename Workplane Sets and Containers when renaming objects
Bug Fixes:
- AI MultiRename: When using Prefix/Postfix option, correct separator was not always being used. Fixed.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (18.10.00.0281, 2013-03-02) has the following changes/improvements/fixes (see below for download link):
New Features/Functions:
- AI Bill of Material Generator: Columns for Volume, Density and Mass now each have 3 options available in "Choose Columns" (under Display Format):
- Vol, Den, Mass: displays values using the current Modeling units
- Vol-in, Den-lb-in, Mass-lb: displays values using inches and pounds
- Vol-mm, Den-kg-mm, Mass-kg: displays values using mm and kg
Use any or all of the above columns for great flexibility! - AI MAX Workplane: Added "Flip Direction" button to flip the specified direction by 180 degrees without requiring the user to re-specify the direction. This is particularly useful when aligning on a circular face (cylinder, cone, torus), and specifying the U or V direction causes the WP to flip to the opposite side of the cylinder. Now it's a quick and easy fix!
- AI MAX Workplane: Creating a workplane on a circular face should now always leave the WP in a "right side up" orientation where the v-axis of the workplane is always pointing either toward the top of the viewport or horizontally.
- AI Info: Reduced processing time for Volume and Mass calculations by 50%!
- AI Info and AI Bill of Materials Generator: Volume/Mass calculations are now retained during the active Modeling session to eliminate the need to recalculate if the same object is selected again. Speed difference is particularly noticeable when working with complex parts.
- NOTE 1: Selecting Undo/Redo will clear ALL retained volume and mass data.
- NOTE 2: Modifying an object will clear that object's retained volume and mass data.
Bug Fixes:
- AI MAX Workplane: Specifying an offset when aligning on a circular face after the U- or V-direction was specified didn't always work as expected. Fixed.
- AI Info: Mass field was being displayed using the number of decimal places specified in the Volume setting. Fixed.
- AI Bill of Materials Generator: Volume and Mass were not always shown for assemblies. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- AI MAX Workplane: Improved the clarity of some of the status messages.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (18.10.00.0285, 2013-04-18) has the following changes/improvements/fixes (see below for download link):
New Features/Functions:
- Many behind-the-scenes improvements
Bug Fixes:
- AI MAX Export: Creating zip files didn't always complete properly when the AI MAXTools code was loaded from a UNC path. Fixed.
- AI MultiRename: Some objects would show as read-only even when they could actually be modified. Fixed.
- AI Info: Read-only check for modifying densities and Object Names or Model names could sometimes return an inaccurate result. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- AI MultiRename: Successful completion now shows status in a "Toaster" window (v17+).
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (18.10.00.0291, 2013-05-01) has the following changes/improvements/fixes (see below for download link):
New Features/Functions:
- AI MAXTools will now check for an updated version at startup! (may be turned off, if desired)
- AI MAX Share: New option "One Level" when copying an assembly
- AI MAXTools currently loaded version is now displayed in the titlebar (may be turned off, if desired)
- AI ModelName Clash: Now supports scanning for, displaying, and correcting objects with no Model Name assigned.
- AI ModelName Clash: Now scans for workplanes and workplane sets as well
- AI ModelName Clash: Now has buttons (in preview panel) to highlight clashing object(s) in the structure browser.
- AI ModelName Clash: Selecting an object in the preview panel will automatically highlight it in the structure browser. Selecting the "All Shared" button will highlight all objects shared with the selected object.
Bug Fixes:
- AI Unshare and Group could delete other shared objects if a single object was selected to unshare. Fixed.
- AI Unshare and Group could display an error in some cases if the user clicked OK immediately after clicking "Next" (which would successfully complete the command). Fixed.
- AI MultiRename could display an error in some cases if the user clicked OK immediately after clicking "Next" (which would successfully complete the command). Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- AI ModelName Clash: Much more clear display of object count, number of conflicts, etc.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (18.10.00.0293, 2013-05-15) has the following changes/improvements/fixes (see below for download link):
New Features/Functions:
- AI Reference Table enhanced to auto-populate the CB dia, CB depth, and Hole dia, for the Counterbore hole features in the Machining Module (must be using one of the Clearance and Counterbore tables in AI Reference Table
- AI Reference Table: Added m3.5 to Metric Clearance and Counterbore table.
Bug Fixes:
- AI Bill of Material Generator: Could throw an error when generating a BOM. Error introduced in build 280. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- AI Bill of Material Generator: Improved message when any objects fail the volume scan
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (18.10.00.0294, 2013-05-20) has the following changes/improvements/fixes (see below for download link):
New Features/Functions:
- AI MAX Workplane: Workplane now is automatically sized to the selected face, regardless of WP orientation, not just for the initial orientation! Workplane is also automatically resized if a different face is selected!
Bug Fixes:
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (18.10.00.0296, 2013-06-21) has the following changes/improvements/fixes (see below for download link):
New Features/Functions:Bug Fixes:
- Automatic update check at startup would display an error when no network connection was available. Fixed.
- A couple of the available commands for AI MAX Workplane would not work from the Ribbon. Fixed.
- AI MAX Workplane button would remain in the toolbox, even if the option to turn it off was enabled. Fixed.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (18.10.00.0299, 2013-06-27) has the following changes/improvements/fixes (see below for download link):
New Features/Functions:
- New AI MAXTools Ribbon Tab (v18+) and Menu (Pre-v18) available in Annotation Module.
Bug Fixes:
- AI MAXTools Ribbon Tab could change position in the Ribbon when switching modules if another custom Ribbon tab was loaded. Fixed.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (18.10.00.0300, 2013-07-09) has the following changes/improvements/fixes (see below for download link):
New Features/Functions:
- AI ReplacePart now has an option to auto-hide the New object after selection, making it much easier to select the initial reference part.
- AI ReplacePart also has a button to manually hide/show the new object.
Bug Fixes:
- If AI MAXTools installation directory was not writable by the user, an error could occur. Fixed.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (18.10.00.0301, 2013-07-11) has the following changes/improvements/fixes (see below for download link):
New Features/Functions:
- AI MAX Export now has an option to ignore or include Containers!
Bug Fixes:
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (18.10.00.0305, 2013-08-13) has the following changes/improvements/fixes (see below for download link):
New Features/Functions:
- AI Bill of Materials Generator now has an option to ignore or include Containers!
- AI MAX Export: New naming option to include the current date in export filenames. This option is easily toggled on/off, and the user may select from nine date formats!
- AI MAX Export: "Additional Text" option may now be toggled on/off. Previous text choice will be retained and used the next time this option is turned ON.
- AI MultiRename: new hidden option to hide the ability to change Model Names.
Bug Fixes:
- When unable to determine the current version at loading, the notification is now done as an alert rather than a modal popup window requiring action from the user.
- AI MAX Export: Build 301 introduced a bug when running in demo mode. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- U3D/3D PDF functionality did not always load correctly under some circumstances. Fixed.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (18.10.00.0306, 2013-09-16) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link):
New Features/Functions:
- Structure Browser now has an AI MAXTools submenu with various AI MAXTools functions. Collapse and Collapse Parent are now moved to that submenu as well.
- By default, the AI MAXTools submenu is added at the top of the structure browser. To add it at the bottom, set the variable ai::*ai-submenu-add-at-top* to nil.
Bug Fixes:
- AI Info: There were some inconsistencies with being able to edit values under some circumstances. Fixed.
- AI QSave Package: Destination directory would not always be set correctly when starting and/or when the directory was typed directly into the destination directory field and "Remember Dest Dir" was turned OFF. Fixed.
- When selecting a unit-specific volume, mass or density field the corresponding values would display properly, but would not always be written correctly to the output file. Fixed.
- AI BOM: When writing a csv file, each line had an extra trailing comma. Fixed.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (18.10.00.0315, 2013-10-11) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link):
New Features/Functions:
- NEW FUNCTION! AI Polygon: quickly and easily create a regular polygon. Specify the number of sides, the distance (inside circle, outside circle, or edge length) and starting angle. Create construction circles inside and/or outside of the polygon. Easily align the edge of the polygon with any direction.
- NEW! Added support for version 19!
Bug Fixes:
- AI Find Part: Would not always find read-only parts. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- AI MAXTools ribbon tab (v18+) is now visible in other applications (sheet metal, etc).
- AI Bisect now works with many additional 2D functions (if you find any missing, please let us know!)
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (18.10.00.0324, 2013-11-05) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link):
New Features/Functions:
- AI QSave: Added toggle for auto-refresh when changing options. This allows the user to change multiple options without having the file name list refreshing on each change -- very convenient! This option is in the main dialog.
- AI QSave: Added option to skip any top-level assemblies that do not contain any objects with a "modified" flag set. There are also options to scan the model status and/or the database status. This option is in the main dialog.
NOTE: This option only applies if the "One file per object" option is set. If "Save all in one File" is set, ALL selected objects will be saved, regardless of their modified status. - AI Polygon: Now provides visual feedback to indicate which direction has been selected for edge alignment of the polygon.
Bug Fixes:
- AI Find Part: Would not always find read-only parts. Fixed.
- AI Polygon: Changing the center point or number of sides after the polygon was drawn could throw an error when trying to complete the command. Fixed.
- AI MAX Export: Turning off Additional Text was not persistent between sessions. Fixed.
- AI MAX Export: Didn't correctly create zip files (individual or combined) when the destination directory was a UNC path. Fixed.
- AI MAX Export: Typing the destination directory didn't always work correctly. Fixed.
- AI MAX Export: If the "Ignore Read-only" option was set, the scan would sometimes yield incorrect results. Fixed.
- AI QSave: Save directory was not being properly displayed in some cases. Fixed.
- AI QSave: Version to save was not always being set correctly. Fixed.
- AI QSave: Typing the destination directory didn't always work correctly. Fixed.
- AI QSave: Shrinking options sections had a bug in the expand-shrink code. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- AI Polygon: Updated prompt text for entering distance or circle diameter to indicate what distance is being chosen or where the polygon will be drawn relative to the specified circle diameter.
- AI QSave: "Show File List" is now "Show/Refresh File List"
- AI QSave: List of files to be saved is now sorted by pathname
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (18.10.00.0332, 2013-12-17) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link):
New Features/Functions:
- AI MAX Share: Added "Rot 90," "Rot 180," and "Rot 270" checkboxes (only visible when using Circular Elements method. Immediately rotates the destination object the specified number of degrees. Selecting the checkbox again will turn it OFF. Also, these may be used in conjunction with the "Use Second Ref Dir" option, allowing even greater flexibility!
- AI MAX ViewHQ: Camera angle view when moving forward or backward to next or previous drawlist is now stored as part of the drawlist info. Returning to that drawlist will now draw the previous camera view for that drawlist (unless a Preferred View is defined). This option may be turned OFF, if desired. VERY COOL!
- AI UnShare and Group: Now includes the option to specify the new ModelName for the objects to be unshared. NOTE: all objects that are unshared will be given this Model Name, so if multiple non-shared objects are selected, unexpected results may occur.
Bug Fixes:
- Help system: AI MAXTools help override (to access AI MAXTools help using the F1 key) would break some other applications that used the integrated help system (Cabling tutorials, for instance). Fixed.
- AI Centroid: Could throw an error about an undefined error message when both faces and objects were selected. Fixed.
- AI MAX Workplane: If a workplane was placed on a cylindrical face, and any geometry was place on the workplane (projected, etc), and then the face was then moved to the axis, the workplane could sometimes be shifted along the axis. Fixed.
- AI MAX ViewHQ: If updated code was loaded into a session where drawlists had been previously defined using older code, an error would be thrown and loading would be interrupted. Fixed.
- AI ReplacePart: Initial replacement (for initial reference object) would not be named correctly when a new basename was specified. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- AI Polygon: Updated prompt text for entering distance or circle diameter to indicate what distance is being chosen or where the polygon will be drawn relative to the specified circle diameter.
- AI MAX Share: Clicking "Back" now resets last destination element as well when using circular elements method. This change allows repositioning of destination object using reference directions, even after a "Back" command.
- AI ReplacePart: New Basename may now be specified in all situations.
- AI ReplacePart: Default value for "Shared in Assembly" is now the Parent of the Initial Reference object.
- AI ReplacePart: Modified UI so that when "Shared in Assy" is selected, the input box for the selected assembly is immediately below it.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (18.10.00.0342, 2014-02-04) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link):
New Features/Functions:
- AI MAX Share: Selecting an offset (or turning the offset OFF) didn't immediately update (i.e. it previously would only apply to future shares). Now it is immediately applied to the current share.
- AI MAX Share: Default alignment is improved when using circular elements, including when using the "Reverse" functionality.
- AI Find Part/Assy: Improved interface, now shows number of found objects, gives user the option to display the table immediately as well as whether to immediately highlight the found objects in the structure browser. Also added a button to manually show the table of found objects. Title of display table now also shows the search string.
- AI Create Part: Added option to specify color of part at creation time.
- AI Info: Added ability to set an object's density from the same material lookup table used in AI Create Part and AI Volume. When a material is selected from the list, the corresponding density is assigned to the BASE density for the part (instance densities must be specified manually), and the aiMatl material attribute is set.
NOTE: Once a material is set, the Density is not editable until the user either clears the material or sets it to "Custom". - AI MAX Export: Added an option to rename the objects as part of the export process. When turned ON, the first part of the new name will always be the model name. This will be followed either by a numeric indicator or by the object's original part name.
NOTE: The main reason for doing this is that when exporting an assembly, some or all of of the neutral formats do not maintain the Model Name of the component parts and sub-assemblies. This option provides a means of capturing the Model Name within the part name so that the components in the neutral file can be more easily identified. - AI BOM: Improved so that now model names are shown in the header section of the BOM when multiple top-level assemblies are selected.
- AI BOM: Added a header style for objects (header section of the BOM). Edit in ai-bom.css.
- AI ReplacePart: Now includes an option to "Keep Reference Obj. Names." This option will give the new object the same name as the object it replaces. This is particularly useful for maintaining pin numbers, etc. where the order of objects is important.
- AI Polygon: Now includes a feedback element on the edge of the polygon indicating which side of the polygon is aligned with the specified reference direction. Note that no feedback elements are shown if the alignment direction is not specified.
Bug Fixes:
- AI Info: Setting the density fields (either through setting the material or editing directly) would not update the mass field. Fixed.
- AI MAX Share: When using the "Circular Elements" method, the "Use Second Reference Direction" option didn't work correctly ever since the introduction of the "Rotate 90|180|270" buttons. Fixed.
- AI Info: Previous update to set densities from pulldown list introduced a bug where AI Info wouldn't start correctly if an assembly was selected. Fixed.
- AI QSave Package wouldn't always correctly save the destination directory. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- AI Create Part: Density units are now displayed in the dialog.
- AI Info: Eliminated screen flashing when editing densities, object names, etc!
- AI QSave Package: Changed option from "Remember Dest. Dir" to "Use Last Dest Dir" which will attempt to save the destination directory and re-use it the next time AI QSave starts, including across sessions.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (18.10.00.0345, 2014-02-19) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link):
New Features/Functions:
- Right-click menu in structure browser now works with Pseudo-folders!
- Added many more commands to the AI MAXTools right-click popup menu in the structure browser.
- AI Info: UI further improved. Added options to specify number of decimal places for density, volume and mass.
Bug Fixes:
- AI Bill of Material Generator: Would not report mass for assemblies under some circumstances. Fixed.
- AI Reference Table: Deactivating AI DesignMAX would cause an error when trying to use AI Reference Table, even if the module was reactivated. Fixed.
- AI MAX Share: The "mutual exclusion" for the "Rot 90" etc, buttons had a typo, so some options wouldn't turn off as expected. Fixed.
- AI Info: If an object had an instance density set, and a new material was specified, the instance density would NOT be reset. Fixed.
- AI Info: Setting the density fields (either through setting the material or editing directly) would not update the mass field. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- AI Bill of Material Generator: Improved UI: easier selection of objects.
- AI MultiRename: Improved UI: easier and faster selection of objects, including better handling of "Top-Level" objects. If a single object is selected (including the root) and "Top-Level Only" is ON, the object and its immediate children are selected for processing.
- Non-applicable commands are now disabled in the structure browser right-click menu instead of being hidden. This provides better visibility into available commands.
- AI MAXTools functions now attempt to activate the associated module, even when started from the Toolbox. Previously, they would auto-activate when started from either a toolbar or menu, but not the toolbox.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (18.50.00.0364, 2014-04-24) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link):
New Features/Functions:
- New Module: AI SpellMAX for Annotation Module! Functionality includes multi-language spell checking and Find and Replace! Note: a separate license is currently required for this module! If you'd like to try it for yourself, just let us know!
- AI MAX Share: "Dest. Part" can now be toggled off to attempt to select the destination part automatically (only available when duplicating features).
- Pre-populated the AI MAXTools toolbar with some of the most commonly used buttons from the AI MAXTools suite to ease new user transition.
- AI Replace Part: New ability to specify Model Name for replacement objects, including using the Model Name from the Reference object, from the Source object, specifying No Model Name, or freely specifying it.
- AI Replace Part: Now has an option to keep the Reference Objects' ID, but replace the geometry. This does a reintegrate of the New object, allowing configurations to continue to work. NOTE: "All Shared" must be selected for this option to be available.
- AI MAX ViewHQ: Added buttons to interface bar to add one-click access to "Redraw Current Drawlist" and "Update Current Drawlist" functions. These two functions already existed, but previously were only accessible through right-clicking on the Action button.
- AI MAX ViewHQ: Dragging and dropping a saved drawlist file into the open Modeling session will now automatically open the "Load Drawlists" dialog with the filename set to the name of the dropped file. This allows full control over how to handle the new drawlists (replace all, etc).
- AI MAX ViewHQ: Added ability to Delete All Drawlists. To access, right-click on the Action button and select Delete All Drawlists.
Bug Fixes:
- AI MAX Share: Auto-reversed reference direction is now better maintained for "Use previous Part/Posn"
- AI MAX Share: Destination part was being reset when clicking "Reverse." Fixed.
- AI MAX Share: Would throw an error if source object had an unusual pattern in its name (beginning with one or more digits, followed by one of a specific group of characters, followed by more digits). Yes, it was a very unusual error. :) Fixed.
- AI MAX Share: "Use Previous Part/Position" wouldn't always retrieve the previous feature. Fixed.
- AI MAX Share: In some special cases, objects could rotate unexpectedly when using Circular Elements method. Fixed.
- AI MAX Export: If the top assembly was selected for export, an error message would be displayed that the root could not be exported. Fixed.
- AI Replace Part: Sometimes the primary reference part would be deleted when it shouldn't have been. Fixed.
- AI Replace Part: Scan Model button wouldn't work in some circumstances. Fixed.
- AI MAX ViewHQ: Worked around a bug in the PTC/CoCreate code that would throw an error in certain circumstances (including previewing certain commands such as "thicken" and any of the "sweep" commands)
- AI UnShare and Group: Specifying new Model Name didn't always work. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- AI MAX Share: When duplicating a feature, if the paste fails, the error message now asks the user if they want to continue or adjust their settings and try again. If they try again, it's like hitting the "Back" button and they can modify their options.
- AI MAX Share: Now handles circular element method even more intelligently by initially treating opposite directions as if they were the same direction. If the direction is not correct, the "Reverse" button can be used to adjust it.
- AI Replace Part: Easier to specify new Object Basename, including more clarity on keeping existing object names.
- AI Replace Part: Added ability to collapse the "Replace" and "Owner" sections without losing the ability to see which options have been selected.
- AI Replace Part: When multiple reference objects are selected, they're now sorted before the replacements are done. This makes it much more likely that the number order of the replacements will match the order of the reference objects.
- Moved AI Set VP Up Dir to Application "All" so it can be used in Annotation Aux VP.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (18.50.00.0370, 2014-05-02) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link):
New Features/Functions:
- AI MAX ViewHQ: Added notification when Saving Drawlists files is complete.
- AI MAX Export: Temporary Object Renaming now allows more flexibility when specifying what will be used for the temporary object names, including adding revision information and specifying the order in which the components will be used. A preview area indicating how objects will be renamed during export is also added to the main dialog. If the option to rename objects is turned Off, the area will display "Object Renaming Off."
Bug Fixes:
- When changing AI Set VP Up Dir function to be available in all applications, Menu/Ribbon was not updated. Fixed.
- AI QSave: Would throw an error if one of the selected objects previously saved was deleted and AI QSave was called again. Fixed.
- AI QSave: Did not always process objects correctly when called from the structure browser, or when clicking "All Top-Level Objects" and back again. Fixed.
- AI QSave: If a new basename was not selected, it could be possible to generate an output file consisting of only a date or file extension. Now the function will notify the user if no new basenname has been specified.
- AI MAX ViewHQ: Saving drawlists files: overwriting existing file was actually just replacing the initial content -- if the file existed and happened to be larger than the new content, the extra content would remain. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- AI MAX Export: Temporary Object Renaming would only rename the selected objects i.e. if exporting only a top-level assembly, the child objects would not be renamed. Now ALL objects below the specified objects are renamed.
- AI MAX ViewHQ: Added some code to help verify that all objects in a drawlist are real objects and still exist.
- AI MAX ViewHQ: Changed title of context menu from "Remove Current Drawlist" to "Delete Current Drawlist."
- AI QSave: If a single source object is selected and "Save all in One File" option is on, the default filename is now generated based on the object's basename.
- AI QSave: Added command-specific context entries for Part, Assy, etc.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (18.50.00.0371, 2014-05-10) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link):
New Features/Functions:Bug Fixes:
- Right-clicking on a pseudo-folder in the structure browser in Modeling v15 or v16 would generate an error because the function to identify pseudo-folders was not added by PTC/CoCreate until version 17. However, we generated a workaround anyway. So it's fixed. :)
Changed Functionality:
- Some behind-the-scenes processing improvements.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (18.50.00.0375, 2014-05-19) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link): New Features/Functions:
- AI Reference Table: Added tables for Countersinks, both English and Metric.
- AI Reference Table: Double-clicking on a value in the Countersink tables will auto-populate the Machining Module dialogs when any Machining Countersink dialog is active.
- AI Reference Table: Single-clicking on a value in the countersink table will populate the fields at the bottom of the table. Clicking the "Upd" button at the bottom of the table will populate the Machining Countersink dialogs, if active. Note: All fields at the bottom of the table may be overridden to change countersink diameter, hole size, or angle, if desired.
Bug Fixes:
- In some cases an error could be thrown when importing PCB data if AI MAXTools was NOT activated. Strange bug. Fixed.
- AI MAX Spell: A forward slash "/" on the drawing could throw an error when checking spelling. Fixed.
- AI MAX Spell: An error could occur if the user deleted all items in their personal word list. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- AI MAX ViewHQ: When loading drawlists, Load Mode (i.e. "Load at end, replace all, etc) setting is now persistent between sessions.
- AI MAX Spell: When the user clicks "Replace All," a dialog would pop up showing how many replacements were made for that word. Now an alert box pops up (v17+).
- Added checks to ensure drawings conform to Annotation structure. If not, the user is warned and the dialog terminates.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (18.50.00.0391, 2014-07-08) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link): New Features/Functions:
- AI MAX Share: When using Circular Elements method, the user may now specify a rotation angle in addition to being able to specify a reference/target direction pair, or rotating 90, 180, or 270. In addition, when a ref/targ pair is specified, the ref/targ dialog now displays the angle between the two specified directions when projected onto the WP defined by the axis direction.
- AI MAX Share: When using Reference Parts method, if either "Shared In Assy" or "All Shared" is selected, the additional shared reference objects are all highlighted immediately, and a new field showing the number of shared references is updated.
- AI MAX Export: New variables *ai-export-rev-text* and *ai-export-ver-text* (set to "rev-" and "ver-" respectively) to control the formatting of how revisions are handled. This allows user-level control of that substring in the filename and object names.
- AI Find Part: Updated to include option to remove the found objects from the drawlist. Also improved clarity on the interface. NOTE: The removal option doesn't yet work in all cases. Coming soon!
- AI MAX Workplane: Now allows placing and aligning workplanes on spherical (and hemispherical, etc) faces! All other functions work as well (clipping, offset, etc).
- AI MAX Workplane: Added ability to immediately create a clipping plane on a workplane.
- AI MAX Workplane: Now works with preselected workplane, even if another workplane is active -- the preselected workplane takes precedence.
- AI MAX Workplane: Face projections and adding construction crosses now work even if no face is selected. An easy way to add geometry to existing workplanes!
- Now loads admin and startup-related variables from a new file called ai-maxtools-load-custom.lsp. This new file will only be written at installation if it doesn't already exist, so these load options will remain during updates. This file is loaded before the AI MAXTools code is loaded, so variables may be initialized here.
- Big News! When loading AI MAXTools, the load function now copies the AI MAXTools dll files to the asp-inno subdirectory under the Modeling temp directory, and then loads the AI MAXTools files from that location. This allows updates to be done to the main installation directory without having the dlls locked. In other words, you can update AI MAXTools files without needing to exit Modeling, and the new files will be installed the next time Modeling is started. This is especially useful when multiple users are running the code from a central location, since now the code can be updated without requiring all users to exit Modeling.
Bug Fixes:
- AI MAX Share: "Use Previous Part/Posn" didn't always work when using the Two Points method. Fixed.
- AI MAX Export2D: In some strange circumstances, the upper right of a drawing was being set incorrectly. Fixed.
- AI MAX Workplane: if the user changed the default axis to U or W, it was not being remembered. Fixed.
- Help system didn't always work correctly on networked drives, but only when Annotation was active. Strange bug, indeed! Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- AI MAX ViewHQ: Interface scale will now go even larger (nicer for high pixel density and/or small fonts)
- AI MAX ViewHQ: Drawlist is "cleaned" before saving to help prevent attempting to save invalid drawlists
- AI MAX Share: When using Reference Parts method, if "Shared in Assy" is selected, the default value for the assembly is now the owning assembly of the Primary Reference object
- Available command for AI MAX Workplane on Axis somehow got deleted. Restored.
- Added code to bypass proxy server caching when doing update check.
- Message informing users that a new version is available, but that the admin has configured the system not to allow updates is now configurable through the variable *ai-update-available-no-download-message*. If this message has the string AILATESTVERSION in it, it will be replaced by the version number of the latest official version (from the website update check file).
- Added variable *ai-always-copy-files* (default nil) to determine whether copying files to temp dir will always copy files or only newer files. Setting this variable allows for the possibility of downgrading, etc. A good place to set this variable is in ai-maxtools-load-custom.lsp
- Extra quotation marks are now suppressed in AI MAXTools console output.
- AI MAX Export: Destination Directory field in the Preview window was not quite tall enough on some graphics configurations. Modified.
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Note that in addition to new behavior, new versions may also introduce occasional bugs -- please notify us if you experience anything unexpected!
A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (18.50.00.0405, 2014-09-25) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link): New Features/Functions:
- New Function: AI Multi-Cut Faces: Provides the ability to cut multiple faces from multiple parts in a single operation.
- AI MAX Workplane: Added ability to select edges when projecting real or construction geometry!
- AI Find Part: Added ability to skip objects for adding to/removing from the drawlists.
- AI Find Part: Added an option to highlight found object in viewport as well as in the structure browser.
Bug Fixes:
- Commands to start AI MAX Workplane and AI MultiCut Faces weren't resetting the menu buttons (pre-v18). Fixed.
- AI MAX Export: Initial value for Object renaming wasn't always set correctly. Fixed.
- AI MAX Export: Destination directory wasn't always being saved correctly between sessions. Fixed.
- AI Mass Table header didn't show units. Fixed.
- AI MAX Export: When exporting assemblies to Granite format, the .g.zip file was not being added to the "all formats" zip file. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- AI MAX Share: Circular Elements method: Changed the rotation options (Rot90, Second Ref Dir, Angle, etc) to radio buttons, and added a new option "No Rotation" to make the radio button set complete. NOTE: to turn off any rotation, you can also click on the active rotation button (like a checkbox) to turn it off.
- AI MAX Share: Circular Elements method: Clicking the radio button for "Angle" wouldn't automatically activate the field to specify the angle. Now it does (but only if they angle hasn't been specified).
- AI MAX Workplane: modified the way the Rotation buttons work -- now the offset is applied in a more consistent manner.
- AI Find Part: Added code to auto-select everything in the table of found objects. This has the effect of automatically highlighting all found objects in the structure browser and/or viewport if those options are turned ON. Prior to this change, it appeared that the found objects could not be highlighted (which they weren't, but only because they weren't selected in the table).
- Changed initial prompt line to "Checking AI MAXTools Files" rather than "Updating" which caused confusion.
- AI MAX Export: Destination directory field in preview table is now wider.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (18.50.00.0411, 2014-10-06) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link): New Features/Functions:
- AI MAX Workplane: When placing construction crosses, the user may nowtype in a 2D point and the cross will be located at that point! (3D Points were already allowed). Note: a 2D command must be active for the 2D points to work.
- Added calls to load files ai-maxtools-preload-options.lsp before loading the other dlls, and ai-maxtools-postload-options.lsp after the other tools are loaded.
Bug Fixes:
- Under certain circumstances, saving directories in the options files (ai-export-options.lsp, etc) could cause corruption to the options files. This only happened if Windows shortened the directory using the 8-character per directory method that it sometimes uses (i.e. "C:/DOCUME~1/ADMINI~1/LOCAL~1/Temp" or something like that). Fixed.
- Some elements of selected dialogs weren't showing up in v15. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- Options files are now loaded using a new method that checks the files for corruption before loading them. This allows a corrupt options file to be skipped, rather than preventing the rest of the tools from loading.
- Misc performance improvements
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Note that in addition to new behavior, new versions may also introduce occasional bugs -- please notify us if you experience anything unexpected!
A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (18.50.00.0443, 2015-01-26) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link): New Features/Functions:
- AI Move 2 Pts in Direction: now allows for easier selection of "Next" functionality with an option to "Reset Pt/Dir after Next" which will clear those values, allowing the user to just click to re-specify all those value rather than clicking the variable each time to re-specify. Really speeds things up!
- AI MAX ViewHQ: Now keeps track of objects based on some internal identifiers, meaning that objects are tracked regardless of their name or location in the structure browser. Much better likelihood of successfully reloading drawlists between sessions.
- AI New Part: Now has an option to randomize new part color by clicking a button, as well as an option to set have the color randomized each time.
- AI MAX Workplane: Now, if the workplane is placed on a conical or toroidal face, is then projected (construction and/or real geometry), and then the "On Axis" button is selected, the selected face will be re-projected so that it is as though the projection had been done after the axis alignment. NOTE: Any other faces that had been projected before the axis alignment will NOT be re-projected and must be checked by the user (the geometry for those faces can still be deleted using the integrated delete buttons for each type, as usual).
- AI MAX Export: Added code and an option not to expand inseparable assemblies. Default value is t (don't expand).
- Added variable *ai-show-startup-message* to control whether the "Loaded AI MAXTools..." message will be displayed in the output box.
Bug Fixes:
- AI New Part: Setting material default wasn't saved correctly. Fixed.
- AI QSave Package: Destination director was not always being saved correctly in some strange circumstances. Fixed.
- AI MAX Workplane: In some cases, workplane alignment would not be correct. Fixed.
- AI MAX Workplane: After projecting a face, additional faces would not be projected (though edges would still work). Fixed.
- AI MAX Export: Setting for STL Ascii/Binary was not persistent. Fixed.
- AI MAX Export: STL output would fail in some circumstances based on the output path. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- AI MAX Workplane: "New Origin" section is now collapsible
- AI MAX Workplane: "Align Cyl Axis" section is now collapsible
- AI MAX Workplane: "Align Cyl Axis" section variables now have a radio button indicator rather than a checkbox since they're mutually exclusive.
- AI MAX Workplane: Fixed typos for some of the supporting variables that made them visible initially, making the interface REALLY tall before a workplane or face was selected. Not really a bug, but certainly not expected.
- General: The toaster popup showing the latest version now only pops up the first time the tools are loaded.
- AI New Part: Added a name collision check and more intelligent name default values.
- AI MAX Export: STL user-defined distance and angle are now persistent
- AI MAX Export: Package File version is now persistent
- AI MAX Export: Object renaming setting is again persistent
- AI MAX Export: If the user typed a directory that had backslashes or extra forward slashes, that value is now cleaned up and automatically converted into a forward-slashed path.
- AI MAX Export: Since UNC paths are not supported for exporting (yet), a warning is now thrown when a UNC path is specified (and no exporting will even be attempted until the directory issue is resolved).
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Note that in addition to new behavior, new versions may also introduce occasional bugs -- please notify us if you experience anything unexpected!
A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (18.50.00.0447, 2015-02-03) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link): New Features/Functions:
- New file ai-load-options-defaults.lsp introduced for customization of AI MAXTools settings in the AI MAXTools installation directory. This file will NOT be overwritten on subsequent installations or updates. In other words, any customizations and/or settings that are made in this file will be persistent across additional updates.
- AI Bill of Material Generator: New "Level" column to indicate each object's level. Note that the top selected object will always be the number of levels below the root assembly. This means that if the root assembly itself is selected, all of its immediate child objects will be assigned Level 1. Also note that as all levels are currently absolute, if a subassembly 3 levels down is selected as the top assembly for Bill of Material, its immediate children will show a level of 4 (and its full pathname will be shown as the top-level assembly -- this is unchanged from previous behavior).
Bug Fixes:
- AI MAX Share: Feature duplication would occasionally fail in some particular circumstances, though subsequent duplications in the same operation using the same settings would succeed. Strange bug. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- See above regarding settings options in ai-load-options-defaults.lsp file.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (18.50.00.0463, 2015-04-13) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link): New Features/Functions:
- New Function: AI Surface Points: Generate a set of points on one or more faces. Specify the origin point and directions for the X, Y and Z axes, and select the points on the surface. The point and the normal vector of the surface at that point are captured, and can be written to a .csv file for use with a coordinate measuring machine. Configurable settings, including label size, arrow size/type, etc.
- AI MAX ViewHQ: Tremendous performance improvement when loading saved drawlists!
- AI MAX ViewHQ: Loading Drawlists: new option to draw (or not to draw) each drawlist as it's loaded from disk. If this option is OFF, loading drawlists is VERY fast!
- AI MAX ViewHQ: Significant performance improvement when switching drawlists, especially when working with a large number of drawlists.
- AI MAX ViewHQ: New UI section displays the stored drawlists in a pulldown list. Selecting any of the defined drawlists will jump immediately to that drawlist. This functionality was previously on the right-click menu for the forward and back buttons; those menus have been removed with this addition.
- AI MAX ViewHQ: buttons to rename drawlists as well as a collapsible menu offering some additional functions added at the bottom of the AI MAX ViewHQ browser. Very handy!
- AI MAX Export: Added the ability to selectively skip one or more files in the list of files to be exported. This can be done either by double-clicking the line in the table (which will toggle the selected line(s)), or by selecting the desired line(s) and clicking the "Skip" or "Clear" buttons at the bottom of the file table. Hint: use the ctrl and shift keys to select multiple lines.
- AI Bill of Material Generator: Added "Line Number" to the list of available columns
- AI Bill of Material Generator: Added "MAX Depth" option as well as "Full Depth" option. The Max Depth option replaces the "One Level" option previously available, now allowing the user to specify how deep the system should query the BOM.
- AI MAX Export2D: Added ability to export .mi/.ami, .bdl, and .pkg when a drawing is currently loaded. NOTE: the .bdl and .pkg formats will only be available when the drawing's owning object is loaded into Modeling.
- AI MAX Export2D: Added ability to zip all formats for a given drawing into a common zip file, just as in AI MAX Export. This functionality works both in single-drawing mode and in batch mode.
- AI MAX Export2D: Added ability to preview existing PDF of zip files form the file table before overwriting them. Simply select the line the file table and click the "Open File" button.
- AI MAX Export2D: Added option "Open Dest Dir After Writing." This option will open the destination directory after the files have been exported.
- AI MAX Export2D: Now executes when the user selected the OK button (green check mark) or middle mouse button.
- New file: ai-matl-table-custom.lsp: make all changes to materials in this file, as it will not be overwritten on updates.
Bug Fixes:
- AI MAX Share: Using Circular Elements method with cones improved: in some cases, the direction of alignment was not being set correctly. Fixed.
- AI Bill of Material Generator: Didn't always ignore containers when it was supposed to. Fixed.
- AI Bill of Material Generator: Would throw an error when selecting "Expanded List" when the "Repeat Add'l Info" option was OFF. Fixed.
- AI Bill of Material Generator: In some cases, the indicators for indent level (i.e. the asterisks) were showing an extra level for child objects. Fixed.
- AI Bill of Material Generator: Would sometimes attempt to calculate mass even if mass was not one of the selected columns. This could have a significant effect on processing time. Fixed.
- AI MAX Export2D: "Open Dest Dir" option didn't always work correctly if the destination directory didn't exist. Now the function will attempt to create the destination directory before opening it.
Changed Functionality:
- AI Bill of Material Generator: Level column is now relative to the top-level objects selected. For example, if multiple objects are selected, each one will be assigned a level of 1, and their immediate child objects will be level 2, etc. The indent levels in the table will reflect this as well.
- AI Bill of Material Generator: Update message about which objects may not have mass or volume calculated to include empty parts, wire parts, and corrupt parts.
- AI ReplacePart: Changed title to "AI Replace Part/Assy" to remind users that the function can do both (including replacing a part with an assembly and replacing an assembly with a part)
- AI Replace Part/Assembly: Now handles read-only source objects much more cleanly
- AI Replace Part/Assembly: Now handles multiple source objects much more cleanly
- AI Replace Part/Assembly: Added a notification when starting that the source object should already be in the desired location relative to the primary reference object
- AI Replace Part/Assembly: Added a notification when multiple source objects are selected: In this case, the objects' names will be fixed, and the model names will either remain fixed or be cleared (set to no model name)
- AI Replace Part/Assembly: Added a notification when a source object is read-only, notifying the user that the model name will be re-used. In other words, the replacement objects will have the same model name as the Source object.
- AI MAX ViewHQ: The name of the current drawlist is no longer shown in the title of the AI MAX ViewHQ browser, as the drawlist name is now displayed in the pulldown list (see above)
- AI MAX ViewHQ: When creating a new drawlist using the "Remove from Current" button (i.e. the little "-" button next to the action button), the title of the newly created drawlist will be the same as the previously current drawlist, with an asterisk appended to it to indicate that it was dereived from that drawlist.
- AI MAX ViewHQ: improved interaction when the user switches between applications.
- AI MAX Export2D: File Table now shows if zip file exists
- AI MAX Export2D: File Table now does not open by default, but can be opened by clicking "Show/Hide File Table"
- AI MAX Export2D: Minor UI changes to bring the "Matching" field up to be with the "File Mask" field.
- AI MAX Export2D: Drawing is now updated before exporting
- AI MAX Export2D: mi, bdl, and pkg formats are only exported for "top" drawings i.e. if AI MAX Export2D is exporting the sheet files, these formats will not be generated
- AI MAX Export2D: Columns for pdfsize and exists are now hidden.
- AI MAX Export2D: If the .ami file extension is defined in the file browser, the .ami extension will be used for saving .mi files. Otherwise, .mi will be used.
- AI MAX Export2D: Log files for dxf, iges, and dwg are now retained. Previously, only the last log file written was kept. For example, a log file named filename.log when exporting dxf will now be named filename.dxf.log.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (18.50.00.0472, 2015-06-16) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link): New Features/Functions:
- New Function: AI BisectAngle: Allows the user three different selection modes: arc, two edges, or 3 points. Once the selection is made, the destination point is displayed in the viewport, and the user is allowed to change the ratio, the radius, the angle, or any combination. Once the desired destination point is determined, just click "Next" and the coordinates of the destination point are sent to the current command.
- New Function: AI Intersect: Allows the user to specify two direction vectors (such as edges), and the resulting intersection point is displayed in the viewport. If no intersection is found, the user is notified of the minimum approach distance between the directions. As above, clicking "Next" will send the coordinates of the intersection point to the current command.
- New Functionality: Searchable PDFs from AI MAX Export2D: AI MAX Export2D will now export searchable PDF files
- AI MAX Export: Added the ability to select an attribute from each object to be included in the file name
- AI BOM Generator: Added "Tabloid" to the list of available output paper sizes
- AI MAX Export2D: When storing a 2D drawing, AND if its 3D body is loaded, the update function is called prior to saving.
- AI Find and Replace (Annotation): Added field showing number of times the "Find" text occurs.
Bug Fixes:
- AI MultiRename: When using the "Basename.x" option, skipping a part that matched the basename pattern wouldn't correctly update the names, which could result in a "Duplicate Name" error. Fixed.
- AI ReplacePart: Didn't always work correctly if the source (new) object was already in the same assembly as the part it was replacing. Fixed.
- AI Set View Up Direction would throw an error in some cases. Fixed.
- AI MAX Spell: Would throw an error if it encountered a string containing a pipe "|" character. Fixed. (now ignored, as with other punctuation)
Changed Functionality:
- AI Find and Replace: Better notification if no drawing is loaded
- AI MAX Export: Changed title of export format from "ProductView" to "Creo View MCAD" (v18+ only)
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (19.50.00.0489, 2015-08-03) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link): New Features/Functions:
- AI MAX Export: Added functionality to automatically activate and deactivate modules as needed for exporting. This allows organizations with, for example, a single CAD adapter to easily share it between users without manually needing to activate it and deactivate it. When starting AI MAX Export, all selected modules will attempt to be activated. If any fail, a single dialog box showing which modules failed will be displayed.
- AI MAX Export: Added ability to activate data exchange modules from the "Export Types" section. Now a module does not need to be activated before starting AI MAX Export -- it can be turned on directly from the AI MAX Export "Export Types" window.
- AI MAX Export: Added option to completely ignore inseparable objects, or to export them intact, but not expand them.
- New Functionality: AI MAX Export: New option: Save and Load profiles -- saves your settings to allow quick switching between different export configurations. Note: AI MAX Export profiles must be named using the form: ai-export-options-<profilename>.lsp (without brackets). For example, ai-export-options-stl.lsp
- New Included Functionality: AI SpellMAX and AI Find and Replace are now no longer a separate module. Both functions can now be activated with a license for either AI DesignMAX or AI DataMAX -- no separate license is required!
- AI Intersection: Added option "Clear Directions" -- easier to start again
Bug Fixes:
- AI MAX ViewHQ: Main interface bar was not always staying hidden after switching back from Annotation. Fixed.
- AI Intersection: Clicking "Next" did the same thing as "OK" and didn't keep the dialog open. Fixed.
- Menu for v15-17 had wrong available command definition for AI Set VP Up Direction, so this function didn't work from the menu (though it was still OK from the toolbar). Fixed.
- AI Bisect Angle: If the command was started and the center point was picked (in 3 point mode), and then a different method was selected, the rubberline for selecting the additional points for the previous method was still being shown. Fixed.
- AI MAX Export: object renaming could throw an error if all name options (or all except Modelname) were turned off. Fixed.
- AI Intersection: if parallel directions were selected, and the user decided to click "Next" or "OK" anyway, an error would be thrown. Now the user is prompted to re-specify the direction.
- AI MAX Export2D: Could throw an error in some cases where Windows reported a directory to Modeling using the 8.3 notation (i.e. "Progra~1"). Fixed.
- AI MAX Export2D: Now handles .ami files correctly. Previously, they would be converted to PDF correctly, but would be named "file.ami.pdf" rather than "file.pdf". Now behaves as expected.
Changed Functionality:
- AI Bisect Angle: now maintains projection direction and ratio when clicking "Next."
- AI Bisect Angle: Moved "Full Angle" field to always be below the grouping of Arc/Edges/3Pts section options. More visually consistent between methods.
- AI Intersection: updated interface: Now each selected direction is immediately shown with a bidirectional arrow. The locations of the arrows only change when an intersection is found. This change allowed us to remove the options to flip the directions and to show the opposite direction arrows.
- Updated Help file and associated images for the above changes, and added sections for AI Intersection and AI Bisect Angle. Also fixed a couple of typos.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (19.50.00.0490, 2015-08-11) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link): New Features/Functions:
- German translation now included (mostly completed). If running a German version of Modeling, the AI MAXTools interface should now appear in German as well.
Bug Fixes:
- AI Bisect, AI BisectAngle, and AI Intersection and similar commands would not correctly send the resulting point to the Rotate_2D command. Fixed.
- AI MultiRename: Would throw an error when clicking preview under a specific set of circumstances. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- AI Bill-of-Material generator: Very minor UI changes in Column Selection interface
- AI MAX Spell: Very minor UI changes in Column Selection interface
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (19.50.00.0491, 2015-08-21) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link): New Features/Functions:
- AI Reference Table: now allows creating countersinks using the Machining module even when the material thickness is less than the depth of the computed countersink. The countersink diameter remains the same, but the hole is made wider and the sink depth will be set to 0.1 mm less than the material thickness. In this situation, the user will be notified of the situation (though this notification can be turned off).
Bug Fixes:
- AI BisectAngle: Radius is now persistent when using "Arc" mode and a different radius has been specified, and "Next" is clicked. Radius was previously being reset to the radius of the arc.
- When trying to highlight elements in the structure browser, an error would be thrown if the browser is hidden. Now the browser is always made visible before doing the highlighting.
Changed Functionality:
- AI BisectAngle: now prevents duplicate points from being sent if the user selects "Next" and then "OK" without changing any of the information.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (19.50.00.0495, 2015-09-10) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link): New Features/Functions:
- AI MAX Export: Now has option to look inside Zip files to determine if the selected format for the selected object already exists in the associated zip file. Please note that this option can add significantly to the scan time!
- AI MAX Export: Related to the above, there is now a button in the Preview window to skip all files that are listed as "In Zip" -- in other words, set the skip option on all files that exist in the associated zip file.
- AI MAX Share: Circular elements method further improved to better handle edges at the intersection of a conical hole and a cylinder (such as at the bottom of a countersink), as well as improvements in handling placing objects facing the opposite direction (such as on the opposite face).
Bug Fixes:
- Typo in ribbon UI code prevented the "AI Set Viewport Up Direction" button from working.
- AI MAX Share: using circular elements method with conical faces could throw an error in certain rare situations. Fixed.
- AI ReplacePart: in certain rare situations, the source object (new object) would be not be retained in its relationship to the initial reference. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- AI MAX Export: Confirmation dialog about overwriting files no longer appears if files that would be overwritten will be skipped.
- Text strings for menus should now be localized into German (mostly complete).
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (19.50.00.0496, 2015-09-14) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link): New Features/Functions:
- AI MAX Export: When looking inside Zip files, if the directory is changed in the AI MAX Export dialog, the results for the zip search in the current directory are cached. This improves performance when changing back to that directory while AI MAX Export is still active. Note: this caching is only maintained while AI MAX Export is active -- if the function is canceled and called again, all zip files will be re-scanned.
Bug Fixes:
- AI MAX Export: If the directory was changed using the AI MAX Export dialog when using the option to look inside zip files and the file preview window was open, the preview would not be updated. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:To download the latest version, please Click Here (http://www.ai-maxtools.com/cgi-bin/schlabo/dl.pl?AI-MAXTools0496ttf).Note that in addition to new behavior, new versions may also introduce occasional bugs -- please notify us if you experience anything unexpected!
A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (19.50.00.0498, 2015-10-20) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link): New Features/Functions:
- AI MAX Export: Added a sort when determining what name to use for each unique object to help improve consistency in naming the files. This is of particular benefit when using zip files. If some objects are renamed or deleted between exports, there may still be issues, but this is a significant improvement.
Bug Fixes:
- In some situations, the toolbox buttons were being labeled in German, even when loading in English -- definitely not the intended behavior! Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- Several internal changes for improvements when working with languages other than English.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (19.50.00.0501, 2015-11-09) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link): New Features/Functions:
- AI MAX Export: Added ability to set output options when using the SolidWorks Parasolid CAD adapter. Testing not complete yet, but initial testing looks good.
Bug Fixes:
- AI MAX Export2D: In some situations, specifying a new output directory didn't always work when NOT using the "Relative to CWD" option. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- Several internal changes for improvements when working with languages other than English.
- Some internal performance improvements.
To download the latest version, please Click Here (http://www.ai-maxtools.com/cgi-bin/schlabo/dl.pl?AI-MAXTools0501ttf).Note that in addition to new behavior, new versions may also introduce occasional bugs -- please notify us if you experience anything unexpected!
A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (19.50.00.0504, 2016-01-06) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link): New Features/Functions:
- AI MAX Share: UI simplified somewhat. All options are still available, but the less-commonly used options are now on the options menu. Most of the current changes affected the "Circular Elements" method, though some other methods got some changes as well.
- AI MAX Workplane: Added an option to automatically create, when placing a workplane on a cylindrical or conical surface, an infinite construction line along the surface's axis when the workplane is first created or aligned. This option is found on the "Options" menu.
Bug Fixes:
- AI Bill-of-Material Generator: PDF output had some extra characters in the footer. Fixed.
- AI Bill-of-Material Generator: Didn't always work correctly when running without a license (i.e. Demo Mode). Fixed.
- AI Bill-of-Material Generator: One of the "More Info" buttons had an outdated link. Fixed.
- AI MAX Export2D: In some cases, clicking OK (Green checkmark or middle mouse button) would generate the files again, even if no options had changed. Fixed.
- AI MAX Export2D: Exporting a second time could throw an error in some circumstances. Fixed.
- General: In some rare situations, the user's customization directory was not being captured correctly, which prevented options files from being stored correctly. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- AI MAX Export: Processing when skipping selected objects or files is now much faster.
- Additional internal performance improvements.
To download the latest version, please Click Here (http://www.ai-maxtools.com/cgi-bin/schlabo/dl.pl?AI-MAXTools0504ttf).Note that in addition to new behavior, new versions may also introduce occasional bugs -- please notify us if you experience anything unexpected!
A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (19.50.00.0506, 2016-02-11) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link): New Features/Functions:
- AI MAX ViewHQ: Added ability to attach Drawlist information directly to objects, including the ability to store multiple Groups of Drawlists. These functions can be accessed from the Options menu or directly by right-clicking on the Options button.
- AI MAX ViewHQ: Added ability to control Drawlists using a graphical browser. This allows reordering Drawlists and Favorite Views, renaming Drawlists, assigning or changing names of Favorite Views, applying camera views from other drawlists, passing the objects of a drawlist to your current command, and more!
Bug Fixes:
- AI MAX Export2D: In some cases, the destination directory was being set to "." after doing an export. Fixed.
- AI MAX Export2D: Exporting would not always work if the destination folder was on a UNC path. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- A couple of internal processing changes.
To download the latest version, please Click Here (http://www.ai-maxtools.com/cgi-bin/schlabo/dl.pl?AI-MAXTools0506ttf).Note that in addition to new behavior, new versions may also introduce occasional bugs -- please notify us if you experience anything unexpected!
A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (19.50.00.0509, 2016-03-15) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link): New Features/Functions:
- AI MAX Share: NEW! Now works with Part Library Screw Connections and Drill Features.
- AI MAX Share: 2 Points in Direction method now has a "Count" option to specify the number of placements. Each additional placement will be the specified distance from the previous placement, creating equally-spaced parts and/or features.
- AI MAX Share: 2 Points in Direction method now also allows a direction and distance to be specified without specifying a second point, essentially providing a "Direction and Distance" option.
- AI MAX Share: 2 Points in Direction method: Entering a negative distance will now automatically reverse the projection direction and re-compute the destination point at the specified distance along the new direction.
Bug Fixes:
- AI MAX ViewHQ options were not always being saved correctly. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- AI MAX ViewHQ functions will now automatically try to activate a license rather than just displaying a "License Not Available" message. The message will still be displayed if the activation is unsuccessful.
- AI MAX ViewHQ graphical browser now has numerical drawlist position indicators i.e "[2] " with the drawlist name, making it consistent with the AI MAX ViewHQ Browser bar.
To download the latest version, please Click Here (http://www.ai-maxtools.com/cgi-bin/schlabo/dl.pl?AI-MAXTools0509ttf).Note that in addition to new behavior, new versions may also introduce occasional bugs -- please notify us if you experience anything unexpected!
A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (19.50.00.0510, 2016-03-21) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link): New Features/Functions:
- AI MAX Share: 2 Points in Direction method: Improvement in how negative distances are handled. Rather than reversing the projection direction, the destination point is simply computed in the negative direction. This also allows for better visual feedback when the "Count" option (number of instances) is greater than 1.
Bug Fixes:
- AI MAX Workplane: Using the "On Axis" positioning option would move the workplane out away from the part in some cases. Fixed.
- AI MAX Export: Options for object renaming were not being stored correctly. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- AI MAX Share: 2 points in Direction method: Graphical feedback was not being properly shown when not directly specifying a destination point (i.e. specifying a direction and length instead). Feedback is now shown as expected.
- AI MAX Export: Loading a profile wouldn't update all of the current settings in the dialog (though the settings would be correct when re-starting AI MAX Export). The settings in the dialog are now updated as expected.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (19.50.00.0511, 2016-03-22) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link): New Features/Functions:Bug Fixes:
- AI MAX Share: In some cases, a message would incorrectly pop up indicating that a part is included in a Part Library feature when it is not. Fixed.
- AI MAX View HQ: Graphical browser showing objects which had drawlist info attached (used for attaching and retrieving drawlist definitions to/from objects) was not always being updated in a timely manner. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:To download the latest version, please Click Here (http://www.ai-maxtools.com/cgi-bin/schlabo/dl.pl?AI-MAXTools0511ttf).Note that in addition to new behavior, new versions may also introduce occasional bugs -- please notify us if you experience anything unexpected!
A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (19.50.00.0517, 2016-04-01) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link): New Features/Functions:
- AI MAX Share: Now allows the user to duplicate both a Part Library Screw Connection Feature and a Part Library Drill Feature in the same operation. Simply select one of the components of the Screw Connection Feature for the Source object (as usual), and one of the faces of the Drill Feature for the selected Feature.
- AI Surface Points: Double-clicking an entry in the Points Table will now automatically enable "Replace Point" mode, making point replacement easier and faster.
Bug Fixes:
- AI MAX ViewHQ: Graphical browsers for managing Drawlists and showing objects which had Drawlists attached were being docked by default. Fixed.
- AI MAX ViewHQ: License activation enhancements in build 509 would unintentionally activate a license for AI DesignMAX in some cases when switching back from Annotation, resulting in a shortage of available licenses. Fixed.
- AI Surface Points: Replacing a point would initially leave the label at the original location, even though the underlying data had been updated. Fixed.
- AI Surface Points: Point renumbering didn't always give the expected result when the new numbers could potentially overlap with existing numbers. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- Minor UI changes to help with localization
- AI MAX ViewHQ: Graphical browser for Objects with Drawlists is now automatically expanded to show the Objects and their Drawlists to further reduce mouse clicks.
- AI MAX ViewHQ: Graphical browser for managing drawlists now has improved ability to Draw/Hide objects from other drawlists and redraw (i.e. Draw Only" the objects from the current Drawlist. These additional abilities are on the right-click context menu for the Drawlists.
- AI MAX ViewHQ: Objects With Drawlists browser (visible when attaching or recalling Drawlists from objects) is now automatically hidden after object selection.
- AI MAX ViewHQ: Attempting to recall Drawlists from an object with no Drawlist information attached will now display a message.
- Updated Help file, including adding an entry for AI Surface Points and significantly updated AI MAX ViewHQ page.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (19.50.00.0518, 2016-04-19) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link): New Features/Functions:
- AI MultiRename: Huge performance improvement when renaming a large number of parts using the "Basename.x" option.
Bug Fixes:
- Files would not always load correctly under version 18.1. Fixed.
- AI MAX View HQ: AI MAX ViewHQ interface dialog would not always remember its position when returning from Annotation. Fixed.
- AI MultiRename: "Basename.x" option would generate strange names for some of the parts when the count of parts to be renamed was greater than 1000. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:To download the latest version, please Click Here (http://www.ai-maxtools.com/cgi-bin/schlabo/dl.pl?AI-MAXTools0518ttf).Note that in addition to new behavior, new versions may also introduce occasional bugs -- please notify us if you experience anything unexpected!
A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (19.50.00.0521, 2016-04-25) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link): New Features/Functions:Bug Fixes:
- AI MAX Spell: Spell checker for Annotation would not initialize properly under non-English versions of Windows, even though the spell checker itself would still work just fine. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- Menu labels for Modeling v17 and earlier were using the longer command names rather than the shorter names as previously done. Now the shorter names are always used.
- Miscellaneous internal improvements.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (19.50.00.0523, 2016-05-02) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link): New Features/Functions:
- New Function: AI Attach Drawing to Copy: Functions just like the standard Attach Drawing to Copy function, but will also rename the ViewSet attached to the 3D model. Very handy for keeping the ViewSet names consistent with their drawings!
Bug Fixes:
- AI MAX ViewHQ: AI MAX ViewHQ bar would sometimes display in Annotation when it shouldn't be visible. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- AI Find and Replace (Annotation): Improved updates for showing number of found items when changing the "Find Text."
- Miscellaneous internal improvements.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (19.50.00.0526, 2016-05-05) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link): New Features/Functions:
- New Functions: AI Attach Drawing to Variant and AI Attach Drawing to Mirror: Both of these are just like their standard counterpart functions, but will also rename the ViewSet attached to the 3D model. Very handy for keeping the ViewSet names consistent with their drawings!
Bug Fixes:
- AI MAX ViewHQ: AI MAX ViewHQ bar would sometimes display at startup when it had been turned off. Fixed.
- AI MAX ViewHQ: AI MAX ViewHQ bar did not always remember its position correctly. Fixed.
- There was a recently-introduced typo in the AI MAXTools toolbar file. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:To download the latest version, please Click Here (http://www.ai-maxtools.com/cgi-bin/schlabo/dl.pl?AI-MAXTools0526ttf).Note that in addition to new behavior, new versions may also introduce occasional bugs -- please notify us if you experience anything unexpected!
A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (19.50.00.0531, 2016-05-23) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link): New Features/Functions:
- AI MultiRename: If renaming multiple shared objects owned by different subassemblies, and using the "Basename.x" method, the numbering now restarts at "Start Num" for each subassembly.
Bug Fixes:
- AI MAX Share: When using the "Use 2 Reference Directions" option, the second reference and target directions would not always change the orientation of the shared object(s). Fixed.
- AI Attach Drawing to Variant would sometimes throw an error. Fixed.
- AI MAX ViewHQ: Additional fix to help AI MAX ViewHQ bar remember its position and visibility status when returning from Annotation.
Changed Functionality:
- AI Attach Drawing to Mirror now notifies the user that this functionality is only available when running Creo Elements/Direct Version 19 or later.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (19.50.00.0534, 2016-06-07) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link): New Features/Functions:
- AI MAX Share: Added option for startup status of "Duplicate Feature" functionality. Options are On/Off/Last, where "Last" uses the same status as the last time AI MAX Share was used. This option is found on the "Options" menu of AI MAX Share.
- AI Intersection: Improved feedback by adding longer lines from the selected points to the intersection point.
- AI Intersection: Added new feedback elements when lines do not intersect. The new elements show the lines to the closest point of approach, with a line connecting the two closest points.
- AI Intersection: Added a new button to "Create 3D lines." This option does the following: when the user clicks "OK", a 3D polyline is created from the start point to the intersection point to the end point. If no intersection is found, a 3D polyline is created from the start point to the closest point of approach in the starting direction, then to the closest point of approach in the ending direction, and finally to the ending point. This part allows the user to visualize where the intersection is or would be. If an intersection is found, the Line part is colored cyan, if not, it is colored magenta. Note that this option is only available when AI Intersection is the only command running (meaning it is not being used to provide input to another command).
- AI MAX Workplane: now works with preselected faces (single faces only)
- AI MAX Workplane: Added a new option "Default on Axis." This option will automatically turn on the "On Axis" option when a cylindrical, conical, or toroidal face is selected, and the workplane will either be aligned or created on the axis of the selected face.
Bug Fixes:
- AI MAX Share: When using the "Use 2 Reference Directions" option, the second reference and target directions would not always change the orientation of the shared object(s). Fixed.
- AI Aattach Drawing to Variant didn't work if the new owner didn't have a viewset. Now the user is asked whether to copy the existing viewset from the original owner (just as the original function does).
- AI MAXTools files wouldn't load properly if the default filing revision was set to something different from the version of Modeling. Strange bug. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:To download the latest version, please Click Here (http://www.ai-maxtools.com/cgi-bin/schlabo/dl.pl?AI-MAXTools0534ttf).Note that in addition to new behavior, new versions may also introduce occasional bugs -- please notify us if you experience anything unexpected!
A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (19.50.00.0535, 2016-06-15) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link): New Features/Functions:Bug Fixes:Changed Functionality:
- Dramatic reduction in AI MAXTools load time when many objects were already loaded. Now the number of objects loaded has almost no effect on load time.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (19.50.00.0539, 2016-06-20) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link): New Features/Functions:Bug Fixes:
- AI MAX Share: When using the "Reference Parts" method, the option to directly select a new owner was not always visible. It could still be shown by expanding the "Owner" section, but now it's always expanded when the Reference Parts method is selected.
Changed Functionality:
- Adding one of the AI MAXTools functions to one of the standard ribbon tabs (v18+) would throw an error due to an inconsistency in Modeling related to the way the ribbon is implemented. This version works around that inconsistency.
- Load time is further reduced if the AI MAXTools code is reloaded.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (19.50.00.0540, 2016-06-22) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link): New Features/Functions:
- AI MultiRename: Added option "No number on first item" for the Basename.x method. This option numbers all of the objects using the specified format, but then removes the separator and number from the first item in the list, with the subsequent numbers as .02, .03, etc, depending on settings. This is especially useful for environments and processing applications that expect the first in a group of shared objects not to have a numerical suffix.
Bug Fixes:
- AI MAX Share: Automatic numbering did not always start at the correct number when the "Rename P1->P1.01" optinon was OFF. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:To download the latest version, please Click Here (http://www.ai-maxtools.com/cgi-bin/schlabo/dl.pl?AI-MAXTools0540ttf).Note that in addition to new behavior, new versions may also introduce occasional bugs -- please notify us if you experience anything unexpected!
A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (19.50.00.0541, 2016-07-22) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link): New Features/Functions:
- AI MAXTools ribbon tabs (v18+) are now colored dark blue - easy to find!
- AI BOM Generator: Added material column
Bug Fixes:Changed Functionality:
- AI BOM Generator: Improved rendering of PDF output.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (19.50.00.0543, 2016-09-21) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link): New Features/Functions:Bug Fixes:Changed Functionality:
- AI MAX Share: Sections for "New Owner" and "Rotate and Offset" now remember whether they were expanded or not rather than always starting in their collapsed state.
- Several behind-the-scenes improvements.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (19.80.00.0556, 2016-11-30) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link): New Features/Functions:
- AI MAX Share: Now supports multiple destination element selection when using the "Circular Elements" method (using a select list).
- NEW Functionality: AI MAX Share: Circular Elements method: When the source element is selected, elements having the same radius in the same face and/or plane (in the same part) or matching cones or cylinders (if a cone or cylinder is selected) are automatically highlighted and assigned to the "Selected Elems" field, and can be selected (and used as destination elements as a group) using the new "Use Selected" button. When one or more Destination Elements are selected, the "Selected Elems" field is updated to show elements matching the Destination Elements. Clicking on the "Selected Elems" field allows the user to add or subtract elements from the list using standard select list functionality, and such elements need not have the same radius as the initial Source or Destination Element(s). In addition, the option "Add'l Elems" allows the user to select additional elements (parts, faces, and/or workplanes) that will be scanned to find matching elements. Really powerful functionality! To see it in action, click here: https://youtu.be/Z0o8yd7e7Ew (https://youtu.be/Z0o8yd7e7Ew)
- AI MAX Share: "Two Points in Direction" method now includes a "Count" field to easily duplicate parts and features to evenly-spaced locations along a specified direction. Simply put in a number greater than 1, and you'll get a preview showing the proposed destination points, spaced evenly at the specified distance.
- AI BisectAngle: Added ability to create a construction line from the center of the angle through the specified bisect point. Note that a current workplane is required for this functionality to work.
- AI MAX Share: "Circular Elements" method: Added ability to select multiple destination elements at once using a select list. Works great with the new "AI Select Circular Elements" function.
- NEW Function: AI Select Circular Elements: The user selects one or more circular elements (3D edge, circle, cylinder, and/or cone), and the function automatically selects all matching elements. The user can select how to filter the results, including controlling which faces and/or parts to use, and finding elements that match within certain tolerances, min/max values, and much more! Clicking OK will send the currently selected elements to the current command (or, if no command is active, it will select all of those elements, such as for a radius change, adding a blend, etc).
Bug Fixes:
- AI MAX ViewHQ: A recent change prevented the "Objects with Drawlists Attached" graphical browser from showing the actual drawlist names. Fixed.
- AI MAX Share: Circular Elements positioning wouldn't work if the source object was owned by the root assembly. Fixed.
- AI MAX Share: "Position First" option wouldn't always work when using circular elements. Fixed.
- AI MAX Share: "Reverse" functionality wouldn't always work when using circular elements. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- AI Info: "Geo Resolution" field moved to the block containing the density, etc., for consistency.
- AI MAX Share: now more reliably selects the destination part when duplicating a feature.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (20.00.00.0559, 2017-01-02) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link): New Features/Functions:
- Version 20 of PTC Creo Elements/Direct is now supported!
- AI Reference Table now has additional items in the Drill Table, including metric drill sizes and wire sizes. This table also has the ability to filter the various drill sizes by the type (Fraction, Letter, Wire Gauge, or Metric). Very useful!
Bug Fixes:
- In some situations, the Custom Process Browser would be missing an item when the AI MAXTools code was loaded. Very strange error. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- AI MAX ViewHQ: Added additional test when creating drawlists to validate drawlist objects.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (20.00.00.0563, 2017-02-11) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link): New Features/Functions:
- AI MAX Share: Circular Elements auto-selection enhancement: Conical face selection (including on "Additional Elements" can now be filtered using "Same Face" and "Same Plane" options
- AI MAX Share: Circular Elements auto-selection enhancement: Circular edge selection when using "Additional Elements" now works when a part is selected as an additional element -- all matching circular edges on that part will be selected (and optionally filtered) -- no need to select each face.
- AI Select Circular Elements: Selecting Additional Parts is now available for all types of selected source element(s). The automatic selection of elements will now search additional selected parts.
- AI MAX Export2D: Now any additional Annotation font files that are located in the AI MAXTools installation directory will be loaded before AI MAX Export2D function is executed. If the variable ai::*ai-anno-font-dir* is set, that directory will be searched instead of the AI MAXTools directory.
Bug Fixes:
- AI Info: Volume fields were not always updating correctly. Fixed.
- AI MAX Export: attempting to activate modules from the Export Types option menu would still turn on the checkbox even if the activation failed. Fixed.
- AI MAX Export2D: Typing in a new directory wouldn't always change the current directory. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- AI MAX Share: Circular Elements method: Turning off both Same Face and Same Plane options will now automatically select ALL matching elements with the same axis direction (rather than no matching elements)
- AI Select Circular Elements: Turning off both Same Face and Same Plane options will now automatically select ALL matching elements with the same axis direction (rather than no matching elements)
- AI Select Circular Elements: Same Face and Same Plane options are now available for all selected element types
To download the latest version, please Click Here (http://www.ai-maxtools.com/cgi-bin/schlabo/dl.pl?AI-MAXTools0563ttf).Note that in addition to new behavior, new versions may also introduce occasional bugs -- please notify us if you experience anything unexpected!
A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (20.00.00.0567, 2017-04-17) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link): New Features/Functions:
- AI MAX Share: Circular Elements Auto Selection: Elements are now sorted (as before) by their distance from the source element, but are now grouped by face, and those groups are sorted by their closest element to the source element. A surprisingly nice feature.
Bug Fixes:
- AI MAX Export: When running under Modeling version 15 or earlier, in some cases all parts would be in the export list, even if the "Parts" export option was turned OFF. Fixed.
- AI MAX Share: Circular Elements Method: Automatic element selection was not initiated when selecting "Use previous part/pos." Fixed.
- AI MAX Export: "Addl Text" and "Date" fields were not always getting set correctly. Fixed.
- AI MAX Export2D: Memory used could increase dramatically in some cases when processing a very large (>5000) number of files. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- AI MAX Export2D: HUGE performance improvement when processing a large number of 2D files.
- AI MAX Export: In preview/status table, object currently being processed now shows "In Process" when exporting to help clarify current status.
- AI MAX Share: Circular Elements Method: Automatic element selection is now sorted when source element (or destination element) is on a workplane.
To download the latest version, please Click Here (http://www.ai-maxtools.com/cgi-bin/schlabo/dl.pl?AI-MAXTools0567ttf).Note that in addition to new behavior, new versions may also introduce occasional bugs -- please notify us if you experience anything unexpected!
A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (20.00.00.0571, 2017-04-25) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link): New Features/Functions:
- AI MAX ViewHQ: Added ability to create a new Drawlist based on a configuration. This allows you to get access to the drawlist and camera view from a configuration without having to activate it (activating a configuration affects your undo history and cancels any existing commands). This also allows you to effectively do a "Draw Only" on a configuration (activating a configuration's drawlist doesn't clear the current drawlist of any of the displayed objects that are not under the configuration's owner). The name of the configuration is used as the name of the newly-created Drawlist, and the Preferred View (position 0) is assigned from the configuration's stored camera view.
Bug Fixes:
- AI MAX Export 2D: Output directory was not always being set correctly in some cases. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:To download the latest version, please Click Here (http://www.ai-maxtools.com/cgi-bin/schlabo/dl.pl?AI-MAXTools0571ttf).Note that in addition to new behavior, new versions may also introduce occasional bugs -- please notify us if you experience anything unexpected!
A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (20.00.00.0574, 2017-04-25) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link): New Features/Functions:Bug Fixes:
- AI MAX ViewHQ: Creating a Drawlist from a configuration would fail if the configuration didn't have any drawlist or camera information (such as for an "Explode" configuration). Now if the configuration has camera or drawlist (or both) information, it will be used. If there is no camera or drawlist information, the user is notified.
Changed Functionality:To download the latest version, please Click Here (http://www.ai-maxtools.com/cgi-bin/schlabo/dl.pl?AI-MAXTools0574ttf).Note that in addition to new behavior, new versions may also introduce occasional bugs -- please notify us if you experience anything unexpected!
A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (20.00.00.0577, 2017-05-11) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link): New Features/Functions:
- AI Select Circular Elements: New option: Filtering and tolerances can now be based on diameter or radius. Previously, all values were based on radius. This new user-selectable option allows the user to specify (and view) the values for the diameter, if desired.
Bug Fixes:
- AI Select Circular Elements:Automatically finding matching cones didn't always work if "Same Plane" option was selected. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- AI MAX Workplane: When positioning an existing workplane on a face, if the workplane is already parallel to the face, it is now simply translated to be on the face rather than doing a full repositioning of the workplane. In other words, the axis directions of the workplane do not change when aligning on a face.
To download the latest version, please Click Here (http://www.ai-maxtools.com/cgi-bin/schlabo/dl.pl?AI-MAXTools0577ttf).Note that in addition to new behavior, new versions may also introduce occasional bugs -- please notify us if you experience anything unexpected!
A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (20.00.00.0581, 2017-06-29) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link): New Features/Functions:
- AI MAX Export2D: Searchable PDF option is now faster -- generates text in your 2D PDF files that can be searched both within the drawing and from the command line (using any utility that will look at the contents of the PDF files.
Bug Fixes:
- AI MAX Export2D: would crash Annotation when processing drawings with certain characteristics. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:To download the latest version, please Click Here (http://www.ai-maxtools.com/cgi-bin/schlabo/dl.pl?AI-MAXTools0581ttf).Note that in addition to new behavior, new versions may also introduce occasional bugs -- please notify us if you experience anything unexpected!
A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (20.00.00.0582, 2017-07-10) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link): New Features/Functions:
- AI MultiRename: Added "Trim" option to remove letters from the beginning and/or end of names. The user may specify either a number of characters or a separator string, and the required number of characters will be removed from the specified end(s) of the name.
- When in trimming mode, if trimming the characters may lead to a name conflict, the user will be notified, and "Duplicate?" will be listed in the rename preview in the "Invalid" column.
Bug Fixes:
- AI MAX Export2D: When exporting the current drawing, if the drawing had a corresponding 3D model loaded, the association with the model could be broken in certain situations. Fixed.
- AI MAX Export2D: In some cases, the files containing the current plot transformations were not being deleted after plot generation. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:To download the latest version, please Click Here (http://www.ai-maxtools.com/cgi-bin/schlabo/dl.pl?AI-MAXTools0582ttf).Note that in addition to new behavior, new versions may also introduce occasional bugs -- please notify us if you experience anything unexpected!
A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (20.00.00.0586, 2017-09-08) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link): New Features/Functions:Bug Fixes:
- AI Info: Selecting an empty part would cause issues displaying the part resolution (since resolution doesn't exist until the part has geometry). Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- Miscellaneous performance improvements, especially for AI MAX Export.
To download the latest version, please Click Here (http://www.ai-maxtools.com/cgi-bin/schlabo/dl.pl?AI-MAXTools0586ttf).Note that in addition to new behavior, new versions may also introduce occasional bugs -- please notify us if you experience anything unexpected!
A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (20.00.00.0589, 2017-10-24) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link): New Features/Functions:
- AI MAX Workplane: Added options to "Start 2D Copilot" and "View by Workplane" when clicking OK
Bug Fixes:
- AI MAX Share: Circular Elements Method: In some cases, element auto-selection could select elements whose radius didn't match the source element. Fixed.
- AI MAX Export2D: When converting to PDF in batch mode, some older .mi drawings would have a large white border. Fixed.
- AI MAX Export2D: When converting to PDF in batch mode, certain types of older .mi drawings would not convert properly. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:To download the latest version, please Click Here (http://www.ai-maxtools.com/cgi-bin/schlabo/dl.pl?AI-MAXTools0589ttf).Note that in addition to new behavior, new versions may also introduce occasional bugs -- please notify us if you experience anything unexpected!
A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (20.00.00.0591, 2017-11-16) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link): New Features/Functions:
- AI MAX Export2D: now capable of handling drawings with an even larger number of sheets
Bug Fixes:
- AI Bill of Material (BOM) Generator: When generating the BOM with PDF output, the view angles for the images were not being set correctly in some cases. Fixed.
- AI MAX Export2D: When converting to PDF in batch mode and the option to create a top-level PDF (i.e. merge the newly generated PDFs) was selected, the top-level file was not always being created correctly. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- Miscellaneous behind-the-scenes tweaks, especially to the AI MAX Export2D and AI BOM Generator.
To download the latest version, please Click Here (http://www.ai-maxtools.com/cgi-bin/schlabo/dl.pl?AI-MAXTools0591ttf).Note that in addition to new behavior, new versions may also introduce occasional bugs -- please notify us if you experience anything unexpected!
A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (20.00.00.0599, 2018-01-24) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link): New Features/Functions:
- New Function: AI Move: Allows moving Assemblies, Parts, Faces, Workplanes and/or 2D geometry (or any combination) all in the same operation. Drag-select multiple object types at once (selected list of objects is automatically simplified -- i.e. faces in a selected part are not selected as individual faces). Supported methods to Move objects include: 2 Points, 2 Points in Direction, Direction and Length (which is also Face Normal). Easily control which object types are moved and which are not.
- AI Bisect now includes rubberline feedback to improve visualization
- AI MAX Export2D now will export DXF and other non-PDF formats even if the drawing contains an embedded picture
Bug Fixes:
- AI MAX Export2D: Multi-sheet drawings would not always be converted to PDF correctly. Fixed.
- AI MAX Export2D: Searchable PDFs would not be generated in some cases. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- Miscellaneous performance improvements, especially to AI MAX Export2D when processing a large number of files in batch mode.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (20.00.00.0601, 2018-02-14) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link): New Features/Functions:
- AI Move: Now includes functionality to gracefully handle working with locked objects (either simply read-only or Model Manager objects that are locked). When a locked or read-only object is selected, it is highlighted in a different color and the user is asked how to proceed: Reserve Allow Edit, or Skip R/O (the read-only objects will not be moved). If Model Manager is not active, or if the locked object has not been saved in Model Manager, the "Reserve" option will not be displayed.
Bug Fixes:Changed Functionality:To download the latest version, please Click Here (http://www.ai-maxtools.com/cgi-bin/schlabo/dl.pl?AI-MAXTools0601ttf).Note that in addition to new behavior, new versions may also introduce occasional bugs -- please notify us if you experience anything unexpected!
A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (20.00.00.0602, 2018-03-23) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link): New Features/Functions:
- AI Info: Added field to display surface area of the selected object (in current units)
- AI Bill of Materials Generator: Added options for displaying surface area in generated BoM tables. Options include current units, square inches, and square millimeters.
Bug Fixes:
- AI Move: Reserving and unlocking didn't always work as expected. Fixed.
- AI Move: If the user specifically selected a particular object type (i.e. clicked "Faces" and then selected one or more faces), the count of that selected object type did not get updated properly. Fixed.
- AI MAX Export2D: In some cases, drawings with a scale not equal to 1 would have strange results when plotting. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- AI Move: Dramatic improvement in speed of "smart selecting" objects (i.e. the simplest selection when multiple parts, faces, assemblies have been box-selected).
- AI Move: Added "Redo Blends" option to increase user control
- AI Move: Now if a user clicks "Cancel" after a move has been applied, the changes are reverted and the user is notified that no changes have been made.
- AI MAX Export2D: Improved handing of multi-sheet drawings
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (20.00.00.0603, 2018-03-29) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link): New Features/Functions:Bug Fixes:
- AI Move: Re-selecting point P1 after a preview/move was already active would cause an error (and sometimes a crash). Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- AI Move: Improved visual feedback when moving faces (owing part(s) now are shown partially transparent to help visualize movement of the faces).
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (20.10.0606.00, 2018-05-31) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link): New Features/Functions:
- AI MAX Share: when duplicating a feature (including when duplicating a part and a feature), the owner of the feature is now shown semi-transparent to improve visualization of the changes.
- AI MAX Share: In 2 Points in Direction Mode, a feedback line from point 1 is now shown when selecting point 2.
- AI Multi-Cut Faces: The faces to be cut (selected by user) are now shown in red, and the parts containing the selected faces are now shown semi-transparent to improve visualization.
- AI Find Object now has an option to search attributes attached to parts (including ModelManager attributes). Searching was previously limited to Instance Names and Model Names.
Bug Fixes:
- AI Universal Move: Object status was not always being reset properly when the user canceled the operation. Fixed.
- AI MAX ViewHQ: Deleting multiple drawlists from the graphical Drawlist browser would sometimes delete the wrong drawlist. Fixed.
- AI Find Object could throw an error when highlighting objects in the structure browser under certain (somewhat odd) circumstances. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- AI Universal Move: Method for allowing edit on read-only objects is now more robust.
- AI MAX Share: Transparency wouldn't always show correctly if instance transparency was set. Now it works either way.
- AI Multi-Cut Faces: Transparency wouldn't always show correctly if instance transparency was set. Now it works either way.
- AI MAX ViewHQ: Green now indicates active drawlist or view, and red now indicates defined but not active views.
- AI MAX ViewHQ: The Drawlist browser indicators for "current" and "current but not matching" are now full highlight of the item rather than an underline.
- AI MAX ViewHQ: when loading drawlists from an object and double-clicking on an item in the object selection browser to select it, the browser window is now hidden.
- Updated help file.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (20.10.0608.00, 2018-07-13) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link): New Features/Functions:
- New Function: AI Duplicate Assembly: Duplicate an assembly with full control over which objects will be unshared, as well as what the instance and model names will be for those objects. Incredibly powerful function to leverage existing assemblies!
Bug Fixes:
- AI MAX Export2D: could throw an error when starting up in some cases. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- AI MAX Export: more robust exporting of objects with unusual characters in their names (from imported data).
- Updated help file.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (20.10.0612.00, 2018-07-19) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link): NOTE: This post and version replace build 0611, which had a bug. Quickly fixed, new version and post).New Features/Functions:Bug Fixes:
- AI Duplicate Assembly: editing status didn't work in some cases. Fixed.
- AI Duplicate Assembly: would crash when an assembly without a number suffix was selected. Fixed.
- AI MAX Export2D: A change in build 0606 to deal with some types of drawings broke conversion for many other drawings. Oops. Fixed.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (20.10.0617.00, 2018-07-26) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link):New Features/Functions:
- AI Duplicate Assembly: Added options to choose whether a new Model Name is generated for objects to be unshared where the source (to be unshared) already has a Model Name assigned.
- AI Duplicate Assembly: After selecting objects in the structure browser, the selection highlight is removed, allowing the color coding to show. Much easier to see what's going on from a user's perspective.
Bug Fixes:
- AI Duplicate Assembly: After closing the dialog, highlighting of active objects wasn't being done correctly. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- AI Duplicate Assembly: When re-selecting objects to un-share, any existing objects are highlighted in the structure browser, making it easier to add and remove objects.
- AI Duplicate Assembly: "Unshare" column is no longer editable to reduce confusion. Adding/subtracting elements from the objects to be unshared is done by selecting "Unshare Obj(s)" and adding to or removing from the list.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (20.10.0620.00, 2018-08-22) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link):New Features/Functions:Bug Fixes:
- AI Duplicate Assembly: Selected objects to unshare were not always being correctly unshared. Fixed.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (20.10.0622.00, 2018-09-03) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link):New Features/Functions:Bug Fixes:
- AI Duplicate Assembly: New name specified on auto-unshared assemblies would not always be applied correctly. Fixed.
- AI Duplicate Assembly: Highlighting of auto-unshared assemblies was showing green even if the names were the same (should be yellow). Fixed.
- AI MAX Share: In some cases, part transparency wasn't getting reset correctly after duplicating a feature. Fixed.
- AI MAX Share: When using using the Circular Elements method, the axis direction was flipped 180 degrees in some unusual cases. Fixed.
- AI Bill of Materials Generator: When showing the BOM table, selecting a row would throw an error rather than showing the view angle to display for the selected object. Fixed.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (20.10.0625.00, 2018-09-27) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link):New Features/Functions:
- AI Bill of Materials Generator now allows using Model Manager attributes in the BOM columns
- AI Set VP Up Direction now works in the "AI View" viewport, such as when specifying an image direction for AI BOM Generator
Bug Fixes:
- AI MAX Export: In some cases, inseparable assemblies were being listed for export even when the option to export subassemblies was turned off. Fixed.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (20.10.0628.00, 2018-10-10) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link):New Features/Functions:
- New Function: AI Modify Owner: Improves on the default Modify Owner commands: 1) Can move parts, assemblies and workplanes all in the same operation, 2) Select objects first, then the owner (more natural flow), 3) integrated with right-click structure browser "AI MAXTools" menu. Simple, but much more natural than the default command.
- AI Bill of Materials Generator now includes a default Model Manager Description attribute for the BOM columns (wasn't always showing up on some systems)
Bug Fixes:Changed Functionality:
- Misc functions to highlight objects in the structure browser (such as AI Info) now scroll at least one of the selected items into view
- AI MAX Export: UI item changed from "Top Assy(s)" to "Selected Objects" (functionality unchanged)
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (20.10.0642.00, 2019-01-21) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link):New Features/Functions:
- New Functionality: AI BOM for Annotation! Allows pushing the AI BOM table over to Annotation with immediate updates when the BOM parameters are changed. BOM parameters are stored with the drawing BOM, so when a drawing with an AI BOM table is loaded, AI BOM knows which parameters were used to generate the table.
- New Functionality: AI BOM Flags for Annotation! When flags are assigned to objects and the BOM parameters are updated, the flag numbers are also updated -- no need to re-generate the BOM!
- AI BOM for Annotation provides for auto-wrapping of text when a parameter is too wide for its assigned width. When the BOM is scaled or the text size is changed, the BOM will automatically re-wrap the text.
- AI BOM Generator now has option to change the separator when writing a CSV file. Options are comma, semicolon, and tab.
- New Functionality: AI Text Functions for Annotation! Available functions include AI New Text, AI Edit Text, and AI Align Text. AI New Text is very similar to the regular New Text function, but adds the ability to set text alignment to left, center, or right (Only applies to multi-line texts -- single line texts always have left alignment). AI Edit Text is similar to a combination of the regular Edit Text and Text Properties functions, but also adds the alignment functionality. The alignment functions are used to simply set the alignment of existing texts.
Bug Fixes:
- AI MAX ViewHQ browser scale wasn't being remembered between sessions. Fixed.
- AI MAX Export: Visibility for options related to inseparable objects was not always updating correctly. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- AI BOM Generator now automatically scans both standard Model Manager attributes for a Description (when the Description column is selected).
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (20.10.0657.00, 2019-03-05) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link):New Features/Functions:
- New Functionality: AI MAX Share, 2 Points in Direction method: Added option "Total Distance" to allow multiple instances to be shared *between* source and destination points rather than just extending beyond.
- New Functionality: AI MAX Share, 2 Points in Direction method: Added option "Skip Pos #s" to skip specified position numbers when using the "Count" option (both with and without the new "Total Distance" option). Positions may be separated by spaces or commas, and lists are denoted with a dash i.e. "1-3" or even "4-" (skip positions 4 and higher). Skipped points are shown with a red dot rather than a cyan dot along the vector.
- AI MAX Export: Modeling would not allow exporting any object in a container to IGES or any of the Parasolid formats. AI MAX Export now works around the PTC limitation. With AI MAX Export, all objects can be exported to these formats, even if they are located in containers.
- AI BOM Generator: BOM identifier style can now be specified. Options are Line #, 1.1.1 (numbered at each level), A.1.1 (similar to 1.1.1, but with the top level using A, B, C), and A.a.a (each level uses alpha, with the top level using capital letters). These identifiers are also used in the BOM Flags on Annotation drawings.
- New Function: AI Delete BOM Flags User can select leader, frame, or flag ID, and all portions of that flag will be deleted.
- New Functionality: AI BOM Generator Added ability to Skip or NoExpand objects. "NoExpand" prevents an assembly from being expanded. NOTE: When an object is set to skip or not expand, a Status column will be shown in the second position in the on-screen table ("Show BOM"), but the Status column will NOT be sent to Annotation or to the exported file. If the skip/NoExpand status is cleared for all objects, the column will disappear.
Bug Fixes:
- AI BOM Flags: When using Box-style frames, lines were not always coming off the sides are the correct angle. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- AI BOM Generator: in 3D mode, when highlighting an item to show the view direction, if the "AI View" viewport direction has been changed, selecting a new item will not reset the view direction.
- AI BOM Generator: on-screen table is now larger -- 80% of the screen width and 50% of the screen height.
- AI BOM Generator: now only a single assembly can be selected as the top-level object.
- AI BOM Generator and AI BOM Flags: many internal changes and improvements, especially related to parts in shared assemblies.
- AI BOM Flags: now automatically updates all BOM flags when it start
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (20.2.0664.00, 2019-04-15) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link):New Features/Functions:
- New Functionality: AI MAX Share, 2 Points in Direction method: Added options to skip Odd, Even, and Last positions (in addition to skipping numbered positions).
Bug Fixes:
- AI Info: Part's geometric resolution was not always being shown correctly. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- Better internal part checking for some functions
- Full UI now available for Traditional Chinese language
- Updated help file
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (20.2.0670.00, 2019-06-14) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link):New Features/Functions:
- AI MAX Export: now handles top-level containers more efficiently
Bug Fixes:
- AI MAX Export: renaming objects during export would sometimes skip some objects in unusual situations. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- AI MAX Export: now handles multiple top-level objects much better
- Miscellaneous behind-the-scenes performance improvements
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (20.2.0672.00, 2019-09-17) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link):New Features/Functions:
- New Function: AI Attributes Manager: Allows users to see and modify attributes attached to objects
- AI Find and Replace (Annotation): Now handles text items with attached Text References more gracefully, including an option to skip texts with Text References.
Bug Fixes:
- AI Find and Replace (Annotation): After all items were replaced, the dialog (while still open) would show that the replaced text still was found on the document even though it had actually been replaced. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- AI MAX Export2D: table shows more info for existing files.
- Additional behind-the-scenes performance improvements
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (20.2.0674.00, 2019-12-26) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link):New Features/Functions:
- AI Find and Replace (Annotation): Added "Show All" button to highlight all found matches
Bug Fixes:
- AI MAX Export2D would crash on some special-case multi-sheet drawings when running under Annotation 20+. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- Modified attribute handling to work more smoothly with some ModelManager installations.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (20.2.0680.00, 2020-04-03) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link):New Features/Functions:
- Partial TrueType font ai-hp-3098-v.ttf now included in installation package. Currently has only alphanumeric characters. This font will be used (if installed) when creating seachable PDFs.
Bug Fixes:Changed Functionality:
- AI MAX Export2D: Improved processing of recursive folders in batch mode (i.e. when a drawing is NOT loaded when AI MAX Export2D is started).
- AI MAX Export2D: Raised option to user level (in the options dialog) to use existing (system) plot transformations rather than customized settings.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (20.2.0681.00, 2020-04-22) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link):New Features/Functions:
- AI MAX Share: 2 Points in Direction Method: Added "Use Pos #s" option -- when placing multiple instances, the user may now choose which positions to use (or, as before, may choose which positions to skip).
- AI MAX Share: 2 Points in Direction Method: Both "Use Pos #s" and "Skip Pos #s" now support simple patterns using ".." to indicate "continue this pattern." For example, the pattern "1 4 .." will include the numbers 1, 4, 7, etc up to the maximum count number. A top number for the pattern may also be specified, so numbers in the pattern and below that number will be included. For example, the pattern "1 4 .. 15" will include the numbers 1, 4, 7, 10, 13 (but will not include 15 since it's not in the pattern). Multiple patterns may be used in a specification, such as "1 4 .. 15 18 22 .. 30" which would include the numbers 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 18, 22, 26, 30.
- Improved "Previous Part/Pos" functionality to work even with the the "2 Points in Direction" method
Bug Fixes:
- AI MAX Share: 2 Points in Direction method could throw an error if the destination point was the same as the source point. Fixed.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (20.2.0682.00, 2020-04-30) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link):New Features/Functions:Bug Fixes:
- AI MAX Share: Circular Elements method: Selecting circular elements on a workplane would sometimes pop up a message that a wrong element type was selected (but the function would still work). Fixed.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (20.3.0685.00, 2020-05-18) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link):New Features/Functions:
- AI MAX Share: 2 Points in Plane method: When duplicating features, selecting the projection plane now automatically tries to select the destination part based on the projected destination point. Previously, the source part was automatically chosen to be the destination part.
Bug Fixes:
- AI MAX Share: 2 Points in Plane method: a recent change caused an error to be thrown when the destination plane was selected. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- More flexible check for updates
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (20.3.0688.00, 2020-06-23) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link):New Features/Functions:Bug Fixes:
- AI MAX Export2D: In some cases, multi-sheet drawings were not being converted to PDF correctly (final document was not always being created from the individual sheets). Fixed.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (20.3.0693.00, 2020-09-05) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link):New Features/Functions:
- AI MAX Export2D: Added option to control updating of drawings before conversion
Bug Fixes:
- AI MAX Export2D: In some cases, resetting the drawing (which occurs when in batch processing mode) could throw an error. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- AI BOM Generator: On-screen BOM table Maximum height now defaults to 85% of the application window height to make for a better visual experience
- AI MAX Export: Changed offset location of Options menu to better align with the main dialog.
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (20.3.0694.00, 2020-10-29) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link):New Features/Functions:
- AI Centroid: If computation of centroid fails, the user will be given the option of running the "Check" function to give them an indication of which part(s) failed and why
Bug Fixes:
- AI BOM Generator: In some cases, shared assemblies could be shown in the wrong order. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- AI Info: Minor visual change to Volume and Mass fields: beginning of value is shown (if the value is longer than the field) rather than the end
- AI Find: Position of results table is now remembered
- AI MAX Export: Position of table is now remembered
- AI MAX Export: Improved profile handling, especially with respect to default profile
- Additional behind-the-scenes improvements
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (20.3.0695.00, 2020-12-23) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link):New Features/Functions:
- AI BOM Generator: Customer-requested Enhancement: New option for CSV output "Column per level" -- When this option is ON, the column that normally shows the path (i.e. "Name" of the objects) becomes multiple columns (one for each level). For example, top-level objects are shown in the "Name (1)" column, second-level objects are shown in the "Name (2)" column, and so forth. Great time saver!
Bug Fixes:
- AI BOM Generator: In some cases, shared assemblies were not being shown when using the "Short List" option. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- Miscellaneous performance tweaks and behind-the-scenes improvements
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (20.3.0696.00, 2021-03-16) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link):New Features/Functions:
- Customer-requested Enhancement: New function: AI Copy WP Geometry -- Copy workplane geometry (both construction and real geometry) from one workplane to another. Multiple elements can be selected at once, and a "Copy All" button is provided to easily copy all workplane geometry. The title of this button changes to "Copy Remaining" after any elements have been copied. All copied elements are highlighted to indicate which elements still remain to be copied. A "Back" button allows any elements copied unintentionally to be easily undone.
Bug Fixes:
- AI MAX ViewHQ: Recalling stored drawlists from objects could throw an error in certain situations. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- AI MAX ViewHQ: Improved user experience when recalling drawlists from objects
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A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (Build 703, 2022-03-04) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link):New Features/Functions:
- AI MAX Export2D: Added option to delete DXF log file
- AI MAX Export2D: Added option to convert all elements to Black & White before exporting (applies to DXF, DWG, and IGES formats)
Bug Fixes:
- Attach Drawing to Copy/Variant/Mirror would fail to rename the layout in certain cases. Fixed.
Changed Functionality:
- Processing speed for AI Copy WP Geometry is significantly improved, especially when processing a large number of geometry elements
- Improved functionality for capturing customization directories to work better with additional languages
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Note that in addition to new behavior, new versions may also introduce occasional bugs -- please notify us if you experience anything unexpected!
A new version of the AI MAXTools suite is available! The latest build (Build 704, 2023-08-19) has the following improvements/fixes/changes (see below for download link):New Features/Functions:
- AI Bill of Materials 2D (Annotation): Much better handling of BOM Flags, especially with views/drawings whose scale is not 1:1
- AI MultiRename: Rudimentary handling of multiple groups of shared source objects. Initial version -- feedback welcome! (each unique (shared) group of parts gets a unique identifier before the count suffix is added)
- AI MultiRename: The preview window can now be sorted by column
- AI Intersection: the "Closest Distance" value for non-intersecting directions is now shown in the dialog, making it easier to copy and paste
Bug Fixes:
- AI BOM (Anno): Placing flags when the scale was not 1:1 would not always place the flag in the correct location. Fixed.
- AI BOM (Anno) and AI Delete BOM Flags: Selecting a flag for deletion would sometimes delete more than one flag pointing to the specified part. Fixed.
Changed Functionality and other changes:
- AI BOM (Anno): Improved handling of box frames for BOM flags
- AI Intersection: Dialog informing user that parallel directions were selected now uses the term "directions" instead of "edges"
To download the latest version, please
Click Here (http://www.ai-maxtools.com/cgi-bin/schlabo/dl.pl?AI-MAXTools0704f).
Note that in addition to new behavior, new versions may also introduce occasional bugs -- please notify us if you experience anything unexpected!