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:
Note that in addition to new behavior, new versions may also introduce occasional bugs -- please notify us if you experience anything unexpected!
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.
- AI BOM Flags: When using Box-style frames, lines were not always coming off the sides are the correct angle. Fixed.
- 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
Note that in addition to new behavior, new versions may also introduce occasional bugs -- please notify us if you experience anything unexpected!