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Utils

Third parties : New Version LibZlib 1.3
Third parties : New Version LibTiff 4.6
Third parties : New Version Freetype to 2.13.2
Fix Dtk_Leader::ArrowHead::GetArrowHead sense of direction issue for angular
New Independant method to get preview of inFileName
Dtk_ErrorStatus Dtk_API::GetFilePreview(const Dtk_string &inInputFile, Dtk_PreviewPtr& outPreview);

Readers

Acis
- Improved parsing of recent versions (superior to 2016 1.0 version)
- Added management of straight curve with factor
Catia V4
- 3D :
  - Improved the topology reading
  - Improved the .session file reading tree
  - Improved the colors reading
Catia V5
- 3D :
  - Improved material reading: add the shader type parameter.
  - Add InfiniteGeometryFlag on infinite lines.
  - Modifying the layer assignment algorithm -> disable inheritance layer on children.
  - Remove useless field IdNaming in Dtk_Infos. Persistent IDs are retrieved with GetPersistentName method.
  - Enhanced management of Fillet Surfaces.
Catia V6 / 3DExperience
- New Version Added R2024x support
Cgr
- Improved performance of cgr reader
DWG
- Improved management of 2DPOLYLINE entities with nonlinear segments
- 2D :
  - Improved management of drawings entities (removed first drawing duplicated from body)
Fusion 360
- New Version Added support for versions up to 2.0.17721
IFC
- Fixed IFCASYMMETRICISHAPEPROFILEDEF since it is not a subtype of IFCISHAPEPROFILEDEF anymore with IFC4
Inventor
- Improved management of components names from prototype components (now, the prototype component name is not copied from instance component)
- Improved the name of component modified by an assembly feature (now, the prototype component name is equal to component instance name postfix with " FEATURE")
- Improved management of corner fillet as nurbs surfaces
- Improved management of file from older version (Inventor 11)
- FDT :
  - Added management of stacks as a tolerance
Navis
- Improved geometry read
- Improved hierarchy read
- Improved property read
Obj
- Improved parsing of meshes to reduce duplications of vertices and normals
Proe/Creo Parametric
- Quilt visibility improved
- Flexible Component flag added
- Improvement of the axis of Revolution surfaces
Revit
- Implemented RevitReader::GetFilePreview()
- Improved performance for files with large exact geometry
- Fixed reading of mesh that would sometimes lead to triangles with out-of-bounds indices
Rhino
- New Version Added support for version 8
Solid Edge
- New Version Added support for Solid Edge 2024
- Improved stability & performance
- 3D:
  - Fixed persistent name processing
Solidworks
- New Version Added support for SOLIDWORKS 2024
- Improved parsing
- 3D:
  - Added shininess ratio and specular ratio for default color
  - Added support of "Point Cloud" feature
  - Improved visibility of coordinate systems
  - Improved NodeHasSurface flag of bodies
  - Improved colors for Solidworks files from 2006 to 2009 version
  - Improved processing of CPoint, ARPoint and ACPoint
  - Improved construction tree of structure system node
  - Fixed missing curves
  - Fixed missing meshes
  - Fixed missing metadata
  - Fixed file referenced by an assembly not found on disk
  - Fixed upper/lower case of filenames and extensions found on disk
  - Fixed persistent name processing for bodies
  - Fixed graphical data reading for part files
  - Fixed duplicate points in sketches
Step
- New : Support of STEP archive files, extension .stpa
- Colors on Wireframes : when attached to a group (wireframe), added propagation on each individual curve
- FDT
  - Improved validation properties (count of non semantic FDT)
  - Improved reading of Dimensions as theoretical or auxiliary
  - Fixed case of wrong definition of graphic presentation (annotation_plane)
  - Improved resolution of external references to geometries (multi-file assembly)
- Added protection on reading texts (non-ascii)
Unigraphics
- New Version Added support last version NX 2306 Series (until 2306.7000)
- 3D/FDT:
  - Added missing link for PMI
  - Fixed color definition
  - Replaced metadata title NX_MaterialMissingAssignments by MaterialMissingAssignments (also MaterialMultipleAssigned)
- 2D:
  - Fixed missing entities
  - Removed entities outside drawing

Writers

Catia V5
- Now the writer doesn't use physical temporary file anymore. It has moved to memory temporary files.
- Added support of Material write. See catiav5w::Material class and catiav5w::AddMaterial function.
- Added support of layer names and layer filters with catiav5w::SetLayerData function.
- Added support of BlankedStatus/Color/Alpha overriding. We can now change BS/Color/Alpha attribute of a specific instance.
  See catiav5w::OverrideBlankedStatusWithPathID / catiav5w::OverrideInstanceColorWithPathID / catiav5w::OverrideInstanceAlphaWithPathID functions.
NX
- New Version Support writing version 1980.
Step
- Colors on geometry : added support of RenderInfos, under control of configuration (ApplyTexture)
- FDT : improved writing of Dimensions as theoretical or auxiliary
- Improved writing of ANCHOR section (for external element references)
- Enhanced API stepw, to make simpler association of an user ID to a product (used in external references)