General

•Added support for Axis | Plane routine in the Feature Move. Further support will be added for Axis | Plane | Parallel in a future release.

Generate Report

•Measurements can now show the parts at their Minimum, Maximum, Nominal and also Animate with part tolerances

•Generating a report from 3DCS has been updated with new look and layout, more available pages; embedded video support, hover-over items to view images and much more. Please check out the Report Generation page to see more.

•Fixed issue with MTM names having a "/" (slash), not creating images in the Generate Report.

•Saving a StatRow file will now show the correct Standard Deviation.

•The Directory where the reports will be saved is automatically created for both HTML and Excel reports.

•Simulation results will now show all statistical information provided from Analysis Simulation.

•Hide Parts (Not in MTM) will now actually hide the parts that are not a part of the MTM.

Features

•Feature Slot can now be created using points.

•The Feature Wizard dialog has been redesigned. It now has a Reframe button to locate the selected feature.

Display

•Labeling features for Points, Moves, Tolerances and Measures, have been improved.

•Selecting a contributor row in the Simulation window will display the name and contributor number in the graphics window.

•The Simulation, MTM, Point and Feature Labels now share the same color as the mesh on parts.

•Point Label symbols has been updated to share the same symbols across platforms:

oFeature Point:   (Filled Circle)

oDCS Point:       (Filled Square)

oDynamic Point: (Star/Asterisk)

•Improved the overlay text in certain point labels colors.

•Updated all Icons for all CAD Systems.

•In the DCS tree the parts Icons color will now match the color of the parts from the Graphic window.

•Center point creation on a split when the original sketch is hidden, is now available.

•Removed the List from the Ribbon names now its only Moves, Tolerances, GD&Ts, Measures.

•The names in the Tree will now be consistent Points, Features, Tolerances, GD&Ts, Moves, Measures.

Alias Display

•The DCS Abbreviation file can now be edited through the Preferences dialog, under Alias Display.

•The DCS Abbreviation file has been updated to allow for more abbreviation choices.

oFeature and Points Dominate Direction can be set to i,j,k or X,Y,Z.

oFeature Points, DCS Points and Features now display whether their a Hole, Pin or a Surface/Static Point.

oMeasures will display a sub-type in the name, such as Add or Subtract in a Combination measure; or Feature to Feature from a Feature Measure.

oTolerances with Composite Tolerances now display both Magnitude values.

oUser DLL moves, tolerances and measures will now display their types or modes instead of User-DLL.

oWhen using Moves with Bend, Iterative Logic or Conditional Log will be displayed with Alias Display.

oIteration Moves will now display the set mode: Translate, Rotate or Loop.

•Some dialogs were updated to better display text.

•The tree and report display will now correctly display if a size tolerance point is switched from a pin to a hole.

•Circles, Slots, Tabs and Pockets are now available in Alias Display, under the Points and Features Options, and the Alias Display text file: Feature Type (#TT#).

•Tolerance with Alias Display and that are linked to a Process Capability DB will correctly update the displayed Tolerance range, if changed in the PCDB Excel file.

Update Functions

•Update Geometry now allows for selection of an additional part or assembly.

File Import-Export

•Importing a WTX into 3DCS will now correctly create DCS Points with circle entities.

•DCSDB2 file import issue when it has a large number of points was resolved.

•CM and MM moves display correct names when exporting to Excel.

•While importing WTX files, the options Merge/ Replace/ Append will now perform consistent in all the Software. These options will now even create assemblies/Parts in the correct location.

Tolerances

•Users can set tolerances and GD&T output based on either the Sigma Number or the Sigma Value options.

•Added Composite Profile and Composite Position options to the Feature Tolerance tolerance type list.

•Added Save View, Show View to the Tree for DCS circle Size tolerances.

Measurements

•Multiple measures selection from the tree is now available for Combination measurement.

Simulation

•Redesigned the Simulation Run dialog, adding the Assembly Check and Model Validation.

•The Sensitivity now only shows affecting contributors.

•Updated the Sensitivity Options display to show only the percentage of contributors.

•Entering a estimated percent below 74.7790849% will give the correct sigma number.

•Improved creating images from the Simulation/Sensitivity window.

•Adding more statistical data from the Display Options of the Simulation window will no longer crash 3DCS when saving a JPEG.

•The Histogram will correctly ignore showing a mean shift when the option Show Nominal is turned off.

•Users will not be able to run a Simulation, when Run Monte Carlo and Run HLM Sensitivity boxes are unchecked.

•Double-clicking on a Contributor in the Contributor List will now open the appropriate tolerance or move dialog.

•The option Run Directly for Simulation, GeoFactor and AAO have been removed. The software will now Run Directly from simulation data as default. Users can still Run a Copy by using Simulation Batch Processor.

•The Run Analysis Dialog has been changed, the dialog that pops up for Assembly checking is removed and been added inside the Run Analysis Dialog.

•Running a Simulation will now open the Simulation Report along with the contributors displayed in the Graphic Window.

•DPMO and Est.DPMO (PPM) has had their calculation fixed when reporting to a CSV file (Statistics Row).

Sensitivity

•Updated the Sensitivity Options display to show only the contributors that have at least the minimum set percentage value.

•Improved the Analysis Window with the use of the Mouse and the horizontal/vertical scroll bars.

•Double-click on the Sensitivity Results now shows the edit MTM dialog, instead of re-framing. To re-frame, double-click to edit the MTM, and then select "Show View".

Dialogs

•Removed Continuous Animation from 3DCS, due lack of functionality. Users can use Animation.

•The Analysis Window has been improved, adding and organizing new and old features and menus.

•Icons, dialogs, and images throughout 3DCS have been improved.

•The Move and Measure dialog has been updated, allowing to see each different add-on type move or measure, such as Mechanical or Compliant.

•Point Information is now available from the Edit Point dialog.

•Users can Refresh the Validate dialog, after any errors have been fixed or changes have been made.

•Using Point Information on a Dynamic Point will display the control points parent part names in parenthesis.

•The Feature Linking Wizard dialog has been redesigned.

oAdded a Reframe button, to reframe on the selected feature in the model

oAdded a Feature Point Update method.

•Improved the stability of the Tree Linking dialog.

•In the Find/Replace dialog, checking "All" will make other options unavailable.

•Activate/Deactivate menus have been moved to one dialog: Activate/Deactivate MTMs; Activate/Deactivate: Global.

GD&T

•Resolved call-outs not varying for certain DRFs that only control an axis in one direction.

•The GD&T Pick Reference Datum dialog labels are updated to indicate the primary, secondary and tertiary datums.

•Resolved perpendicularity on concentrated cylinders with axis directions slight off calculation issue.

Measure Generator

•Resolved the last point in the Measure Generator listed being selected after a point is removed. Correctly selects the next point if a point is removed from the list.

Excel - DCS Create

•Version update from 109 to 110.

•Direction in a Move can now be changed to either Auto or Default in Excel.

•Import 3DCS Data from Excel now supports 2-byte characters. Unicode is still not supported.

•Users can now edit the Multi-Scale of a tolerance in Excel.

•Iteration Move's Iteration Mode, Iteration Initial Step and Iteration Max Move is now available as editable columns

•Mechanical Move settings is now available to view and edit in Excel Create.

•Material condition parameter is now supported in the Excel Create.

•Users can now edit MTM, GD&T, Points and Spec Study names in Excel.

•Users can now create points from Excel. No extra license required. Other additions, such as creating MTMs, still require an Excel Create license.

•Additional columns were added to better define Constants and Strings from a User-DLL.

•Modified the names of the columns in Points tab. To clarify, these tabs are referring to a Size Tolerance's direction, if the direction is linked to a feature;

oName (Feature) is now Direction Feature Name

oType (Feature) is now Direction Feature Type

oPart (Feature) is now Direction Feature Part

Preferences

•The 3DCS Preferences dialog has received some adjustments and option repositioning throughout each tab.

•Under General Tab the brand name GDM is now replaced with the new name QDM.

User-DLLs

•The FJVA user-DLL now supports both relative and absolute folder paths. Older DLLs may still only support absolute folder paths.

•Updated the CMMDev.DLL information on adding Distribution Density to edit the curve step in the DLL output.

Spec Study

•Spec Study now works with TMatrix.

Navigation

•Copy and paste multiple moves in the tree no longer switches the order of the moves.

General

•3DCS is available for NX, 8.5, 9.0.1, 10, and 11 (Users will need to download a Maintenance Pack: MP03).

•Improved switching to different Applications, such as Modeling or Drafting.

•Improved multiple file structures to prevent some 3DCS models to crash.

•Update Model will correctly pick up the part color and apply it to the 3DCS Mesh and Point colors.

•Cylinder Threshold setting is now in degrees instead of radians.

•All the Constraints made in NX is now extracted into DCS.

•Update GD&T is replaced with Update PMI-GD&T

•Mirror and Duplicate, Point Group, and Related List functions are now available in 3DCS for NX.

•Cylindrical Threshold will now be saved with the model and the WTX.

Dialogs

•The Edit Point Dialog will now have a "Switch to" function. Switch To will re-order the points in the dialog.

•Enhanced the selection dialogs to display how many points or features have been selected, and for most functions, how many can be selected.

Graphics

•Slot and Tab features, and Circles can now be shown or hidden using Show/Hide Points function.

•Improved obtaining the mesh color when a part color has been changed.

Spec Study

•Resetting a Spec Study with Influence Sphere or Compliant will now correctly reset the 3DCS created CGR from the graphics.

•Spec Study will now show a sphere to indicate the deformed geometry for Influence Sphere.

Points

•Users can now Convert CAD Points to DCS Points, or 3DCS points to NX

Generate Report

•Checking on Generate Report in the Run Simulation dialog will produce an HTML report.

•A few second delay was also added, to prevent any last minute dialogs showing in any images.

•Arrow and text appear in the report images when showing DCS Size Tolerances

•Hide Parts (Parts not in MTM) will now actually hide parts that are not apart of the MTM.

Simulation

•Pattern Move failures lists has returned after running a Simulation.

•The Simulation Window will no longer open empty. After the Simulation completes, the window will open with the requested data.

Model Navigator

•Right-click and selecting Rename will now correctly save the name in NX and 3DCS.

•Features that are lost will now show a dialog to use the Feature Linking Wizard. An option to turn the message off has been added to the Preferences under the Validation tab.

•Point List always stays above the Feature List in the Model Navigator.

•Selecting parts in the Model Navigator will now highlight parts in the graphic window.

•Using Quick Copy will correctly save the new MTM in the correct position.

•Move points with Copy Data will maintain links with their Moves, Tolerances or Measures.

•Now the tree expanded status remains the same when saved closed and reopened as well as closing and reopening model navigator.

Moves

•Creating a Pattern (Rigid) move will no longer check-out a Compliant License.

•Added more protection when making MTMs with duplicate names.

•Creating an MTM for the first time by clicking 'Apply' no longer switches to the dialog of the first MTM in that list.

Dialog

•While the AAO dialog is displayed, Measures and Tolerances will now utilize the new labels display.

•On/Off dialog and icons have move to one main feature: On/Off MTM

•Updated the filter names in the Update GD&T.

•The Pick Surface dialog, from the GD&T dialog, has been adjusted to better display the GD&T text. Hovering over will display the entire name.

•Exporting CGR using Export CGRs in Spec Study no longer crash 3DCS.

•Exporting a CGR will no longer open the CGR in a new window. Users will have to manually open the CGR in CATIA V5

Measurement Generator

•Correctly highlights the next point if a point is removed from the list.

Preferences

•Using Copy and Paste on a DCS or Feature Point will now respect the setting in Preferences: Screen Position or Type-In.

Points

•Multiple Points that are within the same X,Y,Z coordinates will create one Feature Point and the rest as DCS Points.

•Enhanced multiple point selection (Window Selection) in the graphic display.

•The Simulation and Feature Labels now share the same color as the mesh on parts.

Simulation

•The Sigma Number, among other settings, will now correctly reset to default once the Default button is used.

•Saving all Simulation data as images or HTML returns to 3DCS.

Tree

•Prevented a crash while in Animation mode and then Update Model, when a part was dragged to a new position in the tree.

Generate Report

•Part Notes, Cover Page, Model Summary now import correctly, when importing from a WTX file.

•Creating a Report in Excel now works correctly in Windows 10.

General

•3DCS is now available for 3DEXPERIENCE 2017x!

Color Contour

•Color Contour will now be set to Off by default.

•Resolved Color Contour issue in 2016x.

Simulation

•Saving all Simulation data as images or HTML returns to 3DCS.

•The Sigma Number, among other settings, will not correctly reset to default once the Default button is used.

•Running a Simulation will no longer separate the parts and mesh, after running an Simulation.

•Resolved Analysis output files not getting generated due to invalid characters in V6 reference name issue.

Graphics

•Spec Study Quick Viewer is now useable in other apps, such as Live Rendering.

•Obtaining part transparency and color levels has been improved.

•Resolved Live Rendering refresh graphics for Ray Trace issue.

Preferences

•Using Copy and Paste on a DCS or Feature Point will now respect the setting in Preferences: Screen Position or Type-In.

•Resolved Model Information indicating incorrect version of 3DEXPERIENCE issue.

General

•Users will no longer to be able to add parts with blank names.

•Implemented a new tab view for MC, New tree window tabs should always appear on the left, new graphics window tabs should always appear on the right.

•3D Connections is now the default Space Ball Control under Graphic window options.

Dialog

•The layout in Multi-CAD has been improved going from a toolbar-layout to a tabular-layout. Legacy menus and toolbars are still available.

•An On/Off button was added to (Point/Feature) Information dialog. Any item in the MTM Info list can be Activated or Deactivated in the Information dialog.

•Activate/Deactivate Point Visibility has been improved simplifying the commands within the dialog.

•Part Notes are now accessible from the Edit Part dialog and displays an icon on the part.

Alias Display

•Some Alias Display dialogs were updated to display the text descriptions better.

Generate Report

•Images can now be captured on a secondary screen and will correctly be used for creating an HTML Report.

Tolerances

•Tolerance Lists now display the points used, range and slot size for the Slot Size tolerance.

•Eliminated the creation of a second instance when trying to modify a MTM with another MTM dialog already open.

GD&T

•GD&T tolerance Sigma numbers greater then 10 are now supported.

Moves

•Feature Move's Orientation Control is once again set to Surface Mate as default.

Features

•Feature Point U & V axis now displays to full length of 0,1 and 1,0.

Simulation:

•Saving a StatRow file will now show the correct Standard Deviation.

•The Zst score value has been expanded for smaller values and will no longer display "N/A" in the simulation list.

•The Simulation window is no longer restrained to within the graphic window.

•Print and Printer Preview functions have returned to the File Menu.

DLLs

•Updated the Edit Measure List dialog for all DLL dialogs; with better selection from the measure list or from the tree.

•Loading or unloading the GD&T Measurement (DLL) and then editing the measure will no longer crash Multi-CAD.

DCS Converter

•Resolved missing surface from IGES import issue.