3DCS Analyst, Version 7.0.0.0 - October 2009
3DCS Analyst - Version 7.0.0.0 RC1 is now available on the Windows XP Pro win32\(x86) and win64\(x64) platforms.
This Major Release requires new DCS license file containing DCS_3DCS_ANALYST_S_S v7.0 to run this release. Please contact your DCS Sales representative or email sales@3dcs.com.
New Modules
The New Advanced Analyzer and Optimizer module is now available.
The New FEA Compliant Modeler module is now available.
The New Spec Study module allows for user defined Gap and Flush scenarios to be viewed.
The New Visualization module allows 3DCS Graphic Analysis and Spec Studies to be viewed in High Definition Photo Realistic Visualization.
3DCS now supports JT, SolidWorks, Inventor, CATIA V4 & V5, Pro/E, UG along with many other translators with our integration with TransMagic TM8 SP2.
New Features
The Pattern Move now supports multiple floating fastener conditions.
Styles can be applied to parts or sub assemblies of parts.
Local, Distant and Spot Lights are now supported to enhance Photo Realistic Visualization.
Graphic Views are now saved in the 3DCS Model and are displayed in the Navigation window.
The New Graphical Gap and Flush Measurement creation support quick and easy Spec Study and Analysis Point Distance measures.
Section window added for each measurement.
Added a new Xform, dcu_3devmove.dll routine to translate in 3 directions, or rotate about 3 axes.
Fly Mode function added to interactively "fly" inside the scene.
Added Deviate to Offset to allow graphical analysis of meanshifts (offset variation).
Added new Feature Slot dialog.
Material Texture library can be accessed using the DCS Converter.
Style Editor allows the user to edit different styles within 3DCS.
New Test Graphics Performance function added to the View Menu.
New Delete Unused Information function supports deleting DCS Features and Points not associated to DCS MTMs.
Added dcsMvTakeMeasValues routine to xform DLL which will force a measurement calculation after a move within a given sub assembly.
Added dcu_floatmv.dll with dcsFlMvCylinderTilt4Way to support tilting of feature based pins.
Added Extra Params section to MTM Defaults for Weibull4, Pearson4, and Trapezoid distribution settings.
Import DCS file now supports creating DCS Points from ".dev" files.
New Navigation Window Features
Added Quick Copy to Navigation Window RH menu to duplicate MTM's.
Feature Slots can now be picked from the Navigation window.
Style Sets containing various styles that can be applied to parts or individual features is now supported and displayed in the Navigation window for Photo Realistic Visualization.
Light Sets containing various configurations of Local, Distant and Spot lights are now supported and displayed in the Navigation window.
Related Lists can be displayed using the Navigation Window, Display Options menu.
Added Delete All Features & Display Options to the Features RH menu in the Navigation Window.
The Spec Studies can be easily activated by double clicking in the Navigation window.
The Styles and Style Sets can be rearranged using drag and drop options in the Navigation window.
Circle Size Tolerances added to Navigation window.
Navigation Window \ Display Options now supports settings to hide or display Spec Study and Visualization information.
Points and Features may now be selected from the Navigation window.
Analysis Improvements
Added Linearity Coefficient to Sensitivity and Geofactor analysis.
Show Floats / Hole Pin Floating is now supported in the Move Options.
Triaxis for part and assemblies can now be activated in the Edit Part dialog box.
Feature Point dialog now automatically displays the V and U origin when creating points.
Added Screen and Type In Position options to the clone dialog.
Backup files are now saved in the default, or user defined directory.
Improved Center point creation.
Model backup files can now be automatically deleted after an amount of user defined days in the DCS Preferences.
Added Measurement Go To function in Geofactor.
The Find in Model function on Name fields is now available in 3DCS.
3Dev Move routine was updated, and the old routine was removed.
Feature points moved or copied using Copy Data function, are converted into Coordinate points.
Added Deform CGR Graphics option to allow CGR deformation during procedures.
Added Scale Lighting Control in 3DCS and Light Scaling Control option in DCS Converter.
Added Disable Tristrips option to the DCS Converter to allow quads saving in shells.
Tools Options are added to DCS Converter.
Warning message added for measures if key data are defined in later operations.
Deformed HSF files can now be exported as an assembly.
Validate now has the option to "Report not within Errors" in the DCS Preferences.
Graphic Window \ Display Options now has Target Frame rate setting for improved graphics performance with large models.
DCS Converter Batch Conversion now supports stl, wrl and obj formats.
The Toolbars GUI was updated with new features FEA_CM and AAO.
The Align Plane flag is added in Pattern move to be used instead of the pre-locating move.
Pattern Move now reports no builds during nominal build and assembly.
Excel linking now supports Weibull, Pearson and Trapezoid extra parameters.
Added the ability to create new parts, points, and mtm's from an MS Excel template.
DCS Preferences now supports settings for deleting backup files.
A SizeOnly Feature Tolerance may be applied to DCS points with circles.
Pattern Move now positions part based on max opening during failed assemblies.
A Position Feature Tolerance now supports bonus tolerance on cylindrical points with feature size or tolerance applied.
Feature Wizard and Validation buttons are added to the Model Creation toolbar.
Added a Point and MTM Find in Model function.
The DCS Mesh Algorithm has been improved.
Material Texture library will be provided with install.
DCS Converter now has extensive meshing capability.
DCS Converter now supports importing multiple healed parts with various textures.
Added the ability to push tolerance/variation information into 3DCS from an external database.
3DCS now provides hundreds of images for applying styles for photo realistic rendering.
The Grid Point method of creating Feature Points is improved.
Improved HOOPS 14 speed performance.
Both dcsRotateByValue and dcsRotateByMeas routines in dcu_xformMv.dll are now using degrees for rotation angle.
All the possible Hoops3D settings are added to the DCS Converter under the Tools/Options settings.
Many new Photo Realistic Visualization settings are now supported including: Anti Aliasing, Simple Shadows, Shadow Maps, Reflection Plane, OpenGL and DirectX drivers, Stereo Viewing and Framerate options.
Styles can be imported and exported from one 3DCS model to another.
The new Style Set Toolbar supports easy navigation of style sets, reordering and deleting of Style Sets.
The new Light Set Toolbar supports easy navigation of light sets, reordering, deleting, importing, exporting, Ambient, Scaling and activating of Lights.
The new Spec Study Toolbar supports easy navigation of Spec Studies, reordering and deleting.
The Fast Point Creation algorithm has been improved.
Hoops Segment browser is now available under DCSConverter/Tools menu.
Added Scale Lighting Control in 3DCS and Light Scaling Control in DCS Converter.
The new User Views Toolbar supports easy navigation of views, reordering, and deleting of Graphic Views.
One new keyword and two new operators have been added to the Measure Equation DLL: VAL, inch2mm, and mm2inch.
Graphic Views can now be exported and imported from one 3DCS model to another.
Graphic environment is now supported in 3DCS.
Add Shaded with Mesh and Hidden Line with Mesh visualization options to the View \ Set View \ Shading Level menu.
Related Lists can now be reordered.
Related List drop-down was added to Feature Measure and Derived Feature Measure dialog box.
Phong and Gouraud Shading icons have been added to the Graphic properties toolbar.
Show Sensitivity is now available with previously run HLM analyses.
Multiple parts can be moved for each scenario of the Spec Study.
Graphic Window \ Display Options now has Target Framerate settings for improved graphics performance with large models.
The Lights, Views and Styles Visualization capabilities require DCS_VISU_3DCS_SA license.
Feature slots are now listed in the part's Feature list.
Measurement Generator now has horizontal scroll bars to support long point names.
DOE Form \ CSV file format now defaults to version 1.0.
DCS Converter now supports multiple hsf files loading and merge.
Geofactor now supports Arc Tolerance.
Geofactor now supports composite tolerances.
Added the Merge Faces option to Tools in the DCS Converter.
The Material Editor in the DCS Converter now supports applying Styles to hsf files or individual features.
Added the ability to handle referenced MTMs during Cut & Paste (Ctrl-x Ctrl-v).
New Shading Modes are now available in the Graphics Properties toolbar.
Simulation Directly option is now supported in the Run Analysis dialog.
Measures can be created using Gap and Flush Measurement function.
Autobend routine now deforms the solid graphics. For reference see DE News Issue 73.
Simulation and Sensitivity now run together.
New Analysis Window will load the last run analysis, for both simulation and sensitivity.
Assoc Dir Delta and Cutting Plane added as options for Influence Sphere method.
GeoFactor now supports 3Dev Move dll.
X-form routines now support features as well as points.
The Gradient Step option is now available in GeoFactor.
Feature Move and other MTM support V5 edges.
Spherical Hole/Pin floating is now supported.
The Equation Measure now support spaces in the strings.
Improved the Pattern Move sensitivity results.
Excel Linking now supports improved creation of parts and MTM with the Feature Creation page.
Excel Linking now supports adding Features to Feature Tolerance and Measure routines.
Form variation of Size tolerances on rounded fillets is now supported.
The "HLM Run at Median" setting was added to allow HLM to skip checking the tolerances at Nominal.
The Arc Tolerance now utilizes the Center Point Associated direction.
Improved User Interface and Ease of Use
Deform CGR option in DCS Preferences is now set to ON by default.
Improved Mouse Pan and Rotate capability.
Excel Preferences GUI for 3DCS-SA have been updated.
Added Feature Information icon to Model Creation toolbar.
Correlated the part viewing, rotation and orientation with the existing View icons.
DCS Converter now supports .nas files.
Addressed the minimum sigma number allowed for tolerances as being no less than 1.0.
Anti-Aliasing functionality added.
The StatRow file format (*.csv) information was updated for consistency and ease of use.
Screen check distance between two points now allows to select new points without reopening the dialog box.
3DCS on Window XP Pro win32 now can utilize over 2 GB RAM for better large model support.
Space Ball interface is now supported in 3DCS.
Upgraded Graphics Engine to Hoops 16 for better visualization and performance.
Toolbars can now be hidden or displayed by using the RH menu.
The GfaRunAtMedian information was removed from all reports.
A warning has been added if the Match Move calculation fails.
Points and Features can now be selected from the Navigation window.
Added Create\Modify and Delete Feature Slot menus.
Add DirectX video support for faster and improved visualization.
3DCS Analyst and DCS Converter are compiled and optimized to support Window XP Pro 64-bit.
Stereo Viewing is now supported in 3DCS.
Image library is now supported in 3DCS.
Toolbars and icons have been redesigned for ease of use.
Added MTM Default Settings icon to the DCS Tools toolbar.
Separate button added to Animate dialog, to allow the user to return to the initial assembly position, without exiting the dialog.
Added Paste Upstream MTM's setting to make copy and paste parts more streamlined.
The Simulation and Sensitivity Options have been merged onto one dialog.
Context Sensitive Help added to all the Move, Tolerance, and Measure dialog boxes.
Points and MTM's can now be renamed directly in the Navigation window.
Double clicking on Points in the Navigation window now directly opens the Edit Point dialog box.
New Information GD&T function has been added.
New Geometry, Modeling, Graphical and Statistical menus have been added for ease of use.
Ctrl+C, Ctrl+X, Ctrl+V are now supported for Points and MTM's in the Navigation window.
Added Fast Points function to the edit point dialog box.
Added Init Index and Init Seed and reset to the Deviation Control function.
Point Vector is now automatically copied when using "Pick" option from the Edit Point dialog.
Feature Point U and V values are now maintained when selecting subsequent features.
Use Type In Pos and Use Screen Pos options added to the Edit Points dialog.
Added dcsMvTakeMeasValues routine to xform DLL, which will take measurements at the time the move is executed, within a given sub assembly.
Show Samples function has been enhanced to help the user study the simulation results for specific builds.
Related List is now shown in Analysis Report/View option, and displayed in HTML format.
Added the Show Related option in Analysis Report/Show Samples dialog.
Added Sample information to Related List, shown in HTML format.
DCS Converter now supports exporting .obj, vmrl, stl, and a range of other 2d and 3d file formats.
Changed default MTM settings to Relative and +/-1.0 for spec limits.
Updated the Select or Reject Items dialog, to better describe the MTM transfer from one part to another.
Associated and Multiple directions are supported for group and composite tolerances.
Removed 2nd random value from DCS Hole dialog box.
Part Renaming now supported directly in the Navigation window.
Spaceball performance is affected by the Scale settings.
Help Menu has been enhanced.
Spherical Hole/Pin floating is now supported.
Enhanced Feature Information to indicate if a point is used in a bend move or to define a vector in a MTM.
GeoFactor now remembers the width of each column as set by the user.
Enhanced Sensitivity HLM report to allow contributors to be more easily read.
Excel Import can now read in spreadsheets manually created/modified or saved from a previous session.
Geo Factor inner window is now maximized by default, and columns spacing memorized for ease of use.
Added support for DPMO(PPM), Zst, Est.DPMO(PPM) and Est.Zst to be written to the Simulation HTLM file.
DCS Size Tolerances now list the point name after the tolerance name.
The cmmdev.dll DATASET NAME field character limit was increased to support up to 4000 characters.
Enhanced Validation function to warn when non normal distribution are used with composites tolerances.
Added HLM Level to the MTM default.
Automatically set Move Hole Pin floating to active so user doesn't have to manually activate for each move.
The Tolerance List dialog now has an options to display DCS and Size Tolerances.
The Navigation Window \ Display Options now has a check box to display Size tolerances.
Copy Data now supports wild card characters when typing in part names.
Navigation Window modified to process the double-clicking the same as the tree window.
Obsolete Features
Dcu_tolcator.dll, FeatPosTol.dll, fortlink.dll, and dcu_FlatnessTl.dll are no longer supported.
Zoom Out Level is no longer supported.
Rotate XYZ is no longer supported.
Continuous Rotation is no longer supported.
Tree Info option was removed.
Show Nominal option was removed from View menu.
Show/Hide Solid Vertices and Solid Mesh Edges options were removed from View menu.
DCS Joint Tool is no longer supported and was removed from the Tools menu.
Settings
Disabled the directions for moves that have no direction settings.
Analysis Batch Mode now requires DCS_SIMU_MACRO_3DCS_SA license.
Spec Study requires DCS_SPEC_STUDY_3DCS_SA license.
3DCS now opens with empty model and Toolbars arranged nicely.
Arc Tolerance defaults are now Rand#1=Constant; Range=0;Offset=1.
Default Simulation Samples changed from 1000 to 2000 in DCS Preferences.
3DCS License mechanism now checks Major and Minor version numbers.
GD&T Improvements
Improved Group Pattern support.
GD&T has been added to Modify Range dialog in Geo Factor.
GD&T callouts are better supported in GeoFactor.
Addressed the on/off toggle for the Move GD&T button.
Size on a cylinder GD&T has been enhanced to support a form refinement.
Straightness on an axis with bonus appears to support the multiple sizes.
Composite position callouts vary both frames as position variation.
Position callouts on spheres are supported.
Circularity, Cylindricity, and Straightness on a cylindrical surface now act as size refinements.
Composite Profile callouts can now be applied to multiple features.
Datum Targets are fully supported.
Composite position callouts on multiple size features now include bonus tolerance.
Size Refinement may now be specified on a slot without a position or angularity or form callout.
Size callouts are grouped by default with an option to add form variation.
Non-diametrical GD&T Position callouts are now supported. If needed, an Oriented Position vector is in the DCS GD&T dialog box.
Position callouts along a vector are now supported.
Position callouts at MMC have been enhanced to support size refinement variation on holes and pins.
Orientation callouts on slots now include bonus tolerance.
Datum Targets are better supported. The GDT dialog can select surfaces from the 3DCS Storage Tree.
Runout callouts are fully supported.
Enhanced DRF establishment.
Slots with only size callouts may have form specified within the tolerance. Slots with only size callouts meet Rule#1 even when form is specified.
Profile callouts on curved surfaces now ignore any orientation range specified.
Orientation interaction with Position and Profile on surfaces and slots is fully RSS'ed for GD&T callouts.
FT&A position callouts with bonus are now supported on non-coplanar patterns of slots.
Added Bonus tolerance to Position tolerance on slots for FT&A callouts.
Runout callouts on planar features now controls the orientation of the feature.
Dimensional callouts with origins are supported.
Chaining of dimensional callouts is better supported.
3DCS better supports profile callouts that only control form.
Size callouts on spheres support refinements (circularity variation).
FTA better supports complex interactions between separate callouts on the same surfaces.
Envelope modifiers in individual GD&T callouts are now supported.
DCS GD&T Material Conditions can not be pushed back to FTA.
Resolved FTA Linear Size doubling when pushing back to CATIA issue.
Feature moves with two secondary non-coaxial cylindrical locators now have the locating plane created through both axes. Secondary datums with two non-coaxial cylindrical features now have the datum plane created through both axes.
Implemented composite position GD&T on features with opposite vectors.
Resolved linear composite position callout on a pair of coaxial holes issue. Resolved linear position callout on a pair of coaxial holes issue.
Unilateral Composite Position Callouts are now supported. Unilateral Position Callouts are now supported.
The Run Log will now display FTA warnings after Nominal Build.
Improved performance for the GD&T Smart Search function.
Dimensional Callouts now allow the user to change the origin setting.
Updated the Envelope Rule GD&T settings.
HLM and Sensitivity were enhanced to display GD&T contributors for individual features.
Enhanced DCS GD&T dialog box layout.
Offsets are now supported for all dimensional callouts.
3DCS now accounts for the interaction between location, orientation, and form callouts.
Composite position callouts along an axis are now supported.
The Run Log will now display FTA warnings after Nominal Build.
Help
The DCS Gateway is now available for improved customer support.
Issues Fixed
Resolved Navigation Window MTM reorder drag and drop issue.
Resolved Show Mesh /Show Nominal Mesh issue.
When a part is relocated by dragging the part to the new location, the Change Name and Translate/Rotate dialogs open automatically.
Resolved load/unload hsf files issue.
Resolved the 3DevMove sensitivity issue.
Resolved wtx merging issue.
Resolved worksheet Color option when writing to Excel.
Resolved the Composite tolerance with associated direction issue.
Resolved MTM Multi Selection and RH menu to On\Off alternating selection issue.
Resolved Feature Move offset on wrong plane issue.
Resolved the Spec Study item names in toolbar drop-down to update based on name changes in the Navigation window.
Resolved the Hoops Tree dialog closing issue.
Resolved Edit Copy / Paste issue in Geofactor.
Resolved the points deletion from the Feature Point dialog issue.
Addressed cylinders linking issue when cylinders change size in hsf.
Resolved the Pattern Rigid move Float Mode for Fixed Fastener display issue.
Resolved the Pattern Rigid move Direction display issue.
Resolved the new files saving issue.
Addressed the deformation propagation issue for Influence Sphere.
Resolved toolbar stacking issue.
Resolved the font size display issue.
Resolved the Feature point creation issue using fast point function in a newly loaded hsf file.
Resolved the Cut/Paste parts issue.
Resolved the Information\Feature dialog box opening issue.
Resolved the histogram color issue in the One Page Report.
Resolved the new point values issue in Edit Point dialog box.
Resolved the Feature Tolerance DCS Point deviation problem in Group Pattern and Group Feature mode.
Resolved the Query Coordinates function availability issue.
Resolved the DCS Geo description field multiple lines of text issue.
Resolved Translate/Rotate exit functionality using the right hand upper X box issue.
Resolved User DLL drop-down list displaying too few items issue.
Resolved User DLL measure list resetting to the top measure issue.
Resolved default report file names.
Resolved the multiple features selection by single click and simultaneous deletion.
Resolved DCS Nominal Mesh with Polygon Mode display issue.
Resolved the file import from Excel without prior Excel export.
Resolved the Excel import Replace lock up issue.
Resolved Save Management \ Propagate files not transferring all the hsf files to new directory issue.
Addressed the lost MTMs issue when importing a newer wt3 file in 6.3.2 or older version.
Resolved Hsf unloading \ "Clear File" crash for parts with embedded sat data crash.
Resolved the key-in points options for User DLL move.
Resolved the Graphics turn black issue when deviating features on hsf files with materials.
Resolved the Point Ghost images displayed for hsf files with merged faces when pressing "Add Feat pt by clicking on surface" button in DCS Mesh Control dialog.
Addressed the trihedron turning grey when all graphics go off-screen issue.
Resolved the Fly Mode icon pop-up label issue.
Resolved the multiple points reordering issue.
Resolved the pattern move range value shown in HLM.
Resolved the descript names when pasted issue, in Edit Point dialog.
Resolved Drag point on face vector issue.
Resolved the copy and paste values from MS Excel issue.
Resolved the Edit Point dialog columns resizing issue after deleting a point.
Resolved the Edit Point dialog typing points issue.
Resolved Feature point creation issue on scaled hsf files.
Resolved fast point requiring surface to be selected issue.
Resolved issue with printing image from graph window.
Resolved the Spec Study item names in toolbar drop-down to update based on name changes in the navigation window.
Resolved Sensitivity maintaining range and offset display options issue.
Resolved the Simulation display issue for standard deviation label.
Resolved points not being on the CAD surface issue.
Resolved Edit Part Color custom color issue.
Resolved the identical Lights icon issue.
Resolved the Navigation window applied style show at window opening.
Resolved the inactive Lights manipulation setting after hide/show light geometry.
Resolved the index number display for the MTMs listed in the View/Label dialog boxes.
Resolved the rotating part issue in the Edit Feature Point dialog, when the Show/Hide GD&T button is activated.
Addressed the multi select Spec Study items for Copy issue.
Resolved Edit Point dialog value entering issue.
Resolved the GD&T dialog opening when double-clicked issue.
Resolved the point's label repositioning issue.
Resolved the Navigation window refresh issue, when nominal build is activated.
Resolved closing simulation window crash issue.
Resolved large GeoFactor Arc Tolerance due to angle radian conversion issue.
Resolved MTM Default Extra Parameters settings with Trapezoid, Weibull and Pearson distribution issue.
Resolved GeoFactor truncation issue with orientation callouts less than 0.2 mm.
Resolved the cad points index in solid import issue.
Resolved Geofactor calculation issue when changing a composite tolerance range.
Resolved GD&T Size tolerance annotation display issue.
Resolved the points screen position reset for linked instances after one point coordinates were modified.
Resolved feature selection prior to fast point creation issue.