Pattern Move - Support for Slot/Tab features - The current Pattern Rigid move for Variation Analysis will now support adding slot and tab features defined in 3DCS. The new setting Float-Hole-Slot-Pin can float holes and slots as floating fasteners.

Chordal Mesh setting - Sets the maximum absolute distance (Sag) between the actual CAD design and the 3DCS Mesh. Applies on all non-planar surfaces. The setting can be found under the General tab of the Preferences.

Worst-Case Improvements - Improved the Worst-Case (WC) results for GeoFactor.

General

•The sum of tree items will now display the total number of items instead of the number of items at the top level.  I.e. It sums the total number of Moves not the total number of Move Groups and Ungrouped Moves. (68301)

•Added capability to view results for 1 Measure Group at a time in the Analysis Summary Window. (68159)

•The setting 'Show units in the results' will correctly stay active or inactive if set in the Preferences. (68849)

•Added the ability to relink already linked features. The Feature Linking Wizard will now have a "List all features" button which will list both linked and unlinked features allowing the users to relink if needed.(68359).

•Added a Reset All Defaults button to the Analysis Option dialog. (67335)

•Moved various functions to other locations in the 3DCS toolbar or Ribbon.

oMoved Spec Studies to the Graphical Analysis section.

oMoved Visualization Export to the add-on's ribbon; moved to a separate toolbar in CATIA V5.

oMoved Related List to under Measures.

oRenamed Graphic Analysis toolbar to Animation.

oMoved Batch Processor under Run Analysis.

•Changed the GD&T and Feature Move Calculation Method from "Model Flag" to "Default". (68755)

•Addressed various issues with the User-Defined distribution: (69509)

oFixed the angle scaling with the User-Defined distribution.

oFixed converting data from the SMP file to either mm or degree.

oAddressed the EWCR (GF worst-case) results with the Arc Tolerance and Constant magnitude random variation. 

•Made Slot display in graphics to show a diamond symbol.(68593)

•Slot display is controlled with Show Mesh button.

•Enhanced the wtx import to use 3DCS Names if the CAD Name does not Match. (68369)

•Fixed an issue with double-clicking on a contributor when set to per feature list will open the tolerance or GD&T dialog correctly, instead of the Feature Information dialog. (69034)

Alias Display

•Fixed an issue with editing the Alias Display options in Preferences. A message was added to inform the user when the Abbreviation file was updated in the 3DCS Preferences. (68875)

Analysis

•The Estimated Pp and Ppk output values will not require to have Estimated Median active. (69590)

•Updated the description for Two-Point List measure - Pair Pts Max-Min mode in the Monte Carlo Analysis window: from "All Pts Min" to "Pair Pts Max-Min". (69100)

•Corrected saving the Contributor data to RSS file when the values are shown longer than 8 decimal places. (69098)

•Saving All active displays in the Analysis dialog will only show the specified results: Histogram, Contributor Analysis or both, when selecting Save All as JPG.(69249)

•Added the Estimated Pp and Estimated Ppk results to the Monte Carlo analysis. Users can activate these results in the Display Options of the Analysis Window, under the Monte Carlo analysis tab. (68548)

•Added more support for Arc Tolerance in GeoFactor and Analysis results, when using a distribution other than Constant. (Default distribution for Arc Tol is Constant). (62312)

•Added GD&T Form support to spherical and cylindrical features. (68870)

•Saving the Histogram (HST), Sensitivity (HLM), or GeoFactor (GF) files, or while loading the Histogram or Sensitivity files, will open the folder to the Preferences folder path, set by the user, or the default folder path. (68887)

•Corrected the Stat Row file columns with UTF-8bit characters support in the description or measure name. (68288)

•Renamed the GeoFactor Analysis to GeoFactor Equation-Based Analysis throughout the Software. Also Renamed GeoFactor to GeoFactor Analysis in the Analysis Options Dialog. (67712)

•Fixed a bug in the Virtual Condition used for Datum Shift in certain cases containing prequalifying GD&T on the Datum. (69036)

•Fixed a bug where the GeoFactor number will now get updated for the given scale value correctly.(68955)

GeoFactor

•Fixed a bug with Show Min and Show Max in the GeoFactor results only changing the diametrical features by half of what they should be. (69211)

•Enhanced the Worst Case calculation capabilities to better account for Bonus, Datum Shift, and Floats. (68413)

•Updated the GeoFactor Worst Case Analysis to treat Internal and External features differently when dealing with Datum Shift. (69339).

•Added capability to better support multiple frame DRFs (i.e. Profile, Angularity, and Flatness) in a Worst Case analysis. (68281)

•Fixed a bug that would sometimes not consider the Position on a Datum that has MMB or LMB on it in a relevant DRF when checking WC GeoFactor. (69274)

Dialog

•Enhanced the GD&T dialog when changing between Linear Zone GD&T (Profile) and Planar Zone GD&T (Position), to update the Distribution. (69342)

•The Move Points check-box will now be On by default in the Feature Points dialog. (68170)

•Changed the note in Extract GD&T from "Replace DCS GD&T" to "Replace Extracted GD&T. (68223)

•Opening an MTM List dialog will open by showing the items from the first group as default if the MTM list has no non grouped items.(68655)

•Simplified the Run Analysis dialog by reordering the content. (65336)

•The user dll routines will be categorized in alphabetical order in the drop down menu.(68401)

•Any MTM dialog opened while preference is changed will force the user to close the opened dialog.(69119)

•Fixed an issue where "Ok" is Slot/Tab dialog was not closing the dialog after deleting all the slots.(69202)

Feature Groups

•Added a Feature Group lists in Move, Tolerance, Measure, and GD&T List dialogs. This allows users to create new Moves, Tolerances, Measures and GD&T in a specific Feature Group. (68077)

•Added to the Group right click menu, the option to directly add MTMs.(68571)

Features

•Size GD&T can now be added to a Dynamic Point with a Circle Size associated to it. (68900)

•When moving Dynamic Points between parts, they will no longer keep their relationship to the point(s) of the previous part. (67802)

•Users coming from an earlier version, with a customized Slot/Tab directions, will be saved and applied in Feature Slot/Tab dialog. Only for features Slot/Tabs used in a move. (69517)

•Correctly creates spherical features and applying the correct size. Update Geometry will be required to fix the features. (68221)

•Same feature is now allowed in multiple Slot creation.(68871)

Measures

•Dimensional Distance measure will now filter available Measure Types based on the Features selected. (69241)

•Addressed internal direction calculation for Point-Line measure. (68504)

•Dimensional Distance Measure dialog will now display the feature info (size diameter) next to the feature name. (67653)

•Dimensional Distance Measure now has access to creating a Point-at-Pick (mouse click position), as well as surface selection. (68530).

•Fixed the issue, now Sphere size Tolerance will be recognized correctly in Dimension distance Min and Max Measure.(68436)

•When Dimensional Distance measure is measuring between Cylinder and a Plane Feature, made the vector direction to always display from the Plane feature.(68086)

Moves

•Added support to move case: Object Case = 207; Target Case = 214: Axis|Axis, Axis|Plane. (69462)

•Non perpendicular tertiary planes are now supported with the Feature Move in 3DCS. (68479)

•Corrected a move failure in the Feature Move when the primary axis lay on the secondary plane. (69158)

•Added support for Tabs and Slots in the Rigid Pattern move. (47780)

•Float not deviating on extracted Feature Moves issue is fixed.(69010)

•Fixed a feature selection error from the MM Dialog.(68455)

•The Project Point on Feature (dcu_xformMv.dll) respects the vector's direction and sign. Its projection finds the minimum positive distance along the positive direction of the vector. (69093)

Validation

•The Relationship Wizard will now show Green for Datums that are referenced by important Features in the model. (68394)

•Dimensioning Location should not report a zone-shape error, if originally created from a size tolerance with a diametrical zone. (69408)

•Removed the move dialog Validation for Pins larger than the Hole size. Only Validate will warn the user. (68605)

GD&T

•Fixed a bug with LMB and Datum Shift. (68834)

•Datums will now pick up any location change that may come about from a Dimensioning Location tolerance. (68796)

•Composite Position GD&T will now allow non-size features in the GD&T. (68992)

•Fixed an issue when applying MMC to a Position tolerance, the second frame of a Composite tolerance will not have bonus applied. (68992)

•If invalid DRFs are shown in the Validate dialog or Run Log window, users can double-click the line to edit the DRF. (68210)

•Added Distribution Defaults for Axial Location, Axial Form, Axial Orientation Tolerances in the Preference dialog.(66226)

•Editing a Position or Profile tolerance will keep the edited applied range. (67936)

•Inactive Geometric Tolerances (GD&T) will no longer prompt "Datums Not Referenced" in the GD&T Wizard. (67749)

•Changing Position or Profile to and from Composite will keep the first range and offset. (68634)

•Switching the GD&T Type will no longer change the DRF Tab to "From Nominal".(67757)

•In the GD&T dialog if the user enters a higher value in the Lower Spec field a warning will pop up to fix this user error if clicked else where in the dialog except for the Upper Spec field. This fix will also not revert back the user entered value to default. (68822)

•Position GD&T will now display 0 and 90 arrows in all platforms. (62521)

•Fixed a GD&T reordering bug that would occasionally miss the GD&T prequalifier on a Datum. (69190)

•Extracting GD&T will correctly set the Calculation Method  to Default. (69055)

Display

•Cleaned up Feature and Analysis labels, removing extra, unnecessary labels. (67912)

•Enhanced the Moves, Measures and Tolerance annotation drawing in the graphics.(65165)

•Fixed the Feature Measure display to display the labels in the correct location. (68586)

•Annotation drawing displayed in the graphics will now get cleared correctly when the MTM List selected. (68520)

•When the Contributor list is set to "Per Feature" it will only display the selected feature in graphics.(68980)

•Selecting a user Dll Move with lot of points will no more delay the graphic display. (68125)

Excel

•Added a column to the GD&T tab called Feature Type. Changed "#Surfaces", "Surface Name" and "Surface Part" to #Features, "Feature Name" and "Feature Part", respectively. (68189)

Reports

•Model directory will now get created correctly for models saved in PLM system.

User DLL

•Changed the DOE.dll Script file while with any Regional Settings active. Comma delimiter, colon delimiter or period delimiter is not required to define the command lines in the DOEViewer. (69072)

Config file

•Added a new setting only available in the Config file called MSWordDelaySeconds. This allows users to add a delay when editing/opening Notes for MTMs and GD&T. This option was added to make sure Word starts correctly. (69256)

Preferences

•Fixed the error on typing the user defined path in the Model directory Preference setting.(69516)

•The 'Maximum labels to show' for MTMs is added to Preference under Display/Labels and Annotations. (69080)

General

•Branch Tree, Expand to Parent and Expanding Tree will not cause to Show previously Hidden parts in the CAD tree. (67716)

•Fixed an deviation speed issue, when the Features are highlighted during the deviation, to automatically unhighlight it before the deviation starts.(68785)

• Added Extract Move command which will extract the CAD Constraints and create Feature Move in 3DCS.

•Renamed Update GD&T, Update GD&T Measures and Update Measures to Extract GD&T, Extract GD&T Measures and Extract Measures respectively. Also relocated it in the ribbon.(68648)

•Fixed a Crash on closing the Convert CAD Point Dialog in NX Continuous version.(68901)

•3DCS will now uses the CAD Assembly units and display that in the Preference dialog.(61507)

Dialog

•All Dialogs will now close with center mouse click action.(67368)

•In Feature Measure dialog LSL, USL check box change will now get saved on closing and reopening the dialog. (68790)

Point

•Center point created on Sphere will now get extracted correctly with size information.(67800)

•Feature Points can now be projected from one part to another part with Move point option checked.(62023)

•Center Feature Points can now be projected on Planes with Move Point option checked.(65965)

•Selected point's  u, v value will be displayed in the Feature Point Dialog. (68577)

•Resolved Point projection with Move point checked for the below case.  

oEdge point created project on Plane Feature

oPlanar point project to a Cylinder Feature

oInner Cylinder point project to outer Cylinder Feature. (68892)

Tree

•Branching a sub-assembly in 3DCS Tree will now automatically make that sub-assembly to be the work part in NX.(66133)

•Fixed the crash when copy pasting two MTM List folder in the tree. (68748)

•Blocked Tree Entities delete if any MTM Dialog is open.(67787)

•Added "Add MTM" to the MTM Group right click menu which adds the Moves, Tolerance, GD&T, Measures to the selected Group. (68927)

•Fixed an issue where the root level MTMs getting added to the wrong tree location when the display parts in assembly setting is set to "directly beneath the part".(69481)

GD&T

•Added an option to select views from a part or an assembly to extract the PMI. Selecting a View will extract the PMI listed in the View, no other PMI will be extracted. (65604)

•Added Smart Search to 3DCS. Smart Search will extract PMI from parts/assemblies that are linked to 3DCS MTMs and Feature Points. (65107)

•Fixed an issue where extracted Dim Name on GD&T extraction will no more get reverted back to default Dim Name.(68793)

•For a Model with mixed units, assembly units is what 3DCS uses on all parts on extracting GD&T.(68531)

•Datum Target Feature Points extracted will not get converted to Coordinate Points on Update Model.(68996)

•Fixed the issue, Datum Target Points gets extracted with correct vector direction. (68908)

General

•Users can now Cut/Paste Points, GD&T, Moves, Features, etc. into Point Groups instead of always having to go into the Organize Point Groups dialog. (67460)

•Fixed an issue when loading a new session of CATIA V5 and 3DCS - Users will not see bad mesh when creating new mesh. (69553)

•Fixed an issue that would create duplicate tolerances in a Feature Group and outside of the Feature Group. (69439)

•Addressed an issue with 3DCS removing a required line from the Batch Processor's Batch file. (69117)

•Added a setting for Annotations labels to control how many labels a Move, Tolerance, Measure or GD&T can be shown. (68889)

•Addressed some issues/changes to some of the dialogs that were missing functionality. (68977)

•The Active check-box for Circle size tolerance is now available in the dialog. (68910)

•Added Extract Move command which will extract the CAD Constraints and create Feature Move in 3DCS.

•Renamed Update GD&T, Update GD&T Measures and Update Measures to Extract GD&T, Extract GD&T Measures and Extract Measures respectively. Also relocated it in the ribbon.(68648)

•Using Separate will toggle into Creation Mode if not already. (All cgr modes). When using Use CATIA Rep mode then feature point and other commands no longer lock up for Animation mode. (30567)

•Added a setting to the Preference which saves the 3DCS information only to the root.(68811)

•3DCS is now integrated with Catia version R31.(69373)

Dialog

•The setting 'Show units in the results' will correctly stay active or inactive if set in the Preferences. (68849)

•Corrected Spherical Features in the Feature Information dialog. The selected feature will show the correct size of a spherical feature of size. (68825)

•Fixed some dialog issues to show more functions that were previously hidden. (68910) (CATIA V5-6R2020 (R30) only).

Display

•Fixed showing multiple text from labels about features or MTMs from the Legacy labels. (68951)

•Corrected Color Contour to Show Min/Show Max functions from the Analysis Results and Monte Carlo results windows. (68777)

•Changing the units in CATIA V5 will now update the Analysis units display instantly. (68983)

•Circle Points display is controlled by Hide/Show points button.(61884)

Search GD&T

•Spherical Zones will now be extracted into Size and Position tolerances, if applicable in the PMI. (68328)

•Extracting GD&T will correctly set the Calculation Method to Default. (69055)

•GD&T smart search will now recognize the GD&T node created on the associative features. (69377)

Update Geometry

•Fixed a crash using Update Geometry with a Zip Surface User-DLL in the model. (68375)