ABViewer Changelog

What's new in ABViewer 15.1.0.3

• 3D improvements:
• 3D formats are imported/exported with units of measurement (import of units from ACIS, STEP, BREP, Parasolid; export with units into ACIS and STEP);
• SLDASM support added;
• Import of SolidWorks/Parasolid/STEP improved;
• New tool to create exploded view;
• Zooming with a rectangle added in the 3D mode.
• G-code updates and improvements:
• Radius compensation for GRBL using the equidistant method;
• G-code generation for lathe machines;
• Interface improved;
• Bugs fixed.
• Improved saving to PDF:
• New setting to save PDF in the CMYK color space;
• New setting to save layers in PDF.
• Editor improvements:
• New offset mode—Diagonal offset;
• Capability to turn off the grid snap added; new grid mode—Snap line.
• Improved software performance:
• Work with large files improved;
• Navigation speeded up;
• Speed of PDF to DWG/DXF conversion increased;
• Opening of 3D files and interaction with their structure speeded up.
• Replacement of the Open Cascade Technology with our own 3D kernel:
• Opening of 3D files speeded up;
• Reading of SAT, SLDPRT, X_T, X_B file formats improved;
• Support of FSAT, SAB, SMT, IPT, IFC file formats added;
• Export to SAT and SAB formats added;
• Export of STEP, DWG, DXF file formats improved.
• Improved PDF to DWG/DXF conversion:
• Conversion speeded up;
• Saving of the PDF file layers added;
• Text and images import settings added.
• Improved DWG/DXF to G-code conversion:
• Capability to convert layers only from the visible layers;
• Generation of G-code compatible with the dispensing CNC machine (Skyglass);
• Generation of G-code compatible with the Grbl controller.
• New feature­—Layout Detector.
• New editing tools and capabilities:
• The Auto Dimension tool added;
• The Cloud tool added;