Pepakura Designer Changelog

What's new in Pepakura Designer 5.0.17

Sep 8, 2023
  • The text area size of the dialog displaying the author's information has been expanded.
  • An issue during 3D model loading has been fixed.

New in Pepakura Designer 5.0.16 (Aug 12, 2023)

  • When exporting in SVG format, text information is now also included in the output.
  • When exporting unfolded patterns, the file extension previously selected is now set as the default.

New in Pepakura Designer 5.0.15 (Jul 30, 2023)

  • The settings have been consolidated into a property sheet, enabling the management of detailed configurations in one place.
  • The feature to automatically merge adjacent flaps has been enabled by default. The option can be toggled on and off using the [2DLayout]-[Merge Adjacent Flaps] menu.
  • A new feature has been added that allows setting the opacity of unselected parts when checking the correspondence between the unfolded pattern and the 3D model. ([Settings]-[Others]-[Properties]-[Appearance]-[Opacity of unselected face])

New in Pepakura Designer 5.0.14 (Jun 26, 2023)

  • Flaps are now displayed in gray color (does not affect printing).
  • When determining the shape of the flaps, the angle of both sides now has priority over the height.

New in Pepakura Designer 5.0.13 (Mar 13, 2023)

  • Fixed a bug in the OBJ file loading function.

New in Pepakura Designer 5.0.12 (Feb 23, 2023)

  • Grouping information is now maintained when reloading a 3D model.
  • If a window is maximized when exiting, that state is now carried over to the next startup.

New in Pepakura Designer 5.0.11 (Jan 11, 2023)

  • Material colors in files created with newer versions of Metasequoia now read properly.

New in Pepakura Designer 5.0.10 (Jan 9, 2023)

  • UTF8 characters in OBJ files output from Blender are now properly decoded.
  • When outputting a development in SVG, the output is now divided into separate layers for mountain fold lines, valley fold lines, and contour lines.
  • The size of flaps immediately after unfolding is now automatically set according to the size of the model.

New in Pepakura Designer 5.0.9 (Nov 22, 2022)

  • The state of showing/hiding registration marks for cutting is now restored when the application is launched.
  • An option to switch to highlighting selected faces in red (Ver. 4 style) has been added ([Settings]-[Others]-[Other]).

New in Pepakura Designer 5.0.8 (Oct 22, 2022)

  • A bug concerning deletion from the object list has been fixed.
  • When in [Flaps] Edit Mode, "Position" and "Shape" options can now be switched by pressing the shortcut keys (Ctrl+F) consecutively.
  • The transparency of the unselected object display has been lowered.

New in Pepakura Designer 5.0.6 (Aug 9, 2022)

  • Language selection is now available upon initial installation.
  • Fixed a bug where Pepakura Designer was not properly associated with the .pdo extension (fix in installer).
  • Selection and deselection in the object list is now reflected in the display and hiding of the objects, even after unfolding.

New in Pepakura Designer 5.0.5 (Jul 13, 2022)

  • Deutsch has been added to the language selection.

New in Pepakura Designer 5.0.4 (Jun 27, 2022)

  • A bug that prevented output to PDF file in viewer mode has been fixed.
  • A bug that prevented measure distance occurred when the language setting was set to Spanish has been fixed.

New in Pepakura Designer 5.0.3 (Jun 20, 2022)

  • Switching to read-only mode can now also be done by clicking on the label in the upper right corner of the 2d layout window.
  • When the edit mode is "Select and Move" all parts except for the selected part are now displayed semi-transparently.
  • Some bugs have been fixed.

New in Pepakura Designer 5.0.2 (Jun 6, 2022)

  • Some bugs have been fixed.

New in Pepakura Designer 5.0.1 (May 20, 2022)

  • Bugs found after the release of version 5 have been fixed.
  • Spanish has been added to the language selection.

New in Pepakura Designer 5.0.0 (May 14, 2022)

  • All features of Pepakura Designer 4, Pepakura Viewer 4, and Pepakura Viewer 4 for Silhouette CAMEO have been integrated into a single application.
  • There is no longer any need to use different applications for each.
  • Files that are edit-locked will be opened in "read-only mode".
  • Runs in 64-bit mode:
  • The on-board memory can now be used more effectively, and editing operations for large files will be more responsive.
  • Hardware rendering is enabled by default to display textures more beautifully and make operation more responsive.
  • Multi-language support:
  • Switching between languages is now possible.
  • Instead of preparing an executable file for each language, you can now switch between languages in a single application.
  • This enables more efficient development and flexible addition of supported languages.
  • Other:
  • Rotation of 3D models can now be performed by both left and right mouse dragging.
  • Page-by-page output in SVG format is now possible.
  • Menus have been reorganized to improve ease of operation.
  • The toolbar arrangement can now be restored to its initial state by simply selecting a menu item.

New in Pepakura Designer 4.2.4 (May 30, 2021)

  • Bugs related to [Merge Adjacent Flaps] have been fixed.

New in Pepakura Designer 4.2.3 (May 24, 2021)

  • When [2D Menu]-[Merge Adjacent Flaps] is set ON, adjacent flaps that can be merged into one are now merged automatically (in the figure below, the blue dashed line is a line that does not actually need to be folded).
  • The output font size of the Edge ID in Pepakura Viewer Silhouette CAMEO has been changed.
  • Other maintenance has been performed.

New in Pepakura Designer 4.2.1 (Mar 12, 2021)

  • The problem of loading OBJ format materials was fixed.
  • Support for importing files with data issues such as duplicate faces and vertices has been improved.
  • Other maintenance has been performed.

New in Pepakura Designer 4.2.0 (Jan 11, 2021)

  • The algorithm for layouting parts has been updated.
  • The texture color settings at the border of materials for printing has been adjusted.
  • When displaying the bending angle, the information is output to PDF files when the pattern is exported.

New in Pepakura Designer 4.1.8 (Nov 29, 2020)

  • Minor bugs have been fixed.
  • When displaying the bending angle, the information is output to SVG and DXF files when the pattern is exported.

New in Pepakura Designer 4.1.7b (Jul 18, 2020)

  • Maintenance update.

New in Pepakura Designer 4.1.7a (Jul 15, 2020)

  • Maintenance update.

New in Pepakura Designer 4.1.7 (Jul 12, 2020)

  • It has became possible to toggle whether or not to place flaps alternately through [Setting]-[Other Settings]-[Other]-[Alternate the initial flap placement].
  • The algorithm of unfold has been updated; The edges between faces of different materials are always separated. The parts with the same material are placed close.

New in Pepakura Designer 4.1.5 (Apr 30, 2019)

  • In order to support high resolution display, the judgment range of vertex selection at part rotation operation mode is expanded.
  • At [Join/Disjoin faces] mode, the selected edges in the 3D window became to be reflected on the 2D window.
  • At [Join/Disjoin faces] mode, now pressing the [Shift] key makes it possible to securely move parts.
  • The setting of the edge color is reflected when outputting in SVG format. Line thickness is set 0.5.
  • Fixed an issue where it is not possible to return to the normal value if an out-of-range value is specified in the item of [Advanced setting] dialog.
  • Some minor bugs have been fixed.

New in Pepakura Designer 4.1.4 (Mar 3, 2019)

  • The size of the tool bar that grew larger in Ver. 4.1.1 has returned to its original size. Instead, you can now change the size from the Settings menu.
  • Fixed a problem that repeatedly reloading the model will continue moving the part downwards.
  • Anti-aliasing is now applied to the arrows and highlighted edges displayed when editing the exploded view.

New in Pepakura Designer 4.0.7 (Jan 24, 2018)

  • Maintenance update.
  • Screen rendering becomes faster when the edge IDs are being displayed.

New in Pepakura Designer 4.0.6b (Oct 3, 2017)

  • Maintenance update (Update of Printing feature).

New in Pepakura Designer 4.0.6a (Sep 17, 2017)

  • Maintenance update.

New in Pepakura Designer 4.0.6 (Sep 8, 2017)

  • The option switching unit of length in inches has been added.([Setting]-[Unit of Length])
  • Feature of flap editing has been enhanced.([2D Menu]-[Edit Mode]-[Edit Flap]-[Shape])
  • The option to show dimension line has been added.([3D Menu]-[Show Dimension Lines])
  • The function of [Auto] for unfodling has been changed. The 3D model will be unfolded without changing user specified scale when [Auto] is checked.

New in Pepakura Designer 4.0.4 (Feb 24, 2017)

  • Compatibility of DXF export has been improved.([File]-[Export]-[Vector Format])

New in Pepakura Designer 4.0.3 (Oct 14, 2016)

  • The new feature of SVG export has been added. The SVG file is compatible with Inkscape.([File]-[Export]-[Vector Format])
  • [Texture Configuration] dialog has been updated so that it shows size of texture images.
  • DXF export feature has been updated so that Edge ID is exported.
  • PDF export feature has been updated.

New in Pepakura Designer 4.0.2 (Jun 1, 2016)

  • The new feature of showing folding angles of edges has been added. ([2D Menu]-[Show Fold Angle])
  • An option for starting up Pepakura Viewer from Pepakura Designer has been added. ([File]-[Start Pepakura Viewer])
  • The user interface for changing flap position, and shape has been updated. ([2D Menu]-[Edit Mode]-[Edit Flap])
  • The problem that the option of hardware rendering can not be properly stored has been fixed. ([Settings]-[Other Settings]-[Advanced]-[Enable hardware rendering])
  • The problem that 3D model is not rendered properly when a plain color is set as background color has been fixed.

New in Pepakura Designer 4.0.1 (May 5, 2016)

  • An option for changing Edge ID color has been added. ([Setting]-[Other Settings]-[Color]-[Edge ID])
  • The problem that old PDO file (saved by Pepakura Designer 2) can not be opened has been fixed.
  • The problem that properties of the sheet are not be restored has been fixed.

New in Pepakura Designer 4.0.0 (Apr 5, 2016)

  • High-resolution texture images are supported. The size limitation was extended from 1,024px to around 8,000px width (or height).
  • File format of .pdo was changed. Robustness of locked files is strengthened. Pepakura Designer 3 cannot read the file saved by Pepakura Designer 4 unless using [File]-[Export]-[Pepakura Designer3 format].
  • An option to render screen with hardware acceleration was added. When this option is set, high-resolution texture is used on the screen rendering. ([Settings]-[Other Settings]-[Advanced]-[Enable hardware rendering])

New in Pepakura Designer 3.1.7 (Sep 25, 2015)

  • A new view mode for Highlighting fold lines was added. This feature is accessed through [Others]-[Highlight Fold Lines] or the tool button .
  • Simple and quick rotate operation was added.

New in Pepakura Designer 3.1.6 (Aug 21, 2015)

  • Windows 10 was supported.
  • Handling of non-alphabet character encoding was enhanced.

New in Pepakura Designer 3.1.5 (Jul 14, 2015)

  • Folding/Unfolding Animation feature was added. This feature is accessed via [3D Menu]-[Animation].

New in Pepakura Designer 3.1.4 (Jul 14, 2015)

  • Group/Ungroup feature was added.
  • One axis movement on 2D window was added; Left mouse drag with [x] or [y] key restricts the direction of movement of selected parts on 2D window

New in Pepakura Designer 3.1.3b (Sep 9, 2014)

  • One axis 3d model rotation was added; with arrow keys or right mouse drag with (x or y) key.

New in Pepakura Designer 3.1.3a (Apr 10, 2014)

  • The file format of Metasequoia 4 (.mqo) was supported.
  • The operation for part-rotation was enhanced. A part rotates so that an edge double-clicked becomes horizontal or vertical.
  • The keycode setting was changed so that a keycode is shared with all users of a machine when a keycode is set by the administrator (it is applied when the application is launched as administrator. Right-click the program icon (the .exe file), then choose Run As Administrator).

New in Pepakura Designer 3.1.0a (Jan 24, 2012)

  • A menu to export the unfolded pattern separately into multiple DXF files was added as [File]-[Export]-[Vector Format]-[Multi-Files DXF].
  • The part which is selected on the 2D Window is highlighted on the 3D Window.
  • A menu to check the overlapping parts was added as [2D Menu]-[Check Overlapping Parts].
  • Double-clicking an edge on the 3D Window before unfolding selects multiple edges on the edge-ring at a time.
  • An edit mode on which measures the distance between two points was added as [2D Menu]-[Edit Mode]-[Measure Distance between Two Points].

New in Pepakura Designer 3.0.8 (Apr 15, 2011)

  • OBJ file loader was improved.
  • DXF file exporter was improved.
  • Pop-up menu on [3D model window] was omitted.

New in Pepakura Designer 3.0.7a (Apr 15, 2011)

  • OBJ file loader was improved.

New in Pepakura Designer 3.0.7 (Apr 15, 2011)

  • A bug of STL format auto detector was fixed.
  • To open .dae exported from Google SketchUP 7.1 was partially supported. It is still recommended to use older version of Google SketchUP.

New in Pepakura Designer 3.0.6 (Apr 15, 2011)

  • TGA file format was supported for textur image.
  • STL ASCII format support was added.
  • OBJ, DAE file loader were improved.

New in Pepakura Designer 3.0.5 (Apr 15, 2011)

  • Collada (*.dae) format support was added. (Still not stable.)
  • Some UI terms were proofreaded.

New in Pepakura Designer 3.0.4 (Apr 15, 2011)

  • New command [Set All Edges to Open] was added to [3D Model Window] menu. This command makes all faces disjoining when unfold.
  • Part alignment and part rotation commands are added with a toolbar. You can easily align parts or rotate by 90 degrees.
  • Setting of [Size of Opening] and [Viewing Angle] of 3D model window are kept when restart Pepakura Designer.
  • Some tiny bugs were fixed.

New in Pepakura Designer 3.0.3b (Apr 15, 2011)

  • Compatibility with KMZ (Google Earth format) was improved.

New in Pepakura Designer 3.0.3 (Apr 15, 2011)

  • An issue with European OSes in which v1 PDO files could not be opened was fixed.
  • A texturing bug when printing and exporting was fixed.
  • Other minor bugs were fixed.

New in Pepakura Designer 3.0.2 (Apr 15, 2011)

  • Some spelling errors in Menu and Dialog were fixed.
  • Various minor bugs were fixed.
  • Toolbar positions were restored.
  • Issues with sample data were fixed.