Xenon 8 SP2 Build 873 - Changelog

What's new in Xenon 8 Service Pack 2:

December 18th, 2009

Major Features:
· Sketch Renderings
· Stroke Shortcuts
· Layer Sets
· Enhanced Drafting Assistant Preferences
· Revised Model to Sheet Dialog Box
· Faster Loading History Tree
Minor Enhancements:
· Tutorials in Help Menu
· Samples in File Menu
· Enhanced Access to Drafting Assistant Settings
· Faster Render Library Rebuild (Windows only)
· Improved Object Visibility with Construction Lines
· Direct Access to Folders Paths Defined in Preferences
· Changeable Mouse-wheel Zoom Direction
· More Entities Accepted with the Fill Command
· Special Copy/Paste Command to and from Graphite v8 SP2
· Feature Tree Replace Curve Option Now Supports Multi-curve Selections

What's new in Xenon 8 Service Pack 1:

December 18th, 2009

Major Features:
· Advanced Hole Creation and Drill Access
· Enhanced Lathe Tools Support Non-planer Profiles
· Colors Assigned for each Face
· Materials Assigned for each Face
· AutoCAD 2008 DXF/DWG Support
· Optimization for Intel Mac
· Multiprocessor Photo-realistic Rendering and Animation on Mac OS X
Minor Enhancements:
· Enhancements to DWG, including: Improved import/export of dimensions / Unsupported entities imported as groups / Correct Export of Line Types / Import Logs
· Support fro Sub-folders in Batch Convert tool
· Concurrent operation of v6, v7 and v8
· Document thumbnails for Finder
· Copy as Instance and Associative Duplicate Available for Surfaces
· Pan within Drawing Views
· Dimension Line Optionally Always Display
· ClarisCad Import

What's new in Xenon 8:

December 18th, 2009

· Photo-realistic Views in Model to Sheet
· Graphite v8
· Real-time Environment Maps in Edit Window
· Real-time Pseudo Zebra in Edit Window
· Real-time Normal, Curvature & Draft Check in Edit Window
· Real-time Display in 3D of Imported Scanned Hand Sketches
· Enhanced Project to Surface Tools Support Multiple Termination Options for Solids
· Advanced Control of Antialiasing for Objects, Edges, Shadows and Reflections
· Independent Control of Reflections and Refractions for Photo-realistic Rendering
· Accelerated Phong and Gouraud Shading Options for Fly-by and Walk-through Animations
· Accelerated Phong and Gouraud Shading Options for Render to File
· Enhanced Shade Now Shortcut
· Photo-realistic Environment Maps for Stills and Animations
· Photo-realistic Sunlight (from Location and Date/Time) for (Stills and Animations
· Photo-realistic Tube and Area Lights for Stills and Animations
· Optionally Interleave Wireframe Geometry in Photo-realistically Rendered Stills and Animations
· Enhanced Select and Transform Tools that Directly Move Faces and Edges in Solids without Using the Specialized Local Face Tools
· Photo-realistic Material Changes Displayed in Real Time in the Edit Window
· Import and Export of Bitmap Images
· Imported Bitmaps Support Alpha Channel
· Spacemouse-device Support (Mac)
· Spherical Duplicate Tool
· Cylindrical Duplicate Tool
· Enhanced Polar Duplicate Tool
· Direct, Multi-sheet PDF Creation with Optionally Embedded Source and Exported Files
· Optional Automatic View Scale Indicator
· Updated ACIS with enhanced STEP, IGES and Catia Translators
· Batch Convert Tool
· AutoCAD 2007 DXF/DWG Support
· Enhanced Import/Export Dialog Box Featuring Target and Source Software by Product Name
· Layers Optionally Override Pen Properties
· User-definable Interface Skins
· User-definable Texture Library Locations
· New Installer
· Enhanced Pop-up Menu for Entities
· Mid-point Line Tool
· Star Polygon Tool
· Twist Tool
· Stretch Tool
· Enhanced Extrude Tools Support Non-planer Profiles
· Enhanced Skin Solid Tool
· Automatic Mask Creation from Alpha Channel on Decals
· Materials Supported Independently on Decals
· Automated Support Ticket Preparation