What's new in CYCAS 3.90
Jan 23, 2013
- New Functions and Features:
- Integration of some of the contributed translations (in GUI setup)
- Many thanks to Jean Michel Martinez, Frithjof Hüdepohl,
- Kaspar Spormann, and Luca Pregliasco.
- Export 3DS: Initial support for 3D studio exports (in CYCAS pro and basic only)
- PDF compression: documents are shrinked to about 20%
- of the original size
- Initial integration of Boolean set operations on 3D objects
- and walls using GTS (The GNU Triangulated Surface Library
- http://gts.sourceforge.net
- Union, Difference, and Intersection functions in 3D menu
- GTS file import and export functions
- Postscipt enhancements:
- better Postscipt envelope code for print, export ps and eps
- (fixes all related print problems)
- SVG enhancements:
- now uses px units (should fix inkscape scaling problems)
- DXF enhancements:
- updated HEADER and TABLES sections for better dimension support
- Bugfixes:
- Locale environment no longer overwrites numeric settings
- (could cause crashes under some environments)
- Paste function now works reliable in 3D view
- Fix for orientation problems on 3D Sphere and 3D Tube elements
- Fix for random rotation problems for 3D Tube elements
- Fix for movement of dimension figures
New in CYCAS 3.80 (Jan 23, 2013)
- New Functions and Features:
- Hidden-Line: Support for 3D lines
- Enhancements in the User interface (Text menu, Circle menu)
- Enhanced Text editor
- New Symbol browser for easier symbol handling
- disabling of GTK themes
- Adjustable accuracy for architectural dimensions
- Shortcuts in the Project menu
- New function: Stretching without modifing text sizes (for scale changes)
- New function: Activation and filtering of color fillings
- Camera change without changing layers
- Enhancements of most 3D functions for consistent working in isometric, perspective and view projections
- Enhancements of circle, arc and ellipsis functions:
- More intuitive 3P arc function
- Parallel ellipses
- Calculation of ellipsis intersections
- New function: Extending arcs
- New function: Part delete of circles, arcs and ellipses
- Enhanced erase function
- More intuitive entering of arcs
- Enhanced DXF interface
- Mostly complete support of DXF 2000
- Import of DXF layer structures (in CYCAS professional only)
- Enhanced POV-Ray module
- Texture interpolation
- Lights with adjustable shadow intensity
- Correct texture rendering for gable walls and point edited walls
- Bugfixes
New in CYCAS 3.00 (Jan 23, 2013)
- New features:
- added: Up to 32 Undo and Redo steps
- added: Up to 1000 layers
- added: New Layers dialog box with lists and sets
- added: Improved grouping system
- added: Snap-to preview
- added: Direct PDF export
- added: 3DS import
- added: Consistent support of measuring units
- added: Improved Imperial support
- added: New 3D Elements: Cone and Cut-cone
- added: Counter drawing of polygons on splines
- added: Multiline text objects with seperate text editor
- Extended export functions:
- added: New POV-Ray option for alpha rendering
- added: New POV-Ray option for material scripts
- added: New DXF12 import option for 3D lines / 2D lines
- Improved print and plot functions:
- added: Consistent print and plot settings dialog
- added: Automatic printer detection under Linux
- added: Predefined paper sizes
- added: Improved Postscrip Level 2 support
- Other:
- many improvements and fixes
New in CYCAS 2.40 (Jan 23, 2013)
- added TrueType support via libfreetype2
- added Snap to 3D Object intersections
- added Visual feedback for snapped points
- added Selection option for visible layers
- added SVG Export
- added Automatic recognition of HTML browser
- added Load/Save of layer sets
- added Size field in object information of arcs
- added New 3D Object: Sphere
- fixed Erase function for arcs and circles
- fixed EPS Export: bounding box, endpage
- fixed Imperial input
- fixed DXF Import: Filling colors
- fixed Numeric input of text size
- fixed Umlaute in german version
- fixed Selection of rooms and patterns
- fixed Reload problem in text, dim and mat dialogs
- fixed icons and shortcuts for kde, gnome, gnome2
- fixed Attach wall now in 3D menue
New in CYCAS 2.20 (Jan 23, 2013)
- added Autobackup with setup of time interval
- added Setup of dim-accurracy
- added Tangent construction
- added Support of POV-Ray textures
- added Imperial figure input
- added Support of mouse wheel
- added Supporting program-start arguments
- added Undo for polygon input
- added Extending of walls to bevel planes
- Enhanced POV-Ray export
- New structured view menu
- Guidelines only deletable on the active layer
- Enhanced DXF export of polygons
- Enhanced element information
- Many fixes
New in CYCAS 2.08 (Jan 23, 2013)
- added errormessage if POV-Ray is missing
- added CD-Installer
- added Applink + Icon for KDE desktop
- added Applink + Icon for Gnome desktop
- added new drawings, symbols, pictures
- added colorplotting for hpgl/2
- added colorprinting
- fileversion is 208 now
- added colorfilling support for screen, ps, hpgl/2
- online help is now called via "file:"..
- bugfix: Cycas uses "nshelp" -script to fix the "netscape-problem"
- added global ambient light for POV-Ray
- bugfix: dialog box units are now converted correctly if not in metric/m
- bugfix: pattern dialog was sometimes confused when using "2 lines"
- added boundings fuer POV-Ray export.. major speedup for renderings
- bugfix: the "hanging-x".
- bugfix: gauge sometimes displayed angles in "rad"
- bugfix: F1-F8 are working again
- line/extend now works for circles/arc
- circle/parallel now works for circles in background layer
- bugfix: linetype for hpgl/1/2 is now in correct scale
- entering polygons over circles now works for background layers