Pepakura Viewer Changelog

What's new in Pepakura Viewer 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 Viewer 5.0.13 (Mar 13, 2023)

  • Fixed a bug in the OBJ file loading function.

New in Pepakura Viewer 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 Viewer 5.0.11 (Jan 11, 2023)

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

New in Pepakura Viewer 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 Viewer 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 Viewer 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 Viewer 5.0.7 (Sep 23, 2022)

  • Fixed a bug related to loading OBJ files.
  • Shortcut keys can now be used to switch between the edit modes of the flap tool (flap-placement and flap-shape).
  • Both the edge ID and the fold angle can now be displayed at the same time.

New in Pepakura Viewer 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 Viewer 5.0.5 (Jul 13, 2022)

  • Deutsch has been added to the language selection.

New in Pepakura Viewer 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 Viewer 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 Viewer 5.0.2 (Jun 6, 2022)

  • Some bugs have been fixed.

New in Pepakura Viewer 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 Viewer 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 Viewer 4.2.4 (May 30, 2021)

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

New in Pepakura Viewer 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 Viewer 4.2.1 (Mar 12, 2021)

  • The problem of loading OBJ format materials was fixed. Now the OBJ files exported by >PicoCAD can be imported.
  • Support for importing files with data issues such as duplicate faces and vertices has been improved.
  • Other maintenance has been performed.

New in Pepakura Viewer 4.2.0 (Jan 10, 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 Viewer 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 Viewer 4.1.6 (Apr 21, 2020)

  • 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.