What's New in This Release

Some of the new commands and features were introduced in service packs since the previous release and before the current major release.

User Interface:

• New Dark-style Icons

  Dark-style interface has now colored icons.

• Options dialog box. Improved search for specific options. A suggestion list with options which contains the sub-string that you enter appears as you type a term or a system variable name. Options display dynamically in the Options dialog box as you hover over search results.

• Exporting and Importing
  • ExportDGN. Exports the current drawing to MicroStation DGN drawing file format. You can specify how to handle drawing data during the export process. The export process converts DWG entities, such as geometric entities, layers, or line styles and color into the corresponding DGN levels, linetypes and colors based on a specified DGN mapping setup.
  • DGNMapping. Lets you create, modify, rename and delete user-defined DGN mapping setups.
• Precision Commands
  • DrawingUnits.Converts the measurement units used in the current drawing to other drawing units available in the application. Additionally, the command determines how entities are inserted and scaled into your drawing.
• Building Information Modeling
  • BIMSplitDrawings. Lets you split the BIM drawing when it is too large to fit on a single sheet at a usable scale. The command divides the drawing into smaller parts and places each part on each sheet.
  • BIMGridLines. Lets you add grid lines to a BIM drawing.
  • BIMLevels. Lets you define levels in vertical views, such as elevations and sections.

New Features:

• AI Assistant. AI Assistant offers instant answers through a chat interface as an alternative to search methods.
• QR Codes. You can generate a QR code and URLs for accessing shared drawings.
  • CloudField. Places QR codes and links on your drawing.
• Link the Current verion, Latest version, Printed version. Download drawing or view-only link.
• Custom Blocks enhancements.
  • The Parameters palette displays all parameters and custom properties for the custom block definition.
  • CBTable command. Lets you define values for elements and properties within a CustomBlock using a Block properties table.
• Block Structure palette. All Blocks from a drawing, including nested Blocks are accessible from the Block Structure palette. At any time, you can insert Blocks into your drawing.

  From the Block Structure palette, you can:

  • Display the structure of the Blocks from the current drawing
  • Insert Blocks into the active drawing
  • Delete Blocks from the current drawing
  • Rename Blocks from the current drawing
  • Hide and display Blocks from the current drawing

  The following commands let you display and hide the palette:

• BlockStructure. Displays the Block Structure palette.
• HideBlockStructure. Hides the Block Structure palette.
• Visual Styles Manager palette. Visual styles let you control the appearance of entities in the drawing. Choosing a suitable visual style helps you visualize your drawing more clearly. The Visual Styles Manager palette displays all available visual styles. You can select a predefined visual style or define a new one. For each visual style you can display the properties.

  You can also change the visual styles in each view tile using view tile controls.

  Additionally, view tile controls let you change views and visual styles in the current view tile.

  The following commands let you display and hide the palette:

  • VisualStyles. Displays the Visual Styles Manager palette.
  • HideVisualStyles. Hides the Visual Styles Manager palette.
• View Tile Controls. View Tile Controls are displayed in the top-left corner of each view tile. Use the View Tile Controls to change the following:
  • ViewTile configuration
  • View. You can select standard and custom views
  • Visual style. You can select one of the available visual styles
• Table enhancements:
  • Table AutoFill option. You can automatically fill cells with custom data that follows a pattern or based on data in other cells.

    Additionally, you can define your own customized lists which you can use later to automatically fill adjacent table cells.

  • Table Breaks. A new grip point lets you split a table in two or more secondary tables to create smaller tables that fit better on sheets. Additionally, you can continue to split the table further as long as there are multiple rows available. The option for splitting tables is available also in the Properties palette.
  • Auto Formula. Automatically calculates Sum, Average, or Count of the values in the above or left cells.
  • Insert Blocks in tables. Table cell can include multiple Blocks.
    • TInsert. Lets you insert a Block in a table cell.
    • ManageCellContent. Lets you manage the content of the selected cell. You can add or remove Blocks and change their order.
  • Match cell properties. The CellProperty command applies the properties of one table cell to specified cells in the same table or in different tables.
  • Repeat the last action. With a range of cells selected, use Ctrl + Y or F4 to repeat the last action.

Modified Features and Commands:

• Dynamic Blocks enhancements. You can convert Dynamic Blocks that have dimensional constraints parameters.
• QR code and Links for Fields. You can use in fields scannable QR codes and URLs for accessing shared drawings.
• Drawing Compare enhancement. New options let you manage differences between drawings:
  • Import and Import All. Import entities that are missing into the main drawing.
  • Remove and Remove All. Removes all entities that are missing into the main drawing.
  • Restore. Restore the state before the current modification.
• ClipReference command enhancement. You can change the shape or resize clipping boundaries using specific grip points. A special grip point on the boundary lets you invert the clipping.
• Dimension Styles
  • The Edit Dimension Style dialog box has now tabs.
• Note command enhancements. You can create multiple columns in multiline text.
• Scale command enhancements. The Copy option lets you create scaled copies of the specified entities.
• Flatten command enhancements. The Statistics option automatically counts how many entities of a particular type have been modified during the flattening process.
• Building Information Modeling
  • The application supports BIM models with multiple buildings
    • Import BIM models containing more than one buildings
    • Drawing creation. When automatically creating BIM drawings, buildings are processed separately. In the BIM Navigator, drawings are grouped according to the building. The building name appears on the drawing.
  • Improved BIMAutoLabel command. The command places labels without overlapping. Additionally, when necessary, leaders are automatically created.
  • BIMSection command enhancements.
    • The Detail option lets you create detail views for existing plan views and section drawings.
    • The Building option lets you create drawings for only one building from a multiple building model.

Upgrade History

Release 2024

New Commands:

• MeasureGeometry. Measures distances, radius, angles, and areas within a single command. Command options are available in the Measure Geometry flyout.
• ExportSheet. Exports all visible entities from the active sheet Viewport to the Model space of a new drawing.
• PrintStamp. Displays the Print Stamp dialog box where you can add information such as drawing name, date and time, sheet name, and scale in the specified corner of each drawing and saves it into a file.
• HatchesToBack. Displays all hatches, solid color fills, and gradient color fills behind all the other entities in the drawing.
• ReferenceToBack. Displays DWG, Image, PDF, or DGN references behind all the other entities.
• SpaceDimension. Adjusts the space between parallel linear or concentric angular dimensions that overlap or are not equally spaced
• TextToFront. Displays text, dimensions, leaders, or all annotations in front of all the other entities.

New Features:

• Cloud Storage
  • Comments. You can mention users in comments and picture recordings.
• Tools Palette. A new palette lets you organize frequently used commands in tool palettes according to their functionality.
  • ToolsPalette. Displays the Tool Palettes.
  • HideToolsPalette. Hides the Tool Palettes.
  • NavigateTP. Displays a specified tool palette or palette group.
  • CustomizeTP. Lets you customize tool palettes and palette groups.
• 3DFindIT palette. Lets you access the 3DFindIt.com platform directly from the CAD application to search suitable models and import them into your drawing.
  • 3DFindIT. Displays the 3DFindIT palette.
• Trinity Block Library palette. Groups the functionalities for accessing Block definitions from block libraries.
  • BlockLibrary. Displays the Trinity Block Library palette.
  • HideBlockLibrary. Hides the Trinity Block Library palette.
• Notifications palette. A new palette displays in one place all notifications, such as:
  • Software update notifications
  • External reference update notifications
  • Data link update notifications
  • Comment notifications

  The following commands let you display and hide the palette:

  • Notifications. Displays the Notifications palette.
  • HideNotifications. Hides the Notifications palette.
• Building Information Modeling
  • BIM Multi Component palette. Lists materials from a specified multi-component wall.
  • BIMSettings command. Opens the BIM Settings page of the Options dialog box. You can configure preferences for BIM commands and capabilities.
• Flatten. Flattens all specified entities which have a Z coordinate.
• Block Editor. The Block Editor is an environment where you can draw and modify geometric entities of the Blocks. To open the Block Editor, use the EditBlock command.

  The following commands are available in the Block Editor:

  • CBClose. Closes the Block Editor.
  • CBSave. Saves the Block definition under the current name.
  • CBSaveAs. Saves the Block definition with a specified name.
  • CBTestBlock. Lets you check Blocks in a test window.
  • CBTestClose. Exits Block test mode.
• Constraint Commands let you display and hide constraints and modify values of parameters.
  • ConstraintIcon. Shows or hides Geometric Constraint icons.
  • DcDisplay. Shows or hides Geometric Constraint icons.
  • Parameters. Display the Parameter Manager palette where you can view and modify Dimensional Constraints parameters.
  • ConstraintOptions. Lets you set options for Geometric and Dimensional Constraints.
  • SetConstraintNameFormat. Lets you specify how to display the information in the dimensional constraints.

Modified Features and Commands:

• Print dialog box redesigned. Additional options available on the main dialog box instead of a subdialog.
• Note command. The Columns option let you specify the column options for text entities:
  • Static. Lets you specify the total width and height, number of columns and the space between columns.
  • Dynamic. Lets you dynamically adjust the columns based on the text flow. Adjusting text flow causes columns to be added or removed.
  • No columns. Lets you cancel column mode in the Note entity.
• Viewports. You can use various tools to manipulate non-rectangular Viewports:
  • Mirror, scale, stretch, and rotate
  • Clip
  • Reshape using grip points
• MakeFlatSnapshot command enhancements. New options let you customize flat representation of 3D solid objects and Regions.
  • Display tangent edges in the flat representation
  • Specify the color and the line style for the foreground lines
  • Control the display of the hidden lines
  • Modify the color and the line style for the hidden lines
• Trim command enhancement. The Behavior option lets you reduce the set of entities taken into account as trimming cutting edges.
• Rename command. You can rename Blocks, Styles and Views without previously selecting them. You only need to know their name.
• Split command enhancements. The Multiple option lets you select multiple entities and break them at their intersection points with cutting lines. No gaps are created and the split segments remain on the drawing.
• Building Information Modeling
  • BIMAutoAll command. Lets you automatically create annotated and dimensioned 2D DWG drawings, such as plans, sections, and elevations, from the BIM model. Each drawing created from the same BIM model is stored in a separate .dwg file. The command also creates sheets and inserts drawings on it at a specified scale.
  • When importing Revit models, wall junction types, such as Butt, Mitter, and Square, are automatically recognized.
  • BIMDimensionChain command enhancement. Lets you annotate outer walls.
  • BIMDimensionEdit. Lets you modify existing dimension chains.
  • BIM Material Mapper: A new filtering option lets you display on the BIM Material Mapper only materials from a specified set of entities. Click and select Selected Entities Only.

Release 2023

User Interface:

• Contextual Ribbon Tabs

  User interface is enhanced now with contextual ribbons that are displayed when you select specific entities in the graphics area or when you use some commands for creating new entities.

  Contextual tabs are available for the following operations:

  • Creating and editing hatches
  • Editing table cells
  • Editing PDF and DGN underlay
  • Editing images and external references
  • Editing dimensions, leaders, multileader, and tolerance symbols.
• Dark-style Dialog Boxes

  All dialog boxes support the dark-style interface.

New Commands:

• AlignX. Aligns a set of specified entities according to the first selected one.

New Features:

• Flatten. Flattens all specified entities which have a Z coordinate.
• Block Editor. The Block Editor is an environment where you can draw and modify geometric entities of the Blocks. To open the Block Editor, use the EditBlock command.

  The following commands are available in the Block Editor:

  • CBClose. Closes the Block Editor.
  • CBSave. Saves the Block definition under the current name.
  • CBSaveAs. Saves the Block definition with a specified name.
  • CBTestBlock. Lets you check Blocks in a test window.
  • CBTestClose. Exits Block test mode.
• Constraint Commands let you display and hide constraints and modify values of parameters.
  • ConstraintIcon. Shows or hides Geometric Constraint icons.
  • DcDisplay. Shows or hides Geometric Constraint icons.
  • Parameters. Display the Parameter Manager palette where you can view and modify Dimensional Constraints parameters.
  • ConstraintOptions. Lets you set options for Geometric and Dimensional Constraints.
  • SetConstraintNameFormat. Lets you specify how to display the information in the dimensional constraints.
• Data Link Manager. Lets you link a table created within a drawing to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.
  • DataLink. Displays the Data Link Manager dialog box.
  • UpdateDataLink. Updates data from an established external data link.
• Annotation Monitor. As the project evolves, changes may cause the loss of the associativity between Dimensions and their related entities. The Annotation Monitor lets you identify dimensions that have lost their associativity with related entities.
• View Navigator. The View Navigator is a two ring widget displayed by default in the top-right corner of the graphics area. The View Navigator lets you switch between standard and isometric views of your model with a single click.
  • ViewNavigator. Turns the View Navigator on and off and controls where it displays.
• Cycling Selection. Lets you selectively specify entities that are close to or on top of other entities.
• Middle-click. Double-clicking the middle mouse button closes the drawing tabs.

Modified Features and Commands:

• Data Extraction wizard. You can combine information from an entire Microsoft Excel spreadsheet or only a specified range with data extracted from drawings. The RefineData page of the Wizard provides access to the Link External Data dialog box where you can set up a link between the extracted data from the drawing and an external spreadsheet.
• Split command enhancements. The Multiple option lets you select multiple entities and break them at their intersection points with cutting lines. No gaps are created and the split segments remain on the drawing.
• Dimensions Context Menu. The Precision option lets you display the precision of the Dimension value from 0 to 8 decimal places.
• Drawing Sheet Sets
  • PackAndGo. From the Sheet Set Manager palette, you can create a package from an entire drawing sheet set or subset, or from a single drawing sheet.
  • Drawing Sheet List Table. A drawing sheet list table displays as hyperlinks the titles of all drawing sheets from the drawing sheet set. You can create a table of contents inside the drawing listing all subset sheets.
• Cloud Storage. New drawing share options let you manage the cloud storage access:
  • Specify a password to prevent unauthorized access to the drawing.
  • Specify the expiry date options to apply.
• Open and Save file dialog boxes. New options let you manage local files and files from the Cloud Storage:
  • New folder. Creates a new folder.
  • Delete. Lets you delete a folder.
  • Open file options. Let you open files in read-only mode or with specific character encoding.
  • A context menu groups commands for working with files and folders:
    • Open
    • Delete
    • Rename
    • Browse Containing Folder
• Building Information Modeling
  • BIMSection: Each drawing created from the same BIM model is stored in a separate .dwg file. Drawings and labels display rooms and spaces properties that are already defined in the BIM model (for example, the name or the area).
  • PackAndGo. You can create a package out of all files associated with the BIM project.
• Utility Commands
  • SmartCalculator. Displays the Smart Calculator palette.

Release 2022

Release 2021A

New Commands:

• Editing Commands
  • EditSpline. Modifies the parameters and properties of Splines or converts spline-fit Polylines to Splines.
  • CopyNested. Duplicates drawing entities that are contained in a Block or a Reference and places copies of them at a specified location.
• Working with Drawing Files
  • DrawingCompare. Displays the Drawing Compare palette which lets you visually compare two drawings and identify changes that occurred from one version of the drawing to another. HideDrawingCompare hides the palette.
  • VersionHistory. Displays the Version History palette. Lets you compare the current drawing with previously saved versions maintained by a supported Cloud Storage. HideVersionHistory hides the palette.
• Drawing Sheet Sets

  The Sheet Set Manager palette groups the functionalities for creating, organizing, and managing drawing sheets within a drawing sheet set.

  • SheetSet. Displays the Sheet Set Manager palette. HideSheetSet hides the palette.
  • NewSheetSet. Opens the Create Drawing Sheet Set wizard which lets you create drawing sheet sets based on existing drawings that contain sheets.
  • OpenSheetSet. Loads drawing sheet sets (.dst file) into the Sheet Set Manager palette.
• Building Information Modeling (64bit version only)
  • BIMNavigator. Displays the BIM Navigator palette. The BIM Navigator palette groups all tools necessary to import the BIM files and control the visibility of BIM entities in the graphics area.
  • BIMMove. Moves a specified set of BIM entities.
• Building Information Modeling
  • BIMSection. Creates section, elevation, and plan drawings from a BIM model.
  • BIMMaterialMapper. Displays the Material Mapper palette which lets you map BIM material names to the material available in the BIM Drawings Materials Styles Library.
• User Interface
  • ModelBackgroundColor. Lets you specify the background color for the graphics area.
• Exporting and Importing
  • ImportSTLasMesh. Imports stereolithography files (STL) and inserts the contained geometry as subdivision mesh objects (SubDMeshes) into the drawing.
• Printing
  • PageLayoutIn. Imports user-defined page layouts contained in other drawing files (.dwg), drawing exchange files (.dxf), or drawing template files (.dwt) into the current drawing.
• Utility commands
  • AppCast command. Displays notifications about Service Packs and Updates for the application in a dialog box.

New Features:

• Checking spelling as you type. Lets you check the spelling of text entities as you type, both for SimpleNotes and for Notes.

Modified Features and Commands:

• Spline command enhancements. Splines can be defined either with fit points, or with control vertices. Accordingly, you can apply two corresponding methods. The implementation of the Control Vertices method lets specify control points, not fit points through which the Spline passes.

  New options of the Spline command include:

• Fit points method, Knots option. Determines the method used to fuse the curves between consecutive fit points within a Spline.
• Control vertices method, Degree option. Specifies the degree for subsequent Spline constructions. You can create Splines of degree 1 (linear), degree 2 (quadratic), degree 3 (cubic), and so on up to degree 5.
• Print dialog box redesigned. Additional options available on the main dialog box instead of a subdialog.
• Fields support for Drawing Sheet Sets. You can use Drawing Sheet Set custom properties as fields in your drawings, for example in title blocks.

Note: Due to the renumbering of the software releases, no Release 2021 was delivered.

Note: Due to the renumbering of the software releases, no Release 2021 was delivered.

Release 2020

Licensing:

• The licensing dashboard is available in the Plugins palette.

New Commands:

• Drawing commands:
  • InsertBase. Determines the insertion base point for the drawing.
• Dimension commands:
  • NewDimensionStyle. Creates a new dimension style from a specified dimension.
• Constraints commands:
  • SetConstraintNameFormat. Specifies how to display the information in the dimensional constraints.
• 3D Modeling commands:
  • OffsetEdges. Creates 2D entities from the boundary of a 3D solid or surface.
  • ConvertEdges. Creates wireframe geometry from the edges of a specified 3D solid, surface, mesh, or region.
• CustomBlock commands:
  • CBConvert. Converts dynamic blocks from a DWG file into CustomBlocks.
  • CBWBlockAs. Saves a CustomBlock as a separate drawing with a specified name.
  • Test mode. Lets you test CustomBlock definitions without exiting the Block Editor.
    • CBTestBlock. Lets you check custom blocks in a test window.
    • CBTestClose. Exits custom block test mode.
  • Alignment element. Specifies an alignment direction for the CustomBlock.
  • Improved activities:
    • Dependent or Independent base point for the Rotate and Scale activity. The Base Type property in the Properties palette lets you specify whether the base point of the Rotate activity coincides with the main point of the Rotation entity or is an independent point.
    • Stretch activity. The Overrides category of the Properties palette groups the following properties:
      • Distance multiplier. Lets you specify a factor by which a distance value of an element is increased or decreased.
      • Angle offset. Lets you specify a factor by which an angular value of an element is increased or decreased.
    • Incremental markers for Stretch and Rotate activities.
• Security commands:
  • SafetyOptions. Lets you control safety restrictions against malicious executable files.
    
• Log file commands:
  • LogFileOn. Writes the contents of the command history to a log file (with .log extension).
  • LogFileOff. Closes the command history log file opened by the LogFileOn.
• Utility commands:
  • Commands. Displays the list of all commands.

New Features:

• Data Extraction Wizard. The Data Extraction wizard lets you specify a set of entities or blocks and extract property and attribute information. You can display the result in a table on the drawing or save it in an external file that you can exchange with your colleagues. The ExtractData command opens the Data Extraction Wizard.
• Associative Patterns. Entities within associative patterns retain their relationships. Associative patterns let you edit them in their entirety instead of changing the individual items in the pattern.
  • The Pattern command has been extended to allow you to create associative linear and circular patterns.
  • The new EditPattern command lets you modify the shape and appearance of associative patterns. You can also edit associative patterns using specific EntityGrips and the Properties palette.
• Reshape non-associative hatches using grip points. If you disable the link between the hatch and the boundary, you can directly manipulate the shape of the hatch according to a new boundary configuration using the hatch grip points. Hovering over a grip point on a non-associative hatch entity displays a menu with edit options according to the specified type of grip point.
• Lasso selection. Lets you select entities by sketching a lasso around entities.
• Cycling selection. Lets you selectively specify entities that are close to or on top of other entities using the Cycling Selection dialog box.
• Geometric center entity snap. Snaps to the centroid of a closed Polyline, planar 3D Polyline, Spline, Region, or planar face of a 3D Solid object.
• Hatch Background Color. The following options are new to the Additional Options dialog box:
  • LineColor. Determines the hatch line color.
  • BackGroundColor. Determines the hatch background color.
• New predefined Layer group filters in Layers Manager palette:
  • Reference. Groups all the Layers of externally reference drawings. The Reference filter is automatically created when attaching external references to the drawing.
  • Viewport Overrides. Groups all the Layers containing property overrides from the current layout viewport.
  • Reference Overrides. Groups all the Layer of externally referenced drawings containing layer property overrides.
• Save Current Workspace. Saves the current workspace configuration as a new workspace. The option is available in the Workspace list, on the Quick Access Toolbar.
• Dimension line extension. Dimension properties include the Dimension line extension option on the Properties palette.
• Reload References option in the status bar. The notification area of the status displays a balloon to indicate that an externally referenced drawing has changed and needs reloading. The options in the right-click menu let you update the references.
• New shortcuts:
  • Ctrl + Pg Up. Moves to the next working space (sheet or model).
  • Ctrl + Pg Down. Moves to the previous working space (sheet or model).
  • Ctrl + I. Toggles between absolute and relative coordinate during command execution
• New settings in the Options dialog box:
  • Base Angle Guide display. You can display a guide line along the zero base angle according to the current CCS. (User Preferences > Drafting Options > Display > Polar guides)
  • Display full path in application title bar. Lets you control whether the title bar displays the full path of the active drawing or only the name. (System Options > Open / Save As > Open file > Display full path in application title bar)
  • Rendered entity smoothness option in the Options dialog box lets you specify the resolution of curved surfaces for rendering.
  • Heads-up display delay time. Lets you control the display of the Heads-Up toolbar when selecting entities.
• Printing
  • Print Quality Control. A new option in the printer properties lets you control the resolution of graphical elements (geometry, raster image, hatches) in .pdf files.
  • Layers in .pdf files. Options dialog box: Use layers in PDF file (PDF v1.5 or higher) option lets you create layers in the PDF file according to the layers in the drawing.
  • Window print range highlight in graphics area.
  • Improved BatchPrint command. Lets you group multiple drawings into a single PDF file.
  • Printer property settings. Lets you specify printer specific property settings to be reused for subsequent outputs. Thus you can override settings of the printers installed on your computer. You can save the printer property settings in configuration files with a .pcx extension.
  • Custom paper sizes are available for built-in printer (PDF, PNG, JPG, SVG, or DWF).
• Cloud Storage
  • Comments palette
    • Type substrings and use wildcards to reduce the number of displayed comments.
    • Option to sort the comments according to the user name.
  • Markups. Lets you add predefined and custom markups to a drawing.
  • Search field. Searches a file across all Cloud Storage services.
• Building Information Modeling (64bit version only)
  • BIMNavigator. Displays the BIM Navigator palette. The BIM Navigator palette groups all tools necessary to import the BIM files and control the visibility of BIM entities in the graphics area.
  • BIMMove. Moves a specified set of BIM entities.

Modified features and commands:

• Field. The Entity option lets you:
  • Display entity properties in text
  • Insert formula fields in table cells
  • Insert a Block placeholder field in a BlockAttribute
• RebuildField. The RebuildField command is available in the annotations context menu.
• Rotate. Includes the following options:
  • Point option to define a reference angle. Specify two points to define an imaginary line that will be rotated to a new angle.
  • Copy. Lets you create one copy or multiple copies of the specified entities.
• Copy. The Pattern option of the Copy command lets you create a specified number of copies in a linear pattern. Two methods are available:
  • Create the number of copies at specified displacement, starting with a base point.
  • Create the number of copies evenly spaced between two specified points, in the specified direction using the Fit option.
• Offset. The Gap type option of the Offset command specifies the gap type to fill potential gaps in offset polylines
• -DimensionStyle. The Status option lets you display the current values of all dimension system variables in the command window.
• Loft. The Type option lets you specify whether the lofted entity is a solid or a surface.
• Sweep. The Bank option allows the entity to rotate along the specified sweep path.
• Layers Manager palette. The Option button lets you access the Layer options in the Options dialog box.

Release 2019

New Commands:

• Layer commands:
  • Layer palette. Controls Layers and Layer properties with the Layers Manager palette.
  • LayerDialog. Opens the legacy Layers Manager dialog box which was replaced by the Layers Manager palette (dialog box variant).
  • Layers Manager option: New Viewport Freeze. Lets you create a Layer initially frozen in all Viewports on layout Sheets.
  • MergeLayer. Merges one or more Layers to a destination Layer (dialog box variant).
  • -MergeLayer. Merges one or more Layers to a destination Layer (command window variant).
• RollView commands. The following commands complement the RollView and RollViewCenter commands:
  • RollViewContinuous. Rotates the view in 3D space with continuous motion about a specified pivot point.
  • RollViewFree. Lets you view models interactively in 3D space without constraining the roll.
  • RollViewHorizontal. Swivels the model view left and right about an imaginary vertical axis.
  • RollViewVertical. Tilts the model view to your model up and down about an imaginary horizontal axis.
  • RollViewAutoTarget. Determines how the target point is detected for RollView commands.
• 3D Modeling commands:
  • PolySolid. Draws 3D solid objects in the shape of polygonal walls.
  • PushPull. Modifies 3D solid objects or bounded areas by extrusion.
  • ChamferEdges. Bevels the edges of 3D solid objects. Includes Face and Loop options.
  • FilletEdges (updated). Rounds the edges of 3D solid objects. Includes Face, Chain, and Loop options.
  • Extrude (updated). Creates solid primitives by extruding closed 2D entities. Includes Surface and Solid options to determine the type of model to create.
• Drawing Recovery commands:
  • DrawingRecovery. Displays the Drawing Recovery Manager palette to let you recover drawings after unexpected system failures.
  • HideDrawingRecovery. Hides the Drawing Recovery Manager palette.
• Authentication commands:
  • SignFile. Adds a digital signature to drawing files.
  • VerifySignature. Checks the digital signature of a drawing for authentication.
  • RemoveSignature. Removes an existing digital signature from the drawing.
• ImportSTL command. Imports stereolithography files (.stl) and inserts the contained ACIS solid objects into the drawing. Counterpart to the ExportSTL command.
• MirrorHatch command. Determines whether hatches and gradient fills are reflected or retain their pattern direction when you apply Mirror and Flip commands.

New Features:

• CustomBlocks and Block Editor. Use CustomBlocks when you have several similar Blocks in your project to significantly reduce the drafting time, as well as the number of Blocks that you have to manage and maintain. The Block Editor is an environment where you can draw and modify geometric entities of the CustomBlocks. Additionally, the Block Editor provides the tools for adding constraints, elements and activities to the CustomBlock definition.

  To open the Block Editor, use the EditBlock command.

  The following commands are available in the Block Editor:

  • CBActivity. Creates and applies an activity to a CustomBlock element.
  • CBActivityIcon. Controls the visibility of the activity icons.
  • CBActivityTool. Creates and applies activity to existing CustomBlock element.
  • CBClose. Closes the Block Editor.
  • CBOptions. Displays the Block Editor options.
  • CBValueTable. Displays the Property Value Table dialog box.
  • CBElement. Creates a CustomBlock element.
  • CBElementSet. Creates an element and the associated activity at once.
  • CBSave. Saves the CustomBlock definition under the current name.
  • CBSaveAs. Saves the CustomBlock definition with a specified name.
  • CBHide. Sets hidden entities for the visibility state.
  • CBShow. Sets visible entities for the visibility state.
  • CBVisibility. Displays the Visibility States dialog box.
• Improved Preview Highlighting and Selection Highlighting. Entities are highlighted when you hover over them (preview highlighting) or when you select them (selection highlighting). See Previewing and Highlighting Entity Selections.
• Cycling through entities during selections using Shift + Spacebar. Lets you selectively choose entities that are close to or on top of other entities. See Cycling Through Entities During Selection.
• Trimming of hatches. Trimmed Hatches maintain associativity with changed boundary entities, even if they are divided into different hatched areas. Divided Hatches remain as one entity, but you can use the EditHatch command to separate them into individual entities (dialog box option is Create Hatch for each boundary). The same applies to Gradients. For trimming entities, see Trimming Entities and Trimming Entities with PowerTrim.

Modified Features:

• 3D Mouse support. The application detects if a 3D mouse is connected to the computer. The commands 3DMouseOptions, -3DMouseOptions, and 3DMouseButtons are obsolete and were removed. See Navigating with a 3D Mouse.
• Plugins command. Opens the Plugins Manager palette to manage application plugins provided by third-party vendors. Replaces the legacy Plugins dialog box. The HidePlugins command hides the Plugins palette.

Release 2018

New Commands:

• Helix. Creates 2D spirals and 3D helixes.
• Block commands. Contains more tools for Blocks and BlockAttributes.
  • RedefineBasePoint. Sets new base points for Blocks.
  • BlockAttributeManager. Manages properties and settings of BlockAttributes in Block definitions.
• MultiLeader commands. Uses advanced leader creation and editing.
  • MultiLeader. Creates MultiLeaders based on MultiLeaderStyles.
  • EditMultiLeader. Adds and removes leader lines for MultiLeaders.
  • MultiLeaderStyle. Creates and manages MultiLeaderStyles.
• ExportTable. Exports tables in a comma separated format (CSV) to import them in spreadsheet or database software.

New Features:

• Moving entities incrementally. Moves selected entities according to a specified increment when you use the Shift + Arrow keys.
• Copy entities to the active layer. Copies selected entities to the active layer instead of the source layer while using the Copy command.
• Paste content from clipboard to the active layer. Copies content from the clipboard to the active layer instead to the source layer while using the Paste command.
• Formulas in table cells. Lets you use formulas in cells with arithmetic operators and the Sum, Average, and Count functions.
• Dynamic Custom Coordinate System. Temporarily aligns the XY plane of the Custom Coordinate System (CSS) with a face on a 3D solid object when you create 2D or 3D entities. You can switch the Dynamic CCS feature on and off by pressing F6.
• Extended 3D solid editing using EntityGrips and the Properties palette. Provides more EntityGrips to modify 3D solid objects. The Properties palette provides more parameters to manipulate 3D solid objects.

Release 2017

New Features (since Service Pack 2):

• Cloud Storage palette. Opens drawings from Cloud Storage or saves drawings to Cloud Storage.
• Hatch Layer. Sets a layer for subsequent Hatches and gradient Fills in the corresponding dialog boxes.

New Commands:

• Centerline. Creates Centerlines between pairs of Lines, Arcs, and PolyLine segments. You can set the extension for Centerlines to exceed the entities which define the contour. The specific LineStyle for Centerlines is assigned automatically.

• Pattern commands:

  • Pattern command, Path option. Creates copies of specified entities along a path. The path can be a Line, PolyLine, Arc, Circle, Ellipse, or Spline. Alignment options control the resulting pattern appearance.
  • PathPattern. Creates copies of specified entities along a path (command window variant of the Pattern command, Path option).
  • CircularPattern. Creates copies of specified entities in a circular pattern (command window variant of the Pattern command, Circular option).
  • LinearPattern. Creates copies of specified entities in a linear matrix (command window variant of the Pattern command, Linear option).
• SplitDimension. Splits dimension and extension lines of Dimension entities where they intersect other entities. You can also join split dimension and extension lines.
• EditXBlockAttribute. Modifies the BlockAttribute values and properties of inserted Blocks. Property changes include Layer, TextStyle, and other settings.
• SetByLayer. Changes property overrides of specified entities to ByLayer.
• ChangeSpace. Transfers entities from Model workspace to Sheet workspace and vice versa.
• Auto-Completion of commands:
  • AutoCompleteOptions. Sets options to apply auto-completion of command names and command variable names as you type them. It also displays a suggestion list with command and variable names which contains the sub-string that you enter.
  • -AutoCompleteOptions. Command window variant of the AutoCompleteOptions command.

New Features:

• Multifunctional EntityGrips. Displays contextual shortcut menus that let you quickly edit the geometry of entities in place with Multifunctional EntityGrips.
• PolyLine editing improvements. The following options are new to the EditPolyLine command:
  • Taper. Tapers the width of the PolyLine from the start point to the end point.
  • Reverse. Reverses the direction of the PolyLine.
  • Add vertex to midpoint. Inserts an additional vertex at the midpoint of the next segment.
  • Convert to arc / Convert to line. Converts the next PolyLine segment to an arc if it is a linear segment or to a line if it is a curved segment.
• Trimming of Hatches and Gradients. Lets you trim Hatches and Gradients with the Trim and PowerTrim commands. Divided Hatches and Gradients maintain associativity and remain as one entity.
• Auto-Collapsing of palettes. Collapses palettes automatically whenever you move the pointer away from the palette. Palettes expand when you move the pointer to the title bar of a collapsed palette.
• Print dialog box improvements. Redesigned the Print dialog box to improve usability. The print preview updates dynamically when you change print settings and shows an optimized preview image before you print.
• Dialog box layout improvements. Redesigned and rearranged dialog boxes for clarity.