What's New 2011 R1
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Assembly Level | Assembly Wizard | Backup | Bid Center | CAD | CNC | Door Catalog | Door Catalog | Drawings Area | General | Job Propeties | Layers | Layout Level | Material Catalog | Operations | Part Level | Rendering | Reports | Section Editor | User Created Standards
Assembly Level
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Change Drawer Front Pull Reference
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Split Part Tools
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Modify Door Stile and Rail Widths By Door
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Section Doors With Mid Stiles and Mid Rails By Door
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Modify Door Profiles By Door
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Shape Assemblies using CAD Tools
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Logical Constraints to Lines and Arcs for an Assembly Shape
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Parametrically Driven Dimension Constraints to Lines and Arcs for an Assembly Shape
Assembly Wizard
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Adjustable Shelf Nosing Definition
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Shelf Nosing Definition
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Fixed Shelf Nosing Definition
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Fixed Dowel Specification
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Blind Dado Specification
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Intelli-Joint Application for RTA Fittings via Assembly Wizard
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Face Machining Branch Added
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Placement (Scribe) Option For Frameless/32mm Top
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Placement (Scribe) Option For Frameless/32mm Bottom/Deck
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Specify Line Boring "By Opening"
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Fix Bottom of Drawer Box to Bottom of Drawer Front
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Separated Unfinished , Finished, and Sub Ends on Drawer Stretcher Configuration
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Face Frame Miters Visually Shown
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Option to swap grain direction on the bottom/deck
Backup
- Backup Utility to Display Backup Comments in Delete Archives Area
- Job Configuration Files (.CFG) Added to Backup Utility
- System Parameters Added to Backup Utility
- Make New Folder Option Added to Backup Utility
- Option to Use Backup Comment As Folder Name
Bid Center
- User Information Now Available for Use in Bid Reports
CAD
- Group Multiple CAD Objects Together
- Length is the Default Field When Drawing Lines
- Reverse Selection Option Added
- Symbols Import as a Single Group of CAD Objects
CNC
- New Drill Optimization Options for Older or Entry Level Machines
- Allowances for Pre-Mill Edgebanding
- Ability to Prioritize Operation Machining Order
- Mouse Scroll Wheel Zooming and Panning
- Set Soft Corner Radius Added for MDF DoorMaker Doors
- Expanded Operation Options for Filters
- Ability to Save and Recall Filters
- Rough Cut for Onion Skins
- Ability to Save Optimizer Parameter Changes Back to the Machine Catalog
- Specify Part Spacing Pad for Outline Tool to Control Part Spacing
- Completely New True Shape Nesting Engine
- New Nest Rotation Options
- Rotate Part Clockwise 90
- Rotate Part Counter Clockwise 90
- Rotate Part 180
- Flip Part Over
- Add a Blank Sheet
- 6th Face Nesting
- Common Line Cutting
Counter Top
- Change Counter Top Construction Method by Top
- Display Counter Top Construction Method ID in Counter Top Wizard
Door Catalog
- Template Doors Derive Default Stile and Rail Widths from Construction Settings
- Soften Corners Option Added for MDF Template Doors
General
- Removed Auto Zoom Out After Drawing a Wall
- Room Level Overrides Tab Added
- Quick Unit Selector Accessible from Splash Screen Statusbar Menu
- Build Warnings now Displayed in Statusbar Menu and Do Not Interrupt You
Job Properties
- Ability to Save and Recall Job Properties
Layers
- Specify Tailed Dimensions for Automatic Dimensions
Layout (Room) Level
- Set Clearance Value for Windows
- Set Clearance Value for Doors
- Manually Placed Uppers will Recognize Floor To Upper Above Refrigerator Layout Setting
- Change Wall Length, Height, and Soffit Height via Elevation View
- Edit the Shape of Walls in Elevation View
- Shape Assemblies using CAD Tools
Material Catalog & Material Schedules (click here to watch movie)
- Closet Parts Now Grouped in Closet Category (Part Catalog/Assembly Parts Material Schedules)
- Right Click Part Option in Material Schedules to Change Part Material in Multiple Schedules
- A New Part Added to the Part Catalog will Automatically Assume It's Parents Material in its Respective Material Schedule
- Rotate Pulls 90 Degrees via Pulls Material Schedule
- Ability to Define Finish Types Separate from Finishes
- Six System Finish Types "Out of the Box"
- Glass
- Gloss Metal
- Metal
- Mirror
- Plasitic
- Wood
- Ability to Assign Finish Types Individually to a Materials Face, Back, and Edge
- Ability to Copy Finishes
Operations
- Blind Dado-Master
- Shape Routes using CAD Tools
- Logical Constraints to Lines and Arcs for a Route Shape
- Parametrically Driven Dimension Constraints to Lines and Arcs for a Route Shape
Part Level
- Blind Dado-Master
- Shape Parts Using CAD Tools
- Logical Constraints to Lines and Arcs for a Route Shape
- Parametrically Driven Dimension Constraints to Lines and Arcs for a Route Shape
Rendering
- Enhance Render Options Now in 3D View Properties
- Enhance View Now Single Click to Execute
- Render Mode Now Sticks with Change to Line Drawing on View Move Disabled
- Added New Point Light
- Significant Improvements to Lighting
- New and Improved Default Woodgrain Textures
Reports
- Counter Top Description Added to Report.mdb
- User Information Added to Report.mdb
Section Editor
- Add a Set Back field for Roll Outs in the Section Editor
- Scribe Partitions Associated to Mid Stiles When Set Relative Left or Right
- Boxed Double Partitions in the Section Editor
- Door/Drawer Front Position Annotations
User Created Standards
- NAME Parameter Controls Assembly Name
- DESC Parameter Controls Assembly Description
- _SPLITX Parameter Added to Define Part Splits
- _SPLITXn Parameter Added to Define Part Splits
- _SPLITY Parameter Added to Define Part Splits
- _SPLITYn Parameter Added to Define Part Splits
- _DROEPROF Parameter Added to Control which Edges of a Door/Drawer Front the OE Door Profile is Applied to