Current Version 17.20 - Released: March 2026
Bug fixes
Improved user interface font readability
Improved handling of PMI, curves, and points in reports
Customizable footer in reports
Premium interface updates:
- Siemens NX 2512 support
- SolidWorks 2026 support
- User-defined attribute support
- Improved PMI support
- Improved part names in the model tree
- Optional loading of design references
3D-NativeCAD Converter:
- Siemens NX 2512 support
- SolidWorks 2026 support
- Improved conversion of hidden elements
- Optional conversion of design references
New in Version 17.10
Bug fixes
Premium interface update:
- Siemens NX 2506 support
- Unicode character support in filenames
- Improved reading of U3D and 3D PDF files
3D-NativeCAD Converter:
- Siemens NX 2506 support
- Unicode character support in filenames
- Improved reading of U3D and 3D PDF files
New in Version 17.00
Bug fixes
Faster calculations in analysis tools thanks to OpenCL
New Collision analysis tool for displaying part collisions and insufficient clearances
Improved Wall Thickness Analysis with wall thickness histogram
Extended Report tool
Publishing larger models in 3D-Tool EXE files through 64-bit support
New Premium interface package:
- 3D-NativeCAD: Autodesk Inventor, Autodesk Navisworks, CATIA, Creo, I-DEAS, Rhino, Solid Edge, SolidWorks, Siemens NX
- 3D-CAD: DWG, DXF, DWF, DGN, IFC, IGES, JT, Parasolid, PDF, PRC, U3D, RVT, RFA, SAB, SAT, STEP, VDA
- 3D-MESH: DAE, FBX, glTF
Premium interface changes:
- Discontinued support for CATDrawing and SLDDRW files
- Support for Autodesk Navisworks 2012 - 2026
- Support for I-DEAS
- Support for Inventor 2026
- Support for Creo 12
- Support for the 3D CAD formats DWF, DGN, IFC, PDF, PRC, U3D, RVT
- Support for the 3D MESH formats DAE, FBX, glTF
3D-NativeCAD Converter changes:
- Discontinued output of CATPart and CATProduct files
- Support for Autodesk Navisworks 2012 - 2026
- Support for I-DEAS
- Support for Inventor 2026
- Support for Creo 12
- Support for the 3D CAD formats DWF, DGN, IFC, PDF, PRC, U3D, RVT
- Support for the 3D MESH formats DAE, FBX, glTF
- Output of the 3D CAD formats JT, STEP AP242, PRC
- Output of the 3D MESH formats PDF, 3MF, FBX, glTF, U3D, OBJ, VRML, HTML
New in Version 16.40
Bug fixes
Premium interface update:
- CATIA V5-6R2025 support
- Siemens NX 2412 support
- SolidWorks 2025 support
- Solid Edge 2025 support
- JT 10.9 support
3D-NativeCAD Converter:
- CATIA V5-6R2025 support
- Siemens NX 2412 support
- SolidWorks 2025 support
- Solid Edge 2025 support
- JT 10.9 support
New in Version 16.30
Bug fixes
Premium interface update:
- Fixed CATIA license manager conflicts
- Siemens NX 2406 support
- Inventor 2025 support
- Creo 11.0 support
- 3D-DWG/DXF 2025 support
3D-NativeCAD Converter:
- Fixed CATIA license manager conflicts
- Siemens NX 2406 support
- Inventor 2025 support
- Creo 11.0 support
- 3D-DWG/DXF 2025 support
New in Version 16.20
Bug fixes
Premium interface update:
- CATIA V5-6R2024 support
- Siemens NX 2312 support
- SolidWorks 2024 support
- Solid Edge 2024 support
- Rhino 8 support
- JT 10.8 support
- Parasolid V36 support
3D-NativeCAD Converter:
- CATIA V5-6R2024 support
- Siemens NX 2312 support
- SolidWorks 2024 support
- Solid Edge 2024 support
- Rhino 8 support
- JT 10.8 support
- Parasolid V36 support
New in Version 16.10
Improvements when creating reports, such as smaller PDF documents and better support for Asian fonts
New Preferences:
- Switchable direction of mouse wheel zoom
- Adjustable 3D mouse speed
Bug fixes
Premium interface update:
- Siemens NX 2306 support
- Creo 10.0 support
- Inventor 2024 support
- 3D-DWG and 3D-DXF version 2024 support
3D-NativeCAD Converter:
- Siemens NX 2306 support
- Creo 10.0 support
- Inventor 2024 support
- 3D-DWG and 3D-DXF version 2024 support
New in Version 16.00
Bug fixes
Automatic generation of bills of materials (BOM)
User-defined reports (BOM, model overview, dimensions, weights) and report output as PDF, RTF and HTML
Display of 3D reference points from CATIA, CREO, Siemens NX, Solid Edge, JT, STEP, IGES, SAT and Parasolid files
Improved wall thickness analysis:
- Up to 50 percent faster
- New calculation with sphere method
New 3D measurement functions:
- Calculation of the length of contours
- Calculation of the center of mass of models and parts
- Selection of intersection points and edge centers
Faster loading of STL and DDD files
Customer requests and usability:
- More flexible placement of 3D annotations on faces, edges, points and circle centers
- Aligning the 3D display by manually entering the viewing angle
- Rotating the 3D display with the arrow keys
- New model information units and default units in the 3D-Tool settings
- Improved handling of points and curves in the tools
- More clearly structured menu in 3D mode
- New user interface language: Spanish
Advanced interface update:
- Improved STEP and SAT import
Premium interface update:
- CATIA V5-6R2023 support
- Siemens NX 2212 support
- SolidWorks 2023 support
- Solid Edge 2023 support
- Parasolid version 35 support
- Transfer of material information from CATIA V5/V6, Pro/Engineer, Creo, Siemens/UG NX, Inventor and SolidWorks
3D-NativeCAD Converter:
- CATIA V5-6R2023 support
- Siemens NX 2212 support
- SolidWorks 2023 support
- Solid Edge 2023 support
- Parasolid version 35 support
New in Version 15.40
Bug fixes
Improved hardware acceleration support when using current AMD graphics card drivers
Increased usability when saving files and images
Premium interface update:
- Support for Creo 9.0
- Support for Siemens NX 2206
- Support for Inventor 2023
- Support for JT 10.6 and 10.7
- Support for DXF/DWG 2023
- Display of Rhino MESH models
3D-NativeCAD Converter:
- Support for Creo 9.0
- Support for Siemens NX 2206
- Support for Inventor 2023
- Support for JT 10.6 and 10.7
- Support for DXF/DWG 2023
- Improved compatibility of STEP output
New in Version 15.30
Premium interface update:
- Support for CATIA V5-6R2022
- Support for NX 2007
- Support for SolidWorks 2022
- Support for Solid Edge 2022
3D-NativeCAD Converter:
- Support for CATIA V5-6R2022
- Support for Siemens NX 2007
- Support for SolidWorks 2022
- Support for Solid Edge 2022
New in Version 15.20
Bug fixes
Support for Windows 11
Premium interface update:
- End of support for Windows 7 and Windows 8
- Support for Siemens NX Version 1980
- Support for Autodesk Inventor 2022
- Support for Creo 8.0
3D-NativeCAD Converter:
- End of support for Windows 7 and Windows 8
- Support for Siemens NX Version 1980
- Support for Autodesk Inventor 2022
- Support for Creo 8.0
New in Version 15.10
Bug fixes
Optimized hardware acceleration
Improved display for high DPI scaling
Premium interface update:
- Support for Siemens NX Version 1953
- Support for 3D-DWG version 2022 and 3D-DXF version 2022
- Fixed import issues on certain computers
3D-NativeCAD Converter:
- Support for Siemens NX Version 1953
- Support for 3D-DWG version 2022 and 3D-DXF version 2022
- Fixed conversion issues on certain computers
New in Version 15.00
User interface supports four new and modern color styles
Improved usability:
- Simplification and standardization of functions
- Accelerated wall thickness and undercut analysis
- Simplified selection of parts in the Explode tool
- Faster adjustment of the color of dimensions and markups
- Improved operation of the model tree filter
Focusing on customer requirements:
- Calculation of the minimum bounding box of parts and models
- Measuring and markup in exploded views
- Targeted switching on and off of individual dimensions and markups
- Copying of dimensions and markups into the Clipboard
- Scaling of 3D annotations when creating images
Bug fixes
New Basic import interface: 3MF
Premium interface update:
- Support for CATIA V5-V6R2021
- Support for Siemens NX 1926
- Support for Creo 7.0
- Support for SolidWorks and Solid Edge 2021
- Support for Inventor , DWG and DXF 2021
- Rhino 7 support
- Parasolid version 33 support
- PMI support in 3DXML
- Improved IGES import
3D-NativeCAD Converter:
- Improved IGES output
- Update of the import interfaces with support for CATIA V5-V6R2021, Siemens NX 1926, Creo 7.0, SolidWorks 2021, Solid Edge 2021, Inventor 2021, DWG/DXF 2021, Rhino 7 and Parasolid Version 33
- Update of the export interfaces with support for CATIA V5-V6R2021 and Parasolid X_T Version 33
New in Version 14.31
Fixes an OpenGL bug that prevents the start of 3D-Tool version 14 after a Windows 10 update (21H2) on computers with Intel graphics
New in Version 14.30
Bug fixes
New Premium import interface: Rhino Version 2 to 6
Premium interface update:
- Support for Siemens NX 1899
- Support for JT Version 10.5
- Support for Parasolid Version 32
3D-NativeCAD Converter:
- New import interface: Rhino Version 2 to 6
- Import interface update with support for Siemens NX 1899, JT Version 10.5, and Parasolid Version 32
- Export interface update with support for Parasolid X_T Version 32
New in Version 14.20
Bug fixes
Premium interface update:
- End of Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 support
- Support for CATIA V6R2020 and V5-6R2020
- Support for SolidWorks 2020
- Support for Solid Edge 2020
- Support for Siemens NX 1872
3D-NativeCAD Converter:
- End of Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 support
- Import interface update with support for CATIA V6R2020, CATIA V5-6R2020, SolidWorks 2020, Solid Edge 2020 and Siemens NX 1872
New in Version 14.10
Fixed Windows 7 zoom bug
Advanced interface update with support for compressed STEP files (.stpz)
Premium interface update:
- New interfaces for 3D-DWG (.dwg) and 3D-DXF (.dxf)
- Support for compressed STEP files (.stpz)
- Support for Inventor 2020
- Support for Creo 6.0
- Support for Siemens NX 1847
3D-NativeCAD Converter:
- New import interface for 3D-DWG (.dwg) and 3D-DXF (.dxf)
- Import interface update with support for compressed STEP files (.stpz)
- Import interface update with support for Inventor 2020, Creo 6.0, and Siemens NX 1847
New in Version 14.00
User-oriented revision and standardization of tools and functions
Improved handling of large assemblies by filtering and selecting parts in the model tree
Simplified search of parts and assemblies in the model tree
More flexible search, filter, and selection functions by supporting regular expressions
New function for calculating surfaces in the 3D Measure and Markup tool
Fast alignment of the reference plane to surfaces, edges and curves for all functions of the tooling analysis
Simplified operation of tools and functions in 2D mode
More detailed printing of 2D drawings by line weight scaling
Textual revision of the tooltips
Bug fixes
Update of the 2D Basic interfaces with improved support for DWG files
Premium interface update:
- Support for native drawings from CATIA V5 (.CATDrawing) and SolidWorks (.slddrw)
- Support for CATIA V5-6R2019 and CATIA V6R2019
- Support for PMI for SolidWorks
3D-NativeCAD Converter:
- Import interfaces update with support for CATIA V5-6R2019 and CATIA V6R2019
- Output interfaces updated with support for CATIA V5-6R2019
New in Version 13.30
Bug fixes
Basic interface update with improved Open Inventor and VRML import
Advanced interface update with improved STEP import
Premium interface update:
- Support for Creo 5.0
- Support for SolidWorks 2019
- Support for Solid Edge 2019
- Support for Autodesk Inventor 2019
3D-NativeCAD Converter:
- Import interfaces updated with support for Creo 5.0, SolidWorks 2019, Solid Edge 2019 and Autodesk Inventor 2019
- Output interfaces updated with support for Parasolid V31 and SAT/SAB R2019
New in Version 13.20
Bug fixes
Premium interface update:
- Support for CATIA V5-6R2018 and CATIA V6R2018
- Support for SolidWorks 2018
- Support for Siemens NX 12
3D-NativeCAD Converter:
- Import interfaces updated with support for CATIA V5-6R2018, CATIA V6R2018, SolidWorks 2018 and Siemens NX 12
- Output interfaces updated with support for CATIA V5-6R2018
New in Version 13.11
Support for the old Windows 10 builds 1507 and 1511
Bug fixes
Premium interface update:
- Improved support for native CAD assembly files that have references to sub folders
- Fixed display problems with transparent parts
3D-NativeCAD Converter:
- Improved support for native CAD assembly files that have references to sub folders
New in Version 13.10
Improved 3D PDF export:
- Support for product manufacturing information (PMI) and 3D-Tool annotations/dimensions
- Display of company logo and info text
Reworked Advanced interfaces
Improved monitor DPI support for Windows 10-Version 1709 (Fall Creators Update)
Bug Fixes
Premium interface update:
- Support for Inventor 2018
- Support for Solid Edge ST10
- Support for Parasolid V30
3D-NativeCAD Converter:
- Import interfaces updated with support for Inventor 2018, Solid Edge ST10, and Parasolid V30
- Output interfaces updated with support for Parasolid V30
New in Version 13.00
Technically and graphically revised user interface including monitor DPI support on Windows 10 systems with multiple differently scaled monitors
OpenGL 3.3 hardware acceleration for smooth display of big models
Quick alignment of the view on edges, curves and planes of the model
New tool to create reference points
Revised Wall Thickness Analysis tool with faster calculation and simplified user interface
New functions in the Measure Markup tool to measure cross section planes and lines and to create notes on dimensions
Support for PNG pictures when creating and loading pictures
Fixed software conflicts with Autodesk Inventor file thumbnails and Teamviewer QuickConnect
Fixed problems when creating 3D PDF files from models containing very small parts
Bug fixes
Premium interface update:
- Support for CATIA V5-6R2017
- Support for Creo 4
- Support for JT Version 10
- Support for SAT/SAB Version 28
3D-NativeCAD Converter:
- Import interfaces updated with support for CATIA V5-6R2017, Creo 4, and JT Version 10
- Output interfaces updated with support for CATIA V5-6R2017, and SAT/SAB Version 28
New in Version 12.30
Signed installation file including version information
Increased performance for models having a very high number of surfaces/shells
Improved switch to full screen mode
Bug fixes
Advanced interface update:
- Improved import for STEP, IGES and SAT models
Premium interface update:
- Support for Siemens NX 11
- Support for SolidWorks 2017
- Support for Solid Edge ST9
- Support for Inventor 2017
- Support for transparency information when opening native CAD files
- Faster import of models having a lot of hidden elements
- Improved display of JT models
3D-NativeCAD Converter:
- Import interfaces updated with support for Siemens NX 11, SolidWorks 2017, Solid Edge ST9 and Inventor 2017
New in Version 12.20
Fixed model tree display bug when deleting parts and assemblies
Improved performance for models containing a huge amount of single elements
Minor bug fixes
Premium version:
- Interfaces updated with support for SolidWorks 2016 and CATIA V6R2016/V5-6R2016
3D-NativeCAD Converter:
- Interfaces updated with support for SolidWorks 2016 and CATIA V6R2016/V5-6R2016
- Fixed broken link bug within CATIA V5 parts
New in Version 12.10
Improved support for high-DPI screens
Revised French language version
Bug fixes
Premium version:
- Interfaces updated with support for Solid Edge ST8 and Inventor 2016
- Additional import settings to bypass specific data problems
- Solved sporadic CATIA license manager conflicts
3D-NativeCAD Converter:
- Interfaces updated with support for Solid Edge ST8 and Inventor 2016
- Fixed JT conversion bug
New in Version 12.00
Support for Windows 10 (incl. touchscreen support)
User interface in modern Windows 8/10 design
Eased handling by bigger buttons (especially for touch screens)
Revised Painter tool for quick and intuitive color change of parts, surfaces and curves
Revised Placement tool featuring the alignment of curves and edges to the axes of the coordinate system and the automatic alignment of models
Revised Model Info tool featuring the selection/output of dimension and weight units
Revised Print dialog with simplified user interface
Revised and more clearly arranged FILE menu
Rectangular marquee selection of parts in the 3D display
Extended batch mode for the 3D-Tool Viewer featuring automatic picture creation
Support for high-DPI screens
Increased usability by revision of many functions based on customer feedback
Bug fixes
New output file format OBJ
More intuitive Advanced- and Premium import settings by providing quality presets
Premium version:
- Display of PMI for native models out of CATIA V5/V6, Pro/Engineer, Creo and UG/Siemens NX
- Interfaces updated with support for CATIA V5R25/V6R2015, Siemens NX 10, SolidWorks 2015
- Support for version 8 and 9 JT files
- Support for CATIA CGR and 3DXML files
- Support for embedded graphical 3D-data when opening 3D CAD models in the Viewer
3D-NativeCAD Converter:
- Interfaces updated with support for CATIA V5R25/V6R2015, Siemens NX 10, SolidWorks 2015
- Support for JT files as input file format
- New output file formats Parasolid X_T
New in Version 11.10
3D-NativeCAD Converter:
- Interface update supporting CATIA V5R24/V6R2014, Creo 3.0, Solid Edge ST7, Inventor 2015
- Stopped support for Windows XP and Windows Vista
Premium Version:
- Interface update supporting CATIA V5R24/V6R2014, Creo 3.0, Solid Edge ST7, Inventor 2015
- Stopped support for Windows XP and Windows Vista
Improved Advanced Import supporting multilingual character codes for filenames
Minor bug fixes
New in Version 11.03
Premium version: Solved problem with 3D-Tool attached to the Taskbar
Advanced version: Support for STEP files with external references
Improved VRML and OBJ import
Improved setting of printer properties
Improved selection of section lines during measuring
Improved calculation of the Projected Area in the Tooling Analysis
Minor bug fixes
New in Version 11.02
Fixed bug in Wall Thickness and Undercut analysis that caused unusable 3D-Tool EXE/DDD files
Fixed bug when loading compressed VRML files (*.wrz)
New in Version 11.01
Fixed start up error on Windows Vista
Minor bug fixes
New in Version 11.00
Increased usability by revision of many functions based on customer feedback
New tool to compare 3D-models
Calculation of part weights by assigning material and density
Export of detailed part lists containing the volume, surface area, and weight of all parts
Improved Tooling Analysis featuring undercuts
Saving the results of Tooling Analysis and Wall Thickness Analysis
New intuitive functions to explode assemblies automatically
Easier adjustment of the display of cross sections
Increased performance by complete 64-bit support
Improved 3D-mode featuring the display of 3D-curves and face boundaries
Extended batch mode to create 3D PDF, STL, VRML, 3DS, PLY, and U3D files
Support for touchscreens starting from Windows 7
3D-NativeCAD Converter:
- Conversion of Solid Edge files
- Support for SolidWorks Configurations
- Support for Simplified Representations of Pro/E and Creo
- Interface update supporting Inventor 2014, SolidWorks 2014 and NX 9
Premium version:
- Import of Solid Edge files
- Support for SolidWorks Configurations
- Support for Simplified Representations of Pro/E and Creo
- Premium interface update supporting Inventor 2014, SolidWorks 2014 and NX 9
New in Version 10.05
Updated Advanced interfaces
Minor bug fixes
New in Version 10.04
3D-NativeCAD Converter - Interface update:
- Support for Inventor 2013, CATIA V5R23, SolidWorks 2013 and UG NX 8.5
Premium version - Interface update:
- Support for Inventor 2013, CATIA V5R23, SolidWorks 2013 and UG NX 8.5
Minor bug fixes
New in Version 10.03
Fixed missing display of File Info when printing and creating pictures
Improved import of OBJ, VRML and PLY files
Fixed program crashes when using the Auto Explosion function from the Explode tool
3D-NativeCAD Converter: Updated interfaces with support for Creo 2.0
Premium version: Updated Premium interfaces with support for Creo 2.0
New in Version 10.02
Fixed incidental program crashes while highlighting parts, assemblies, or models
Accelerated saving of STL, VRML, and DXF section files
Accelerated loading of STL files
Improved display of 3DS files
Updated Premium interfaces with support for CATIA V5R22 and UG NX 8
New in Version 10.01
Improved import and smooth display of VRML files
Improved DXF export of cross sections
Fixed problems when loading the short message in “Publish EXE/DDD”
Minor bug fixes.
New in Version 10.00
Simplified operation due to new Ribbon menu
Multilingual user interface featuring switching of languages during runtime
3D-NativeCAD Converter:
- Selection of parts and assemblies for conversion.
- Conversion of Unigraphics, SolidWorks and Parasolid files
- Update of the interfaces with support for Inventor 2012, CATIA V5R21 and Creo 1.0
- Interfaces with 64-bit support
Premium version:
- Import of Unigraphics and SolidWorks files
- Updated Premium interfaces with support for Inventor 2012, CATIA V5R21 and Creo 1.0
- Premium interfaces with 64-bit support
Import of multiple 2D-drawings into one session
Support for Unicode charsets in 3D and 2D
Improved alignment of cross sections and moving the cross section with the mouse
Taking screenshots by marquee selecting sections of the screen and copying them to the Clipboard
Displaying previews when choosing Custom Views
Permanent highlighting of selected parts and assemblies
Enhanced program settings
New in Version 9.05
Updated native interfaces supporting Inventor 2010 and 2011
Fixed failure of 3D PDF export of models with long/missing part names and small parts
Fixed failure of conversion of assemblies to file formats, which do not support assemblies
Selectable file associations during program setup
Minor bug fixes
New in Version 9.04
Fixed version bug when converting to CATIA V5R18 and V5R20
Fixed import error in Premium import
New in Version 9.03
New “2-Step conversion” option in 3D-NativeCAD Converter
Updated native interfaces supporting CATIA V5R20 and Pro/E Wildfire 5
Translation to CATIA V5 possible down to V5R6
Projected area calculation with decimal numbers
New in Version 9.02
Fixed bug in 2D-diameter calculation
Section line is drawn permanently in section only mode when section is moved
Fixed switching of measure modes after creating a diameter or radius dimension
Fixed crashes when loading ddd/exe files containing multiple models
Improved online request of license keys through firewalls
Made 2D-pictures stay displayed while dragging
Corrected dimension preview when measuring 3D-clearances
New in Version 9.01
CATIA V5 import/convert bug solved
IGS import bug in Advanced Version solved
Output version for CATIA converter added (CATIA V5R19, CATIA V5R18, CATIA V5R17, CATIA V5R16)
Output version for SAT converter added (V20, V19, V18)
Drag and Drop in Converter added
New in Version 9.00
Premium version supports import of native CATIA V5, CATIA V4, Pro/E and Inventor files
3D-NativeCAD Converter converts CATIA V4/V5, Pro/E, Inventor, STEP, IGS, VDA, SAT to CATIA V4/V5, STEP, IGS, VDA, SAT and STL
New measurement functions and improved display for 3D dimensions
2D-measurement and 2D-markup
Section plane rotation by two axes for cross sections
Adjustable text size, colors and lines for annotations and dimensions
Auto-Explode in Assembly Explode tool
New Tooling Analysis with draft display and projected area calculation
New 3D file format PLY - load and save
Selection of an animation for the start of EXE files
New in Version 8.55
Improved dual monitor support
Improved support for long part names for 3D PDF export
Authenticity of program is verified by code signing during installation
New in Version 8.54
Improved interfaces for 3DS, STEP, IGS, VDA, SAT, Parasolid
Minor bug fixes
New in Version 8.53
Start of EXE/DDD files without slideshow (can be optionally set in “Publish File”)
Improved context menu in 2D section (when no 2D-Data is loaded)
Information tool: Improved display of information when changing the view
Improved interfaces
New in Version 8.52
Bug fixes in DXF import, IV import and Custom Views Editor
Solved proxy connection problems for online key request and update check
Print with scale disabled for all perspective views
New in Version 8.51
Bug fixes in 3D PDF export, DXF section export and Custom Views Editor
Direct start of slideshow when starting EXE files enabled again
Integrated online key request by e-mail
New in Version 8.50
Publishing of 3D PDF files
3D-Tool Free Viewer to view 3D-Tool EXE and DDD files
Perspective Display.
Custom Views Editor to change the order and names of Custom Views
New Render Modes: Hidden Lines - colored and black/white
Display of non-sectioned Elements in Cross Sections
Export of section lines as DXF files
Online request of License Keys
Online request of Trial Keys
New in Version 8.14
Improved import of STL files
Bug fix in “Custom Views”
Increased speed of 3DS export
New in Version 8.13
Bug fixes in new functions
New in Version 8.12
Picking of points in not closed sections
Display of recently used files in file menu
Improved display of background images
Bug fixes in Annotations-Dimensions and VRML import
New in Version 8.11
Support for 3D mice made by 3Dconnexion
Bug fixes in VRML, OBJ and Advanced interfaces (STEP, IGS, VDA, SAT, Parasolid)
Fixing of some program bugs
New in Version 8.1
Simplified user interface
Property Editor to editing element names, colors and transparency quickly
Improved 3D and 2D interfaces
New in Version 8.0
Redesigned and simplified measurement tools with automatic pre-selection of references
New tool “Assembly Explode” to create exploded views
New tool “Animation” to create animations
Export of animations into AVI-video
Display of elements using different render modes: shaded, shaded with edges, wire frame
Filled intersections when doing cross sections
Easy editing of part and shell names
Function to align the view parallel to the screen
PDF-Manual
Up to 50% increased display speed
Highlight function when moving the mouse pointer over elements in the element list
New in Version 7.5
Assembly handling: 3D-Tool now supports assemblies when importing STEP and Parasolid as well as VRML files from PRO/E. New assemblies can be configured as well.
New tool “Annotations-Dimensions”: Easily apply dimensions and notes directly to the CAD model.
Show background images and background text.
New full screen mode for presentations.
New shade mode: Shaded with black edges.
Improved 2D-printing with high resolution plots and pen assignments.
Support for Windows XP Styles.
Improved Help with Icons.
Improved 3D and 2D interfaces.
New in Version 7.1
VRML 2.0 Export.
Improved VRML Import.
Improved IGS/STEP/SAT/VDA Interface.
Parasolid support in Advanced License (Beta Version).
New in Version 7.0
2D support for DXF, DWG, HPGL, and HPGL2 with Delete, Move, Scale, Change Colors, Blank Layers, and Black/White Display of Lines
New supported 3D file formats: VDA, SAT, VRML, IV.
Support for shell names from IGS/Step.
Support for shell names from Pro/E assemblies via VRML.
New highly improved Print/Create picture interface.
New Help System.
Better compression of created EXE files. (up to 50%)
Support for icon creation - provides graphic thumbnail icons for your created Exe Files.
Optional Zip compression of exe Files as e-mail attachment. (includes a password option)
Improved IGS/STEP interface.
Sizeable list of shells/layers.
Batch mode for EXE creation.
Drag and Drop support to load Files - Drag Files directly in the 3D-Tool window.
Show and hide of complete files in shell mode.
New in Version 6.7
Improved interfaces for IGS / STEP, 3DS, XGL.
New company address.
New in Version 6.6
New import format:
(*.stp) STEP files (optional)
Context menu opened with the right mouse button for quick access to actions
Improved interfaces (especially IGS, XGL, and 3DS)
“Tip of the Day”
Extended automatic repair functions:
Search for nearby points
Automatic orientation of surfaces
Improved note functions (directional orientation)
Improved image quality when printing and creating images through antialiasing
New export format:
(*.3ds) 3D Studio
New in Version 6.5
German version available.
New design.
New supported file formats for import:
(*.igs) IGS files (optional) > all 3D CAD Systems.
(*.xgl, *.zgl) XGL files > Solid Edge, SolidWorks, Autodesk Inventor.
(*.obj) OBJ files > Alias Wavefront.
(*.3ds, *.prj, *.pli) 3DS files > 3D Studio.
(*.dxf) DXF files (3D-faces only).
(*.asc) ASC files > 3D Studio.
New export file format:
(*.mac) Ansys Macro with the geometry of the part.
New in Version 6.0
“Custom Views” to save the complete display settings, the zoom and the displayed or blanked components. So you can easily point out details to the person viewing your data.
Slideshow to display a sequence of “Custom Views”.
New options when creating EXE files:
View Only - Disables measurements and reloads so only viewing is possible.
Specification of a Custom View to start with.
Added “load last used files”.
New rotation method: about screen center - easier rotation of big parts and zoomed details.
Rotation of views by 180 : horizontally, vertically, normally.
Added create copy in move, rotate and mirror dialog.
draft angle analysis in 3 Modes:
Show the parting in 2 cavities.
Show the draft angles as positive, negative and zero.
Show the angles in different colors.
Wall thickness analysis: check the different thickness of the entire part at once.
Some new toolbar icons, e.g. for creating an exe file.
Bigger picture size for export (up to 10.000 x 10.000 points).
Faster Help.