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List of improvements and enhancements included into different CAD DLL versions:

 

April, 2023

 

CAD DLL 15

Improved 3D:

ospeeded up opening of 3D files;

oimproved reading of SAT, STEP, SLDPRT, X_T, X_B, OBJ formats;

oadded support for SLDASM, FSAT, SAB, SMT, IPT, IFC formats;

oadded export to SAT, SAB, STL, OBJ formats;

oimproved export of SAT, STEP, DWG, DXF formats.

Improved G-code Generation from 2D Vector Files:

oadded converting points;

oadded generating a G-code compatible with the Grbl controller;

oadded generating a G-code compatible with the lathe machine;

oadded generating a G-code compatible with the dispensing CNC machine (Skyglass);

Improved import of DWG and DXF formats:

ospeeded up file upload;

oimproved support for MTexts and Texts;

oimproved support for Hatches;

oimproved display of SHX fonts;

oimproved support for ACIS objects;

oimproved support for Dimensions and Multileaders;

oimproved reading of VPort and drawing extents.

Improved export of DWG and DXF formats:

oadded saving of ACIS objects;

oimproved saving of VPort.

Improved display of vector formats (DWF, HPGL, CGM, SVG).

Improved export of SVG format:

oimproved export of texts and hatches.

Improved export of PDF format:

osetting enabling to save PDF files in the CMYK color model;

osaving of layers to PDF.

Bug fixes.

 

 

June, 2020

 

CAD DLL 14.1

Support of 3D formats (*.step, *.iges, *.stl, *.x_t, *.x_b, *.sldprt, *.brep, *.sat, *.obj, *3ds).
Improved display of DWG and DXF files.
Improved G-code generation from DWG and DXF files.
High-quality automatic regeneration of objects.
Bugs fixes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

October, 2018

 

CAD DLL 14

Improved import of DWG and DXF files:

oadded support of annotative objects;

oimproved Insert support;

oimproved Clipping support;

oimproved Texts and MTexts support;

oimproved display of SHX fonts;

ospeeded up loading of DXF files;

Improved export of DWG and DXF files:

oadded export to AutoCAD DWG 2010;

Improved export of HPGL files:

oadded saving of lineweights.

Improved export of SVG files:

oadded saving of texts.

Improved export of PDF files:

oadded saving of fonts;

oadded option for saving to raster PDF files;

obug fixes related to export of PDF files.

Other improvements:

oextended features of G-code generation from DWG and DXF files;

oadded option for automatic regeneration;

oimproved import of DWF, HPGL, CGM and SVG files;

oadded a new demo project that shows how to work with XML API.

Bugs fixes.

May, 2017

 

CAD DLL 12

Import of AutoCAD® DWG 2018

Export to DWG/DXF via Windows Metafile (ExportToCADFile) improved

Export to G-code added

November, 2015

 

CAD DLL 11

Export to DWG 2004

XML API, a unique easy-to-use XML API containing a single function that allows integrating the library into your application quickly

Command line added

New commands that use XML API added:

oSHXFONTS, SHXDEFAULTPATH, SHXFROMACAD that are used to install SHX fonts settings via the command line;

New functions added:

oGetLastErrorCAD;

oGetDrawingMatrix

oSetDrawingMatrix

oProcessXML

oSetDrawingMatrix

oGetDrawingMatrix

oSaveCADWithXMLParametrs

oSetMetafileScale

oGetMetafileScale

oSetMetafileOffsetPoint

oGetMetafileOffsetPoint

Support of Big SHX Fonts (for Asian characters)

Import and export of the XClipFrame variable into DWG and DXF added

Export of the SPATIAL_FILTER object added

Attributes import improved (Attdef/Attrib)

API SetXRefCallback function added; it receives the procedure address used to adjust paths to the not found xRefs

The image fragment obtained from DWG and DXF files while converting to metafile has become more precise

Multiline text (Mtext) import improved

Color import in DWF improved

Checking whether the Ray and XLine entities are included into the box

DWG and DXF import and export improved

Third-party applications EED of the imported drawing is retained

April, 2015

 

CAD DLL 10.0.1

DWG 2000/DXF export via the ExportToCADFile function added

Export quality improved

New functions added:

oCADAddXRef

oCADGetEntityHandle

oCADGetInsUnits

oCADGetNumberOfParts

oCADSetMeshQuality

oCADSetNumberOfParts

oGetEntityBox

oGetSupportedExts

oRotToViewCAD

oSetCADLayerColor

 

 

 

See Also

How to switch to CAD DLL from previous DLL versions?  | Introduction  | Supported Formats  | Old Changes  | Types  | Structures  | Functions  | Examples


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