JewelCAD Release Notes

JewelCAD 5.1 (update 10) Release Notes

• Updated protection hardware lock drivers for Windows Vista
• Misc - Text  - Can generate text correctly for characters that are different from the Windows system language (e.g. Chinese characters in English Windows)
• Misc - Cutting into Slices  - Improve surface finish for rapid prototyping
• Misc - STL Output - Users can now define the resolutions for STL output

JewelCAD 5.1 (update 9) Release Notes

• Change the formats for string files and help files.

JewelCAD 5.1 (update 8) Release Notes

• File - Export/Print3D to   - Added one more command: Envision Perfactory.  The command will appear on the sub-menu if the software is installed on the computer.

JewelCAD 5.1 (update 7) Release Notes

• File - Export/Print3D to   - The file format for exporting jewelcad objects to other softwares is changed from native stl format to sliced stl format.

JewelCAD 5.1 (update 6) Release Notes

File - Export/Print 3D to - A new submenu is added to the File menu.  The submenu includes commands Cimagrahi, DeskProto and OBJET Studio.  If those softwares are installed on the computer, those commands will appear on the submenu.  Those commands are to export jewelcad design to other softwares
Misc - Jewel - This command has been modified.  When the round jewel is selected from the Jewel dialog box, a Round Diamond Size dialog box will appear on the screen instead of creating the jewel immediately.  The user can then set the diameter of the round jewel.  It can be in mm or in carat.
Misc- Cutting into Slices - A new RP machine option "OBJET Eden system" is added to Cutting into slices dialog box.
Misc - Ring Size - A new command is added.  This command is to create a circle at a particular ring size.  Once a ring size code is selected from the Ring Size dialog box, the Circle dialog box will appear on the screen.  The diameter/radius parameter of the Circle dialog box will be set to the value according to the ring size code selected.
Bugs Fixed - Fixed bugs on fast shading mode

JewelCAD 5.1 (update 5) Release Notes

• Curve - Restore removed curves  - A new command is added to the Curve Menu.  This command restores curves that are removed during surface making commands such as Surface-Extend, Vertical Revolve, Horizontal Revolve, etc.  In previous version, those curves are removed to object layer number 20.  In this version, those curves are placed to an invisible layer and can be restored back to screen by this command.

JewelCAD 5.1 (update 4) Release Notes

• File - Save Views  - The image file for saving the views can now be in BMP or JPG file format.
• File - DeskProto - A command to launch the DeskProto software from JewelCAD is added.
• Misc - Render to file - The image file to record the rendering can now be in BMP or JPG file format.
• Misc - Estimate - Weight - The dialog box has the default specific gravity values changed.
• Bug Fixed
  • The File -Save Views command can now save multiple views correctly.
  • Bugs on Help - JewelCAD web page and user registration commands are fixed. 
  • The display problems on some graphics cards are fixed.

JewelCAD 5.1 (update 3) Release Notes

• Surface - Curves after the creation of extend, revolve, loft, pipe and rail surfaces are now put into object layer number 20.  The object layer is by default hidden.  On changing the object layer to visible (Edit > Object Layer command), those curves will be revealed.
• Misc - Counting Round Jewel - Round jewels are now counted with respected to their diameter as well as the material assigned.
• Bug Fixed - Miscellaneous bugs are fixed.

JewelCAD 5.1 (update 2) Release Notes

• Misc - A STL Output sub-menu is added to the Misc menu.  This sub-menu includes stl outputs that are good for 3 axis nc and rotary nc.
• Bug Fixed - Miscellaneous bugs are fixed.

JewelCAD 5.1 (update 1) Release Notes

• View - Improved the redraw speed of objects of many CVs.
• View - Further reducing the display quality of facet objects for Quick Wire Frame mode to improve viewing efficiency.
• Deform - Working efficiency is improved for Normal Wire Frame mode especially for facet objects
• Help - JewelCAD User Registration - A command is added to allow users to register their informations through Internet.

JewelCAD 5.1 Release Notes

• File - Open - Fixed bugs opening files with saved hidden jewels. In previous version, jewels hidden by the Edit - Hide Jewel command and saved in a file cannot be shown again by the Edit - Show Jewel command when the saved file is open.
• File - Cimagraphi - Added functions for importing and exporting files to and from Cimagraphi software.  The Cimagraphi menu commands only appear on the File menu for those computers with Cimagraphi software installed.
• View - Curves and T-Lines can now be displayed in shading in color mode and rendering mode.
• Deform - For move, size, flip, roll and other deforming commands, when objects are being deforming in wire frame mode, you will see two copies of the objects: one for objects at the initial state and one for objects at the deformed state.
• Boolean - Fixed bugs for making boolean objects by subtracting objects from jewels.
• Help - Can now use F1 hotkey to open the JewelCAD help file

JewelCAD 5.0 (update 3) Release Notes

• File - Import - Fixed problems for importing dxf and stl files
• View - Improved speed of shading and rendering facet objects
• Copy - Cut&Paste - The Cut&Paste copying effect for fast shading mode is now same as wire frame modes

JewelCAD 5.0 (update 2) Release Notes

• File - Fixed bugs in openning files from JewelCAD v4.2
• Edit - Create Material - Fixed bugs in generating material image
• View - Fixed screen refreshing problem
• Pick CV - Fixed bugs in picking CVs

JewelCAD 5.0 (update 1) Release Notes

New Functions

• File - Export - Export JCV file for JewelCAD viewer
• Curve - Curve In Between - Create a curve midway between two curves of same number of CVs.
• Curve - Curve Length - Estimate length of a curve

Modified functions

• File - Import - For objects imported from dxf or stl files, the material texture mapping are now set to planar at XY plane. This is to improve the application of jewel textures on those objects.
• View - Background - The background image is now kept during interactions in transforming and deforming functions. In previous version the background image were temporarily hidden.
• View - Grid Setting - All views use the same grid setting
• View - Rendering - Does not clear screen before rendering
• View - Multiple view functions, i.e. Front/Right, Front/Top, Front/Right/Top/3D, Back/Left/Bottom/3D now display all views in same displaying mode. The front, right, top, back, left, bottom will also be matched in position and zooming scale.
• Pick - Pick - The number of picked objects is now shown on the status bar.
• Copy - Cut&Paste - Does not redraw entire screen when cut&paste in rendering mode. Only redraw the affected portion.
• Curve - Curve drawing functions now have no limit in adding CV numbers. In previous version, the limit is 256 CVs.

Bug Fixed

• File - Import / Export - Fixed bugs in import and exporting dxf files.
• View - Fixed screen refreshing problem in Windows 2000 and Windows XP
• View - Background - Fixed bugs of using background image with lock to view option
• View - Zoom All - Zoom all command now excludes objects of hidden layers
• Curve - Adjust - Extend - Crashing bug when selecting this command.
• Curve - Adjust - Revolve Crashing bug when selecting this command.
• Curve - Offset Curve - The offsetting distance accuracy has been improved
• Surface - Offset Surface - Fixed bug of not creating both inside/outside offset surface
• Misc - Counting Round Jewel - Sometimes the function does not work.

JewelCAD 5.0 Release Notes

New feature

• View
  • Back view, Left view and Bottom view
  • New four-view option for Back, Left, Bottom and 3D views
  • All views can now be minimized, maximized, resized or closed individually
  • Mouse driven view panning, zooming, flipping and rolling actions (pressing down Tab key)
  • Fast shading mode now displays objects according to their picked or unpicked color instead of its material
  • Better working interactivity in fast shading mode for pick, cut&paste, move, size, flip, roll, bend, taper, ....
• Edit - Object Layer - Objects can be separated in different layers. Each layer can be edit, show or hide individally.
• Misc - Estimate - Center of Gravity - To estimate the center of gravity of objects
• Misc - Count Round Jewel - To list the inventory of round jewels

Modified functions

• File - Configuration - Hotkeys - Hotkey loading and saving functions are added to the Hotkeys dialog box.
• Extend Dialog Box - Include two modes: i) horizontal, vertical, in/out, and ii) length, angle1, angle2 Getting parameters interactively when the extend dialog box still on the screen
• Revolve Dialog Box - Getting parameters interactively when the revolve dialog box still on the screen
• Transform Dialog Box - Has changed to make transformation combinations easier
• Surface - Loft - A dialog box appears during loft surface creation to allow the loft surface to be changed during the creation.
• Surface - Rail - 4 rails option is added
• Misc - Rendering to File - Dialog box is changed
• Misc - Cutting into Slices - Dialog box is changed
• Misc - Show Slices - Dialog box is changed
• Misc - NC Program - NC format selection is added to the NC Programming dialog box
• Misc - Estimate - Volume estimation and mass estimation are separated into two commands

Miscellaneous

• Localization strings are now put in STR files instead of DLL files
• Texture image files are now put under the TxtrMap sub-directory of the Material directory

Bug Fixed

• Miscellaneous bugs fixed.