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SERVICE PACK 2010-3 - 05.08.2009



This service pack is now available on our Update Server.



Construction Module

• Rounding was defect with oblique dimensions.
  
• The textheight of the position from mountingparts now can be set up separately in the mountingparts style.
  
• Construction Line
  
  The command Construction Line was aborted using the option "Finish Constructionline"
  
• Changing the position of the positionsymbol from area positionin elements did not work in info edit mode.
  
• Hatches
  
  The hatch boundary was not on the correct layer TH_SCHR using the option "rectangle"
  
  Creating a hatch with SOFiMACH using the option "object" was always annotative.
  
• Embankment
  
  A hatch for embankment can now be created on a closed poyline, e. g. a SOFiCAD rectangle
  
• Position Elements
  
  Problem solved by EXPLODE on position elements
  
• Drawing setup in Paperspace
  
  In the file soficad_usr.ini you can define your own sheet formats. Please use the following entry, which can be adjusted individually.(43859)
  
  [SHEET SIZES]
  
  COUNT=11
  
  SIZE1="DIN A 0",1189.0,841.
  
  SIZE2="DIN B 1",1000.0,707.0
  
  SIZE3="DIN A 1",841.0,594.
  
  SIZE4="DIN A 2",594.0,420.
  
  SIZE5="DIN A 3",420.0,297.
  
  SIZE6="DIN A 4",297.0,210.
  
  SIZE7="HP A 0",1129.0,807.
  
  SIZE8="HP A 1",805.0,561.
  
  SIZE9="HP A 3",401.0,274.
  
  SIZE10="HP A 4",274.0,192.
  
  SIZE11="A4 LASER",280.0,198.
  

Reinforcement Module

• PURGE of a drawing
  
  When while PURGE the option "Purge zero-length geometry and empty text objects" was activated, some reinforcement objects were deleted
  
• Input of barmarks
  
  By the input of barmarks, in some case the ORTHO modus could not be deactivated
  
• The Command 'Copy Position block' didn't work in ACAD 2009
  
• InfoEdit for meshes
  
  When an stirrup mesh of the same type existed, meshes could not chsnged to the maiximum length
  
• Some problems with barmarks in the ISO norm with StVar layings solved
  
• Problems solved by deleting the defintion of already used drawing and list meshes
  
• GripEdit for end markers at C3 barmarks corrected
  
• By using the individual text block arrangement, it could happen, that the text of reinforcement elements by moving in another viewport with another scale was misplaced
  
• By copy and moving barmarks with StVar tables, a not needed warning could arise
  
• Copy of VE Barmarks with attached layings (e.g. needed for cut per running meter) didn't work correctly
  
• Polygonal Mesh Fields
  
  If the mesh type was changed to a smaller type, the mesh field was not recalcutated correctly and as a result the meshes could be too big
  
• By calling the schedule, all layings without a dedicated barmark will be listet in the warning dialogbox
  
• A laying in a plane different from the xy-plane did not use the value clicked in BFEShow to get the reinforcement directions if the ucs was
  
  changed.
  

Schedule

• Difference schedule causes problems with variable bars.
  
• "Summary of the schedule ..." causes problems when one diameter appears with two different materials.
  
• Connecting elements with 3D bars can only be presented correctly when the the bars are exported perspectively.
  
• After changing a setting the display was sometimes not updated.
  

SERVICE PACK 2010-4 - 09.10.2009



The service pack is now available on our Update Server.



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Base Module

• Online help often didn't appear when a help button was clicked in SOFiCAD- and SOFiPlus-dialogs.
  
• When a drawing somehow looses the setting in which unit the drawing was created, some parts of SOFiCAD which need to transform
  
  AutoCAD-units to physical units fail. When such a drawing is opened and the unit factor is needed for the first time, the program
  
  asks which unit to use.
  

Construction Module

• XREF Bind with positioning elements corrected
  
• Fixed mirroring of insulation or embankment.
  
• Multipier area at object now works with 2D Polylines, too.
  
• The extract raster will be drawn correctly, even by user coordinate systems in viewports
  
• Corrected SOFiMACH for embankment hatches.
  
• Modification of dimstyles did not work properly in all cases after changing scale in modelspace
  
• The command "Change Dimension Text" can be used from now on with gradient and radius dimensions. Additional the corresponding dialog box can be dragged larger
  
• Level marks sometimes were not visible in a viewport even when the annotative scales matched.
  
• Area, Volume, Center of Gravity
  
  - For the circumference only the added areas are included
  
  - The Command works in viewports of any style correct
  

Reinforcement Module

• After moving the barmark input dialogbox, the new position on screen was not saved
  
• The extract raster will be drawn correctly, even by user coordinate systems in viewports
  
• Fixed variable bars an arc laying, defined via frameworklines.
  
• Cancel assoziativity from barmarks in framework
  
  Via the property manager the associativity from multiple barmarks in a framework could be canceled, even if this had already been done for some of them.
  
• Cut layings
  
  When using cut layings, the frame width was not correct when the option Corner was used.
  
• Diverse problems by input of mesh rows deactivated ICursor solved.
  
• Stirrup Mesh Layings
  
  By creating a stirrup mesh laying in the main view, a manually inserted value for the displayed length will be used.
  
• Linear Layings
  
  By linear layings with a text block arrangement on the side, the automatic text block arrangemant by deviding or adding part length was overworked. The text block stays now on the same location he was before editing. Further more, the MIRROR command on thease multiple part layings was improved.
  
• Via the rightclickmenu of layings, now directly a barmark in framework can be created
  

Alignment

• Not rectangular sections with level marks causes error with specific stations.
  
• Error with insertion of cross sections.
  
• An axis within different secondry scales causes problems with evaluating its stations.
  

BAMTEC Module

• The viewports created where often not setup properly. At least the partial problem, that the scale was correct and they only didn't
  
  show the right spot is fixed.
  

Schedule

• The "Build file.stl" option has been removed from settings dialog box.
  
• Difference schedule causes problems with variable bars.
  

Steelworks

• Adjustments becaue of changes in the base module
  

SERVICE PACK 5 - 11.12.2009

The service pack is now available on our update server.



SOFiBASE

18.1-5.0 11.12.2009

• Text editor is now always notepad.
  
• Fixed a problem by working with maximized viewports
  
• EXPLDOEALL now handles objects inside of blocks too
  
• Release after quality assurance.
  

SOFiCAD-B

18.1-5.0 11.12.2009

• Fixed a problem by TRIM barmarks in framework with disabled associativity
  
• GripEdit at S-Hooks corrected
  
• StVar Layings
  
  The displayed length via "Length from variable length" considers the Option 'Outside dimension at acute angles'
  
• Hook lengths
  
  Input of Hook lengths can be made now via absolute values, in the InfoEdit box or property manager. This option can be switched on in the reinforcement dialog. A default setting can be made in SOFICADB.INI
  
  For the switzerland (sofbsusr_41.dvb) the predefined hook length for 180° hook and the bending radii for hooks were adjusted analog the norm
  
• Barmark raster für stages of construction
  
  Problem solved by VE Bars in barmark raster for stages of construction
  
• Diverse rounding problems with the steel list solved
  
• The parity of barmarks, barmark copies and barmarks in framework was not allways mentioned correctly after 3D rotation
  
• Rounding by Variable Layings
  
  Under Parameter|Steelbar 2 is a new setting for the rounding length of variable layings
  

SOFiCAD-K

18.1-5.0 11.11.2009

• Positonioning elements
  
  When the additional text contains as first line an emtpy line, the rest is anyhow displayed
  
• Area positioning
  
  After COPY of area positionings, the text is still correctly aligned
  
• Arrow of gradient dimension always in downward direction
  
• Arc over text of arc-dimension is copied with the dimension and properly adjusted.
  
• When different projects were used at the same time, using differnt INI Files, the steel list was sometimes not generated correctly, e.g. for mounting parts
  
• Some of the large icons in the toolbars were not correct
  
• Fixed a problem by changing the columns in table for the mouting parts
  
• Table of Mounting parts
  
  The unit "Piece" could be translated in the INI file
  
• mounting parts can no longer be inserted in paperspace
  
• By working with not allready saved drawings, MDB files could be created in wrong directories
  

SOFiCAD-V

18.1-5.0 25.11.2009

• The option rel/rel in line modus together with INCL/R doesn't work correctly.
  
• Now it is possible to insert non perpendicular cross sections in intervall.
  
• Adjustments becaue of changes in the base module
  

SOFiCAD-V

18.1-5.0 25.11.2009

• The option rel/rel in line modus together with INCL/R doesn't work correctly.
  
• Now it is possible to insert non perpendicular cross sections in intervall.
  
• Adjustments becaue of changes in the base module
  

STLI

18.1-5.0 11.12.2009

• Problem with page break fixed.
  
• Separate summary of the schedule for each material.
  
• Bending form was partially drawn outside bending schedule.
  
• The columns "length" and "Height" of the spacer summary table have been dropped.
  
• The export in BVBS file have been corrected for B1 and B2 bars.
  
• Rounding error fixed.
  
• Problem in the mesh cut schedule corrected
  

SERVICE PACK 6 - 12.2.2010
The service pack is now available on our update server.

SOFiBASE
18.1-6.0 12.02.2010

• Release after quality assurance.
• The name of a project database can contain a "." now

SOFiCAD-B
18.1-6.0 12.02.2010

• New feature, barmarks can be logged
• Bending diameter
  If an arc is picked at an barmark, the radius can be changed
• By StVar layings via framework lines, the table values can be inverted with a command in the rightclick menü of the laying

SOFiCAD-K
18.1-6.0 12.02.2010

• SOFiCAD Copy
  With SOFiCAD Copy viewports were not correctly copied
• SOFICAD_USR.BDD settings
  "Place Dimension with Snap-Mode" und "Create group from dimension chain" will be considered again. Both settings will be be read only by loading of the drawing
• The name of a project database can contain a "." now

SOFiCAD BAMTEC
18.1-6.0 12.02.2010

• When a label is atop another one the audit-command can now separate them. (50689)
• The labels now show the distance between bars with a precision of milimeters when working in meters. (48761)
• Sometimes holes created with option "click in area" were not integrated into the carpet. (57790)

SOFiCAD-V
18.1-6.0 25.01.2010

• Problem with widening bloss arcs fixed.
• Problem with importing bloss arcs fixed.

STLI
18.1-6.0 12.02.2010

• z-value have been added to the list of spacer coordinates.

SERVICE PACK 7 - 01.04.2010
The service pack is now available on our update server.

SOFiBASE
18.1-7.0 01.04.2010

• Release after quality assurance.
• Problems with XREFs as framework lines solved

SOFiCAD-B
18.1-7.0 01.04.2010

• New feature, meshes can be locked
• Definition of X1-Extracts with activated Raster
  There were two problem when X1-extracts were defined while the raster was activated. When the shape was already defined, the extract
  was moved outside of the raster and the extract in formwork was not put at the position where the polyline used to define the shape
  had been.
  
  Itemized Number
  It is now possible to write the sum as first line of the comment text.
• Problems with XREFs as framework lines solved

SOFiCAD BAMTEC
18.1-7.0 01.04.2010

• The hatch under the exclusive areas often behaved erratic. Sometimes it wasn't visible at all and sometimes the whole area was being filled.
• The carpet boundary is an object of its own. This object was not initializied correctly when it was created and so didn't know in which
  viewports it should be hidden. New objects should be correct now.
• For areas resulting from FEA-calculations the needed reinforcement is displayed. For those texts collision detection was implemented so that
  they should be easier to read.

SOFiCAD-S
18.1-7.0 16.03.2010

• Update to new trial mechanism

SOFiCAD-M
18.1-7.0 16.03.2010

• Update to new trial mechanism

STLI
18.1-7.0 01.04.2010

• Not all meshes did appear in BVBS file.
• In the bendinglist X4 bars are now listed as 99 bars.
• Problem with several meshtypes fixed by changing the interface format.
• The insertion of text from file, defined with TXA respectively TXE causes an error.
• Fixed a spurious crash which occured on some systems of a customer.

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