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New Features & Enhancements | |||||||||
NEW Performance Enhacements! | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
NEW Split Mesh! | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
NEW Improved Multi-threading Support! | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
NEW Interoperability Support! | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓* | ✓ | ||||
NEW Import PDF & Adobe Illustrator! | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
NEW DWG 2020 Import/Export! | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
NEW SketchUp 2020 Import/Export! | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
NEW COLLADA Support! | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
NEW Mesh Booleans! | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
NEW Save Layers with Views! | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | NEW Photorender Spot Light! | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | NEW Repeat Previous Command | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | NEW Angular Tolerance Updates | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | NEW Best Fit Line and Circle | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | NEW Weight and Volume Tables | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | NEW Wrap (Imprint, Emboss, Engrave) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | NEW Show/Hide Face | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Performance - Professional Grade | |||||||||
64-bit Compatible | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Multi-threading Support | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
2D Drafting & Annotations | |||||||||
26 Dimension Types | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
250+ Drafting Tools | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
2D Dimensional and Geometric Constraints | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Angular Tolerance (Improved) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Best Fit Line and Circle (New) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Bill of Materials | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
CutList BOMs | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Conic Tools | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Duplicate Layer Command | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Save Layers with Views (New) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Precise Model to Sheet - Automatic 2D Drawing Generation | ✓ | ||||||||
Advance Drafting | |||||||||
Auto 3D to 2D (Polylines) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Auto 3D to 2D (Precise) | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
Curves | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Section/Detail/Auxiliary Views | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
File Referencing | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
GD&T | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Markup and Redline | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Simplify Curve Tool | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
UI/Usability | |||||||||
Part Tree | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Gripper Tool – Transforming Objects | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Inspector Tool | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Navigator Tool | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
Customizable Tool Palettes | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Customizable Grids | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Video Tutorials | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
3D Connexion Mouse Support | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Draw View Type - Easily Scaled Prints | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Drawing Wizard | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Open Backup | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Print by Layer Tool | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Print Window | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Print Large Plot Sizes | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Repeat Previous Command (New) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Save for Review | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Selection Tools - Lasso, Feature, Mesh | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Lasso Only | ||||
Tool Icon Sizing | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
User Guides | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Viewport Layouts | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Architectural Tools | |||||||||
Doors | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Make 3D | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Roofs Designer | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Slabs | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Walls, Multi-Walls Designer | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Windows Designer | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
3D Modeling Tools | |||||||||
ACIS® Solid Modeling Kernel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Basic Solids | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Basic Surfaces | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Feature Based History Tree | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Mesh Booleans (New) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Move Face | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Push/Pull Modeling | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Shelling, Blending | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Show/Hide Face (New) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Split Mesh (New) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Weight and Volume Tables | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Advanced 3D Modeling Tools | |||||||||
Add Loop Tool | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Advanced Surface Tools | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Bending Along Curve | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Boolean Edge Treatments | ✓ | ||||||||
Bridge Tool | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Cover Surface with Guides | ✓ | ||||||||
Cylinder SubD Primitive | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Deformations | ✓ | ||||||||
Draft Surfaces | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Feature Patterns | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Fill Hole | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Flanges | ✓ | ||||||||
G2 Continuous Edge Blending | ✓ | ||||||||
Infinite Plane Objects | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Inset Quad Mesh Modifier | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Lofting with Guides | ✓ | ||||||||
Magnet Tool | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Mesh Symmetry | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
MicroScribe Digitizer | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Pocket Hole for Woodworking | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
PowerPack Design and 3D Printing Tools (New) | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
Quad Mesh Tools | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Repair Curves | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Rib/Lip Feature | ✓ | |||
Skin Surface with Guides | ✓ | Subdivision Tool | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Surface Booleans | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Surface Extend | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Surface Analysis | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Surface Lofting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Surface Utilities – Cut Section, Curved Surface and Explode Curve | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Tangent Covers | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Three Face Blends | ✓ | |||
Thumbweight Blending | ✓ | Trim/Join Surface | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Woodworking Joint Tools | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Wrap - Imprint, Emboss, Engrave (New) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Rendering, Presentation and Visualization | |||||||||
Data Display | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Ligthworks™ Photorealistic Enhancements | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Environment Maps | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
HDRI Support | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
KeyShot Rendering Live Linking | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
OpenGL Rendering | ✓ | ||||||||
Photorender Spot Light (New) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Poster Size File Export | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
QuickTime Video Recorder | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Rapid Render Tool for Woods | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Ray Tracing, Shadows, Transparency | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Sketch Rendering | ✓ | ||||||||
Special Lighting Effects | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Strip, Dome and Area lights | ✓ | ||||||||
Animation | |||||||||
Object Time Lines/Paths | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Panoramic & Object Virtual Reality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Walk Through, Flyby | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Translators | |||||||||
Advanced MCAD Native Translators* | ✓ | ||||||||
2D PDF Import (New) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
3D PDF Export | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
3MF Import/Export | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
ACIS® R26 Kernel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Adobe Illustrator™ (Improved Import Support) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Batch File Converter | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
BMP Import | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Collada (DAE) Import (New) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
DXF/DWG R12-2020 (Improved Support) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
IGES, STEP, SAT | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
OBJ Import/Export - with Texture support | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Rhino™ 3D Import | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
SAB Export | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
SketchUp Import/Export (Improved Support) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
STL Import/Export | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
SVG Import/Export | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
3D Printing | |||||||||
Auto Position | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Overhang Analysis | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Preview Slices | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Printer Definitions | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Sample STL files | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Show Printer Volume | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Support Structure | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Surface Normals Check | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Wall Thickness | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Other Features | |||||||||
2D/3D Part Library: 26,000 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Multiple ViewPorts (Draw Views) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
OpenGL Materials/Textures | ✓ |