Our latest version includes many improvements. It’s our fastest and most reliable version ever. See below for a list of other AViCAD improvements over time.
AviCAD 2025 – Major Release:
Advanced Blocks: Automatically convert Dynamic Blocks to Advanced Blocks. The block editor also allows you to create and edit Advanced Blocks using parameters, actions, and visibility states, just as AutoCAD Dynamic Blocks does. [see video]-
New 3D AEC Architectural Module: The new AEC package, compatible with AutoCAD AEC Objects, allows you to draw 3D architectural elements with a two-dimensional view in the plan. [see video]
Rubber Sheeting: Use rubber sheeting on images to align geographically with two or more data sets from different sources. For example, when stretching a new subdivision map into a preexisting parcel map.
New Data Extraction: We have added new functions and the ability to create dynamic tables inside the drawing that can be updated based on drawing changes. [see video]
ARX API: This new API framework is compatible with AutoCAD ARX Classes, making it extremely easy to port AutoCAD applications to AViCAD.
New BIM Importer: This tool allows for directly importing Autodesk Revit files (up to v. 2024). The user can select the entire model or a specific view.
IFC Export: Create IFC from DWG with the new experimental IFCEXPORT and IFCEXPORTOPTIONS commands. Underlays in .rvt and .ifc file formats and AEC Objects present in a drawing are exported to an IFC file. Specify the IFC4 or IFC4x3 schema when exporting to .ifc files and set display properties for AEC styles.
Plus, there are many more maintenance improvements.
We have released Update 25.0.10 to AViCAD 2025 Plus. All software improvements and fixes available with Update 25.0.10 can be found in the list here below:
- Fixed opening the correct help file via the main
_HELPcommand. - Fixed an incorrect “Update NVIDIA driver” message on PCs with the latest Quadro graphics card drivers.
- Fixed the Length option of the BOX command in non-world UCS.
- Fixed the 3DPRINT command to export STL files instead of PDF.
- Added proxy.cfg file to configure a proxy to access Bing Maps.
- Fixed the incorrect “Rotation” attribute in the “Text Options” tab of the EATTEDIT dialog.
- Fixed the “Invalid resbuf” problem in the MULTIPLOT command.
- Fixed the display of Revit underlay objects inserted with BIMATTACH.
- Improved the speed of the linetype combobox.
- Fixed a hang issue when opening drawings with XREFs.
- Fixed an exception in the Properties Palette when working with some malformed splines.
- ESC key now correctly interrupts cyclic scripts in the RSCRIPT command.
- Fixed the incorrect movement of Multileaders after editing their text.
- Fixed incorrect imperial value insertion in the Properties Palette.
- Fixed a hang issue when loading drawings with missing references or images.
- Fixed a crash when selecting and changing the layer/color of 2D polylines through the Properties Palette.
- Added the PROPFOCUSCHANGEDMODE variable, which controls the focus change behavior when a Properties Palette field is being edited.
- Optimized memory usage in the HATCH command when computing closed boundaries.
- Fixed a crash when selecting corrupted blocks.
- Fixed the SLOPEAREA command, enabling SPLINE as a boundary.
- Fixed a crash when copying and pasting ADV Blocks from one drawing to another.
- Fixed printing and print previews of certain image types using PDF pc3.
- Fixed the correct positioning of Thai letters in the text editor.
- Fixed editing issues with Thai fonts.
- Fixed an issue where text changes were not applied after opening in the editor.
- Fixed a freeze issue when AViCAD was regenerating from a balloon notification after zooming in large drawings.
- Fixed images not displaying in AEC Styles Manager dialogs (_AECSTYLES) when screen scaling was set to values greater than 100%.
- Fixed overlapping buttons in the OPTIONS, SETTINGS, and DIMSTYLE dialogs on Hebrew and Arabic Windows.
- Fixed Keyboard Menu Accelerators affecting view scrolling (ALT + arrow key, SHIFT + arrow key, PAGE UP, and PAGE DOWN).
- Disabled the “Vertical text offset” control in the Dimension Style dialog when “Vertical” (Text Placement) is not set to “Middle of dimension line.”
[ARX] Implemented: - acedRegisterCustomDropTarget
- acedRevokeCustomDropTarget
- acedStartOverrideDropTarget
- acedEndOverrideDropTarget
- acedAddDropTarget
- acedRemoveDropTarget
We have released Update 25.0.8 to AViCAD 2025 Plus. All software improvements and fixes available with Update 25.0.8 can be found in the list here below:
- Fixed incorrect behavior of “Base Type” in Advanced Blocks
- Fixed distance input in the _OFFSET command with UNIT TYPE set to Fractional (LUNITS = 5)
- Fixed “View” group in the properties palette not updating properly when the view changed
- Added check to avoid duplication of sheet name in the _PUBLISH dialog
- Fixed layer classification with Greek characters in LAYER explorer
- Added default quick properties for AEC entities
- Fixed save and reload of quick properties for AEC entities
- Enabled quick properties for AEC entities
- Implemented tooltips with titles and descriptions for View control and Visual Style widgets
- Added default quick properties for LIGHT entities
- Fixed angle offset of Stretch Action stretching a Dynamic Block
- Fixed preview error when moving attribute objects with GRIP inside the block
- Fixed previous selection not working in the ERASE command
- Fixed opening the correct HELP topic corresponding to the active command when pressing F1.
- Fixed paste of text with ‘\’
- Removed wrong creation of osnap node points on infinite lines
- Fixed the “Add Block…” command of the Tool Palette right-click menu creating an Xref tool instead of a Block tool
- Fixed scale of an attached IFC object opening drawing
- Fixed the creation of blocks with the AEC wall
- Fixed casual crash closing AViCAD with the open tool palette
- Fixed the set of “Between angle” and “Fill angle” polar array parameters from the contextual ribbon
- Fixed some issues with architectural units in the properties palette
- Removed the possibility to choose text style from a drawing in the “Text Styles Manager” dialog, if called from multiple windows, to avoid program freeze
- Fixed the update of FIELDs objects in the block attributes
- Ensured that when using the _AREA command the areas drawn by points remain visible during the “Add” mode
- Fixed the “Convert to Gable” right click option in order to create a gable roof correctly
- Fixed an issue that prevented the correct export to the Lightwave format when selecting many entities
- Added the possibility to manage text editor colors from the _OPTIONS dialog (_OPTIONS > Display > Color Scheme > Text Editor)
- Fixed the non-recognized EDGESURF command
- Added the automatic insertion of “All AEC Layers” and “All non-AEC Layers” filters when AEC related layers are initialized
- Fixed the redefinition of a block using the BLOCK command : block parameters are now reloaded only when a block name is selected from the block name list
- Fixed a crash exception that could occur in some cases when changing the page setup in the PRINT dialog
- Fixed the display of a table “table direction” in the quick properties palette
- Fixed display and customization of quick properties for Table objects
- Fixed the incorrect behavior of the ‘Parallel esnap’ item in the ‘esnap’ pop menu opened from the status bar
- Fixed formula calculation in a table with empty cells
- Removed unmanaged entity properties from the quick properties customization window and adapted a property name as displayed in the properties palette
- Implemented the “Apply Filter to Layer Properties” item option to the LAYER explorer toolbar
- [ARX] Fixed AcDbHatch appendLoop function to create hatch also with loopType = 0
- Fixed initialization of AcGeTol object
We have released Update 25.0.6 to AViCAD 2025 Plus. All software improvements and fixes available with Update 25.0.6 can be found in the list here below:
Fixed zoom on print preview on 4K monitors
Fixed freeze of AViCAD working in a drawing with 3D solids
Fixed set of margins for PDF, DWF, PNG printers
Fixed quick properties palette to display “Locked” property for Viewport
Fixed bug preventing DXF files from being saved (QSAVE) with the correct name
Fixed search of SHX fonts when file extensions are not specified in the drawing
Fixed display of materials for 3D Solid in some specific drawings
Fixed program slowdown during the osnap operation with “Center Snap” enabled, in drawings with a large number of arcs
Fixed opening of DXF files with the opened layer palette
Fixed SAVE to old DXF formats with the opened EXPLORER palette
Fixed possible freeze of AViCAD loading the drawing in a script or LISP
Fixed face grip edit in the _SOLIDEDIT command with a custom UCS
Fixed alias renaming operation in the ALIASEDIT dialog
Fixed the _OBJECT option of the SECTION command
Fixed freeze of AViCAD opening drawings containing XREF with the opened layer palette
Restored modified drawing symbol (‘*’) in the drawing tab switching to another document
Fixed bug that disabled polar tracking when removing an entity from selection (SHIFT + window selection)
Fixed EXTEND with COMMANDPREVIEW ON when selecting entities to extend with a window
Fixed insertion of ALIAS from the CUI customization dialog
Fixed incorrect results of FILLET with Radius 0
Fixed incorrect results of TRIM starting from the second segment you trim
Fixed the QLEADER command to create a non-annotative leader even if the current dimension style is annotative
Fixed display of transparent pixels in TIFF images
Added ability to drag and drop layout tabs to change the order
Added ability to operate on multiple layouts using Shift+Click
Fixed copy layout with the ‘Select all Layouts’ option
Fixed the “Failed to initialize Artisan” error using Artisan render
Fixed regen editing hatches using grips
Fixed scale of imported entities from STEP/IGES according to the unit settings
Fixed show/hide of spline control vertices grips
Fixed the HIDE command to hide OLE frames
Improved performance of XREFs
Fixed crash when saving after REFCLOSE
Fixed print of large images to PDF
Fixed crashes using MTEXT in specific situations
Fixed the setting of color for table cell borders
Added saving of “Drawing length unit” control value in the PUBLISHKML command dialog
Fixed the compatibility of digital signature with incremental saving
Fixed the digital signature using the card ID reader
Fixed key prompt error in single DOCFA export
Added “Selected objects” (dummy) layer filter to the layer explorer dialog
Fixed MTEXT field error
Fixed the “Isolate layer” menu from the layer palette, now it turns OFF or locks layers based on the LAYISO command
Removed useless information from the error report in OPEN/SAVE commands
Fixed DTextEditor [MTEXT] issue when copying/pasting text from WORD (RTF format)
Fixed extension set in proposed file name in the export save dialog
Fixed PASTE of images as OLE
Fixed issue with executing commands pasted into the command line (CTRL+V) from Excel cells
Fixed FILLET issue on polylines and arcs
Improved the display speed of the linetype combobox in the ribbon, toolbar, and property palette
Fixed the CTL command selecting multiple entities
Ordered the name of layers in the CTL command
Fixed EXTEND selection issue in ORTHO mode
Fixed incorrect cell preview in the “Table Style” dialog
Fixed table preview flow direction in the “Insert Table” dialog
Improved speed of esnap on large 3D solids
Fixed automatic regen in layout
Fixed correct resolution of mathematical expressions in the numeric fields of the property palette
Fixed print and preview for JPG and PNG printers
Improved start and close time when last opened drawings are on an unavailable network path
Improved closing speed of the IMAGE dialog
Fixed graphic artifact on the property palette and command bar using the ALIASEDIT command
Fixed display of colors of 3D ACIS faces
Fixed the _LAYERP command to undo the last change made to layer settings
Introduced HSL model limits for hue (0-360), saturation (0-100), and luminance (0-100) parameters in the color dialog
Fixed CTRL + DELETE not deleting words in the Text Editor
Fixed text being pasted as an empty string when copied from MTEXT and pasted into the drawing area
Fixed selection window leaving artifacts on-screen with HWACCELERATION off
Fixed the IMAGEATTACH dialog with LUPREC == 0
Fixed WATCHPATH to ask to empty the filename
Fixed PNG or JPG printing with Window setting
Fixed crash when opening a corrupted DXF
Fixed needing to select viewports twice to LOCK from the context menu
Fixed ESNAP on MLINE in blocks or arrays
Fixed behavior of ‘Show Window Menu’ in the status bar
Set closest paper size in drawings from other CAD programs
Fixed crash sometimes occurring when starting AViCAD
Set the PRINTAUTOROTATE variable to 1 by default for paper orientation management
Fixed printing text on SHARP BP-50M26 PCL6 driver
Fixed freeze when modifying LINETYPE from the ribbon menu
Fixed text replace in the _FIND command
Fixed OVERKILL with the “Combine lines and arcs” option
Fixed TANGENT esnap for circles
Added MKSHAPE and MKLTYPE commands
Fixed default layer setting for new dimensions from the _DIMSTYLE dialog
Fixed silhouette printing in hidden line mode
Improved opening and regen of ACIS objects
Fixed the underscore ‘_’ not visible in the command line
Added TEMPLATESPATH folder navigation in the OPEN/SAVE dialog for .dwt extension
Improved layout switching speed
Implemented PLOTTRANSPARENCYMODE variable for OpenGL and GDI plotting
Improved multipage PDF concatenation in PC3 printing
Improved image thumbnail quality when saving DWG files
Moved “Prompt boxes transparency (%)” from Display to General tab in Right-Click Customization dialog
Removed multiple warnings when importing tool palettes with blocks from other CAD programs
Restored geometric center snap for closed splines
Improved boundary detection with splines during the HATCH command
We have released Update 25.0.4 to AViCAD 2025 Plus. All software improvements and fixes available with Update 25.0.4 can be consulted in the list here below:
Fixed crash changing background color for various entities from the property palette
Fixed paper rotation selecting large pixel image size
Fixed print preview of JPG and PNG pc3
Restored image zoom performance and improved quality of bitonal images
Fixed the “Lines merge control” option in the PDF settings dialog
Fixed MTEXT edit field errors
Fixed cursor displayed in the arrow shape after MTEXT editor closes
Fixed TRIM in paperspace with COMMANDPREVIEW on
[AEC] Fixed delete of used AEC style
Created the _CONVERTSPLINE command which converts selected Splines into Polylines or 3D Polylines by specifying their precision
Set the default margins of ALL paper formats for DWG to PDF.pc3 printer to zero
Improved quality of the PDF,DWF, DWfx preview
[AEC]Updated English AEC styles family files
Changed the default value of the OVERKILLMODE sys var, to disable as default “Combine adjacent lines and arcs into polylines” control in the _OVERKILL dialog
Fixed losing focus on the edit control when the cursor moved over the drawing area even if the value is being edited
[ARX]Fixed tolerance of ARX AcGeMatrix3d::inverse
Fixed insert of BLOCKS with duplicated attributes
Fixed the transparency of images in the PDF print preview
[AEC] Avoided import of curtain wall, curtain wall unit and window assembly styles
Fixed the display of JPG images with CMYK 32 bit color profile
Fixed AViCAD preferences saving to registry behavior
Fixed crash analyzing crash reports
Fixed crash opening drawings with missing XREF
Fixed open of corrupted drawings
Fixed crash when building dataextraction table with the _DATAEXTRACTIONNEW command in non English AViCAD versions
[VBA]Fixed SetXData method in the VBA procedure
Fixed exception starting AViCAD when one recent file has bad timestamp
Fixed ETRANSMIT to include XREF in the zip file
[VBA]Added control to avoid AViCAD occasional crashing using the SetXdata procedure
[ADVBlocks]Fixed the Loss of parameters and actions of Advanced Blocks using RENAME command
Fixed creation of zip from etransmit changing dwg save format
Fixed crash editing a block in a damaged drawing
Fixed crash editing a dynamic block with constraints blocking BEDIT
Fixed error in attaching (_ATTACH) file with non latin characters in the file name
Fixed the EATTEDIT dialog to insert directly field code in the attribute
Fixed unable to edit blocks from layout VP
Fixed empty message unchecking all copyclip options in the OPTIONS dialog
[AEC]Fixed draw of railing with between component panels
[AEC]Fixed update of AEC style preview after resize of window
[AEC]Increased the size of style tree in the AEC styles dialog
Fixed right-click context menu having the same underscore char
Changed the default options [Data Compression(true) and Optimize Simple Geom(true)] for DWG to PDF.pc3 file and related PC3
Fixed the problem in generating very heavy PDFs with DWGtoPDF.PC3 device and related PC3
Fixed set of dynamic view mode properties from the property palette
[AEC]Fixed various problems drawing curtain walls
Fixed correct setting of the templates default path in the _NEW command
[AEC]Fixed preview of curtain wall styles with inches or feet units
[AEC]Fixed preview of Railings styles with inches or feet units
Fixed MULTIPLOT Command considering line weights in printing operation
Modified AEC menus (Ribbon, Pop Menu and Toolbars) to open the style dialog for WALL, CURTAINWALL, WINDOW, DOOR and RAILING
[ARX] Implemented documentBecameCurrent event
[ARX] Fixed sendStringToExecute to allow ending ‘\n’ in command
[ARX] Fixed getMenuContext function to retrieve current selection object id
[ARX] Fixed AcGeMatrix in case of degenerated cases
[ARX] Fixed AcDbDatabase::getAcDbObjectId function
Hidden View control buttons during load of drawings
[ARX] Fixed getMenuContext function to retrieve current selection object id
Fixed size of dashed rubberband line with metric measurement
[VBA]Fixed crash setting scale from VBA of blockreference that doesn’t allow non uniform scaling
[ARX] Fixed acedAddObjectContextMenu to register context menu of AcDbEntity
Fixed print of some CIRCLES and POLYLINES on PDF
[ARX]Fixed several AcGeVector2d and AcGeVector3d ARX functions to avoid exception generation
Fixed FLATSHOT command bug in creation of Arc entities
Fixed plot/export DWF size and page settings
[ARX] Fixed exception using normalize method of AcGeVector2d and AcGeVector3d in caso of zero length vectors
[Arx] Fixed acedAddObjectContextMenu() method throws exception and causes a crash
Fixed correct collection of CTB files in ETRANSMIT command
Fixed folder used to save pcad.log file
Listed point coordinates are fixed + extrusion values fixed
Fixed support for round and trunk support in FIELD (table, attribute, text, mtext entities)
Fixed visualization of POINT entity in XREF
[ARX] Fixed ARX setDatabaseDefaults function used without parameters
Fixed crash with unexpected paper format name
Fixed crash trying to write log file in invalid position
Added possibility to add a comma separated list of distances in the “Add Distance Value” dialog for Dyn Block parameter
Added “Open in editor” option to BLOCK dialog
Added possibility to launch _BACTIONSET command from property palette too
Fixed correct evaluation of string expression starting with operator in dyn input
Set previous selection set using DIVIDE or MEASURE command
Fixed load of .NET dll using APPLOAD startup suite
[NET] Fixed resize of .NET WPF palette also considering DPI Windows scaling
Fixed flashes resizing .NET palette like translator
Removed font substitution dialog when FONTALT specify also bigfont substitution
Changed VSCURRENT command to accept “2” or “2D” options
Fixed start point of the arc when using “Follow” option of the _ARC command
[NET] Implemented PaletteActivated event in .Net PaletteSet object
AViCAD 2024 major update features:
See directly below for what is new in AViCAD 2024
New CAD Engine
Enhanced Graphics
New Commands
Improved Performance
View Cube Added
Data Linking (Excel)
XLSIMPORT
Blocks preview in tables
Save multiple Blocks
Improved in place blocks (nested entities)
New variable CENTERSNAPMAXVERTEX
BREAKATPOINT (Splits 2D entities)
Autodesk® Revit® 2022 support
CENTERMARK and CENTERLINE
3DPOSITIONER (visual aid to rotate/move)
STEP/IGES Import (better control)
Improved Undo (copy operations)
New CTRL+R (Switches viewports modelsp.)
3DWALK
3DWALKFLYSETTINGS
3DFLY
UCS command (improved)
SURFEXTRACTCURVE
AIDIMSTYLE (create dimstyle from existing)
LAYMRG – Merge Layers
Preview Sheet dims before Plot
Improved Explode (Blocks)
WHOHAS (drawing user and usage)
Improved APPLOAD command
Improved OFFSET command (layer / erase)
Improved QDIM command
REGENVISIBLE (only visible area)
Improved TOOLPALETTE
Command Line Font
Improved Big Font substitution
New command -TABLE (no dialog)
Network license Groups
Restore suppressed messages
MAPIMPORT (Geo Data)
MAPIINSERT
Improved Geolocation function
GEOMAPSERVICE command
Two point break (break a dimension)
Cones and cylinders (better height control)
GRIP improvements for clipped blocks
REVERSE (Reverses the vertices)
[Update 24.0.8]
We have just released Update 24.0.8 to AViCAD 2024. All software improvements are below:
Fixed distance between DIMBASELINE dimensions
Fixed command line display error in Asian operating system
Added possibility to select base angle graphically in the Drawing Units angular tab
Fixed DIMSPACE when moving text
Fixed bug that prevented a block from displaying correctly while editing it (_BEDIT)
Fixed multiple search paths for PC3 files
Implemented windows like multiple SHIFT key selection in RenameDialog (RENAME command)
Fixed SOLPROF in a specific situation
Added freeze of layers created by SOLPROF in every viewport except active one
Fixed generation of circle with SOLPROF in rotated viewports
Fixed bug that prevented the correct resizing of cell text if you scaled a table created in PCAD by copying and pasting from an Excel file
Improved FLATSHOT and SOLPROF with incomplete arcs
Fixed generation of curved lines in FLATSHOT/SOLPROF
Increased speed of FLATSHOT/SOLPROF commands
Now the COPYCLIPAUTOOLE variable can be set correctly in the options setting dialog
Improved FLATSHOT on curved edges to create continuous spline, arcs or circles
Fixed creation of arcs, circles and splines in FLATSHOT
Fixed bug that caused iCADLib to crash, in some cases, when trying to maximize the window
Now the EATTEDIT command dialog maintains column sizing upon reopening
Fixed Palette selection filter (on/off) bitmap with pcad light theme set
Improved pattern name editing by calling only the pattern name dialog
Fixed command bar height to allow the display of 2 lines of history
Added management and saving of the PUBLISH command options
[VBA] Fixed plotToFile function to plot PDF
Implemented FLATSHOT for polyface mesh
Fixed ” symbol pasting table from excel
Fixed set of dynamic input tooltip size and transparency
Fixed selection of main block in LAYLCK command
Fixed select color of different entities from property palette using “select color” item
Fixed MULTIPLOT miss to print some pages
Fixed load and save of drawing with bad MLeader object
Fixed creation of wrong SPLINE after STRETCH
Fixed crash activating a new viewport in a specific drawing
Fixed PASTECLIP of table from Excel with vertically merged cells
Fixed a bug that caused a Qleader to be inserted with a text style different from the dimension text style
Fixed a bug that prevented non-Latin characters from being inserted when creating a table from a csv file
Fixed Layer of block inserted from tool palette
Improved speed of plot with dashed linetype
Fixed a bug that caused a Qleader to be inserted with a text style different from the dimension text style
Fixed Explorer preview extraction and display in preview pane
Fixed issue that allowed multiple files to be opened by clicking the new file icon at the top of the Quick Toolbar, even if the SDI variable was set to ON
Fixed crash when trying to edit a table cell that was created by a Table Contextual Toolbar (Insert Above, Insert Below, etc.)
Added drawing regeneration after STEP file import process is complete
Added management of non-Latin characters when saving and reading the dsd file from the publish command
Improved Explorer Blocks palette
Saved last REVCLOUD mode used
[MULTIPLOT] Fixed usage of PC3 of amyuni printer, fixed usage of virtual PC3 printer, saved output path
[MULTIPLOT] Fixed default order of MULTIPLOT for creation, added “Order by Creation inverse” and “Order by creation” buttons
[MULTIPLOT] fixed tolerance in order algorithm of sheets
Fixed SCALE command using mouse to specify value
Added tooltip near cursor to display IDPOINT results
Added tooltip near cursor to display MEASUREGEOM results
Added tooltip near cursor to display DIST results
Removed creation of empty 3d solids to avoid “saved with error” problem
Fixed continuous requests of clear of temp folder
Improved the zoom to the location of the found string in FIND command for Rotated Dimensions
Improved the zoom to the location of the searched text in FIND command for Aligned Dimensions
Added automatic substitution of other PDF pc3s with ours
Fixed Intersection Snap display and recognition issue under APP snap setting state
Fixed MIDPOINT osnap not working correctly on blocks
Fixed support for 48 bit images
Fixed ORTHO doesn’t work in LISP getpoint function
Fixed Error applying ‘Polyline’ option in FILLET command
Fixed incorrect behavior when using mouse click during LWeight option
Fixed issue creating Circle TanTanTan Comment: Find best circle algorithm has been expanded, implementation refactored
Fixed FLATTEN does unnecessary recreation of entities and loses properties
Fixed Impossible to dimension a radius on XREFed geometry
Fixed some problems with GUI of annotation scales
[LIST] Added extrusion direction is not listed for LWPOLYLINE in LIST command
[FILLET] Fixed wrong connection of the fillet on a closed polyline
Added “Auto” for image compression in PDF settings
Fixed right click to start keyword from dynamic input
Added ARX to filetype managed by APPLOAD command
Fixed hide of Prompt menu after input
Fixed issue with some Hatch entities are modified after changing the layer of another object
Fixed Solid objects changing color if any of the Geometry property is changed after changing CECOLOR system variable
Partially fixed unwanted cursor change using ESC on view CUBE and tool palette
Fixed SENDTOSKYPE command failing to locate Skype (APP version) installation
Fixed multiple selection on SPLINEDIT to get only first
Fixed open of drawings with unsupported GEO connection
Fixed crash when selecting one of the merged hatches (containing non-polygonal boundaries) after reverting the changes (UNDO) of the MERGEHATCH command
Fixed creation of multiple text styles using STRETCH command on the dimension
Added control when opening floating palettes on-screen position
Fixed open of all files selected in Windows Explorer and fixed property palette on all opened drawings
Improved dialog for saving block with name
Fixed restore of ORTHO after use of SHIFT to enable/disable
Added ETRACKDELAY variable management box in Drawings settings > Coordinate input > Entity Snaps
Fixed cursor restore after start/cancel of command or use of view cube
[Update 24.0.6]
[.NET][VBA] Fixed exception opening and closing multiple drawings
Fixed exception using IMPOINT command
Fixed creation of DIMLINEAR dimensions with intersection esnap on nested blocks
Removed set and reset of ORTHOMODE variable during entity selection
Fixed imageclip of rotated images
Fixed open of drawings with section entity
Fixed crash on bad drawing path in ribbon recent file list
Fixed selection by entity type in the selection pane in localized versions
Fixed ALIASEDIT command with localized versions of commands
Fixed exception with print preview setting page setup in PUBLISH dialog
Fixed highlight of hatch during REFEDIT
Fixed exception opening drawing with unsupported GEO connection
Fixed crash creating a new printer configuration (pc3) using the command CONFIGUREPRINTERS
Added possibility to specify a whitelist of the IP Addresses in the NLM Server Monitor Admin Panel
Fixed TRIM using XLINE, RAY, 3DFACE, WIPEOUT, MLINE as cutting edges
Disabled default of “Hide point entity in block”
Fixed crash editing tolerance objects
Fixed AViCAD unable to recognize the command “_DWFIN”
Fixed Text Height of the Leader not modified at the contextual ribbon menu.
Improved visibility of the texts of the “non-editable” fields of the properties mask, when the selected theme is the light one.
Fixed crash customizing paper size
Fixed ORTHOMODE not disabled after using SHIFT during TEXT rotation input
Removed set and reset of ORTHOMODE variable during entity selection
Fixed prompt on the command line of GRIP command
Fixed selection preview to avoid cancel of current command (like CHAMFER of FILLET)
Improved block preview generated after dragging the block to the toolpalette or by clicking on “Update Tool Image” on the block tool. Now the background of the preview depends on the current UITHEME.
Fixed open of drawing with missing fonts on Windows 7
Fixed “remove boundary” from HATCH dialog
[VBA]Fixed exception printing from ActiveX called from LISP function
Fixed save and restore of opened EXPLORER palettes
Fixed creation of regions from VBA
Added “Display the REFEDIT preview” option to the “Display” tab of the OPTIONS dialog
Fixed DIST output ignoring DIMZIN
Fixed DIST output in case of architectural units
Fixed crash using toolbar editing MTEXT
Fixed display of point sized entity outside blocks
Fixed creation of REVCLOUD when DIMSCALE isn’t 1.0
Fixed display of isolines of 3D solids with spline surfaces
Fixed update of datalink from status bar
Fixed paper preview in plot dialog
Fixed crash when none of the options is selected (pressed ENTER for each prompt that requires an option) in TCOUNT
Fixed print of text with mixed Korean and latin symbols
Fixed opening wrong drawing when the user clicks over a recent document item’s tooltip on Start Page instead of the preview
Improved “Entity” Selection Filter. Now it will display localized entity names
Fixed HATCH command with imperial units after the creation of custom Hatch
Fixed search of fonts in current drawing folder opening drawing
Implemented multiple XREF selection in XREF dialog
Restored Sheetset and formula fields category
[LISP]Fixed refresh of layer palette deleting a layer using LISP
[LISP]Removed error message when tear-off menu is missing
Added tooltip near cursor to show AREA and perimeter
Fixed “saved with error” changing the color of 3d polyline created by TXTEXP command
Fixed CENTERMARK command to use CENTEREXE variable
Implemented MATCHPROP for CENTERMARK objects
Added CENTERMARK objects to ADDSELECTED command
Fixed color of fence selection line when background is white
Fixed dynamic input to support surveyor’s angle
Fixed input of imperial distance in dynamic input
Removed ORTHO, ORTHOGONAL from command history to avoid to repeat command with enter
Fixed type of scale in viewport scale drop-down
Fixed selection of scale from list in Viewport scale drop-down
Fixed incremental save in OPTIONS dialog: incremental save is turned ON/OFF only by ISAVEPERCENT variable
Fixed right click to start keywords from dynamic input
Fixed problem that prevented the import of blocks downloaded from CADENAS/TRACEPARTS and its correct placement in the right iCADLib folder
Added extension DWFX to DWFIN command
Fixed crash using PUBLISH
[update 24.0.4 ]Disabled block insertion unit item in entity property palette
[LISP]Removed error message when tear-off menu is missing
[.NET]Fixed crash printing different drawings from .NET
Fixed PUBLISH and other commands to accept more and multiple long filenames
Fixed EXOFFSET command
Changed default of FULLPLOTPATH to 0 to restore 2022 default filename in case of PDF printing
Added 2 decimal digits to page preview in plot dialog
Added CHECKFILEDIA variable to reset FILEDIA variable to 1 at start time
Fixed TRIM to select single entities as cutting edge
Fixed crash getting area of complex hatch
Fixed MEASUREGEOM command with ‘°’ symbol on angles
[.NET] Fixed save of drawing opened from .NET without editor
Fixed load of LAS file with non latin chars in path
Fixed Serious problems editing grips with DynInput with rotated UCS
Fixed crash when switching property palette to tree view
Fixed crash executing undo in some circumstances
Fixed creation of DIMLINEAR entity on a specific drawing
Fixed open of hyperlink associated to an entity using CTRL+Left click
Fixed edit of aligned dimension with bad association osnap point
Restored message to suggest REFEDIT in BEDIT in case of Dynamic blocks
Fixed enable of “New …” menu items in various EXPLORER dialogs
Fixed LAYERP command after change of layer properties from ribbon toolbar
Fixed display of OLE objects in XREF
[VBA] Fixed crash using method Boolean
Implemented edit of block properties and block attributes inserted in table cell from property palette
Enabled BEDIT of blocks containing ARRAY objects using double click
Fixed center of plot preview when size of paper is larger than A1
Fixed save/load of paper margins, fixed display of paper preview in print dialog
[VBA]Fixed crash adding XRECORD to dictionary
Fixed afterimage zooming in print preview
Fixed center of plot preview using some printers
Fixed paste of cell with different text style
[CUI] Fixed add of workspace via Transfer tab loses toolbars
Fixed object regeneration on the PAN after zoom in the Model or in Layouts
Fixed crash looking for intersections for degenerate polyline
[LISP][VLAX] Strings received from COM+ functions can be invalid
Fixed DIMCONTINUE that works incorrectly
[LISP]Added Variable DefaultFormatForSave (setenv/getenv “DefaultFormatForSave”)
Fixed UCS rotation and solid defintion via Command line
Fixed Crash in pasting via clipboard when R14 clipboard format is enabled
Fixed Slow zoom and pan in specific huge drawing file
Changed REFEDITPREVIEW default to 0
Added Support MG4 MrSID images (with 5 bands)
Fixed update of table created with datalink
Fixed default value for MAPCONNECT command
Fixed exception generated when selecting a style index in AIDIMSTYLE that is higher then the number of dim styles in the current drawing
[SDS/IRX] Added buffer size to several string functions to check for buffer overflow
Removed useless information from property palette with MPolygon entities
Fixed Text Frame property not working in the Property Palette
Fixed save of drawing with SDF map
Fixed create of splines using control points and various knot parameterization methods
Added new CVSHOW and CVHIDE commands and modify Properties for splines and NURB surface to turn on/off control point frame and hull respectively
Fixed quick select of text with some special characters
Added map information imported using MAPIMPORT command to property palette
Added BIMOPTIONS command to configure BIM import and attach parameters
Fixed save of modified PC3 file
Fixed custom paper margins from PMP file
Fixed reload of changed paper parameters
Selected first attribute in DDATTE command
Fixed update of property palette erasing selected entities by LISP and changing current layer by LISP
Fixed HATCH using XLINE as boundary
Changed preview of HATCH with HPQUICKPREVIEW variable – OFF -> draw only boundary highlighted – ON -> draw hatch + boundary highlighted
Added Block name to FILTER dialog
Fixed SLOPEAREA command with metric template
Fixed SLOPEBLOCK and SLOPEAREA commands
Fixed “Text” option in DIMRAD or DIMDIA to display dimension value on command line
Fixed restore of OSMODE, DYNMODE variables after 3DFLY or 3DWALK commands
Added message to warn user about perspective change
Fixed ORTHO called from LISP
Fixed VPOINT command in empty drawing
Fixed reload of modified XREF using balloon
Fixed INSUNITS of saved Block on Disk using block explorer
Fixed CTRL+C to copy text and format of a table cell
Implemented drag and drop for file types managed by IMPORT command, Fixed IMPORT of XLSX file type
Fixed display of ISOLINES on ACIS surfaces imported by ACISIN
Fixed order of entities in selection cycling dialog, selected first entity in list
Updated list of blocks in drawing explorer after RENAME command
Fixed change of Spelling dictionary from the OPTIONS dialog
[PRINT] Fixed printers initialization in case of printer connection problem
Fixed LUPREC issue during BLOCK DEFINITION
Fixed wrong apply of base point modifying GRIP of an array object
Fixed VPOINT command options
Fixed missing keyword in XREF command
[SNAP] Status bar should display correct coordinates when switching between snap points using TAB
Fixed crash in Revit UI update
Fixed crash using explorer
Improved selection of coordinate system: when no coordinates are specified, all coordinate systems are displayed
[.NET] PaletteSet – Custom .NET palette set is filled with built-in Tool Palette window contents
[Tool Palettes] Fixed GreyedOutExpression and HideExpression
Fixed rotation of block inserting block in table cell
Fixed font position and wrong shape of Korean text
Fixed load of DXF file with map entities
[Changelog version 22.0.14]
Right click menu is now regulated only by the variable SHORTCUTMENU
Now creating a new table style copies the base one successfully
Fixed Table Styles preview
Added double click to edit block in table cell
Fixed crash on edit table cell with block. Using “Format Locking” option
Added “Block” button to “Insert” panel of “Table Cell” contextual ribbon
Added TBB and TINSERT aliases of TABLEINSERTBLK command
Added “Match Cell” and “Field” buttons to Table Cell context ribbon
Fixed SUPERHATCH with circle island in area
Fixed SUPERHATCH with rectangular “hole” in area
Fixed crash selecting specific hatch
Fixed zoom on entity in FIND command without “zoom after replace” option
Margins set in Table Style are now loaded correctly in table creation menu
Fixed EATTEDIT prompt messages
Fixed open of drawing with bad constraints
Fixed behavior of prompt boxes. Added new variable PROMPTBOXES to enable/disable prompt boxes.
Fixed prompt menu when command is not active
Added “Alignment” button to the Table toolbar for the Classic workspaces
Fixed crash using table with block in cell
Fixed freeze searching closed boundary in a drawing
Fixed ARC command from Lisp
Fixed contextual menu on mouse button down
Removed display of options list when DYNMODE < 0
Changed ZOOM level on FIND command, Implemented FINDZOOMSCALE variable to set scale zoom level (default 5.0)
Improved drawing templates dropdown menu in Start Page. Now it will display a vertical scrollbar if the list of the templates is too long
Structural Handrail – added Welded and Square Tube option
Structural Welding Symbols – added option to add size by manual entry
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[Changelog version 22.0.12]
Fixed display of broken mechanical entities
F12 key didn’t change Dynamic Input icon in Status bar
VBA: Changed SendCommand to make it sync with VBA execution. Added SENDCOMMANDSYNC variable to restore previous behaviour
Fixed PUBLISH of multiple DWF files
Fixed polar ARRAY ribbon controls to change angle filled, angle between
Fixed fade of entities outside of refedit set starting REFEDIT command
VBA: Fixed Boolean operation on regions
Fixed print and preview of OLE objects in block in paperspace
Users can now choose if the dragged file onto the drawing area is opened or imported into the current drawing
Now TXTEXP command explodes pre-selected entities
Now BURST command explodes pre-selected entities
Added tooltips for NETWORKSEARCHTIMEOUT in performance Dialog
Improved speed of open of drawing with 3d solid objects
Improved speed of Esnap over 3d solids
Fixed enter of multiple point text in table cell
CHANGELOG: Fixed freeze using esnap on big block
Users can now choose if the dragged file onto the drawing area is opened or imported into the current drawing
Now TXTEXP command explodes pre-selected entities
Now BURST command explodes pre-selected entities
Added tooltips for NETWORKSEARCHTIMEOUT in performance Dialog
Improved the message box that is displayed after user released tokens in NLM Server Monitor
Improved response of click over tool palette
VSLIDE not hiding background drawing
Fixed pointer behavior in SOLIDEDIT command
Fixed area of hatches
Fixed calculation of hatch area in case of trimmed hatches
Fixed set of columns and rows of rectangular array using dynamic input controls
Fixed ROTATE command with DININPUT,ANGBASE/ANGDIR modified
Fixed grip position of rotated array objects
Fixed Page Setup associated to a Layout Space not visible in Plot dialog
Fixed crash using QDIM command
Fixed change of XCLIP boundary on block pasted in another drawing
Fixed crash in property palette
Fixed EXPORT command when file already exists
Fixed crash with SETTINGS dialog with AECOBJECTS = 0
Fixed regen of xclipped blocks using clip frame grip
Improved DWG file extension association to AViCAD
Fixed crash in image manager drawing images stored on unresponsive file system (NAS)
Reduced size of DXF file removing preview image from file
Fixed pick of first point of MLEADER with ESNAP
Fixed crash closing palette activating a drawing from start page
Fixed grip edit ESNAP now prevails over ORTHO and GRID
Properties height and width of Custom Paper size when plotting PDF with the AViCAD Virtual Printer are limited to 3200 mm (or 126 inches). To achieve higher page sizes use ADDFORMAT
Using command BEDIT on dynamic blocks now tells the user to use REFEDIT command instead
Added zoom option to FIND dialog
Added IGESSTEPEXPORTSCALE variable to options dialog(command IGESSTEPOPTIONS)
Fixed IGESOUT/STEPOUT command to be used from scripts
Fixed color names in the non-English version of the Selection Palette
Slow switching when editing table cells
Fixed message in WIPEOUT command
Added extension DWFX to DWFIN command
Fixed ESNAP center of closed splines
Improved speed to show BEDIT dialog with many blocks
Added dxf format to publish
Fixed LMAN dialog to restore layer settings
Fixed hatch boundary recognition in some drawings
Partially fixed wrong PREVIEW of DIMENSIONS TEXT during COPY>PASTE operation
Fixed set and save of crosshair related colors
Fixed vl-princ-to-string to deny print of source of lisp function
Fixed selection command with lower case letters, in dynamic input list
Fixed CENTERLINE command
Added REVERSE command
Fixed Crash with Zoom Extents
VBA: Fixed VBA area property of hatch
Fixed area calculation in specific hatch
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[Changelog version 22.0.10]
Fixed Mech-Q CUI compatibility issue
Fixed creation of dimensions with scrollbars on
Fixed NODE snap with PDMODE different from 0 on points in block
Fixed OVERKILL with overlapping circles
Fixed hide/display of entities turning on/off a layer
Fixed height of solids operations (EXTRUDE, BOX, etc) with architectural units
Fixed MULTIPLOT with combine option enabled on AViCAD in C: disk.
Fixed crash getting area of hatch with bad polyline boundary
Added some option to PUBLISH dialog : optimized PDF, open file after generation, hatch creation, merge color of crossing lines
Implemented variable PUBLISHPDFTYPE to use different PDF generation to create smaller PDF files
Fixed display of lineweight in a drawing
Add support for Alt+Return to create multiline text in table cells
Implemented setup of NVIDIA profile for QUADRO GPU, added SETNVIDIAPROFILE variable to control change of NVIDIA profile
Fixed lisp function vlax-curve-getParamAtPoint
Fixed battman command
Fixed box command with rotated UCS
Fixed placement of hatch in closed area
Fixed rotation point specifying reference angle and points
Fixed position of ruler in MTEXT editor with a specific text
Fixed open of file from read-only path
Fixed search of rcs file in subfolder of rcp file
Improved creation of ARC/CIRCLE in FLATSHOT/SOLPROF commands
Fixed extrusion height and direction using esnap
Improved open of drawing with images on missing network path, Improved IMAGE dialog using images on missing networkpath. Added NETWORKSEARCHTIMEOUT variable to control network search timeout
Improved speed of print from layout
Fixed DIMBREAK manual option
Fixed PASTESPEC of excel table containing korean text
New method(properties dialog) to associate dwg to AViCAD
Improved speed of execution of LISP
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[Changelog version 22.0.6]
Fixed crash in options dialog
Fixed crash closing AViCAD
Fixed count of files to delete in temp path
Fixed display of RCP/RCS point cloud
Fixed problem using a drawing on QUADRO video card
Fixed Korean texts not being displayed correctly in “New Sheet Set” wizard
Fixed size of a few controls in “New Sheet Set” wizard
Implemented new faster OVERKILL command, old version renamed to LEGACYOVERKILL
Fixed SCALE precision using expression with dynamic input
Partially fixed HATCH boundary calculation with HPISLANDDETECTIONMODE = 0
Improved speed of load and display of PCG point clouds
Fixed load of PCG point clouds
Removed lock of application displaying preview of block in REFEDIT and BEDIT dialogs
Fixed creation of dimensions in paperspace using esnap to modelspace entities
Fixed open of drawing with MAP objects
Fixed SUBTRACT command that creates corrupted 3d solid entity
Fixed box command with rotated UCS
Fixed order of papers in paper margin dialog
Fixed set of paper margins using PMP files
Fixed wrong large icon for the “Pin the Toolbar to Current Position” button of the MTEXT toolbar
Fixed fast command start typing only a part of command (eg : DATA for DATAEXTRACTION)
Added “View Transitions” button in Options dialog
Improved speed of cursor typing commands
Fixed esnap on LWPOLYLINE with coincident points
Fixed selection delay in a drawing with many groups
Changed ZOOMTIMEOUT behaviour : after timeout now AViCAD draws 1 entity every 20 inside blocks
Fixed display of entity after ZOOM with RTDISPLAY = 0
Fixed loose of bitmap changing position of toolbar button
Fixed NETLOAD command requesting DLL name twice
Fixed crosshair cursor during input of command
Fixed COPYCLIP of set of entities with some proxy
Fixed IMPORT of IFC file with errors in representation
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[”Changelog version 22.0″]
Intellicad 10.1 engine
The most recent IntelliCAD source code
ODA Geometry library
Improved Spline support, better boundaries recognition, fixed many geometrical issues on
Trim, Chamfer, Fillet etc.
Dynamic input feature on Grips
TABLE and TABLEDIT implementation
AutoCADⓇ like Text in-place editing, numeric Rows and alphabetical Columns. New
contextual Ribbons.
New AEC Objects (AutoCADⓇ Architecture)
New 3D Walls, Doors, Windows, Stairs, Railings, Slabs, Roofs
Wood Details, Steel and Profiles Standards
Now available in 3D
Background map from Bing
Assigns geographic location information to a drawing file. Captures a portion of the online map
to an object known as a map image, and embeds it in the drawing area. New Contextual
Ribbons.
AutoCADⓇ Like Solid grips
Use grips to change the size and shape of 3D solids and extruded surfaces.
Autodesk RevitⓇ 2021 Import/attach
Support for recent Revit files format
Smooth Transition
Makes a smooth animated view transition during panning, zooming, or changing view angle
Improved Array
– New Array Grips
– New contextual Array Ribbons
Search in Options and Drawing Settings Dialog
Typing the name of the options, automatically find the relative control in the form. Speed-up
settings.
Sheet Set Manager
The Sheet Set Manager organizes, displays, and manages sheet sets, a named collection of
drawing sheets. Each sheet in a sheet set is a layout in a drawing (DWG) file.
BACKGROUND command
Defines the type, color, effects and position of the background for the named views.
Refactored View Manager Dialog
Interactively manage drawings views
Refactored perspective mode
Improve Perspective handling and grips in Perspective views
Improved Open, Regen and Layout switch performances
Improved Osnap
Faster and more accurate
New TPNAVIGATE command
Displays a specified tool palette or palette group. Improved GUI customization.
MTEXT
-Add “Strikethrough” option
-Insert “text only” functionality. PasteSpecial formatting
-Clear formatting feature
-Text Symbols Subscript and Superscript are added
-Added “Paragraph” dialog
-Spell check on the fly
SPELL for MLEADER
GROUP handling
– GROUPEDIT: Add, Remove and rename features for Groups
– Group Grips: improved visualization of Groups
New commands TOTALAREA
Calculate the total Area of selected closed entities
Improved Dynamic Blocks handling
New insertion options supported
Command IMPOINT
Imports 2D-3D points with specified coordinates from a .txt or .csv file into a drawing. Points
can be imported as separate point entities, as vertices of a polyline, or as vertices of a
spline.
Improved 3D Connexion mouse support
Optimized selection performance
SVIMPORT/SVEXPORT commands
Import/Export of all AViCAD Variables
Improved performance for Lisp GRDRAW
NET PalettesSet feature
.NET API to create palettes with .NET controls on it
Improved CUI Dialog for customization
PLUS the Brand new: Mech-Q Engineering Suite: v4.27
[Changelog version 21.0.6]
Fixed speed of selection of 2d Polylines with many vertexes (+10k)
Fixed FLATTEN command with 3d Solids objects
Added message for unsupported Revit file version
Fixed APPLOAD command to load lisp that contains COMMAND
Fixed purge of Dynamic blocks to avoid delete of referenced dynamic blocks
Implemented print of TIFF file using JPG printer
Fixed selection speed in drawing with too complex hatch, ignored (not regenerated) hatches with more than 5000 loops.
Implemented sysvar fields in FIELD command
Reduced size of objects pasted in Word-Excel, Added EMFFACTOR and WMFFACTOR to change size factor of EMF and WMF created during COPYCLIP
Improved PDF2CAD command: now it will display only one message if some of the input files were skipped during Batch conversion.
Improved PDF2CAD: handled skipped files Improved “Single File” mode tab: now it will display an error if invalid PDF file is selected Code Cleanup
Disabled thumbnail generation during autosave to increase speed of autosave
Fixed OFFSET with lines standing on different Z levels
Fixed the initial height of the DWG Preview in Open File dialog
Restored vertex grips of non associative hatch created selecting objects
Property palette :Fixed change of number of items and angle between items of polar array if angle is less than 360∞
Fixed print of images with a page size larger than A3
Fixed lag after copy of block
Removed “last access” from open/save dialog
Fixed a bug in DATAEXTRACTION dialog when user is unable to move from step “Data Source” to step “Select Objects”.
Fixed default option not being recognized by PCAD in a few prompts of the _3DARRAY command
Property paleete: Fixed change of total angle of polar array if angle is less than 360∞
Fixed speed of COPY of some specific blocks in a big drawing
fixed the command bar position in a Multi-Monitor context. Now it appears on the correct monitor when the AViCAD startup.
Fixed temporary OSNAP in ZOOM window command with OSNAPCOORD = 2
Fixed zoom and pan with ZOOMDETAIL = -1
Fixed update of Quick property palette changing color with ribbon or toolbar combobox
Fixed insertion of blocks from tool palette: layer names and other styles coming from inserted blocks are preserved
Print: removed message and popup about 3d hidden/shaded view and plot styles
Fixed EXTRUDE direction option with NWUCS
Fixed ELEVZERO command with REGION objects: the command now filters out REGION objects
Fixed display of main window during application startup
Fixed ESNAP and ETRACK markers in diffent VPORTS : Restored SNAPALLVIEWS to 0
Changed selection windows to display only in active window
Quick Property: added a limit to height max to 750 pixel, added scroolbar when exceed to height limit
Improved speed of command hint list with great number of results
Added OneDrive business path to cloud commands
Fixed load of some commands opening drawing with double click on PC with QUADRO video cards
PDF2CAD : Fixed crash when attempting to show preview of a protected PDF file.
Fixed display of DGN underlay
Fixed wrong DIST result on layout Viewport
Implemented dimension scale depending from layout viewport scale
Implemented PURGE of empty text objects
Fixed APPLOAD of .NET modules , filename is not requested twice
Fixed exception finding hatch boundary
Added IMPROVETEXTQLTY variable to HWCONFIG dialog
Fixed delete of unused files in temp and in backup folder, changed number of backup files to 2, changed remove of old backup file controlled by BACKUPOPEN variable
Added check to avoid crash using layout tab during block editor
Fixed explorer preview pane after AViCAD start
Fixed edit of text of annotative dimension
Fixed activation/deactivation of POLAR and ORTHO passing from one drawing to another
Fixed problem using PUBLISH with our PDF printer, added license activation and set options for each page
Fixed open time and anomal memory usage opening drawing with clipped blocks
Improved speed of regeneration of TTF text
Added IMPROVETEXTQLTY variable to enable or disable change of TEXTQLTY variable opening drawing
Fixed DIMRADIUS command when circle stands on z plane different from current elevation
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START PAGE
The new Start tab is displayed by default at startup, providing easy access to a variety of initial actions, including access to drawing template files, recently opened drawings as well as online and learning resources.
PDF2CAD 2.0
The New conversion engine with pages preview and such new options as Batch conversion of all PDFs in a folder, multi-page PDF conversion, dashed lines recognition, plus dozens of other important improvements.
PDF with Append function
The Append function allows to add a new sheet to an existing PDF to create multi-pages PDFs when printing different views of a drawing or different drawings.
SELECTION CYCLING
The control of selection when you select an object that overlaps other objects. Cycling through overlapping objects makes your selection extremely easier.
QUICK PROPERTIES Palette
The Quick Properties palette shows a list of object properties for one or more selected objects. Rapid access to the most useful object properties avoiding irrelevant and confusing fields. You have the Quick Properties palette beside the cursor when clicking on an object.
IMPROVED TOOLPALETTES
– Palette Groups split panels by topic with the possibility to filter their visibility in a click
– Import/Export Single Panel .XTP files (an easy sharing of customization with colleagues)
– Images/Icons Manager
– Import AViCAD 2020/21 Toolpalettes from the full .ATC files ( You can import customized toolpalettes from your AViCAD 2020)
– AddBlocks. The new function allows the massive addition of multiple blocks in the Toolpalette.
QRCODE
Create and insert a QRCODE from any text, URL etc.
Make text in your drawings scannable from QR Codes using any mobile phone or tablet with a camera.
QR Codes, also known as mobile barcodes, allow to represent text, URLs, contact information etc.
Users may get automatically a lot of useful information for execution of maintenance, simply scanning the QR Codes visible in the drawings.
New PARAMETRIC 2D LIBRARY
Parametric generation and insertion of mechanical/structural components for construction using a dedicated interface:
– Wood: Lumber, Trus Joist® TJI®
– Steel: Angle, Channel, Tubing, Pipe, S-W-M-HP Shape, S-M-W Tee Shape
– Steel: Studs, Sstuds, Joist, Track
Two Tool Palettes for the new Structures library are provided, ready to use (Steel standard, Profiles and Wooden details)
AUTOPUBLISH
The command automatically creates export files (.dwf/.pdf) from the current drawing and saves to a specified location on saving or closing the DWG file.
Improved print preview speed
Faster preview creation. Immediate zoom on details. In addition, you can now scroll the preview using the mouse wheel to zoom and pan.
New predefined Ribbon Workspaces
Beside the normal complete Full Ribbon interface, there are two more pre-sets ready-to-use:
1. “Beginners” – for users just starting to learn CAD or working on simple drawings. It shows only the basic CAD functions, making easier CAD usage by not skilled users.
2. “2D Drawing & Annotate” – the complete set of 2D functions for users who don’t need 3D and prefer a clean workspace. Allowing a faster detection of commands.
New POLYGON GRIPS
Enable to display a new set of grips for rectangles or polygon polylines. Enhanced options to stretch, rotate or scale polygons.
New POLYGON PROPERTIES
Enable a set of new properties in order to better manipulate regularly-shaped polylines (rectangles or polygons)
ROTATE on PASTE and PASTEBLOCK
Now you can rotate entities while performing Paste operations for a direct alignment of elements.
Improved MTEXT
– new functions to Paste text without formatting
– new functions to Remove formatting of the selected text
– new settings for the in-place background color
– the new annotative button in the MTEXT editor
Associative ARRAY
AViCAD can now create Associative Arrays entities editable through the properties panel. It is now extremely easy to dynamically modify a number of items, rows, colums, angles, rotation etc.ARRAY. New direct commands:
ARRAYPOLAR. The command evenly distributes object copies in a circular pattern around a center point or axis of rotation.
ARRAYRECT. The command distributes object copies into any combination of rows, columns and levels.
ARRAYEDIT The command modifies associative arrays by editing array properties, editing source objects, replacing items with other objects or creating a 3D array with objects on 2 or more 3D levels automatically.
Section and Elevation lines
Creating 2D sections and elevations from 3D models in your drawings. You can control the size and shape of any created section/elevation and dinamically update an existing section/elevation when the objects included in the section/elevation are modified. The feature is similar to those available in AutoCAD Architecture. The Commands can be applied on al 3D objects, including IFC and Revit Underlayers/imported models.
AREA command improved
The command shows a colored preview area selection. Also implemented the area calculation by pick point.
Improved graphic performance
Two new options can be used to improve the performance in some specific circumstances:
– “Use Frame buffer object display system” reduces GPU memory usage, can be helpful with the integrated graphic card.
– “Hide small entity in block” simplifies drawing visualization hiding the smallest objects of blocks, useful in large drawings with many blocks.
– Improved speed in drawings containing cropped Xrefs and large Xrefs.
– Better visualization for 3D drawings in Conceptual and Realistic mode.
– Cleaner edges with ISOLINES.
– Greater working speed and management of drawings with active shading.
MEASUREGEOM
The command measures distance, radius, angle and area of selected objects or a sequence of points.
DATAEXTRACTION
Extracting information from objects such as block attributes and drawing properties and creating a detailed schedule, a parts list, or a bill of materials to a table inside a drawing or into an external file. For example, with a residential construction project, create a door installation schedule to place in the drawing. Using the Data Extraction wizard, you can limit the selection only to doors objects and extract the data. You can create a list as an Excel external file as well. You can use a data extraction file as a template to perform the same type of extraction at any time.
ATTOUT – ATTIN
Import/Export block attribute values from/to an external file in the tab-delimited ASCII format.
VPLAYER
Sets layer visibility within viewports. In a layout, you can assign a set of unique display properties for each layout Viewport. These settings override those in the Model tab and controlled by the layer manager palette. VPLayer works on Color, LType, LWeight, Pstyle, Transparency, Visibility (Freeze-Thaw).
SELFILTER
Controls the Selection Filter panel. It displays all entities in the drawing and allows you to filter and select entities by Layer, Color, entity Type and Linetype. When you finish selecting entities, you can then use the selection set in subsequent commands.
Toggle FULL SCREEN MODE
Clears the screen of Toolbars, Ribbons, Palettes and dockable windows, excluding the command window, to maximize the drawing area.
THICKEN
Converts a surface into a 3D solid with a specified thickness.
CONVTOSURFACE
Converts 3D solids, meshes and 2D geometry to procedural surfaces.
The command works on closed 2D entities, 3D solids, regions, mesh entities, 3D faces and lines, arcs and open polylines with thickness.
CONVTOMESH
Converts 3D solids, polyface meshes and polygon meshes, regions and closed polylines to mesh entities.
CONVTOSOLID
Converts eligible 3D objects to 3D solids.
IMAGECLIP on boundary
A new option to use a Polyline as a clipping boundary.
Improved REDCLOUD
New options: Rectangular, Circular and Elliptical. Now you can draw Revclouds with a specific shape using the classic or calligraphic mode.
Alternatively, create a Revision cloud directly by selecting an object and transforming it.
POINTCLOUDBOUNDARY and POINTCLOUDPOINTSIZE
The commands control whether the point cloud bounding box is displayed and the size of the points for point cloud objects. The points size is enabled for RCP and RCS point clouds only.
CAMERA
Sets a camera and target location to create and save a 3D perspective view of objects.
UNDO Step
Undoes commands selecting from a list showing all the commands executed.
New EXPRESS TOOLS
– SLOPETEXT creates a text, aligned to the entity with the slope value of a line or a polyline segment.
– COORDSLABEL creates a text label with the XY or XYZ coordinates value of a selected point, with or without a leader.
– DIMPOLYALIGNED automatically creates aligned dimensions around the selected polyline using its vertices.
– MERGEHATCH merges the selected hatches by applying the corresponding properties.
[”Changelog version 20.0.8″]
Fixed color of edges to color of 3d solid entity
Fixed Fit option of MVIEW command
Fixed linetype combo in property palette: removed duplicate of *Varies* linetype
Fixed save as dwg 2004 of drawings with non latin characters in layer or layout names
Fixed crash while copying and pasting special associative dimensions
Fixed dynamic input specifying Z coordinate
Fixed crash when copying unicode text
Fixed crash closing ARTISAN’s render dialog
Fixed wrong hatch selection when clicking on an empty pattern in “ANSI”, “ISO” and “Other Predefined” tabs in “Hatch Patterns” dialog. Graphically improved the selected pattern by drawing a red border around it
Fixed the CAMERA command that didn’t use the CAMERAHEIGHT variable correctly
Fixed crash in layer palette
Fixed crash when executing BEDIT during the session of another BEDIT
Fixed hatch not copying background color using _MATCHPROP command
Made _FIND dialog smaller and now there is the possibility to expand it
Fixed scroll on grid tooltip in property palette
Fixed compound tangent snap to circle specifying second point with angular coordinate (eg: 100<45)
Fixed _TABLE insertion using “specify window” option
Fixed linetype color in “Appearance” column of _EXPLTYPES dialog being always black
Fixed text color in “Font Name” column of _EXPFONTS dialog being always black
Removed useless REGEN after REFCLOSE
Fixed lisp GETENV function to load variable also from registry
Fixed the way TARGET system variable is handled in a few commands of EasyArch
Fixed update of dimension associated with 2d polyline
Added column sorting when clicked on column header in _EATTEDIT dialog
Fixed crash in shape importer
Fixed crash in hatch dialog
Fixed dimensions are modified with print window
Fixed open cad object from excel
Fixed crash at closing time.
Fixed usage of font Typo_SsangmunDongStencil.ttf
Fixed display of a specific text using just installed specific fonts
Fixed APPARENT intersection of a 2d line perpendicular to view plane
Fixed DIMBREAK of extension lines of aligned and rotated dimension
Fixed dwg preview not visible in windows’ explorer preview pane
Fixed color of some entities in blocks using DISPLAYLIST ON
Added message at end of “Rebuild all” option
Fixed DIMBREAK command to use only selected entities
Fixed linetype of circle created by 2 arcs with OVERKILL command
Fixed TANGENT snap moving line grip and using deferred tangent with dynamic input
Added isolines properties to Swept surface and added other geometry properties disabled due to unsupported operations
Fixed memory exception in ADDFORM dialog
Managed “*” as filter in tool palette “add blocks” feature
Fixed property palette with extruded surface, added other properties to control height and angle of extrusion
Fixed PASTESPEC to create table object using data from Excel
Fixed speed of selection using property palette
Fixed dynamic input with negative value for single edit control
Fixed COPYCLIP in a specific corrupted drawing
Fixed ‘*’ in menu macro to repeat all macro instead only one command
Fixed poor performance opening a drawing or shading
Fixed Drag jig failing for rotation angle when Ortho is On
Added LOADDOTNETWITHQUADRO variable to enable/disable load of .NET with QUADRO video cards
Added “Misc” tab in nlm server monitor Added custom token description management in this tab
Added check to avoid crash using DIMENSION with Intersection esnap
Fixed XREFNOTIFY not handling DWGs with an absolute path but are not there because they are in the same folder as the main dwg
Fixed XREF not being inserted using the “No path” option
Filter selection is not working correctly when changing layout with model space
Fixed -ARRAY command with 360 degree
Fixed FROM using keyboard
Fixed CIRCLE with 1 pt + 2 Tangents to lines
Fixed size of dots in dynamic input in drawings that redefine custom “_Dot” block
Fixed use of expression in dynamic input with single control
Fixed print of long paper size (9000mm) using custom paper size added as form (using ADDFORMAT command or with some: drivers HP DJ T930 V4)
Fixed Snap to 0 length polyline in a block
Fixed save of wrong publish DSD file
Fixed problem of display of objects on OFF layers after LAYISO command
Fixed set of active CTB from plot dialog after run of VBA routine that sets same parameters
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Fixed fade of refedit
Fixed context menu and prompt menu according to SHORTCUTMENU variable
Fixed substr LISP function with Unicode strings
Fixed DIMCONTINUE on polyline with INTERSECTION esnap
Fixed BOX command with esnap with NWUCS
Fixed export of 3D PDF using EXPORT command
Fixed _ALIASEDIT command not updating the right pane in customize dialog
Fixed display of Full Drawing Path,shown in title bar when option is disabled
Fixed usage of Unicode string from lisp, fixed getmess function and lisp strcat
Fixed STEP import crash
Fixed BOX with dynamic UCS with esnap
Handled Unicode Strings in Filter Dialog
Fixed BOX with 2 esnap points
Fixed APPLOAD command with network path
Removed point on optimized entities during PAN and ZOOM
Fixed Center option of TEXT command from script, added dynamic UCS to interactive part
Fixed creation of box using esnap and starting from elevation
Fixed remove of entities using SHIFT from selection set of STRETCH command
Fixed DIMCONTINUE on polyline with INTERSECTION esnap
Fixed HELIX command
Fixed POLYSOLID justification using a session variable
Fixed selection of HATCH, now PICKSTYLE is controlled during GROUP selection
Fixed arrow keys not moving the editing cursor in dcl edit box
Fixed DCL dialogs positioned incorrectly on multi-display configurations
Fixed BOX command starting a different Z and using Osnap
Fixed search of pcad.pat and pcadiso.pat file to load hatch patterns
Fixed mtext not fully considered in zoom extents
Fixed SWEEP with helix as path
Fixed FILLET with PLINETYPE = 0
Fixed missing option in JOIN command on arc entities
Fixed SLOPEBLOCK command adding a question to remove or not last entity created
Fixed face extrude with negative taper angle
Fixed WEDGE command with Center option
Fixed _STYLE dialog not closing after pressing “ESC” key after having clicked on Apply button
Wrong view in viewport with rotated UCS Disabled FIELD button in text editor
Added another Lock file type (LOCKFILEMODE variable) to allow update of drawings for wider range of cad
Fixed Length option of BOX command
Fixed selection of MLEADER text also when arrow is not present
Fixed hatch in a drawing
Fixed extra trim when Save button is pressed in Edit Table Cell Dialog
Fixed BEDIT inside another BEDIT session
Fixed trim in a specific condition
Fixed BOX command setting height with second point z coordinate
Fixed crash with COPY command in a drawing with constraints
.Net : Implemented Document.Window property and IntelliCAD.Windows.Window class
Fixed save of RASTERPREVIEW variable between sessions
Fixed layer property of FIELD object
Fixed move of linear dimension created selecting a subentity of a block
Fixed deferred tangent of 2 circles using SHIFT+RX click menu to select esnap
Fixed JOIN command of two arcs to create a circle
Fixed display of polyline entities with arc segments with bulge near to zero
Fixed set of center of circle using @ to get last center of previous circle
Updated tolerance in a DynVCT script
Fixed erase of some dimension with bad dimbreak information
Fixed FADE during REFEDIT in some circumstances
Fixed rotate face, removed useless offset
Fixed display of JP2 raster images
Fixed properties of MTEXT display in QSELECT
Improved speed of images during PAN and ZOOM with MTMODE = 3
Lisp: Fixed VLAX-CURVE functions with entity name
Fixed crash with COPYCLIP of a malformed spline
Fixed usage of some TTF fonts not recognized on Win10 ver 1903
Fixed file finder from OPEN/SAVE dialog
Fixed name of page format when changing units in “_ADDFORMAT > new” dialog
Fixed VPCONTROL variable range
Fixed _LOFT command not using graphically closed polylines
Fixed Digital Signature multiple error prompts
Added MS and PS aliases for MSPACE and PSPACE commands
Fixed overridden dimension style in BEDIT session, incremented variable number to copy from source database to BEDIT one
Fixed deadlock with blocks with attribute after BEDIT
Fixed selection of hatch pattern when ansi, iso or predefined tabs are opened
Fixed custom hatch pattern not chosen when tab is opened
Fixed crash trying to hide or show a non-existent toolbar from the command line
Fixed hatch pattern dialog not memorizing custom as last used tab
Fixed scrollbars in hatch pattern tabs
Made hatch pattern automatically being picked when double-clicked
Fixed crash using BEDIT without drawing tab
Fixed display of isolines of a drawing coming from another cad
Fixed QUIT/EXIT command to get parameters from lisp
Fixed creation of block with NWUCS
Fixed REFEDIT adding associated dimensions to blockset
Changed default CROSSINGFRAMECOLOR and WINDOWFRAMECOLOR to white
Fixed “_SETTINGS > Coordinate Input > Entity Selection > PICKADD” checkbox not taking 2 as a option
Expanded special case for WORD/Excel OLE objects
Fixed lisp strlen function on Korean OS with Korean strings
Fixed associativity of dimensions using paperspace viewport
Fixed window print selection adding a page setup from plot dialog
Fixed JOIN of lines and arcs
Fixed substitution of pfb font files
Fixed exception during spline generation of isolines of a 3d solid
Fixed crash during COPYCLIP command, reduced transformation matrix value from 1e+99 to maximum of 1e+16
Fixed step/iges export with colors
Fixed export of entity color in command ACISOUT
Fixed STRETCH command which didn’t work on WIPEOUT
Fixed open in read only mode to allow files to be saved by other cad
Updated Insert Block Dialog: – Excluded “External References” as blocks. Fixed typo in Ribbon Manager
Fixed display of text in block with frozen layer
Fixed wrong message when the user doesn’t have the read/write permissions in allusersprofile
Fixed program name in few string resources
Crosshair follows the mouse pointer on grips even if ortho is active
Fixed lisp strlen function on Korean OS with Korean strings
Fixed priority of POLAR/ETRACK over standard esnap
Fixed import of ARG files
Fixed TRIM of XLINE with crossing option
Fixed _STYLE dialog not closing pressing the ESC key
Fixed crash with zoom extent in a specific drawing with HWACCELERATION=0
Fixed various crashes with gripedit
Fixed grip rotation according ANGBASE variable
Fixed exception using polar in _DIST command in layout space
Fixed crash using grip in some conditions
Fixed crash at closing time after iges/step import
Fixed crash updating status bar
Fixed crash in Field command
Fixed removal of layers in layers’ palette asking every time what to do with the entities on them. Now it’s possible to apply the chosen action to every selected layer
Fixed layer count not refreshed when deleting a layer from the palette
Fixed crash using explorer in some circumstances
Improved speed of regen of solids reusing facets
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Changed default color of CROSSINGFRAMECOLOR and WINDOWFRAMECOLOR to white
Fixed display of text in block with frozen layer
Fixed crash activating/deactivation GRID in a viewport
Enabled SNAPALLVIEWS variable to avoid crash using ESNAP+POLAR after change to layout, forced to 1 at start time
Fixed PASTEBLOCK with NWUCS, fixed insertion point parameter after changes
Fixed TRIM using edge of text and text
Fixed MOVE of dimensions, fixed associated entity extracted from ESNAP
Fixed Center option of CIRCLE command with dynamic input ON
Fixed crash using PUBLISHKML with a peculiar file
Fixed display of selected cutting edge entities after execution trim
Fixed DAEOUT e PRINT3D e STLOUT commands
Fixed crash deleting layers in explorer
Fixed crash in “add vertex” item in hatch grip menu
Fixed crash avoiding exception in dimstyle combo
Added “RAL CLASSIC.acb”
Changed Popup’s Type into [Yes/No/Cancel]
Updated BCLOSE command in order to handle options from updated popup: – Yes: Save changes – No: Discard…
Fixed exception in LWeight combo box
Fixed crash changing active dimstyle
Fixed crash getting area of hatch with malformed spline as boundary
Fixed crash with hatch grip context menu
Fixed crash related to DIMLAYER combobox
Removed XREF dependent blocks from BEDIT list
Fixed PASTEBLOCK command with attributes
Fixed stretch of polyline’s arc segments on their own starting/ending grips creating a really huge arc
Added ORTHO in PAN when shift is being pressed and orbit sphere is not triggered
Added support for crypted color book acb files, Added new RAL and PANTONE acb files
Fixed PICKADD variable seen as boolean and not as a tristate variable in _OPTIONS > selection tab
Fixed dimension style in BEDIT session
Fixed current styles in BEDIT session
Fixed Keywords List of -COLOR
Fixed _OPTIONS > Clipboard > “AutoCAD 2013 – AutoCAD 2017” check not working
Fixed _COPY taking long time creating EMF and WMF files when zoomed in
Added “Edit” command to Context Menu of Filters Tree in Layer Filter Properties
Removed External Reference from Block list in Insert Block Dialog
Removed External Reference from Block list in Block Dialog
Fixed crash opening a drawing with REVIT underlay
Fixed load of RCP files
Added EXPBLOCKSCLOSE command in order to close Blocks Explorer Palettes
Fixed TDINDWG variable
Removed preview of point cloud in explorer to avoid hang
Reduced GDI objects leaks in EATTEDIT dialog
Reduced GDI objects leaks in Settings Dialog
Reduced GDI objects leaks in 3D Tab in Settings Dialog
Reduced GDI objects leaks in Entity Modification Tab in Settings Dialog
Reduced GDI objects leaks in Entity Creation Tab in Settings Dialog
Fixed height of mtext in property palette
Fixed crash using QSELECT option in SELECT command
Fixed position of cursor clicking in mtext editor
Removed DGN option from _NEW command
Fixed “Save Pc Info” button in _HWCONFIG dialog not working on windows 7 (removed quotes from output file name)
Fixed import of MNU/MNU files that contains label with “**”
Added ability to disable “automatic numbering” with variable
MTEXTDETECTSPACE, Automatic Numbering now is enabled only with ‘1’ or ‘a’ or ‘A’
Fixed display of folder name in open/save dialog
Fixed number of isolines visible on some curved 3d solids in 2d wireframe
Preselected images in IMAGE dialog to reflect active selectionset
Fixed PREFIXSUFFIX command, added vl-load-com to enable vlax function used
Reduced GDI objects leak in SETTINGS command’s Dialog: – Handled Property Sheet Icon Resource
Aborted open transactions before save to fix problem of drawing “Saving_with_errors”
Fixed save of drawing after cancel of DWGPROPS command
Reduced GDI memory leaks in TABLEDIT command’s Dialog: – Handled Button Icons
Reduced GDI memory leak in HATCH command’s dialog: – Improved Pattern Tab
Fixed crash on selection of entities
Fixed _REFEDIT preview dialog having strange Windows 7 alike style
Fixed too long color combobox dropdown length in property palette
Fixed _CENTERLINE > Extension > Amount option not taking enter without modifying the amount
Added “Back” option in _CENTERLINE > Extension
Removed memory leak in Tool Palettes when switching tab
Fixed crash in _EATTEDIT command editing multiline attribute in the list
Fixed QDIM ordinate function with NWUCS
Removed memory leaks in Color Dialog
Added outputfile parameter in pc info button in _HWCONFIG dialog
Fixed “Save Pc Info” button in _HWCONFIG dialog not working on windows 7
Fixed Isolate objects left click on status bar
Fixed custom menus having different style in status bar
Fixed Refedit with NWUCS
Made long layer names fit inside the layer combo of property palette
Improved prompt menu’s title dimension
Added multicore configuration to HWCONFIG dialog
Removed memory leaks of GDI Objects in Open/Save/New File Dialog
Implemented MULTICORE -3 value to disable 1 core of cpu, added reactor to change it without closing the cad
Fixed speed of creation of entity after autosave of drawing version 2013
Fixed crash closing drawing after edit of associated dimension
Fixed memory leaks in property palette
Fixed use of dynamic blocks in toolpalettes
Fixed selection of attribute to edit with double click, fixed NENTSELP and NENTSEL function
Fixed multiline attribute edit, restored old dialog based interface instead of inplace editor
Improved speed of draw of grips, added timeout to display grip menu (GRIPMENUTIMEOUT)
Fixed insert of XREF in DXF file
Fixed availability of various status bar panes
Restored column features in MTEXT editor
Fixed crash in hatch command
Fixed exception using UNDO after REFSET add, it was caused by refedit preview dialog
Fixed vla and vlax functions
Fixed selection of text with MTEXTFIXED > 0
Fixed esnap node in block with Point entity