HighDesign 2016 Release Notes

New Features

  • 64-bit: HighDesign is now built as a 64-bit application. This brings up to 10x speed improvements on drawing regeneration, refresh, file load and save.
  • Associative Dimensions: linear dimensions can now be linked to objects and automatically adjust their geometry and measurement value to their associated object.
  • [Pro] Compound Walls: new type to create walls made of more than one layer. Each internal component can have its own name, role, thickness, fill and hatch.
  • Edit Group command allows to modify the member items of a group in a separate workspace.
  • Direct selection for group members: hold down the Cmd key to quickly select and modify members of a group without ungrouping
  • [Pro] Sheets now have a new “Hide Others” display option to automatically isolate the current sheet
  • The View menu is now a top-level menu on the menu bar, and adds commands to control the pen weights, layer and sheet display options.
  • New Drawing display modes: By Project, By Layer, Wireframe or Wireframe monochromatic.
  • Measure Area tool.
  • Linear units: added kilometers, yards, miles and points.
  • Snap labels show the current snap status and point type.
  • Quick object info shows basic, on-screen information about the current object under the cursor.
  • Vector Info show angle and length of the current segment.
  • New preference option to increase the size of on-screen info texts.
  • Option to disable pen weight zooming.
  • Option to mask the area outside the current page.
  • New Arc/Circle widget to switch shape during the construction of arcs and circles.
  • Export As PNG now supports the alpha channel.
  • GIF import and export.
  • PDF import as high-DPI image with ability to choose the page to import.
  • Image files can be dragged directly onto the drawing area and open immediately for quick insertion.
  • [Pro] Save visible sheets command in the File menu.
  • New Copy as Image command copies an image of the selected project in the clipboard. Available formats are JPG, PNG @72 DPI, PNG @300 DPI, PNG @300 DPI with alpha channel and GIF.
  • New Distribute command to arrange the selected objects by their centers, top or bottom bounds, or spacing.
  • The Text Style toolbar now provides Cancel and Confirm buttons.
  • Preferences: added the ability to send automatic, anonymous feedback reports to Ilexsoft.
  • Object Info: Arcs can now be edited by diameter and internal angle. Doors and windows show both structural and frame widths.
  • Text font in Text and in Dimension inspectors can now be set also via the OS X Font Panel. This option allows to access more typefaces for the selected font family.
  • Added preference to enable/disable live view refresh during scrolling and panning.#### Changes and Miscellaneous ImprovementsThe following issues have been resolved in this release:DWG/DXF: improved export and import.Redesigned the Window Inspector and added option to to disable door casing.Added all engineering and architectural drawing scales.Doors and windows can now be moved and duplicates onto different walls.Improved Copy and Paste.Improved numeric input of arcs and circles.Pen weight modes have been renamed to “bitmap”, “low resolution” and “high resolution”.Improved high-resolution pen weights for better on-screen rendering.Miscellaneous fixes.## 2016.0.1## 2016.0.1- Printing: added option to disable color interpolation when printing as monochromatic.
  • Associative dimensions can now be applied to grouped objects.
  • Resolved Issues
  • The following issues have been resolved in this release:
  • Fixed error generated by text editing.
  • Print preview is now correct when printing on custom paper sizes.
  • Fixed occasional crash when opening 1.8.7 projects.
  • New documents now set the default units correctly.
  • Updated for OS X 10.11.4
  • Miscellaneous bug fixes.## 2016.0.2PDF: improved output of batt insulation lines, texts; fixed minor issues.Improved text editing.Improved compatibility with old HighDesign 1.x files.Default units for new projects are now set correctly.Texts in groups are now scaled correctly.Improved support for US units.Damaged texts are now handled correctly.Miscellaneous stability improvements and bug fixes in Offset, Dimensions, Walls, Groups, Arcs, Hatches, File I/O, DXF/DWG.