HighDesign R8.1 Release Notes

Status: Beta testing

New features, changes & improvements

  1. Fixed crash caused by object info input fields on macOS
  2. Reordering items in the Project Browser panel now works correctly when moving an item downwards.
  3. Colors Manager: the color name field now correctly accepts the changes.
  4. Windows: the print resolution is now correct.
  5. Windows: improved user interface of several windows and panels.
  6. Windows: reordering panels of the sidebar is now smoother.
  7. Windows: improved the appearance of Edit tool panels so that the panel is more visible.
  8. Windows: Publish to PDF no longer creates unusually large files.
  9. Windows: Publish to PDF no longer crashes when arcs have certain angles.
  10. Windows: exported PDFs no longer show a border around filled regions.
  11. Windows: exported PDF now set the correct pen weights.
  12. Windows: exported PDF drawings now correctly set the transparencies.
  13. Windows: paths in exported PDF now retain their original profile.
  14. Windows: switching between open documents or opening a new document now restores the correct floating panels.
  15. Windows: rotated labels and texts are now printed correctly.
  16. Windows: some arcs in exported PDF drawings and elliptical arcs are now rendered correctly.
  17. Tables: copy and paste data from and onto cells now preserves the table structure.
  18. Tables: improved formatting for CSV exports.
  19. Tables: the toolbar no longer interferes with the popup menus.
  20. Tables: improved the Font menu.
  21. Popup menus: improved appearance and performance.
  22. Walls: changing height in Object Info now correctly updates the parameter field on the settings window.
  23. Openings: the sill height field in Object Info now correctly updates the value.
  24. Improved the Edit Pattern workspace.
  25. Tape Measure paths now reset when a new measure is created.
  26. The Tape Measure icon no longer stays highlighted after using the tool.
  27. Improved editing of tape measure objects.
  28. New viewports now show the user-defined title.
  29. Switching back to the Project workspace after using another workspace, for example the Edit Symbol or the Edit Pattern workspace, now restores the previously active layer.
  30. Snaps: when the exclusive snap to grid option is active, objects can now be snapped on click even when Snap to Objects is disabled.
  31. Polyline: improved the Arc by Center method.
  32. Polyline: improved the Arc by Tangent method.
  33. Offset: improved handling of polylines with concave arcs.
  34. Photogrammetry: improved the setup with clearer steps, modernised interface and added the ability to adjust the source image.
  35. Adjust Image: improved interface and added new Barrel Distort filter.
  36. Added a new Adjust Image button to the Object Info panel.
  37. Improved Crop Image command.
  38. Snap to objects now correctly ignores objects on locked layers.
  39. Pasting objects at the center of the current view now aligns the objects to the current grid when Snap to Grid is active.
  40. Editing text in a text block no longer locks the Arrow tool.
  41. The project now stores the default text units used by the text, dimension and annotation tools.
  42. Dimensions: added a new opaque label background option.
  43. Fixed situation in which some menu items could stay disabled and not localised after activation.
  44. Fixed custom menu shortcuts that would sometimes not be applied correctly.