VectorDraw Developer Framework (VDF) Releases
Released: Nov 24, 2020
Updates in 8.8006.x
Features
- Added the ability to use vdText and vdMtext objects in Trim and Extend commands.
- Improved the speed of GetTransformedSelectedObjects.
- Added a new property to the properties list.
- Added a new method getTangentAtPoint to the vdCurve.
- Changes have been made in order for the VDF to be compatible with Microsoft .NET Core 3 and the new Microsoft .NET 5 references.
- Added support for LAS and LAZ laser point cloud data formats.
- Added the ability to have only one type of object selected to show...
Released: May 12, 2020
Updates in 8.8005.x
Features
- Improves vdml vdcl loading performance.
- ViewCube Axis Osnap Grip sizes to follow the display scale.
- vdPointCloud improves performance.
- Improves vdPolyface combine operations performance.
- Export interface for similar properties of vdText and vdMText.
- vdXproperty to support Decimal SByte and Char value types.
- Adds combo box with CTB files for user to use in printer forms.
- Improves Memory manager and rendering speed.
- Improves performance on 4K screens.
- Enables changing CustomObject Name...
Released: Mar 6, 2020
Updates in 8.8004.x
Features
- Added: Export URL property of objects to PDF export.
- Added: Support Bold SHX texts.
- Added: Improves drawing refresh performance.
- Added: Improves performance of vdLayoutSplit Actions.
- Added: Improves quality of export text to pdf.
- Added: More options for perpendicular OSNAP in polyline when moving a polyline vertex.
- Added: Improves performance with DisableReadraw.
- Added: Polylines with same widths to be exploded as lines and not as polyhatch.
- Added: GetModel2dProjection command and...
Released: Oct 18, 2019
Updates in 8.8003.x
Features
- Add Border Backgroundmask to the Dimension.
- Add BackgroundMask to the Textstyle.
- CmdChamfer to fill VDRAW_TEMPORARY_SELSET.
- Resolve huge value HandleId number in export vds.
- Turn visibility On or Off for mapped images.
- Export DXF to stream using native VDF calls.
Fixes
- LineIsInvisible property is not exported properly.
- getUserRefPoint takes too long with high resolution screens.
- Linetype is not displayed properly to polylines with vertex width.
- Hatch is not printed properly.
- Visibility...
Released: Jun 11, 2019
Updates in 8.8002.1.0
Features
- LASSO selection.
- DGN custom Linetytes import.
- Added vdFigure for a large amount of points.
- New EntitySelectMode and Default Light initial values.
- Added ability to have FadeEffect up to value 98 or 99 instead of 90.
- Added new method to allow zoom in or Out relative to a Pixel point.
- Open URL of a vdFigure with double click.
- Make the multiview viewports borders thinner.
Fixes
- Issues when printing layout with viewports to a PDF.
- Trim command freezes the application.
- Drawing cannot be...
Released: Jan 16, 2019
Updates in v8.8001
Features
- Import of PDF files.
- Read EXIF orientation on jpg image at AddImage command.
- Global transparency on off.
- Explode HatchBlock and HatchImage hatches.
- Open and Save of vdDocumentComponent without drawing format event implementations.
- Export MouseLogic property to ActiveX.
- Make some correction to the S factor of the Mtext.
- Support Fractional Type of Dimension.
- Support stretched images.
- An event to be fire before a vdDocument is cleared.
- Better support of EMF files.
- vdPrintStyleTable wishes...
Released: Jun 26, 2018
Updates in v7.015.1.1
Features
- Render engine improvements and shadow support.
- New 3D Render mode named RenderOn.
- ViewCube in WCS display actions like TOP to be applied to WCS and not in ViewCS.
- Add a combo to the insert block dialog for redefine of a block from file.
- New Edge draw mode features.
- Canceling save as dialog during printing to file.
- Section Clip draw cover faces and boundary lines over filled shapes in new render.
- Add ActiveMTextLineSpacing property.
- New Rendering Filter property added to the Document...
Released: May 30, 2017
Updates in v7.011.1.0
Features
Engine Updates
- Improved the speed of method ClearEraseItems which removes Deleted entities from the Document.
- The MergeSelection command of vdDocument will also copy the existing Guids to the new Document.
- A new method EnsureOpenGLContext of vdDocument.GlobalRenderProperties is exported to create and initialize the OpenGL context window.
- Added the ability to set the color of the X,Y,Z strings of the UCS Icon.
- Added a new button to the External references dialog that allows the user to...
Released: Oct 19, 2016
Updates in v7.7009.1.0
Features
- Geospatial coordinates support added for PDF export.
- Reduced size and time in Open and Save methods in native vdml vdcl format.
- Set the VD printer properties from system default printer.
- New GPS capabilities.
- ImportDWGFlags can also be used for external references.
- Improved rotation functionality, user no longer needs to continue to hold mouse button to rotate a scene.
- Draw solid fill areas with the background color when render mode is set to Hide.
- Improve BoundingBox calculation in...
Released: Jun 21, 2016
Updates in 7.7008.1.1
Features
- Improved Image Bilinear InterpolationMode when an image is down scaled
- Improved Osnap seletion
- Added the ability to have different widths between polyline segments.
- Improved the Color Dialog
- Added support of nested xclips in inserts.
- Better management of Palette and render Background color.
- Edit a Text inside a vdInsert , If the user clicks a vdText which is inside an Insert then the Edit sequence will start.
- Edit a MultiText inside a vdInsert , If the user clicks a vdMText which is...