3.2
2023-09-25
— Translucent shell selection mode
— Multi-window support on iPad
— Context menus with previews
— Streamlined shopping cart
— Cleaner IPC UI
— Manually control over sheet transition animations in parts catalogs
— Navigation cube
— Lighting presets
— German and Italian localizations
— Performance enhancements when rendering section caps
— Improved overall stability.
3.1
2022-03-03
— New rendering modes: outline selection and X-ray selection.
— Support for multiple textures in the AdvancedAppearance node.
— Support for zoom limits in procedures.
— Addresses the issue with rendering double sided translucent geometry.
— Addresses the issue with rendering the Background node under a scaled transform.
— Addresses the issue with missing HUD when rendering with large z-ranges.
— Addresses a few issues with procedure playback.
— Updated demo content.
3.0
2021-01-25
— All new Metal-based renderer.
— Reworked UI based on standard iOS Document Browser.
— Support for AR for procedures and VRML scenes.
— Support for viewing parts catalogs without DPL table.
— Support for controlling surface edge visibility from the viewer UI.
— Support for ignoring particular ObjectVM nodes when rendering layers and composite textures.
— Support for the iOSViewpointTransitionMode parameter in IPC.
— The device's scale factor is taken into account when creating composite texture.
— Addresses the issue with wrong node type name for the ObjectVM node.
— Addresses the issue with loading the second texture from the URL list in the CubeEnvironment node, if the first texture is missing.
— Addresses the issue with camera jitter when animating fields of the Transform node, containing both geometry and bound Viewpoint node.
— Addresses the issue with missing events from the OrientationInterpolator node created from the scene script.
— Addresses the issue with missing methods in the JSLayer class.
2.7
2019-11-20
— Support for dark mode in iOS 13.
— Addresses the issue with rendering geometry containing colored vertices when material is not defined.
— Addresses the issue with setting viewpoint in the CompositeTexture3D node.
— Addresses the issue with incorrect panel auto-sizing when using offsetLeft or offsetTop.
2.6
2019-01-22
— Support for display of surface edges (the new IndexedFaceSet node was added).
— Two quadcopter drone examples were added to demos: Sunflower Drone IPC and Disassembly Procedure.
— Addresses the issue with dynamically added TransformSensor nodes.
— Addresses the issue with Panel nodes when value of the borderRadius field is empty.
2.5
2018-08-28
— Addresses the issue with RapidAuthor publications containing resources with the space character in the URL.
— Addresses the issue with geometry containing incorrect color indices.
2.4
2018-08-05
— Support for parts catalogs containing only 2D illustrations.
— Support for rendering the VRML Text node.
— Support for customizable rounded corners and aspect ratio on panels (the Panel node).
— Support for audio playback if the audio file is inlined in the url field of the AudioClip node as a Base64-encoded data.
— Addresses the issue with ambient lighting.
— Addresses the issue with missing depth buffer in layers when rendering with ambient occlusion.
2.3
2018-01-09
— Support for iOS 11 and iPhoneX.
— The ambient occlusion post-processing effect for more realistic lighting.
— Refined UI for iPhone devices.
— Addresses the issue with rendering of dynamically changed clipping planes without caps.
— Addresses the issue with stuck procedure playback.
— Improved stability and reliability.
2.2
2017-07-04
This update addresses the issue with the infinite “updating library” loop.
2.1
2017-04-14
— The Demo Content now contains an interactive model of a car that shows how engine, gear box and chassis work depending on the driver actions.
— Addresses the issue related to the parts list in IPCs published with 64-bit version of Cortona3D RapidCatalog.
2.0
2016-06-26
— Support for audio playback in procedures.
— Support for orthographic camera.
— Ability to set the rotation center to the selected object.
— Ability to fit selected object into view.
— Predefined views in parts catalogues and procedures.
— Ability to auto-pause the procedure at the end of each step.
— Reworked procedure playback engine.
— More natural camera movement when changing viewpoints in procedures and parts catalogs.
— Support for hyperlinks in HTML table popup view.
— Minor bug fixes and improvements.
1.5
2014-09-19
— Multiple selection of parts in IPC with spare parts request via e-mail
— The ability to display and print PDF documents within parts catalogs and procedures
— Support for table layouts and images in procedure text
— Significantly reduced memory footprint when viewing parts catalogs and procedures, which results in better application stability and performance
— Improved UI responsiveness when selecting parts in 3D view in large parts catalogs
— Collections can be added to the library ether via "Open in..." from another iOS app (like Mail, Dropbox, Safari) or using iTunes
— iOS 7 compatibility
— Russian localization
— DDS textures support (DXT1 – DXT5, cube maps)
— Upright navigation with angle constraints
— Camera position can be "frozen" when playing simulation
1.3
2012-10-01
– Procedure text view with hyperlinks to other documents and CGM graphics
– Support for links from IPC to other documents
– Ability to organize content into collections
– Document opening history with the back button
– Improved UI responsiveness for large document loading
– Slide or shake to switch view mode (iPhone version)
– Slide to hide or show side bar (iPad version)
– Automatic fallback to non-antialised rendering mode in low memory conditions
1.2
2012-04-06
- New demos: two procedures for the Automatic Transfer Vehicle of the European Space Agency.
- Support for the Retina Display on the new iPad.
1.1
2012-02-24
- Hotspots in 2D drawings are synchronized with part list.
- Translucent geometry is ignored in 3D view of parts catalogs.
- Bug fixes.