VisualARQ 2 - Version 2.3 released

Hi,

VisualARQ 2.3 is now available for download.

This release includes some new features and solves most of the issues reported by users. Please report any problem or suggestion here or send us an email to visualarq@asuni.com.

Here is the list of changes:

New features:

  • Added support for HiDPI displays.
  • Grasshopper Components:
    • New Section Create component.
    • New components Building and Level to reference buildings and levels.
    • New component that provides the levels where an object is located
    • Styles can be referenced using strings
    • Block definitions can be referenced using strings
    • New Get Property Names component that provides the list of an object property names.

Changes:

  • VisualARQ 2.3 requires Rhino 6 SR6 or later.
  • Grasshopper Components:
    • “Components” input has been hidden from the Create Beam Style Component.
    • “Block Definition” dialog show blocks ordered alphabetically.
    • Added the property “Style” in the component Property Name.
    • Text Explode component gives the text geometry as output.
  • Grasshopper Styles:
    • Texts created in the definition that had the default values take the dimension style assigned to the style.
  • Added informative icons for sill component dimensions.
  • Resizable Styles Manager and Object Properties dialogs.
  • Link to Sales page in the Welcome window
  • “License Error 309” message now indicates how to solve it.
  • Section and Plan views do not update when editing their texts.
  • Changes on some descriptive texts for wall styles dialog.
  • Icons updated for the vaSubtractSolids and vaFillet commands.
  • Icons for the Door and Window Stop component updated.
  • The Flip Direction context menu option has been removed from annotation objects.
  • Views using “Technical” display mode are no longer printed in vector output > mode.

Fixed bugs:

  • Grasshopper Components:
    • Existing document parameters were not detected.
    • It was not possible to select multiple blocks from the Block Definition and Block Instance components.
    • Object properties were lost when referencing them in Grasshopper.
    • Alignment of the Text Create component did’t work properly.
    • Update Property component generated duplicate parameters.
    • Update Property component didn’t work well with lists.
  • Grasshopper Styles
    • Fixed a crash when creating a beam style from a Grasshopper definition that contained Kangaroo components.
    • Fixed errors with the hatch and the text of the “Elevation Mark Style”.
    • Changing the type of a parameter is now detected when editing Grasshopper styles.
    • Inserting the “Elevation Mark Style” in imperial unit documents was not working properly.
    • Objects created from Grasshopper Styles were not scaled properly when changing the document units or copying them from one document to another.
    • Text in some Annotation styles created from Grasshopper definitions was over-sized in VisualARQ millimeters template.
  • Hidden Vector Output:
    • Small circular columns were printed as rhombus
    • Per-detail print color didn’t work on VisualARQ objects
    • Section hatch pattern wasn’t printed correctly in some cases, such as poly-surfaces with holes.
    • There were missing lines when printing some meshes and breps.
    • Objects with a draw order are now printed over the rest.
    • Fixed some issues with multi-layer walls at their intersections.
    • Line weights were not consistent.
    • Line-type scale was not printed correctly.
    • Some wireframe viewports were printed as Hidden.
    • Some lines of Plan Views were not being printed.
    • Printing the model from Jogged sections was giving inconsistent results.
    • Some objects were not printed with the right color in sections.
  • IFC
    • Openings were not generated inside walls when importing a particular IFC file.
    • Fixed a crash when inserting an empty ifcPropertySet.
    • Roofs created from non planar surfaces were not exported to IFC
    • Parameters created by style and by object were not exported to IFC.
    • Fixed some crashes when opening specific IFC files.
    • Some IFC files with geometry was imported empty of content.
    • Beams were exported incorrectly rotated to IFC.
    • Some windows were not imported correctly.
  • Beams:
    • Beams with Round HSS profiles and from curved paths where not showing the profile correctly.
    • Beams from T profiles were not visible when inserting them.
    • Fixed a bug when mirroring beams.
    • 2 beams were extended unreasonably when they joined.
    • The Cut planes didn’t work in some cases
    • Fixed a bug when copying some beams from one document into another.
  • Tags:
    • The rectangular shape of a tag label was not visible
    • Tag texts were printed out of their position.
    • Tag orientation was not working properly in some cases.
  • Spaces:
    • Space label border was not visible when “Show pattern below label” option was enabled.
    • Fixed a display issue between a wall and a space.
    • Columns were not detected when creating spaces.
    • Spaces could not be selected in some situations.
    • Setting a rectangle as a spatial element was not working well.
  • Stairs:
    • Stair alignment was not working correctly in some cases.
    • Step number in balanced stairs was not correctly centered on the step tread.
  • Hidden object may appear in Section Views.
  • There were some missing lines when showing beams in Section views.
  • “Rule” icon for changing the Level Elevations was not always working properly.
  • Some curves and blocks were not selectable in Hidden display mode.
  • Naming viewport errors when activating Level cut planes.
  • The leaf of a window with a Romanic profile was not showing the glass component.
  • Error when copying and pasting windows.
  • Pre-selection of objects when inserting a table created a wrong table.
  • Fixed a bug with the Table texts orientation.
  • Cut planes and Levels visibility was not consistent when there was more than 1 building.
  • Fixed a bug that made a very slow performance when copy-pasting a model from a document to another.
  • Fixed a bug that made opening a model take a long time.
  • Fixed a bug when copying-pasting a model between documents with different units.
  • A model with a large number of materials could not be open when VisualARQ was loaded.
  • Fixed different cases where the extension of walls to poly-surfaces or surfaces didn’t work.
  • Creating multi-layer walls from circles was producing wrong results.
  • “New Wall Style” wizard was showing a wrong thickness value.
  • Fixed an error when moving a window to the end of a wall.
  • Intersection between walls and columns didn’t work in some cases.
  • Wall layer order in the wall styles dialog preview was turned inside out.
  • There was a missing line of hatch patterns rotated 45Âş in plan views.
  • Subtracting a solid from a curtain wall didn’t work properly in some cases.
  • Ctrl+Z didn’t work for undoing Levels creation.
  • Links from the VisualARQ drop-down menu always lead to the VisualARQ website in English, regardless of the language set in Rhino.
  • An element object created from a block was moved incorrectly in Z direction.
  • Fixed a bug when mirroring windows.
  • Some layers may be duplicated when inserting a document inside another.
  • Hatches on VisualARQ objects were scaled incorrectly in page layouts.
  • The Annotation style “Text Box” was scaled when moving it.

Known bugs and limitations:

  • Expressions in Grasshopper Params are ignored when displaying the value on VisualARQ properties panel.
  • Texts in VisualARQ annotation objects (spaces, tags, sections, plan views and tables) may use a wrong text height if dimension style model scale is not 1.0.
  • This release is compatible with Lands Beta VII, previous versions are not supported.

Enjoy!

Enric

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