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Current version:

RhinoWorks plug-in v 2.0 (April 2011)

New:

• Toroidal faces can now change their radii
• "Tube Radius" and "Rotation Radius" constraints for toroidal faces were implemented
• Toroidal and conical faces can now be constrained
• "Assembly Mode" option was implemented, being enabled it guarantees the full compatibility with RhinoAssembly plug-in
• New options were added: "Rigid tori", "Rigid spheres", "Rigid cylinders" and non-changeable "Rigid cones"
• Rendering for animation was introduced, custom scripts for rendering are supported
• Light objects now can be included into a rigid set
• Dialog for license key entering was added
• License type is now printed in the "About" dialog box

Improved:

• Migrated to a new improved version of LGS3D
• Behavior on models which can be solved without changes of shapes of polysurfaces got further improvements
• Design intent recognition algorithm improved

Fixed:

• Now RigidSet constraint works correctly for objects from different polysurfaces
• Hidden objects or hidden layers now are not shown while playing animation (fixed with respect to RhinoAssembly)
• Improved processing of closing (seam) edges of periodic polysurfaces while rebuilding the model
• Corrected behaviour of "Update Automatically" option when new document is opened
• Problems with modifications of the model using spinner-buttons were fixed

Changed:

• Name of the plug-in changed from RhinoDirect to RhinoWorks, all plug-in's files were also renamed
• Minor changes in appearance of the constraints manager: moved "Update Automatically" checkbox to the bottom of the manager's window, added new checkbox "Assembly Mode", caption describing the model state added

• RhinoDirect plug-in v 0.5b (December 2010)

New:

• Now it is possible to modify planar, cylindrical and spherical parts of models containing arbitrary (non canonical) surfaces
• RhinoDirect computations are now performed in a separate thread and can be interrupted by pressing Esc key
• Options dialog added: now it is possible to turn off recognition of general design intent patterns and equal radii pattern
• Ctrl-A pressed in active RhinoDirect Manager now selects all the constraints

Improved:

• Spinner button behavior improved: if model fails to update for some value of the dimension user can return the value back to restore initial model state
• Spinner button step is now automatically selected w.r.t. scale of the model
• New version of LGS3D which provides more natural behavior for angle dimension is now used
• Performance of the design intent recognition algorithm improved
• RhinoDirect now automatically selects a base planar face in the model and fixes it on place during its computations

Fixed:

• A problem with ignored rigid set was fixed
• RhinoDirect has migrated to new build number system
• Behavior on models with planes having singular paramtrization improved (e.g. a box with all chamfered edges and vertices)
• Behavior on models with spherical segments improved

Changed:

• Changed format of RhinoDirect piece in the .3dm file: now options are stored there as well

• RhinoDirect plug-in v 0.4b (October 2010)

New:

• Polysurfaces with spherical faces are now supported
• Radii and distance dimensions can now be displayed in the working area
• Cylindrical and spherical surfaces now may change their radius without explicit specification of the radius dimension
• Cylindrical and spherical surfaces of equal radii are now modified simultaneously
• Tangency of cylindrical surfaces is now automatically recognized and preserved

Improved:

• Behavior on models which can be solved without changes of shapes of polysurfaces improved (rigid mode solving)
• Migrated to improved internal version of LGS3D
• The way of resolving conflicts between user and automatically recognized constraints improved with new functionality of LGS3D related to overdefined constraints detection

Fixed:

• Fixed extrapolation problems which led to failed updating after several modifications of the model
• Repeatable (on same scenario) behavior achieved
• Crash on panning or rotating view after modifying a model with spinner button fixed
• Crash with mouse selection in RhinoDirect Manager fixed

Changed:

• Disables constraints creation for closing (seam) edges of periodic polysurfaces

• RhinoDirect plug-in v 0.3b (July 2010)

New:

• Radius dimension is now supported for circular arcs and cylindrical surfaces
• Vertices of a polysurface can now be constrained
• Enabled addition of sub-surfaces of a polysurface into a RigidSet
• Initial support for models with free edges added
• Satisfied/unsatisfied constraints and dimensions are now highlighted in the RhinoDirect manager
• Each plug-in's version now has its unique build number

Improved:

• Wider class of models of planar and cylindrical geometry is now supported (including models with cylindrical surfaces composed of two parts, e.g. imported from other CADs)
• Performance improved (design intend constraints now aren't generated on each spinner-button click, special surfaces intersection methods implemented)
• Concentricity of cylinders and plane-cylinder perpendicularity are now recognized and preserved
• Animation and spinner-buttons now work stable (in shaded mode as well)

Fixed:

• Rigid set now isn't removed upon deletion of one of its objects
• Problems with localized names of constraints were fixed
• Calculation of a current value of a disabled constraint was fixed
• Several crashes were fixed

• RhinoDirect plug-in v 0.2b (March 2010)

New:

• Geometric constraints and driving dimensions are stored when users perform such commands as copy-paste or import a model from another 3DM file
• Constraints and dimensions are not deleted any more when users modify the geometry with other Rhino commands
• Built-in Rhino history is correctly supported

Improved:

• Wider class of models of planar and cylindrical geometry is now supported
• Planar angle constraints solving improved
• Support of faces with "free" boundary edges

Fixed:

• Several crashes were fixed including some with Undo/Redo
• Animation is recalculated now if some constraints were changed their "Enabled" state

• RhinoDirect plug-in v 0.1b (January 2010)

RhinoDirect product branched from RhinoAssembly 1.0

New:

• Constraints and dimensions can now be applied directly between the faces and edges of same solid
• Solids consisted of planar faces with sharp or filleted edges, round holes, and protruding cylinders can be modified.

• Rhino Assembly plug-in v 1.1 (April 2010)

New:

• rendering for animation is implemented
• plug-in and installer are localized for Czech, French, German, Italian, Japanese and Spanish languages
• Import and copy-and-paste are now supported
• Rhino History is supported correctly
• Light objects are now supported in rigid sets
• Help is now shipped in .CHM format. LDDHelp command added

Improved:

• "!_" prefixes added to toolbar's commands
• About dialog reworked. "Check for updates" link added
• Animation and spinner-buttons now work more stable

Fixed:

• occasional crash after right-click on a constraint name fixed
• incorrect constraint value displayed in RhinoAssembly Manager fixed
• Disabled/Enabled check-box is now correctly supported in animation
• now rigid set is not deleted after deleting of one of its objects

Changed:

• plug-in's name changed from Assembly to RhinoAssembly

• Rhino Assembly plug-in v 1.0 (November 2009)

New:

• Automatic update option is implemented
• Objects can be grouped into a rigid set now
• Multiple driving dimensions can be animated simultaneously
• Planar angle (an angle dimension with specified axis) can be created now
• "Flip side" button for constraints is added
• Arrow-buttons for a quick modification of a driving dimension parameter are added
• Check-box allowing to disable a particular constraint is added
• Indicator showing a status of constraints and dimensions is added
• Dialog for license key entering is added

Improved:

• New version of LGS3D solver with improved performance and more natural behaviour is used now
• Rhino-style control panel is now used for Constraint Properties dialog
• Multiple selection is supported in Assembly Manager for constraints animation and deletion

Fixed:

• Fixed loading of .3dm files modified by Rhinoceros without Assembly plug-in installed

Changed:

• Plug-in now appears as "Assembly" in the list of installed Rhino plug-ins
• Names of plug-in commands changed and now have "LDD" prefix
• Changed semantics of angle dimension for planar surfaces: angle is now measured between a directed object and the plane itself (not its normal vector as in v0.2)
• "Current" button in the Constraint Properties dialog is replaced with an icon. "Auto" button for frames is removed

• Driving Dimensions 0.2 for Rhinoceros (August 2009)

New:

• Animation functionality is completely reworked: frames are precomputed in background, bounds for animation parameter are stored in .3dm file, playing and navigation trough the animation frames is now done via traditional player-like interface with a slider. Also, it is now possible to pan, rotate and zoom the model while it is being animated.
• Default value for a new dimension is precomputed upon its creation
• Constraints related to an object are highlighted in Driving Dimensions Manager when the object is selected
• The plug-in is now shipped with an installer

Improved:

• Driving Dimensions Manager now works faster when constraints number is huge
• Driving Dimensions Manager is now dockable
• User is immediately informed about unsupported types of constraint's arguments upon its creation
• Icons for constraints added into Driving Dimensions Manager
• Command line prompts are now more informative

Fixed:

• Crash upon animation fixed
• Highlighting of constraints' arguments isn't lost after switching from Driving Dimensions Manager to the Rhino's working area
• Hidden objects aren't unhid after animating the model
• Instability while creating constraints with cylindrical surfaces is fixed

• Driving Dimensions 0.1 for Rhinoceros (June 2009)

This is the first public beta-release of Driving Dimensions v. 0.1 plug-in for Rhinoceros v. 4.0 (SR5b) on Windows.

New:

• Supported geometry: rigid canonic surfaces and curves (also included in a polysurface), single points
• Constraints: Fixation, Concentricity, Coincidence, Parallelism, Perpendicularity, Tangency
• Dimensions: Distance, Angle
• Driving Dimensions toolbar
• Driving Dimensions Manager window
• Apply Constraints command
• Animation (via Driving Dimensions Manager context menu)
• Highlighting of dimensions' arguments
• Undo/Redo
• Saving constraints and dimensions in Rhino .3dm file