Introduction > Whats New > CADtools XM release

Whats New

•Support for Microstation XM (version 8.9.3.57)

User Interface

•CADtools 'task based' interface in line with new Microstation interface

•Barmenu no longer supported under XM, use Local GUI DGNlib instead

Standards

•Use of "Annotation Scale" to derive Text, Dimension and Linestyle scale settings

•New CAD Skills Network Borders and Sketch Borders

•New CAD Skills Network standard drawing annotation items (section mark, detail mark etc), synchronised with CADtools AutoCAD

•New CAD Skills Network standard utility linestyles

•Support for new ProjectSettings.txt settings such as 'Sheet Size' column definition

•Single DomainSettings.txt for both CADtools products

•Electrical Layer library added

•Updated Civil, General, Landscape and Mechanical layer libraries, with new filters

•Updated Symbol Libraries

Tools

•Batch Insert Issue tool

•Batch updating of a number of Drawing sheet items.

•Drawing sheet tag names can now be defined in ProjectSettings.txt

Add-on applications

Support for the following add-on applications

•InRoads v8.9

Issues Resolved

•'Breakline' works in 3d file now

•DGN Autosave now set to autosave after 2 seconds of inactivity

•Drawing Sheet Create routines now support 'con-incident world' attachements (for seed files with a modified global origin)

•Many CADtools tools now support snapping during placement.

•Batchplot Adobe PDF's

•Batchplot PLT's

•CADtools Structural

•Structural shapes explorer now support unit weight and cross sectional area attributes, flange thickness included in Asymmetric sections now.

•Reporting spreadsheet includes many fixes, and new 'Report Wizard'

•Depth and width order fixed in CADtools_Typ_Concrete (were reversed)

•"HighAccuracy" seed file removed (should only be used on existing projects if required)

Known Issues

CADtools MicroStation

•The 'Place textbox by 1 point' command no longer works with single lines of text

Bentley Building Vertical Applications

•Support for CADtools Structural, Mechanical, Electrical and Architectural will be available shortly; we are awaiting release of the next version of the software.

Upgrading projects

Existing projects using plain Microstation for CAD can be upgraded to XM. Note: Consideration must be given to the consequences of using the updated CAD Standard on legacy projects.

Projects using the vertical applications such as InRoads, InRail or Bentley Structural will need to be thought about more thoroughly.

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