April 19, 2022
This update introduces several new features, fixes, and improvements, and addresses many customer-reported crashes and issues.
New Features and Enhancements
Fixed Issues
Known Issues
Legal Notice
New Features and Enhancements
For new features and enhancements in this release, see What's New in Alias 2023.
Fixed Issues
| General |
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| Alias no longer crashes after you save a Shelf with a name consisting of more than 20 characters, and then click the Shelf title bar. ALS-14920, ALS-15176 |
| Fixed an issued with the Object Lister that prohibited the reuse of objects names previous used by deleted objects. ALS-11360 |
| Fixed a performance issue related to dollying and tumbling the view. ALS-14925 |
| The plug-in file list now supports the %username% environment variable. ALS-15161 |
| Fixed a performance issue related to setting a Point of Interest. ALS-15830, ALS-15786 |
| Modeling |
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| Fixed an issue that caused the Skin tool to create overlapping surfaces when built from a set of curve-on-surfaces. ALS-12631 |
| Construction Planes in a layer no longer move to the Default Layer on their own after selecting Duplicate Layers and Contents on a different layer. ALS-14795 |
| Resolved a crash related to using the Curve Curvature tool in specific situations. ALS-15259 |
| Resolved a crash related to using the Align tool with curves when Select Through is turned on in the Selection Options (Preferences > Selection Options). ALS-14837, ALS-14839 |
| Setting the Scale Value in the Curve Curvature tool window to a negative number no longer automatically resets the value to 0.0001. ALS-14945 |
| Resolved a crash related to updating surface fillets in specific circumstances. ALS-14823 |
| Reselecting the Curve Curvature tool now deletes previously created Curve Curvature locators. This returns the tool to its pre-Alias 2022.2 Update behavior. ALS-15275, ALS-15307 |
| You can now select cross-sections as expected when using the Curve to Curve Deviation tool. ALS-15643 |
| Resolved a crash related to changing the Side One Continuity setting from G2 Curvature to G0 Position on profile blended surfaces (Surfaces > Multi-Surface Blend > Profile Blend). ALS-15615 |
| Resolved a crash caused by selecting then deleting several layers or layer folders in the Object Lister. ALS-15591 |
| The Pick Hull tool (Pick > Point Types > Hull) now works on degree 1 curves. ALS-15570 |
| Selecting a layer and choosing Duplicate Layer(s) and Contents in the Object Lister no longer causes canvas images to be mistakenly copied from other layers to the Default Layer. ALS-15559 |
| Resolved a crash related to duplicating a layer containing specific data. ALS-15431 |
| You can select a blend point of a curve and use the Curve Curvature tool to analyze the complete curve belonging to that blend point. This returns the tool to its pre-Alias 2022.2 behavior. ALS-15293 |
| Fixed an issue related to Chain Select not working in some cases when trimming surfaces (Surface Edit > Trim > Trim Surface) with 3D Trimming and Chain Select turned on. ALS-15557 |
| Resolved a crash related to using Query Edit on draft surfaces (Surfaces > Multi-Surface Draft) in specific situations. ALS-15554 |
| The Curve Curvature locator now displays comb samples correctly on trimmed edges. ALS-15292 |
| Alias no longer crashes after selecting Divide to execute a trim divide operation (Surface Edit > Trim) in specific situations. ALS-15083 |
| The Curve Curvature tool with Modify Range selected now correctly displays on surface edges that are trimmed by two or more curves. ALS-15272 |
| Setting Alignment Type to Partial in the Align options (Object Edit > Align > Align) no longer reverses the direction of the manipulators. ALS-15032 |
| Resolved an issue that caused surface fillets (Surfaces > Multi-Surface > Surface Fillet) to fail based on surface selection order when Flow Control End is set to Default on the second input. ALS-14894 |
| Fixed a crash related to changing the Length parameter in the Multi-Surface Draft tool (Surfaces > Multi-Surface Draft) in specific situations. ALS-14755 |
| Cross sections in reference files no longer disappear from the viewport when Show > Model is turned off. ALS-14855 |
| In the Rail tool (Surfaces > Swept Surfaces > Rail Surface), the maximum value for span parameters, such as Rail Spans(U) and General Spans(V), is now set to 100 when Explicit Control is used. This prevents invalid values from being entered, which can cause Alias to freeze. ALS-14736 |
| The Curve to Curve Deviation locator no longer disappears when modifying input geometry such as transforming a CV. ALS-15593 |
| Mesh to Surface Deviation combs now respect the values set in the Deviation section of the Control Panel. ALS-14590, ALS-14586 |
| Curves-on-Surfaces created by Intersect tool (Surface Edit > Create CurvesOnSurface> Intersect) and then deleted, no longer get recreated after the input is modified. ALS-15780 |
| Fixed an issue that caused the visibility in the Construction Plane Editor to be applied inconsistently. ALS-13750 |
| It is now possible to create a stitch-and-seam geometry on multiple COSs and surfaces when the geometry comes close to an edge. To do this, click Add Primary, select the surfaces, and then click Accept. ALS-13606 |
| Surface fillets created with Construction Type set to Chordal, Flow Controls set to Edge align, and Explicit Control turned on with Spans set to 2, now produce expected results. ALS-15266 |
| Resolved a crash related to using the Mass Properties tool (Evaluate > Mass Properties) to only calculate volume (Volume turned on). ALS-15136 |
| Picking CVs on a periodic surface using Ctrl + arrow key, and then moving them, no longer generates additional stationary CVs. ALS-15079 |
| Fixed performance issues related to query editing a surface fillet, and then updating parameters in the Surface Fillet control window. ALS-15097 |
| Fixed an issue related to chordal fillets (Surfaces > Multi-Surface Fillet > Surface Fillet) causing very long compute times, and in some cases, crashes. ALS-15815 |
| Fixed an issue where some picked surfaces do not get mirrored when duplicated using Edit > Duplicate > Mirror. ALS-14289 |
| Fixed the following issues related to Shell Subtract (Surface Edit > Shells > Shell Subtract): the subtraction fails in some specific cases and when Keep originals is on, Shell Subtract behaves like Shell Union. ALS-14293 |
| The Multi-Surface Draft tool no longer generates poor quality surfaces when the draft is created from a trimmed edge with a curve-on-surface close to the trim boundary. ALS-14417 |
| Creating surface fillets with Chordal Length set to values greater than 3 no longer generate poor results. ALS-15173 |
| The in-canvas Crown manipulator now displays the correct Absolute Crown Value. ALS-14836 |
| The Path Array tool (Transform > Arrays > Path Array) no longer switches the Orientation of the path array when it's set to Tangent. ALS-14956 |
| Pressing the X, Y, and Z keys now cycles through the Project tool Vector Options as expected. ALS-14983 |
| The Path Array tool (Transform > Arrays > Path Array) now respects the Spacing value when working with mesh objects. ALS-14955 |
| The Corner Blend tool no longer creates intersecting CVs in some situations. ALS-14941 |
| Dents no longer appear on surface fillet ends when creating fillets using G2 Curvature/Arc Fillet as the Section Type. ALS-14612 |
| When using the Freeform Blend tool, turning on Modify Parameter and the adjusting the Side 1 manipulator no longer prohibits you from selecting another surface edge for the Side 2 manipulator. ALS-14849 |
| Resolved a crash related to using the Skin tool in specific situations. ALS-14735 |
| Creating a surface fillet with Section Type set to G1 Tangent and Center Radius set to 0.1 mm now creates the correct results. ALS-14566 |
| Fixed an issue with the Round tool that prohibited the use of radius values of less than 0.1 mm. ALS-15816 |
| Using Insert New Layer from Objects no longer fails to create a new layer containing the selected objects when the source layer Visibility is turned Off in Object Lister. ALS-14797 |
| Fixed an issue related to an aligned curve flipping direction after object visibility is turned on (ObjectDisplay > Visibility). ALS-14561 |
| When trimming surfaces (Surface Edit > Trim > Trim Surface) box-selecting trim regions now works as expected. ALS-1566 |
| The Surface Fillet tool no longer generates poor quality surfaces in specific situations. ALS-15709 |
| Fixed a crash related to moving CVs on a Symmetrical Fillet surface. ALS-15708 |
| Resolved an issue that caused Alias to freeze after setting the Chordal Length of a Surface Fillet to high values such as 20. ALS-15681 |
| Resolved a crash related to turning on Keep Continuity in the Surface Offset tool (Surfaces palette Surfaces > Surface Offset). ALS-15670 |
| Alias now longer crashes when using the Round tool Build command after the position of the pivot point is changed on the surface. ALS-15592 |
| You can no longer enter values in the Rebuild Parent window for a curve after entering a value in the window for a surface. Previously, entering a value for a curve in this scenario caused Alias to crash. ALS-14926 |
| Turning on Keep Continuity in the Surface Offset tool no longer creates a G0 gap between aligned surfaces. ALS-14497 |
| Resolved a crash related to query editing the results of the Surface Offset tool, and then turning off Shrink to Trim. ALS-14495 |
| Fixed an issue related to Alias Surface not creating an Msave file after crashing. ALS-14471 |
| An aligned curve, which is being used for trimming, no longer flips direction after the parent surface is trimmed. ALS-14556 |
| When dragging and dropping tools into the Marking Menu Options window, misdropping the tool no longer causes Alias to freeze. ALS-11866 |
| Fixed an issue that caused the canvas image pivot point to disappear when using the ViewCube to change the view to certain orthographic views. ALS-13870 |
| Fixed an issue where the surface created with the Surface From Mesh tool did not move when the input mesh was moved. ALS-14319 |
| The Surface Fillet tool no longer produces jumping CVs when G2 Curvature/Arc is used. ALS-14327 |
| History no longer gets deleted on a surface that is aligned to a trimmed surface edge when the trimmed edge is updated. ALS-14363 |
| The Auto Range option in the Curve Curvature tool now works properly with two intersections on the curve. ALS-14421 |
| Using the Pick Chooser in the Trim tool with Projection mode now works properly and selects the intended target object. ALS-13837 |
| Fixed an issue where construction planes were deleted when using the Place tool with planes driving FROM and TO. ALS-13252 |
| Resolved an issue related to edges not aligning when creating surface fillets with Start and End Edge align turned on. ALS-14556 |
| Subdivision modeling |
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| Resolved a crash related to using Alias 2019.3 Update and earlier to open WIRE files containing subdivision geometry created in Alias 2022.2. You can now re-save these files in Alias 2023 and open them successfully in Alias 2019.3 Update and earlier. ALS-15271 |
| After beveling a corner using the Subdiv Bevel tool, increasing the Divisions no longer generates incorrect results. ALS-14790 |
| Fixed an issue that caused a CV to be incorrectly moved to scene origin (0, 0, 0) when beveling (Subdiv > Bevel) certain subdivision objects. ALS-14449 |
| Visualization |
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| Resolved an issue that caused hidden line rendering (WindowDisplay > Hidden Line) to stop working after you turn on Supersampling in the Shaded Anti-Alias options. ALS-15507 |
| Fixed a render quality issue related to Ambient Occlusion results. ALS-14898 |
| VREDAnalysis (VRED NURBS Analysis diagnostic shader) no longer crashes when using Quadro P2000 driver 26.21.14.3170 / 431.70 and VREDAnalysis version 15.0.0.11321. ALS-15410 |
| Ambient Occlusion > Computation now longer generates unwanted patterns in rendered subdivision models. ALS-13844 |
| Saving a shader from the Multi-Lister (File > Save As) as a .wire file no longer incorrectly adds ".wire" to the extension of the accompanying ICON file. ALS-14757 |
| The Iso Angle diagnostic shader manipulator vector and Vector Control values no longer reset after saving the file and reopening it in a new Alias session. ALS-14453 |
| Data Transfer |
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| Curve data is no longer modified or missing from CATIA files when imported into Alias. ALS-13846 |
| You can now import .sat and .x_t files as references using the Reference Manager. ALS-14512 |
| Resolved a crash caused by imported STP files creating invalid WIRE files. ALS-14926 |
| You no longer need to select File > Update All in the Reference Manger to import ICEM RMS files as references. ALS-14796 |
| Fixed an issue related to Alias curves-on-surfaces not being exported as 3D curves when Export Curves On Surfaces is turned on in the CATIA 5 export options. ALS-15011 |
| Surfaces from PTC Granite files no longer have quality issues after being imported into Alias. ALS-15052 |
|Dynamo
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|Turning on Show Labels on Dynamo nodes now displays labels as expected. ALS-11391|
|Dynamo no longer crashes when attempting to use it after it has been idle for extended periods of time. ALS-12139|
|Create VR |---| |Create VR no longer crashes when you load a subdivision cage containing non-manifold geometry. Instead, Create VR does not load the subdivision geometry into the environment. SBVR-1030
Known Issues
Create VR may take longer than usual to shut down after working with scenes containing a large number of objects. While Create VR shuts down, the visuals in your headset may become static. SBVR-1757
Workaround - Remove your VR headset while Create VR shuts down to avoid visual discomfort.
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