The formZ 8.5.7 update is now available for Pro, Jr, free and student editions. Select Check for Update from the form•Z Help Menu to automatically update your v8.5 software.
Highlights of improvements in this version include:
Modeling:
- Sub-d Objects now support face colours.
- Copy/paste now perseveres layer groups.
- DAE import improved.
- Opening and saving files to DropBox locations with long path names no longer crashes.
- Layer groups are maintained with copy/paste operations.
- DWG/DXF/DWF plugin updated (OpenDWG 4.2.2)
- Stream Line tool icon now shows properly.
- Billboard tool now displays properly when changing image files.
- Define Arbitrary Reference plane tool now works properly in Wireframe.
- Edge Colour Layer override now works with the Material Average option.
- Show/Hide edges Layer override and Render as Shaded Surface now work as expected.
- Hide ghosted rendering options now work for dimensions and notes.
- Redo of Draft Angle operation now works after an undo.
- High facet count subdivision objects now work properly on Windows.
- The derive face tool now works properly on faces of subdivision objects.
- Hide ghosted rendering options now work for dimensions and notes.
- Various stability and performance improvements
Layout:
- Improved display efficiency of files with a lot of dimensions/notes/leaders.
- Improved efficiency of updating frame data from modelling.
- Resizing frames no longer leads to crashes in certain files.
- Printing no longer drops lines from frames.
- Layers now transfer in the order they appear in modelling.
- Layer groups now transfer from modelling.
- The frame parameters now has a larger list for selecting layers.
- Frame dialog has been adjusted to list layers in order of modelling and the layer list has been expanded and a button added to view the layer the list.
- Export defaults to polylines (higher order levels now disabled).
- The line tool now appears in the tool palette.
- Hide ghosted rendering options now work for dimensions and notes.
- Line tool icon now shows properly.
- Various stability and performance improvements.
OS X Specific:
- Palette positions are properly maintained on OS X systems with a second screen positioned above the main screen.
- The Favourite tools window now works properly on all screens on OS X (not just the main screen).
Please note: If you have installed any of the 8.5.7 WIP versions, please delete the WIP application folder and update your 8.5.6 (or earlier) installation.