March 2008 Archives

Thanks to the flexibility of interiorcad, it is possible to change the appearence of the opening triangle in the front design dialog. The default behaviour shows the base of the triangle at the hinged side. To swap it, visit your "XG Resources" folder. Open the file "Unit.txt" in a text editor. Check whether the parameter DoorTriangle:0 exists. If not simply add it. DoorTriangle:0 is the default. You can change it to DoorTriangle:1 if desired:

If the libraries provided by interiorcad are not enough, users may want to create custom handle symbols. To make it appear in the unit editor, it needs to assign a cutting list and to set the unit group to "Handle".

To do so:

• Edit the symbol
  
• Choose "3D Component"
  
• Select the extrude/group/whatsoever representing the handle
  
• From the "interiorcad" menu, choose "Assign Cutting List..."
  
• Enter an "Item-No.:"
  
• Untick the option "Assign Class Automatically"
  
• Select the entry "Handle" from the popup menu. This step is essential as the handle otherwise will not appear in the unit editor:
  
• Confirm the dialog
  
• Exit the symbol

• To make it appear in costings, you'll need to add it to the handle database. In the menu "Workshop" point to "Fittings" and select the entry "Edit Handles".
  
• To make its borings appear in part layouts, you'll additionally need to create a drilling pattern for it.
  

interiorcad 2008 SP2 provides new as well as improvements over existing features.

New features and enhancements

• Via the front design preferences it is now possible to configure default connectors for newly created front design elements ("Always create partitions with connector X")
  
• Proper mapping of image based textures on front panels (e.g. to map a dishwasher front onto a door panel)
  
• Rebates on drawer bottoms are now possible even in case of underfloor slides
  
• Ability to drill handle borings from either the inner or outer side of a door
  
• Progress dialog for Part Layout on MacOS
  
• Dowels for imperial measurements
  
• Progress dialog when copying XG Resources to the user's DataFolder
  
• Autocreation of workpieces when converting a VectorWorks object to a VectorWOP object accepts
  • Polygons
    
  • Polylines
    
  • Circles
    
  • Arc Segments
    
  • Rectangles
    
  • Rotated Rectangles
    
  • NURBS-Curves
    
  • Extrudes
    
• Ability to output a supplier ID (boards, edges, coverings) during NC-Export
  
• Support for "CASE...OF" expressions in VectorWOP'S NC output configuration files
  

• Some interiorcad plug-in objects didn't trigger copying the XG Resources folder to the user's DataFolder
• Many fixes to (non-rectangular) frames
• Unit name was sporadically disappearing when editing a unit
• Double-doors messed up the front design under certain circumstances
• Second handle on drawer front panel couldn't be removed
• Costing didn't honor "per unit" cost centers
• Lot's of improvements & fixes in part layouts

We are very pleased to launch interiorcad 2008 SP2. It is a free update for all interiorcad 2008 users, providing lots of bug fixes and new features. As a user of versions prior to VectorWorks 2008 please contact your local distributor.

As interiorcad 2008 requires an unlock code, please send your full address information and VectorWorks 2008 serial number to interiorcad@extragroup.com. We will then provide the download link and credentials as well as your unlock code.

For more details please pay attention to the entries preparations before updating interiorcad 2008 and the interiorcad 2008 SP2 fixes & features.

Enjoy interiorcad 2008.