What's New

This section describes the new and enhanced functionality in

This page discusses:

R2022x FD01 (FP.2205)

Plates, Gussets, End Caps Improvements

The user experience of Plates, Gussets, and End Caps features is now improved.
And existing information related to Plates, Gusset, and EndCaps in the xFrame user guide is reorganized according to the new workflows.
Benefits: Creating plates, gussets, and end caps are now easier and faster.
For more information, see Plates, Gussets, and End Caps

Cutout Enhancements

You can now create cutouts on structural members, plates, gussets, and endcaps from sketches containing multiple closed profiles.
Benefits: Creating cutouts are now efficient using the multicontour sketch.
For more information, see Creating Cutouts on Members

Custom Pierce Points

You can now add custom pierce points to profiles while creating custom structure sections. You can also enable viewing the pierce points in the work area.
Benefits: Offsetting member profiles is now easier.
For more information, see Creating Structure Sections

Lock and Unlock Workflow Updates

The workflow of Lock and Unlock features is now slightly changed to keep it consistent with all the platform applications. The existing Lock Geometry and Unlock Geometry features are removed from the Tools section of the action bar. However, the context toolbar options remain unchanged.
Benefits: The behavior of Lock and Unlock commands is now aligned with all the platform applications.
For more information, see Locking and Unlocking Components

Share as 3DXML to 3DSwym Improvement

You can now specify the 3DXML file name using the new 3DXML file options menu on the Share File dialog box before sharing it on the 3DSwym community.
Benefits: This improvement is helpful for a general purpose and for the Makers project.
For more information, see Sharing 3D Files with 3DSwym Communities

Import ECAD Files

You can now import the ECAD (IDF 2.0 and 3.0) circuit board files in the work area.
Benefits: The ECAD files are useful in downstream applications for thermal simulation or electromagnetic analysis or for building enclosures.
For more information, see Importing Geometry

Updated Context Toolbar in the Sketch Environment

The context toolbar, when sketching in the work area, now provides the additional commands such as Extrude , Normal To , and Hide . In addition to this update, the touch toolbar also displays the Normal To feature.
Benefits: It is now easy for users sketching in the touch environment to use the Extrude , Normal To , and Show/Hide features.
For more information, see Tablet or Mobile Device Option Context Toolbars

Roll Back Behavior Improvements

After you finish editing a feature in a nonactive OGS set in the tree, the rollback shifts to its last position in the previously active set.
Benefits: The manual rollback to the previously active set is no longer required.
For more information, see Rolling Back Features in the Design Tree

Enable Chain Selection for Convert Entity and Projection Curve

You can now use the new Select Chain context toolbar option to project and copy an entire chain of linked sketch entities or edges while converting sketch entities and creating projection curves.
Benefits: Converting entities and producing project curves is now faster due to the chain selection of sketch entities.
For more information, see Converting External Geometries and Sketches Creating Projection Curves

Restoring Unsaved Changes While Opening Models from Recent Content

You can now restore your unsaved changes even if you open your model from Recent Content on the home page.
Benefits: You can now choose if you want to open the restored version or revert to the permanently saved version.

Converting a Picture to a Sketch

You can convert an inserted picture into a 2D sketch.
Benefits: Converting a sketch allows you to more quickly create geometry from a picture by determining the edges of an object of interest and converting those edges to graphical entities which in turn are made into a 2D sketch.
For more information, see Converting a Picture to a Sketch

Circular component pattern

You can now create circular pattern of a component in an assembly.
Benefits: You can create the Circular Component Pattern for any part in the assembly. Specify Instance angle or Pattern angle parameters to create the pattern.
For more information, see Creating Circular Component Patterns

Smart Mate with Design Assistance

You can drag a component with one or more degrees of freedom and automatically create fully constrained mates with another component.
Benefits: The dragged component snaps into position and provides a preview of the mated solution. The mates display in the tree. You can accept, edit, or cancel the suggested mates.
For more information, see Creating Mates Using Smart Mate

Create construction geometry while sketching

You can now create a construction entity while sketching.
Benefits: You can enable the Construction mode to create construction geometry while sketching. The standard sketch enables, when the Construction mode is turned OFF.
For more information, see Working in Sketches

R2022x GA

Creating Custom Plates

You can now create custom plates using the existing Structure Plate feature.
Benefits: You can now create and use customized plates. You can place the custom plates on single members or between multiple members to connect them.
For more information, see Plates, Gussets, and End Caps

Creating Members

The existing Structure Member feature is now renamed to Path Segment Member. You can now create members between existing members or along the intersection of planes, faces, or surfaces. You can also create point-based members.
Benefits: You can create members using multiple ways.
For more information, see Creating and Editing Members

Flexible Sub-Assembly

You can now create repositionable sub-assemblies using the Flexibility context toolbar option that you can access from the Design Manager Tree. 
Benefits: You can make sub-assembly components flexible in their parent assembly. You can use the flexible components in another parent assembly while keeping their ability intact.
For more information, see Making Sub-Assemblies Flexible

Specifying Mouse Preferences

You can now specify mouse preferences from Me > Preferences or from the landing page.
Benefits: The mouse preference settings are common for all dashboard apps and are not restricted to any widget.
For more information, see Specifying Preferences

Shortcut Rings

Shortcut rings are available for all the modeling dashboard apps.
Benefits: You can use shortcut rings for quick access to the commonly used commands.
For more information, see Shortcut Rings

Opening Components without Subcomponents

When you import or open a component that does not have any sub, the component displays as in the tree.
Benefits: You can now distinguish the components with subcomponents from the components without subcomponents in the tree.

Importing and Exporting Geometry

You can now import or export geometry in the ACIS file format.
Benefits: The ACIS format gives the flexibility to import a geometry in *.sat, *.sab, *.asat, *.asab file types or export a geometry in *.sat file type.

Accessing Sketch/Ref Geometry Accessible from Feature Dialog

You can now access the sketch creation/edition directly from the features dialog without exiting.
Benefits: When in a feature dialog selection field requiring a sketch or axis for example : you can use the options available in the three-dot menu to create or edit a sketch, plane, or axis. You can then go back to the feature without losing any of your previous inputs.
For more information, see Dialog Boxes

Viewing Sketch Offset Dimension

You can now see the sketch offset dimension in the dialog box callout.
Benefits: The sketch offset dimension is now available in the dialog box hence easily visible.
For more information, see Sketch Offset

Measuring Objects

The User Interface and workflow of the Measure tool is enhanced.
Benefits: The Measure tool is enhanced to work quickly.
For more information, see Measure