New Features
- 64-bit: HighDesign is now built as a 64-bit application. This brings up to 10x speed improvements on drawing regeneration, refresh, file load and save.
- Associative Dimensions: linear dimensions can now be linked to objects and automatically adjust their geometry and measurement value to their associated object.
- [Pro] Compound Walls: new type to create walls made of more than one layer. Each internal component can have its own name, role, thickness, fill and hatch.
- Edit Group command allows to modify the member items of a group in a separate workspace.
- Direct selection for group members: hold down the Cmd key to quickly select and modify members of a group without ungrouping.
- [Pro] Sheets now have a new "Hide Others" display option to automatically isolate the current sheet.
- The View menu is now a top-level menu on the menu bar, and adds commands to control the pen weights, layer and sheet display options.
- New Drawing display modes: By Project, By Layer, Wireframe or Wireframe monochromatic.
- Measure Area tool.
- Linear units: added kilometers, yards, miles and points.
- Snap labels show the current snap status and point type.
- Quick object info shows basic, on-screen information about the current object under the cursor.
- Vector Info show angle and length of the current segment.
- New preference option to increase the size of on-screen info texts.
- Option to disable pen weight zooming.
- Option to mask the area outside the current page.
- New Arc/Circle widget to switch shape during the construction of arcs and circles.
- Export As PNG now supports the alpha channel.
- GIF import and export.
- PDF import as high-DPI image with ability to choose the page to import.
- Image files can be dragged directly onto the drawing area and open immediately for quick insertion.
- [Pro] Save visible sheets command in the File menu.
- New Copy as Image command copies an image of the selected project in the clipboard. Available formats are JPG, PNG @72 DPI, PNG @300 DPI, PNG @300 DPI with alpha channel and GIF.
- New Distribute command to arrange the selected objects by their centers, top or bottom bounds, or spacing.
- The Text Style toolbar now provides Cancel and Confirm buttons.
- Preferences: added the ability to send automatic, anonymous feedback reports to Ilexsoft.
- Object Info: Arcs can now be edited by diameter and internal angle. Doors and windows show both structural and frame widths.
- Text font in Text and in Dimension inspectors can now be set also via the OS X Font Panel. This option allows to access more typefaces for the selected font family.
- Added preference to enable/disable live view refresh during scrolling and panning.
Changes and Miscellaneous Improvements
The following issues have been resolved in this release:
- DWG/DXF: improved export and import.
- Redesigned the Window Inspector and added option to to disable door casing.
- Added all engineering and architectural drawing scales.
- Doors and windows can now be moved and duplicates onto different walls.
- Improved Copy and Paste.
- Improved numeric input of arcs and circles.
- Pen weight modes have been renamed to "bitmap", "low resolution" and "high resolution".
- Improved high-resolution pen weights for better on-screen rendering.
- Miscellaneous fixes.