Deep Exploration 64 bit Release Notes

These release notes describe and illustrate the features of this latest release of Deep Exploration 64bit. They address any issues not discussed in the Help reference or Readme documentation and they include information regarding installation.

For a list of bug fixes, please see the Right Hemisphere Support - Knowledgebase.

For a complete list of features, please see the Right Hemisphere website.

Please note that this document may be updated as more information becomes available

• Integration of DITA XML structured authoring tool (XMetaL XMAX).
• Full integration and publishing of 3D HTML DITA Task documents.
• Text Formatting tools for Text and Notes.
• Rich inline editing and formatting of text objects.
• 3D Line Illustration Editing Tools.
• 3D tangent line editing to reduce/eliminate 2D vector line cleanup.
• Deep Vision and Query.
• Support for Deep Vision format *.vds.
• High performance visualization of massive 3D assemblies.
• Advanced search engine operating on CAD models and metadata to quickly locate items of interest and apply actions.
• Support for the Visual Manufacturing workflow.
• Visual Manufacturing Tool integration.
• Visual Context Search.
• Manual Explode Tool.
• Rapid creation of both linear and spherical exploded animations and views.
• Assignment Layers Improvements.
• Expand and collapse Assignment Layer parts lists within Steps and Procedures panel to easily identify and select parts.
• Collaboration within Deep Exploration (Updated UI in DE/DV).
• Enables Deep Exploration content authors to collaborate with Deep View users.
• CGM Export Optimization.
• Smaller vector files and fewer points to edit.
• Toolbar Tips.
• Easily identified active Toolbars.
• Green Button HDR Cloud Rendering.
• Accelerates photorealistic rendering times, and reduces costs by off-loading the CPU intensive rendering to the Microsoft Azure cloud.
• MP4 export for video.

• Spatial Query using Contour\Grow Region by percent: please avoid using grow by percentage contour as there can be performance implications that cause Deep Exploration to appear as though it has hung. This is actually not the case, as Deep Exploration is processing. The workaround for this workflow is to use Scene units for the contour.
• Deep Server generated *.rh files cannot be imported into Max with the RH import/Exporter.
• RH PDF template designer control 'Animation End Options' causes Adobe Acrobat to close down.
• The cross section setting 'Cross section outline width' can cause unexpected behavior with the width numbers.
• Measurements in U3D file format have an inconsistent look when compared to the measurements created in Deep Exploration.
• Custom colored thrustlines are not being preserved in the save.
• Primitive points created in Deep Exploration disappear after a save. This is due to the point having its 'Size' setting reset to 0.
• Entering certain numbers into the Rich Text font size adds an extra digit to the number.
• HTML exits unexpectedly when loading in Safari v5.1.

• 'Conversion Protected' and 'Read only' rh files cannot be imported into Max Maya and XSI.
• To view customized callouts in the drop-down list, users need to:
• 1. Copy their custom *.cst file to c:\users\[username]\appdata\roaming\right Hemisphere\deep exploration65\.
• 2. Delete the current callout.xml, and
• 3. Restart Deep Exploration in order to re- populate the list, and make it visible in the callouts profile drop-down list.
• Users will need to establish an environment variable for their installation of Maya, in order to import Maya files with Maya versions 2009 and upwards; please refer to the help file for details.
• CADKey (cadl), HPGL( hpgl, hpgl2, plt) and WMF (wmf) no longer supported.
• Manual folder functionality in the Deep Exploration Parts list is not automated and needs to be manually inserted.
• Users cannot overwrite existing VDS file formats, only make copies.
• In a 3D PDF scene, duplicate objects are renamed with an additional '_1' suffix. This is by design, and is the nature of how the Adobe 3D format controls objects in a scene with the same names.
• Deep Exploration now validates *.rh file in load and save for possible changes to instance reference hierarchy. The utility displays a message warning that metadata could be lost.
• CADTools has been updated for this release. A new method for detecting hidden geometry has been included.
• Drawing Toolbar is no longer able to create Notes or Notes with Leaderlines. This is how handled by Text and Notes toolbar.
• For WinXP operating systems, Deep Exploration now requires Service Pack 3. This enables .NET v4 which is included in the installer. WinXP x64 has no Service pack 3, therefore one feature in Deep Exploration that will be incompatible with this operating system: Greenbutton.

• For Solidworks and Inventor, import options have been renamed. The 'Recommended' approach is now labelled 'Quickview ([Inventor or SolidWorks] Tessellation)', and the 'Alternate' approach is now labeled 'Load [Inventor or Solidworks] Solids'.

CATIA5

• Updated to support R20 sp5.
• Import options added:
• Import representations: (Assembly only).
• Import 2D sketch geometry.

CATIA4

• Improved Piping and Tubing translation:
• Import options added:
• Workspaces : All / Master only.
• Double sided surfaces.
• Removed 'Assembly' loading mode from CATIA4 files (.model, .dlv, .exp ), only enabled for Catia4 session files.
• Added 'Import Axis system' option to Catia4 format.

NX (UniGraphics)

• Improved link between FDT and its associated geometry.
• Read Multi-Level Promotion.
• Support arrangements.
• Supported NXV4.0A version along with NXV7.5.

Solidworks

• Improved configuration support.
• 2011 support both Recommended and alternate readers.

SolidEdge

• SolidEdge ST3 (Synchronous Technology version 3).

ProEngineer

• Support up to Wildfire 5.

Inventor

• Import option 'Import Inventor Solid' (previously called 'Alternate' reader) supports part color.
• Inventor 2011 support - both methods.

Neutral

• Added Assembly/Asset import option.

DGN

• Support of Microstation V8I.

• If 'Asset mode' is chosen for any CAD files: parts are instanced, sub-assemblies are not instanced.
• 'Asset' and 'Assembly' mode are not guaranteed to produce an identical result, especially when assembly level features/configurations are present.

CATIA5

• 'Assembly' mode processing of CAD files requires the 'Create extra section geometry' = 'No' import option.
• CATDrawing: Text can be out of position.

NX (UniGraphics)

• Assembly mode: Some assembly level features are not fully supported. Many visibility, layer, color and deformation of geometry settings are applied from the assembly level directly to part geometry and PMI.
• Asset mode: Assembly level instancing not applied, but part instancing is.

Solidworks

• When using 'Assembly' mode, both part and assembly import options must be set to load with 'Load Solidworks solid' (previously called 'Alternate').
• The 'Quick view' approach loads a snapshot of the last saved model extracted from the file. This may differ from result when loading using the 'Load Solidworks solid' (previously called 'Alternate' approach).
• The 'Alternate' approach loads the SolidWorks files by referencing the sub assembly and part files. Warning will be reported if files are missing.
• The 'Quick view' (previously called 'Recommended') approach does not support configurations.
• SolidWorks does not save geometry for all configurations by default. This means that some configurations will have no data and are empty. Activate the required configurations in SolidWorks before importing into Deep Exploration.

SolidEdge

• When using the Assembly mode, Assembly level visibility is not supported.

ProEngineer

• Assembly level features partially supported.
• Family table instances only supported with accelerator files.
• Pro/Cable files supported as wireframes.

Inventor

• When using the assembly workflow, both part and assembly import options should use the same load approach. Either both 'Quick view' or both 'Load Inventor solid'.
• The 'Quick view' approach loads a snapshot of the last saved model extracted from the file. This may differ from result when loading using the 'Load Inventor solid' approach.
• The 'Load Inventor solid' approach does not support metadata import.

STEP

• Export of polygonal mesh not supported.
• Export of views/capture not supported.
• Export of metadata not supported.

JT

• For Assembly mode load, it is preferable to provide JT files as a fully shattered assembly.
• For Assembly mode load using CAD files exported as monolithic or per-part JT files, PMI and or Modelviews for phantom subassemblies will not be processed properly.
• Expect a performance impact when using NURBS/BRep Mesh import preference. This should be avoided if possible.

Upgrading to Deep Exploration 6.5

Deep Exploration 6.5 will not upgrade over previous versions of Deep Exploration. Users will be required to first uninstall Deep Exploration 6.3.5 before installing Deep Exploration 6.5.

Notes

Before installing Deep Exploration, we advise closing all applications.

For network installation and deployment instructions, please see the Right Hemisphere Support - Knowledgebase.

For a network FAQ, please see the Right Hemisphere Support - Knowledgebase.

For the Standalone License Activation Guide, please see the Right Hemisphere Support - Knowledgebase.

For a Standalone License FAQ, please see the Right Hemisphere Support - Knowledgebase.

All customers using Deep Exploration version 6.5 will, at a minimum, require Adobe Reader 8.1 for PDF Publishing.

Note: For users with Microsoft Windows 2000 operating system, you will require all of the latest Microsoft Windows 2000 operating system updates to be installed before installing Deep Exploration 6.5. Without the required updates, the Deep Exploration 6.5. installer will fail.

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For Deep Exploration 6.5. silent install :

DeepExploration.exe /v"/passive ALLUSERS=1"

For the combined module ( ensuring that the file exists for Deep View or that you are going to do the regsvr32 after for Deep View ) :

DeepExplorationPackaged_ x. x. x.x.exe 0 /SILENT /MODULE DP /v/passive /MODULE DE /v"/passive ALLUSERS=1"

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Network Installation & Deployment - follow this link - Knowledgebase article.

Network FAQ - follow this link - Knowledgebase article.

Standalone License Activation Guide - follow this link - Knowledgebase article.

Standalone License FAQ - follow this link - Knowledgebase article.

More information and common questions can be found on the Right Hemisphere Knowledgebase.

The Help reference information is available from the Deep Exploration menu and by pressing F1 on your keyboard within Deep Exploration.

The version number scheme is 1.2.3.4567 where:

1 = Major version indicator. This would be incremented for a major release.
2 = Minor release that indicates new feature release between major releases.
3 = Indicates a patch that includes fixes only.

4567 = Build number as an identification of the build that is released.