Deep Exploration Release Notes

These release notes describe and illustrate the features of this latest release of Deep Exploration. 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 the Release Notes for 64bit Deep Exploration, please see 64Bit Release Notes.

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

User Interface

• Search and Select dialog: search area: selected, visible or all, numerical input.
• Tool Assistant Panel displays selected tool parameters and functions to optimize the authoring of content.

Object Editing

• Cross Section Tool - updated user interface in Tool Assistant.
• Drawing Tools - updated user interface in Tool Assistant.
• Measurement Tool now supports point to point measurements.
• Move Tool - snap and center alignment of 3D objects via Tool Assistant.
• Move Pivot Point Tool - snap and center alignment of Pivot Point via Tool Assistant.
• Rotate Tool updated user interface in Tool Assistant.
• Section Cut Tool updated user interface in Tool Assistant.
• Decal Mapping Tool enables the application of raster image decals/textures to a selected polygon region or selected 3D model.
• Volume Select Tool enables the creation of selections based on rectangular or spherical envelopes using the Tool Assistant.

Scene Configuration and Layout

• Detail View Tool in the Tool Assistant to create locator graphics.
• Enhanced Universal, CAD and PMI Metadata support and Browser.
• Layout Manager Dropdown, to quickly customize and change Layouts during a session.
• Customizable tool tabs present sets of toolbars for a specific task.
• Panels and Toolbars - placement and visibility within a Layout can be controlled by both a Layout, and/or Tool Tabs, for complete customization of workflows.
• Panels can now be docked onto each other.
• Panel Dropdown icon enables panels to be quickly turned on/off.
• The File Lists (Files, My 3D Models, Materials, Symbols, Textures, Scripts, Environment Maps) are now panels that can be docked anywhere within the user interface.
• Multiple Bill of Materials (BOM) support (Create and Edit).
• Tool Assistant Panel displays selected tool parameters, and functions to help optimize the authoring of content.
• Menus have been renamed, reordered, relocated, and optimized for ease of use.
• File > Open Recent menu item added.
• Customize Layout enhanced for ease of use.
• New Navigation Toolbar contains updated (Display, View) menus, and can be docked directly above the 3D viewport.
• Enhanced Search/Select (F3) for Visual Manufacturing.
• Rotate navigation mode renamed Orbit.
• Turntable navigation mode now supported.
• Walk navigation mode now supported (Camera Height and Start Position).
• Add to Favorites added to the toolbar in Folder Explorer.
• Rotation on Cursor in Orbit mode for easier navigation of 3D scenes.
• Zoom on Cursor is now the default zoom mode for easier navigation of both 2D/3D scenes.

CAD and DCC Model Translation

• Enhanced CAD loaders to import solids for spline based vector export.
• "Solid Import" method for all CAD files.
• Solid Tool: now in the Tool Assistant.
• Unigraphics visibility/reference set support.
• Support for transparency in Solid Edge files.
• SolidWorks can import PMI (initial stage) and Model Views (requires a copy of SolidWorks).
• 3DS Max 2010 support.
• RH Maya 2009 Import/Export plugin.
• Adobe Illustrator enhancements.
• Microsoft Windows Enhanced Metafile (.emf) support.
• Ability to import UV mapping coordinates.
• Optimized tessellation settings.
• CATIA v5 Import Construction Geometry option added.
• CATIA v5 Part naming option added.
• CATIA Point Style support.
• JTPMI Version 9 support (import and export).
• Textured JT file (import and export).
• Pro/ENGINEER Neutral file format support with WF4.
• Pro/ENGINEER WF4 support.
• Unigraphics Model View for part files (initial development).
• Unigraphics texture support (initial development).
• Mental Images (.mi) support.

High Dynamic Range Rendering (HDR)

• Advanced material thumbnail display allowing easy material identification and object selection by material.
• HDR Rendering Layout optimizes the user interface and workflow to quickly create photorealistic images.
• Photorealistic HDR rendering using HDR Environment Maps.
• Right Click > Drag & Drop HDR Environment Maps.
• Drag & Drop HDR Materials.
• Right Click > Drag & Drop Backplates (also known as Background Images).
• HDR Environment Map controls.
• Alpha Channel support for compositing.
• Preset rendering setting for ease of use.
• Advanced rendering settings for full control of rendering properties.
• Render Region tool to quickly visualize final results.

Material Enhancements

• HDR material support.
• Ability to create layered materials.

Steps and Procedures

• Ability to save Layered Material state per step.
• Step subtitle option to stay visible until next step is selected.
• Camera navigation (Orbit, Walk, Turntable, Pan, Zoom) mode set per step.

Model Views and Portfolios

• Model View subtitle option to stay visible until next model view is selected.
• Part and Assembly transforms (Move or Pull Apart) can be saved per model view.
• Camera navigation (Orbit, Walk, Turntable, Pan, Zoom) mode set per model view.
• Ability to save Layered Material state per model view.

Line Art Illustrations Authoring and Rendering

• ISO Safety Symbols Library.
• CAD loaders to import Solids for Spline based vector export.
• Improved quality of fills (multiple colors per mesh, and hole support).
• Option to output fill regions as splines instead of polylines.

Publishing

• Ability to set Default Lighting Mode in 3D Scene.
• Ability to minimize Java Code Generation when publishing PDFs.
• Publish interactive 3D files to preset Flex/ Deep View /HTML Templates.
• PDF Template Designer Portfolio Controls.

Installer

• New installer option: Deep Access Explorer Thumbnail Viewer. Thumbnails generated in Deep Exploration display in Windows Explorer Thumbnail or Icon View.

• HDR environment maps are viewed with one pixel when in Orthographic view, causing the background image to appear blurry. This is actually the nature of HDR environment map when viewed in orthographic.
• Drawing and Markup tool is now known as the Drawing tool. Please note that the Continuous Draw and Drawing Callouts have been temporarily removed.
• Scaling parts attached to a thrustline may distort the the thrustline.
• When a Toolbar is added to a Layout, the change is indicated by a [*]. This indicates that the layout needs to be saved. For Panels, this only applies when a Panel is set to open based on Tabs (via Customize Layout Setting).
• VZMXL currently does not support Thrustlines and Measurements.
• Translating JTPMI to Catia5 files may result in incorrectly placed PMI.
• Decal Mapping:
• Pixilation issues may occur when used on high poly count meshes.
• Images with alpha channels may not display properly in OpenGL.
• UAC ( User Access Control) for Vista and Windows 7, when set to ON, affects Deep Exploration features. When UAC is set to ON, we recommend setting the Deep Exploration.exe to run as Administrator. This must be set to ON for:
• a) Publishing to PDF.
• b) Installing 3ds Max DCOM.
• c) Drag and drop files into Deep Exploration.
• HDR render mode does not respect all display modes.
• Gateway has been removed from Deep Exploration 6.0. It will be replaced by Deep Access Explorer which is due soon.

• Saving object transform in Model Views - Deep Exploration now supports saving the object position in Model Views. Right-click model view and click Store Object positions.
• Beta testers - we recommend uninstalling prior to installing the released version of Deep Exploration. Please also delete user files located in the following:.
• WinXP - C:\Documents and Settings\[username]\Application Data\Right Hemisphere\Deep Exploration60.
• Vista and Windows 7 - C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Right Hemisphere\Deep Exploration60.
• Registry entry - HKEY_Current_User\Software\Right Hemisphere\Deep Exploration60\Layout.
• Select Objects (F3) >Visual Context is a future feature.
• Walk mode is expecting to deal with real scene sizes. Camera height can be set for Walk Mode in File > Preferences > 3D Editor: Set Camera Height in Walk Mode. Walk speed can also be set here.
• Customize Layout, a few hints:
• When the 'Show/Hide' checkbox is ticked for a scene panel, folder or toolbar, it is set to display. For example, when My 3D Models is ticked to Show, 'By File' is set to Manual, and 'Tab' is set to OFF, it will always display for each tab in a layout. It will stay that way unless unticked.
• When 'By File' is set to Automatic, this means that if a file includes the attribute, a Panel, or Folder or Controller will display. An example is when Scene Panel: Animation 'By File' is set to Automatic, and 'By tab' is set to Yes. This means that when a scene has animation, the Animation Panel will automatically display. This is controlled on a tab by tab basis. If Animations is has the Show/Hide checkbox ticked for a tab, it will automatically display.
• Adding a Backplate to a scene is done by left mouse-click, dragging the file into the scene, and selecting 'As Backplate'.

Installation whilst maintaining a version of Deep Exploration 6.0.x on the same machine

DE 6.0 installs into a separate folder by default. In addition, there are separate start menu entries for each. For DE 5.7 users, your product activation codes will be used, so there is no need to re-activate. Thumbnails however, will need to be re-generated as these are stored separate from existing.

Upgrading to Deep Exploration 6.0

As Deep Exploration 6.0 is installed into a separate folder, there is no need to uninstall the previous Deep Exploration build 5.7 and install the latest build.

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 6.0 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 6.0. Without the required updates, the Deep Exploration 6.0. installer will fail.

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For Deep Exploration 6.0. 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.