Version Archive

This information includes the new features, fixed issues, and known issues for previous Deep View releases.

Version 5.0.152.1396

• Compatibility with Vista and Office 2007.
• New look interface.
• A new 3D Editing toolbar that comprises Cross Section, Pull Apart, Steps, zooming and scene rotation tools. Some of the numerous feature include:
  • Viewing your model using orthographic or perspective projection.
  • Cross section functionality to view portions of your model.
  • Setting a Model Render mode.
  • Transformation modes, including scene level control and 'pull apart' mode.
  • Zoom buttons.
• Sketchup support.
• OpenFlt support.
• Parts list and Steps Information view in the Scene Tree.
• Improved measurement functionality including two new measurement tools.
• Support for regions.
• Thrust line support.
• Meta data support.
• Audio support in Steps.
• An updated User Help Reference is available.

Release 4.1.56

• A new Tools toolbar that comprises Teamwork, Measurements, Steps, and Model Views tools. Some of the numerous feature include:
  • Display and control step animations.
  • Create dimensions and markups on your 2D images and 3D scenes.
  • Create and display model views.

• View and hide shadows.
• Deep View now supports AutoCAD Sheet Set (.dst) files.
• An updated User Help Reference is available.

Release 4.0.24

• There are no new features for this release of Deep View.

Release 4.0.17

• Deep View now supports Right Hemisphere (.rh) version 4 files.
• The 'Graphics Mode' command has been renamed to 'Display Renderer'.
• Deep View now now supports the EA/AMIGA Interchange (.iff) and Scalable Vector Graphics (.svg) files.
• Deep View now uses updated branding/graphics including an updated About box.
• The Display modes have been updated; they now match the Deep Exploration 4.0 display modes.
• Deep View now displays PMI markups. Note that these are only supported in the Right Hemisphere 4.0 format.
• When you select an object in the scene, it is highlighted red.

Release 3.7.57

• Microsoft Office 2000 is now supported.

Release 3.7.54

• An updated User Help Reference is available.
• You can view 2D and 3D content in Adobe FrameMaker. Please note that you must have Adobe FrameMaker 7.1 installed.
• You can now check for Cotex updates for Deep View at any time; the Internet Update command is available on the 3D viewport right-click menu for all applications. It is also available on the 2D viewport right-click menu in Framemaker and Deep Server Web.
• You can now view the scene through the selected camera by right-clicking the camera in the Scene tree and clicking Activate Camera.
• The new installer does not allow you to install Deep Publish when certain applications are open: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook (when Word is used as the editor), Internet Explorer, and Adobe FrameMaker.

Release 3.6.24

• An updated User Help Reference is available.
• The menu option 'About Deep View' is now available via right-clicking in the 3D viewport.
• The Automotive Standard camera view is now available via right-click 3D viewport > Views > Automotive Standard.
• Pressing the F11 key in Fullscreen display mode now moves you back to the Standard display mode.
• A new download client is available which allows you to select the folder in which to install downloaded files from the Deep Server Web site.

Release 3.5.7

• Updates are now performed automatically using Cortex, Right Hemisphere's newest utility.
  • Facility to update program files and plugins manually via the Start menu.
  • Automatic updates performed every 15 days.
  • Self-updating capability.
  • Updates can be performed via a local address; helpful if your organization uses a firewall, or if the Internet is unavailable.
• The right-click Background menu includes options for the display of the background in Image mode:
  • Transparent option applies a transparent background.
  • Opaque option applies the currently selected color as an opaque background.
• Tags can be read from .vrml files.

Release 3.0.18

When you first use Deep View, a list is displayed of the available graphics rendering modes for the graphics card that is installed on your computer. The best graphics mode for your graphics card is automatically detected, and you can simply click OK to use it as the default.

We recommend using the auto-detect mode, however you can select another mode from the list if required. You can modify the render mode at a later date using the Display>Graphics menu while in Interactive mode.

Version 5.0.152.1396

• The right-click option to add a background image has been removed.
• The Open Background option (which previously allowed you to add an image to use as the scene's background) has been removed. The Clear Background and Background Color options have also been removed.
• The Information Bar has been removed. Previously this was accessed via Right-click 3D viewport > Show Information Bar.

Release 4.1.56

• Deep View no longer fails in Internet Explorer.
• The desktop is no longer displayed when the model's background is set to transparent.
• The progress bar now remains within the active area when downloading a file.
• All the file associations in the Drag and Drop tab are now selected by default.
• Deep View no longer fails when used with Windows 2000.
• The right-click menu command, Default View, now works as expected.
• The color of the lines in .ai files now matches the color used in Adobe Illustrator.
• The best display renderer is now selected when you use Deep View for the first time.
• In Word, you can now double-click the active area to switch to Interactive mode.
• The names of the lights in the Lights menu have been updated to match those in Deep Exploration 4.

Release 4.0.24

• The word 'Beta' is no longer displayed in the Deep View About box.

Release 4.0.17

• There are no fixes for this release of Deep View.

Release 3.7.57

• There are no fixes for this release of Deep View.

Release 3.7.54

• There are no fixes for this release of Deep View.

Release 3.6.24

• The Perspective mode is now selected by default and works as expected.
• Backface rendering is now automatically turned on.
• You can now hide the Information bar when viewing an image on the Deep Server Web site.
• The Shaded Illustration display settings have been improved and now more closely resemble Deep Exploration default settings.

Release 3.5.7

• You can now click a URL in an HTML page and a new instance of Internet Explorer is started without losing any existing 3D content pages.
• The Mesh properties option tab located on the Object Properties BREP tab now works for NURBS objects.
• Textures with alpha channels now display correctly.
• Benchmarking is available again within the application.
• Markups can now be edited.
• RH HTML pages no longer fail when the grahics mode is changed.
• A new version of the Deep Publish download client is available, with which to download files from the Right Hemisphere Deep Search Web site.

Release 3.0.21

PowerPoint presentations relating to Office 2000, version 9 no longer display a ghosted 2D image and persistent watermark.

Release 3.0.18

Existing smoothing normals are now used by default.

Release 4.1.56

• If video is embedded in a step, it does not play.
• If your My Documents folder is on a network drive, you cannot disconnect that drive prior to running the uninstaller.
• The desktop is no longer displayed when the model's background is set to transparent.

Release 4.1.56

• You must upgrade your graphics card drivers to the most recent version in order to display model views with PMI markups as expected.
• The Parts list has been removed form the Information bar.
• There is no longer a delay with displaying a scene in Internet Explorer once it has been downloaded.
• The display mode selected in the right-click menu does not match the current display mode if another model view is selected which has a different display mode.
• The Deep Publish installer now creates a Deep View User Group in Windows to help with Cortex updates.
• The color of the lines in .dxf files now matches the color used in Deep Exploration 4.
• The scene is not display as expected in FrameMaker when the background is set to transparent.

Release 4.0.24

• Occasionally Deep View fails when viewing Word, PowerPoint, and FrameMaker documents created with an earlier version of Deep Publish.
• Patterned backgrounds are not displayed as expected when viewed as transparent in PowerPoint. This occurs when viewed with the DirectX 8, DirectX 9, and OpenGL display renderers.
• The resolution of the 3D model in Image mode does not change after you resize the active area for a model dragged into PowerPoint.
• Occasionally not all cameras are displayed.
• Occasionally not all PMI data is displayed when the model is first displayed in the viewport.
• Models are not displayed correctly in Deep Server Web when viewed in full-screen, auto-rotate is selected, and the right-click menu is displayed. This occurs when using the DirectX 8 and DirectX 9 display renderers.
• Several right-click menu items are not displayed when an object is selected in the 3D viewport when viewed with Deep Server Web

Release 4.0.17

• Occasionally Internet Explorer fails or does not respond when viewing content with Deep View. To resolve this issue, choose Tools > Internet Options from the Internet Explorer menu bar, clear the 'Use HTTP1.1' and 'Use HTTP1.1 through proxy connections' check boxes on the Advanced tab, and then click Apply > OK.
• Installing Deep View creates Deep Publish registry keys. These are not removed when you uninstall Deep View.
• The object properties Attributes, BREP, NURBS Curve, and NURBS Surface tabs are not being displayed.
• The Automotive Standard command has been removed.
• The arrow keys do not work as expected when viewing 3D content in Internet Explorer.
• The right-click 3D viewport > Animate Options > Options command is always disabled, even when a scene contains animation.
• Deep View no longer supports benchmarking. All functionality relating to this tool has been removed.
• Some of the shortcut keys do not currently work as expected.
• The 'Restore to default camera view' shortcut key, does not work as expected.
• The background is not automatically being set to opaque when the background is changed to a color. To change the background to opaque, right-click the 3D viewport and choose Background > Opaque.

Release 3.7.57

• There are no known issues for this release of Deep View.

Release 3.7.54

• Deep View is not supported in Mozilla Firefox.
• When using the application with Deep Server Web, you must click the viewport before using the navigation shortcuts.
• The Zoom Extents navigation shortcut does not work as expected. This will be resolved in future releases of the application.
• Deep View cannot read Adobe Illustrator Vector Graphic (.ai) files in Deep Server Web. To view this file format you need to install Deep Publish.
• Occasionally the display does not refresh correctly when using DirectX version 8 and 9 and changes are made to the display settings or changing the display modes. To resolve this, select a new render mode.
• 3D content created in FrameMaker is seen as a 'grey box' in the absence of Deep View or Deep Publish.

Release 3.6.24

• The display does not refresh correctly when using DirectX version 9 and changes are made to the display settings.
• Textures with alpha channels display incorrectly.
• You cannot view the vector ouputs .ai, .dxf, .cgm, and .svg.
• You cannot save PowerPoint slide shows that contain 3D content to CD or a folder by using File > Package for CD. That is, the ActiveX controls are not supported and this results in all the 3D content being displayed as images.
• Several navigation shortcuts do not work correctly when 3D content is viewed with Deep Server Web.
• Cortex is currently not automatically updating previous versions of Deep View. To resolve this, perform a manual update by selecting Start > All Programs > Right Hemisphere > Cortex, then select File > Internet Update and click Yes. This ensures future updates are performed automatically. Permission to write to the folder where the application is installed (the application folder) is required for Cortex updates.

Release 3.5.7

• To resolve the problem of the application failing in all graphic modes except Software Z-buffer, you should upgrade your NVIDIA driver to version 61.76.
• The Start menu links are only created for the local user, and not for 'all' users. To correct this, a person with Administrator permissions must copy the links from the Administrators profile to C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Right Hemisphere.

Release 3.0.12

If you are using an NVIDIA graphics card, we recommend making the anti-aliasing settings available before using Deep View. This enables you to control the amount of anti-aliasing and improve the display performance.

To make the anti-aliasing settings available in Deep View:
1. From Control Panel, open the Display Properties dialog.
2. Click Settings>Advance and then click the NVIDIA graphics card tab. A hierarchical tree is displayed.
3. Click OpenGL Settings in the tree and clear all setting's check boxes.
4. Click Apply and then click OK.
5. Close the Display Properties dialog.

The Anti-aliasing Settings tab will now be displayed on the NVIDIA Special Config dialog and you can establish anti-alias settings. You can now begin to use Deep View.

Release 3.0.18

When you double-click inside a scene in Image mode, Visual Basic is started. This is a default Microsoft convention.