Thinking of upgrading? Want to see when a feature was introduced? Below outlines all the major inclusions into the 21.1 version of the CAD Add-in.
The installation of the Sovelia CAD Add-in has been made easier. With only one package (The Sovelia Desktop Installer) to run that includes Sovelia Sync, The CAD Add-in and the latest configuration files for Sovelia Inventor (L0) Bootstrap points to the "LocalDisk", Sovelia Engineering (L1) Bootstrap points to "LocalDisk" or Sovelia PLM (L2) Bootstrap points to the "Sovelia".
In this version we have the ability to create a Sovelia reference for a virtual component that exists in an Inventor assembly.
Once created the virtual component can be included as part of a Sovelia bill of materials and sent to Sovelia for viewing and editing in the HTML environment. It supports all the normal functions of Revise, Status and Details. The thumbnail of the virtual component shows the Assembly thumbnail when Published or Promoted or Revised.
The created Sovelia item of the virtual component also supports the Primary or Secondary workflow.
The property card can be configured specifically for virtual components.
The default behaviour is to send the virtual components as part of the BOM to Sovelia however there is an option in the UIConfig-Inventor.xml to explicitly exclude virtual components in the BillOfMaterial section has new attribute, IncludeVirtualComponents, sent to Sovelia.
Example:
<BillOfMaterialsAllowBOMForInseparable="false"AlwaysEnableStructuredBOM="false"UseItemQty="false"IncludeVirtualComponents="false"/>
In previous versions Inventor would need to be configured with the precise iLogic routines in the Sovelia Toolbar. You would then need to restart your Inventor session to see the iLogic tool/button appear. Now by placing the iLogic file in the correct folder the iLogic icon and description will appear in the toolbar without having to add additional information to configuration files making the whole process much easier and transparent for users.
* ILogic rules are only configured in the Inventor-profile.xml. A path can be set where the vbs-files are loaded from. Normal loading from the %programdata% folder is also active. The folder can be on a local disk or UNC path. The "ReadAutomatically" switch controls the dynamic loading mechanism. The file name of the file is shown in Inventor.
Inventor-profile.xml Example:
<ILogicScriptsLocation=["c:\\iLogic"|"\\server\folder\"] ReadAutomatically="true">
Replace the secondary file with the primary file that is assigned to the Sovelia reference: One or more files can be pointing to the same reference in Sovelia. But only one can drive reference information. "Replace with Primary" finds the file assigned to be the references primary driver, downloads it from Vault and replaces it in the assembly context.
Moved Inventor Thumbnail update to separate action, see config section.
Adding the action to the command Thumbnail should be sent. In the example below it is the Promote command that sends the thumbnail to Sovelia as a PreAction. It can also be generated as part of the Publish and Revise triggers.
Inventor-Profile.xml Example:
<OnCommand Id="SoveliaEngineering.Promote">
<PreAction Id="SendThumbnailAction"/>
<Conditions/>
</OnCommand>
New Busy indicator in property updates dialog and other places to show the system is processing your request.
Grid loading speed performance enhancement. In a continuing effort to improve performance we have worked behind the scenes to improve the speed the Grid loads when opening or updating the grid.
Property card width is changeable to display more description and field information. Once stretched the property card stays in position even if you close and open the property card again.
When selecting the Type tree in the property card the order the types appear in the list respects any alterations from the standard made in the language file on the Sovelia Server.
Although you do not have any models loaded in your inventor session it is still possible to turn on and off the property grid window by pressing the property grid icon in the Sovelia Add-in toolbar window or the X in the Property grid tab.
If the BOM is not successfully sent to Sovelia we have improved the messages the user receives so that the user may diagnose the issue better and resolve the problem more easily.
Above shows the 21.1 version Change State Button layout.
To reflect user feedback the order the "Change State" and "Close" buttons appear in the dialogue box for the Change state command have been swapped to reflect a standard flow from other commands.
21.1.1
This is an overview document for a specific version of Sovelia CAD Add-in. Not every detail or feature is covered. You should look for further information or contact us or look at, how-to articles, tutorials, webinars and reference documents on Sovelia.com for more information.
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