Release Info until 2018

2017/12/13 Release V1590

Fixes

Stonemap BOM

With the last change from V1583 the stonemap BOM had always a line break. Now for stonemap BOM it is changed back to single line per item.


2017/12/05 Release V1583

Fixes

Register custom contour

Register custom contour was not locked for non privileged users.

GB integration in BOM

BOM items from GB are now mapped correctly to component library geometry.

Changes

JewelMakeBrep new option

Now there is an option available to convert all jewels to breps.

BOM jewel item display

The name display of jewel items was changed and uses now the structure name of the component library. Also the size is changed to more readable text.


2017/11/27 Release V1567

Fixes

Flipped crystals after Autopave

On some reversed faces the crystal were upside down.

Texture surface mapping

If surface mapping was used to apply an image on a surface, the U/V scale was wrong.

Random colors on mesh

The random colors did not work on mesh.

Update of component geometry

If a component geometry is already loaded in the session, the update of the component library did not reflect the geometry changes immediately.

Changes

Authentication error handling

If an authentication error happened the error message shows now more information about the reason.

Create casting part failure

The cavity cutter which could not subtract from the geometry will be on a special red colored layer.

Selection limit for JewelReassign, JewelSnap and JewelPipeditall

The selection limit was increased from 1000 to 10000 crystals per selection.

Row height in component library

In the component library the row height was changed to better distinguish between two components.


2017/10/11 Release V1535

Fixes

"Encountered an improper argument" message

The message “Encountered an improper argument” appeared if the component library was docked and was not visible at the moment when Rhino exits the last time. It tried to update the component library dialog which was not visible at startup.

Rhino Crash

In some situations Rhino Crashed after starting and opening a file.


2017/10/02 Release V1531

Fixes

Fancy cavity settings

Default settings of fancy cavities were not set correctly.

Short text for jewel map

It was not possible to set short text and color if SKU is not available in component library.

Support for non available components

If components are not yet available in component library (G4, G9, CZ, …) they can now be used together with the BOM and jewel map.

Jewel map BOM had zero count entries

The BOM which can be placed on technical drawings included entries with zero count. They will be now ignored.

Changes

Info in BOM if SKU is available in component library

There is now an additional information in the BOM (only from techPLM) if the SKU is available in component library.

Diameter for jewel map from non component library stones

The diameter is now calculated from the minimum bounding box length, instead of the maximum bounding box length.

Click on preview image in component library

The click on the preview image in the availability chart in component library will now return to the hierarchical view of the component library.


2017/09/25 Release V1526

Fixes

Default fancy cavity settings

All default settings for fancy cavities were set to zero.

Replace jewel

During replacing of non managed crystal blocks, the BOM count were doubled

BOM message for not available crystals

The message for crystals which are no longer available did not appear on TC-BOM items.

Crash in JewelCombine

If crystals do not have a valid SKU info, the JewelCombine command crashed.

Empty Swarovski Elements dialog

At some configurations the Swarovski Elements dialog appeared empty after starting Rhino.

Changes

Doubleclick in Swarovski Elements dialog

A double click normally fills the crystal set in an Automatik Pave or Pave on Line dialog. If there is no such dialog open, now the double click starts the JewelAdd command.


Release Info

2017/09/16 Release V1518

Fixes

Wrong crystal block in jewel map

If the SKU is missing on a crystal block instance, the jewel map did not work and mixed up all colors and labels.

Changes

Haircross in Swarovski Elements dialog

For better visualization and selection the haircross during mouse movement was made.

Change crystal during JewelAdd command

For faster crystal selection and placement, the active crystal which is used during JewelAdd command can be changed by selecting a different crystal in the component dialog. The crystal will immediately change the type, size and color of the current used crystal.


2017/08/25 Release V1497

Fixes

Crash during save of crystalset

During saving of the crystalset rhino crashed and no sets were saved.

Wrong technical drawing

If the doubleclick was not exactly on the size label of the crystal the wrong technical drawing was downloaded.

Changes

Placeholder support

If there are placeholder defined in techPLM, Rhino now supports them by sending the right BOM proposal.

New command JewelMakeBrep

With this command the mesh block instances of the crystals can now be replaced by polysurface block instances.

Message if no component is selected

If no component is selected and the JewelAdd command is started a message will be displayed and the Swarovski Elements dialog is displayed.


2017/08/23 Release V1485

Fixes

Update fails

Update did not work.


2017/08/22 Release V1481

Fixes

Crash during open file

On some files Rhino crashed if the file is opened via double click in the browser.


2017/08/21 Release V1478

Changes

Component Library structure

Now the component library has a new structure to be open for new components to be added.

Offline mode

The plugin can now be operated in offline mode for a few days.

Update behavior

The component does not need to be downloaded completely. Just the components which are used must be downloaded. Also an update will be made only on changed components.

Library dialog is now dockable

The component library selection dialog is now always visible and dockable to enhance the workflow.

Technical drawings

Technical drawings can be downloaded on demand (where available)


2017/08/02 Release V1450

Changes

JT structure

To get a better overview in the JT, all same crystals are grouped together.

Fixes

Color in JT file missing

The colors in the JT did not match with the colors in Rhino. Now they are the same as the material settings in the rendering view.


2017/06/12 Release V1353

Changes

Default pip size

The default pip size was changed to 0.35.

Allow checkin if geometry differs

Now everyone is able to checkin a design even if the assigned geometry differs on one item.

Scale by center for block instances

The command scale by center is extended to also allow block instances scaled around the origin point of the block.

Fixes

Preview of security distance for pip

The preview of the security distance for pips was not correctly.


2017/04/20 Release V1311

Changes

Default cavity type

The default cavity type can now be configured.

Different Cad Share on techPLM test system

For testing purposes the Cad share for the testing systems can now be configured other than the productive share.


2017/03/16 Release V1286

Fixes

Object Snap during Move on Surface

Object snaps were disabled during the command Move on Surface.

BOM name for CZ items

CZ items were named only with the size. In the BOM in Rhino a user could not determine which shape it should be. Now it displays the name of the item in techPLM.


2017/03/09 Release V1277

Fixes

Uploading production items failed

It was not possible to upload a production item as CAM Engineer due to missing variant information.


2017/03/07 Release V1275

Fixes

Reconnect to Update Server

Rhino could not reconnect to the update server, after he lost the connection. This raised a lot of subsequent faults like cavity settings load failure or cad share load failure.


2017/03/02 Release V1274

New Features

Automatic Pavé Simulation

New Simulation for Automated generation of large Pavé.

Pave on Line

New tool for creating Line Pavé.

Create Cup Mesh

New tool to create Cup Mesh for Aerial Design.

Cost Calculation

New tool to calculate production costs for 3d printing design.

Align Objects on Curve

New tool to align and morph objects along a curve.

Strands Tools

New tools to create chandelier strands, strands drafting and strands export to Excel and DXF.

Changes

Preview for Tools

New preview style for tools like Jewel Add, Pave on Line, Align Objects, … .


2017/01/26 Release V1238

Fixes

Open from Teamcenter

In some cases opening a design from Teamcenter does not work, although Rhino starts.


2016/11/22 Release V1163

Fixes

Crash during change work part

In some cases a crash occurred if there are crystals from the JDS plugin and T-Splines object in a document.


2016/10/24 Release V1149

Changes

Standalone version extended

Stone map and technical drawing is now available in standalone version.

Fixes

Toolbar Add/Edit Dimension

The buttons Add / Edit Dimension did not start the right command.


2016/10/04 Release V1120

Changes

Update of the SSL certificate

Due to a update of the techPLM SSL also the client applications have to update the SSL certificate.

Loading TDJ templates and keyboard shortcuts

The default settings can now be loaded interactively via the menu instead of forced loading after update.

Fixes

Advanced Boolean intersection

The intersection made a boolean difference instead a intersection.

Jewel map pearls and beads performance impact

If pearls and beads are added to the jewel map there was an performance impact.

Jewel map failed to load without techPLM

If a crystal is not available in component library the jewel map did not load correctly without techPLM.


2016/08/24 Release V1057

Changes

Panels instead of Dialogs

The dialog of the JDS, Stone Map and the Advanced Clipboard are now Panels which can be tabbed together like Object Properties or Layer.

Jewel Assignment for non CLIB BOM entries

If a BOM entry for a crystal is not available in the CLIB, it will be handled differently. This is necessary to add it to the Stone Map.

Mirrored Crystals

Mirrored Crystals are now corrected immediately after the were transformed. This is important because during cavity creation they were created different to the displayed crystal.

Bugfix

Keyshot 6

The Plugin now supports Keyshot 6 plugin.

New Features

Stone Map

In a drafting view specific crystals can be displayed with symbol colors and a short text to visualize which type of stones are used.

Technical Drawing

The functionality of the technical drawing was enhanced by better attribute handling in template, dimensions on drawing and automatic tolerance update.

JDS Menu

A new JDS menu was created to give a direct access to all tools from the plugin and to get an better overview.


2016/06/14 Release V968

Bugfix

Grasshopper component check

On some computers the check of the grasshopper installation failed and did not properly start the automatic pave or the 3D texture


2016/06/13 Release V945

Changes

Grasshopper installation

Improved check for grasshopper installation and plugin compatibility

Advanced boolean tolerances

The tolerance are no longer taken from the document tolerances, they are now fixed to 0.001


2016/04/26 Release V931

Changes

TDJ toolbar only for PLM version

The TDJ toolbar was loaded also in the normal version

Component library update

The update mechanism is changed to incremental update


2016/04/09 Release V910

Changes

TC11.2 upgrade

Due to upgrade of the Teamcenter server to V11.2 also the client tools has to be updated.

Search for workprotocol

Search for work protocol: improved, VAR can be lower or missing

Stop workprotocol after checkin

After checkin, work protocol will ask to stop

Custom log as default

In work protocol overview, custom log is now default

Reason for manual stop

To stop work protocol manually a comment must be entered

Bugfix

Rework of advanced boolean

Tool was simplified to prevent dead locks and crashes. In a more complex situation it can happen that the Boolean does not work the first time (depending on selection order) Further a progress indicator shows the current progress The cancel button works as expected

Comments in Thai Language

Now it is possible to enter every language and it will also be exported to Excel

Second custom log info

For the second custom log for one work phase the log type was a negative number


2016/01/26 Release V869

Changes

BOM

No placeholder will be shown in BOM

Jewel select dialog

Usability and performance improved for the whole articles.

  • The click on a tile is now more responsive.
  • The transitions are faster
  • The tiles are smaller to fit more groups in the window
  • The dialog remembers the last position.

2015/11/13 Release V844

Changes

Removed “Select Wrong Assigned Jewels” from context

Context menu cleaned up, it's not longer possible to assign wrong jewels to a BOM entry.

Edit cavity settings with double click

Instead of right click - context menu now the settings are available via double click.

Foiling layer automatically set visible/unvisible

Due to performance issues the foiling layer will be automatically set visible/unvisible.

Foiling faces are now meshes

Changed foiling faces to mesh due to performance issue

TC up/download timeout increased

The timeout increased to work also on a VPN connection. To interrupt the up/download a cancel button was added to the progress dialog

Bugfix

Fixed position of surrounding circle

The surrounding circle of fancy stones was not correct displayed.

BOM proposal fixed for PI-Items

Fixed BOM proposal for PI Items

Motif information

The motif information of a material was not stored on a jewel (offline issue)

Jewel edit if jewel is not available

Creating cavities

Some cavity faces were not created correctly

New Features

Work protocol

The workprotocol is for logging the work time per user and variant.

Advanced Clipboard

The Advanced Clipboard is now able to show also network shares and hierarchical folders. Now the geometries can be shared over a network share and insert via the clipboard very easily.

Place jewels on mesh

The placing and cavity generation functionality was enhanced to work also with meshes.

Create drawing

A new commmand was added to generate views in a specific scale and import drawing templates.

Only available sizes

Now only available sizes are able to place on a surface. If there are jewels from an old drawing the user will be informed to replace this jewels.

Find BOM entry for selected jewel

A new command was added to find the corresponding BOM entry from a jewel.

Replace jewels

A new command was added to replace selected jewels with an other jewel.

Cavity types

Now there can be up to 100 different cavity types, which can be configured on each department.


2015/09/22 Release V750

Bugfix

User cannot login to Teamcenter

Due to a invalid certificate the plugin could not connect and login to the Teamcenter server.


2015/07/14 Release V749

Changes

Default Rhino-Boolean disabled

After starting the Advanced Boolean dialog the Rhino-Boolean is disabled.

Bugfix

Register Custom contour fixed

Registering custom contours did not work since the last branch merge in December.

Preview of custom contour fixed

The zoom of the custom contour preview in the settings dialog is fixed.

Move by Normal fixed

The Move by Normal command was reworked due to many errors. Also the behavior of preselected objects was improved.

Advanced Clipboard

If no clipboard was already created it was not possible to create the first clipboard.


2015/06/23 Release V720

Changes

Clear/Select All in JewelCombine dialog

In JewelCombine dialog it is now possible to check / uncheck all entries with a single click.

Bugfix

Jewels without constraint surface are ignored

No cavity body will be generated if a jewel has no constraint surface. Also the error messages are skipped.


2015/06/12 Release V716

Bugfix

Change color after undo of assign to BOM

Color changed back after undo of assigning crystals to a new BOM entry.


2015/06/09 Release V715

Changes

Undo marker for assign to BOM

Additional undo/redo marker added for the assigning of crystals to a new BOM entry. With this undo/redo marker this step can be undone and redone in the same manner as normal rhino functions.

Bugfix

Change color during assign to BOM

Color changed back after assigning crystals to a new BOM entry.


2015/05/21 Release V710

Changes

soaclient logging

More information in the soaclient log file.

Bugfix

techPLM interface

Updated version of techPLM interface library with better error handling.


2015/05/13 Release V703

Bugfix

Wrong variant icon after opening from techPLM

The variant-released icon was not shown, if a variant is opened from techPLM via RhinoRouter


2015/04/22 Release V702

Changes

TechPLM interface rework

Due to connection and stability problems the interface to techPLM is now reworked. The advantage is the connection will be shared over Rhino sessions and now it is possible to reconnect to the techPLM server.

Bugfix

Auto Pave / Security distance of jewels on border

The jewels had the wrong security distance on the border.

Advanced clipboard

Dropdown for clipboard-groups displays now only valid clipboards-groups


2015/03/11 Release V694

Changes

Order of boolean in create casting part

Now the pips will be added first to the casting part and afterwards the cavities will be subtracted. During this operation the pips will not be in the cavity and the cavity must not be manually reworked.


2015/02/16 Release V680

Changes

Helping system changed

Helping system changed to online help. Advantage of the new system is immediate changes without plugin update, capability of multilingual, video …

Help update

Help complete reworked and updated.

Release information in update dialog

The release information will no longer be displayed in the update dialog, it is now available on the Swarovski Help system. Within the update dialog the release information can be opened in a browser.

Template update

The TDJ template had some geometry on a hidden layer.

Advanced Clipboard

Advanced clipboard complete reworked. Better integration in Rhino user interface.

Advanced Boolean

Advanced boolean complete reworked. Better exception handling and more stable.


2015/02/06 Release V674

Changes

Toolbar changed

The order of the icons was changed to fit better in the workflow

Messagebox in update dialog improved

The messagebox was in the background

Sorting of sizes improved

The MM-sizes are now behind SS and not in front of PP

Tooltips in automatic pave and 3D texture

Additional information trough tooltips

Legend for status in jewel selection dialog

Explanation of the colors in the jewel selection dialog


2015/01/26 Release V660

Changes

Jewelexportjt command only exports selected geometrie

The Jewel Export command only exports the selected geometrie. If no geometrie is selected, no geometry will be exported.

opening from TC improved

A new rhino session will be started if the current Rhino session is not responding or currently shuts down.

Only assigned casting parts will be uploaded

If no geometry is assigned for a casting part, the upload will be skipped instead of uploading an empty file.

Feedback during custom contour registration

For better failure handling a feeback in command line and with messagebox added.

Cavities are created as polysurface

For better boolean handling afterwards the cavities are now created as polysurfaces instead of a single surface.

Pip security distance to crystals changed

The security distance is now calculated to crystal maximum target size instead of security distance of crystal.

single click in the jewel selection dialog

In the jewel selection dialog (product matrix) the navigation works now with single click instead of double click.

Update TDJ template

TDJ Rhino template file updated.

Default no glue pockets on fancy stones

Per default no glue pockets are created for fancy stones

Default pip height to 0.25

Default pip height changed to 0.25

Bugfix

Geometry added to BOM was not in parenthesis

If a geometry was added to a jewel BOM entry the count column did not show this geometry in parenthesis to visualize that a “non block” crystal was added.

After closing rhino it did not shut down for 5 minutes

After closing Rhino, it did not shutdown for a long time and did not response to a request from techPLM. In this case the opening from techPLM did not work.

Failure during casting part upload if volume differs

If the volume differs for casting parts, the upload failed because no 3D geometry was exported.

Registration of custom contour did not work sometimes

The registration of a custom contour did not work if no changes in the cavity settings were made. In this case the settings were not initialized and the registration of a custom contour failed.

Block-instances were not used in JT export

JT can handle instances of geometry, to make a smaller JT. This was not handled correctly in JDS.

During cavity creation sometimes an invalid solid was created

Due to boolean failures during creation of the glue pocket an invalid resulting body was created.

New Features

Automatic Pave

New feature for creating big Pave's automatically

3D texture

New feature for creating 3D texture on nurbs surfaces

Prevention of reused casting part upload

Casting parts can now marked to not be uploaded to techPLM with the Jewel Upload Mark

Change of crystal size during BOM assignment

If a different size is assigned to a jewel BOM entry, the geometry will be replaced with the correct size.

New Refresh BOM command

A new Jewel Refresh BOM command was added.

Glue pocket with fillet edge

The glue pockets are now created with fillet edges.