Release Notes
General
Extension of compatible CAD formats
- SolidWorks 2021
- Solid Edge 2021
- NX 1953
- Parasolid 33
- JT 10.5
- Catia V5_6R2021
- Creo 7.0
- Inventor 2021
An overview of all supported CAD formats can be found here: Supported CAD formats.
What's new to explore in the individual product areas?
Move tool
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Undo/Redo actions of the Move tool
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The Move tool now supports you more when assembling by snapping the parts to their original position when moving them close by
Tooltips
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The new tooltips of the VR controllers give you hints about the functions of the buttons
New beta functionalities:
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Improvement of the collision check
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The collision of fingers and hands can be switched on/off. When starting the collision check it is initially turned off and can be turned on manually
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The collision visualization is always displayed when a collision occurs and then fades away over time
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The Snapping setting is now called Assistance and it automatically snaps to the world axis and the original position of the part
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During the collision check the assistance is initially turned off and can be turned on manually
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Controllers are now displayed as hands with function hints
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Reach distance and working height
- With the new reach distance avatar, you can directly evaluate reachability (reach distance) and (optimal) working heights and planes in Halocline Layout
- You can have the avatars created automatically or define them according to your own standards in size, reach and working height, using the reach distance configurator, save them and place them freely in VR
- For more information, click on reach distance and work height
New Tutorial Videos
- In the tutorial window you can find new videos. They are especially helpful in connection with the Training Shopfloor, which you can download from the Halocline Content Library
Change work areas through labels on the shopfloor
- Switching between work areas can now be done in VR and not only via the desktop. Each work area has a label at its boundary. If you click on it, this work area will be activated
Improved hand interaction
- The position of the hands has been adjusted, so that e.g. small objects in Halocline Performance can now be gripped easier
Precise start positioning on the shopfloor
- The position in VR space when starting VR has been made more precise. The user now lands exactly on the set marker
New beta functionalities
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Multi-User - Integration of the drawing tool
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- The paint tool serves as a documentation and communication aid in Multi-User mode
- Drawings are transferred to the other Multi-User participants
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Multi-User - More stable environment
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The server environment change makes the multi-user function less error-prone and more stable in its execution
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With this release, the multi-user feature is no longer supported in older beta versions of Halocline Layout & Performance. Please download the latest beta version
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We are looking forward to your feedback at any time and are also there for you if you have any questions.
Your Halocline team