What's New in Version 5

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Assembly Sheets | Assembly Wizard | CAD | Catalog Editor | Counter Top Wizard | CNC | Door Catalog | Drawings Area | General | Job Propeties | Layers | Layout Level | Material Catalog | Object Tree | Part Level | Photovision | Profile Catalog | Reports | Section Editor | User Created Standards

Assembly Sheets

If a Cabinet Does Not Have Multiple Faces Then Stile and Rail Widths Displayed are Physical Size

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Assembly Wizard

Added New Sub‐End Part for Applied Ends/Doors (click here to watch movie)
Ability to Specify Grain Direction on Finished Ends and Partition (click here to watch movie)
Added Notch Extension Option in Assembly Wizard for the Shoe Section
Added Break‐Outs for 45 Tall and 90 Tall Cabinet Types (click here to watch movie)

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CAD

Added New Dynamic Snapping With Hot‐Points and Hot‐Point Markers (click here to watch movie #1) (click here to watch movie #2) (click here to watch movie #3)
Remember Last Selection for Dimension Edit Direction in CAD
Added Spell Check Utility (click here to watch movie)
Empty CAD Auto‐text Variables are Suppressed in View Mode
Select Tool Added to the CAD Right Click Options
Join Tool (click here to watch movie)
Fillet Tool (click here to watch movie)
Chamfer Tool (click here to watch movie)
Offset Tool (click here to watch movie)
Separated Trim into three Tools (Trim Delete, Trim Keep, and Trim Break)
Break Tool
Measure Tool (click here to watch movie)
Scale Capability (click here to watch movie)
Stretch Capability (click here to watch movie)
Extend Capability (Utilizing New Dynamic Snapping)
Added Move By Base Point Functionality (click here to watch movie)

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Catalog Editor

Added Catalog Level Parameters to Modular Catalogs (Similar to System Parameters)
Added Door Matrix Pricing Capability
Added Mechanism to Protect Catalogs

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Counter Top Wizard

Expanded Build‐Up Questions by Edge Type (click here to watch movie)
Added Recess Options for Each Build Up Type (click here to watch movie)

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CNC

Planit NcCenter re‐branded S2M Center
New Product S2M Center Standard Introduced
New Product S2M Center Advanced Introduced
Option to Display Part Position Within Nest Graphic on Label‐IT Labels
Go To Pattern Option in Pattern Navigator
Grain Matching Capability for Nested Routers and Saws
Ability to Specify UNC Paths for Machine Output Directories
Ability to Create and Save DXF Layer Schemes
Batch Import DXF's
CUT File Export Capability
Material Catalog Added to S2M Ultimate
Ability to Download (via eSupport) a Tool to Export a PNC File from Solid Ultimate without the S2M Center

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Door Catalog

The Name of the Door Catalog in Use is Displayed in the Door Catalog Editor Titlebar

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Drawings Area

Ability to Delete Multiple Drawing Sheets At Once (click here to watch movie)
Double Click Paper to Take it to CAD Mode
Ability to Create Scene Templates
Added Drawing Sheet Navigation Arrow Options
New Drawing Now Separate Option from the Drawing Sheet Selector

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General

New Look And Feel (New Product Icon, Splash, and Buttons) (click here to watch movie)
New User Interface (Change from Menus and Toolbars to Ribbonbars) (click here to watch movie)
New Product “Solid Essential” Introduced (click here to go to product page)
New Product “Solid Standard” Introduced (click here to go to product page)
Added Option to Change Style of User Interface
Added Tooltips to Objects in Catalog Sidebar (click here to watch movie)
Added Quick Unit Switch to Statusbar Menu (click here to watch movie)
Exposed Grid On/Off Toggle in Statusbar Menu (click here to watch movie)
Exposed Reset Snap Marks Option in Statusbar Menu (click here to watch movie)
Exposed All Snap Options in Statusbar Menu (click here to watch movie)
Combined Warnings/Error Messages, Views, Auto‐Fill, and Units/Undo and AutoSave Utilities into a Single Preferences Utility (click here to watch movie)
Segmented Measure and Snap Marks tool into one Single selection Drop Down option
Added Room Navigation Arrow Options to Room Selector
New Room Now a Separate Option from the Room Selector
Converted the Two Separate Lock and Unlock Assembly Number Options into a Single Click Toggle
Converted Separate Rooms, Cabinets, Closets, Counter Tops, Molding Property Options Into a Single Selection
Layer Schedule Selector As a Text Drop Down to Easily See Your Current Layer Selection
Added Toggle for Wall Face/Back to Filter List in Elevation Selector (click here to watch movie)
Added Quick "Hide All"/"Unhide All" Scenes Toggle Option (click here to watch movie)
Shape Editor Tools Moved from Sidebar to Ribbonbar
CAD Tools Moved from Sidebar to Ribbonbar
Added Manual Grain Matching Functionality
Added Automated Grain Match Grouping
Ability to Reverse Scroll Wheel Zooming
Disabled Auto‐Zoom After Shaping a Part
Disabled Auto‐Zoom After Changing an Objects Size
Ability to Remove Multiple Overrides at Override Warning Screen Using Standard Windows Selection
Added System Parameters to the Update Job Utility
Divided the Save Assembly Option "Preserve Size" into Two Options; "Preserve Height" and "Preserve Depth" (click here to watch movie)
Ability to Select Multiple Jobs at Once For Batching
Batch Jobs Interface Redesign (Created a new Solid Batch Mode) (click here to watch movie)
The Selected Objects Parameters Tab Will Show Which UCS is Modifying a Parameter
Lights Area Redesigned to Allow More Control Over Light Height and Direction
Right Click Drag to Zoom In and Out in 3D Views (If you do not have a Scroll Wheel Mouse)
Ability to Import Google SketchUp 3D Models (.SKP)
Measure/Distance Results Active for Clipboard Copy in Sidebar

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Job Properties

Bead Options Not Displayed for Hinges With Negative Insets (Outsets)

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Layers

Layers That Can Be Edited Are Now Bold
Drawing Scenes For Assemblies With Multiple Faces Filtered to Show Only the Active Face
Assembly Sheet Face and Case Views For Assemblies With Multiple Faces Filtered to Show Only the Active Face
Added Layer Editing, Layer Selection, and Dimension Style Editing to the Section Editor

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Layout (Room) Level

Added Floors to Sidebar which Functions Similar to Counter Tops and Moldings (click here to watch movie)
Added Option to Add Multiple Floors to a Single Room (click here to watch movie)
Control the Thickness of Each Floor (click here to watch movie)
Control Elevation of Each Floor (click here to watch movie)
Select Different Textures for Each Floor (click here to watch movie)
Added Option to Show All Hidden Walls (click here to watch movie)
Wall Navigation Arrows Are Now Looped (click here to watch movie)
- Once you get to the last Wall the Next Wall will be the First
Double Click a Wall in Plan View Takes You to That Wall's Elevation (click here to watch movie)
Alt + Double Click on Cabinet in Elevation Does Opposite of Setting (click here to watch movie)
Name and Number of Selected Cabinet Show in Sidebar (click here to watch movie)
Ability to Delete All Counter Tops in a Room (click here to watch movie)
Ability to Delete All Molding in a Room (click here to watch movie)
Ability to Delete Multiple Rooms At Once (click here to watch movie)
Molding, Counter Tops, and Decorative Objects are Ignored When Laying Out A Room (click here to watch movie)
Ability to Draw a Wall Attached to the Face of Another (T‐Wall/Stub Wall) (click here to watch movie)

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Material Catalog & Material Schedules (click here to watch movie)

Added a Bid Option to Materials (Specifies Whether the Material Should be Sent to the Bid Center)
Added Markup % By Material
Added Sell Price Option to Materials
Added Buy‐Out Option to Drawer Box Material Schedules
Added Buy‐Out Option to Roll Out Material Schedules
Added Email Address to Vendors
Extended Character Limit for Material Schedules from 15 to 30

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Object Tree

New Parameter Added to Return Bead Profile Width ‐ _BEADDZ

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Part Level

Added Edit Shape and Edge Band Options to Part Level Right Click Menu

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PhotoVision

Added Eleven Sketch Modes
- Cartoon
- Color Wash
- Contour
- Hand Drawn
- Ink Print
- Lines and Shadow
- Mosaic
- Oil Painting
- Rough Pencil
- Soft Pencil
- Stipple
Added a Preview Option for all PhotoVision Render Modes
Added Options to Change Quicktime Panorama Options

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Profile Catalog

Widened the Profile Selection Column (click here to watch movie)
Ability to Define Stacked Profile Sets (click here to watch movie)

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Reports

All Standard Reports Redesigned
Expanded User Customization of Standard Reports
Added the following default finishes to the Rooms table in Report.mdb:
- ExtAsmFin
- IntAsmFin
- TopSurfaceFin
- SplashFin
- CrownFin
- LightRailFin
- BaseBoardFin
- ChairRailFin
- CeilingFin
- EDoorFin
- WindowFin