These beta versions are for testing only and are intended to help us work out problems before updates are released. To download, go to www.ncplot.com and click the NCPlot v2 link.


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NCPlot v2.20 BETA 5 Release Notes
November 9, 2009


Bug Fixes

Fixed an error when exporting settings via the "Setup / Export Settings" tool.

When the open documents were maximized, this setting was not being remembered between sessions. This is fixed.


DXF Converter

The DXF importer would not accept polyline bulge values of 1.0, resulting in some arcs being incorrectly imported as lines. This is fixed.

When a DXF file is loaded there are now indicators on the drawing that show where each chain start point is as well as the chain directions.

The DXF Conversion Options dialog now has a few new menu selections:

1. The "Chain" menu has a new option called "Select Chain Start Point". This option allows you to pick the starting point of a chain. After clicking this menu just click a point on the drawing that you want to be the entry point for the chain. Note that this tool only allows you to select closed chains.

2. There is a new menu called "Rotate". This menu allows you to rotate the loaded DXF drawing.

3. There is a new menu called "Mirror". This menu allows you to mirror the drawing in either the X or Y axis.


General

Added a "Toolbars" submenu to the "Setup" menu. This menu displays all the current toolbars and allows you to turn them on or off from the menu.

The renumbering tool will now allow you to renumber a selected section of the program only.


Scripting

Added/Updated several new scripting functions. For more information please see the release notes on the NCPlot web site.

NCPExportDXF strFilePath
NCPViewZoomExtents
NCPViewZoomAll
NCPViewSetOrientation intOrientation
NCPGetRunTime FeedLength, FeedTime, RapidLength, RapidTime, ToolChanges, ToolChangeTime
NCPGetExtents Xp, Xm, Yp, Ym, Zp, Zm
NCPFormatTime(Seconds, [noDHMS])
NCPPickPoint x, Y, Z, strMessage
NCPGetGeneralSetting(strSetting)
NCPGetPrefSetting(strSetting)
NCPGetFontSetting(strSetting)
NCPGetColorSetting(strSetting)
NCPSetGeneralSetting strSetting, newValue
NCPSetPrefSetting strSetting, newValue
NCPSetFontSetting strSetting, newValue
NCPSetColorSetting strSetting, newValue


Thanks,
Scott