New features, improvements and bug fixes done for version 5.0.0Table of Contents
User related changes
New Functionality
Issue [HDC-XXXX]
Use keyboard for Undo and Redo operation in Viewer
In addition to standard Undo and Redo button s located on the document toolbar, you can use keyboard shortcuts:
Ctrl+Z: to undo last operation
Shift+Ctlr+Z: to redo last operation
Note: a focus must be set within viewer for these shortcuts to work.
Possibility to empty clipboard for vector objects
Possibility to empty clipboard for vector objects [HDC-4660]
To clear the vector clipboard after copying or cutting specific vector elements, you can easily use the "Clear Clipboard" button found on the toolbar:
Or use context menu available for a document:
Full Screen mode for displaying drawings and attachments
A new feature has been introduced, enabling users to enter full-screen mode for drawings and attachments.
To access this mode, simply click the "FullScreen" button located on the drawing or attachment toolbar.
To exit full-screen mode, simply click on the "Exit Fullscreen" button or press the "ESC" key or the "F11" key.
Enhancements to Show Links Window for Spot Links
The Spot Links tab in the Show Links window will now display additional information:
Spot area (provided in Overlay units)
Layer name
Layer ID
Vector Drawing ID
Is Global flag for the layer
Now, with Vector Drawing column, users can easily distinguish between spots that belong to the same drawing and those that are part of a different one.
New style settings for lines
Issue [HDC-4097]
Users now have the ability to apply new styles to lines in all drawing elements.
When designing shapes, it is possible to modify their properties and adjust the stroke style:
The styles are predefined and cannot be adjusted for now. Those are:
dot,
dash,
dash-dot,
dash-dot-dot.
New measurement function “Measure area and sides”
Issue [HDC-4611]
A new button, "Measure Area and Sides," has been added to the Measure toolbar.
When used, this function will provide the length of all sides and the area of the entire drawn shape.
Improved “Hold tab” function
Improved functionality of the “hold tab” function will ignore “hold” when user navigates to an object - for example, as a result of search or share function.
Details:
If a user activates the "hold tab" feature and switches between objects, the last tab selected by the user will remain on hold whenever possible.
In cases where the "last/hold" tab is unavailable, another tab will be chosen. However, once the "last/hold" tab becomes available again, it will be automatically selected.
When a user accesses an object, such as through a search or a link, this action will bypass the "hold" function and designate this class as the most recently used.
Consequently, when transitioning to a different object, the tab selected through search or navigation will be retained.
New system version prompt
Issue [HDC-4669] Automatic master version update
When a new version becomes available, a user will be notified with a prompt asking if one want to switch to the new default version.
Application will reload when user selects YES.
Some systems allow editing of objects when in Master version. If that’s the case for your site and you have some unfinished work, please select NO, finish your work and then switch to new version by using top application toolbar.
Administrative Setting
In the System Settings, you can locate this feature switch under System Settings → Versioning.
Enabling this option triggers prompts for the user.
Disabling this option eliminates the display of prompts.
The toolbar will consistently display warnings, irrespective of this setting.
New system themes
FM ACCESS allows administrators to set a specific UI theme. The theme can also be selected by individual users.
A user can access this setting in User Profile:
Select one of the available themes:
A new Material theme is now introduced. One of the benefits of this theme is that it allows for dynamic color changes that can be adjusted to suite your organization preferences or color schemes.
These colors can be adjusted in System Settings → General Settings → System Style under Application Colors:
Sample with changed/custom colors:
For more information, please read System Style section.
Material theme also supports Dark Mode that can be selected using this toggle button:
Change Requests related changes
Data Exchange changes
Asset+ Sync improvements
Various improvements to Asset+ Sync that include:
Changes to Sync menu and Sync strategies
Sync options include:
Regardless of the main option selected: All / Selected / Subtree, several sync options are available.
Base options:
All - sync all objects on the list, respecting current filters and status selected.
Selected - sync only explicitly selected objects by checkboxes.
Subtree - sync selected objects with subtree. Subtree is resolved according to pre-set perspective.
Sub sync option:
Sync - sync all or selected objects now. Below is a strategy to use in this sync operation.
FMA Wins - Objects from FMA will be sent to Asset.
Asset Wins - Objects from Asset are pulled to HDC
Do Not Sync - set “do not sync” status for that objects(s)
FMA or Asset Wins strategy will exclusively be applied to objects that have not been synced previously! This encompasses objects currently labeled as "not present in Asset" or other items lacking external (Asset) date information.
For objects that have already been synced, a comparison will take place, and the syncing of objects will occur in the appropriate direction. The chosen strategy does not impact these objects.
In cases where objects have been modified on both sides, they will be designated with a "conflict" status.
Full Sync (Initial system Sync)
Now system sync can be initialized with selected strategy:
Full Sync should only be run when the sync was not initialized before or when a configuration (e.g. domain mappings) have been altered.
If new fields are added to the domain, standard sync will not pick up this change. A Full Sync is needed.
Asset Sync Manager filtering
Sync manager grid view now includes a filter bar that allows you to filter our items on the list based on any set of criteria like: object class, GUID or local/remote date.
New Data Export Capabilities
There are several new data export capabilities, especially for Fi2 data formats.
The content of the Fi2 file (both for version 1.22 and 1.3) can now be precisely controlled in the External Information Domain configuration.
Read more in the Fi2 mappings section: Fi2 Mappings
The new export engine with its mapping capabilities ensures full compliance with the Fi2 schema. As a result, the output XML content can be altered through configuration alone, without any code changes in the system.
Additional live export to LEB system is also utilising these capabilities:LEB Plugin (fi2)
Administrative related changes
Icon Manager Improvements
Several improvements to Icon Manager, that include:
Option to assign an icon name
Icon name can be added and used later on instead of a file name on all icon lists.
Option to edit Icon
Name of the icon can now be edited. Also, a new file can be uploaded in place of the old icon.
Replacing an icon file will update the respective icon in all drawings and locations where it was utilized.
Export / Import of icons
All icons can be exported / imported with their corresponding names.
The icon package can be also prepared externally (manually or by other system).
Enhancements to the Diagnostic Tool "Objects with Multiple Spots"
A recent update to the diagnostic tool "Objects with Multiple Spots" introduces a new feature. Users can now choose to filter results based on spots within a single document/layer or across multiple documents/layers.
This functionality is managed through a newly added checkbox.
Bug fixes and other improvements
Various updates to PDF Viewer, Video Viewer, rich text editor
API Changes
(check /apidocs for more details about new/changed webservices)
Issue [HDC-XXXX] - Issue name
Old Webservice:
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