June 18, 2001
New Features
ExportWithOrigin command
The ExportWithOrigin command exports selected objects to a Rhino 3DM file and lets you select a point that will be the world coordinate origin in the new model. The current construction plane will be the world top construction plane in the new model.
LabelCurveEndpoints command
The LabelCurveEndpoints command places a text label with the x, y, and z coordinates of the endpoint of a curve.
SelColor command
The SelColor command selects all objects that have a specified color property set.
CheckOutLicense and CheckInLicense commands
The CheckOutLicense command makes it possible for users to check out a license from the license manager. This converts their workgroup node to a standalone node. The user can then leave the office and run Rhino without being connected to the network.
When the user gets back in the office, run the CheckInLicense command to check your key back into the Zoo and to turn your station back into a workgroup node.
Changes since last beta
InvertPts name change
The InvertPts command name has been changed to InvertPt.
Arc, Circle, CircleD, and Ellipse commands have Deformable option
The Arc, Circle, CircleD, Ellipse commands now have a one-time Deformable option. The deformable options all create uniform cubic splines.
Plane command option change
The Deformable option on the Plane command is now a one-time option.
Curve, InterpCrv, and InterpCrvOnSrf Sharp option
For the Curve, InterpCrv, and InterpCrvOnSrf commands, the hidden Sharp option is now displayed as a command line option.
Unicode support added for text and dimensions
Unicode support (double-byte font) support has been added for text and dimensions.
MergeSrf works on trimmed surfaces
The MergeSrf command works on trimmed surfaces as long as the edges being joined are not trims and are complete.
Notes font
The Document Properties Notes tab used a chunky system font. This is changed to Arial.
Annotation object CSV export descriptions
In CSV export, descriptions of objects text, leader, and dimension objects are changed to "text", "leader" and "dimension" instead of "annotation."
The Properties Dimensions tab has a read-only edit box so you can copy from it.
VRBSrf feedback
Feedback has been added to the VRBSrf command if the command cannot make the surface.
Bug Fixes
Error on exit
Rhino displayed an error message on exit. This is fixed.
Contour chopped curves into segments
The Contour and Section commands caused curves to be sliced into small segments on spheres, cylinders, ellipses, cones, etc. There ways also a crash bug in these commands. These are fixed.
Switching between dialog boxes is slow
Switching between the Document Properties and the Options dialog boxes was very slow in some circumstances. This is fixed.
Export file type
Export file types were incorrectly inherited from SaveAs. This is fixed.
Layer dialog box
In the Layer dialog box, changing a layer name when the column order was different from the default caused the name to appear in the wrong place in the dialog box. This is fixed. This also caused the dialog box to close automatically. A related crash in Windows 95 is also fixed.
MTS Export
Viewpoint Technologies MTS export now handles images with dimensions other than powers of two supports all Rhino image export formats.
Properties reporting
The Properties command was reporting that any two-span NURBS curve with clamped ends and a simple interior knot was uniform. This is fixed.
RebuildSrf max deviation hairs
The RebuildSrf on two surfaces at the same time, displayed the max deviation hairs originating from the world origin. This is fixed
VRBSrf change
The VRBSrf command only asked for a single start/end radius, even if the edge to blend is open. It should ask for two radii. This is fixed.
Weights
Editing the Weight of a curve/surface points and setting them all to 1, resulted in the curve/surface being flagged as non-rational which caused Properties to report the curve/surface was non-rational. This didn't cause any computational problems. This is fixed.
Osnap dialog box
The Osnap dialog box did not display properly in certain circumstances. This is fixed.
ArrayCrv with groups
If you arrayed a group with the ArrayCrv command, the result was a big group. This now makes individual groups.
Audit command reporting
The Audit command reported "no bad objects". This caused confusion with the SelBadObjects command, which is unrelated to the kinds of database errors found by the Audit command. This is fixed. If the Audit command detects a database error, it now prints a detailed description of the error.
Setting PopupToolbar for middle mouse button
In the latest beta the toolbar list was garbled. This is fixed.
Text object properties
If you copy text, and then edit the properties of the original and all the copies, the Properties did not change for the original object. The original could not be edited. This is fixed.