2021
myCADtools 2021 SP2:
General:
AM125381: Added compatibility with SOLIDWORKS 2022.
BG123356: Partnership with Kaspersky to ensure that myCADtools installation files are recognized by the antivirus software.
myCADtools Toolbar:
BG125135: The order manager does not appear if the network is unavailable.
BG125164: Instability in the myCADtools order manager.
Name Builder Tool:
AM119127: Preserve column widths in advanced field creation.
AM119129: Added the option to ignore the message when this condition is first in the list—“Always.”
AM125186: Added the ability to force a single field to be in lowercase or uppercase.
AM125194: Added the ability to concatenate multiple valid conditions.
AM125906: Added the ability to retrieve the SOLIDWORKS value (as SmartBom does) — "Configuration Description."
AM128587: Added the ability to replace a character with nothing.
BG119138: The tool crashes when the user does not have access to "My Documents."
BG122674: Advanced rules should not take case into account for file extensions.
BG123188: Setback in file naming. You can no longer change the case.
BG123189: Setback in file naming. It is no longer possible to perform multiple operations simultaneously when naming the generated file.
BG123203: BatchConverter crashes when right-clicking in a specific area of the interface.
BG125057: Extract the string starting with the "-" character.
BG125684: Error when editing conditions if the default properties path is empty in myCADpassport.
BG127897: Setting a property with the configuration name across all configurations does not work.
File selection tool:
BG121812: Unable to use a dimension for the function "Insert dimensions for a document and its dependencies."
BG122978: The file selection tool allows duplicate files when using the following options: "Insert drawings from selected documents," "Add to Favorites," and "Add a CSV file."
BG123560: "Insert drawings from the selected document"—this function causes problems when the file is in a PDM vault.
BG123572: "Dependencies"—this option is checked but not visible in a PDM file after using the "Insert drawings of a document and its dependencies" function.
BG128442: Inserting drawings from the selected document causes the tool to freeze for certain documents.
BG129388: "Recent Files"—this command no longer works.
AssemblyBoard:
BG127996: AssemblyBoard creates a 2020 settings folder in the 2021 version.
BatchConverter:
AM126608: Improvement to the BatchConverter process in TaskPlanner.
AM128805: Launch of a new SOLIDWORKS session for the TaskPlanner process.
BG117477: When the name of the generated file is empty, the report simply states, "Unable to convert the file."
BG122659: If the files to be processed are open before processing begins, the generated files are all identical.
BG126747: When you click the filter button, the "Subfolder" checkbox is automatically checked.
BG129337: The tool crashes when processing a specific file.
BatchProperties:
AM124845: The table of contents properties are cleared if the fields are left blank.
CustomToolBar:
AM129215: Use a default SWP macro instead of VSTA for the PDF save example (VSTA macros in SOLIDWORKS are unstable).
BG128822: The CustomToolBar add-on does not activate.
BG128992: Change to the default settings for CustomToolbar in SmartProperties.
BG129588: The icons are grayed out if the CustomToolbar setting is cleared.
Cutting Optimization:
BG125871: When there are multiple subsets, the quantity is incorrect.
DrawingTranslate:
AM121301: By default, the DrawingTranslate database should be located in the "My Documents" folder.
DriveAssembly:
AM111891: Added the option to use either a period or a comma as the decimal separator.
FindDocuments:
AM113478: If nothing has been updated, do not transfer the database to the network.
AM113486: Add a list of available properties for adding a column.
AM116967: Add a button to reset the base.
AM127227: Added the inverse operator to the property value.
BG108865: Allow selection of a folder from a local PDM view.
BG117164: Random error when converting a network database to a local database.
BG121128: Sorting by the "Size" column does not work.
BG127372: Improvements to database analysis and the progress bar.
Integration:
AM128804: Launch of a new SOLIDWORKS session for the TaskPlanner process.
AM129187: Added the ability to execute an Integration action without an operation.
BG127159: Added the 2020, 2021, and 2022 versions to the SOLIDWORKS version requirements.
BG128723: The name of the generated file is incorrect if the processing is performed while the file is open and the name contains the variable "File Name."
LocalHelp:
BG122295: Error when adding a new item and no folder is selected.
MarkFoldLines:
AM126047: Saves the last selected block template.
PilotAssembly:
BG122615: Updating component names does not replace the name within functions.
PowerPrint:
BG128495: The naming rule does not work correctly in PowerPrint.
ProjectManager:
BG124710: Problem finding layers when using the "Retrieve only the first layer found" option.
BG127566: Variables are not evaluated after being duplicated in a PDM vault.
BG129715: Error during the Duplication step if the parent assembly is located at a level very close to the root of the drive.
Registration:
BG126727: Change to the warning message when the token limit is reached.
SelectMaterial:
BG126813: Change to the method for connecting the tool to SOLIDWORKS.
Setup/Installation:
BG127185: myCADtools processes close automatically upon installation.
Sheet Metal Manufacturing:
AM112472: Integration of the name-generation tool to add naming options.
BG122710: Generation issue with the option "Group views by section across multiple sheets into a single file."
BG123638: Change to the export method to export geometry only (the drawing displays thread representations and sketches in some cases).
BG124592: The sheet metal is generated in the opposite direction from that used when creating a SOLIDWORKS unfolded view.
BG126993: The position and activation of properties are not retained when the tool is closed.
BG129560: Display issue when minimizing the options.
SmartBom:
AM126370: Add the ability to generate PDF drawings of bill of materials (BOM) items by adding notes linked to the 3D BOM.
BG118931: Use the configuration used by the assembly for the preview.
BG121147: When exporting to Excel, numeric cells are formatted as text even though the original cell was formatted as a number.
BG123148: The file extension is retrieved in Active Assembly mode for the Part Number.
BG127085: The cell's regional settings are changed after a date property is added.
SmartDrawings:
BG121432: SmartDrawings does not launch with specific settings.
BG125127: The default SmartDrawings document templates are not in the SW2016 version and do not contain any predefined views.
SmartProperties:
AM128439: Implementation of a new default setting in SmartProperties.
BG121244: Problem docking the SmartProperties Settings window.
BG122059: The settings window is empty if the "SauvegardeSmartProperties.xml" file is read-only in the Windows temporary files.
BG122765: Evaluation in the concatenation-type interface does not take into account values of the option type.
BG123950: Selecting a radio button does not display a conditional group for a welded assembly, even though it displays correctly for a part.
BG124617: A concatenation of concatenations is not evaluated in the SmartProperties input mask, but it is correctly written in the properties of the welded parts list. The problem occurs with sheet metal parts.
BG124950: "Creating a property on the referenced document" - This SmartProperties property is not applied if the use of a macro in Integration is enabled.
BG125315: The evaluation of a conditional type or conditional group does not work if a SOLIDWORKS-type property is used in the condition.
BG126944: Using a specific DataSettings (favorites display option) causes SmartProperties to crash when using a specific form.
BG127005: The SOLIDWORKS "thickness" variable is no longer taken into account.
BG127109: Manage the number of groups allowed in the SOLIDWORKS PropertyManager to ensure that SmartProperties function properly.
BG128190: The "Document Property" type does not work when selecting an object in the graphics area before launching the tool.
TaskPlanner:
AM113483: Do not require users to go into the options to set UpdateVersion.
BG113514: Unable to create a task without adding a file.
ViewGrid:
AM128977: Lock the SOLIDWORKS window while processing is in progress.
myCADtools 2021 SP1.3:
Registration:
BG127845: Fixed the issue with the Registration tool upon launching myCADtools
myCADtools 2021 SP1.2:
File selection tool:
BG121713: Inserting drawings and their dependencies from a selected assembly does not work in folder search mode.
CustomToolBar:
BG121706: The CustomToolBar add-on does not activate.
Sheet Metal Manufacturing:
AM121293: A message indicating the end of processing is displayed for each part.
AM121292: Automatically remove the program during processing.
myCADtools 2021 SP1.1:
General:
BG121391: Issue with the myCADtools toolbar on computers without Internet access—the toolbar does not appear.
myCADtools 2021 SP1:
General:
AM106387: Added feedback to myCADtools.
Name Builder Tool:
AM114039: Management of the properties of welded structures.
AssemblyBoard:
BG116448: The tool does not work when the bill of materials is split.
BG117232: The tool deletes a line from the bill of materials when that line contains the bill of materials title.
BG117253: Automatic saving of selected labels.
BatchConverter:
BG114640: The tool launches SOLIDWORKS in a different version if a file is converted twice into different formats using a version earlier than SOLIDWORKS 2020.
ColorChart:
BG116474: If the ColorChart tool is running on an assembly, double-clicking a part to apply it does not work; you must restart ColorChart within the part.
CopyParameters:
BG116666: The location of the generated file is missing from the messages displayed at the end of the parameter copy process.
CustomToolBar:
BG113183: When you enable events, you must restart SOLIDWORKS once for them to work.
Cutting Optimization:
BG116228: The angle value is incorrect if the complementary angle is selected when importing the table.
DrawingTranslate:
AM9442: DrawingTranslate does not translate view names.
FindDocuments:
AM106294: Added the myCADviewer, Dependencies, and WhereUsed tools to the context menu for search results.
AM106433: Added an analysis feature to retrieve the list of referenced drawings for each 3D file
AM91927: Display the control immediately when you click in a cell.
BG106420: Added a percentage progress bar and a timer for displaying analysis results.
BG117784: The tool crashes when you click on - See referenced files.
Integration:
AM116649: Add a condition to check whether a file with a specific name and location exists.
AM116651: Add a condition to check whether a note exists on a specific sheet or on all sheets.
AM116652: Add a condition to test the number of views using the sheet settings.
BG114232: If the conditions are not met, the analyzed file does not appear in the report.
BG114233: In TaskPlanner or TaskActions mode, the Integration tool does not close SOLIDWORKS.
BG114364: In TaskPlanner or TaskActions mode, an error message appears randomly.
BG114408: If the file contains multiple operations, only one is displayed in the report.
BG115029: The validation option for evaluated values does not work.
BG116885: The file does not appear in the report if conditions are not met in other actions.
BG116901: The file is not saved if the last action is not processed.
BG120530: The condition for counting the number of configurations is not working.
myCADpassport:
AM116529: Add the command - Wizard to copy options.
myCADviewer:
BG113822: An error occurs when clicking on a column.
PilotAssembly:
BG120469: Corrected a spelling error in the word "Repetition."
BG120473: Changes are missing if the table contains rows that no longer exist in the 3D model.
PowerPrint:
BG116128: Restart SOLIDWORKS if it crashes while processing the PowerPrint tool.
Registration:
AM119473: Add a timeout if the server is unavailable during web activation.
Sheet Metal Manufacturing:
AM104373: Added export options.
AM119637: Added a prompt to create the list of welded parts
BG114110: Error adding specific files.
BG115066: Even though the label has been changed, the type's value still appears in the result.
BG115433: Some sheet metal parts are not included in the list of bodies to be processed.
BG116410: With specific settings files, the interface does not display correctly and the quantity is no longer calculated.
BG116415: When you uncheck a property in the columns, the label appears blank in the results.
BG116419: Changes to columns cannot be saved if a newly created label has the same name as an existing label.
BG116810: Added an option to keep the drawing open.
BG117759: Verify that the generation location exists before running the process.
BG117955: Highlight the subfolder name in gray if the option is not checked.
SmartBalloons:
BG115773: The bubble display is very incomplete when the view is in "Shaded Image" mode or "Edges" mode in "Shaded Image" mode.
BG117902: Restore the ability to use the SmartBalloons tool on a part drawing.
SmartBom:
BG112016: A hidden component still appears in the bill of materials despite the option to ignore hidden components.
BG114524: The part number retrieved by the SmartBom tool does not work when the "Linked to parent configuration" option is checked.
BG115142: The tool does not use the default properties list option, and the list is empty if SOLIDWORKS 2021 is not installed on the machine.
BG115254: Although the dd-MM-yy date format is used, the date appears as MM-dd-yy.
BG120300: Components with the same configuration are not grouped together using the "promote" option if they are at the first level.
SmartProperties:
AM109530: If the "Material Selection" property is checked, do not reapply the material if it is already assigned to the document, so as not to change the part's appearance.
BG113488: The value calculated in the SmartProperties input mask is incorrect if this property is used to concatenate with an automatic counter and the concatenated values are derived from a PDM folder.
BG115823: A concatenation of concatenations is not evaluated in the SmartProperties input mask, but it is correctly written in the properties of the list of welded parts.
BG119841: Issue displaying conditional groups when there are two drop-down menus that control conditional groups that are out of order.
BG120126: Type instability—Remove a property using the checkboxes.
BG120137: The "Keep the following values" option does not work for a text file.
Tolerances:
BG118357: If the dimension is the exact value between two fit tolerances, it is incorrect in some cases.
myCADtools 2021 SP0:
General:
Name Builder Tool:
BG107894: The concatenated property does not use SOLIDWORKS syntax but instead uses a hard-coded value.
BG112561: Incorrectly generated filename when using advanced naming rules.
BG112715: If the value does not exist in the drop-down menu, an error is returned.
File selection tool:
AM106749: Add the archiving comment to the archiving options.
BG107025: Dissolving or processing a PDM file with a filter does not work properly.
BG109818: Property filters use the value rather than the evaluated value.
BG109829: The columns display SOLIDWORKS syntax instead of the evaluated value.
BG112131: The PDM drawing analysis takes into account all versions of the parts, not just the latest version.
AssemblyBoard:
AM106368: The selected information has also been added to the assembly view.
BG108681: The views displayed by AssemblyBoard do not match the correct configuration.
BatchConverter:
BG101869: The U3D format has been removed because it no longer exists in SOLIDWORKS.
BG112118: Incorrectly generated file name and SOLIDWORKS restart during processing with the "Create a file for each configuration" option.
BG112123: Inconsistent behavior if the process is run twice without closing the tool, under specific settings.
BatchProperties:
AM109164: Remove the date format from the BatchProperties options.
BG108042: After updating to SP2, some workstations retain the options to modify document Toolbox settings.
BG109015: IFC-type properties are no longer available in BatchProperties.
BG111247: Adding a property using BatchProperties to a file in the 2021 version creates a property of the equation type.
BG111671: Display a clear message when reading the file if it does not contain any custom properties.
BG111777: Reading and applying properties to a 2021 file does not work.
BG113491: Issue creating empty properties.
CloneComponents:
BG109234: Change the message that is displayed when a user attempts to access Cadenas and is denied access because the web address is incorrect.
BG109791: Error when inserting a CADENAS component in SOLIDWORKS 2021.
BG111732: The file is not generated upon insertion when the folder contains Korean characters.
CopyParameters:
BG109443: Cannot create a settings backup file when the settings files are read-only.
Cutting Optimization:
AM74751: Report Improvement - Improve the rendering of repeated short, identical lengths.
BG105620: The times on the timesheet are zero even though the database is filled in correctly.
BG105655: Under certain circumstances, it is impossible to retrieve the procurement sheet and time data in the report, even though they are checked.
BG72243: Automatically merge rows with identical profiles and lengths.
BG73188: Selecting a group resets the orientation of a profile.
BG90646: When adding a table that contains a description with a diameter (Ø), the diameter value replaces the length.
BG98731: Unable to retrieve the active document again.
DrawingTranslate:
BG106748: DrawingTranslate does not archive files at the end of processing even though the option is enabled.
BG110384: Unable to use the tool in PDM.
FindDocuments:
AM107882: Added a scheduling mode for database updates.
AM95433: Added the ability to share the FindDocuments database.
Integration:
BG46283: Added a feature to delete empty properties—for example, to remove empty properties created by importing empty cells from Excel.
BG73037: The Concatenation type does not take configuration options into account.
BG73039: The "Save" button does not apply to the most recently saved MCAT file.
BG99776: If the file could not be modified because it is read-only (for example, a file in the vault with the "extract" option disabled), indicate the reason in the report.
LocalHelp:
AM106298: Integration of the FindDocuments launcher to start a search from LocalHelp.
AM110834: Added a toolbar to the editing window to add, edit, and delete LocalHelp items, as well as move them up and down.
PilotAssembly:
BG112534: Updating a configuration is not working.
BG112566: Unable to create a new configuration.
ProjectExplorer:
BG108586: ProjectExplorer does not work with SOLIDWORKS 2017.
ProjectManager:
BG106584: ProjectManager does not create the same folder structure.
BG107971: When editing a naming rule, if a condition was set to "Contains," it changes to "Equals."
BG109674: After processing, the extensions of the plans switch to lowercase (the original case of the extension is now preserved).
SelectMaterial:
BG106204: Change to the method for connecting the tool to SOLIDWORKS.
Sheet Metal Manufacturing:
AM104372: Added an option to skip generating the plan if it already exists.
BG107649: Problem saving options.
BG107832: Unable to use SMM with SOLIDWORKS 2016 (the issue was related to the default document template, which was for the 2017 version).
BG108713: The label displayed is no longer correct as soon as a document is added.
BG108886: When using the feature for the first time, adding a document works, but it does not appear in the tool.
BG110462: The generated sheets are blank when using the SOLIDWORKS option to display the background dialog box when adding a sheet.
SmartBalloons:
AM106310: Retrieve the custom properties defined by the option in the default properties list.
BG100261: SmartBalloons causes SOLIDWORKS to crash during automatic ballooning when creating a part drawing.
SmartBom:
BG112540: The extraction of mechanically welded parts does not work with a SOLIDWORKS 2021 file.
SmartDrawings:
BG67804: The automatic save interval changes after using SmartDrawings.
BG78520: Display an error in the report when the view cannot be created in its expanded state.
BG93269: After using SmartDrawings to generate the sheets, the resulting sheets are in the USA projection.
SmartProperties:
AM104680: Take length units into account for areas when forcing units in the settings.
AM109530: "Material Selection" property—do not apply the material if it is already assigned to the document, so as not to change the part's appearance.
AM84544: When you click the PDM folder button, navigate to that folder rather than its parent folder.
BG104057: Changing plain text to a dynamic menu works, but the settings are not saved; after confirming, the plain text is still there.
BG107654: IFC-type properties no longer work.
BG107847: Issue with required information for dynamic menus.
BG108810: Retrieving a counter in SQL mode works only once per session once a number has been retrieved on another workstation for a specific database.
BG109333: When using an automatic counter, if the automatic counter is based on a value from a dynamic drop-down menu, the value displayed in the form is incorrect.
BG109404: Dynamic evaluation of conditional types does not work when a value is changed in the SmartProperties mask; however, the value created is correct.
BG110731: The option to apply to the document and all configurations does not work for the material selector.
BG112012: Values are not updated with the "Execute" type in the form when the property is applied to the document and all configurations.
TaskPlanner:
AM85705: Changes to the TaskPlanner interface.
AM8692: Display a message if the TaskPlanner task does not start at the scheduled time.
AM9556: When you click on the columns, the tasks do not appear in the correct order.
BG106731: BatchConverter does not work in TaskPlanner.
BG106938: Resolving Issues with Task Carryover.
BG112080: UpdateVersion does not close after being launched with TaskPlanner.
BG112099: TaskPlanner mixes failed and successful tasks.
BG62317: The options for the file selection tool are not copied to the TaskActions task (PDM options).
BG62336: Change to the method for duplicating recurring tasks.
BG72431: The task time is modified by the time the task is started.