Ver. Date Update contents
21.00.00 '20.07.31 ■Major Updates
  1. Supports 2D plan creation
    Independent floor plans for drawing and editing 2D figures has been added.
    You can create a cross-section from a 3D model and overlay drawings imported from other formats on a 3D model to check the consistency, and also create a 2D plan such as an isometric figure from a 3D model.
  2. Supports glTF import/export (Professional Version only)
    gITF files, which supports PBR materials for textures to be rendered with ultra-high quality, can now be imported/exported.
  3. HDR (High Dynamic Range) display
    Real-time HDR display during 3D model editing and rendering is now supported. (OS, GPU, and a monitor supporting HDR display are required.)
  4. Real-time shadow display
    Real-time display of shadows on the edit screen is now supported.
    (Operating environments equal to the recommended graphics for Shade3D Ver.21 is required.)
  5. Added the “Absolute Coordinate” display option to the measurement tool
  6. Added "Slot (arc)" to the NURBS curve creation (Professional Version only)
  7. Added "Alpha Blend", "Alpha Mask", and "Opacity" for PBR material transparency setting (Professional Version only)
  8. Added "No Shading" for PBR material surface setting (Professional Version only)
  9. Added the option to select "Single sided" or "Double sided" as the face visibility to each material
  10. Rendering images can be displayed dot by dot on HiDPI displays such as 4K and Retina.
  11. Improvement to the UI font size
    Users can select the font size in the preferences window. The selected font size can be linked and interoperated with the system size.

■Fixed Problems
[General]】
  1. The application can now be launched faster than ever.
[File Import/Export]
  1. Scene files saved by Shade R4 or older does not get loaded correctly. Fixed.
  2. After tilting the Figure Window in the Rotate Mode, scrolling the scene inside, and then saving that scene, when it is re-opened, it switches to Local Coordinate Mode. Fixed.
  3. In the FBX Importer and in the COLLADA Importer, the cooridnates set for the "Use Shade Scene Unit" option by default are inconsistent, and it will not reset to default coordinates even after clicking the "Default" button. Fixed.
  4. In the Export Settings window of the FBX Importer or the COLLADA Importer, when "Selected Objects" is selected as "Export" and "cm" is selected as "Unit", the target object will shrink down to 1/10 its actual size and be exported in that size. Fixed.
  5. In the Standard Version and in the Professional Version, when an image is saved into a Photoshop(PSD) format from an image box such as the one in the Surface Material Window, either the file will not get exported or the application crashes. Fixed.
[Figure Window]
  1. Depending on the size of the Figure Window, the position of the 3D Cursor in the bottom right view is sometimes deviated by 1 pixel. Fixed.
  2. Fixed an issue that the Display option cannot be switched to "Show Highlight" when the Figure Window is in Parallel Projection Mode.
  3. Fixed an issue that the color and intensity of every Modeling Light Type cannot be reflected in highlight display.
  4. In the Windows Version running on Windows 10 Intel UHD Graphics 630, when Direct3D 12 is set as the graphics AP, sometimes the Figure Window does not get displayed correctly.
[Modeling]
  1. When changing the thickness of a mesh by selecting the "Thickness" option in Tools > Modify Mesh menu and then dragging the mesh using the mouse, the thickness does not change properly. Fixed.
  2. When converting a surface to polygon mesh using the "Convert to Polygon Mesh" option, if the Surface Divisions is set to "Custom", sometimes the polygon mesh does not get generated. Fixed.
  3. Under the Rotate Mode, Figure Window View does not move in the correct direction when using scrolling.
  4. When using the Scale Manipulator to scale an object, copying does not work with the Z key (Windows) or option(macOS)＋Drag. Fixed.
  5. When using the Shear Manipulator to skew an object, copying does not work with the Z key (Windows) or option(macOS)＋Drag. Fixed.
  6. When copying and pasting the Part containing an object to which a Master Surface has been assigned, a warning dialog box is not displayed. Fixed.
  7. When copying and pasting a Polygon Mesh containing a Face Group to which a Master Surface has been applied, a warning dialog box is not displayed. Fixed.
  8. Fixed a crash when an object that includes an external reference scene is copied and pasted.
  9. When a Figure Window with "Front only" set as "Element Selection Type" is active, clicking on the "Add" button in the "Enter Coordinates" dialog box will cause a crash. Fixed.
  10. When editing objects or edges, choosing "Flip Hidden Faces" in the "Selection" menu causes a crash. Fixed.
[CAD Modeling] (Professional Version only)
  1. While you are creating a NURBS Object using the Toolbox's CAD creation tools in CAD Mode, when you delete the object before clicking the Apply button, the application crashes. Fixed.
[Rendering]
  1. (Professional) Fixed an issue that shadows cast by objects with PBR material are not displayed when performing transparency mapping.
[Interface]
  1. In the browser window, sometimes the dotted lines representing a hierarchical structure are rendered only partially. Fixed.
  2. With regards to Shade3D Package License, the "Manage payment information..." option is not displayed. Fixed.
  3. When an image window with a large rendered image displayed is left-clicked, the performance of the application slows down. Fixed.
  4. (Windows)In the Windows Version, when the display language in Windows differs from the language set in Shade3D, the UI fonts are not consistent i.e. various different fonts are displayed in the UI. Fixed.
  5. (macOS) Fixed an issue that the Ruler Window is not translucent.
[Script]
  1. A script that has been recorded by clicking the "Record" button in the Script Window gets lost when Shade3D is restarted. Fixed.
[Block UI Programming Tool]
  1. The "Display Enter Coordinates dialog" block, which is one of the blocks that are displayed when the "Others" button is clicked, does not work. Fixed.
21.01.00 '20.12.17 ■Major Updates
  1. Supports BIM/CIM Design Verification Tool (sold separately: JPY40,000 Professional Version only)
    BIM/ CIM design check support function corresponding to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism "BIM/ CIM design check sheet operation guideline (draft)".
    Supports BIM/ CIM design verification tool, IFC file input/ output (IFC 2x3, IFC 4x1), and disconnection edge detection function.
  2. Compatible with Mac Apple Silicon (only macOS)
    Shade3D is now a Universal application with native support for Apple Silicon.
    In supported environments, overall performance is improved compared to the previous non-native version.

    *The following functions are not installed in the native operation of macOS (Apple Silicon). To use these functions, select Shade3D Ver.21.app in Finder and check the box for "Open using Rosetta" from "Get Info".
    ・Radio city
    ・glTF importer/exporter
    ・SketchUp importer/exporter
    ・FBX importer/exporter
    ・COLLADA importer/exporter
    ・PoserFusion
    ・Operation with 3Dconnexion 3D mouse
    ・Legacy plugin
  3. Interference measurement tool that supports checking objects other than NURBS (Professional Version only)
    Compatible with thick, non-perforated surfaces, primitive shapes, free-form surfaces, extruded bodies, revolved bodies, and polygon meshes.
  4. Supports ability to copy numeric values in the “Measurement Window” or the “Dimension Window” to a clipboard (Professional Version only)
    It is now possible to copy numeric values in the Measurement Window or the Dimension Window to a clipboard, as the Copy option has been added to the context menu available for each numeric value in the list.
  5. Ability to fit the computed Surface Area, Volume, Barycenter, Interference within the Figure Window (Professional Version only)
    Select the objects of interest from the list of computed “Surface Area”, “Volume”, “Barycenter”, or “Interference” displayed in their respective tab within in the Measurement Window, and then click the Fit button in each tab. This will fit the highlighted objects within the viewport of the Figure Window.


■Fixed Problems
[General]
  1. (Windows) The driver version may not be displayed on the "Graphics" tab of the System Information dialog box in some GPU environments. Fixed.

[File Import/Export]
  1. When exporting the data, master surface is not reflected when only the selected shape is output. Fixed.
  2. (macOS) 16bit integer grayscale image cannot be loaded. fixed.

[Figure Window]
  1. When only one of the display options "Glossy display" and "Environment map display" is on, the setting status is not reflected correctly in the actual display. Fixed
  2. The back color of the display option “Double Sided (Color Back Faces)” is multiplied by the diffuse reflection color of the Shade3D material. Fixed
  3. (Windows) When opening a scene file with real-time shadow enabled in the environment of Intel HD Graphics 4600, the "Unexpected error" dialog box is displayed. Fixed.
  4. (macOS) In some GPU environments, the display of the back color by the display option "Double Sided (Color Back Faces)" is not reflected. Fixed.

[Modeling]
  1. The highlight of the object snap to the snap target is displayed only in the view with the mouse cursor. Fixed.
  2. In object snap, the highlight for the midpoint of the polygon mesh is displayed at the position that doubles the transformation matrix of the upper part.　Fixed.
  3. In object snap, highlights of wireframe made of Primitive and Surface do not reflect the transformation matrix of the upper part. Fixed.
  4. In object snap, snap to the NURBS curve do not correctly reflect the transformation matrix of the upper part. Fixed.
  5. In object snap, snaps are not created in the correct position for mirrored copy of Primitive, Surface and NURBS. Fixed.
  6. In object snap, snapping to linear tangent handles is improved.
  7. When the manipulator is in local mode, the display during the drag operation does not reflect the local coordinate system. Fixed.
  8. When manipulator coordinate is Local and manipulator type is Rotate, undo/ redo of the movement of the shape in object mode does not work properly. Fixed.
  9. When “Add Point” in modification mode in the toolbox is selected, the control point is not added. Fixed.
  10. In the UV view, when the unit system is other than "mm", the amount of movement of the scroll operation becomes fraudulently large. Fixed.
  11. Manipulator Coordinate Mode is not reflected in 2D drawing view (Local/ Normal mode does not work). Fixed.
  12. Changed not to display the manipulator when 3D drawings and 2D drawings are selected at the same time.
  13. In creating a text object, the cursor moves to an unintended position when typing a character in the text box in the tool parameters. Fixed.
  14. (macOS) In creating a text object, a delay of display occurs when dragging “Extrude” slider in the tool parameters.
  15. (macOS) When selecting “Switch” from the context menu of the browser to apply to line objects in a Curved Surface, a delay of display occurs. Fixed.

[CAD Modeling] (Professional Version only)
  1. When selecting multiple objects for the measurement of Area, Volume and Barycenter, modified the display of objects’ name to a tree view of all selected objects and individual objects.
  2. In the measurement information window, the display content is not updated when switched it from active scenes. Fixed.
  3. When converting an object to other type of objects, the dimension line set to the object is deleted. Fixed.
  4. The display of dimension lines does not reflect the conversion matrix of the upper part. Fixed.

[Rendering]
  1. Fixed a crash when starting rendering immediately after startup.
  2. In HiDPI environment, the block cursor may disappear during rendering. Fixed.
  3. In radiosity, calculation of only the selected object cannot be conducted. Fixed.
  4. If the shift key is pressed at the end of rendering, the rendering size will be changed to the size of the image window. Fixed.

[Interface]
  1. Changed to display a warning dialog when switching material types with the "Create" button in the Surface Window.
  2. Changed not to reset the Surface Settings when the same material type as the current one is selected with the "Create" button in the Surface Window.
  3. Fixed an issue that the scroll position is reset to the upper left when the image window is redrawn.
  4. Fixed an issue that the window size is displayed in an unintended small size in the command palette.
  5. When you click the top area of the boundary of the docked toolbar, the docked toolbar will be collapsed. Fixed.
  6. In the list view of each window, the operation with shift + up and down arrow keys does not work as the additional selection of items. Fixed.
  7. In the list view of each window, you cannot select an item if you click the row boundary between each item. Fixed.
  8. In the list view of each window, an item on the second row is selected if you click the header row. Fixed.
  9. Changed the Measure tool button on the control bar to the rightmost position in the Snap/Dimensions group.
  10. Added "# (Not Render)" to the "Operator" menu on Browser.
  11. (macOS) In the display switching context menu of the checkboxes on the browser, the characters of the item pointed to by the mouse cursor are hidden. Fixed.

[Contents]
  1. (macOS) Unable to read some image files. Fixed

[ShadeGrid Server]
  1. Enhanced log information displayed in ShadeGrid Server message boxes.
  2. Rendering process in ShadeGrid Server may not be performed. Fixed.
  3. Fixed an issue that the IP address is not displayed in the ShadeGrid Server window.
21.02.00 '21.03.11 ■Major Updates
Shade3D Ver.21.2.0
[File Input / Output]
  1. Supports the output of .mp4 format video files in the animation rendering function
  2. Supports the reading of .mp4 format video files when reading images

[Modeling]
  1. In the cutting tool of the cut surface setting window, a button to only extract the outline of the cut surface has been added ("Extract cut surface [Ridge Line]"). The conventional "Extract Cut Surface" Button has been changed to "Extract Cut Surface (Face)"
  2. Supports output into 2D drawing using the cutting tool from the cutting surface setting window (Added "Output Drawing" pop-up menu)

[Interface]
  1. Added switching of active view display to the main menu and shortcut menu (Added to "Figure > Active View > Display drawing" submenu)

BIM/CIM Design Verification Tool Ver.21.2.0
[IFC Information]
  1. Due to the loss of IFC4.1 Status IFC4.1 support has been removed
  2. The support of importing 2D shapes into 2D drawings has been added (IfcGeometricRepresentationContext, IfcGeometricRepresentationSubContext, IfcGeometricProjectionEnum)
  3. Supports the tree display of objects associated by IfcRelDefinesByType in the structure list
  4. Added 'Distinguised Name' to the column of the structure list (LongName display for IfcProject, IfcSpatialStructureElement)
  5. Supports display of group (lfcGroup), classification, and layer (lfcPresentationLayerAssignment) in the structure list
  6. Supports information display of room objects (lfcZone, LfcSpace), association by wall connection (lfcWall), and classificaition code (lfcClasssificationReference) in the information list (swtiched by attribute, association, classification, file header tab)
  7. Added display of history information (Owner history) to the information list
  8. Added 'Select Object' to the context menu of the information list
  9. Added 'Open' to the context menu of the information list (Open the address specified in URI format in the browser, open the file in the associated app, open the external CSV file of 3D bar arrangement CAD in the associated app)

[BIM/CIM Design Verification Tool]
  1. Improved Display Layout and print layout of verification sheet
  2. 'Remarks' field input improvement

■Fixed Problems
Shade3D Ver.21.2.0

[Modeling]
  1. Fixed an issue in the Boolean calculation tool that could cause a crash when executed for a particular shape
  2. FFixed a problem that the Boolean calculation tool ' Extract the intersection of the selected shape' may crash when executed for a specific shape
  3. Fixed a problem that may cause a crash when executing for a specific shape in 'Extract cut surface (face)' of the cutting tool in the cut surface setting window
  4. FFixed a crash when executing for the shape of 2D drawing in 'Cut' and 'Cut (stretch cut surface)' of the cutting tool in the cut surface setting window
  5. Fixed an issue that resulted in the generation of shape when using the link shape in the cutting tool for the cut surface setting to be at the original shape position.
  6. Fixed the problem that the result is incorrect when executing for a shape with a size of several mm or less in the wrapping mesh.

[CAD modeling] (Professional Version only)
  1. Fixed an issue where the Thickness tool would crash if the distance was greater than the radius when running against a sphere on a NURBS surface
  2. Fixed an issue where editing results that require an accuracy of 1mm or less may be incorrect for shapes based on curves created with the straight slot and arc slot tools
  3. Fixed an issue where dimension line information set for a part was not saved correctly in the scene file
  4. Fixed the problem that the dimension line of the shape in the part is changed when 'Reset conversion of all parts' is selected
  5. Fixed an issue where correct results were not displayed when the unit system was other than mm when measuring surface area and volume
  6. Fixed the problem that the volume of the interference part is not displayed correctly when the unit system is other than mm in the interference check

[Figure Window]
  1. Fixed an issue where 'Show Bounding Box' would display a frame with no margins for the shape in the 3 views
  2. FFixed an issue where 'Show Bounding Box' would show a frame with a margin for the shape in the camera view

[Rendering]
  1. Fixed an issue where 'Ray Tracing Image Quality' was not reflected in the quality of the surface / line light sources and the quality of shadow softness of infinite / shape light sources when the rendering method was 'ray tracing'
  2. Fixed an issue where the 'output color space' selection was not reflected when the pixel depth was 128 bits in animation rendering
  3. Fixed an issue that could cause a crash when rendering if the surface material is not set for the last shape of the shape directly under the deformation joint
  4. FFixed an issue where the preview display of the setting dialog box was not updated for noise-adding effectors
  5. (Professional, Standard) Fixed the problem that the preview display of the setting dialog box is not updated in Depthplus and Fogplus

[Interface]
  1. Fixed an issue that slowed down the browser drawing speed when there were many shapes in the scene
  2. Fixed an issue in ShadeExplorer where drawing was not updated when the same catalog was created again after canceling the catalog creation process
  3. Fixed an issue where the confirmation dialog box was not displayed when executing 'Add current scene' in ShadeExplorer

BIM/CIM Design Verification Tool Ver.21.2.0
[IFC Information]
  1. Fixed an issue where the model was not loaded due to the combination of IfcCircleProfileDef and IfcExtrudedAreaSolid when importing IFC files
  2. Improved IFC file import speed
  3. Improved operation speed when selecting an object with a lot of attribute information
  4. Fixed the problem that the size of the shape is not read correctly in the file with the unit system other than mm set
  5. Fixed the problem that the unit may not be displayed in the information list

[BIM/CIM Design Verification Tool]
  1. Fixed the problem that the contents of lines other than the target are also changed when inputting in the 'Remarks' field when the display is narrowed by search

Block UI Programming Tool Ver.21.2.0
  1. Fixed an issue when a script block containing multiple lines of code was assigned to a nested block (function, block comment, if statement, loop statement), execution would be interrupted with an error
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