Change log

[PetrS]

size=150Product version/size
Released: Continuous development

b18. November 2015 - build 16.098.07/b

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*url=http://designforms.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2253Documentation of the code/url by Doxygen/*:m/list:u


b7. January 2015 - build 16.098.25/b

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*url=http://designforms.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2257Outlining/url - collapse all block, functions... in the code by one click/*:m
*url=http://designforms.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=225Code analysis improvements/url - totally new behaviour of tool/*:m
*url=http://designforms.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=84Debugger improvements/url - variables are added to watch list, debugging is now works correctly in extern user functions/*:m
*url=http://designforms.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2261Open for edit button/url - Read only opened code can be opened for editing by one click /*:m
*url=http://designforms.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2258Trace viewer improved/url - Old trace listened and code analysis was merged together/*:m
* Internal functions are again displayed in capitals (Compare -> COMPARE)/*:m
* url=http://designforms.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2259Batch CLS resave/url - tool for fast resave all forms is now added/*:m
* url=http://designforms.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=94&p=2331FOR cycle improvements/url - New grammar based on C# is availabile/*:m
*url=http://designforms.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2260Operators/url - New operators based on C# are availabile/*:m
* Export the code/functions to Enterprise Architect/*:m
* Intellisence improvement - the behaviour of Intellisence was slightly imrpoved for easier use/*:m/list:u

ibDesign Forms User:/b/i
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* Drawing in User application was improved, there were some differencies between Builder and User./*:m/list:u


b2. February 2016 - build 16.098.37/b

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*url=http://designforms.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=3265Script coverage by autotests/url - feature for evaluate of coverage of the script by autotests/*:m/list:u

[PetrS]

size=150Version 5.0/size
Released: 12/2013


Online help: urlhttp://help.sciadesignforms.com/50/en/url
Installer download: http://scia-software.nl/downloads/desig ... _setup.exe

ubNew features:/b/u
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*Graphics/*:m
*CustomDataTable/*:m
*Intellisense/*:m
*Syntax info/*:m
*Improved handling of arrays and objects/*:m/list:u

[PetrS]

size=150Design Forms 5.1/size
Released 03/2014

ubNew features:/b/u
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*New graphical user interface - using docking windows/*:m
*New dialogue functionality: extended components, additional display of variables, input via tables, better graphic design, possibility to show or hide parts/*:m
*Zooming in output window in Design Forms User/*:m
*Bookmarks and its linking to dialog components - fast scrolling in the output/*:m
*Graph - new visual component/*:m
*Table input - new dialog component used for input structured data (internal forces, soil parameters, etc.)/*:m
*Compressed format of Design Forms User Project, saves 80% of disk space/*:m
*New mathematical functions are included ('SUM', 'AVERAGE', etc)/*:m
*Generalising of some variable types that have been converted to the 'object' type/*:m
*Text from the table of variables can be reused in the 'TEXT' command/*:m
*Graphics are enlarged by dimensions, arcs, ellipse and more tools for better dynamically created graphic object in the source code/*:m
*New dialogue functionality: extended components, additional display of variables, input via tables, better graphic design, possibility to show or hide parts/*:m
*Adding collapsible blocks to the layout/*:m
*Possibility to load data from an external xml-file (cfr. custom libraries) but from the source code/*:m
*New command 'TR' for support of translations in tables and graphics/*:m
*Better support for creating graphs & figures/*:m
*Better support for creating tables in the layout/*:m
*cls-file can be opened by drag and drop into the Builder environment/*:m
*A 'page break' is now a visual component allowing better layout definition/*:m
*A new library for concrete cross section definition (shapes, longitudinal reinforcement and stirrups)/*:m
*Customisable user functions and methods/*:m
*Support of National Annexes via a National Annexes library/*:m
*Extension of the programming language towards an object-oriented language, previous commands remain, yet builders have more tools at their disposal./*:m/list:u

[PetrS]

size=150Design Forms 5.2/size
Released 07/2014

ubNew features in Design Forms User:/b/u
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*Improved graphical user interface/*:m
*User defined page preview of the output, including margins, header and footer/*:m

*Start-up screen - fast links to most recently used projects and calculations; Design Forms Dashboard/*:m
*Content window - tree-structured content of the calculation. Enables fast scrolling to selected chapter, collapsing and expanding of blocks/*:m
*Improved definition of page size, margins and layout/*:m
*Automatic updates of calculations - be notified about latest calculation updates with new features and better output/*:m
*New library of steel sections - more sections, better graphics; synchronised with SEN database/*:m
*Support for imperial units displaying/*:m/list:u

ubConnection to SCIA Engineer:/b/u
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*100% connection between SCIA Engineer and Design Forms for 1D members (beams and columns)/*:m
*Full integration to SCIA Engineer environment (service trees, results, outputs, ...)/*:m
*Full integration to Enginnering report - instant update, language changes, direct opening of Design Forms project, .../*:m
*Fast communication via TCP/IP protocol/*:m
*Multi-core processors support/*:m/list:u

ubNew features in Design Forms Builder:/b/u
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*Code profiler/*:m
*IO Viewer/*:m
*List of used ESA_IDs/*:m
*Improved custom library editor/*:m
*Improved autotest manager/*:m
*Visual component styles/*:m/list:u

ubNew features in Design Forms script:/b/u
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*Table back color/brush/*:m
*Conditional expressions - short alternative to IF-ELSE statement/*:m
*Save/Read results to/from DataCache/*:m
*Scale of static images/*:m
*New mathematical functions (Rounding, Floor, Ceiling, Unit conversions, Physical constants, ...)/*:m
*System variables IO.IsStandalone, IO.IsDrawing, IO.IsExternCLC /*:m
*Graph legend - new extension of graph component/*:m
*Variable strings in dimensions text (Graphics)/*:m
*Extended precision of numeric variables. Negative precision sets fixed number of decimals/*:m/list:u

ubDialog extensions:/b/u
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*TabControl - back color, color of tabs, tabs alignment/*:m
*Background image for dialog components/*:m
*TableInput - fixed number of rows, disable sorting/*:m

*TreeTabControl - new component used in complex dialogs. Suitable especially for settings, etc./*:m/list:u

[PetrS]

size=150Design Forms 15.0/size
Released: 04/2015

buDF User:/u/b
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*url=http://designforms.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=103&p=120&hilit=properties#p120Project properties/url - set of project attributes useful in header/footer/*:m
*url=http://designforms.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=104New Header&Footer editor/url- WYSIWYG editor. Free location of texts, images. Supports project properties/*:m/list:u


buDF Builder:/u/b
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*url=http://designforms.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=99CLC Dependency tree/url - tree of CLC dependecies /*:m
*url=http://designforms.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=84Script debugger/url/*:m
*url=http://designforms.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=105Object inspector/url - visualisation of structured (object) variables/*:m
*Trace viewer improvements - content of TraceFile, fast navigation, searching, save to file, .../*:m
*url=http://designforms.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=110CodeSnippets/url - User defined snippets of code/*:m
*url=http://designforms.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=97EWN_Editor/url - Integrated editor of EWN source files/*:m
*url=http://designforms.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=225Code analysis/url - detects unused variables, non-defined variables, .../*:m/list:u


buScripting:/u/b
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*url=http://designforms.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=94FOR/url- enumerating up/downwards/*:m
*url=http://designforms.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=204FOREACH/url- automatic enumeration of collection of elements/*:m
*url=http://designforms.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=227LINQ/url - set of functions used to manipulate with lists and arrays/*:m
*url=http://designforms.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=197Norm references/url - additional output element for refering equation or text to norm article/*:m
*url=http://designforms.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=107Data Exchange structure/url- used for safe communication between Master - Extern CLC/*:m
*double<in, 3> - declaring numeric variable with units and precision/*:m
*url=http://designforms.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=39&p=41#p41System variables/url- IO.LayoutIndex, IO.IsDrawing, IO.IsExtern/*:m
*url=http://designforms.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=95New operators ^, XOR/url/*:m
*Class constructors, field initialization - support default and user-defined constructors/*:m
*Table improvements - hiding columns, fixed widths, background brush, .../*:m/list:u


buDialog:/u/b
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*Steel Section Library
- Support for US (Show just imperial cross sections, Use imperial units)
- Section pairs - set of new classes of cross sections composed from two rolled sections/*:m
*url=http://designforms.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=18EMD Loader improvements/url
- Automatic detecion of change in source files
- Support for all type of members (0D, 1D, 2D)/*:m
*url=http://designforms.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=198RadioButton/url - new component for fast selection from several options/*:m
*TTableInput improvements
- Hiding columns
- Disabled sorting
- Fixed size and number of rows/*:m
*url=http://designforms.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=108Checkbox aligned to the right/url/*:m/list:u


buConnection to SCIA Engineer:/u/b
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*Support for 0D, 1D, 2D members/*:m
*Dynamic generation of EMD data (dynamic datacache)/*:m
*url=http://designforms.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=97EWN - Error, warning, notes/url- System for handling messages language independently/*:m
*url=http://designforms.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=102ResultProperties/url - additional attributes of calculation results/*:m/list:u


buAutomatic testing:/u/b
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*Automatic testing of test and CLC integrity/*:m
*url=http://designforms.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=98Numeric tests/url - tests the stability of the CLC results/*:m
*url=http://designforms.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=93Graphical tests/url- tests stability of the calculation graphical output (exported to XML)/*:m
*Automatic detection of visual components collisions/*:m/list:u

[jkrsik]

size=150Design Forms 15.2/size
Released: 09/2015

buDesign Forms Builder:/u/b
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*url=http://designforms.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2235Script flowchart/url - Flowchart represents an algorithm (= script flow), showing the steps as boxes of various kinds, and their order by connecting them with arrows./*:m
* Option - Save variable values to cls file/*:m
* Option - Max number of While cycle iterations/*:m
*url=http://designforms.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=225Code analysis/url/*:m/list:u

buScript:/u/b
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*url=http://designforms.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2236Clipping region in graphics/url/*:m
* Code reference @REF, also after TEXT command/*:m
*url=http://designforms.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=204FOREACH cycle/url/*:m
*url=http://designforms.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=199RoundPolyline method modification/url/*:m
*url=http://designforms.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2255DrawLines method added/url/*:m/list:u

buFor SEN:/u/b
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*url=http://designforms.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2240Generating all dangerous combinations from Result class/url/*:m/list:u

[jkrsik]

size=150Design Forms 15.3/size
build 15.3.15

buDesign Forms Builder:/u/b
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*Option - Compile code to C#/*:m
*Debug menu - Get memory, Export output to XML, Test compiled calculations, Simple speed test (compiled), Test SEN dialog/*:m
* Menu Help - commands reference/*:m
*url=http://designforms.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=96New protection/url/*:m
*Code profiler improvements/*:m
*Debugger improvements in relation to concrete toolbox/*:m
*VariableWatch for debugger/*:m
*Exception info for debugger/*:m/list:u


buScript:/u/b
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*url=http://designforms.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=62Table improvement/url - merging cells - ColSpan, RowSpan/*:m
*url=http://designforms.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2243TryReadResults, ClearResults/url/*:m
*url=http://designforms.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2246Interpolation matrix/url/*:m
*url=http://designforms.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2247This pointer/url/*:m
*url=http://designforms.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=75Static class Math impovements/url - GetPolynomRoots improved/*:m
*Public and private properties for methods and functions/*:m
*Set and get modifiers for methods and functions/*:m
*IntelliSense improvements/*:m/list:u