DriveWorks Solo 22

Enhancements

DriveWorks 19 SP0 delivers brand new features and enhancements, in the following areas:

Usability & UX

Focused visual updates and enhancements add further functionality across DriveWorks.

• New Function - DateTimeSpan Returns a table of information representing the time interval between two Date Time values.
• Overload parameters, added to the following functions, to allow for leading or trailing whitespaces for text strings.
  • IfCondition
  • TableFilter
  • TableFilterAll
  • TableBreak
  • CountIf
  • DCount
  • DMax
  • DMin
• Condition parameters, within functions, ignore leading or trailing whitespaces for text strings.
• Help and Support links, displayed from Windows Programs and Features, use https protocol.
• Application License Activation checks the public IP address to overcome managed DNS networks.
• Installation updates .NET Framework to version 4.8, Operating System Components.
• Underlying database is now SQLite, Projects created in previous version are automatically backed up when converted. See DriveWorks Project Upgrades (V19) for extension and location information.
• The Comments tab, in the Rule Builder, allows horizontal scrolling when comments extend beyond the available window space.
• Rule Builder uses WPF technology, overcoming rendering issues and allowing the following improvements:
  • CTRL + mouse scroll wheel to zoom in and out of the Rule Editing window
  • CTRL + left mouse click, or double click, to select the whole word
  • Line numbers can be displayed in the Rule Editor window
• Selection and expansion state of the following views are retained when the view is refreshed or returned to:
  • Form Design View - Controls Tree
  • Rules Builder - Variables Tab Tree
  • Model Rules View - Components Tree
• Security updates for the FlexNet Publisher, used for licensing, applied.

Design Automation

New and updated features to utilize the full potential of design automation in DriveWorks

• New Advanced Feature Parameters:
  • Distance Mates allows the direction and distance to be driven.
  • Weldment features allows Weldment features to be driven.
  • Cosmetic Threads allows Cosmetic Thread features to be driven.
  • Boss/Base Thin drive the Auto Fillet parameter.
  • Sheet Metal feature, allows a Bend Table to be selected.