Release Notes

Introduction 

The release notes provide brief and high-level descriptions of the new features of HaloCAD. Before installing HaloCAD, it is recommended to read the release notes to understand any current limitations or bugs that may apply to this version of the software.

Product Description

HaloCAD for Viewers is a lightweight application designed to view HaloCAD-protected files in other CAD-Viewer applications with “View only” access to all the users who have access to it. This application is useful for Suppliers or Partners who need to access HaloCAD-protected models or drawings in their environment.

System Requirements

The following system requirements table specifies the minimum and recommended technical specifications, such as software and network resources, necessary to run the product.

Requirements

Recommended URLs, addresses, and ports for MPIP

MIP SDK doesn't support the use of authenticated proxies. So, make sure you set the Microsoft 365 endpoints to bypass the proxy. View a list of endpoints at “Microsoft Online Documentation”. However, Microsoft recommends the following:

Recommended endpoints

Build 1.3

New Features

This section lists the new features in the current release.

1. Support for AutoCAD LT 2024. HCADV-191

2. Support for Teamcenter Visualization 14.0. HCADV-250

3. Support for SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer SDK. HCADV-246

4. Support for AutoCAD LT 2024, Creo 10, Creo 11, and SolidEdge 2D Draft 2024. HCADV-245

5. Support for Annotations and Markup in SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer 9.0 application for users with edit rights. HCADV-251

Improvements

This section lists the improvements in the current release.

In this version, the Clear Cache icon, which was used to clear the current user credential, has been replaced with User Reset. HCADV-249

Fixed Issues

This section lists the fixed issues in the current release.

1. Fixed an issue that caused the Creo View application to crash/close when attempting to open the protected "ed" file. HCADV-172, HCADV-192

2. Fixed an issue that enabled the Save As option and allowed saving the file as unprotected when opening a Creo STP file in the Creo View Lite 9.1 application. HCADV-190

3. Fixed an issue that prevented opening a protected Creo "pvs" file in the Creo View Express Application. HCADV-193

4. Fixed an issue that prevented the display of the HaloCAD Restriction popup and allowed files to be saved without protection. HCADV-196

Known Issues

This section lists the known issues in the current release. 

1. It is not possible to open a protected DWG file in Creo View Express 7.0. HCADV-35

2. It is not possible to capture the screenshot of an unprotected file in Creo View Express, Solid Edge 2D Drafting, AutoCAD LT, or Teamcenter Visualization Viewer once HALOCAD for Viewers is initialized. HCADV-39

3. It is possible to change and save a protected file in AutoCAD LT, while doing so, the label will be removed. HCADV-40

4. When you double-click or right-click to open a protected VDS file with the SAP 3D Visual Enterprises Viewer option, it does not open in SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer. HCADV-46

5. When opening protected files like IGES or IGS or when cloning, an unprotected intermediate .PAR or.VDS files will be created. HCADV-48

6. Multiple times the HALOCAD restricted will appear while opening a protected file in Teamcenter Visualization Base and clicking on the option Tool-> Home button. HCADV-50

7. A protected IGS file fails to open instead a pop-up will display as Failed to open document, appears while opening it. Furthermore, the Teamcenter Visualization base application goes to the Not Responding state. HCADV-51

8. In Creo View Express 7.0 will close abruptly if the Active Mail via E-Mail option is selected. HCADV-54

9. AutoCAD LT application will crash when you open a file and click the Shared Views option under the Collaborate tab. HCADV-58

10. It is possible to copy images from a protected file in the Creo View Express/Lite application. HCADV-59

11. While you double-click to open the protected file, an error message will appear as “The file is not supported by Creo View”. HCADV-60

12. It is not possible to open the protected file in SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewers by anyone other than the user who installed HALOCAD. HCADV-66

13. AutoCAD LT application will crash while exporting the protected file in .DGN format. HCADV-69

14. When a Viewer application is installed in a way to start (run as) administrator, you may receive an error message “Drawing file” is not valid instead of the HALOCAD pop-up “Protected files can be loaded”. This is because the HALOCAD for Viewer application did not load properly because of the lack of administrator privilege in the existing instance. HCADV-75
    Workaround: Close the existing HALOCAD for the Viewer instance and start the viewer with administrator privilege.

15. Protected JT files exported from NX 1953 and 1899 series will not open in Teamcenter Visualization Base 12.0. HCADV-87

16. By selecting Save As in Solid Edge 2D Drafting, it is possible to save a protected draft file without protection. HCADV-92

17. In Solid Edge 2D Drafting, it is possible to copy drawings from a protected draft file and save them as unprotected files. HCADV-94

18. It is not possible to open the protected Solid Edge file by double-clicking on it and doing so would result in an error message from the Solid Edge 2D Drafting tool. HCADV-95

19. The protected AutoCAD file cannot be opened by double-clicking on it, and doing so will result in an error message from the AutoCAD LT 2020 application. HCADV-97

20. It is possible to take a screenshot or print a screen of the protected JT file from the JT preview window in the Teamcenter Embedded viewer application. HCADV-98

21. When opening an unprotected file in the same session in the same folder in Solid Edge 2D Drafting, the previously opened protected file will be displayed. HCADV-108

22. Solid Edge 2D Drafting application will crash if you click the OK option in the HALOCAD restriction pop-up while accessing the Recent Documents option from the quick access menu or Arrange & Show option under the View tab. This issue only occurs when a protected file is opened during an active session. HCADV-122

23. When attempting to export a protected file, the HALOCAD restriction message appears many times, and clicking OK causes the AutoCAD LT application to crash. HCADV-157

24. It is possible to export the protected file as unprotected from Creo View application using Save Current View As option. HCADV-160

25. The Creo View 9.1 application will crash if an unauthorized user attempts to open a protected file. HCADV-161

26. Unprotected files are saved when exporting the protected DWG/DXF and PVS files to various file locations with the Save As option. HCADV-217