CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive

17 October 2005

Product News

Rasterex Releases RxView R7.2 & RxHighlight R7.2

Rasterex Software announced the release of version R7.2 of their popular family of viewing products for Windows.

RxView allows users to view and print more than 250 different file formats (2D & 3D CAD, plot-files, PDF files, Office documents, raster images etc.), without having the design software installed on the machine.

RxHighlight adds advanced functions like mark-up, file conversion and text search & extraction, for collaboration between team members.

"As a leader in our market segment, Rasterex is committed to staying in front with continuous update of file filters and features" says Per Christian Lindstad, CEO at Rasterex Software. "Our customers under SSA contract have already received the new version, which provides them with over 40 new features and enhancements". New users can download and try the software for free on Rasterex download page.

In addition to a new and modern user interface and a long list of improvements and enhancements, the new version has a strong focus on markup and collaboration. Rasterex makes software for practical professionals, so feedback from users is the main driver for product development. Markup consolidation, symbol library, stamps, named markup entities and search and find markup entities are new features that further increase the practical usability of the software.

New features and enhancements in R7.2:

· New GUI library, where Workspace bars can be set to "auto-hide" mode

· New workspace bar added for vector layers

· New workspace bar added for page thumbnails (all formats)

· New file menu item: Recover file. Used for AutoCAD files that fail normal loading

· New feature: Load as 3D. AutoCAD files can now be loaded in 3D mode, also from the File Open dialog

· The preview mode will not be terminated when using print options or page setup dialogs

· Paper size is now displayed on the status bar (if a paper size that does match the drawing is found.)

· Original size is now available in Batch Conversion

· DPI can now be set if original size is used in conversion

· Added support for snap to intersection

· Implemented "internal" PDF links (page coordinates)

· Implemented support for Word hyperlinks and bookmarks

· New status bar pane with current calibration. Right click to change settings

· New option: Force conversion functions to use dpi from source file if available

· Display Line Weights option available under filter settings for the AutoCAD filter

· Added support for password protected PDF and RxContent files

· Several bug fixes and minor enhancements

Markup specific changes in R7.2:

· New feature: Markup consolidation. Markup entities from several users can be gathered into one consolidated level, either by user, by layer or by picking entities

· New feature: Symbol library. A new workspace bar has been added where users can select symbols from available libraries. Libraries can be edited/created with a new utility

· New feature: Stamps. A new workspace bar has been added where users can add status stamps, like "Revised", "Accepted" etc. With optional contents: User, Date, Time

· New feature: Named entities. All entities can be given a unique name

· New feature: Search and find markup text, note text or named entities

· New feature: New points can be added to existing areas/polylines/polygons. Use INSERT key, or select from right-click-context menu

· New feature: Text can now be moved when editing dimension lines. Offset lines will be added when moving the text

· New feature: Text can now be moved when editing measure areas

· A new option is added to "tools->options->advanced": Display monochrome markup if drawing is in monochrome mode

· Hatch is now available for all entities in the markup toolbar

· When a new element is created, you will now automatically go to edit mode

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