ROOM ARRANGER - RELEASE NOTES =============================== version 5.6.5 (2010/8/13) ------------------------- - Fixed: Possible crash in wall editor version 5.6.4 (2010/5/30) ------------------------- - Fixed: Doors not drawn on walls with 0 thickness - Fixed: Several issues with lines - Fixed: Minor bugfixes version 5.6.3 (2010/4/14) ------------------------- - Improved: Toolbar icons - Fixed: Not drawing start page when invisible at startup - Fixed: Text size in Page Layout editor - Fixed: Minor bugfixes version 5.6.2 (2010/3/28) ------------------------- - Improved: Several objects redesigned in 2D and 3D to be more realistic - Improved: color-correcttion of 3D lighting on objects with texture - Improved: Added floor texture to sample projects - Fixed: Floor texture saved as relative path version 5.6.1 (2010/3/12) ------------------------- - Improved: 3D lighting visible on objects with texture - Improved: Slightly adjusted 3D lighting - Improved: Semitransparent objects are semitransparent in 2D as well; (requires antialiasing switched on in Options) - Fixed: Compatibility with BS Contact 7.2 - Fixed: Captions are not lost after group & ungroup - Added: Polygonal floor opening - Fixed: Calculating geometry of floor openings - Fixed: Several minor bugfixes and improvements version 5.6 (2010/1/5) ---------------------- - Added: Start Page (F2) with shortcuts to libraries and most common tasks - Added: Start Page enables search (F3) for objects within libraries - Improved: User interface colors - Added: Load background image with floor plan and draw walls on top of it - Added: Select print font for object captions - Added: Support for 3D mice by 3Dconnexion (Space Pilot, ...) in 2D mode - Added: Add dimension line to a single wall using R-Click command - Added: Dimension lines in side editing (but deleted upon exit) - Added: 2 new objects in Additional 3D Shapes library - Added: Import and export User library objects in the main window version 5.5.4 (2009/9/4) ------------------------ - Added: Switching between floors directly in wall editor - Added: Calculate size and areas of all walls - as Export statistics at Rooms in the Project window (F7) - Added: Wall sizes shown also as Hints under cursor there - Fixed: Disappearing old dimension lines when adding doors, windows - Fixed: Precise moving with walls in projects with decimal numbers disabled - Fixed: Loading of certain PNG types into Logo object - Fixed: Minor bugfixes version 5.5.3 (2009/7/13) ------------------------- - Fixed: Crash when moving walls - due to bug in 5.5.2 version 5.5.2 (2009/7/12) ------------------------- - Added: You can add and edit your dimension lines in wall editor - Added: Dim.lines are shown before starting new wall in wall editor - Improved: Better alignment of automatic dimension lines in wall editor - Improved: Limited automatic main window resizing in wall editor - Fixed: Crash when 16 bit colors were set in Windows display setting - Added: Started a Twitter feed version 5.5.1 (2009/6/19) ------------------------- - Fixed: Editing Wall properties could destroy all neighboring walls - Fixed: Numerical wall editor - Fixed: Disappearing doors or windows after ending Side editor - Improved: Version numbering more clear (new style: 5.5.1, old: 5.51) version 5.5 (2009/3/29) ----------------------- - Improved: 3D viewing possible in own window, not in web browser - Added: New type of basic object - Logo - image in 2D drawing - Added: New type of basic object - Polygon - draw your own 2D shape - Added: Define custom page header or footer when printing (page layout) - Added: Label can contain variables: %DATE%, %TIME%, %USER% - Added: Select sky color for 3D - Added: Editable floor thickness in multi-floor projects - Added: 12 new objects in Additional 3D Shapes library - Added: Objects can be visible in Wall editor - Added: Pictures visible while editing from side - Improved: Alignment and Layers windows can be docked in main window - Improved: Dimension lines aligned to inner wall dimension - Improved: Labels and lines can be added to groups - Improved: Better detail in 3D for several round objects - Added: Function for direct export of the whole User library - Improved: Export multiple objects from User library at once - Improved: Window position and zoom is restored after editing from side - Improved: Horizontal scrolling with tilting mouse wheel - Improved: Moving with objects snapped to walls - Fixed: Some controls were misplaced in 120 dpi Windows resolution - Fixed: Repainting of some controls in Vista - Fixed: Program sometimes stopped responding when checking for updates - Improved: Multilingual installer version 5.04 (2008/3/31) ------------------------ - Fixed: Selecting color for a single wall in rectangular project - Fixed: Elliptical floor opening - Improved: Measurement lines stay visible while editing walls version 5.03 (2008/2/28) ------------------------ - Fixed: Possible crash at the startup (w/o additional languages) - Improved: Ctrl+click adds object to selection - Improved: Alt+arrows aligns selected objects - Fixed: Proper object dimensions shown when editing from side - Fixed: Many other minor improvements version 5.02 (2007/7/14) ------------------------ - Improved: Slightly adjusted 3D illumination - Fixed: File extension when sending project as e-mail - Fixed: Import objects to user library from faked files - Fixed: Bug in Wall Editor (floor openings) - Fixed: Serial number verification version 5.01 (2007/7/5) ----------------------- - Fixed: Two issues in Wall Editor - Improved: Images for disabled toolbar buttons version 5 (2007/4/3) -------------------- - Added: Multi-floor projects - Added: Full Unicode support - Added: Better color reproduction in 3D - Added: Select color for each wall - Added: Sort object listing by any column - Added: Snap objects horizontally/vertically (align&distr menu) - Added: Line ends for measurement lines - Added: Automatic dimension lines when moving doors and windows - Added: 9 new door and window shapes (appearance) - Added: Select exterior wall color and ground color - Added: Scrolling the project by clicking the mouse wheel - Added: Ctrl+Drag selects objects fully inside sel. rectangle - Added: Modify User library items directly from the main window - Added: Select 3D preview image for user library items - Added: Limited support for imported VRML models - Added: Import Object listing from TXT file - Added: Integrated calculator with feet/inches input - Added: Automatic project backuping - Added: Automatic checks for new program version - Added: New program icon, splash screen and About window - Added: List of keyboard shortcuts in the help file - Improved: Vista compatible - Fixed: Dozens of minor bugfixes and improvements version 4.67 (2006/11/1) ------------------------ - Fixed: Compatibility with Cortona VRML Client version 5 version 4.65 (2006/7/31) ------------------------ - Added: Object duplication available in Side Editor - Added: Column separator in Part listing export - Improved: Faster object properties in case of large user library - Improved: Close button in Wall or Side Editor closes the editor rather then the whole application - Fixed: Removing of user library pages version 4.64 (2006/6/27) ------------------------ - Improved: Handling of textures in user library - Improved: Minor improvements version 4.63 (2006/6/5) ----------------------- - Added: Custom colors in color selection window contain 8 most recently and 8 most frequently used colors - Added: Printing available in Side Editor - Fixed: Proper undo after editing walls - Fixed: No problems with '#' in captions and labels version 4.62 (2006/5/24) ------------------------ - Fixed: Font size of captions with room areas version 4.61 (2006/5/9) ----------------------- - Fixed: Several bugs in Object Listing - Find version 4.6 (2006/4/18) ----------------------- - Added: Kitchen cabinets - Added: Front color for kitchen cabinets - Improved: Rectangular complex objects can be resized freely - Added: New basic object - Line - Fixed: Opening door in CosmoPlayer and BS Contact VRML viewers - Fixed: Several problems in Side Editor version 4.5 (2006/3/8) ---------------------- - Improved: Changed file extension from MST & MSK to RAP & RAL. Files were being accidentaly blocked by some antivirus programs; Catalog.msk renamed to UserLib.ral - Added: Library window is docked - Added: Side Editor - you can finally design a kitchen easily - Added: Folding door, sliding door, double door (animated) - Added: Button "Find" in the object listing window - Added: New object property - Identification (e.g. catalogue number) - Added: Antialiased 2D drawing (requires gdiplus.dll installed) - Added: Layers not visible in 2D can be drawn in 3D (layers window) - Added: Better object color control in 3D - Added: Optional column headings in the object listing export - Added: Possibility to share object libraries - Fixed: Price is included in the object listing export - Improved: Main toolbar slightly redesigned - Improved: Faster program startup - Improved: Font size on text captions for projects in ft, mm, etc - Fixed: Minor bugfixes and improvements version 4.01 (2005/12/19) ------------------------- - Fixed: Program crashed when rotating labels - Fixed: Proper position of door in 3D - Improved: Optimized lighting in larger projects version 4 (2005/10/14) ---------------------- - Added: Drag & drop Wall editor - Added: Objects can have image texture - Added: Objects can be rotated with mouse - Added: Doors and Windows have separate library page - Added: Doors can be closed as an initial state in 3D - Added: Automatically add Dimension Lines to all walls - Added: Insert Labels with all room names and areas to the project - Added: 2D view of room walls in "Rooms in the Project" window - Added: Labels can be rotated - Added: New type of basic object - Compass - Added: All basic and additional 3D shapes also as transparent - Added: Support for additional third-party object libraries - Added: New object property - Price - Added: Price column for object listing - Added: Selecting which columns to be shown in the object listing - Added: Objects can be grouped by type in the object listing - Added: Limited support for object 3D rotation (rectangle, circle) - Improved: Project area stays in the center of the program window when zooming - Improved: Status bar with hints - Fixed: Proper dimensions of objects inserted from user library - Fixed: No space above windows in 3D - Improved: Hatched main window background - Improved: Picking of Local coordinates snappes to walls - Fixed: Dozens of minor bugfixes and improvements version 3.91 update (2005/5/30) ------------------------------- - Improved: New, smaller, modern setup program, checks for installed VRML viewer version 3.91 (2005/1/14) ------------------------ - Fixed: Editing walls in rooms created by Wizard version 3.9 (2004/12/16) ------------------------ - Added: Wizard for creating new projects - Added: Simple wall editor for new single room projects with predefined shapes (to be additionally improved in version 4.0) - Added: Export as webpage with 2D image and 3D scene - Added: Select appearance of doors and windows (object property) - Added: 3D preview of library objects - Added: Send project as email attachment - Added: Command for moving all labels to separate layer (keep on top) - Added: Flip / Mirror project (transformations) - Improved: Layer window saves its position, added keyboard shortcut - Added: Option to auto-open last edited project - Fixed: Import of user objects to selected library page - Fixed: Minor bugfixes and improvements version 3.83 (2004/9/29) ------------------------ - Fixed: Printing (again) - Fixed: Drawing of wall corners (with angle close to 180 deg) - Fixed: Adding objects to User library pages version 3.82 (2004/8/23) ------------------------ - Fixed: Printing failed on some computers version 3.81 (2004/7/19) ------------------------ - Improved: Grid labels exported and have separate column in Object listing - Fixed: Printing with landscape paper orientation - Fixed: Viewpoint names can contain non-english characters - Fixed: Added limitation of max zoom factor on Windows 95/98/Me version 3.8 (2004/6/29) ----------------------- - Added: Support for walls in attic rooms (slanted wall) - Added: Import and Export of objects in User library - Added: User library can be divided into pages - Added: List of local coordinates - Added: List of viewpoints (3D) - Improved: 3D illumination - Added: Grid labels - Fixed: Save / load of complex Objects added from popup menu - Fixed: Save / load of duplicated complex Objects - Fixed: Printing on A3 printer - Fixed: Resizing of circular objects - Added: Two more variants of pictures linking an extrenal image, but it still works only in 3D - Fixed: Window above another window or door in 3D - Fixed: Assigning font to new Captions - Added: Support for plugins, contact us for details - Fixed: Minor bugfixes and improvements version 3.7 (2004/2/4) ---------------------- - Improved: Printing faster and in much higher quality - Added: Print one project over more pages (in defined scale) - Added: Select priter fonts for title and notes - Fixed: Page border and number of copies treated correctly - Added: Objects can be resized with mouse - Added: Objects can be added from menu next to Add object button - Improved: Object listing window is floating - Added: More functions in object listing popup menu - Added: Object listing export options - Improved: If you specify image file in Link of Picture object, you will see the image in 3D (user-defined pictures) - Added: Select font for object captions - Added: Z order can be created from objects' z-position - Improved: Z-position is shown in short object popup info - Improved: Custom colors in Color dialog are saved - Added: Select objects with the same color (popup menu) - Improved: Removing objects from User library with Delete key - Fixed: Objects smaller then 1 cm were not visible in 3D - Fixed: Object link is always visible in object properties - Fixed: Problems with negative values in preview of Edit Walls version 3.62 (2003/12/22) ------------------------- - Added: Objects can have associated links to webpages or documents - Added: Set calibration for 100% zoom (useful in feet-inches system) - Added: Set wall length and rotation instead of From-To coordinates - Fixed: Preserving room colors after transformations - Fixed: Keeping position of the objects snapped to wall - Fixed: Loading Complex objects in Objects properties window - Added: Print setup is saved in the project - Fixed: Minor bugfixes and improvements version 3.61 (2003/9/2) ----------------------- - Improved: Object Listing window - Fixed: Object movement after Copy+Paste - Fixed: Adding objects to the room with groups - Fixed: Decimal wall thickness version 3.6 (2003/8/20) ----------------------- - Added: Creating custom complex objects (Groups) - Fixed: Room is now called Project (there can be more rooms in it) - Added: Selecting floor and wall colors for each room in the project - Added: Statistics for each room (wall perimeter, floor area) - Added: New basic object - Measurement Line - your measurements will stay in the project, create using M key and left mouse button - Improved: Elliptic objects can be rotated freely - Added: Print preview - Added: Open new program instance from main menu - Added: Alignment palette version 3.5 (2003/7/9) ---------------------- - Added: Multi-selection - Added: New objects in the library - Added: Copy selected objects to another room using Clipboard - Added: Align objects in the room - Added: Lock object - prevents object from moving (context menu) - Added: Merge rooms - Added: Feet/Inch unit convertor - Added: Transformations on the room (shift all, convert units) - Added: All numbers can be decimal - Improved: z-pos of objects in user library is saved (useful for windows) - Added: Object origin is shown in the properies window (red cross) - Fixed: Export of large files - Fixed: Minor bugfixes and impovements version 3.26 (2003/4/22) ------------------------ - Added: Set height for each wall - Fixed: Position for objects snapped to wall version 3.25 (2003/4/14) ------------------------ - Added: New basic object - Arrow - Added: Interactive doors in 3D (hide it unchecking its Fill color) - Fixed: Drawing and undo bug-fixes version 3.2 (2003/3/31) ----------------------- - Improved: Faster and safer work with large images. Not using so much memory. - Improved: Much faster open/save room and 100% working under Win9X - Added: Zoom in or out with Ctrl+MouseWheel - Improved: Zoom from cursor - the point under the mouse cursor doesn't move when zoom in/out - Added: Width, Length and Height can be decimal number (nevertheless, position must still be whole number) version 3.1 (2003/3/20) ----------------------- - Added: Single object selection, move with arrows, Alt+Enter for its properties, Del deletes, Ctrl+L, Ctrl+R for rotating - Added: Layers - Added: Export as image in PNG format - Improved: Help file - Added: New basic object - Octagon - Improved: Select walls in Room Walls dialog using mouse click in the preview window - Improved: New objects in the library, improved shapes for 3D view - Fixed: Adding and retrieving objects from the User Library - Added: Rotate 180 degrees in the object context menu version 3.0 (2003/2/16) ----------------------- - Added: Explore in 3D - Added: Print in certain scale (e.g. 1:50) - Added: More steps in Undo-Redo History - Improved: Edit Walls dialog reminds you of unsaved changes - Added: Local coordinates (you define their origin) - Added: Holding Shift during Measurement measures line with rotation in 45 degrees multiples - Added: Rotation helper in Object Properties, holding Shift sets rotation in 45 degrees multiples - Fixed: Object position during the object duplication - Fixed: Printing of large images in grayscale version 2.20 (2003/1/20) ------------------------ - Added: Library - dozens of common objects - from plant to Spitfire - Added: Catalogue is now called "User library" - Added: Text label (as a new object), select its font and more - Added: New basic objects - Circle and Hexagon - Improved: Drawing of the objects in zooms higher then 100% - Added: Options, change default colors for objects - Added: Measurement - Improved: Adjust the space around the room in detail - Added: Line style as an object property - Added: Rotate left and/or right in the object context menu - Fixed: Doors are not drawn using dashed line style - Added: Rename object in User library in context menu - Improved: F1 raises context help - Improved: Optimized buttons on toolbar - Added: Command New will show Room size window automatically - Fixed: Export to image file works (bug in 2.10) - Improved: Export in any zoom and disable adding the text (in Options) - Fixed: minor bugfixes - Added: Windows XP support version 2.10 (2002/11/25) ------------------------- - Added: New type of object - Triangle (right-angled) - Added: Print support - Added: Undo (one step) - Added: Quick info about the object under the mouse cursor (tooltips) - Improved: Export always in 100% zoom - Added: Best fit view (see the entire image in the window) - Added: Open files always in best fit view - Improved: Smart zoom factors - Added: Export object listing to clipboard - Fixed: Default catalogue is localized when creating (for new users) version 2.00 (2002/10/21) ------------------------- - Added: Toolbar with XP style buttons - Added: Show collisions - Added: Duplicate objects in context menu - Added: Editing of walls; wall thickness; wall color - Added: New type of object - Window (remains in the wall) - Added: Doors can be snapped to the wall - Added: Export to clipboard - Added: Open file dialog starts in the last used folder - Added: Double-click on the object brings its properties - Improved: Preview windows have gradient-filled background - Added: Connected file extension *.mst with Room Arranger. You can open the file by double-click in Explorer, etc. - Added: Drag&drop files into the application from Explorer, etc. - Added: You can change the unit name - one pixel can be one now cm, inch, meter, km or anything you want - Added: Show/Hide Grid using a toolbar button - Added: Show/Hide Captions on all objects - Added: Adjust the space around the room - Added: Option to automatically change the size of the main window when opening a file or zooming - Fixed: Parts Listing context menu is localized (missed in 1.11) version 1.11 (2002/8/29) ------------------------ - Added: The program completely rewritten into English to support multiple languages. Name of the program is now "Room Arranger" - Fixed: Adding of a new object in a zoom factor other then 100% - Added: Mouse-wheel support version 1.10 (2002/4/7) ----------------------- - Added: New types of objects - Ellipse and Door - Improved: Changed Object properties window: added preview, transparent lines, object fill and the caption can be hidden as well. You can hide the Catalogue part of the window. - Improved: New way how to select colors - Fixed: Removing the object in the Object Listing will redraw the room - Added: Editing object properties in the Object Listing window - Added: Whatsnew.txt file :-) version 1.00 (2002/3/23) ------------------------ - the first release