HighDesign 1.8.3 Release Notes

New Features and Improvements

• Duplicate and Multiply commands now support multiple copies in one run: hold down the Command key and click to make a copy without closing the command.
• Added the command Tools > Fit Text Box
• Rotate by Angle now provides the option to rotate the selected objects around the center of the selection or around the center of each object.
• The command Window > Default Window Size now resets position and size of the palettes as well as the main window.

Fixes, Changes & Optimizations

• Styles: the Modify Style command now updates the specific properties of the style when its type is changed from 'Generic' to 'Type-specific.'
• Deleting a style used in the project and replacing it with another no longer freezes the application.
• Loading styles saved on disk now works correctly with tool-specific styles.
• New symbols no longer skip the first item.
• Fixed a problem that caused symbols to miss their references after reopening the document.
• Edit Symbol: scaled symbols are now updated correctly.
• Edit Symbol: existing instances of the modified symbol now properly update their selection bounds.
• Loading a document only adds 'document' layers.
• Pasted objects no longer add unused layers.
• Activation of the software could fail in some cases.
• Ungroup All did not set the "Document Modified" flag.
• Bearings now work correctly.
• The command Centroid of Polygon is now functional again.
• Fixed several internal errors.
• Fixed data input in some input fields.
• Get and Set window/door attributes now include sill options and door swing angle.
• Project Info now lists all object types.
• Drawing Manager: custom linetypes can now be renamed.
• DXF/DWG In/Out: improved support for multiline texts.
• DXF/DWG output: Vertical half circles were exported as full circles.
• The proxy menu on the title bar now works correctly after saving a file.
• Arcs, circles and ellipses could not be undone.
• Object Info: resizing the width of text box now works correctly with rotated texts.
• Object Info: text boxes no longer can be resized via the Height field, as the height of a text box is automatic, based on the current width.
• Damaged preferences files could set wrong values for the angular units.
• Reordered project views now retain their order more consistently.