This update brings new tools for performance monitoring, easier configurator creation, and quality-of-life improvements to the editor workflow.

Features and improvements

• Rename function in the editor that automatically updates the name everywhere in your code and keep the preview in sync.
• Made it easier to find imports and exports in the editor by moving them to the sidebar.
• Better automatic scale suggestion when uploading STL files in the dashboard.
• Improved feedback when trying to use a GLB file that is missing UV mapping.
• Improved handling of keyboard events when running an app inside an iframe.
• Improved parsing of DXF files when creating Static Sketches.
• Various usability improvements in the dashboard and editor.

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where editor Intellisense was sometimes outdated until you edited the code. It now updates correctly when switching between files.
• Fixed an incompatibility where some exported STEP files did not open in Autodesk Viewer.
• Fixed an issue with vertical page size in exported DXF files.
• Various fixes in SKYCAD (mainly stability and correctness for static models & connectors).
• Various fixes to the editor.

Features:

• Released an updated editor, described in detail in an earlier post.
• By popular request, also added dark mode in the updated editor.
• You can now set a scale when creating static models in the dashboard.

Improvements:

• Improved support for linked configurations in the Elfsquad plugin.

Bug fixes:

• Various fixes to the updated editor.
• Various fixes in SKYCAD, mainly related to static models and to connectors.

Docs:

• New and updated tutorials to reflect the updated editor.

We’re excited to introduce an update to the DynaMaker editor, built in collaboration with both new and experienced users. It keeps the workflow you know, with a cleaner look, smarter navigation, and new tools that help you start building faster. The update will be released on the 20th of August.

Features:

• Materials now have a more precise surface assginment: old argument surfaceGroup has beed replaced with new target. Read more here.

Improvements:

• Performance and precision improvements in visualizations and rendering.
• Drawing editor now supports async drawings to use async functions (e.g. fontId) without depending on the UI to test.

Bug fixes:

• Fixed a bug related to connectors in components.

Docs:

• Updated section about SKYCAD.Material with new argument target.
• Added new section about CSS Fullscreen button.
• Added FAQ about broken characters in datasets.

Features:

• Dropdown options now support thumbnails via thumbnail. Read more here.

Improvements:

• Performance and precision improvements in SKYCAD functions.

Bug fixes:

• Fixed a bug related to STEP exporter that generated faulty geometry in some specific cases.

Docs:

• Added CSS snippet to adjust style of new dropdown option's thumbnails.

Features:

• New BIM Exporter: you can now easily export your DynaMaker geometries with an editor exclusively dedicated to export it in BIM (.ifc) format. You can read more about it here.
• Added Norwegian (with key "NO") as language in Translation plugin

Improvements:

• Added UX minor improvements to the recently updated Component Editor.
• Performance and precision improvements in SKYCAD functions.

Bug fixes:

• Fixed a bug related to texts in Elfsquad plugin not showing up correctly in the parsed data.
• Fixed a bug related to drawings with dashed-lines in layouts with fixed line thickness.

Features:

• New Power Automate plugin: you can now easily enhance automation by integrating your apps, streamlining tasks and creating workflows with low-code solutions with Microsoft Power Automate. Read more here for the setup.
• Added optional argument defaultValue to the dropdown parameters (SKYPARAM.generateDropdown()) that sets the value based on the options available, replacing the old defaultIndex.
• Elfsquad plugin: added support for unique references that overrides the default autogeneration of feature reference + id. Read more here.

Improvements:

• layout.crop() now performs a better crop, converting text/dimensions near edges into sketches and cropping sketches with fillColor into two overlapping sketches.
• Added UX minor improvements to the recently updated Component Editor.

Features:

• New STEP Exporter: you can now easily export your DynaMaker geometries with an editor exclusively dedicated to export it in STEP format. You can read more about it here.

Improvements:

• Updated look of app dashboard and its UI.
• Updated Component Editor look together with UX improvements.
• Performance and precision improvements in SKYCAD functions.

Docs:

• New section about How to export 3D geometry.
• Updated Publishing Apps and Parts considering the new Component Editor.

Features:

• New Google Bucket plugin: you can now easily fetch files (e.g. 3D models as GLB, pictures as PNG, 2D files as DXF, etc) from your Google Bucket (cloud storage) instead of storing them in DynaMaker - ideal for handling large numbers of files. Read more here.

Improvements:

• Performance and precision improvements in SKYCAD functions.
• Performance and compression improvements in DynaMaker STEP exporter.