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Visual Components 4.10 release notes – 18.11.

2024
The latest release of Visual Components 4.10 introduces new features and key improvements
that enhance usability, stability, and overall performance. Here’s a summary of what’s new in this
version.

Known issues
• KUKA.Sim Add-on is not yet available
• When a PC that includes the latest Windows updates goes to sleep, Visual Components
application might not properly recover when machine is woken-up. Closing of application is
recommended before entering sleep or hibernate.

Features
CADENAS 3dfindit library add-on
The CADENAS 3dfindit library add-on allows users to access CADENAS CAD library and import models
directly to Visual Components. The CADENAS 3dfindit library add-on is available on the Modeling tab
on VC Premium, Professional, and the corresponding OLP products.

Guided workflow
Guided workflows enable defining and viewing step-by-step user instructions directly in Visual
Components’ user interface. Instructions can be saved to components using a behavior and
optionally automatically opened when importing the component. Similar to the existing note
functionality, users can also find the workflow from 3DWorld. Additionally, default workflows are
loaded directly to the application from a server.

Point cloud improvements


Performance Improvements
• Point Cloud file loading has been improved and loading times have been reduced.
• Performance when navigating large point clouds has been greatly improved. Users can now
have multiple large point clouds open at the same time.

Level of Detail
Users can toggle LOD for point cloud files from backstage. With the LOD setting active, the
application changes the number and size of points rendered depending on the distance between the
camera and the model. This improves performance when zoomed out and improves the fidelity of
the model when close by.

E57 Import
User can import .E57 file type point clouds.
Omron Connectivity plugin
The Omron Connectivity plugin allows users to connect to a real or virtual Omron robot controller.
The plugin is available in Premium and Premium OLP. It supports version 4 of Omron ACE software
and API. Supported data types are Digital Input/Output, Joint, and Position.
• Note the following limitations: Omron TM robots are not supported, event-based update
mode only works from simulation to server direction, and joint values cannot be written to a
real controller.

Focus mode
Focus mode is a new tool in the 3D Toolbar that allows users to highlight the selected layout or
component by making everything else except the selection opaque or hidden. The tool also allows
for configuring the opacity of unfocused components and their behavior with dynamic components.

CAD import / export updates


Siemens PLM Software NX Reader 24.06 (2024 Jun.)
Navisworks 2025
Creo 11.0
Inventor 2025
CATIA V5 2024
3DXML 2024

General improvements
• Statistics are no longer collected during the warm-up period
• Reliability of saving on network drives is improved
• Network license server now works with more than 30 simultaneous users. Server does not
need updates, but all clients must be VC 4.10 or newer.
• Improved SVG file support for UI icons. The icon content alignment (view box)
is now respected and most of the common SVG visual features are supported.
o Note: SVG files with invalid syntax or values may not work anymore.
o .NET API: ICustomizationService.GetIconPath(...) is now obsolete and all VC's WPF
Styles accept icon file names.
o Behavior of SvgImage.PrimaryFill has slightly changed: Previously "Transparent"
brush / color meant that the DefaultFill would be used instead. Now only null value
falls back to the DefaultFill, thus allowing deliberate use of transparent color.

API improvements
• ExecutorContainer.Source property was modified to have return type object instead of
IStatementExecutor. This change was made to ensure that the API remains generic enough
to incorporate different executor types (including those that don't implement the current
IStatementExecutor). From now on please use safe type casting at the caller side, instead of
relying on the Source getter to return IStatementExecutor.
• Support for auto-sizing columns (TreeViewColumn with Type set to "Auto" or "Range") in
TreeViewEx has been extended with dynamic resizing capability. Previously the width of
such columns was calculated only once during the column initialization, based on the size of
its initial content. Now it's possible for such a column to be resized dynamically based on the
content currently visible in the TreeViewEx (i.e. during vertical scrolling,
expanding/collapsing nodes, search/filtering, content updates in
TreeNodeViewEx/TreeViewCell, resizing the TreeViewEx itself).
• Improved control over geometry rendering layers. Added IGeometryLayer and
IGeometryLayerService. Extended vcLayer with Selectable, Snappable and
CollisionDetectable properties.

Bug fixes for Visual Components Simulation products


ID# Description
11370 Statistics should not be gathered during the warm-up period
25785 Many SVG icons are rendered misaligned because the SVG viewBox is not used.
26446 Adding PM requirement statements when selection focus is not in process editor throws an
exception
27061 Saving a layout to network drive fails when parent folder of save location has no write
permissions
27827 Selecting a robot that contains a legacy RSL executor throws an exception
28708 Unhandled exception when assembly is moved away from container before stopping
29568 Network license server stops if more than 30 clients connect simultaneously
29912 Investigate and fix ASCII point cloud reader bugs related to color formats
30222 Component moving to its parent's sub-layout after saving and loading
30305 3DPDF does not record sub-layouts correctly
30878 IUXConfiguration.RegisterSite does not respect index parameter
31030 If python command does not have any state, its error is not shown to the end-user
31043 CSV export of statistics containing the duplicate chart names causes an exception
31044 "Expand Selected Subtrees" is slower than "Expand All" in connectivity pair variables dialog
31188 Line change spacing is not enough in the TextFeature
31192 Cylindrify/Blockify Radius Scale allows only integers as input
31198 createLight and deleteLight crashes VC
31210 List<Ref<Behavior>> property value resolving and remapping fails when copying
31211 List<Ref<Node>> property value resolving fails
31291 Robot python statement throws "Requires Robotics API license" error
31370 Simulation Settings Issues: Odd calculation errors when changing time values
31397 <Ref<Behaviour> not remapped in a clone group
31427 Access Violation from invalid component script
31440 Pointsets are rendered twice
31496 SimNode's can't be attached to RobotWorldNode
31530 Accessing list of sub-layouts causes a crash
31693 Chinese characters in process node component name break PM Record/Execute Routine Place
locations
31874 "Open in Explorer" function in the eCat does not work for folders
32023 Exception occurs when exporting CSV from Statistics
32025 Simulation settings time conversion does not work as expected
32144 Connectivity - Server Capabilities don't update after successful connection
32275 Kinematic related properties have wrong tool tip message when simulation is running
32384 Licensing fails if hostname is all numeric
31631 Gripper signal connection issue in IO wizard
31586 Orientation bug in vcHelpers.Robot2
32024 Clearing a layout with copied physics rope throws an exception
32465 Organizing panels on top of each other vertically prevents app from loading properly

Other improvements for Visual Components Simulation products


ID# Description
29442 Implement a toggle/switch style for ToggleButton
30097 Improve UX when choosing layout visualization color's alpha
30212 Utilize metadata in sub-layouts
30221 Add localization to eCat collection with name "Layouts"
32134 Ffmpeg library update to 7.0.2
32419 Prevent replacing a script within its own event handler
30182 Extend GeometryLayer system
33044 ABB, STAUBLI, FANUC, UR Post processors are now included in Premium

Bug fixes for Visual Components OLP products


ID# Description
31072 Fixed Zigzag error when clearing and closing
31745 Mitigated ExecutePythonCommandMethod errors
31971 Fixed CornerJson causing unintentional path rebuild
30198 Fixed Assembly Status Designer removes material from component
32751 Fixed slow icon update for OLP statements
32720 Prevent robots from being selected in the Assembly Status Designer
33413 Fixed Via solver problem with manual via paths
13615 Fix for individual corner modification when option selected first time
30912 Zigzag path extend throws error is substroke has only 1 point
33493 Fixed camera exception at software startup
32409 Handle error when adding point to search while picking
13688 Corner wire angle unit fix
13482 Omron: fix to scara config
33100 ABB fixed postprocessor traceback error
33097 Fixed postprocessors creating Manufacturer property with invalid value in VC Prem

Bug fixes for Visual Components OLP products


ID# Description
30568 Implemented circular transitions to zigzag
30909 Solver progress cancel button
31020 Automatic detector activation improvements for Statement selection
12906 Support for modifying individual corners
30166 External axis solver parameters from Advanced to External joint extender
31934 Solver settings tools list changes
32270 Show corner properties always when any of corner related point is active
32182 Solver settings "Save Preset" directly saves to property
32965 Add Omron post-processor
29625 Assembly status designer improvements
13499 OMRON: download option to write PTP in joint values
13554 OMRON: base and tool transformations to all sequences and note for user to add break before
signal statement
33164 Robot manufacturer name retrieval changes

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