RapidAuthor 14.1
Release notes

Key changes in version 14.1

• Support for Teamcenter 14.0 and 14.1
• Import additional information (support equipment, spares) from Teamcenter Service Planner
• Generation of S1000D data modules based on the data imported from Teamcenter Service Planner
• Import non-tiled textures from JT data
• New commands Cut/Copy/Paste for selected objects
• 2D Editor: Support for thick and thin line illustration techniques to add 3D effects to 2D illustrations
• 2D Editor: A new Join Lines tool allows users to quickly join selected line objects into a single Polybezier

RapidAuthor and RapidAuthor for Teamcenter Improvements

• New commands Cut/Copy/Paste for selected objects are available in the Toolbar, Edit menu, Item tree menu, and Item list menu
• New objects Arrow and Animated Arrow were added to the object gallery. These objects allow the author to draw the user's attention to particular areas of the 3D scene.
• Improved support for high-resolution screens
• S1000D: support for totalQuantity and removalOrInstallationQuantity elements in IPD data modules
• DITA: new metadata Language allows for controlling the language of the generated document
• The user interface, help topics of RapidAuthor for Teamcenter, and out-of-the-box specification components have been localized into Italian. Out-of-the-box specification components allow for creating publications in Italian in addition to previously supported languages.

• Publishing to X3D is available in several procedure specification components: Generic Procedure, DITA Task, and Rapid Work Instructions
• New publishing option for hiding axes in the publication
• New publishing option for specifying the proportions between illustration and text windows in RapidCatalog publications
• The publishing option ‘Illustration/Text Windows Size’ now allows for hiding a 3D window in RapidManual publication
• New shortcuts in the publication for controlling different rendering modes (Ambient occlusion, antialiasing, X-Ray selection mode)

• Support for thick and thin line illustration technique
• Join Lines tool allows for joining multiple line primitives into a single one
• Improved Snap to Object – easier drawing of tangent and perpendicular lines
• Preview of styles in drop-down lists

• New CAD formats supported: JT 10.6, NX 2007, Solidworks 2022, Solid Edge 2022, Catia V5_6R2022, Revit 2022, Navisworks 2012-2022*
• Import additional information (support equipment, spares) from Teamcenter Service Planner**
• Option to update objects even if their metadata hasn’t changed
• Import attributes of the objects, which are not part of the product tree**
• JT import: line sets, import non-tiled textures from JT**
• Correct import of overridden colors from JT**
• Support for DPL numbering starting from ‘1’
• New Excel templates for importing BOM for S1000D 4.2 IPD and S1000D 5.0 IPD specifications

*This functionality requires RapidAuthor or RapidDataConverter for Teamcenter

**This functionality requires RapidAuthor for Teamcenter or Rapid JT Component

RapidAuthor Connector for Teamcenter Improvements

• Support for Teamcenter 14.0 and 14.1
• New RapidAuthor Administrator application for configuring integration between RapidAuthor and Teamcenter
• Generation of S1000D data modules based on the data imported from Teamcenter Service Planner

New features in RapidDeveloper and RapidDeveloper for Teamcenter

• Advanced configuration of data import from Teamcenter Service Planner
• New option to update objects even if their metadata hasn’t changed
• New option to import line sets from JT
• New option to start DPL numbering from ‘1’
• Support for attributes of the objects, which are not part of the product tree

Improvements in RapidDataConverter for Teamcenter

• New CAD formats supported: JT 10.6, NX 2007, Solidworks 2022, Solid Edge 2022, Catia V5_6R2022, Revit 2022, Navisworks 2012-2022