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

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. View on YouTube >>
• 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