RapidAuthor 14.2
Release notes

Key changes in version 14.2

• Automatic IPC generation based on BOM hierarchy
• Context geometry can be prepared with RapidIllustrator and added to other projects (only for RapidAuthor launched in the Teamcenter environment)
• New Unmerge command to break apart previously merged objects
• New publishing options enabling advanced visual effects in 3D publications
• Improved S1000D authoring
• Integration with TeamViewer AR
• Raster image editor and logical operations with objects in Cortona2D Editor Pro

RapidAuthor and RapidAuthor for Teamcenter Improvements

• Context geometry can be prepared with RapidIllustrator and added to other projects (only for RapidAuthor launched in the Teamcenter environment)
• New Unmerge command to break apart previously merged objects
• Edit Position and Animation dialogs are now dockable windows

• New Revise mode for the Get ICN dialog window that allows flexible configuration of editable ICN fields (only for RapidAuthor launched in the Teamcenter environment)
• Reuse multimedia objects located in CMS (only for RapidManual and RapidText launched in the Teamcenter environment
• Filter by PCT applicability in HTML publications (for S1000D 4.1+ Procedure, S1000D 4.1+ Text, and S1000D 4.1 PM)
• Preview of PDF documents for a specific PCT applicability (for S1000D 4.1+ Procedure, S1000D 4.1+ Text)
• PCT applicability information is displayed in PDF and HTML publications

• Improved Selection bar in HTML publications: new Restore all button to restore the visibility and transparency for all objects, other controls rearranged for better user experience
• The IPC publication settings are now accessible from the publication control panel
• New settings in all HTML publications for advanced visual effects: Anti-aliasing, Ambient occlusion, Outline hovered objects and Selection mode
• New option in IPC publications allowing manual control of the transition animation between the root and the current pages
• New publishing option for packing publications into a zip archive (for S1000D PM, DITA Map, and DITA Learning Map specification components)

• AR extensions are enabled in all procedure specification components excluding Generic Procedure and ATA 2022 AMM
• The document text with 3D/2D references is now included in the Interactivity.xml file
• Publishing to X3D is now available in all procedure specification components excluding ATA 2022 AMM. X3D data can be reused in third-party AR applications. 
• Launch TeamViewer Spatial Editor with RapidAuthor publication from RapidAuthor Client for Active Workspace menu

• Raster image editor in Cortona2D Editor Pro
• Fill tool enhancement: ability to include or exclude areas before applying the tool
• Snap function improvement: ability to turn on and off individual snap types in settings or by shortcut
• Ability to change the color tone for filled objects, keeping the fill color
• Logical operations with objects
• Preview of CGM files in Cortona2D Viewer and IsoDraw (if installed), side-by-side

• New CAD formats supported*: NX 2206, Parasolid 34.1, Creo 9, Inventor 2023, Revit 2023
• Automatic IPC generation: IPC pages are generated automatically for each assembly
• Import of IPC page hierarchy from Excel

*This functionality requires RapidAuthor or RapidDataConverter for Teamcenter

RapidAuthor Connector for Teamcenter Improvements

• Reuse illustrations function in RapidAuthor now can work with the illustrations and multimedia from Teamcenter Content Management. Only master illustrations are distributed to Teamcenter Content Management. 
• Support for collaborative work between RapidAuthor and Service Planner in the Active Workspace environment
• New function to import S1000D data modules (with related resources) located in a particular folder or listed in a DMRL file

New features in RapidDeveloper and RapidDeveloper for Teamcenter

• New import settings for automatic IPC generation

Improvements in RapidDataConverter for Teamcenter

• New CAD formats supported: NX 2206, Parasolid 34.1, Creo 9, Inventor 2023, Revit 2023