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RapidAuthor 14.2 Release notes

RapidAuthor 14.2
Release notes

7 February 2023
Webinars
What's new in RapidAuthor 14.2 webinar
What's new in RapidAuthor 14.2
What's new in RapidAuthor 14 2 for Teamcenter webinar
What's new in RapidAuthor for Teamcenter 14.2
Key changes in version 14.2
  • Automatic IPC generation based on BOM hierarchy. View on YouTube >>
  • Context geometry can be prepared with RapidIllustrator and added to other projects (only for RapidAuthor launched in the Teamcenter environment). View on YouTube >>
  • New Unmerge command to break apart previously merged objects. View on YouTube >>
  • New publishing options enabling advanced visual effects in 3D publications. View on YouTube >>
  • Improved S1000D authoring
  • Integration with TeamViewer AR
  • Raster image editor and logical operations with objects in Cortona2D Editor Pro. View on YouTube >>
RapidAuthor and RapidAuthor for Teamcenter Improvements
General Authoring
  • 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
S1000D Authoring
  • 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
Publishing
  • 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)
Creating content for Augmented Reality
  • 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
Editing of 2D CGM images
  • 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
Data Import 
  • 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
RapidConfiguration
  • 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
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