New features

» Faster installation due to a new storage format for the parts
» New installation help, available from the DVD root
» Link to the installation help added during installation process
» New user manual within TraceParts

New features

» Compatibility with 64 bits editions of Microsoft Windows operating systems
» Compatibility with Microsoft Windows VISTA
» Added: setting to enable hardware graphic acceleration for the 3D viewer.


Changes

» Fixed: a bug with UNC path

The extensive list of CAD software and formats compatible with each release of TraceParts is available on this Web page.


AutoCAD
» New: Compatibility with AutoCAD 2007 & 2008
» Fixed: Bug with AutoCAD driver that was always inserting all the views at each insertions


AutoCAD Mechanical
» New: Compatibility with AutoCAD Mechanical 2007 & 2008

AutoCAD Mechanical Desktop
» New: Compatibility with AutoCAD Mechanical Desktop 2007 & 2008

CATIA
» New:

• Add part to library. With this feature, the user can add his own native CATIA V5 files into TraceParts (either .CATPart or .CATProduct files),
• Automatic Replace. With this feature, the user can replace previously inserted parts with TraceParts with other parts from TraceParts
• New setting: the user can set TraceParts to insert (or not) an axis system with each inserted parts.
• Compatibility with CATIA V5R17

Inventor
» New: Compatibility with Inventor 2008

Pro/Engineer
» New: Compatibility with Pro/Engineer Wildfire 3.0

Solid Edge
» New: Compatibility with Solid Edge v19

SolidWorks
» New: Compatibility with SolidWorks 2007

thinkdesign
» New:

• Compatibility with thindesign 2006-1
• Compatibility with thindesign 2006-2

TopSolid
» New: Compatibility with TopSolid 2007

More than 2,400 new product families have been added to this release, coming from the following catalogs (click here to display the extensive list of new parts families as a PDF file - 3,5 Mb):

» AMES (new catalog) » ASCO/JOUCOMATIC (new families) » ASSFALG (new catalog) » BÜLTE (new catalog) » CCB Composants (new catalog) » CHAMBRELAN (new families) » DEUTSCH (new catalog) » CSR (new families) » DECRIL (new catalog) » GENUSTECH (new families) » GMT (new catalog) » HALDER (new families) » KINETIC SYSTEMS (new families)

» LEGRAND (new catalog) » LEGRIS (new families) » MECALECTRO (new catalog) » NORMYDRO (new catalog) » NOZAG (new catalog) » PROGRESSUS (new catalog) » SFA (new catalog) » ENOMAX (new families) » TELEMECANIQUE (new families) » VANEL (new catalog) » DIN Standards (new families) » EN Standards (new families) » ISO Standards (new families) » NF Standards (new families)

... and also a direct access through Internet to the web2CAD/powerParts catalogs hosted on the TraceParts Online portal
 

» ATLANTA (Online) » AVIT (Online) » BOSCH REXROTH (Online) » BURSTER (Online) » CONTRINEX (Online) » DIRAK (Online) » DRUMAG (Online) » EUCHNER (Online) » FESTO (Online) » FINSTERLE (Online) » GANTER (Online) » GERWAH & PETER (Online) » GHV (Online) » HALDER - Vorrichtungssysteme (Online) » HALDER-Normalien (Online) » HEB (Online) » HYDROPA (Online) » IFM ELECTRONIC (Online) » INA/FAG (Online) » ITEM (Online) » JOYNER (Online) » KABELSCHLEPP (Online) » KREMP (Online) » MÄDLER (Online)

» mayr (Online) » MISUMI (Online) » NADELLA (Online) » RINGFEDER (Online) » RITZ (Online) » RODRIGUEZ (Online) » RÖTELMANN (Online) » SCHMALZ (Online) » SCHMERSAL (Online) » SCHWEIZER (Online) » SICK SENSORS (Online) » SOMEX (Online) » STAUFF (Online) » STRÖTER (Online) » STÜWE (Online) » SUHNER (Online) » TAT (Online) » Trelleborg Sealing Solutions (Online) » VOGEL (Online) » WASINORM (Online) » WASITECH (Online) » WINKEL (Online) » ZIMM (Online)

» P32 or P64-bit PC with minimum Intel Pentium III or AMD Athlon processor » 256 Mb RAM minimum, 512 Mb for CATIA V5 » 1024 x 768 graphics card with 3D OpenGL support » A DVD drive in the case of a installation or use directly from the TraceParts DVD » Disk space of 100 Mb to 3 Gb depending on the number of parts catalogs installed » Microsoft Windows 2000 (SP4 recommended) / XP Professional 32 or 64 -bit (SP2 recommended) / 2003 32 or 64-bit / VISTA 32 or 64-bit » Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher (Internet Explorer 6 recommended) » Microsoft Data Access Component version 2.6 minimum » Microsoft Jet Engine 4 SP3 minimum » Microsoft Data Access Object 3.5 minimum » Microsoft Scripting runtime 5.5 » Microsoft XML Parser 3 SP1 » In order to make direct insertion into your CAD software:    a 32-bit CAD software compatible with TraceParts (refer to list here: http://www.traceparts.com/support/helpdesk.asp#hd5)