FRED v10.70 Released!
FRED v10.70 is officially released! This version is a minor release with focus on generic improvements to FRED’s raytracing speed. A few of the exciting new features added in this release are described below:
General Raytrace Speed Improvement
Many routines involved in FRED’s raytrace have been addressed to provide a significant improvement in general raytrace speed. These changes are transparent to the user and can be expected to result in 10 – 50% faster raytracing, depending on the model. In particular, FRED’s gluing algorithm has been significantly improved.
User Interface Dialogs
Most of FRED’s dialogs now retain knowledge of their last known size and position in the current session. Dialogs opened multiple times will be located and sized according to their last configuration.
Curve Geometries
The Traceable option on a Curve geometry type now controls whether a curve is drawn to the 3D view. If the Draw flag is set on the visualization tab of the curve’s dialog, the curve’s rendering can be toggled by making the curve (or the curve’s parent node) traceable or untraceable.
CAD Export
The CAD exporter now supports export of partial models. The “Export Selected Entities” option will export only those entities (and their children) currently selected on the object tree.
Scripting Commands
Several new script commands have been added relating to angle definitions (PI, DegToRad and RadToDeg), eliminating the need to define these as custom variables in scripts. Users should check any old scripts for custom definitions of these variables to avoid potential compiler errors.
