What's New in KwickFit

• Corrected an issue with spacing spacing displayed as 0.0 when viewing the array.

• Added minimum array size constraint to Auto Array Matrix and Semi-Fixed Size Array Layouts.
• Added help links to Layout windows.
• New third matrix for Layouts.
• Added Array yield information to Panelization results and Fit List.
• Custom Panel initializes to the dimensions of the default standard panel.

• Windows 7 compatible.
• Docking Windows.
• Added Fixed Size and Semi-Fixed Size Array modes to the Analyze Part Size to Increase Yield analysis.

• Changed the parameter entry form to separate array layouts from basic layouts. Discrete array layout options are now available for the fixed array matrix and the KwickFit auto array matrix.
• Added two new array layout options. Fixed array size and semi-fixed array size layouts.

• Selectable precision for Part Size Analysis.
• Optionally convert dimensions when unit of measure is changed.

• Windows Vista compatible.
• Analyze the part size for incrementally smaller part sizes that increase the part per panel yield.
• Unit of measure is configurable and displayed in the layout results.
• Calculated area values for the panel, array and part can be displayed in the layout results.
• Minimum panel borders can be displayed on the layout.
• Standard panels now have a Name field that can be used to uniquely identify panels of the same size within the same configuration file.

• Added shortcuts for Export DXF and Export text file options.
• Enhanced the standard panels feature. Part spacing, minimum panel borders, part spacing on panel and layout alignment options can now be specified individually for each standard panel size.

• Added feature to export the layout to DXF.

• New layout calculation for round parts with round part nesting.
• New layout calculation for panel shearing with grain alignment
• Individually define Left, Right, Top, and Bottom panel borders and optionally align the layout to the panel borders.
• User selectable decimal precision from 3 to 6 places.
• New icons on the Fit List identify layouts with and without rotated or (nested circle parts).
• User selectable background color for the Panel Layout Display.
• User definable Fit List sort order (fewest rotations, largest borders or largest borders, fewest rotations).

• Updates for Windows XP compatibility and XP visual styles.
• Added support for opening files on the command line. Double clicking on a file with a .kft extension, launches KwickFit and loads the file.
• New user interface with the Panelization Dialog merged with the main application window.

• Added a built in calculator to each numeric field. The calculator can be used to speed data entry.
• Implemented a new color selection dialog that allows the definition of custom colors.
• Increased the precision of the numeric data displayed with the panelization to 4 decimal places.

• Added option to save the current panelization as an ASCII flat file. Two formats are available. A comma delimited format and a file that has headers to identify each value.
• Added command line options to generate ASCII flat files of the current panelization, to interface with Bacon Softwares' Job Quote System. Bacon Softwares' products can be found at www.baconsoft.com.
• Support for multiple configuration files which can be used to setup configurations for separate work groups.
• Added notes feature. Notes can be enter for an array or panel.
• Added feature to copy the displayed panelization to the clipboard so the image can be pasted into other applications.
• We added a user selectable font feature for the text that is displayed and printed with the panelization.

• Calculations performance improvements.
• The Fit list dialog was eliminated and the Fit list functionality was added to the Panelization Info dialog. The Standard Panel list box was enhanced to show a tree view for each panel size.
• Added buttons to the Toolbar for the Panel view, Array view and Pricing.

• Removed the default sort order (smallest panel to largest panel) and for standard panels and added a feature to specify the order of standard panel sizes. The first panel in the list is the default panel.