What's New in KwickFit
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v5.4.1
- Corrected an issue with spacing spacing displayed as 0.0 when viewing the array.
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v5.4
- 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.
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v5.3
- Windows 7 compatible.
- Docking Windows.
- Added Fixed Size and Semi-Fixed Size Array modes to the Analyze Part Size to Increase
Yield analysis.
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v5.2
- 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.
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v5.1
- Selectable precision for Part Size Analysis.
- Optionally convert dimensions when unit of measure is changed.
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v5.0x
- 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.
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v4.2x
- 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.
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v4.1x
- Added feature to export the layout to DXF.
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v4.0x
- 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).
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v3.0x
- 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.
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v2.9x
- 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.
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v2.8x
- 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.
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v2.7x
- 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.
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v2.6x
- 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.
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