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Solid Edge V18 SP5 - Readme

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Product:        Solid Edge
Version:        18.00.05.05
Date:           27-Apr-2006


This release of Solid Edge has been certified to run on the following:
    • Windows XP Professional® operating system (32-bit) running Service Pack 2
    • Windows XP Professional® operating system (64-bit) running on EM64T hardware
    • Windows 2000 Professional® operating system running Service Pack 4
    • Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher


This Update can be instaled installed on top of Version: 18.00.00.69, 18.00.01.08,
18.00.02.04, 18.00.03.04, or 18.00.04.07.


Note: Updates are all inclusive and can be installed on top of the base release
or any released UPdate.

Note: PR#5434509 was uncovered while preparing to release / post Update 4. A decision
was made to release Update 4 with this known issue. - - PR#5434509: When Hide Previous
Level is enabled, parts cannot be graphically (geometry in the screen) located in a
subassy that has been in-place activated. Workaround: You can locate these parts by;
turning off Hide Previous Level, or locate them in path-finder, or by dragging the
cursor to create a small fence locate. This will be addressed in V18 Update 5.


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This Update addresses the following:
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=====Assembly=====

PR 1511090: Fixed a problem where Solid Edge crashes during assembly file-open
PR 1509100: Fixed a problem where you are unable to select a part in a subassembly while in-place active.
PR 5430943: Fixed a problem where you get in an infinite loop in some doc management events.
PR 1497753: Fixed a problem where Virtual Studio+ displays extra geometry when sharpen is increased
PR 1502278: Fixed a problem where exploded config is not being updated
PR 1504914: Fixed a problem where a Virtual Studio style set in part is not applied in Assembly Virtual Studio+
PR 2063373: Fixed a problem where you can't save a "wrl" file with a name or folder containing double byte characters.
PR 2064286: Fixes a problem where Solid Edge crashed in assembly locate.
PR 2065402: Fixed a problem with the Inactivate All option when opening assemblies.
PR 5404520: Fixed a problem where Assembly pattern is not updating properly when the assembly sketch is modified

=====Part=====

PR 5430418: Fixed a problem where Solid Edge crashed when exiting profile environment
PR 1444929: Fixed a problem where a Sketch Constraint gives unexpected behavior
PR 5301799: Fixed a problem where SMFeatureEdge is not recreating the Flange Profile correctly
PR 1511884: Fixed a problem where a certain part file that contained copy constructions could not be saved.
PR 2065045: Fixed a problem where the Text in view for post processor is incorrect on Japanese Win2000
PR 5217499: Fixed a problem where recalculating a part caused features to fail after loading update 8 for version 16.
PR 5364643: Fixed a problem where Tapered Pipe threads are not created properly – note: existing features that have this problem will need to be recreated.
PR 5446562: Fixed a problem where Solid Edge was creating incomplete crashlogs
PR 5434798: Fixed a problem where Physical Properties Update is not available for Excel driven parts.
PR 5442422: Fixed a problem where SetThePixelDust leaks gdi resources.
PR 5445871: Fixed a problem where Solid Edge was creating incomplete crashlogs when running in 3GB
PR 5446096: Made code changes to improve crashlog data.

=====Draft=====

PR 5417022 / 5395256: Fixed a problem where the Sheet outline does not show after translation
PR 1509225: Fixed a problem with performance when converting a drawing view to 2D.
PR 1510668: Fixed a problem where construction surfaces could not be shown drawing views.
PR 5419923: Fixed a problem where converting a view to 2D dimensions move in some cases.
PR 1471552: Fixed a problem where FOP variables change from driving to driven.
PR 1512366: Fixed a problem where you cannot save a Draft file twice
PR 2063829: Fixed a problem where the reference element of the dimension is changes when updating a drawing view.
PR 5424523: Fixed a problem where Draft files will not open in V18.
PR 5360630: Fixed a problem where Solid Edge crashed with group dimensions.
PR 5446069: Fixed a problem where Solid Edge crashed with group dimensions.
PR 2064302: Fixed a problem where an inserted bitmap object was displaying as dimension color.
PR 5428032: Fixed a problem where a block occurrence is pasted into a document, and the occurrence did now use the block view of the same name.

=====API=====

PR 1450780: Provided a new API GetBendCenterLineAttributesEx() that returns the desired result.

=====Insight=====

PR 5418278: Fixed a problem where managed standard parts are moving while performing LCA.
PR 1508650: Fixed a problem where Revision Manager reports error as SEDocid
PR 5353054: Fixed a problem where you can not do a full text search on draft file.
PR 5393910: Fixed a problem where Family of parts stay released when copied.
PR 5418649: Fixed a problem with cluttered log files
PR 5385256: Fixed a problem where several subassemblies and parts are missing when top level asm is opened
PR 5438065: Fixed a problem where replacing a managed FOA member with a revised version fails in Rev Mgr.
PR 5424012: Fixed a problem where saving a file for the first time is setting the file name to all lower case
PR 5443248: Fixed a problem where you can not open a file with V18
PR 5343986: Fixed a problem where a bogus error was displayed when the option "prevent duplicate filenames" is enabled.


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