Notice

Improvements to 3D Visual Effects and Interaction

  • Intuitive Outline Highlighting: We’ve enhanced visibility by applying an outline effect when you hover over an object.
  • Smooth Camera Transitions: We’ve improved the camera movement so that when you click the Home button or the View Cube, the viewpoint moves smoothly along the surface without any jarring breaks.
  • Grid Improvements: We’ve changed the 3D floor to an infinite grid to improve visibility within the design space, and ensured that the grid size remains consistent even when the system size changes.

Design Convenience and Automation

  • Automation of the ‘System Complete’ Stage: The simulation is automatically determined to be ready in real-time based on pump connections and collision checks, eliminating the need to press a separate completion button.
  • Removal of Piping Modification Restrictions: You can freely modify piping values and configurations even after the system is marked as complete.
  • Allow Deletion of System 1: When there are two or more systems, System 1 can now be freely deleted.

Pump Management and Digitizer Improvements

  • Integration of Pump Management and Pump Data Management: Pumps and pump data (pumping speed data) have been integrated to improve the convenience of data management.
  • Digitizer Workflow Optimization: After saving pump information (pumping speed), you can now use the same chart image continuously for digitizing.

Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements

  • Improved Collision Detection Speed: The accuracy of collision checks during design has increased, and the speed has been dramatically improved.
  • Split-Screen Error Fix: We have resolved an issue where camera controls or object selection would become misaligned when using split-screen mode.
  • CSV Import Refinement: We have enhanced the logic to prevent system numbers from being omitted or mixed up when importing CSV files in Quick Mode.

Improvements

  • Added the ability to add new systems in 3D mode even when the current system is incomplete
  • Added the ability to run simulations in 3D mode even when all systems are incomplete
  • Added the ability to upload CSV files in 3D mode to configure systems in bulk (available on Pro Plan and above)
  • Adjusted minimum angle input values for Bend, Elbow, and Miter in 3D mode from 0 degrees to 5 degrees
  • Changed Bend radius input method from selecting predefined values to direct input
  • Added setting to adjust the maximum range of the X-axis on the Pump Down Time
  • Improved stability of CSV import functionality
  • Minor bug fixes and stabilization

Digitizer Update

  • Added automatic line recognition to detect data from chart images uploaded to the digitizer
  • Changed so that axis settings and uploaded images are not reset after saving pump data entered into the digitizer (enabling consecutive digitizing from the same chart image)
  • Changed to display a user confirmation window when pasting chart images into the digitizer
  • Refined the image zoom levels in the digitizer

Enhancements

  • Updated plan policies.
  • Launched the new Enterprise plan
  • Increased the maximum number of systems per project to 12, depending on the plan
  • Added pagination to the project list
  • Support for bulk delete and bulk export in the project list
  • Added option to change text encoding when importing PCF files
  • The pump down time chart now supports up to 2 requirements (Pro & Enterprise plans)
  • Added a feature in Pipe Eval to compare if each system's conductance meets the configured range (Pro & Enterprise Plans)
  • Changed the F value for miter bends to a fixed value (ID * 1)

CSV File Import Feature

  • Added a feature to bulk-configure systems by uploading a CSV file in Quick Mode (3D Mode support to be added later)

Enterprise Plan

  • Team management features
  • Assign and revoke licenses for team members
  • Share projects among team members
  • Prevent access to projects currently being edited by other team members
  • Create up to 3 levels of categories and assign them to projects
  • Record and view the save history of projects
  • Option to prevent project deletion
  • Record and view team members' activity logs

New Features

  • Added Pipe Eval feature to compare the conductance of a system at once (available to users on the Optimum plan and above)
  • Renamed the existing Pipe Eval (conductance color temperature display) in 3D mode to HiPath™

3D Mode

  • Improved when adding a pump, the name of the pump is now auto-populated as the default
  • Automatically refresh conductance in HiPath™ when changing gas type or conductance pressure in settings
  • Property tab UI improvements
  • Improved the ability to change the number of decimal places and text size/display units for piping dimensions
  • Improved pipe dimension text to always face forward
  • Corrected color of chamber hole when selecting a chamber
  • Improved length units to work between chamber properties and chamber settings

Data Units and Precision

  • Fixed validation error when pipe inside diameter unit is not m
  • Improved display of pipe inside diameter and chamber hole size values to 6 decimal places
  • Improvements to allow you to change the units of result values in simulation reports

Pumps

  • Improved pump import to auto-populate pump names contained in pump files
  • Fixed pumping speed chart units displaying as default when previewing pump data in Quick Mode

Charts and Visualizations

  • Fixed an error where clicking on charts did not work correctly when using a stylus
  • Fixed an issue with the Effective Pumping Speed chart where it was possible to point to an area with no data
  • Fixed an issue where the Pump Down Time chart could show lines for systems with no chambers when zoomed in

Digitizer

  • Fixed an error where atmospheric pressure data could be double entered when the pressure unit was not mbar
  • Fixed an issue where the x-axis scale may not change immediately when changing the pressure unit
  • Improved point deletion to delete immediately on click
  • Fixed error adding points and checking minimum value when Y-axis scale is Linear (consolidated duplicate entries)
  • Fixed an error where it was not possible to load the same image after saving pump data
  • Added help to the pointing area
  • Fixed an error that could cause chamber hole validation to fail depending on the unit of the pipe ID
  • Fixed simulation results being disabled when changing whether to include chamber holes in chamber properties
  • When adding pipes in Quick mode, length units are now retained regardless of type
  • Fixed bug where length was not retained when changing cone/straight to pipe in Quick Mode
  • Fixed display of conductance values per 3D piping element to apply the set units
  • Fixed an error where hole positions in chamber settings would not refresh intermittently
  • Fixed axis units in exhaust time thumbnail chart not refreshing when project settings are changed
  • Tablet screen support
  • Touch interface support in the chart
  • Improved axis switching in the chart
  • Added sidebar hide feature
  • Changed to allow entering the maximum pressure of the axis in the digitizer
  • Fixed issue where the model of smaller pumps was not visible when editing pumps
  • Improved point drag method when editing pump data
  • Added point size adjustment feature when editing pump data
  • Modified scrollbar style on Windows
  • Fixed other minor issues
  • Apply interpolation to chart data
  • Refine Japanese translation
  • Other minor bug fixes
  • Added support for Japanese language
  • Changed camera viewpoint to be reset when creating a new project or importing a new project while a project is open
  • Changed View Filter in 3D mode to allow selection of chambers and pumps separately
  • Interpolation of chart data
  • Fixed an error where changing the Chamber Holes checkbox while Pipe Eval is enabled in 3D mode would not update the pipe color
  • Fixed an issue where changing the ID value of a Miter in 3D mode would not automatically change the F value if it did not meet the conditions
  • Other minor bug fixes
  • Changed the program to start in the last mode used by the user (3D/Quick)
  • Added the ability to set the presence or absence of gate valves per system in Quick mode
  • Added the ability to reset the system when only system 1 is present in 3D mode
  • Removed process requirements information from the Simulation tab in 3D mode
  • Added a label to the Pump Down Time, Throughput chart that allows you to identify each process requirement
  • Changed results to update when re-running simulation with charts popped up
  • Changed the pop-up charts to close when the mode is changed or the project is changed
  • Other minor bug fixes

3D Mode

  • Improved the ability to add an blank system when adding a new system
  • Improved the Evacuation Time, Gas Throughput chart to display the evacuation rate that matches the process requirements when evaluating pumps (only if it is within 30% to 300% of the system evacuation rate)
  • Improved the chart to not show data for systems outside the mouse cursor (guide lines)
  • Improved handling of switching between screens when using split screens
  • Improved chamber and pump modeling
  • Added a menu to delete all pipes even while adding pipes

Quick Mode

  • Improved the ability to add an empty system when adding a new system
  • Show pipe icons when selecting a pipe type
  • Changed the delete pipe button to appear on the right side of each pipe
  • Improved the ability to select with or without loss option in system settings
  • Improved charts to not show data for systems outside of the mouse cursor (guide lines)
  • Improved the evacuation time and gas throughput charts for pump evaluation to display the evacuation rate that matches the process requirements (only if it is within 30% to 300% of the system evacuation rate)
  • Other minor error fixes and optimizations

UI/UX Redesign

  • Improved screen layout, system selection, and copying feature
  • Change chart design to improve data readability
  • Make the solution more usable by improving UX across the program
  • Improved usability by integrating pump and pump data management

New Feature

  • Added effective pumping speed simulation chart - Provides simulation results for the effective pumping speed at the chamber, along with the pumping speed of the pump and the conductance of the piping
  • Provides simulation results for the effective pumping speed at the chamber, along with the pumping speed of the pump and the conductance of the piping (Quick mode)

Internationalization

  • Korean language support
  • RTL support
  • Apply number format internationalization

3D Mode

  • Enabled selected piping to be highlighted
  • Enabled the pump name input window to be selected when attempting to complete a system without a pump name
  • View Filter is now initialized when the project is opened
  • Improved 3D rendering performance

Quick Mode

  • Re-ordered pipe property columns
  • Added per-pipe delete button
  • Other minor error fixes and optimizations
  • Made it possible to delete pipes with the Delete key
  • Added ability to remove pumps
  • Improved chamber and pump modeling
  • Improved resizing and hole positioning when setting up chambers