What’s new

In Version 1.2

See the changelog for version 1.2 for a complete list of changes.

Warning

Chamfers and Fillets created with version 1.1 or earlier (this commit to be precise) may appear on the wrong edge starting with in this version.

Copy / Paste

Use copy/paste to reuse sketches, even across multiple documents.

Where to find it: The usual Ctrl-C/X/V shortcuts. See Copy / Paste for more information.

Bezier curves

Easily draw pretty curves using cubic beziers. Constraints for smooth or symmetric tangents and point-on-bezier are available as well.

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Where to find it: In the “Draw Contour” tool, press b to switch to bezier mode or use the “Draw bezier curve in workplane” tool.

Body colors

Don’t get lost in complex documents by coloring bodies.

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Where to find it: Right-click on a body in the workspace browser and select “Set color”.

Text entities

Add high-quality text to your parts with support for OpenType features such as ligatures or tabular figures.

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Where to find it: “Draw Text” tool or the “ABC” button in the action bar.

DXF import and cluster entities

Quickly get existing geometry into Dune 3D by importing DXF files. Use Cluster Entities to scale and rotate an imported DXF file as a single entity. This is especially useful for logos and such.

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Where to find it: “Import DXF” tool, “Create cluster” tool. See Cluster entities for more information.

Loft groups

Create tapered non-circular solids that’d be difficult to generate otherwise using loft groups.

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Where to find it: In the create group menu (plus icon below the list of groups), select “Loft”.

Revolve groups

In addition to lathe groups that do full 360° rotational sweeps, there now are revolve groups that do circular sweeps over a variable angle.

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Where to find it: In the create group menu (plus icon below the list of groups), select “Revolve”.

Measurements

All distance and angular constraints can also be used for measurements.

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Where to find it: In the context menu, look for the measurement tools.

Workspace views

Use Workspace views to quickly switch between different views of all open documents.

Where to find it: Tab bar at the bottom of the window, click the plus button on the right edge to add a new workspace view.

Tooltips

Know what you’re looking at with handy tooltips.

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Where to find it: Keep to mouse cursor over items for a short while.

Improved selection

When selecting overlapping entities, there now is a menu to select a specific entity.

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Where to find it: Click three times on the overlapping entities or hold Shift to show the menu right away.

STEP models as wireframe

Imported STEP models can now be displayed as a wireframe or hidden to reduce clutter or move anchors that fell inside of the solid:

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Where to find it: In the “Selection” tab after selecting the STEP model.

In Version 1.1

See the changelog for version 1.1 for a complete list of changes.