New & Improved Features (includes over 500+ bug fixes)
| Platinum | Professional | Deluxe | Designer |
|  |  |  |  |
Performance, User Interface and Usability |
Update Thumbnails in Blocks Palette | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Library Palette – Update Thumbnail dialog | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Blocks Palette – Block Insertion Parameters | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Blocks Palette – Block Preview | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Isolate/Hide Tools | ✓ | ✓ | | |
'Selection Information Highlight Improvement | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Library Palette – Preview Render Modes | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Style Manager Palette – Search Option added | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Selection Information Palette – Search Option added | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Clash Detection Tool | ✓ | | | |
Render Manager Update | ✓ | ✓ | | |
Materials and Luminances Palette | ✓ | ✓ | | |
Save/Load Engine and Scene Preferences | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
2D Drafting and Editing |
Find and Replace Text | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Automatic Callouts | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Hidden Line removal for Block insertion | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Drafting Object dimension improvement | ✓ | ✓ | | |
Join Polyline Tool | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
3D Modeling and Design |
Exploded View | ✓ | ✓ | | |
Shell Tool Improvement | ✓ | | | |
Facet Offset Tool Improvement | ✓ | | | |
'Updated ACIS® Solid Modeling Engine (Booleans, blends, shelling) | ✓ | | | |
Rendering and Visualization |
Render Palettes | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
LightWorks Support | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Visualize SDK (v24.2) Update | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Static Linking with Visualize SDK Library | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Materials Database | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Use Visualize Materials | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Use TurboLux Materials | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Environments Support | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Material Library | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Light Support | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
“Shadow Receive” and “Shadow Cast” Options | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
New Visual Styles | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Ambient Occlusion Improvement | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Interoperability |
Support R2023 Interop from Spatial | ✓ | | | |
IGES, STEP, SAT/SAB | ✓ | | | |
CREO 8, SolidWorks 2023, ParaSolid 34, SolidEdge 2023, NX 1980,CATIA v5-5 | ✓ | | | |
Architecture Tools |
Roof – New type of Cut Edge: Horizontal | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Multi-Level Roof (Gambrel Roof) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |