Model Broker version 2.10.0 is now available for all users. In this newsletter, you can find further information about the many new features and enhancements we've added to the Model Broker in the 2.10.0 version update. 

 

To get Model Broker 2.10.0 installation, please reach out to us at support@model-broker.com.

 

 

🔄 Pattern Matching and Suggest Tool Enhancements

• Added new rotation options Rn and Dn. These allow specifying arbitrary rotations, such as 45 or 30 degrees.

• Added a (fixed) scale parameter to patterns.

• Added the possibility to use text size as an attribute constraint.
• Added a "minimum number of primitives" option when matching a curve to multiple primitives.
• Added Delete key functionality to remove selected pattern parts.
• Added an option to configure maximum letter spacing.
• Added an option to use selected graphics as a reference in the pattern editor.
  • The option is available in the Suggest tool. The pattern editor also shows which parts of the reference graphics didn't match the pattern.

Viewing reference graphic against pattern graphic in pattern editor

• Added the possibility to have multiple geometries in the same pattern.
  
  • New geometries are added with the "Add Alternative Geometry" action in the pattern selector context menu.
• Added the possibility to map attributes to start and end nodes of signal lines.
• Added an option to ignore disabled DXF layers during pattern matching.
• Added an option to propagate all attributes along pipelines.
• Suggest tool now considers "Match disabled layers" option.
• Suggest tool now suggests disabling "Consider rendering order".
• Moved the action to scale the page based on symbol selection into the Suggest tool.
• Disabled certain actions for manual patterns.
• Added an option to specify Visual Modeler pattern scale.

🎨 UI and Visualization Improvements

• Remember pattern editor state visualization options.

• Remember selected DXF layers when changing the active page.

• Improved box selection in diagram view.

  • Left-to-right box selection selects all primitives completely inside the box. Right-to-left box selection selects all primitives whose bounding boxes overlap with the box.

• Added a visualization option to show graphical tolerances in pattern editor.

Pattern with graphical tolerance 1

Pattern with graphical tolerance 3

• Improved target attribute selector to allow copying the attribute name.
• Added an option to group patterns list by target symbol.

• Improved placement of attribute texts in PDF reports.

• Improved representation and rendering of multi-line DXF texts (MTEXT and ATTRIB) in the diagram view.

• Improved comment text placement in Visual Modeler.

• Added Visual Modeler OPC connection destination info to the "Show Target" visualization mode.

• Filtered out suppressed issues from the exported validation report.
• Updated support email address in About dialog.
• Changed Model Broker logo to a new design.

📁 Project and File Management

• When importing projects, use the file name as the default project name.
• Added a description field to projects.
• Added configurable preprocessing for source material.
  • Preprocessing options include removal of duplicate graphics and vector text + text object combinations. It is also possible to apply constant scaling to all pages.
• Ask for user confirmation when importing a source file with the same name.
• The system now supports reusing paid tokens when translating revised versions of previously translated pages, provided the content only has minor changes.
• Changed proposed file name for exported results to include a timestamp.

🧮 DEXPI and DXF Specific Enhancements

• Added an option to use GenericAttributes for determining component type in DEXPI validation rules.

• Added a default DEXPI validation rule for unconnected labels.

• Added more connection type options for DEXPI target patterns (OneInput, OneOutput, OneInputOneOutput).

• Text angles in DEXPI files are now normalized.
• Improved generation of ActuatingSystem in DEXPI. Positioners are now included in the same ActuatingSystem as the actuator.
• Improved error notification when ODA converter is not installed.

⚙️ Performance Enhancements

• Improved pattern matching performance.
• Improved diagram view performance.
• Improved UI performance by reducing unnecessary re-rendering.
• Improved pattern matching memory usage.
• Upgraded dependencies that had known security issues.

🛠️ Bug Fixes and Stability

• Fixed crashes and errors in translation, pattern editor, and DXF import.
• Resolved issues with pattern templates, matching logic, and manual pattern handling.
• Corrected problems with attribute constraints, terminal creation, and connectivity.
• Improved UI responsiveness and fixed glitches in selector widgets and text boxes.
• Fixed visual issues with highlights, attachments, and text alignment.
• Improved route detection, connection logic, and handling of dashed lines.
• Ensured compatibility with system fonts and corrected page index handling.
• Prevented unnecessary translation steps and improved attribute mapping logic.