This release provides all of the documentation in HTML format, with global search capability. It also features improved access to hosted licensing and layout architecture optimization to accelerate layout speed.
New
Technology
Batch processing APIs for improved drawing creation performance
Support for 64-bit computers
Documentation
Search capability across all documentation
Layout
All Layout Styles
Enabled treating certain child drawings as fixed during nested drawing layout
Improvements
Installation
Improved installation program
Improved licensing setup
Licensing
Simplified access to hosted licensing through web proxy
Technology
Removed dependency on Microsoft Visual J# .NET
Documentation
Converted all documentation to HTML format
Nesting
Added option to preserve owner node position during nested drawing changes
Layout
All Layout Styles
Increased layout speed by twenty to sixty percent
Enhanced node and edge embedding during incremental layout
Enhanced moveable connector placement when multiple edges are attached
Circular Layout Style
Improved edge labeling with dense drawings
Enhanced clustering quality
Refined clustering options
Improved placement of movable connectors
Improved cluster spacing
Improved node spacing within clusters
Refined drawing fitting
Hierarchical Layout Style
Improved edge labeling with polyline and orthogonal routing
Orthogonal Layout Style
Refined labeling
Enhanced group constraint quality
Symmetric Layout Style
Improved edge labeling with dense drawings
Enhanced handling of fixed point constraints
Improved placement of movable connectors
Refined drawing fitting
Routing
Reduced edge crossings
Significantly enhanced routing with connectors
Labeling
Increased quality
System Requirements
Added support for Microsoft Visual Studio 2010
Dropped support for Microsoft Visual Studio 2005
Fixes
Drawing manager meta-edge APIs return consistent results when meta-edges are not viewable
Drawing fitting is respected when arranging connected components in the orthogonal layout style
Layout calculates optimal expanded node size when fixed connector labels are present