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==March 29, 2021 - Release 6.4.1==
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==July 15, 2024 - Release 9.1.3==
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''Important notice: Please check the information about languages, compatibility with GstarCAD versions and other special details or exclusions in the page [[Spatial_Manager™_for_GstarCAD_-_FAQs:_Compatible_GstarCAD_applications | Compatible GstarCAD applications]])''
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*'''News'''
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**The application is now compatible with GstarCAD 2025 [T6472] [[Spatial_Manager%E2%84%A2_for_GstarCAD_-_FAQs:_Compatible_GstarCAD_applications | (see current Compatible GstarCAD applications)]] [https://www.spatialmanager.com/gstarcad-2025-ready-spatial-manager-9/ (Related Blog post)]
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*'''Improvements/Revisions'''
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**Added support for defining XYZ/TMS User Background Maps over a local path [F3296]
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**Improved altitude mode for elements that do not have elevation in KML/KMZ [F3299]
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**EPSG tables (CRSs and other objects) have been updated to version 11.011 [T6484]
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*'''Fixes'''
 +
**Sometimes incorrect transformations were produced when performing the Elastic Deformation (SPMRUBBERSHEET) due to loss of precision [D2653]
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**Errors were generated in Overlay operations when there were many decimal places in the vertex coordinates [D2656]
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**The calculation of Circle Radius was sometimes wrong when Transforming the Coordinate System of a drawing (SPMTRANSFORMCRS) [D2658]
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**Sometimes the Coordinate System Transformation of a drawing (SPMTRANSFORMCRS) caused an error if the DWG was not saved [D2673]
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**Some Coordinate Transformation operations did not correctly maintain the Z coordinates [D2657]
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**Contours were not generated correctly when there was very little difference between the Contours elevations [D2671]
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**Sometimes errors occurred when Exporting Hatches [D2672]
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**When defining some Background Maps on WMS servers, sometimes the Save button was not enabled [D2675]
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*Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
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==April 29, 2024 - Release 9.1.2==
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''Important notice: Please check the information about languages, compatibility with GstarCAD versions and other special details or exclusions in the page [[Spatial_Manager™_for_GstarCAD_-_FAQs:_Compatible_GstarCAD_applications | Compatible GstarCAD applications]])''
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*'''Improvements/Revisions'''
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**Some messages indicating data loss when Attaching a Data Table have been improved [F3294]
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*'''Fixes'''
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**Fixed an erroneous behavior in the tree of the Blocks and Texts options when Exporting [D2646]
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**The selected data Fields were not respected when Exporting, as all Fields were always exported [D2649]
 +
**Sometimes a Network license seat was locked when running GstarCAD when it should not be locked [D2648]
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*Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
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==April 12, 2024 - Release 9.1.1==
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''Important notice: Please check the information about languages, compatibility with GstarCAD versions and other special details or exclusions in the page [[Spatial_Manager™_for_GstarCAD_-_FAQs:_Compatible_GstarCAD_applications | Compatible GstarCAD applications]])''
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*'''Improvements/Revisions'''
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**The application is now compatible with GstarCAD 2024 SP2 [T6404] [[Spatial_Manager%E2%84%A2_for_GstarCAD_-_FAQs:_Compatible_GstarCAD_applications | (see current Compatible GstarCAD applications)]]
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**Now it is possible to Restrict the Fields Calculator results to the Selected objects only [F3292]
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**Added options within the application for upgrading the license Edition (Professional) and/or to increase the number of license Seats [F2566]
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**EPSG tables (CRSs and other objects) have been updated to version 11.007 [T6394]
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*'''Fixes'''
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**Several interlocking issues with other third party applications have been fixed [D2627]
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**"User-Agent" was not correctly recognized when querying WMS or WMTS map servers [D2639]
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**Some elements were overlapping in some languages in the Text Files Export options [D2631]
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*Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
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==March 11, 2024 - Release 9.0.3==
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''Important notice: Please check the information about languages, compatibility with GstarCAD versions and other special details or exclusions in the page [[Spatial_Manager™_for_GstarCAD_-_FAQs:_Compatible_GstarCAD_applications | Compatible GstarCAD applications]])''
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*'''Improvements/Revisions'''
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** Points selected in drawing, before running SPMTERRAIN, are now recognized as a valid selection set for the Terrains calculation [F3291]
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**Improved the performance of the OpenStreetMap data provider (OSM, PBF) [F2570]
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*'''Fixes'''
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**On drawings with a wrong Paper Space configuration, the Coordinate Transformation (SPMTRANSFORMCRS) did not work correctly [D2625]
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**An error was displayed when closing GstarCAD 2024 SP1 if the application Palette had been opened [D2624]
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**Background Map functions accumulated records in the Undo historic [D2628]
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**Errors were generated in the conversion of numeric types when writing to the TextFile provider [D2632]
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**StreetView location map was sometimes not displayed [D2603]
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**Streetview could get locked on the terms and conditions page [D2637]
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*Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
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==January 12, 2024 - Release 9.0.2==
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''Important notice: Please check the information about languages, compatibility with GstarCAD versions and other special details or exclusions in the page [[Spatial_Manager™_for_GstarCAD_-_FAQs:_Compatible_GstarCAD_applications | Compatible GstarCAD applications]])''
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*'''Improvements/Revisions'''
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**The application is now compatible with GstarCAD 2024 SP1 [T6395] [[Spatial_Manager%E2%84%A2_for_GstarCAD_-_FAQs:_Compatible_GstarCAD_applications | (see current Compatible GstarCAD applications)]]
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**Added Write capability to the ESRI ASCII Raster (.ASC) data provider [D3287]
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*'''Fixes'''
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**Streetview map did not change the view if no Background Map was active [D2592]
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**CTRL + ENTER key combination in the Data Grid did not work in some editions/versions of GstarCAD [D2604]
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**In some cases the Data Grid was not updated after reading new tables [D2621]
 +
**Errors were generated when 'Hide all' Background Maps from the 'Images' branch of the Spatial Manager Explorer [D2591]
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**In some versions of GstarCAD the priorities of the Background Maps were not correctly managed [D2600]
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**The Styles of Thematic Maps type 'Gradient' were incorrectly represented in the Spatial Manager Explorer [D2593]
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**Errors were generated when adding a new Style (Range of values) to an existing 'Gradient' Thematic Map [D2594]
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**The SPMZOOMTOIMPORT command did not work in some cases [D2576]
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**Elastic Deformation (Ruber Sheet) was not correctly applied in large areas [D2586]
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**An error occurred when applying a Buffer on polygons treated as polylines [D2581]
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**Some errors occurred when reviewing the details of a Coordinate Transformation [D2605]
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**Some commands failed because they did not recognize the objects to be processed in GstarCAD 2020 [D2583]
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**Errors occurred with the Background Map functions in some versions of GstarCAD [D2584] [D2612]
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**Background Map captures were not visible until reopening the drawing in some versions of GstarCAD [D2582]
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*Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
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==November 8, 2023 - Release 9.0.1==
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[https://www.spatialmanager.com/spatial-manager-v9-the-tools-you-needed/ (Related Blog post)]
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''Important notice: Please check the information about languages, compatibility with GstarCAD versions and other special details or exclusions in the page [[Spatial_Manager™_for_GstarCAD_-_FAQs:_Compatible_GstarCAD_applications | Compatible GstarCAD applications]])''
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*'''News'''
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**The application is now compatible with GstarCAD 2023 SP3 y 2024 [T6368] [[Spatial_Manager%E2%84%A2_for_GstarCAD_-_FAQs:_Compatible_GstarCAD_applications | (see current Compatible GstarCAD applications)]] [https://www.spatialmanager.com/gstarcad-2024-ready-spatial-manager-9/ (Related Blog post)]
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**Elastic deformation of geometries (Rubber Sheet) based on 2 or more control points (SPMRUBBERSHEET) [F2632]
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**Exporting Geo-referenced Images and/or Geo-reference and Coordinate System Files (SPMEXPORTIMAGE and SPMWORLDFILE) [F2776]
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**New Zoom to Objects functions [F2407]
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***To all those on Selected Layers (by default on the current Layer) (SPMZOOMTOLAYER)
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***To all those on the layers of the Selected Objects (SPMZOOMTOSELECTIONLAYER)
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***To those resulting from the last Import process (SPMZOOMTOIMPORT)
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**Invert objects Selection (SPMSELECTINVERSE) [F2631]
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**Import of raster images including GPS location (EXIF) (SPMIMPORTPHOTO) [F2937]
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*'''Improvements/Revisions'''
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**Simultaneous visualization of several Background Maps, with integrated management in the "Explorer" section of the main application palette [F3127]
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**Background Maps are reorganized and improved with the following changes [F3272]:
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***A new preset group is created for Stadia Maps, which includes a part of the Maps previously available in the OpenStreeMap group and new ones
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***New Maps are added to the OpenStreetMap group
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***Rearrangement of the tab positions for the preset Maps Groups
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***Removed the size limitation of the Background Maps window and now more Groups and/or Maps can be displayed when enlarging the window
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**WMTS Background Map detection has been improved [F3273]
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**A warning is now displayed when capturing and hiding Background Maps if no Map is active [F3276]
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**Multiple labels of Fields and/or Property values of objects (SPMLABEL) [F3097] [https://www.spatialmanager.com/label-using-multiple-fields-and-object-properties/ (Related Blog post)]
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**Creating and editing custom user-defined Coordinate Systems [F2917]
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**It is now possible to export the Object Type in the Export processes [F3255]
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**When exporting Texts to Google Earth (KML/KMZ) now the pin for the location point of the Texts does not appear [F3252]
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**When exporting Texts to Google Earth (KML/KMZ) it is now possible to keep the original colors of the resulting Labels [F3256]
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**Field Names in KML/KMZ files generated when exporting to Google Earth are now shown in bold [F3263]
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**When exporting ASCII files, the georeference PRJ file is now generated [F3261]
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**Object Type is added as a data Field when importing GML files [F3258] [https://www.spatialmanager.com/object-type-field-importing-gml/ (Related Blog post)]
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**Now, when Importing elements in empty drawings, the process automatically transforms from CRS 4326 (WGS 84) to CRS 3857 (WGS 84-Pseudo-Mercator) for more formats (GML, GeoJSON, etc.), in addition to the previously available KML/KMZ [F3251]
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**Now, when importing a Raster image, it is possible to recognize the image coordinate system from an associated PRJ file [F3260]
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**When importing SHP files (Shapefiles) that include Z coordinates, the 3D Polylines option is selected by default as the resulting objects. When Import All, this is also the type of object used [F3210] [https://www.spatialmanager.com/import-z-coordinate-shp-3d-polylines/ (Related Blog post)]
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**The parameters of the last Import process are now maintained when defining the following one [F2681]
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**New data provider for reading Cloud Optimized GeoTIFF/COG TIFF (raster) [F3131]
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**GeoJSON and ASCII files Encoding can be selected in the import process [F3268] [F3270]
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**Added support for OpenStreetMap OsmChange (.OSC) [F3247]
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**A proprietary data provider for GeoJSON files is added which, among other improvements over the existing one (based on OGR), recognizes the Coordinate System defined in the file [F3243] [https://www.spatialmanager.com/import-export-convert-geojson/ (Related Blog post)]
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**Write capability (Export, etc.) is added to the LiDAR Data Provider (.LAS, .LAZ) [F3262]
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**Shapefile MultiPatch file support added [F537]
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**Coordinate transformation 'Geographic Offsets' (EPSG: 9619) has been added [F429]
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**More Coordinate Transformations are now supported using different measure units [F3281]
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**EPSG tables (CRSs and other objects) have been updated to version 10.096 [T5367]
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*'''Fixes'''
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**When Import All in the current view, the view was not preserved because a Zoom Extension was incorrectly displayed [D2573]
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**The execution of Import Tasks in the current view did not work correctly in some cases [D2579]
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**Several PostGIS server connection errors have been fixed [D2572]
 +
**Errors occurred when reading GeoJSON files that contained duplicate Fields [D2569]
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**Some non-existent tables were displayed in GeoPackage [D2585]
 +
**When exporting to KML/KMZ (Google Earth) the orientation of some images was incorrect [D2578]
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**Background Maps Image Capture did not work correctly in User Coordinate Systems (UCS) [D2580]
 +
**There were some problems with the visibility of docked palettes in GstarCAD [D2540]
 +
*Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
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==September 27, 2023 - Release 8.6.1==
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''Important notice: Please check the information about languages, compatibility with GstarCAD versions and other special details or exclusions in the page [[Spatial_Manager™_for_GstarCAD_-_FAQs:_Compatible_GstarCAD_applications | Compatible GstarCAD applications]])''
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*'''Improvements/Revisions'''
 +
**OpenStreetMap Background Maps are updated, including the following improvements/changes [F3269]:
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***The "Altimetry" and "Terrain" Maps are now valid for the whole planet, not only for USA as in previous versions
 +
***The URLs of all the Maps are updated, which have been modified by the supplier of these Maps
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***The following transparent Maps are added: "Terrain labels", "Terrain lines", "B/W labels", "B/W lines"
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*'''Fixes'''
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**There were problems when exporting Hatches with curved boundaries (circles or arcs) [D1959]
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**3D Vertical Lines were not exported properly [D2568]
 +
**In some cases, errors occurred in the Overlay operations when creating the Data Table [D2567]
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**Fixed a problem with the application Network Licenses due to which some computers were occupying multiple license seats [D2566]
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*Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
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==August 7, 2023 - Release 8.5.1==
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''Important notice: Please check the information about languages, compatibility with GstarCAD versions and other special details or exclusions in the page [[Spatial_Manager™_for_GstarCAD_-_FAQs:_Compatible_GstarCAD_applications | Compatible GstarCAD applications]])''
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*'''News'''
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**The application is now compatible with GstarCAD 2023 SP2 [T5368] [[Spatial_Manager%E2%84%A2_for_GstarCAD_-_FAQs:_Compatible_GstarCAD_applications | (see current Compatible GstarCAD applications)]]
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*'''Fixes'''
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**Terrain commands caused errors when acting on existing Layers [D2562]
 +
**A bug that occurred when reading some NTv2 Grid file headers has been corrected [D2564]
 +
*Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
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==May 30, 2023 - Release 8.4.1==
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''Important notice: Please check the information about languages, compatibility with GstarCAD versions and other special details or exclusions in the page [[Spatial_Manager™_for_GstarCAD_-_FAQs:_Compatible_GstarCAD_applications | Compatible GstarCAD applications]])''
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*'''Fixes'''
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**Street View did not work correctly with some user coordinate systems (UCS) defined in the drawing [D2555]
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**The location or position of the exported Texts in the Export processes has been corrected [D2557]
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**In the Terrain wizard, when cancelling the selection of the Raster image to be projected on the Terrain,  disappeared the selector of the Background Map quality to be projected [D2558]
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**Fixed some problems in the Elevations when transforming coordinates [D2556]
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**Bing Metadata were not obtained correctly when using an Api Key [D2559]
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*Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
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==March 30, 2023 - Release 8.3.1==
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''Important notice: Please check the information about languages, compatibility with GstarCAD versions and other special details or exclusions in the page [[Spatial_Manager™_for_GstarCAD_-_FAQs:_Compatible_GstarCAD_applications | Compatible GstarCAD applications]])''
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*'''News'''
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**The application is now compatible with GstarCAD 2023.1 [T5357] [[Spatial_Manager%E2%84%A2_for_GstarCAD_-_FAQs:_Compatible_GstarCAD_applications | (see current Compatible GstarCAD applications)]]
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*'''Improvements/Revisions'''
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**When Exporting from any export function, the height units (Z) are now also converted according to the source and target coordinate systems [F3250]
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**Elevations and Z coordinate are now kept in the Geometric Overlay operations [F3245]
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**Added the option to select the text qualifier when importing files for Direct Geocoding [D2484]
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*'''Fixes'''
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**The selection of several elements in the Data Grid by using the "Shift" key required repeating the selection a second time in order to select the group of records [D2388]
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**Erroneous selections were generated in the Data Grid when using the "Shift" key [D2514]
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**Sometimes errors occurred during Import processes when using Blocks instead Points [D2536]
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**Errors occurred when importing using Blocks without graphical representation [D2543]
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**Errors occurred when reading text files (TXT, CSV, etc.) if they contained many lines without including geometry [D2545]
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**An error has been corrected when working with text data with long values imported from WFS servers [D2538]
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**Error corrected when importing AutoCAD Map data with long texts [D2539]
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**In the Import process, if a table did not import records or the import was cancelled, the table was not saved, although it did appear in the application Explorer [D2498]
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**When Exporting all objects in the drawing through SPMEXPORT, the Coordinate System of the drawing was not recognized [D2542]
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**If there are "invisible" objects in the drawing (certain cases of Dynamic Block Exploding and other cases), these are never selected in the Export processes [D2550]
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**Some errors occurred with the application Palettes when executing the SPATIALMANAGER command in GstarCAD 2023 [D2541]
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**Sometimes there were crashes in the direct Geocoding [D2533]
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**In the Search for location form, the button for configuring suppliers was not correctly anchored to the form [D2518]
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**When capturing Centroids, the selections were not correctly recognized (an erroneous message appeared informing that no polygons were found) [D2495]
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**It was not possible to run the Fields Calculator if there was no data table defined in the drawing [D2544]
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**Sometimes, when Capturing a Background Map, the image format was not the one selected [D2548]
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*Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
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==February 24, 2023 - Release 8.2.1==
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''Important notice: Please check the information about languages, compatibility with GstarCAD versions and other special details or exclusions in the page [[Spatial_Manager™_for_GstarCAD_-_FAQs:_Compatible_GstarCAD_applications | Compatible GstarCAD applications]])''
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*'''Improvements/Revisions'''
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**The performance of the Data Grid is optimized by adapting it to the use of indexes [F3234]
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**The initial loading time of Spatial Manager has been optimized [F3242]
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**EPSG tables (CRSs and other objects) have been updated to version 10.077 [T5349]
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*'''Fixes'''
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**A fatal error occurred when Transforming the Coordinate System of a drawing in GstarCAD 23 [D2485]
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**The same warning about unsupported objects was displayed several times in the KML export process [D2493]
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**An error that sometimes occurred when exporting to PostGIS has been corrected [D2511]
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**The writer of the OGR provider did not generate the target file if it contained periods (".") in the name [D2520]
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**In some situations there was an error reading from WFS servers depending on the coordinate system name [D2524]
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**A fatal error occurred when closing the window after importing the table by Direct Geocoding and the Data Grid was open [D2491]
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**The Reverse Geocoding command always asked to assign a Coordinate System, even if the drawing already had it assigned [D2483]
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**Import of items in the current view sometimes imported objects outside the view [D2494]
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**Several errors that were occurring when reading data from AutoCAD Map have been corrected [D2521]
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**Default values of the date type in date Fields could produce errors in some application languages [D2526]
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**Sometimes a fatal error occurred when using Background Maps [D2502]
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**Sometimes there was a fatal error when Capturing a Background Map image [D2506]
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**On fast computers an error could occur with Background Maps due to RAM memory leaks after a few minutes of use [D2507]
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**Problems with Background Maps are solved when the URL of these includes certain parameters [D2513]
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**When showing the StreetView map together with a Background Map, after several view changes, the maps stopped working [D2504]
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**A controlled error "eNullObjectId" occurred when transforming some drawings (Raster image without associated image) [D2488]
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**Object selection (by click or box) did not behave correctly in some commands [D2517]
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**Object management is optimized to avoid increasingly slower processes [D2475]
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**Field Calculator results were not stored if the number of decimal places in a field was limited [D2515]
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**An error occurred when creating a new Field with the Field Calculator if the application palette was closed [D2516]
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**Fixed some blockages between messages and integrated progress bars of the application [D2522]
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**Some components were not displayed correctly in certain application windows (SPMDISSOLVE, etc.) for Windows text scales greater than 100% [D2525]
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**Temporary crashes occurred when selecting a Terrain and trying to display its Properties [D2482]
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*Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
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==December 9, 2022 - Release 8.1.2==
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''Important notice: Please check the information about languages, compatibility with GstarCAD versions and other special details or exclusions in the page [[Spatial_Manager™_for_GstarCAD_-_FAQs:_Compatible_GstarCAD_applications | Compatible GstarCAD applications]])''
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*Corrections of minor bugs and minor improvements
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==November 8, 2022 - Release 8.1.1==
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''Important notice: Please check the information about languages, compatibility with GstarCAD versions and other special details or exclusions in the page [[Spatial_Manager™_for_GstarCAD_-_FAQs:_Compatible_GstarCAD_applications | Compatible GstarCAD applications]])''
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*'''Improvements/Revisions'''
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**It is now possible to Import images from Google Earth (.geprint) in 8k resolution [F3203]
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**The performance of many operations has been improved by using the GstarCAD progress bar [F3201]
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**The License activation and validation system has been improved to avoid problems when there is an associated debugger [F3204]
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*'''Fixes'''
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**Sometimes the order of the Block Attributes was not respected when importing points as Blocks [D2473]
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**The Geocoding Reverse function could be executed on empty drawings, when this should not be the case [D2456]
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**Thematic Map Hatches were randomly failing on polygons with holes in GstarCAD 2023 [D2467]
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**Fatal errors were generated when running any Analysis Tool after having previously canceled it [D2477]
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**Warnings were not displayed when the Fields Calculator result was not compatible with the target field [D2481]
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**Fatal errors were generated when trying to import AutoCAD Map data into GstarCAD 2023 [D2468]
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**Sometimes fatal errors occurred when processing complex operations in GstarCAD 2023 [D2470]
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**Errors occurred when inserting Dynamic Blocks with Spatial Manager installed [D2479]
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**An error that appeared when closing GstarCAD 2023 if the application palette had been opened, has been corrected [D2466]
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**Manual license activation window (without internet connection) was not fully displayed in some languages [D2455]
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*Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
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==October 4, 2022 - Release 8.0.1==
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[https://www.spatialmanager.com/spatial-manager-8-thematics-geocoding-and-more/ (Related Blog post)]
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''Important notice: Please check the information about languages, compatibility with GstarCAD versions and other special details or exclusions in the page [[Spatial_Manager™_for_GstarCAD_-_FAQs:_Compatible_GstarCAD_applications | Compatible GstarCAD applications]])''
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*'''News'''
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**The application is now compatible with GstarCAD 2023 [F3202] [[Spatial_Manager%E2%84%A2_for_GstarCAD_-_FAQs:_Compatible_GstarCAD_applications | (see current Compatible GstarCAD applications)]] [https://www.spatialmanager.com/gstarcad-2023-ready-spatial-manager-8/ (Related Blog post)]
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**Direct geo-coding: Insertion of points in the drawing from postal addresses (SPMGEOCODING_DIRECT) [F2991] [https://www.spatialmanager.com/direct-geocoding/ (Related Blog post)]
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**Reverse geo-coding: Obtaining postal addresses from objects in the drawing (SPMGEOCODING_REVERSE) [F2991] [https://www.spatialmanager.com/reverse-geocoding/ (Related Blog post)]
 +
**Thematic Maps (SPMTHEMATICMAP / SPMTHEMATICMAPHIDE) [F1053] [https://www.spatialmanager.com/thematic-maps-dynamic-visualization/ (Related Blog post)]
 +
**New 'Spatial Manager' Explorer in the main application palette (initially only for Thematic Maps) [F3075]
 +
**Table Field values Calculator (SPMDATACALCULATOR) [F2634] [https://www.spatialmanager.com/fields-data-calculator/ (Related Blog post)]
 +
**Compatibility with AutoCAD Map object data tables and conversion tools [F2924] [https://www.spatialmanager.com/read-autocad-map-object-data/ (Related Blog post)]
 +
**A new data provider for Esri Geodatabase File (GDB) (Read only) has been added [F2432]
 +
**New functions are added to the application Lisp API ([[Spatial_Manager™_for_GstarCAD_-_FAQs:_Application_Programming_Interface_(API)_("Professional"_edition_only) |Application Programming Interface (API)]])
 +
***Set the value of a data Field (spm_fdsetfieldvalue) [F2663]
 +
***Get the value of a data Field (spm_fdgetfieldvalue) [F2664]
 +
***Attach a data Table to an Object (spm_fdattachtable) [F2666]
 +
*'''Improvements/Revisions'''
 +
**Support for more 3D object types (3D Faces, 3D Solids, Polyfaces, ...) has been added in the Google Earth KML/KMZ Export, both in the general Export function (SPMEXPORT) and in the Publish to Google Earth function (SPMCREATEKML) [F3034] [https://www.spatialmanager.com/export-more-3d-objects-google-earth/ (Related Blog post)]
 +
**Added write capability to the GeoJSON file data provider [F3186]
 +
**Support for all authentication modes is included in the PostGIS v10 and higher server data provider [F3188]
 +
**Google geolocation is added in the Search for Locations function [F3018]
 +
**New global configuration of API Keys for geographic service providers, applicable in Background Map servers, Geo-coding services, etc... [F3148]
 +
**It is now possible to Attach multiple data tables to an object [F3128]
 +
**Added the necessary parameters to be able to define a network domain when configuring a Proxy server [F3146]
 +
**Now it is possible to use Windows authentication when configuring a Proxy server [F2996]
 +
**Ordnance Survey (UK) Background Maps and their access code from the application are updated [F3142]
 +
**Some custom Coordinate System Transformations have been defined for Germany [F840]
 +
**Improvements in the Licensing system [T5289]. In addition to other advantages, the following are included:
 +
***User access to License information page [T5301]
 +
***Activation/deactivation of Licenses via QR code [F3141]
 +
***Now a floating License seat is not reserved until using the application [F3144]
 +
***Simplified the process of purchasing and activating extended Updates/Support Licenses [T5272]
 +
*'''Fixes'''
 +
**Sometimes a fatal error was caused when closing a drawing with the Data Grid open [D2381]
 +
**Data Grid refreshing problems have been corrected [D2382]
 +
**Sometimes certain field values were not displayed in the Data Grid even though they were not null [D2390]
 +
**Several operations that require refreshing the Data Grid and disabling change control are improved [D2389]
 +
**In certain operations, all extended data from non-Spatial Manager applications were deleted when editing data [D2380]
 +
**In some cases field values were lost when renaming a table [D2424]
 +
**In the Export data selection tree, not all available fields were always shown [D2383]
 +
**Comparison operations based on the object IDentifier have been improved [D2384]
 +
**Sometimes an error occurred when trying to add a field to a Selection by Query [D2393]
 +
**Selection by Query failed in several commands when no tables were defined [D2463]
 +
**An error occurred when trying to apply a Selection by Query if the criteria was not set to a value [D2464]
 +
**Bing Maps API KEY validation did not work correctly in some cases [D2397]
 +
**When importing Background Maps (from *.bmd files) the advanced options were not set correctly [D2400]
 +
**An uncontrolled error occurred when transforming the Coordinate System of a drawing (SPMTRANSFORMCRS) when the file was in use [D2403]
 +
**Errors occurred when transforming the Coordinate System of a drawing (SPMTRANSFORMCRS) in old DWG versions [D2404]
 +
**An uncontrolled error occurred when transforming the Coordinate System of a drawing (SPMTRANSFORMCRS) with objects far away from the area of use [D2408]
 +
**The Terrain functions did not work correctly with latitude-longitude coordinate systems [D2418]
 +
**On some occasions an error occurred when attaching a data table to contours [D2429]
 +
**Some buttons in the Spatial Manager toolbar were not displayed when configured in large size [D2419]
 +
**In some cases, elements of a KML/KMZ file including prefixes were not read [D2420]
 +
*Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
 +
 
 +
 
 +
==June 10, 2022 - Release 7.1.0==
 +
 
 +
''Important notice: Please check the information about languages, compatibility with GstarCAD versions and other special details or exclusions in the page [[Spatial_Manager™_for_GstarCAD_-_FAQs:_Compatible_GstarCAD_applications | Compatible GstarCAD applications]])''
 +
*'''Improvements/Revisions'''
 +
**Improved the calculation of Z-elevations in coordinate system transformations [F2449]
 +
**Paragraph Texts (MTEXT) are now used in all labeling operations (Import, Labeling, Contour lines, etc.) for texts containing line breaks [F3003]
 +
**New projections added for Western Australia (WR94) in the coordinate systems [F3154]
 +
**EPSG tables (CRSs and other objects) have been updated to version 10.064 [T5316]
 +
*'''Fixes'''
 +
**Fixed application windows positioning problems in 3-screen configurations [D2406]
 +
**In some cases all elements of a GML data source contained the data of the first element. It also influenced reading from WFS servers [D2407]
 +
**Fixed a problem that appeared when reading Text Fields longer than 255 characters from PostGIS servers [D2410]
 +
*Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
 +
*Notes
 +
**''GIS analysis functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition''
 +
**'''Street View' functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition''
 +
**''Transforming the Coordinate System of the objects in a drawing functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition''
 +
**''Terrains and related objects functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition''
 +
**'''Search Location' functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition''
 +
**''Data management (Structures, Queries, Direct editing, etc.) is only available in the 'Standard' and 'Professional' editions''
 +
**''Data grid is only available in the 'Professional' edition, although the overall data management (Structures, Queries, Direct editing, etc.) is also available in the 'Standard' edition''
 +
**'''Background maps' functionality is available in the 'Standard' and 'Professional' editions only''
 +
**''Full export functionality (SPMEXPORT) is only found in the 'Professional' edition, although the functionality to export the current status of the drawing to Google Earth (SPMCREATEKML) is also available in the 'Standard' edition''
 +
 
 +
 
 +
==March 30, 2022 - Release 7.0.4==
 +
[https://www.spatialmanager.com/v_7_0_4_new_cad_compatibilities/ (Related Blog Post)]
 +
 
 +
''Important notice: Please check the information about languages, compatibility with GstarCAD versions and other special details or exclusions in the page [[Spatial_Manager™_for_GstarCAD_-_FAQs:_Compatible_GstarCAD_applications | Compatible GstarCAD applications]])''
 +
*'''News'''
 +
**The application is now compatible with GstarCAD 2022 SP1 [F3145] [[Spatial_Manager%E2%84%A2_for_GstarCAD_-_FAQs:_Compatible_GstarCAD_applications | (see current Compatible GstarCAD applications)]]
 +
*'''Improvements/Revisions'''
 +
**'New Zealand Map Grid' (EPSG: 9811) coordinate conversion has been added [F369]
 +
**EPSG tables (CRSs and other objects) have been updated to version 10.058 [T5300]
 +
*'''Fixes'''
 +
**Sometimes there was an error when backtracking in the Import Wizard [D2392]
 +
**Fixed an error that appeared when importing certain Shapefiles with Field names that included line breaks [D2398]
 +
**Fixed some issues (export, transformations, etc.) with certain types of 2D Polylines that included curves [D2394]
 +
**WMTS Background Maps that had no default style defined did not work correctly [D2405]
 +
**GstarCAD Pan sometimes failed when a Background Map was active [D2402]
 +
*Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
 +
*Notes
 +
**''GIS analysis functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition''
 +
**'''Street View' functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition''
 +
**''Transforming the Coordinate System of the objects in a drawing functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition''
 +
**''Terrains and related objects functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition''
 +
**'''Search Location' functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition''
 +
**''Data management (Structures, Queries, Direct editing, etc.) is only available in the 'Standard' and 'Professional' editions''
 +
**''Data grid is only available in the 'Professional' edition, although the overall data management (Structures, Queries, Direct editing, etc.) is also available in the 'Standard' edition''
 +
**'''Background maps' functionality is available in the 'Standard' and 'Professional' editions only''
 +
**''Full export functionality (SPMEXPORT) is only found in the 'Professional' edition, although the functionality to export the current status of the drawing to Google Earth (SPMCREATEKML) is also available in the 'Standard' edition''
 +
 
 +
 
 +
==October 27, 2021 - Release 7.0.3==
 +
[https://www.spatialmanager.com/spatial_manager_7_0_3_latest_cad_versions_windows_11/ (Related Blog Post)]
 +
 
 +
''Important notice: Please check the information about languages, compatibility with GstarCAD versions and other special details or exclusions in the page [[Spatial_Manager™_for_GstarCAD_-_FAQs:_Compatible_GstarCAD_applications | Compatible GstarCAD applications]])''
 +
*'''News'''
 +
**The application is now compatible with GstarCAD 2022 SP1 [T5283] [[Spatial_Manager%E2%84%A2_for_GstarCAD_-_FAQs:_Compatible_GstarCAD_applications | (see current Compatible GstarCAD applications)]]
 +
*'''Improvements/Revisions'''
 +
**The option to add or not to add data to optional polygon Hatches in SPMIMPORT is added. In all other cases no data is added to the Hatches (SPMBUFFER, SPMOVERLAY, SPMDISSOLVE, SPMINFLUENCEAREAS) [F3117]
 +
**Authentication via HTTP headers for WFS servers and Background Maps has been added [F3119]
 +
**The possibility of executing the Export function on the command line has been added ([[Spatial_Manager™_for_GstarCAD_-_FAQs:_Export_("Professional"_edition_only)#Can_I_run_Exporting_processes_in_the_Command_Line.3F |''-SPMEXPORT'']]) [F3123]
 +
**The SQLite coordinate system file performance has been optimized [F2947]
 +
**EPSG tables (CRSs and other objects) have been updated to version 10.037 [T5287]
 +
**Some custom coordinate systems from Australia have been added
 +
*'''Fixes'''
 +
**Object count when using SPMTRANSFORMCRS ignored some objects [D2373]
 +
**It was not possible to export Block attributes if all their values were null [D2372]
 +
**Sometimes an error occurred when exporting Elevations to SDF files [D2375]
 +
**The headers of some GeoTIFF files were not recognized [D2374]
 +
**Major Contours were sometimes not identified in the Terrain module [D2376]
 +
**Fixed an error that occurred when establishing the default value of a field with a length less than the maximum defined [D2377]
 +
**Now the "Dissolutions" window is no longer active when the process is started [D2378]
 +
*Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
 +
*Notes
 +
**''GIS analysis functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition''
 +
**'''Street View' functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition''
 +
**''Transforming the Coordinate System of the objects in a drawing functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition''
 +
**''Terrains and related objects functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition''
 +
**'''Search Location' functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition''
 +
**''Data management (Structures, Queries, Direct editing, etc.) is only available in the 'Standard' and 'Professional' editions''
 +
**''Data grid is only available in the 'Professional' edition, although the overall data management (Structures, Queries, Direct editing, etc.) is also available in the 'Standard' edition''
 +
**'''Background maps' functionality is available in the 'Standard' and 'Professional' editions only''
 +
**''Full export functionality (SPMEXPORT) is only found in the 'Professional' edition, although the functionality to export the current status of the drawing to Google Earth (SPMCREATEKML) is also available in the 'Standard' edition''
 +
 
 +
 
 +
==August 27, 2021 - Release 7.0.2==
 +
 
 +
''Important notice: Please check the information about languages, compatibility with GstarCAD versions and other special details or exclusions in the page [[Spatial_Manager™_for_GstarCAD_-_FAQs:_Compatible_GstarCAD_applications | Compatible GstarCAD applications]])''
 +
*'''News'''
 +
**The application is now compatible with GstarCAD 2021 SP2 [T5273] [[Spatial_Manager%E2%84%A2_for_GstarCAD_-_FAQs:_Compatible_GstarCAD_applications | (see current Compatible GstarCAD applications)]]
 +
**Added the functionality to capture Centroid data for the polygons that contain them in the ([[Spatial_Manager%E2%84%A2_for_GstarCAD_-_FAQs:_GIS_Analysis_(%22Professional%22_edition_only)#Centroids|''SPMCENTROID'']]) command [F3095] [https://www.spatialmanager.com/centroids-and-polygons/ (Related Blog Post)]
 +
*'''Improvements/Revisions'''
 +
**The definition of the data tables has been modified in order to allow setting the length of text Fields [F3112]
 +
**Object Selection by Query has been improved so that the last Query processed is remembered independently for each order. If any order, such as SPMOVERLAY or SPMCENTROID, allows two groups of Selection by Query, the two Queries will also be remembered independently [F3111]
 +
**Now the SPMCLOSE command closes all application palettes (Main Palette, Data Grid, Steet View, etc.) and restores their default position and dimension values [F3114]
 +
**The source and target names are now shown in the import/export process execution windows, both in single and batch processes (Import All) [F3115]
 +
**The appearance of all ribbon, menu, window and palette buttons is standardized according to the style change introduced in the previous version [F3014]
 +
*'''Fixes'''
 +
**Fixed issues related to startup and Google terms in Street View palette [D2363]
 +
**Now no errors occur in Street View if there is no Internet connection [D2369]
 +
**Adjusted the reading of some types of LiDAR files that caused problems [D2364]
 +
**The envelope filter did not work correctly on some WFS servers in lat-lon format (inverted axes) [D2368]
 +
**Fixed a problem related to spatial filtering when using the text files provider [D2370]
 +
**Fixed an error that occurred when closing the Data Grid while it was loading [D2367]
 +
**Some modifications have been done to avoid visual problems in screens configured with scales higher than 100% in Windows 10 [D2362]
 +
*Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
 +
*Notes
 +
**''GIS analysis functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition''
 +
**'''Street View' functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition''
 +
**''Transforming the Coordinate System of the objects in a drawing functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition''
 +
**''Terrains and related objects functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition''
 +
**'''Search Location' functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition''
 +
**''Data management (Structures, Queries, Direct editing, etc.) is only available in the 'Standard' and 'Professional' editions''
 +
**''Data grid is only available in the 'Professional' edition, although the overall data management (Structures, Queries, Direct editing, etc.) is also available in the 'Standard' edition''
 +
**'''Background maps' functionality is available in the 'Standard' and 'Professional' editions only''
 +
**''Full export functionality (SPMEXPORT) is only found in the 'Professional' edition, although the functionality to export the current status of the drawing to Google Earth (SPMCREATEKML) is also available in the 'Standard' edition''
 +
 
 +
 
 +
==July 12, 2021 - Release 7.0.1==
 +
[https://www.spatialmanager.com/spatial-manager-7-street-view-gis-analysis-and-more/ (Related Blog Post)]
 +
 
 +
''Important notice: Please check the information about languages, compatibility with GstarCAD versions and other special details or exclusions in the page [[Spatial_Manager™_for_GstarCAD_-_FAQs:_Compatible_GstarCAD_applications | Compatible GstarCAD applications]])''
 +
*'''News'''
 +
**New palette for displaying Google Street View at any point in a drawing ([[Spatial_Manager%E2%84%A2_for_GstarCAD_-_FAQs:_Street_View_(%22Professional%22_edition_only)|''SPMSTREETVIEW'']]) [F3027] [https://www.spatialmanager.com/street-view-on-your-drawings/ (Related Blog Post)]
 +
**New advanced functions for geometric analysis and selection:
 +
***Geometric Buffers ([[Spatial_Manager%E2%84%A2_for_GstarCAD_-_FAQs:_GIS_Analysis_(%22Professional%22_edition_only)#Buffer|''SPMBUFFER'']]) [F3071] [https://www.spatialmanager.com/buffers/ (Related Blog Post)]
 +
***Geometric Overlays ([[Spatial_Manager%E2%84%A2_for_GstarCAD_-_FAQs:_GIS_Analysis_(%22Professional%22_edition_only)#Overlay|''SPMOVERLAY'']]) [F3040] [https://www.spatialmanager.com/tag/overlays/ (Related Blog Posts)]
 +
***Polygon dissolution based on common Properties ([[Spatial_Manager%E2%84%A2_for_GstarCAD_-_FAQs:_GIS_Analysis_(%22Professional%22_edition_only)#Dissolve|''SPMDISSOLVE'']]) [F3070] [https://www.spatialmanager.com/dissolve-polygons/ (Related Blog Post)]
 +
***Centroids generation ([[Spatial_Manager%E2%84%A2_for_GstarCAD_-_FAQs:_GIS_Analysis_(%22Professional%22_edition_only)#Centroids|''SPMCENTROID'']]) [F3094] [https://www.spatialmanager.com/centroids-and-polygons/ (Related Blog Post)]
 +
***Areas of influence calculation (Voronoi diagrams) ([[Spatial_Manager%E2%84%A2_for_GstarCAD_-_FAQs:_GIS_Analysis_(%22Professional%22_edition_only)#Areas_of_Influence|''SPMINFLUENCEAREAS'']]) [F2940]
 +
***Object selection through geometric queries ([[Spatial_Manager%E2%84%A2_for_GstarCAD_-_FAQs:_Advanced_Selection_(%22Standard%22_and_%22Professional%22_editions_only)#Can_I_define_a_selection_of_entities_based_on_their_geometric_relationship.3F|''SPMSPATIALQUERY'']]) [F3039] [https://www.spatialmanager.com/locating-polygons-crossed-by-specific-linear-objects/ (Related Blog Post)]
 +
**Objetcs labeling (tagging) according to the value of a Field in a data table ([[Spatial_Manager%E2%84%A2_for_GstarCAD_-_FAQs:_Data_Structure_Management_(%22Standard%22_and_%22Professional%22_editions_only)#How_to_label_the_entities_data_in_the_drawing.3F|''SPMLABEL'']]) [F3092] [https://www.spatialmanager.com/labeling-existing-objects/ (Related Blog Post)]
 +
**A new provider for reading Esri ASCII Grid files has been included [F2615]
 +
*'''Improvements/Revisions'''
 +
**It is possible to select the location and name for the images resulting from the Background Map captures, which will no longer be obligatorily saved in the drawing folder and under a random name [F3042]
 +
**Background Maps are now transparently regenerated on view changes (Zoom, Pan, etc.) even if another command is running (e.g. when drawing Polylines, editing objects, etc.) [F2559]
 +
**It is now possible to label linear objects on import at a single point and not only by repeated labels along the object [F3032]
 +
**The GPX (GPS) data provider also supports writing (not only reading as up to now) [F3004]
 +
**It is now possible to use FDO data providers (from GstarCAD 2021 SP1) [D2276]
 +
**Data selection options (by Table and by Query) have been added in the commands that allow selecting objects (Export, Publish to Google Earth, etc.)
 +
**It is now possible to delete at once several Fields from the definition of a Data Table [F3078]
 +
**Now, if any drop-down in any application window is inactive, it remains blank [T5248]
 +
**The user can now in a work session select the required Grid file(s) for a Coordinate Transformation by Grid [F3079] [https://www.spatialmanager.com/using-custom-grid-files/ (Related Blog Post)]
 +
**The main Esri projected coordinate systems have been updated (ArcGIS 12.8) [F3106]
 +
**EPSG tables (CRSs and other objects) have been updated to version 10.026 [T5266]
 +
**New layout and icon design in the user interface [F3069]
 +
*'''Fixes'''
 +
**Fixed a problem when using some special characters in the Layer/Table name in the Contours options [D2356]
 +
**When masking Text labels (Import, Contours, etc.) the mask (Wipeout) was created on the current Layer and not on the Layer specified for the labels [D2358]
 +
**The functionality and order of the navigation keys (TAB, Enter, ESCape) in some application windows was incorrect [D2357]
 +
**A problem has been corrected that generated errors or incorrect results when creating Terrains with many vertices [D2361]
 +
**Fixed an error that occurred when transforming the coordinate system of a drawing including raster images in GstarCAD 2020 and earlier [D2359]
 +
**Some problems with focus and field editing in the Data Grid have been solved [D2360]
 +
*Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
 +
*Notes
 +
**''GIS analysis functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition''
 +
**'''Street View' functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition''
 +
**''Transforming the Coordinate System of the objects in a drawing functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition''
 +
**''Terrains and related objects functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition''
 +
**'''Search Location' functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition''
 +
**''Data management (Structures, Queries, Direct editing, etc.) is only available in the 'Standard' and 'Professional' editions''
 +
**''Data grid is only available in the 'Professional' edition, although the overall data management (Structures, Queries, Direct editing, etc.) is also available in the 'Standard' edition''
 +
**'''Background maps' functionality is available in the 'Standard' and 'Professional' editions only''
 +
**''Full export functionality (SPMEXPORT) is only found in the 'Professional' edition, although the functionality to export the current status of the drawing to Google Earth (SPMCREATEKML) is also available in the 'Standard' edition''
 +
 
 +
 
 +
==May 6, 2021 - Release 6.4.1==
 
*'''Improvements/Revisions'''
 
*'''Improvements/Revisions'''
 
**The application is now compatible with GstarCAD 2021 SP1 [T5246] [[Spatial_Manager%E2%84%A2_for_GstarCAD_-_FAQs:_Compatible_GstarCAD_applications | (see current Compatible GstarCAD applications)]]
 
**The application is now compatible with GstarCAD 2021 SP1 [T5246] [[Spatial_Manager%E2%84%A2_for_GstarCAD_-_FAQs:_Compatible_GstarCAD_applications | (see current Compatible GstarCAD applications)]]
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**When executing SPMTRANSFORMCRS the effective path of the raster images was not kept [D2320]
 
**When executing SPMTRANSFORMCRS the effective path of the raster images was not kept [D2320]
 
**Sometimes a watermark was erroneously applied in the download of elevation tiles [D2341]
 
**Sometimes a watermark was erroneously applied in the download of elevation tiles [D2341]
 +
**Spatial filtering was not correctly applied on some WFS servers [D2346]
 +
**A problem is solved when exporting closed Polylines with arcs generated in a certain way [D2348]
 +
**The Hotine Oblique Mercator projection (Variant B) (EPSG 9815) has been adjusted [D2347]
 
*Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
 
*Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
 
*Notes
 
*Notes
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**'''Background maps' functionality is available in the 'Standard' and 'Professional' editions only''
 
**'''Background maps' functionality is available in the 'Standard' and 'Professional' editions only''
 
**''Full export functionality (SPMEXPORT) is only found in the 'Professional' edition, although the functionality to export the current status of the drawing to Google Earth (SPMCREATEKML) is also available in the 'Standard' edition''
 
**''Full export functionality (SPMEXPORT) is only found in the 'Professional' edition, although the functionality to export the current status of the drawing to Google Earth (SPMCREATEKML) is also available in the 'Standard' edition''
−
 
  
 
==January 13, 2021 - Release 6.3.2==
 
==January 13, 2021 - Release 6.3.2==
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**Now it is possible to manage resources and accesses, create Shortcuts and User Data Sources (UDS), etc. from the direct Import and Export windows, without having to return to the main application palette to execute these functions [F3014]
 
**Now it is possible to manage resources and accesses, create Shortcuts and User Data Sources (UDS), etc. from the direct Import and Export windows, without having to return to the main application palette to execute these functions [F3014]
 
**Automation of creating a non-existent folder when executing a defined export task to that folder has been included [F3017]
 
**Automation of creating a non-existent folder when executing a defined export task to that folder has been included [F3017]
−
**Now, if the option "Import only Features in the current view" is activated when importing a table or Importing-all tables from a WFS server, the reading of elements from the server will be filtered and only those that fit that spatial filter will be downloaded [F2519]
+
**Now, if the option "Import only Features in the current view" is activated when importing a table or Importing-all tables from a WFS server, the reading of elements from the server will be filtered and only those that fit that spatial filter will be downloaded [F2519] [https://youtu.be/PS-mcKKrDGQ?rel=0 (Related video)]
 
**The URLs used internally by the application have been modified as secure addresses (HTTPS) [T5205]
 
**The URLs used internally by the application have been modified as secure addresses (HTTPS) [T5205]
 
**EPSG tables (CRSs and other objects) have been updated to version 10.003 [T5175]
 
**EPSG tables (CRSs and other objects) have been updated to version 10.003 [T5175]

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July 15, 2024 - Release 9.1.3

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  • News
  • Improvements/Revisions
    • Added support for defining XYZ/TMS User Background Maps over a local path [F3296]
    • Improved altitude mode for elements that do not have elevation in KML/KMZ [F3299]
    • EPSG tables (CRSs and other objects) have been updated to version 11.011 [T6484]
  • Fixes
    • Sometimes incorrect transformations were produced when performing the Elastic Deformation (SPMRUBBERSHEET) due to loss of precision [D2653]
    • Errors were generated in Overlay operations when there were many decimal places in the vertex coordinates [D2656]
    • The calculation of Circle Radius was sometimes wrong when Transforming the Coordinate System of a drawing (SPMTRANSFORMCRS) [D2658]
    • Sometimes the Coordinate System Transformation of a drawing (SPMTRANSFORMCRS) caused an error if the DWG was not saved [D2673]
    • Some Coordinate Transformation operations did not correctly maintain the Z coordinates [D2657]
    • Contours were not generated correctly when there was very little difference between the Contours elevations [D2671]
    • Sometimes errors occurred when Exporting Hatches [D2672]
    • When defining some Background Maps on WMS servers, sometimes the Save button was not enabled [D2675]
  • Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements


April 29, 2024 - Release 9.1.2

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  • Improvements/Revisions
    • Some messages indicating data loss when Attaching a Data Table have been improved [F3294]
  • Fixes
    • Fixed an erroneous behavior in the tree of the Blocks and Texts options when Exporting [D2646]
    • The selected data Fields were not respected when Exporting, as all Fields were always exported [D2649]
    • Sometimes a Network license seat was locked when running GstarCAD when it should not be locked [D2648]
  • Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements


April 12, 2024 - Release 9.1.1

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  • Improvements/Revisions
    • The application is now compatible with GstarCAD 2024 SP2 [T6404] (see current Compatible GstarCAD applications)
    • Now it is possible to Restrict the Fields Calculator results to the Selected objects only [F3292]
    • Added options within the application for upgrading the license Edition (Professional) and/or to increase the number of license Seats [F2566]
    • EPSG tables (CRSs and other objects) have been updated to version 11.007 [T6394]
  • Fixes
    • Several interlocking issues with other third party applications have been fixed [D2627]
    • "User-Agent" was not correctly recognized when querying WMS or WMTS map servers [D2639]
    • Some elements were overlapping in some languages in the Text Files Export options [D2631]
  • Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements


March 11, 2024 - Release 9.0.3

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  • Improvements/Revisions
    • Points selected in drawing, before running SPMTERRAIN, are now recognized as a valid selection set for the Terrains calculation [F3291]
    • Improved the performance of the OpenStreetMap data provider (OSM, PBF) [F2570]
  • Fixes
    • On drawings with a wrong Paper Space configuration, the Coordinate Transformation (SPMTRANSFORMCRS) did not work correctly [D2625]
    • An error was displayed when closing GstarCAD 2024 SP1 if the application Palette had been opened [D2624]
    • Background Map functions accumulated records in the Undo historic [D2628]
    • Errors were generated in the conversion of numeric types when writing to the TextFile provider [D2632]
    • StreetView location map was sometimes not displayed [D2603]
    • Streetview could get locked on the terms and conditions page [D2637]
  • Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements


January 12, 2024 - Release 9.0.2

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  • Improvements/Revisions
  • Fixes
    • Streetview map did not change the view if no Background Map was active [D2592]
    • CTRL + ENTER key combination in the Data Grid did not work in some editions/versions of GstarCAD [D2604]
    • In some cases the Data Grid was not updated after reading new tables [D2621]
    • Errors were generated when 'Hide all' Background Maps from the 'Images' branch of the Spatial Manager Explorer [D2591]
    • In some versions of GstarCAD the priorities of the Background Maps were not correctly managed [D2600]
    • The Styles of Thematic Maps type 'Gradient' were incorrectly represented in the Spatial Manager Explorer [D2593]
    • Errors were generated when adding a new Style (Range of values) to an existing 'Gradient' Thematic Map [D2594]
    • The SPMZOOMTOIMPORT command did not work in some cases [D2576]
    • Elastic Deformation (Ruber Sheet) was not correctly applied in large areas [D2586]
    • An error occurred when applying a Buffer on polygons treated as polylines [D2581]
    • Some errors occurred when reviewing the details of a Coordinate Transformation [D2605]
    • Some commands failed because they did not recognize the objects to be processed in GstarCAD 2020 [D2583]
    • Errors occurred with the Background Map functions in some versions of GstarCAD [D2584] [D2612]
    • Background Map captures were not visible until reopening the drawing in some versions of GstarCAD [D2582]
  • Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements


November 8, 2023 - Release 9.0.1

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  • News
    • The application is now compatible with GstarCAD 2023 SP3 y 2024 [T6368] (see current Compatible GstarCAD applications) (Related Blog post)
    • Elastic deformation of geometries (Rubber Sheet) based on 2 or more control points (SPMRUBBERSHEET) [F2632]
    • Exporting Geo-referenced Images and/or Geo-reference and Coordinate System Files (SPMEXPORTIMAGE and SPMWORLDFILE) [F2776]
    • New Zoom to Objects functions [F2407]
      • To all those on Selected Layers (by default on the current Layer) (SPMZOOMTOLAYER)
      • To all those on the layers of the Selected Objects (SPMZOOMTOSELECTIONLAYER)
      • To those resulting from the last Import process (SPMZOOMTOIMPORT)
    • Invert objects Selection (SPMSELECTINVERSE) [F2631]
    • Import of raster images including GPS location (EXIF) (SPMIMPORTPHOTO) [F2937]
  • Improvements/Revisions
    • Simultaneous visualization of several Background Maps, with integrated management in the "Explorer" section of the main application palette [F3127]
    • Background Maps are reorganized and improved with the following changes [F3272]:
      • A new preset group is created for Stadia Maps, which includes a part of the Maps previously available in the OpenStreeMap group and new ones
      • New Maps are added to the OpenStreetMap group
      • Rearrangement of the tab positions for the preset Maps Groups
      • Removed the size limitation of the Background Maps window and now more Groups and/or Maps can be displayed when enlarging the window
    • WMTS Background Map detection has been improved [F3273]
    • A warning is now displayed when capturing and hiding Background Maps if no Map is active [F3276]
    • Multiple labels of Fields and/or Property values of objects (SPMLABEL) [F3097] (Related Blog post)
    • Creating and editing custom user-defined Coordinate Systems [F2917]
    • It is now possible to export the Object Type in the Export processes [F3255]
    • When exporting Texts to Google Earth (KML/KMZ) now the pin for the location point of the Texts does not appear [F3252]
    • When exporting Texts to Google Earth (KML/KMZ) it is now possible to keep the original colors of the resulting Labels [F3256]
    • Field Names in KML/KMZ files generated when exporting to Google Earth are now shown in bold [F3263]
    • When exporting ASCII files, the georeference PRJ file is now generated [F3261]
    • Object Type is added as a data Field when importing GML files [F3258] (Related Blog post)
    • Now, when Importing elements in empty drawings, the process automatically transforms from CRS 4326 (WGS 84) to CRS 3857 (WGS 84-Pseudo-Mercator) for more formats (GML, GeoJSON, etc.), in addition to the previously available KML/KMZ [F3251]
    • Now, when importing a Raster image, it is possible to recognize the image coordinate system from an associated PRJ file [F3260]
    • When importing SHP files (Shapefiles) that include Z coordinates, the 3D Polylines option is selected by default as the resulting objects. When Import All, this is also the type of object used [F3210] (Related Blog post)
    • The parameters of the last Import process are now maintained when defining the following one [F2681]
    • New data provider for reading Cloud Optimized GeoTIFF/COG TIFF (raster) [F3131]
    • GeoJSON and ASCII files Encoding can be selected in the import process [F3268] [F3270]
    • Added support for OpenStreetMap OsmChange (.OSC) [F3247]
    • A proprietary data provider for GeoJSON files is added which, among other improvements over the existing one (based on OGR), recognizes the Coordinate System defined in the file [F3243] (Related Blog post)
    • Write capability (Export, etc.) is added to the LiDAR Data Provider (.LAS, .LAZ) [F3262]
    • Shapefile MultiPatch file support added [F537]
    • Coordinate transformation 'Geographic Offsets' (EPSG: 9619) has been added [F429]
    • More Coordinate Transformations are now supported using different measure units [F3281]
    • EPSG tables (CRSs and other objects) have been updated to version 10.096 [T5367]
  • Fixes
    • When Import All in the current view, the view was not preserved because a Zoom Extension was incorrectly displayed [D2573]
    • The execution of Import Tasks in the current view did not work correctly in some cases [D2579]
    • Several PostGIS server connection errors have been fixed [D2572]
    • Errors occurred when reading GeoJSON files that contained duplicate Fields [D2569]
    • Some non-existent tables were displayed in GeoPackage [D2585]
    • When exporting to KML/KMZ (Google Earth) the orientation of some images was incorrect [D2578]
    • Background Maps Image Capture did not work correctly in User Coordinate Systems (UCS) [D2580]
    • There were some problems with the visibility of docked palettes in GstarCAD [D2540]
  • Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements


September 27, 2023 - Release 8.6.1

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  • Improvements/Revisions
    • OpenStreetMap Background Maps are updated, including the following improvements/changes [F3269]:
      • The "Altimetry" and "Terrain" Maps are now valid for the whole planet, not only for USA as in previous versions
      • The URLs of all the Maps are updated, which have been modified by the supplier of these Maps
      • The following transparent Maps are added: "Terrain labels", "Terrain lines", "B/W labels", "B/W lines"
  • Fixes
    • There were problems when exporting Hatches with curved boundaries (circles or arcs) [D1959]
    • 3D Vertical Lines were not exported properly [D2568]
    • In some cases, errors occurred in the Overlay operations when creating the Data Table [D2567]
    • Fixed a problem with the application Network Licenses due to which some computers were occupying multiple license seats [D2566]
  • Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements


August 7, 2023 - Release 8.5.1

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  • News
  • Fixes
    • Terrain commands caused errors when acting on existing Layers [D2562]
    • A bug that occurred when reading some NTv2 Grid file headers has been corrected [D2564]
  • Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements


May 30, 2023 - Release 8.4.1

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  • Fixes
    • Street View did not work correctly with some user coordinate systems (UCS) defined in the drawing [D2555]
    • The location or position of the exported Texts in the Export processes has been corrected [D2557]
    • In the Terrain wizard, when cancelling the selection of the Raster image to be projected on the Terrain, disappeared the selector of the Background Map quality to be projected [D2558]
    • Fixed some problems in the Elevations when transforming coordinates [D2556]
    • Bing Metadata were not obtained correctly when using an Api Key [D2559]
  • Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements


March 30, 2023 - Release 8.3.1

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  • News
  • Improvements/Revisions
    • When Exporting from any export function, the height units (Z) are now also converted according to the source and target coordinate systems [F3250]
    • Elevations and Z coordinate are now kept in the Geometric Overlay operations [F3245]
    • Added the option to select the text qualifier when importing files for Direct Geocoding [D2484]
  • Fixes
    • The selection of several elements in the Data Grid by using the "Shift" key required repeating the selection a second time in order to select the group of records [D2388]
    • Erroneous selections were generated in the Data Grid when using the "Shift" key [D2514]
    • Sometimes errors occurred during Import processes when using Blocks instead Points [D2536]
    • Errors occurred when importing using Blocks without graphical representation [D2543]
    • Errors occurred when reading text files (TXT, CSV, etc.) if they contained many lines without including geometry [D2545]
    • An error has been corrected when working with text data with long values imported from WFS servers [D2538]
    • Error corrected when importing AutoCAD Map data with long texts [D2539]
    • In the Import process, if a table did not import records or the import was cancelled, the table was not saved, although it did appear in the application Explorer [D2498]
    • When Exporting all objects in the drawing through SPMEXPORT, the Coordinate System of the drawing was not recognized [D2542]
    • If there are "invisible" objects in the drawing (certain cases of Dynamic Block Exploding and other cases), these are never selected in the Export processes [D2550]
    • Some errors occurred with the application Palettes when executing the SPATIALMANAGER command in GstarCAD 2023 [D2541]
    • Sometimes there were crashes in the direct Geocoding [D2533]
    • In the Search for location form, the button for configuring suppliers was not correctly anchored to the form [D2518]
    • When capturing Centroids, the selections were not correctly recognized (an erroneous message appeared informing that no polygons were found) [D2495]
    • It was not possible to run the Fields Calculator if there was no data table defined in the drawing [D2544]
    • Sometimes, when Capturing a Background Map, the image format was not the one selected [D2548]
  • Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements


February 24, 2023 - Release 8.2.1

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  • Improvements/Revisions
    • The performance of the Data Grid is optimized by adapting it to the use of indexes [F3234]
    • The initial loading time of Spatial Manager has been optimized [F3242]
    • EPSG tables (CRSs and other objects) have been updated to version 10.077 [T5349]
  • Fixes
    • A fatal error occurred when Transforming the Coordinate System of a drawing in GstarCAD 23 [D2485]
    • The same warning about unsupported objects was displayed several times in the KML export process [D2493]
    • An error that sometimes occurred when exporting to PostGIS has been corrected [D2511]
    • The writer of the OGR provider did not generate the target file if it contained periods (".") in the name [D2520]
    • In some situations there was an error reading from WFS servers depending on the coordinate system name [D2524]
    • A fatal error occurred when closing the window after importing the table by Direct Geocoding and the Data Grid was open [D2491]
    • The Reverse Geocoding command always asked to assign a Coordinate System, even if the drawing already had it assigned [D2483]
    • Import of items in the current view sometimes imported objects outside the view [D2494]
    • Several errors that were occurring when reading data from AutoCAD Map have been corrected [D2521]
    • Default values of the date type in date Fields could produce errors in some application languages [D2526]
    • Sometimes a fatal error occurred when using Background Maps [D2502]
    • Sometimes there was a fatal error when Capturing a Background Map image [D2506]
    • On fast computers an error could occur with Background Maps due to RAM memory leaks after a few minutes of use [D2507]
    • Problems with Background Maps are solved when the URL of these includes certain parameters [D2513]
    • When showing the StreetView map together with a Background Map, after several view changes, the maps stopped working [D2504]
    • A controlled error "eNullObjectId" occurred when transforming some drawings (Raster image without associated image) [D2488]
    • Object selection (by click or box) did not behave correctly in some commands [D2517]
    • Object management is optimized to avoid increasingly slower processes [D2475]
    • Field Calculator results were not stored if the number of decimal places in a field was limited [D2515]
    • An error occurred when creating a new Field with the Field Calculator if the application palette was closed [D2516]
    • Fixed some blockages between messages and integrated progress bars of the application [D2522]
    • Some components were not displayed correctly in certain application windows (SPMDISSOLVE, etc.) for Windows text scales greater than 100% [D2525]
    • Temporary crashes occurred when selecting a Terrain and trying to display its Properties [D2482]
  • Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements


December 9, 2022 - Release 8.1.2

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  • Corrections of minor bugs and minor improvements


November 8, 2022 - Release 8.1.1

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  • Improvements/Revisions
    • It is now possible to Import images from Google Earth (.geprint) in 8k resolution [F3203]
    • The performance of many operations has been improved by using the GstarCAD progress bar [F3201]
    • The License activation and validation system has been improved to avoid problems when there is an associated debugger [F3204]
  • Fixes
    • Sometimes the order of the Block Attributes was not respected when importing points as Blocks [D2473]
    • The Geocoding Reverse function could be executed on empty drawings, when this should not be the case [D2456]
    • Thematic Map Hatches were randomly failing on polygons with holes in GstarCAD 2023 [D2467]
    • Fatal errors were generated when running any Analysis Tool after having previously canceled it [D2477]
    • Warnings were not displayed when the Fields Calculator result was not compatible with the target field [D2481]
    • Fatal errors were generated when trying to import AutoCAD Map data into GstarCAD 2023 [D2468]
    • Sometimes fatal errors occurred when processing complex operations in GstarCAD 2023 [D2470]
    • Errors occurred when inserting Dynamic Blocks with Spatial Manager installed [D2479]
    • An error that appeared when closing GstarCAD 2023 if the application palette had been opened, has been corrected [D2466]
    • Manual license activation window (without internet connection) was not fully displayed in some languages [D2455]
  • Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements


October 4, 2022 - Release 8.0.1

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  • News
    • The application is now compatible with GstarCAD 2023 [F3202] (see current Compatible GstarCAD applications) (Related Blog post)
    • Direct geo-coding: Insertion of points in the drawing from postal addresses (SPMGEOCODING_DIRECT) [F2991] (Related Blog post)
    • Reverse geo-coding: Obtaining postal addresses from objects in the drawing (SPMGEOCODING_REVERSE) [F2991] (Related Blog post)
    • Thematic Maps (SPMTHEMATICMAP / SPMTHEMATICMAPHIDE) [F1053] (Related Blog post)
    • New 'Spatial Manager' Explorer in the main application palette (initially only for Thematic Maps) [F3075]
    • Table Field values Calculator (SPMDATACALCULATOR) [F2634] (Related Blog post)
    • Compatibility with AutoCAD Map object data tables and conversion tools [F2924] (Related Blog post)
    • A new data provider for Esri Geodatabase File (GDB) (Read only) has been added [F2432]
    • New functions are added to the application Lisp API (Application Programming Interface (API))
      • Set the value of a data Field (spm_fdsetfieldvalue) [F2663]
      • Get the value of a data Field (spm_fdgetfieldvalue) [F2664]
      • Attach a data Table to an Object (spm_fdattachtable) [F2666]
  • Improvements/Revisions
    • Support for more 3D object types (3D Faces, 3D Solids, Polyfaces, ...) has been added in the Google Earth KML/KMZ Export, both in the general Export function (SPMEXPORT) and in the Publish to Google Earth function (SPMCREATEKML) [F3034] (Related Blog post)
    • Added write capability to the GeoJSON file data provider [F3186]
    • Support for all authentication modes is included in the PostGIS v10 and higher server data provider [F3188]
    • Google geolocation is added in the Search for Locations function [F3018]
    • New global configuration of API Keys for geographic service providers, applicable in Background Map servers, Geo-coding services, etc... [F3148]
    • It is now possible to Attach multiple data tables to an object [F3128]
    • Added the necessary parameters to be able to define a network domain when configuring a Proxy server [F3146]
    • Now it is possible to use Windows authentication when configuring a Proxy server [F2996]
    • Ordnance Survey (UK) Background Maps and their access code from the application are updated [F3142]
    • Some custom Coordinate System Transformations have been defined for Germany [F840]
    • Improvements in the Licensing system [T5289]. In addition to other advantages, the following are included:
      • User access to License information page [T5301]
      • Activation/deactivation of Licenses via QR code [F3141]
      • Now a floating License seat is not reserved until using the application [F3144]
      • Simplified the process of purchasing and activating extended Updates/Support Licenses [T5272]
  • Fixes
    • Sometimes a fatal error was caused when closing a drawing with the Data Grid open [D2381]
    • Data Grid refreshing problems have been corrected [D2382]
    • Sometimes certain field values were not displayed in the Data Grid even though they were not null [D2390]
    • Several operations that require refreshing the Data Grid and disabling change control are improved [D2389]
    • In certain operations, all extended data from non-Spatial Manager applications were deleted when editing data [D2380]
    • In some cases field values were lost when renaming a table [D2424]
    • In the Export data selection tree, not all available fields were always shown [D2383]
    • Comparison operations based on the object IDentifier have been improved [D2384]
    • Sometimes an error occurred when trying to add a field to a Selection by Query [D2393]
    • Selection by Query failed in several commands when no tables were defined [D2463]
    • An error occurred when trying to apply a Selection by Query if the criteria was not set to a value [D2464]
    • Bing Maps API KEY validation did not work correctly in some cases [D2397]
    • When importing Background Maps (from *.bmd files) the advanced options were not set correctly [D2400]
    • An uncontrolled error occurred when transforming the Coordinate System of a drawing (SPMTRANSFORMCRS) when the file was in use [D2403]
    • Errors occurred when transforming the Coordinate System of a drawing (SPMTRANSFORMCRS) in old DWG versions [D2404]
    • An uncontrolled error occurred when transforming the Coordinate System of a drawing (SPMTRANSFORMCRS) with objects far away from the area of use [D2408]
    • The Terrain functions did not work correctly with latitude-longitude coordinate systems [D2418]
    • On some occasions an error occurred when attaching a data table to contours [D2429]
    • Some buttons in the Spatial Manager toolbar were not displayed when configured in large size [D2419]
    • In some cases, elements of a KML/KMZ file including prefixes were not read [D2420]
  • Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements


June 10, 2022 - Release 7.1.0

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  • Improvements/Revisions
    • Improved the calculation of Z-elevations in coordinate system transformations [F2449]
    • Paragraph Texts (MTEXT) are now used in all labeling operations (Import, Labeling, Contour lines, etc.) for texts containing line breaks [F3003]
    • New projections added for Western Australia (WR94) in the coordinate systems [F3154]
    • EPSG tables (CRSs and other objects) have been updated to version 10.064 [T5316]
  • Fixes
    • Fixed application windows positioning problems in 3-screen configurations [D2406]
    • In some cases all elements of a GML data source contained the data of the first element. It also influenced reading from WFS servers [D2407]
    • Fixed a problem that appeared when reading Text Fields longer than 255 characters from PostGIS servers [D2410]
  • Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
  • Notes
    • GIS analysis functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition
    • 'Street View' functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition
    • Transforming the Coordinate System of the objects in a drawing functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition
    • Terrains and related objects functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition
    • 'Search Location' functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition
    • Data management (Structures, Queries, Direct editing, etc.) is only available in the 'Standard' and 'Professional' editions
    • Data grid is only available in the 'Professional' edition, although the overall data management (Structures, Queries, Direct editing, etc.) is also available in the 'Standard' edition
    • 'Background maps' functionality is available in the 'Standard' and 'Professional' editions only
    • Full export functionality (SPMEXPORT) is only found in the 'Professional' edition, although the functionality to export the current status of the drawing to Google Earth (SPMCREATEKML) is also available in the 'Standard' edition


March 30, 2022 - Release 7.0.4

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  • News
  • Improvements/Revisions
    • 'New Zealand Map Grid' (EPSG: 9811) coordinate conversion has been added [F369]
    • EPSG tables (CRSs and other objects) have been updated to version 10.058 [T5300]
  • Fixes
    • Sometimes there was an error when backtracking in the Import Wizard [D2392]
    • Fixed an error that appeared when importing certain Shapefiles with Field names that included line breaks [D2398]
    • Fixed some issues (export, transformations, etc.) with certain types of 2D Polylines that included curves [D2394]
    • WMTS Background Maps that had no default style defined did not work correctly [D2405]
    • GstarCAD Pan sometimes failed when a Background Map was active [D2402]
  • Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
  • Notes
    • GIS analysis functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition
    • 'Street View' functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition
    • Transforming the Coordinate System of the objects in a drawing functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition
    • Terrains and related objects functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition
    • 'Search Location' functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition
    • Data management (Structures, Queries, Direct editing, etc.) is only available in the 'Standard' and 'Professional' editions
    • Data grid is only available in the 'Professional' edition, although the overall data management (Structures, Queries, Direct editing, etc.) is also available in the 'Standard' edition
    • 'Background maps' functionality is available in the 'Standard' and 'Professional' editions only
    • Full export functionality (SPMEXPORT) is only found in the 'Professional' edition, although the functionality to export the current status of the drawing to Google Earth (SPMCREATEKML) is also available in the 'Standard' edition


October 27, 2021 - Release 7.0.3

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  • News
  • Improvements/Revisions
    • The option to add or not to add data to optional polygon Hatches in SPMIMPORT is added. In all other cases no data is added to the Hatches (SPMBUFFER, SPMOVERLAY, SPMDISSOLVE, SPMINFLUENCEAREAS) [F3117]
    • Authentication via HTTP headers for WFS servers and Background Maps has been added [F3119]
    • The possibility of executing the Export function on the command line has been added (-SPMEXPORT) [F3123]
    • The SQLite coordinate system file performance has been optimized [F2947]
    • EPSG tables (CRSs and other objects) have been updated to version 10.037 [T5287]
    • Some custom coordinate systems from Australia have been added
  • Fixes
    • Object count when using SPMTRANSFORMCRS ignored some objects [D2373]
    • It was not possible to export Block attributes if all their values were null [D2372]
    • Sometimes an error occurred when exporting Elevations to SDF files [D2375]
    • The headers of some GeoTIFF files were not recognized [D2374]
    • Major Contours were sometimes not identified in the Terrain module [D2376]
    • Fixed an error that occurred when establishing the default value of a field with a length less than the maximum defined [D2377]
    • Now the "Dissolutions" window is no longer active when the process is started [D2378]
  • Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
  • Notes
    • GIS analysis functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition
    • 'Street View' functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition
    • Transforming the Coordinate System of the objects in a drawing functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition
    • Terrains and related objects functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition
    • 'Search Location' functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition
    • Data management (Structures, Queries, Direct editing, etc.) is only available in the 'Standard' and 'Professional' editions
    • Data grid is only available in the 'Professional' edition, although the overall data management (Structures, Queries, Direct editing, etc.) is also available in the 'Standard' edition
    • 'Background maps' functionality is available in the 'Standard' and 'Professional' editions only
    • Full export functionality (SPMEXPORT) is only found in the 'Professional' edition, although the functionality to export the current status of the drawing to Google Earth (SPMCREATEKML) is also available in the 'Standard' edition


August 27, 2021 - Release 7.0.2

Important notice: Please check the information about languages, compatibility with GstarCAD versions and other special details or exclusions in the page Compatible GstarCAD applications)

  • News
  • Improvements/Revisions
    • The definition of the data tables has been modified in order to allow setting the length of text Fields [F3112]
    • Object Selection by Query has been improved so that the last Query processed is remembered independently for each order. If any order, such as SPMOVERLAY or SPMCENTROID, allows two groups of Selection by Query, the two Queries will also be remembered independently [F3111]
    • Now the SPMCLOSE command closes all application palettes (Main Palette, Data Grid, Steet View, etc.) and restores their default position and dimension values [F3114]
    • The source and target names are now shown in the import/export process execution windows, both in single and batch processes (Import All) [F3115]
    • The appearance of all ribbon, menu, window and palette buttons is standardized according to the style change introduced in the previous version [F3014]
  • Fixes
    • Fixed issues related to startup and Google terms in Street View palette [D2363]
    • Now no errors occur in Street View if there is no Internet connection [D2369]
    • Adjusted the reading of some types of LiDAR files that caused problems [D2364]
    • The envelope filter did not work correctly on some WFS servers in lat-lon format (inverted axes) [D2368]
    • Fixed a problem related to spatial filtering when using the text files provider [D2370]
    • Fixed an error that occurred when closing the Data Grid while it was loading [D2367]
    • Some modifications have been done to avoid visual problems in screens configured with scales higher than 100% in Windows 10 [D2362]
  • Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
  • Notes
    • GIS analysis functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition
    • 'Street View' functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition
    • Transforming the Coordinate System of the objects in a drawing functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition
    • Terrains and related objects functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition
    • 'Search Location' functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition
    • Data management (Structures, Queries, Direct editing, etc.) is only available in the 'Standard' and 'Professional' editions
    • Data grid is only available in the 'Professional' edition, although the overall data management (Structures, Queries, Direct editing, etc.) is also available in the 'Standard' edition
    • 'Background maps' functionality is available in the 'Standard' and 'Professional' editions only
    • Full export functionality (SPMEXPORT) is only found in the 'Professional' edition, although the functionality to export the current status of the drawing to Google Earth (SPMCREATEKML) is also available in the 'Standard' edition


July 12, 2021 - Release 7.0.1

(Related Blog Post)

Important notice: Please check the information about languages, compatibility with GstarCAD versions and other special details or exclusions in the page Compatible GstarCAD applications)

  • News
  • Improvements/Revisions
    • It is possible to select the location and name for the images resulting from the Background Map captures, which will no longer be obligatorily saved in the drawing folder and under a random name [F3042]
    • Background Maps are now transparently regenerated on view changes (Zoom, Pan, etc.) even if another command is running (e.g. when drawing Polylines, editing objects, etc.) [F2559]
    • It is now possible to label linear objects on import at a single point and not only by repeated labels along the object [F3032]
    • The GPX (GPS) data provider also supports writing (not only reading as up to now) [F3004]
    • It is now possible to use FDO data providers (from GstarCAD 2021 SP1) [D2276]
    • Data selection options (by Table and by Query) have been added in the commands that allow selecting objects (Export, Publish to Google Earth, etc.)
    • It is now possible to delete at once several Fields from the definition of a Data Table [F3078]
    • Now, if any drop-down in any application window is inactive, it remains blank [T5248]
    • The user can now in a work session select the required Grid file(s) for a Coordinate Transformation by Grid [F3079] (Related Blog Post)
    • The main Esri projected coordinate systems have been updated (ArcGIS 12.8) [F3106]
    • EPSG tables (CRSs and other objects) have been updated to version 10.026 [T5266]
    • New layout and icon design in the user interface [F3069]
  • Fixes
    • Fixed a problem when using some special characters in the Layer/Table name in the Contours options [D2356]
    • When masking Text labels (Import, Contours, etc.) the mask (Wipeout) was created on the current Layer and not on the Layer specified for the labels [D2358]
    • The functionality and order of the navigation keys (TAB, Enter, ESCape) in some application windows was incorrect [D2357]
    • A problem has been corrected that generated errors or incorrect results when creating Terrains with many vertices [D2361]
    • Fixed an error that occurred when transforming the coordinate system of a drawing including raster images in GstarCAD 2020 and earlier [D2359]
    • Some problems with focus and field editing in the Data Grid have been solved [D2360]
  • Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
  • Notes
    • GIS analysis functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition
    • 'Street View' functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition
    • Transforming the Coordinate System of the objects in a drawing functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition
    • Terrains and related objects functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition
    • 'Search Location' functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition
    • Data management (Structures, Queries, Direct editing, etc.) is only available in the 'Standard' and 'Professional' editions
    • Data grid is only available in the 'Professional' edition, although the overall data management (Structures, Queries, Direct editing, etc.) is also available in the 'Standard' edition
    • 'Background maps' functionality is available in the 'Standard' and 'Professional' editions only
    • Full export functionality (SPMEXPORT) is only found in the 'Professional' edition, although the functionality to export the current status of the drawing to Google Earth (SPMCREATEKML) is also available in the 'Standard' edition


May 6, 2021 - Release 6.4.1

  • Improvements/Revisions
    • The application is now compatible with GstarCAD 2021 SP1 [T5246] (see current Compatible GstarCAD applications)
    • For performance reasons, the download of Background Map tiles is limited when capturing an image [F3063]
    • The maximum zoom levels of the preset Background Maps are updated according to changes in the providers [F3065]
    • Now it is checked which GstarCAD versions are compatible with the installed version of the application [F3031]
    • License validity is checked for certain cases of remote access [F3043]
    • EPSG tables (CRSs and other objects) have been updated to version 10.015 [T5223]
  • Fixes
    • Incorrect coordinate values were displayed with the UPT format [D2089]
    • Fixed a problem that sometimes prevented the execution of a newly created Task and it was necessary to restart the application to be able to execute it [D2332]
    • In Direct Export, the "Finish" button was available even without having defined a target, which caused an error [D2330]
    • Sometimes an error occurred when selecting a table in the Oracle configuration (ODBC) [D2219]
    • In some cases an error occurred when capturing a background map in a location without write permission or synchronized in the cloud [D2326]
    • In some cases the capabilities of a WMS server were not correctly obtained [D2335]
    • The coordinate system was not recognized for some layers of certain WMS Maps [D2336]
    • In some Location Searches, when inserting geometry, multiple copies of the same object were inserted [D2329]
    • Sometimes the coordinate system of a Shapefile was not recognized [D2333]
    • When executing SPMTRANSFORMCRS the effective path of the raster images was not kept [D2320]
    • Sometimes a watermark was erroneously applied in the download of elevation tiles [D2341]
    • Spatial filtering was not correctly applied on some WFS servers [D2346]
    • A problem is solved when exporting closed Polylines with arcs generated in a certain way [D2348]
    • The Hotine Oblique Mercator projection (Variant B) (EPSG 9815) has been adjusted [D2347]
  • Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
  • Notes
    • Transforming the Coordinate System of the objects in a drawing functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition
    • Terrains and related objects functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition
    • 'Search Location' functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition
    • Data management (Structures, Queries, Direct editing, etc.) is only available in the 'Standard' and 'Professional' editions
    • Data grid is only available in the 'Professional' edition, although the overall data management (Structures, Queries, Direct editing, etc.) is also available in the 'Standard' edition
    • 'Background maps' functionality is available in the 'Standard' and 'Professional' editions only
    • Full export functionality (SPMEXPORT) is only found in the 'Professional' edition, although the functionality to export the current status of the drawing to Google Earth (SPMCREATEKML) is also available in the 'Standard' edition

January 13, 2021 - Release 6.3.2

  • Improvements/Revisions
    • Some new grid files have been added for certain Coordinate Transformations [F3030]
  • Fixes
    • The elevations download in the Terrain Wizard was wrong if it was set to high quality background maps [D2324]
    • In some cases the coordinate transformation information source was not displayed correctly [D2312]
    • In some cases the rotation was not correctly applied to Blocks and Labels when importing [D2327]
    • Due to frequent problems with objects in the Paper Space of the drawing when Transforming its Coordinates, this Transformation has been limited to the objects included in the Model Space [D2317]
    • Sometimes errors occur with SPMTRANSFORMCRS and blocked layers [D2319]
    • Direct export from some formats did not automatically set the target table name [D2314]
    • Sometimes, when Exporting to Google Earth, the colors of the resulting file did not exactly match with the colors in the drawing [D2323]
    • Sometimes warnings were displayed that there was no Internet connection when there was [D2309]
    • Some tooltip texts in the ribbon were incorrect in some languages and versions [D2322]
  • Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
  • Notes
    • Transforming the Coordinate System of the objects in a drawing functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition
    • Terrains and related objects functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition
    • 'Search Location' functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition
    • Data management (Structures, Queries, Direct editing, etc.) is only available in the 'Standard' and 'Professional' editions
    • Data grid is only available in the 'Professional' edition, although the overall data management (Structures, Queries, Direct editing, etc.) is also available in the 'Standard' edition
    • 'Background maps' functionality is available in the 'Standard' and 'Professional' editions only
    • Full export functionality (SPMEXPORT) is only found in the 'Professional' edition, although the functionality to export the current status of the drawing to Google Earth (SPMCREATEKML) is also available in the 'Standard' edition


December 28, 2020 - Release 6.3.1

(Related Blog Post 1) (Related Blog Post 2)

  • News
  • Improvements/Revisions
    • Added the option to Ignore or Invert the orientation of the coordinate axes for WMS and WMTS user Background Maps [F3025]
    • File selection on import/export has been improved, new locations, new icons, etc. have been added [F3014]
    • The default parameters of the ASCII provider are modified so that now the separator is the comma and the decimal delimiter is the period [F3029]
    • Now it is possible to manage resources and accesses, create Shortcuts and User Data Sources (UDS), etc. from the direct Import and Export windows, without having to return to the main application palette to execute these functions [F3014]
    • Automation of creating a non-existent folder when executing a defined export task to that folder has been included [F3017]
    • Now, if the option "Import only Features in the current view" is activated when importing a table or Importing-all tables from a WFS server, the reading of elements from the server will be filtered and only those that fit that spatial filter will be downloaded [F2519] (Related video)
    • The URLs used internally by the application have been modified as secure addresses (HTTPS) [T5205]
    • EPSG tables (CRSs and other objects) have been updated to version 10.003 [T5175]
  • Fixes
    • Improved transformation of several complex objects to avoid some errors that occurred in SPMTRANSFORMCRS [D2290]
    • The functionality of SPMTRANSFORMCRS is modified to avoid some errors. Now the process starts with a copy of the drawing to transform as the target drawing, and not with a new drawing [D2296]
    • Now when transforming a DXF using SPMTRANSFORMCRS the resulting drawing is saved as DXF, not as DWG [D2299]
    • SPMTRANSFORMCRS command options are adjusted to suit on-screen text scaling settings other than 100% [D2304]
    • Fixed a bug in WMS servers that caused some Background Maps with inverted axes not to work [D2289]
    • A timer has been included in order to prevent that in some cases, and with some version combinations, the capture process of Background Maps is blocked [D2294]
    • Fixed an issue that occurred in some cases with improper image rotation when capturing Background Maps [D2294]
    • The image download method when capturing a Background Map has been improved because in some cases the process was never finished [D2294]
    • Fixed a bug that in some cases did not recognize the format of the filter envelope in the native WFS data provider [D2288]
    • Modified the native WFS provider to fix a problem that caused elements not to be imported when using a spatial filter if the server has inverted axes [D2297]
    • The KML/KMZ data provider is updated to allow reading of elements belonging to custom schemes [D2292]
    • The 64-bit ODBC data provider is modified due to a failure that occurred when configuring a user data source [D2295]
    • Fixed an error that prevented reading correctly GML geometries with multiple spaces, tabs, etc. [D2303]
    • Fixed an error that occurred when exporting fields with the same name and different type with some data providers [D2306]
    • Fixed a bug that caused the drawing's coordinate system not to be recognized if when exporting to KML/KMZ the field revision is cancelled [D2307]
    • Fixed an error when exporting over an existing MID-MIF/TAB file [D2308]
    • Fixed a bug that occurred in some coordinate system transformations in multiple steps [D2298]
    • The update installation program is modified so that the update window does not block the installation process under any circumstances [D2311]
  • Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
  • Notes
    • Transforming the Coordinate System of the objects in a drawing functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition
    • Terrains and related objects functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition
    • 'Search Location' functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition
    • Data management (Structures, Queries, Direct editing, etc.) is only available in the 'Standard' and 'Professional' editions
    • Data grid is only available in the 'Professional' edition, although the overall data management (Structures, Queries, Direct editing, etc.) is also available in the 'Standard' edition
    • 'Background maps' functionality is available in the 'Standard' and 'Professional' editions only
    • Full export functionality (SPMEXPORT) is only found in the 'Professional' edition, although the functionality to export the current status of the drawing to Google Earth (SPMCREATEKML) is also available in the 'Standard' edition


August 10, 2020 - Release 6.2.1

  • First commercial release. It includes the same functionalities than can be found in 'Spatial Manager' for other CAD systems


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