Spatial Manager™ for AutoCAD Changelog

October 27, 2014 - Release 1.0.3

• The OpenStreetMap data provider can now also import PBF files
• New AutoCAD ribbon for the application which includes its main commands:
  • Palette (SPM): opens and/or displays the application palette
  • Help (SPMHELP): shows the application help (Wiki format) (New command)
  • Updates (SPMUPDATE): checks if there is a new application release to be downloaded from Internet (New command)
  • Information (SPMABOUT): shows basic information about the application and the installed release
  • Options (SPMOPTIONS): set of parameters to configure the application (New command)
  • Furthermore, the welcome window disappears (it is not necessary now)
• When pressing F1 over the ribbon, the application Help page is shown
• A new possibility of using non-perpetual licenses has been included
• Improvements in the appearance and functionality in various application windows and icons
• Fixes in the access to new releases and in the update window
• Improvements when importing KML files with invalid name space
• Can now import SHP files which include date fields
• The deactivation of the application no longer causes AutoCAD fatal errors randomly
• The behavior of the application when it is activated after the end of the trial period has been improved
• Corrections of some bugs and other minor improvements

September 3, 2014 - Release 1.0.2

• The import processes when performing transformation of coordinates are now up to ten times faster
• There are many new conversion systems for coordinate transformations. Among them, various grid-based interpolation (NADCON and NTv2)
• Now more conversion information is displayed, allowing the user to select its parameters more accurately
• The setup program now includes an application icon in the ribbon "Add-ins" of AutoCAD
• The application can be executed now by logging in with a user other than the one installed
• The application windows are displayed correctly even if the overall Windows text size is set at values greater than 100%
• Corrections of some bugs and other minor improvements

June 6, 2014 - Release 1.0.1

• The import processes for source tables OGR (DXF, DGN, etc.), when coordinate system transformations are applied, has been improved
• Fixed an error when importing MIF files
• The licensing system has been improved to keep the license active when the computer name is changed
• The search of SQL Servers has been improved
• Corrections of some bugs and other minor improvements

June 1, 2014 - Release 1.0.0

• First commercial version. Includes a limited Trial version which allows you to select the application Edition to try
• The EPSG tables (CRSs and other objects) have been updated to version 8.4
• Improvements to read a PRJ file that cannot be recognized
• New system of licensing and activation/deactivation of licenses
• Changes in the application updates system depending on the support period
• It is now possible to disable the repeated warning of a specific update
• New function included in the application options to check for updates at any time
• Corrections of some bugs and other minor improvements

April 9, 2014 - Release 0.9.9 (beta)

• Compatibility with AutoCAD 2015
• Corrections of some bugs and other minor improvements

March 27, 2014 - Release 0.9.8 (beta)

• A welcome screen is now displayed instead of automatically opening the application palette
• The texts relative to the beta version have been improved
• EEDs (or XDATA) data conversion has been improved when their maximum length is exceeded
• The period of beta testing is extended to May 31, 2014
• Corrections of some bugs and other minor improvements

February 28, 2014 - Release 0.9.7 (beta)

• The function to Import spatial data in AutoCAD is now defined using a direct command
• Assign Object properties in AutoCAD import process
• Import parameters depending on geometry types
• Defining Block Attributes for Point elements
• Importing alphanumeric data as Extended Data (EED / XDATA)
• Simple Extended Data (EED / XDATA) Viewer
• Application Commands are shown in application Setup
• Zoom Extension is performed in the drawing when any import process is finished
• Available updates are checked when running the application
• Assigning Attributes and other properties to the Blocks
• Object Properties are now shown in the Properties area
• Object selection data is now shown in the Properties area
• The "About..." window is now defined
• FDO data Provider is added to the list
• Now a small set of spatial files for sample purposes is included when you install the application
• Improved speed for read and write in the PostGIS provider
• The PostGIS provider now allows selection of the database to use in a dropdown
• The PostGIS provider now supports more data types
• Development of the SQLite provider
• Development of the OGR provider
• Some improvements made in the PostGIS provider
• New own icon is set for the OSM provider
• Now the user can set the timeout when connecting using the SQL Server Spatial provider
• Improved providers table (order, names and extensions)
• Added a new property to the providers to see if it is necessary to check its parameters
• Improvement in the performance of the tree in the OSM provider parameter window
• Now the user can set the WFS store version
• The FDO provider is normalized in terms of default names or types of icons
• The OGR provider is normalized in terms of the default names or types of icons
• Format 'Arc/Info .E00 (ASCII) Coverage' has been added to the OGR provider
• One area of transformation has been set by default to the Coordinate Transformation
• Now, when loading a KML/KMZ file, it can add a Field including information about the folder from each feature which is loaded
• Corrections of some bugs and other minor improvements