Prior to 2024

February 7, 2024

Bug Fixes:

3D Models

Resolved an issue where file filters were not being properly applied.

Zea Illustrations

Addressed a problem that resulted in published illustrations appearing blank.

February 6, 2024

New Features/Enhancements:

Platform

Introduced email and password login and sign-up options, including for Zea Sync.

Existing users who registered via the passwordless method can now set a password through the "Forgot password" option.

Rebranded Parts Hub and Illustrations Hub to Zea Parts and Zea Illustrations, respectively.

Improved caching to enhance the performance and stability of the Zea platform.

Zea Parts

Added customization for the text labels of the “Serial Number” and “Parts Number” search options.

Introduced a “Mailing Address” field to the shopping cart.

Changed PDF previews to open in a new tab instead of being downloaded directly.

3D Models

Updated the tree view and inspector to display the ‘occurrence’ node rather than the ‘reference’ node.

Local transforms are now displayed in the inspector instead of global transforms.

Simplified nodes in the tree from “reference(occurrence)” to “occurrence”.

The root assembly is now presented as a single node.

Restored the functionality to translate parts and assemblies temporarily while inspecting 3D Models, without affecting the models platform-wide.

Zea Illustrations

Implemented the ‘occurrence’ node changes mentioned above.

Desktop

Zea Sync is now available for download as a .ZIP file, which can be extracted and run without requiring administrative rights.

The .ZIP and .MSI can be downloaded from

app.zea.live/download⁠

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Restored the display of the version number in the Zea Sync header.

Introduced the ability to bulk paste file filters into the 3D Models settings page.

Bug Fixes:

Platform

Resolved an issue preventing the opening of context menus in the Version History of Zea Illustrations and in pending invitations within Organization Settings.

Zea Parts

Addressed a bug that caused the "hide header" URL parameter to not work.

December 22, 2023

New Features/Enhancements:

Parts Hub

A new feature is now available for matching part numbers to CAD files by specifying a metadata field alongside the filename.

Non-sellable parts without sellable children can be hidden from the SBOM.

Platform

The platform now supports searching CAD files using metadata. Please note that existing files will need to be reprocessed using Zea Sync to extract the metadata.

Bug Fixes:

Parts Hub

Fixed an issue where searching for a serial number would take you back to the search page.

The problem of dashboard statistics not updating after syncing a parts list has been resolved.

When no matches are found in the SBOM search, a message indicating no results will now be displayed.

Resolved a problem where some part numbers didn't link to CAD files with corresponding file names.

Desktop

An issue has been fixed where changes to the up direction and tessellation precision were not promptly reflected.

Engine

Resolved an issue causing edges to render over surfaces when the view is zoomed out.

Fixed a translation value discrepancy in assemblies with different unit values than one of its parts.

December 15, 2023

Bug Fixes:

Parts Hub

Fixed an issue that caused panels to jump when resizing.

Fixed an issue that caused the BOM to jump to the selection when expanding assemblies.

Fixed an issue that caused serial numbers in Admin view to display in the red “missing CAD” state even if they had CAD associated.

December 13, 2023

Known Issue: Performance in Chrome for Mac

On some Macs, particularly older machines, our 3D engine runs slowly in Chrome. If you encounter this, try adjusting the setting below to see if it has a positive impact on performance. Go to chrome://flags and search for “angle”, then set the ANGLE backend to use Metal instead of OpenGL.

New Features/Enhancements:

Parts Hub

Parts Hub importing now supports specification of sellable parts, which indicate which parts can be added to the cart.

Parts Hub importing now supports specification of “Engineering Part Numbers” for robust part-to-CAD mapping.

“Part Number” has been renamed to “Service Part Number”.

Hierarchical SBOM tree view introduced in Parts Hub admin and published views for enhanced part search experience.

Part order placing usability enhancements (including part previews).

Email formatting enhancements with order numbers and customer cc’ing.

Added hide/show visibility icon to parts.

Platform

Editing UI is now hidden from non-admin (standard users) in the 3D Models editor to prevent editing.

Illustrations Hub

Selection filters for parts, products, and bodies now applies to drop material tool.

Bug Fixes:

Desktop

Fixed text overflows for organization and workspace cards in Zea Sync.

Fixed regression in cache when processing CAD files.

Parts Hub

Fixed an issue where importing spreadsheets in Zea Sync was not immediately reflected in Parts Hub.

Fixed browser back/forward behavior in published parts catalogs.

Models Are Still Visible in Parts Hub Even If They Are Deleted From Local Folder.

Improved searching in Parts Hub admin view for partial string match.

November 16, 2023

New Features/Enhancements:

Platform

Added a 'Scene Summary' dialog to the 3D model inspector

Improved display to show missing files during assembly loading

UI tweaks for missing 3D models and minor UI tweaks for Scene Statistics

Addressed UI inconsistencies on the Organization Users page

Improved error messaging and prompts for new user invitations

Fixed issues with sBOM icon size in Spanish translation

Addressed onboarding flow issues for invited users with missing buttons

Parts Hub

Implemented CC’ing customers for quotes requested

Added "General Notes" to order confirmation

Disabled Parts Hub on Zea Sync for organizations without a subscription

Illustrations Hub

Users can now rename and clone illustrations

Tooltip explanations for locked illustrations

Fixed Dope Sheet search overlapping Version History

Corrected right-click behavior in the Dope Sheet and added keyframe menu

Bug Fixes:

Platform

Fix for upgrading to a paid plan without selecting the number of seats

Resolved issues with subscription proration error retrieval

Search functionality not closing after name or email selection

Fixed issues with changing seat numbers in billing

Fixed empty workspace display and organization field size inconsistency

Users restricted to settings of uninvited workspaces

Fixed disabled inputs appearance issue causing confusion

Super-users restricted by Illustrations Hub (IH) roles and access

Issues resolved for changing seat quantity in Stripe

Improved dropdown styles on the Organization Users page

Fixed issues with next button missing in the onboarding flow

Parts Hub

Minor spreadsheet import fixes

Illustrations Hub

Fixed Dope Sheet search overlapping Version History

Desktop

Disabled Parts Hub on Zea Sync for organizations without a subscription

November 3, 2023

Change Notice: New role names for Organizations and Workspaces

With the move toward making our platform free for organization members to access models even without a paid seat, role naming has changed slightly.

Previously the “Editor” organization role signified a user holds a seat for Illustrations Hub and can create/edit illustrations.

Now,

Standard Users are non-admins/owners

Illustration Hub seats are assign to organization members as ‘Editors’

Note: Permissions based on this change should not impact most users, however, Organization Admins who need Illustrations Hub editing will need to assign themselves a seat.

New Features/Enhancements:

Platform

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Free Platform Users: a new role has been introduced to allow unlimited free view-only users (”Standard Users”) to join organizations to facilitate collaboration around model data.

Consolidated Organization & Workspace Settings: Settings are now centralized and can be access easily through a consolidated interface.

Creo Support: Creo’s configurations are now supported in XPR and Assemblies

Workspace Theming: Admins can now apply themes to a workspace, including logos and user-interface colors

Parts Hub

Spanish and French for Dealer View: All static text from the dealer view now has Spanish and English options (in addition to English)

Illustrations Hub

Dope Sheet Refinement (beta feature): Improved copy/paste functionality and UX clean-up

Bug Fixes:

Platform

Can now rename organizations

Illustrations Hub:

Fixed renaming materials so they update in Inspector

Fixed bug where application of materials was breaking illustrations

Fixed regression for older models where assemblies could not be selected

Fixed bug where initial view is in the wrong position after undoing delete

October 19, 2023

Known Issue: Zea Sync fails to update

Older installations of Zea Sync are failing to auto-update. Please manually update by downloading from the Workspace settings and installing over the existing installation. (No need to uninstall the older version).

New Features/Enhancements:

Illustrations Hub

Dope Sheet (beta): A spreadsheet-like tool for managing modifications in Illustration Views..

Group Pivot Editor: Default pivots for groups can be modified manually or via snap to other part pivots.

Unique Icons for Overlays: Overlays now have icons to differentiate callouts vs shapes.

Selection Filtering: Users can now activate selection filters to only select assemblies, parts, or bodies in the 3D viewport.

Reset Materials: Action is re-introduced to reset all materials for a view.

Callout Locations Persistence: Callout locations are now saved to views.

Platform

Bookmarks Search: Bookmarks can now be searched from the Bookmarks Tab.

Parts Hub:

Enhanced Shopping Cart Experience: Shopping cart is now saved to the browser memory, so you can close or refresh the browser without losing the cart. Cart is cleared after requesting quote.

Bug Fixes:

Platform

Display Cube distortion fixed.

Illustrations Hub

Rename bug fixed for materials and groups.

Zea Sync

Extra empty rows for imported spreadsheets fixed.

Solidworks and NX Files that were failing to process now process successfully.

The tree structure of assemblies has been slightly simplified by eliminating redundant nodes.

September 28, 2023

New Features/Enhancements:

Platform

Invitations: Users can now decline invitations to organizations.

Assembly Caches: Zea Sync can now enables processing assembly files that contain caches of their parts and sub-assemblies.

Parts Hub

Part Visibility: Ability to “Show all parts” feature to reset visibility

Terminology Change: ”Customer Email” to “Dealer Email”

Bug Fixes:

Platform

Improved organization invite/accept invite UX.

A pause was addressed when loading assemblies in Workspaces containing large numbers of cad files.

Names in the Tree View for some kinds of assemblies are now more clearly displayed. For example, Creo assemblies now correctly display the instance name in the tree.

Illustrations Hub

Eliminated errors when editing previously assigned materials

Fixed overlay issues when shapes are added on top of callouts

Callout creation bug when a click is detected but no drag afterward

Groups/overlays getting stuck after releasing

After re-assigning materials in an Illustration, errors would occur if the original materials were subsequently edited.

Views now correctly save and load zoom values when working in orthographic mode.

PMI nodes are no longer parsed/shown

Parts Hub

Shopping Cart badge reflects part quantity

Fixed field mapping creation/edit bugs

September 5, 2023 (0.078)

Introducing Real-Time Collaboration (Beta):

Work on illustrations together, in real-time.

Active Avatars: Spot team members' avatars and actions in the 3D viewport.

Concurrent Editing: Simultaneously create and modify groups, views, materials, callouts, and more.

Instant Updates: Experience live updates as changes are made.

Enable Now: Activate this Beta feature in the Illustrations Settings.

Callout and Shape Materials:

Streamline your illustrations with consistent callouts and shapes.

Consistency: Quickly create and apply new callout and shape materials.

Shared Library: Access the same materials across all illustrations in your workspace.

Other Features:

Rendering

A collection of small changes that speed up load times and rendering have been added.

3D Models

A new feature to bookmark frequently-used parts and assemblies for quick access has been added. It is also available when importing models into illustrations.

Illustrations Hub

Callouts and shapes can now be reordered, which also affects their rendering order in the 3D viewport.

Parts Hub

A new 'Place Order' button lets customers email their orders directly to a set email address.

Bug Fixes:

Platform

Resolved an issue that required a refresh during account creation for some users.

Minor UI and usability improvements.

3D Models

When local CAD files are moved between folders those changes are now reflected accurately when looking for 3D Models.

Illustrations Hub

The “Drop material” tool no longer stays selected when you delete the material being applied.

Minor UI and usability improvements.

Parts Hub

Published parts now feature a more responsive side panel and shopping cart on both desktop and mobile.

The Parts Hub statistics card on the workspace dashboard now displays accurate results.

Searching now better prioritizes part number searches above other numbers such as price.

Minor UI and usability improvements.

Known Issues:

Illustrations Hub

We are aware of an issue that causes a 3D Model to render incorrectly after deleting a material that is assigned to it. If this occurs, you can revert to a previous version via File > History.

August 17, 2023 (0.077)

Features:

Zea Sync

When in “debug” mode in Zea Sync, CAD files can now be marked as “Invalid” which will force them to be reprocessed the next time all files are processed.

Parts Hub

A new ‘Service Parts Mapping’ option has been added to the Parts Hub settings where regex conditions can be used to map CAD files to service parts.

Parts list, serial number and attachment statistics can now be viewed from the workspace dashboard.

A filter has been added to the parts list to show parts with or without CAD files.

Bug Fixes:

3D Models

Search results in 3D Models and Parts Hub now more accurately show the most likely result at the top of the list.

Fixed an issue in 3D Models that caused the transform gizmo to become selectable and cause an error when clicked on.

Fixed an issue that caused material colors to be inaccurate.

Fixed an issue that caused locally deleted CAD files to be missing from parent assemblies after being readded.

This change has also improved how local CAD files are moved. Instead of the file being deleted and readded it is now simply moved.