Zea Knowledge Base

December 20, 2024

Notes:

The Zea Platform API was experiencing heavy traffic from some unknown sources causing outages. To block portentially unwanted access to the API, we changed a single endpoint. This change was intended to break scheduled processing that was running on machines that needed maintenance. The solution is to update those machines with the latest version of Zea Sync.

New Features/Enhancements:

Zea Parts

Attachments Display: Attachments are temporarily disabled untill the next release.

Desktop

Scheduled Processing: Scheduled processing is temporarily disabled.

Breaking Change: A minor bug breaking change was made to the API to force users to upgrade older versions of Zea Sync.

November 24, 2024

New Features/Enhancements:

Zea Parts

Improved SBOM Flexibility: You can now sync SBOMs with custom structures, including Kits, without having to follow the CAD hierarchy.

Kit Display: SBOMs for Kits now display the kit parts automatically.

Desktop

Windows Shortcuts: Zea Sync now scans local folders with shortcuts to other folders on Windows.

Networked Paths: Syncing from networked paths (e.g., //other-pc/shared-folders/folder) has also been added.

Zea Illustrations

Enhanced Viewer Interactions: Viewers can now select parts in the Illustrations Editor to view metadata and temporarily transform, hide, or show parts. Changes revert after refreshing the browser. Published illustrations maintain the previous functionality where parts cannot be selected.

Real-Time Collaboration (Beta) Removed: This feature has been removed to better focus on future improvements.

Bug Fixes:

Zea Parts

Peformance and Freedback: Improved performance and feedback when syncing spreadsheets in older workspaces.

Zea Illustrations

Group pivot: Enable picking the Group pivot in the TreeView. Previously this was only possible in the viewport and often the preferred pivot is not directly visible.

Admin Editors: Enable Admin users to edit illustrations, even if they don't have 'editor' right.

Framing on a Group: The Viewport can now be framed on a selected Group.

Group Edits: fixed bug causing incorrect translation after moving an item within a kinematic group.

3D Models

Reference Resolution: Fixed bug where assemblies would not be able to load sub-parts or assemblies if the relative path started with a “../”

July 24, 2024

New Features/Enhancements:

Desktop

Junction Support: Zea Sync can now scan local folders with directory junctions on Windows, allowing it to pick up files from linked directories.

Platform

Enhanced Deletion Process: Users must delete all Organizations before deleting their account. Likewise, users must delete all Workspaces and cancel all subscriptions before deleting an Organization.

June 27, 2024

New Features/Enhancements:

Zea Parts

Streamlined Public/Private Field Workflow: Public fields in Zea Sync are now displayed in the catalog, while private fields are not. The extra step of choosing visible fields in the Zea Parts settings is removed.

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Changing quantity to 0 now removes an item from the shopping cart.

Added the number of ‘Sellable’ parts to the Workspace dashboard.

Zea Illustrations

Incremental Views Animation out of Beta: Incremental views animation is now the default system for new Zea Illustration projects. This traditional animation system allows view changes to accumulate, affecting all subsequent views until another change is introduced.

‘Viewer’ role can now view read-only illustrations.

3D Models

Shortened URLs.

Desktop

Improved handling of CAD files with large amounts of metadata.

Bug Fixes:

Platform

Fixed an issue where settings became unresponsive after clicking the Upgrade button.

Fixed an issue that caused resending an invite to an organization to change a user’s role from Admin to Standard.

Addressed inconsistencies in UI resizing when the browser window is adjusted.

Enhanced the visibility of loading bars in 3D viewports.

Zea Parts

Fixed an issue where clearing and reimporting serial numbers created duplicates.

Fixed an issue where results remained in the part lists search after clearing service parts.

Resolved an issue where unpublished catalogs could be accessed via URL.

Desktop

Fixed a display issue where files appeared as ‘modified’ in Zea Sync after correctly syncing metadata filter changes.

May 29, 2024

New Features/Enhancements:

Zea Parts

Try Zea Parts for Free: Zea Parts is now available for everyone to try in every workspace. Users can explore all features to create an interactive 3D parts catalog, preview results, and request quotes. The only restriction is that catalog publishing is disabled until you purchase.

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Read the documentation⁠

to learn how to set up your first parts catalog.

Preview a catalog from the ‘Publish’ tab in the Zea Parts Settings.

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Thumbnails: Thumbnails are now displayed in the shopping cart and quote emails. To set this up, go to Zea Parts Settings and generate views on the Views tab.

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Number fields: Fields containing numbers with currency symbols and commas are now correctly imported as numerical values, with the extra symbols automatically removed.

Zea Illustrations

Dope Sheet: Enhanced pasting functionality, allowing users to paste copied keyframes into multiple cells, and cut and paste single keyframes.

Desktop

Template Excel Files: Download template spreadsheets in Zea Sync for Master Parts List, Service Bill of Material (SBOM), and Serial Numbers. They can also be found in the

Zea Parts documentation⁠

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ZIP files now include the version number for easier reference.

Bug Fixes:

Platform

Minor UI and usability improvements.

Zea Parts

Resolved an issue where users had to manually select a language in Admin view if the only processed language was not English.

Desktop

Resolved a problem that could cause Zea Sync to fail when processing files with many metadata fields.

Fixed the "Windows protected your PC" and "Do you want to allow this app from an unknown publisher to make changes to your device?" warnings when installing Zea Sync MSI or running Zea Sync ZIP. We've signed the files with a verified certificate to prevent these security alerts.

Fixed an issue where changing metadata filters in Zea Sync would not mark the files as ‘ready to process again’.

Minor UI and usability improvements.

May 10, 2024

Bug Fixes:

Parts

Resolved an issue causing the BOM to sometimes display duplicate parts multiple times.

3D Models

Corrected an issue that led to improper positioning of parts in certain SolidEdge assemblies.

May 7, 2024

Issue Fixed: Blank Page After Logging into Zea Sync

The issue where some users encountered a blank page after logging into Zea Sync v1.7.1 has been resolved. If you still see this issue, please download the latest version from

https://app.zea.live/download⁠

New Features/Enhancements:

Zea Parts

Numerical Fields: Users can now choose between numerical and string types for fields when syncing SBOMs and Master Parts Lists in Zea Sync. This feature allows for pricing to be displayed in published catalogs.

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Numerical fields will automatically total when items are added to the shopping cart.

Improved Navigation: Users can now frame both selected parts and the root assembly from the toolbar and the right-click context menu in published catalogs.

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Excluding Duplicate Parts: When importing a BOM as a Master Parts List, any duplicate parts are automatically excluded.

December 20, 2024

Release Notes

December 20, 2024

Notes:

New Features/Enhancements:

Zea Parts

Desktop

November 24, 2024

New Features/Enhancements:

Zea Parts

Desktop

Zea Illustrations

Bug Fixes:

Zea Parts

Zea Illustrations

3D Models

July 24, 2024

New Features/Enhancements:

Desktop

Platform

June 27, 2024

New Features/Enhancements:

Zea Parts

Zea Illustrations

3D Models

Desktop

Bug Fixes:

Platform

Zea Parts

Desktop

May 29, 2024

New Features/Enhancements:

Zea Parts

Zea Illustrations

Desktop

Bug Fixes:

Platform

Zea Parts

Desktop

May 10, 2024

Bug Fixes:

Parts

3D Models

May 7, 2024

Issue Fixed: Blank Page After Logging into Zea Sync

New Features/Enhancements:

Zea Parts