This page contains a running record of minor changes and/or bug fixes to the CAD2Shape software. The software is being updated on a regular basis to the CAD2Shape download page.  This page lists changes between updates.

(Date format dd.mm.yyyy) 

CAD2Shape 6.0 A.15 23-3-12

Predefined Variables <%DRAWINGNAME%>  and <%FULLPATHNAME%> may be set as the value of a user defined attribute field.
Store separate default Attribute settings for each of the general shapefile types Point, Polyline, Polygon, Multipatch, Text.

CAD2Shape 6.0 A.14 29-2-12

Fix: Memory leak when processing to polygon shapefile may cause the software to exit or crash

CAD2Shape 6.0 A.13 22-2-12

Fix: Software was hanging for 'Point' annotation translation for some dwgs.
Fix: Prompt dialog for user defined attribute values was being displayed even though setting in UDF file is prompt=0

CAD2Shape 6.0 A.12 2-2-12

Fix: Prompt dialog for user defined attribute values was being displayed even though setting in UDF file is prompt=0

CAD2Shape 6.0 A.11 26-11-11

Fix: xdata attribute field name change not recognised in current translation
Fix: xdata attribute field name change displaying with trailing ellipsis in listview
add 'sample data value' column into xdata listview control
Fix: for xdata application PE_URL, if the XDATA format is physically selected by the user, the Xdata fields would disappear from the Listview control
Fix: if drawing has data for both PE_URL and some other XDATA format, the 'XDATA Format' dropdown selection is not updated when the 'Application' selection is changed
Fix: xdata attribute field name incorrect for new file with xdata unselected (showing field name from previous translation)

CAD2Shape 6.0 A.10 12-11-11

Option to output single triangle and 2 triangle Multipatch 'Strips' for 3 and 4 sided data respectively
Allow flag in cad2shape.ini to override 10MB limit size in trial version of the software

CAD2Shape 6.0 A.08 25-10-11

Fix: non-left text alignments incorrect for polyline text output
Get rid of config option 'backconvert'

CAD2Shape 6.0 A.07 29-09-11

Fix glitch in license validation
Fix 'Coordinates Offset' not applied to polyline text output
Fix 'Output in UCS Coordinates' not applied to polyline text output

CAD2Shape 6.0 A.06 15-08-11

Export Text Point option, export coordinates of logical 'insertion' point (rather than AutoCAD's terminology 'insertion' point)

CAD2Shape 6.0 A.05 2-08-11

Overcome MS restriction to reading Windows HTML Help file over a network
Get rid of annoying behaviour of the Help window going being the CAD2Shape window

CAD2Shape 6.0 A.04 6-07-11

Implement Save/Load of User Defined Attributes definition files (.udf)
Disable 'Save Table' when 'Output User Defined Attributes' is not selected.
Command line switches to support user defined attributes /UDA=udf_pathname /UDAT=table

CAD2Shape 6.0 A.03 9-05-11

Fix: Software may crash running in command line mode
Fix: c2sbatch.ini vars may get over-written in command line mode
Fix: User defined Attribute names not being acknowledged

CAD2Shape 6.0 A.02 21-04-11

invalidate old DLL unlock codes

CAD2Shape 6.0 A.01 04-04-11

First verison 6.0
support AutoCAD 2012
expanded main dialog

CAD2Shape 5.0 A.09 03-03-11

Error text message associated with too many decimal places for XYZ output, not displaying

CAD2Shape 5.0 A.08 27-10-10

Update trial expiry key

CAD2Shape 5.0 A.07 12-10-10

Tidy up User defined attributes defintion glitches
Link a version of CAD2Shape DLL (was missing last few updates)

CAD2Shape 5.0 A.06 07-10-10

expand User defined attributes to include dependant dropdown lists

CAD2Shape 5.0 A.05 24-09-10

expand User defined attributes to include user selection from dropdown lists

CAD2Shape 5.0 A.04 21-09-10

expand User defined attributes

CAD2Shape 5.0 A.03 30-08-10

Fix:  Software may crash when double points checking activated

CAD2Shape 5.0 A.02 09-06-10

Fix: Software crash in batch mode when processing multiple files

CAD2Shape 5.0 A.01 06-06-10

Official 2010 support
Enhancments to XDATA
PE_URL fix
Fix: Lat/Long Attributes being output for non - point entities

CAD2Shape 4.0 A.24 2-05-10

Fix: XData field data being truncated at 14 characters

CAD2Shape 4.0 A.23 27-03-10

(much) improved handling of spline curves

CAD2Shape 4.0 A.22 24-03-10

Text Labels not working on some user drawings

CAD2Shape 4.0 A.21 18-03-10

Fix / Update DLL c2s_info functions
Include VC 9 redistributable in setup

CAD2Shape 4.0 A.20 - 04.12.2009

Fix: Horizontal and Vertical Text alignment settings in DXF/DWG were being ignored

CAD2Shape 4.0 A.19 - 25.11.2009

Fix: Viewer entry in cad2shape.ini not recognized in Batch Mode
Fix: /AN and /AD switches causing crash

CAD2Shape 4.0 A.18 - 20.08.2009

Fix: Viewer entry in cad2shape.ini not recognized in Batch Mode
Fix: /AN and /AD switches causing crash

CAD2Shape 4.0 A.17 - 24.04.2009

New: defaultfont was only supporting standard fonts packaged with CAD2Shape, expand to support user defined font. Path is relative to SHXCONV.INI.

shxconv.ini:
[SHX2DXF]
defaultfont=

CAD2Shape 4.0 A.16 - 22.04.2009

Fix: /SHP switch setting being ignored when used together with /XYZ switch

CAD2Shape 4.0 A.15 - 12.03.2009

Fix: incorrect explode of Polyline where last segment is an arc (extra arc would get appended.)

CAD2Shape 4.0 A.12 - 16.09.2009

Fixed introduced bug in A.11 - Acad versions 2004 up may give "corrupt drawing or unsupported AutoCAD version" message.

CAD2Shape 4.0 A.11 - 12.09.2009

New: "BackConvert" ini var to give possible workaround for crashing. Refer to user manual for info.