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Release Notes: AutoVue 19 Sep 26, 2005 3D Functionality Added 3D Compare capability. Ability to compare two assemblies (assembly names should be identical). Ability to detect geometric changes. Ability to detect attribute changes. Ability to identify parts that have been added, deleted, edited or moved. Ability to compare selected sets of parts. Added 3D Explode capability. Ability to dynamically explode large assemblies. Ability to explode to desired level of model hierarchy. Ability to save exploded views. Added 3D Search capability. Search based on entity type. Search based on entity attribute(s). Search based on volume. Search based on spatial location. Improved 3D measurement dialog. Dialog is now tabbed and allows easy switching between different measurement modes. PMI enhancements Added support for native PMI visibility state. Enhanced PMI filtering by adding more PMI entity types. Added support for flat-to-screen and 3D-rendering styles for PMI text. Added ability to select all identical parts in an assembly. Available in the RMB menu when a part is selected. Added support for native views for SolidWorks, CATIA 5, Pro/ENGINEER and Unigraphics. Usability improvements Added ability to retrieve entity properties by double-clicking an entity in the workspace. Added ability to expand or collapse all in the model tree. Available in the RMB menu of the model tree. Added ability to Hide Rest to only display selected entities and hide the rest. Option is available from the RMB menu when parts are selected. Added cross-highlighting in 3D BOM - Highlight parts in the workspace when selected in the BOM results. Renamed menu item Mockup to DMU in 3D mode. EDA Functionality Added support for generating BOM for all pages of a schematic. Added ability to go to the instances of a net on other pages of a multischematic. Enhanced cross-probe to be able to cross-probe nets from layout to schematics by selecting trace segments. Added Dim Unselected highlight type. With t