3.5.2. What’s new in OpenPLM 1.1

3.5.2.1. What’s new in OpenPLM 1.1.1

This release fixes a XSS security issue inside the template templates/blocks/reference.html where the name of the current part/document was not escaped.

3.5.2.2. What’s new in OpenPLM 1.1

3.5.2.2.1. User changes

3.5.2.2.1.1. New files uploading

You can now upload your files and keep an eye on the list of your files.

Multiple files upload is available: you can select more than one file to upload.

Progress-bars appear while uploading files:

• one per files
• one for the total progress

Screenshots:

New “Files” page As you can see, the upload form and the list of files are both displayed on the “Files” page.

Progress-bars Now OpenPLM display progress informations for each uploaded file. A global progress information is also given.

3.5.2.2.1.2. Browsing feature

A new feature is available to browse all parts, documents, groups and users.

For more details see Browse feature documentation

3.5.2.2.1.3. Lifecycle and management

The lifecycle and management pages have been merged into the lifecycle page.

Replacing a signer is now much more intuitive, see the screenshot:

3.5.2.2.1.4. Public pages

It is now possible to publish a part or a document. A published item is accessible to anonymous users.

3.5.2.2.1.5. Restricted account and sponsoring

A new kind of account is available: restricted account.

A restricted account can not create any contents and can only access to selective parts and documents.

This new account make it possible to share some contents to someone and be sure he would not be able to modify it or see other confidential data.

To create a restricted account, you only have to sponsor a new user and select the “restricted account” option.

Screenshot:

As you can see on the screenshot above, it is now possible to sponsor a new user who can access mostly all contents but can not modify them.

You can also select a language, the “new account” mail sent should be translated according to the chosen language.

3.5.2.2.1.6. Timeline

The timeline is like a global history which contains:

• all history events related to official objects
• all history events related to objects owned by groups you are in

3.5.2.2.1.7. RSS feeds

You can now subscribe to rss feeds for:

• PLM objects
• User
• Group
• the timeline

You can subscribre to these feeds from:

• “History” pages
• “Timeline” page

This feeds are updated when there is a change on the related object(s), user or group.

3.5.2.2.1.8. New application: oerp

If you use OpenERP , OpenPLM provides a new application to “push” your official parts (and their BOM) into OpenERP.

3.5.2.2.1.9. Document3D

The document3D application has been improved.

3.5.2.2.1.9.1. 3D view enhancements

3.5.2.2.1.9.1.1. Highlighting

You can highlight a sub-assembly by moving your mouse over the sub-assembly name as show on the screenshot below:

Highlithing

The highlighted part , L-Bracket, is displayed in red instead of green.

3.5.2.2.1.9.1.2. Shading

Now there are shades displayed for 3D view.

Screenshots before and now:

Before

Now

3.5.2.2.1.9.1.3. View selection

A new toolbar is available to switch between views (axometric, front, right, top, rear, left, bottom).

3.5.2.2.1.9.1.4. Random colors and transparency

You can switch between random colors or initial colors. You can also toggle (enable/disable) the transparency and chose to display or hide axis.

3D view new toolbars

Click on it to test the new toolbars (view selection, random colors and transparency).

3.5.2.2.1.9.2. STL

The 3D view can now display STL files (ASCII and binary formats).

3.5.2.2.1.9.3. STEP file thumnnails

OpenPLM can now generate a thumbnail of a STEP file. Currently, only non decomposed STEP files are handled.

3.5.2.2.1.10. WebDAV access

OpenPLM can now serves all managed files through a WebDAV access.

A directory listing using Nautilus.

3.5.2.2.1.11. Bugs fixed

Suggested reference for PLM objects

108 step management - Suggested part references are all the same

113 Part - Suggested reference may cause some problem

117 Object creation - If you update the page suggested reference and reference change

BOM

121 BOM - Display last level is not correct

Document3D

104 3D data not copied when a Document3D is revised

106 document3D: can not decompose a step file defining two products with the same name

File management

124 File check-in broken

Sponsorship

109 Sponsorship - Character ‘ is authorised for username and leads to a bug

Delegation

119 Delegation - We can delegate someone who is not in the same groupe as the object

3.5.2.2.1.12. Other enhancements

BOM

• download as PDF,
• replace child.

Navigate view

If the current object is a part you can:

• attach a new document,
• add a new part (child).

If the current object is a document you can:

• attach a new part.

Part and document

You can cancel and clone PLM objects.

Search panel

The research is performed asynchronously

Display enhancements

• groups tab
• revisions tab
• ...

Documentation

• More documented features
• disponible dans la langue de Molière

Thumbnails: new supported formats

SolidWorks, Catia, Sketch Up, Pro Engineer

3.5.2.2.2. Administrator changes

3.5.2.2.2.1. Restricted accounts and publishers

Restricted accounts represent a user with the restricted field set to true. A user with restricted access can:

• neither be a contributor ( imply he(she) can’t create object or group, sponsor user) neither an administrator
• not be member of a group

A publisher is a user with the can_publish field set to true. He(she) can publish all official PLM objects he(she) can read. A published object is accessible to everyone, even anonymous users.

The restricted and can_publish fields can be set via the admin interface. For more informations see Restricted access and Publication.

3.5.2.2.2.2. Applications layout

A big change has been made to the application layout. Optionnals applications are now located in the apps folder.

Make sure that your settings.py file has been update in consequences: with the exception of plmapp, openPLM applications are now named openPLM.apps.ApplicationName

Example:

'openPLM.plmapp',
'openPLM.apps.cad',
'openPLM.apps.cae',
'openPLM.apps.office',

3.5.2.2.2.3. New optional dependency

gsf (package libgsf-bin in Debian/Ubuntu) is now used to generate a thumnail from a SolidWorks file.

3.5.2.2.2.4. document3D

New optional dependency: povray

3.5.2.2.2.5. New application: oerp

This application depends on oerplib and require an update of your setting.py file, see oerp – OpenERP Application.

3.5.2.2.3. Developer changes

3.5.2.2.3.1. New applications

Some new applications were implemented, more details in Applications.

3.5.2.2.3.2. Library changes

3.5.2.2.3.2.1. openPLM.plmapp.models

• UserProfile.can_publish: added: True if user can publish a plmobject
• UserProfile.restricted: added: True if user has a restricted account
• PLMObject.published: added.
• PLMObject.reference_number: added.
• PLMObject.is_cloneable: added.
• PLMObject.published_attributes: added.

3.5.2.2.3.2.2. plmapp.controllers.plmobject

• PLMObjectController.check_publish(): added.
• PLMObjectController.can_publish(): added.
• PLMObjectController.publish(): added.
• PLMObjectController.check_unpublish(): added.
• PLMObjectController.can_unpublish(): added.
• PLMObjectController.unpublish(): added.
• PLMObjectController.check_cancel(): added.
• PLMObjectController.can_cancel(): added.
• PLMObjectController.check_clone(): added.
• PLMObjectController.can_clone(): added.
• PLMObjectController.clone(): added.

3.5.2.2.3.2.3. New modules

• plmapp.thumbnailers.jfifthumbnailer
• plmapp.thumbnailers.pngthumbnailer
• plmapp.thumbnailers.swthumbnailer

The modules plmapp.native_file_management and plmapp.cadformats have been merged into a new module: plmapp.fileformats.

3.5.2.2.3.2.4. plmapp.units

• UnitConversionError: added.
• convert_unit(): added.

3.5.2.2.3.2.5. plmapp.utils

• SeekedFile: added.
• get_ext(): added.
• get_pages_num(): added.