What's New in RapidAuthor 2406
New 3D lighting schemes
In previous versions of RapidAuthor, only the headlight was used to set the lighting for your 3D scene. That works well in most cases, but some 3D models looked too light or even flat. With 2406, both the author and the end-user can select the best suited combination of light sources for an optimal appearance of the 3D model.
Easier protection of parts from section planes
Section planes are widely used to demonstrate the internal structure of your model, but often you need to protect some parts from sectioning. In version 2406 this can be done much easier than before without changing the item hierarchy, just by adding a corresponding flag.
Integration with Service Planner in Active Workspace
Integration with Service Planner is now fully supported via Active Workspace, and Cortona3D commands are now available directly from the native Service Planner UI in Active Workspace. This is applicable for both DITA and S1000D authoring.
Support for customized S1000D publications
We now support managing customized S1000D publications in RapidAuthor Client in Active Workspace. That means you now have the ability to create and publish a PDF book considering the selected products from the PCT data module.
S1000D authoring: New ways to display graphics and multimedia objects
Improvements to the S1000D authoring workflow make the resulting documentation more visual and easier to follow without additional navigation steps. Version 2406 allows for simultaneous display of two graphics or multimedia objects in a publication. The author also can embed graphics, audio, and video objects inline into the document text in HTML publications in addition to previously supported references to them.
S1000D: Support for the Schedule schema
The list of supported S1000D schemas now includes the Schedule schema, which is used to capture and represent maintenance planning information in data modules such as maintenance task lists, time limits, maintenance allocation and other info.
2D Authoring: Improved ellipse editing
Previously, ellipses were split into independent pieces after removing a segment. This made working with them quite difficult. Now you can edit ellipse segments independently, keeping them as a single ellipse object. This is especially useful when you need to edit an ellipse partly overlapped by another object.
