flixo pro A new version 8.2 is available

Installation

The installation using Windows 10 or Windows 11 requires administrator privileges. Below you find the link to the latest installer:

Start the installation of flixo by launching flixo_*.msi. 

If there is an error message on launching flixo like "The program cant start because mfc*.dll is missing from computer" you have to install manually the Microsoft runtime library. Below you find the corresponding link to the installer:

For the installation on computers with ARM Chipset (Parallels Desktop on macOS), please use the following installer. Please note that a special license is required:

Version 8.2.1180.1

• Material legend now shows total area assigned to respective material.
• Properties of guidelines now show additional information in case of rotated guidelines
• Inconsistent display of properties of Psi-values corrected.
• Various small corrections and improvements.

Version 8.2.1178.1

• Units in DXF Import: If the unit definition in the DXF file does not match those in the application, the user can choose which one to use.
• Used materials are highlighted in the material list.
• Display of local temperatures on hover (in the status bar).
• DXF conversion and air assistant can be canceled by pressing ESC.
• Context menu "Properties" activates the properties flyout and moves the cursor into the flyout.
• Display of dimensions not only in the application window but also in the status bar. Bug fixes.

Version 8.2.1176.1

• Automatic backups before or after the calculation will be stored locally (%localappdata%/infomind/flixo pro 8.2/bkp/) and will be deleted optionally on exit of flixo. 
• The length for the Ueq-Value calculation according to ISO 15099 can be customized: default (63.5 mm), spandrel panel (254 mm) and fully custom
• Redesigned Tooltips
• Pathname of the files given in MDI Tabs will be shown on hover the tabs
• Layer Flyout only shows the object for each layer if the number of elements doesn't exceeds a critical number for performance reasons 
• Double clicking on check list items toggles the check state. 
• Bug fixes

Version 8.2

General

• Completely redesigned user interface with known handling
• Edit controls near the mouse position to easily define the data using the keyboard
• New start page with the recently used files and the most used functions
• Tool box with file functions and recent used files
• Search in all data (materials, boundary conditions components, files, formulas object names, texts)

Tools

• Linking calculations of key values using formulas known from Excel, e.g. for Uf-value calculation of corner details 
• New Surface property tool
• New distance tool on the model and import pages
• Redesigned rotation tool with improved capture and extended possibilities

Miscellaneous

• New Function "Zoom all pages to page or all objects"
• Author field function can be automatically defined on creating a file
• Guide lines can be moved and rotated using the keyboard
• Easy to switch the unit system
• Central management of reports, master reports and models
• Safe loading only the models
• Save as PDF-File