Version 9.19.4 - 31st July 2024

Bugs fixed

  • [I] Fixed an issue with UserProperties RemoveAll function where not all properties are removed when called. [SUPPORT 4082] [ref 35539]
  • [I O] Fixed an issue on certain AMD GPUs where not all equipment could be clicked on. [SUPPORT 4068] [JIRA Sym3-480] [ref 35510]
  • [I] Fixed an issue where Product Schedules wrongly trigger Physics PE Sensors near 0,0,0. [SUPPORT 4087] [ref 35612]
  • [I O] Fixed an issue where Array.indexOf returns -1 with strings in macros. [SUPPORT 4078] [ref 35515]
  • [I O] Fixed an issue where Array.lastIndexOf returns -1 with strings and integers in macros. [SUPPORT 4078] [ref 35515]
  • [I O] Fixed an issue where Array.splice does not work as expected for non-zero indexes in macros. [SUPPORT 4079] [ref 35522]

Macro functions (indexOf, lastIndexOf, splice)

If you have macros that make use of splice, indexOf, or lastIndexOf, please see this page for more information on the bug fixes applied to Sym3 macros this release.

  • [O] Fixed an issue in the Sym3 Operator Project with Imperial Unit where the simulation script objects’ distance was in meters. [SUPPORT 4081] [ref 35530]

Operator Server Distance Unit (Imperial)

If you are modifying distance properties of equipment with simulation scripts in projects that use imperial units, please see this page for more information on the bug fixes applied to Sym3 Operator Server this release.

  • [O] Importing Tags in Sym3 has been optimised. Now it will take much less time to import large number of tags without freezing the UI. [ref 35633]

  • [I O] Fixed an issue where setting an equipment’s parent in macro scripts could ignore rotations set on the child at the same time. [SUPPORT 4069] [ref 35427]

  • [I] Fixed an issue where MyEquipment js function OnCreate() does not work when created object has a parent. [SUPPORT 4093] [ref 35658]

  • [O] Fixed an issue where equipment selection is slow in Operator Editor . [ref 35630]

  • [I] Fixed an issue where Sym3 Integrator hangs on simulation start. [ref 35657]

  • [O] Fixed an issue where Sym3 Operator Server could crash with malformed merges. [SUPPORT 4102] [ref 35711]

  • [I] Fixed an issue where Conveyor Operation Mode does not reset when simulation is stopped. [SUPPORT 4115] [ref 35822]

  • [I O] Fixed an issue where Sym3 crashes when using Find and Replace in macro search. [SUPPORT 4106] [ref 35773]

  • [I O] Fixed an issue where Sym3 crashes when using Find and Replace in Simulation Script. [SUPPORT 4110] [ref 35811]

  • [I] Fixed an issue where some device error logs were repeated even after selecting “Show only first device connection error” in message viewer. [JIRA Sym3-493] [ref 35706]

  • [I] Fixed an issue where Product direction is not correct when transferring from physics to standard conveyor. [SUPPORT 4097] [ref 35708]

  • [I O] Resolved an issue with exporting bitword tags to CSV. The secondary tag IOType now exports correctly. [ref 35774]

Version 9.19.3 - 11th June 2024

Bugs fixed

  • [O] Fixed an issue where setting Windows to certain decimal and group markers could cause erratic behaviors with equipment and camera placement. [SUPPORT 4030] [ref 34962]
  • [I] Fixed an issue with the conveyor with acceleration enabled where the color of a line was not displaying correctly when stopped and started using the right-click context menu. [SUPPORT 4049] [ref 35111]
  • [I O] Resolved an issue where MyEquipment would crash upon attaching a PE Sensor to a conveyor. [SUPPORT 4040] [SUPPORT 4060] [ref 35040, 35254]
  • [I O] Addressed a MyEquipment crash that occurred when deleting equipment. [SUPPORT 4040] [ref 35042]
  • [I O] In the property editor and project explorer panel, the ‘My Equipment’ inherited type is now visible. Additionally, documentation has been included to guide users on how to access ‘My Equipment’ types in simulation script that inherit from existing standard or physics equipment. [SUPPORT 4041] [ref 35045]
  • [I] Simulation Script. When SetTagValue function is called with mismatched data type, a warning will be produced in Message Viewer . [SUPPORT 4046] [ref 35084]
  • [O] Fixed an issue where Alarm Service does not restart after publishing the project. [SUPPORT 4043] [ref 35059]
  • [I] Fixed an issue where CIP Emulation crashes when simulation start. [ref 35027]
  • [I] Fixed an issue where Sym3 Integrator crashes when duplicating (Ctrl + Drag) conveyor. [SUPPORT 4057] [ref 35241]
  • [I] Fixed an issue where macros that rapidly created and reparented equipment could crash Sym3. [SUPPORT 4067] [ref 35415]
  • [I] Fixed an issue where very large macro scripts could crash Sym3 when opened in the macro editor. [SUPPORT 4067] [ref 35498]

Version 9.19.2 - 25th March 2024

What’s New

  • [I] ByteArray support has been added to the CIP (Allen-Bradley ControlLogix) Data Source. [ref 34287]
  • [I O] Tag name is now printed when generating tag import error list. [IDEA 81] [ref 34923]
  • [O] We removed scrollbars from the Binding Properties Property Editor. As a result, binding properties are no longer confined to a small scrollable area. [IDEA 77] [ref 34925]
  • [I] Added new event to the Product Schedule, OnMaxProductsReached, that triggers when the max number of products has been reached (if it was enabled).[IDEA 66] [ref 34926]
  • [I] The simulation script now has read-only access to the Arc and Radius properties for curved conveyors. [IDEA 79] [ref 34924]

Bugs fixed

  • [I] Fixed an issue where Sym3 could freeze after removing a product from a transport with the MoveProduct function. [JIRA Sym3-482] [ref 34638]
  • [I O] Resolved an issue that could cause Sym3 to crash during the creation of a ‘MyEquipment’ object in the 3d view. [SUPPORT 4017] [ref 34773]
  • [O] Sym3 Replay. Fixed an issue where Sym3 Replay could freeze when starting recordings. [SUPPORT 4018] [ref 34793]
  • [I] Fixed an issue where Content (identifier/Property) could be garbled when using GetDeviceIOs in simulation script. [JIRA Sym3-487] [ref 34861]
  • [O] Fixed an issue where Sym3 Operator installation failed on Window 11. [ref 34792]
  • [O] Sym3 Replay. Fixed an issue where user unable to create tour video using Sym3 Replay [SUPPORT 4018] [ref 34791]
  • [I] Fixed issues related to conveyors with encoder enabled in a new Sym3 Integrator project. [SUPPORT 4004] [ref 34652]
  • [I O] Fixed an issue where version controlled projects could create commits with incorrect dates on systems running under certain locales on certain dates. [SUPPORT 3987] [ref 34692]
  • [I O] Fixed an issue where writing to bit 7 of a SINT tag via a CIP Allen-Bradley Data Source could cause Sym3 to crash. [SUPPORT 4000] [ref 34653]
  • [I O] Fixed an issue where the macro function ‘NewMyEquipments’ would create an equipment that acted in various incorrect ways. [SUPPORT 4014] [ref 34717]
  • [I] Resolved an issue where the physical conveyor now correctly displays the appropriate line color upon creation. [ref 34951]

Version 9.19.1 - 7th February 2024 (Integrator only)

Bugs Fixed

  • [I] A crash that occured when opening the user properties dialog and adding new user properties has been fixed. [SUPPORT 4006] [ref 34656]

Version 9.19.0 - 2nd February 2024

What’s New

  • [O] Non Production License. Added a license option for Operator Server to be interrupted after 2 hours. [ref 34253]
  • [I O] SNMP Data Source. Added new data source for bulk reading from SNMP service and populate the Tags to be used in the project. [ref 31824, 31981]
  • [I] Echo Data Source. A data source for Rockwell’s FactoryTalk Logix Echo emulated controller has been added. [ref 34186, 34284]
  • [I] Byte Array data type (Echo only). A new data type that allows the reading and writing of tags as arrays of bytes has been added. Only the Echo data source supports it. [ref 34285]

Bugs fixed

  • [O] Fixed an issue where Composite Equipment creation would fail. [SUPPORT 3979] [ref 34481]
  • [I] Fixed an issue where Physics PE unblock event fired after restarting simulation. [SUPPORT 3976] [ref 34480]
  • [I] Fixed an issue where products on curved Physics Conveyors had their speed calculated incorrectly, leading to them travelling too slowly compared to the conveyor’s set speed. [SUPPORT 3948] [ref 34235]
  • [O] Fixed a missing font and display issues affecting some Sym3 Web Clients. [SUPPORT 3988] [ref 34526]
  • [O] Sym3 Alarm Service now correctly handles and stores alarm messages that exceed 255 characters; the Sym3 Operator Editor also limits the alarm message to 255 characters. [SUPPORT 3977] [ref 34530]
  • [I O] Fixed an issue where equipment could change position and rotation when its parent was set to ‘None’. [SUPPORT 3953] [ref 34304]
  • [O] Fixed an issue where PE does not follow layer visibility in Sym3 Replay. [SUPPORT 3989] [ref 34565]
  • [O] Fixed an issue where the Sym3 Web Client could display hidden PE Sensors. [SUPPORT 3992] [ref 34558]
  • [O] Updated documentation with x64 sample library(dll) for Host Control. [SUPPORT 3973] [ref 34468]