What's New in HVRC CREATE 4.0?
New Features
•	A review in Verification Tool is now conceptually a document, meaning that changes to the review of individual guidelines are not stored to the server until the review is saved. i.e. saving is now done for the whole review document and will be lost if the document is not saved. This gives you more control over what/when to save and is significantly  faster than before. 
•	Support for rule-based evaluation of layouts in the Verification Tool. The layout must be tagged with meta-information about the layout design using the Layout Tool. Support for this has been added to both the Layout Tool and Model Bank Tool to enable global descriptive tags to be associated with types of model in the Model Bank Tool and specific classification tags to be assigned in the Layout Tool. The Model Bank Tool includes a tool for batch modification of
       model tags to enable large numbers of models to be tagged efficiently
•	Multiple review report templates provided for producing reports in the Verification Tool or viewing review reports in the Layout Tool
•	XML data export for review data to enable processing of review data in other applications
•	Orbit 3D navigation mode in Layout Tool and Verification Tool
•	Option to show the camera pivot location when in Orbit navigation mode
•	Add arbitrary JPEG images to a review guideline in the Verification Tool by either dragging and dropping an image file onto the Snapshots pane or by pressing the Add image button - useful for including additional illustrations in a review or to support the use of the Verification Tool for digital HSI review
•	The Change Password dialog (in Edit menu) offers a generated password suggestion, and has a pop-up menu that enables you to easily apply the suggestion and copy it to the clipboard to note/store elsewhere.
•	CREATE Server home page with links to documentation, tools download,  server status, and technical support
•	Expert pane added to the preferences dialog, with some additional options, 
       including automatic software version check, report image dimensions, larger font option for Verification Tool, and fine-tuning of 3D clip plane ratio.
•	Camera menu added to the Verification Tool, consistent with the same menu in the Layout Tool.
•	Export 2D Graphic for 3D views has new option for arbitrary image dimensions
•	Model Import dialog in Model Bank Tool that enables rapid correction of issues such as incorrect scale, rotation, and sub-optimal location of model origin
•	Open/Import files in KMZ-format (Google Earth/Trimble SketchUp)
•	Wireframe view option added to Layout Tool – useful for producing 2D plan views, by setting Show Wireframe , turning off Background, and turning off Camera Perspective. If Selection Dimensions is on and the room is selected in the Object Overview then the wire-frame view will include room dimensions
•	Show Reach Distance button added to Manikin tools for showing the dimensions of reach envelope
Improvements
•	More keyboard shortcuts added for Layout Tool and Verification for rapidly controlling interaction with the 3D view
•	User interface improvements and adjustments to the Verification Tool, including improved and extended functionality for managing snapshots, and working with measurement and manikin tools
•	Snapshots taken in Verification Tool are either portrait or landscape with consistent aspect ratio and dimensions to give more consistent appearance of snapshots in reports. This can be turned off in the new Expert preferences panel in the tool preferences dialog.
•	Improved manikin chooser in the 3D view, with description pane
•	Volume measurement tool - drag box and show dimensions of the volume (request #5)
•	Axis compass is interactive so that clicking on axis triggers change of viewpoint (request #79)
•	Different types of measurement tools can be worked with simultaneously (request #84)
•	1024 x 1024 texture size option and additional pre-defined sizes for modern computer and TV screens added to image import wizard in the Model Bank Tool
•	Improved 3D mouse navigation for examining models in the Model Bank Tool
•	Improved Camera menu with functionality for 3D navigation for both the Layout Tool and Verification Tool, including new Orbit navigation mode, user-configurable travel speed and field of view, and perspective view toggle
•	Removed Price from the template for Model Bank model data as most users do not need it. Should you need to include price data in your model database then contact CREATE Support for instructions on how to configure the model templates to put this back. Not that any existing price information in your database is not lost (just hidden) when upgrading, however no price data will be added to new models added to the database unless price-support is re-enabled.
•	If a model containing manikin data is loaded into the Model Bank Tool as an ordinary object then this is detected and the user is given the option to treat the model as a manikin rather than an object.
•	Greatly increased the resolution of the spherical visualisations associated with reach envelopes and the text height tools in order to improve the visual accuracy of those visualisations (the calculations behind have always been precise).
•	Dimensions of line/wall segments and opening/gaps in lines/walls are now shown while editing walls/linesDimensions of line/wall segments and opening/gaps in lines/walls are now if View > Selection Dimensions is selected.
•	Improved 3D user interface for greater precision when directly manipulating parametric objects, including walls groups and walls in the Layout Tool.
•	Improved grid functionality, including visualisation of local grids and improvements to snap-to-grid functionality in the Layout Tool.
•	More efficient user interface for working with annotations in the Layout Tool.
•	Can access the revisions dialog from the project browser, to select an earlier revision of a layout when opening an existing layout in the Layout Tool. Previously, the revisions dialog was only accessible after opening the layout in question. This can also be useful if the last saved revision is corrupt for some reason, as it enables easy access to the last good revision, enabling rapid recovery and continuation of work on the layout without manual access to the server data directory
•	COLLADA/DAE export includes set of viewpoints
•	File bindings for Windows are now supported so Windows users (as OSX users before) can now double-click on package files, 3D model files, etc. to open them directly in CREATE from the Windows Explorer.
Known Issues
Key: UT, GT, MBT, PMT, LT, VT, and VW are the User Tool, Guideline Tool, Model Bank Tool, etc. VW is the standalone CREATE Viewer application, while CV is the 3D viewer embedded in the VT, VW, and LT.
#662 LT: Export2D Graphic using "Current" option does not export the entire 
     canvas if view is displayed in orthographic mode. It misses a noticeable 
     amount of pixels in both the width and height (perhaps 5%).
     Workaround: Fixed this for "Current" option, so deviation here will only
     occur if used chooses "Other" option with the current dimensions.
#663 LT: Edit mode on parametric objects should not exit immediately after
     the first edit. The mode should persist until the user deselects
     the object.
     Workaround: None (missing functionality)
#664 LT/VT: Any manikins saved in a layout are not exported to VT when the
     layout is published. Currently only the location (Transform) and Tags
     are exported to VT.
     Workaround: Need to insert manikins manually in the VT. If automated
     testing is used then the locations and tags are used by the VT to
     insert manikins for rule execution.
#665 VT: Should have access to creating Annotations and Viewpoints in VT.
     Need however distinguish between those that we get from the
     LT model, and those created in VT. I.e. cannot delete/rename those
     that come from LT but can supplement them to support review work and
     to give feedback to the designer.
     Workaround: None (missing functionality) in VT. Alternatives are to use
     the messaging system to enter comments about the the layout that are
     outside the scope of the review document. Alternatively, the reviewer
     could use the LT to insert comments but would need to save the
     (published) layout as a new version, perhaps using a naming convention
     to identify it as a review-annotated version of the published layout. 
#666 LT/MBT/VT: Quad-buffer 3D stereoscopic rendering does not work.
     Workaround:The older 3D renderer (used in CREATE 3.5) can be used.
     Contact create-support@ife.no for assistance. The fix for the cause
     of this problem is apparently coming in Java 9 in 2016.
#667 LT: If the children in a group are moved then the rotation point of the
     group is not updated to the new centre of the group. This is in some
     cases desirable but not always.
     Workaround: Ungrouping and then grouping again updates the centre
     of rotation of the group.
#668 LT: If SnapToGrid is enabled, the decorator editor does not allow objects
     to be made larger than the size of the grid. The grid size is scaled
     1.X times the size of the object being snapped to. This affects both
     the WallGroupEditor and editors for ie. parametric boxes. This is not
     a major issue, and only noticeable if the user is creating geometry
     that is relatively large in comparison to the rest of the scene.
     Workaround: Turn off SnapToGrid temporarily to remove the restriction.
#669 LT/VT: Pan mode has relatively low mouse sensitivity when panning/zooming.
#670 LT/VT/MBT: Bug: [Note: Most likely bug in J3D or JOGL on Windows]
     Exception thrown in JOGL through Java 3D thread when creating Canvas3D
     stating that it is unable to set either pixel format 33 or 34. This
     occurs while the splash screen is being shown at startup, and results
     in the entire application crashing. This affects other HVRC systems
     including the Simulation Editor and Halden Planner. Only seen under
     Microsoft Windows.
     Workaround: If the application fails to launch, try launching it again
     as it will usually start the second time
#671 LT/VT/MBT: Bug: [Note: Most likely bug in J3D or JOGL on Windows]
     Anti-aliasing is sometimes not properly applied on Windows. We have
     verified that the system properties are set correctly, and the properties
     are set correctly on both the View and the Canvas3D objects when this 
     failure occurs, however anti-aliasing is visibly not actually applied.
     This does not seem to be because of Swing-related threading issues as
     these have been verified in the LT but the bug still occurs at times. 
     We suspect that this is a bug  in the J3D or JOGL APIs.
     Note: It has only been seen on Windows with NVIDIA GPUs while running
     in a debugger in the IntelliJ IDE, although it is unclear if this is
     the reason or that the bug is more easily triggered in that environment.
     Workaround: Forcing anti-aliasing on in the graphics driver control
     panel always works.
#672 LT: Keyboard controls for translating objects in 3D editor not implemented.
     In CREATE 3.5, the cursor keys could be used to move selected objects
     around in the XZ-plane. This functionality will be brought back to the
     new LT in a future update.
     Workaround: None (missing functionality)
#673 LT: Should show a "preview" when a parametric object is created.
     This could just be a temporary rendering on mouse moved until clicked.
     This functionality existed in 3.5 to a limited degree but has not yet
     been implemented in 4.0.
     Workaround: None (missing functionality)
#674 LT: The automated snap box alignment for models with snap boxes does not
     work as expected for all possible cases. This is an issue in HVRC
     CREATE 3.5 that will require an adjustment to the behaviour and user
     documentation in both the MBT (how to specify snap-boxes) and the LT
     (how snap-boxes work), and will be addressed in a future update to snap
     to the closest 90-degrees. We also plan to implement functionality in
     the MBT to easily add snap boxes to existing models.
     Workaround: Manually adjust the rotation and/or position for the
     object using the object properties panel to correct
#675 VW: The CREATE Viewing Tool has not been updated for the 4.0 release. An
     updated version of the Viewing Tool will be released in future based
     on the new VT code and with new features to optimise its use as a
     presentation tool.
     Workaround: Layouts exported from the LT in ISO VRML97 can still be
     viewed using the CREATE 3.4 Viewing Tool as local files
#676 LT: An issue where keyboard shortcuts for menu items that require the
     command-key modifier stop working has been seen but not been able
     to reproduce. Has only been reported on OSX. User can still control
     the system by selecting from menus. There are no error messages.
     This is likely to be an internal bug in Java 8, possibly only in
     the version prior to the one used in the release version of CREATE.
     Workaround: Save the layout, restart the LT, open the layout and
     continue working. Please report it to create-support if you
     experience this issue.
#677 All: Online help is not available in 4.0. Will be added to 4.0.1
     Workaround: User documentation is available as a download in PDF
     format as part of the system distribution.
Issues Resolved
Key: UT, GT, MBT, PMT, LT, VT, and VW are the User Tool, Guideline Tool, Model Bank Tool, etc. VW is the standalone CREATE Viewer application, while CV is the 3D viewer embedded in the VT, VW, and LT.
The following issues have been resolved since 3.4.2:
#256 CV: Should be possible to use the Rotate button, in combination with
     the Pick button to work with manikins in the same way as other models.
     ie. it should be possible to rotate a manikin using the left mouse
     button to drag it around if the rotate button is active.
     [fixed: August 2013]
#612 LT/MBT: When updating the appearance of the application, by
     changing the Appearance setting in the Preferences dialog,
     only the main windows are updated until the application is
     restarted. Any floating palette windows are not updated.
     [fixed: 23 August 2013]
#622 MBT: If a room or manikin object is cut then it cannot be pasted
     into a room or manikin category.
     [fixed: 17 February 2014]
#623 PMT/LT: If a Model Bank category is filtered to only allow
     selected models but no models are selected then the category is
     treated like an un-filtered category, with all models available
     [fixed: 13 October 2014]
#626 LT: Information about the Room (if the layout is based around a
     room object from the Model Bank) is displayed incorrectly in an
     inventory report if the report requested is specified to not
     include the item names or dimensions.
     [Fixed: 17 September 2014]
#646 VT/Server: Texture URLs that are described on multiple lines within VRML
     files fail to show in the Verification Tool. Server-code now handles
     textures described on multiple lines.
     [fixed: 3 October 2012]
#647 GT: If a guideline in a new guideline set being added to a
     server is missing a header then the rest of the guideline set
     is not evaluated.
     [fixed: 29 October 2012]
#648 GT: The last guideline read was being missed when sorting the
     detected guidelines when building the guideline set index
     [fixed: 12 April 2013]
#649 MBT/LT: Navigating up in the Model Bank by using the "category up" icon may
     result in missing icons for the sub-categories in the selected category if
     a category with the same name exists another place in the Model Bank.
     [fixed: 10 September 2013]
#650 LT: Working with walls in the Layout Tool may give unexpected results
     like application hang or objects misplaced
     [fixed: 6 June 2014]
#651 MBT: Gives error message when trying to upload a model with an "empty"
     ImageTexture VRML node. This can happen when the url field is commented
     out. Both commenting out a field and making an empty ImageTexture are
     allowed in the ISO VRML specification so should be permitted.
     [fixed: 5 March 2014]
#652 LT: Layout tool failed to give unique identifiers on some objects in scene
     [fixed: 5 December 2013]
#653 LT: When saving a layout with parametric ground, sometimes an invisible
         box was stored with the layout
     [fixed 6 December 2013]
#654 LT: Layout tool failed in some cases to create a wall with hole in walls
     [fixed: 6 December 2013]
#655 LT: Does not show image on an ImageSurface if the image file dropped on
     it does not have a lower-case file extension.
     [fixed: 6 May 2014]
#656 LT: It is not possible to hide a ImageSurface that is added to a
     a new layout, saved and reopened.
     [fixed: 28 May 2014]
#657 LT: If an opening in a wall is moved to either side of origin (all
     points), then it will not render correctly if the wall is resized.
     This occurs if the nearest point on the wall to the opening (start or
     end) is moved past either the left or right side of the opening,
     depending on which side of origin the opening lies on.
     [fixed: 6 August 2014]
#658 LT: Adjusting window or door dimensions through the attributes panel
     for a hole on a wall that has been adjusted/moved manually forces
     the hole to the centre of the wall on the y-axis.
     [fixed: 6 August 2014]
#659 LT: If the user chooses cancel in the file browser when importing
     a layout package from file, the LT proceeds with creating a new
     layout by displaying the room wizard is shown. Should completely
     cancel the creation of a layout if user cancels import.
     [fixed: 10 April 2015]
#661 All: Latest version checker gives an incorrect response if the
     data received is not that expected. This can happen if the user
     has selected a metered wifi service but not logged on, for example,
     as the the router injects a HTML file into the response.
     [fixed: 2 October 2015]