2023-12-20 - twin 23.12

We are pleased to announce that twin version 23.12 is available. In this document you will find all the new features, improvements and fixed issues. If you encounter any problems during installation or during execution, please contact us by e-mail to info@digifai.com.

Note

When opening projects created with twin before version 23.8, the window layout may be incorrect. To fix this, please click on Reset Window Layout in the Window button in the toolbar.

New features

  • We have added a new HtmlLabel element that allows you to display any HTML content within the twin Mirror
  • We have added a new Line element that allows you to connect the HtmlLabel with any 3d point within the twin Mirror

Improvements

  • When selecting a simulation component output in the Selected Simulation Component window, the full path of the output is now shown
  • When undoing deleting of simulation components, the connections are now also restored
  • When duplicating simulation components, the connections are now also duplicated
  • Object3DFileSource: New created objects are now named like the filename
  • The rendering in the twin Mirror now uses fewer resources
  • We have updated the rigid body simulator PhysX to the latest version which results in a more stable simulation when using GPU
  • PLCConnector: A wait indicator is now shown when many datapoints are imported

Fixed issues

  • The simulation time was not as expected on Windows 11
  • Changes of parameters of an existing Mesh Simplifier in the settings where not applied correctly
  • The limits of the parameters for the mesh simplifier Convex Decomposition V-HACD 4 are now limited to reasonable values
  • Clearing the buffered meshes in the rigid body simulation settings was not working when the project was saved by using Save As
  • When the mesh of a 3D object has changed, these changes where not applied correctly in the Visual Physics Debugger
  • PLCConnector: Fixed an issue which removed connections when replacing existing datapoints in the Datapoint Browser window
  • PLCConnector: Fixed an issue which results in wrong datapoints when replacing existing datapoints in the Datapoint Browser window
  • Object3DSink: Objects that touch a deactivated sink are not removed when the sink is activated.
  • It is not possible anymore the set an empty name for 3D objects in the Selected 3D Object window
  • The UI is more responsive when using the simulation component GenericRobotController
  • Starting the simulation via the REST-API was not possible