Fixes and Enhancements for V3.3.6
31/12/2010
The DXF export for ribs where a trailing edge thickness was specified has been fixed. Previously this was incorrectly scaling the rib y coordinates due to an error in the calculation of the maximum thickness.
The installation program has been updated using the latest version of Installshield (2011). Previously installations in non-English versions of Windows 7 or Windows Vista would fail due to a permission error 1609 when setting the permissions on the program data folder (Common Application Data). This folder is used to store the database and configuration files in accordance with Microsoft installation guidelines.
22/12/2010
Automatic updates can be disabled if required.
The first time V3.3.6 starts the user will be prompted to confirm if they would like to enable automatic updates. Otherwise updates can be manually checked from the Help menu item Check for Updates.
Fixed display of airfoil profiles in Wing Wizard.
Fixed display of ribs in Rib View of Design Properties screen. Rib view was not catering for variable rib spacing.
Fixed issue with airfoil interpolation for DXF rib export.
Fixed issue with interpolation when variable rib spacing was used.
Fixed issue with change to skin thickness in the Print Design screen it would reset the rib spacing in the design cad screen.
You may need to reset the rib thickness for an existing design. You can check it by opening the design properties screen
and clicking on the Rib Spacing and Thickness Distribution tab. The rib thickness is displayed in mm or inches. You need to make sure that none of these have been incorrectly set. You can quickly reset them by clicking on the Reset Rib Thickness button. Press the Apply button to complete the update. There was a problem in V3.0.34 where changes to the thickness were not happening automatically as a wing design changed.
Fixed issue for change to dimension units in the Design Cad screen. Changing dimensions was not updating the spar sizes and rib spacing.
Fixes and Enhancements for V3.3.5
Winfoil is now signed with a digital certificate to validate the authenticity of the software.
The installation package has been updated to comply with Windows 7 installation guidelines.
28/05/2010
Fixed import of Winfoil Design XML files with european number format.
25/05/2010
Fix overflow error when printing large (span > 8 Feet) wing designs.
11/05/2010
Add validation to Design XML import to check that data is valid.
Fix zoom in Airfoil CAD screen. Previously when zooming to a large size an error would occur.
26/04/2010
Fixed Winfoil wing design import. Spar depths were not being loaded.
Fixed overflow error when printing large wing designs.
Fixed help for spar design screens.
09/02/2010
Fix for import of airfoil coordinates from a folder.
29/03/2010
Wing and tail design import fixed. Was not creating ribs with correct thickness during the import.
Warning is now displayed if airfoil of imported design is not found in Winfoil 3 database.
Design Cad screen has been modified to automatically recalculate rib thickness if either of the
root or tip airfoils are changed.
Fixes and Enhancements for V3.3.4
24/09/2009
Fixed error in design list screen when clicking on the tabs after using the Design wizard.
Added links to DXF generation in the How To topic of the help file.
7/8/2009
Fixed Test Print in Winfoil Preferences screen.
Removed winfoil manifest to eliminate screen repainting problem in Import and Export screens.
Fixed width of import airfoil coordinates screen when importing files from a directory.
Modified Winfoil to cater for airfoils with an apostrophe in the name.
Fixes and Enhancements for V3.3.3
14/11/2009
Fixed airfoil import. In cases where there were more coordinates on the lower surface, the airfoil coordinates would not be correctly imported.
Fixed error "Field 'AEROPERF.NAME' cannot be a zero-length string" when calculating performance.
Fixed error when changing the number of ribs in the Design Cad screen whilst the design properties screen was open.
Fixed error Invalid procedure call or argument when viewing the design cad screen.
Fixes and Enhancements for V3.3.2
25/9/2008
Fixed problem with dimensions being hidden in Wing Wizard screen when Winfoil was run in XP.
Fixed problem with Wing Wizard labels not being hidden when fields to enter dimensions was hidden.
Fixed save for Polar Graph screen. Save button was saving the graph as a Windows Metafile instead of a Bitmap file.
Fixed error which would occur if nothing was entered in the maximum or minimum speed in the Reynolds Number Graph screen.
Fixed error when changing coordinates in Print Airfoil screen.
Fixes and Enhancements for V3.3.1
17/9/2008
Fixed airfoil print to Clipboard.
15/9/2008
Enhanced Soartech Airfoil import to cater for different airfoil coordinate format in UIUC Airfoil Database Web Site.
Fixed various errors which would occur when altering a design in the Design Cad screen with the Design Preferences screen open at the same time.
29/8/2008
Added validation to Javafoil analysis to check for the existance of the java runtime and javafoil program files before starting the analysis.
Added calculation of thickness and camber after import of airfoil coordinates. Values are updated in the database after calculation.
20/8/2008
Fixed export of coordinate files for Javafoil analysis. Winfoil will now export the coordinate file in the selected country's number format.
Fixes and Enhancements for V3.3.0
20/06/2008
Fixed checking of file format when importing Winfoil type airfoil coordinate files. Was previously raising a Type Mismatch (13) error if the file was the incorrect format.
Fix import of coordinate files for countries which do not have the English formatted numbers.
Fixes and Enhancements for V3.2.9
02/04/2008
Fixed error when cancelling export of any item in the Export screen.
Fixed setting of span value in the design specification tab.
Added new Export design option in the Export screen. Export does not export design pictures. Export function will export all components and performance data for a selected design.
Added new Import design option in the Import screen.
Fixes and Enhancements for V3.2.8
18/04/2008
Fixed error in Design Properties screen when changing rib spacing.
Fixed resizing of 3D view when Design Properties screen was resized.
Fixed panning and zoom functions in 3D view.
Fixes and Enhancements for V3.2.7
23/03/2008
Fix Print Design screen. If any key was pressed the online help was being displayed.
Screen has been fixed so that only when the F1 function key is pressed the online help is displayed.
Fix Design Properties screen to prevent intermittent program crash when screen was closed.
Add XP Style manifest file.
Fixes and Enhancements for V3.2.5
03/03/2008
Fix UpdateSpecification errors which were occurring when a new Design item was being created.
Remove Beta labels. Make version number match file version number.
Fix printing of Design Specifications.
Added Trial Licensing so that all features of the program can be accessed prior to purchase.
Fixes and Enhancements for V3.2.2
24/07/2007
Added check for exclusive file access for JavaFoil interface to resolve import error.
Added file masks to labels on import and export screens.
Fixes and Enhancements for V3.2.2
28/06/2007
Fixed Airfoil print.
Fixed former size changing when switching from CAD to details tabs.
Fixed Zoom in Wing Cad screen.
Fixed update of codes. When creating new design components, if nothing was entered for the description, data or extra fields an error would occur.
Trace picture load has been enhanced to allow the loading of JPG and GIF files.
Fixed JavaFoil Interface. Now compatible with the latest version 1.95 and Java runtime.
Help converted to HTML help so that it is compatible with Vista.