TowGeom - What's New

1. Open a pattern and start the required node-creation tool from the Nodes group.
2. Choose the defining nodes or references, select Ghost Nodes in the node dialog, and confirm the operation.
3. Use the new point as a construction reference, then save and validate the pattern normally.

• Ghost-node status is saved with the pattern and shown with a distinct visual treatment.
• Topology safeguards and validation reject ghost nodes where normal geometry nodes are required, while TowGeom resolves supported construction references safely during output.

1. Open General Settings and locate Drawing files to create under Output Data.
2. Select 2D.scr, 3D.scr, or both.
3. Run TowGeom normally; the selected script types are generated with the output.

• The 2D and 3D script choices can be enabled separately or together.
• This avoids generating an unused .scr file when a workflow needs only one drawing type.

1. Choose Intermediate and select the existing member's start and end nodes.
2. In Nodes Info choose Equal or Unequal divisions, the required Face and Symmetry, and leave Ghost Nodes cleared.
3. Confirm the operation, then review the divided members and the Member subdivisions updated notification.

• PatGen validates symmetry and paired-face topology before committing, and restores the previous pattern if the member cannot be divided safely.

1. Make one or more edits to the open pattern.
2. Use Ctrl+Z or the Undo quick-access control to reverse the latest recorded action.
3. Use Ctrl+Y or the Redo control to restore an action that was undone.

1. Open Member Details and drag a group row grip to move the complete group, or choose Auto Arrange.
2. Review the staged member IDs, then choose Apply or Cancel.

• Auto Arrange follows the recommended member-class order.

1. Open View Pattern from the PatGen Home tab.
2. Use Recent/Sort to show recently used patterns or the required list order.
3. Select the required pattern and open it.

1. Choose New Pattern and select the required panel type.
2. Enable Optional Nodes, then enable Optional Members when the selected panel type offers them.
3. Confirm the dialog to create the pattern with the selected optional geometry.

1. Open or complete the tower inputs and choose Validate.
2. Review the PatGen findings grouped under the affected panel headings.
3. Correct reported pattern issues before running the final output.

• Validation covers generated body, crossarm, inclined-peak, and extension panels.
• Errors and warnings are grouped by panel so the affected tower position can be identified before output.

• Added an option to hide repeated PatGen node-edit messages when node operations divide or merge members.
• Improved license validation on authenticated Windows-proxy networks with bounded retries and timeouts.
• Secured automatic updates with a signed release manifest and verification of the downloaded installer before installation.
• Faster TowGeom output generation by batching Excel values and formulas for Angle Groups and Angle Members.
• Corrected body-slope calculations for rectangular panels, paired faces, and leg extensions.
• Improved Browse Files settings by showing the current input file path and dimming the inactive Project Specs or Input File source.
• TowGeom now starts more responsively with an immediate splash screen, parallel license checking, and background cleanup.
• Improved PatGen selection feedback and node-division validation during repeated edits.
• Improved PatGen node and member editing so IDs, groups, effective lengths, symmetry, and saved references remain consistent after topology changes.
• Corrected diaphragm surface detection for symmetry nodes and member midpoints so transverse and longitudinal members are classified against the intended panel segments.
• Fixed a PatGen validation issue that could incorrectly flag members assigned to the Other surface.
• Improved 2D AutoCAD clearance drawings for supported left and right suspension I-string arrangements: entries follow worksheet order, and a failed clearance item no longer leaves a partial drawing or changed AutoCAD settings.
• Shielding-angle validation for longitudinal double-peak towers can now suggest a verified left- or right-side peak projection, rounded upward to centimetre precision when the correction remains within panel limits.