• Native WPF control
• Additional renderer for WinForms: DirectX
• Simplified DWG/DXF import/export
• Asynchronous file write through WriteFileAsynch class
• LinearPath entity inflating
• Improved BlockReference attributes via AttributeReference class
• FEM pressure loading
• FEM mapped meshing
• True FEM mesh planar section
• 2D and 3D FEM Beam elements with hinge support
• FemDemo, TextOnCurve and DraftAnalysis source code samples
• Zoom fit command can take in account 3D labels
• MagnifyingGlass under mouse cursor
• ProjectConverter, a tool that will help migrating your Eyeshot 7.0 based projects to Eyeshot 8.0
• Texture mapping on Surface entity
• Smaller and faster setup
• Online documentation

 

Release Notes

• DirectX Renderer
  Eyeshot 8 introduces the support for a DirectX11 renderer, required by the new native WPF Eyeshot control. WinForms control has both the OpenGL and DirectX renderers (ViewportLayout.Renderer property), whilst Eyeshot 8 WPF has only the DirectX renderer.
  Eyeshot DirectX renderer doesn't support realistic shadows and environment mapping.
  There is also a (limited) support for old graphics cards with DirectX11 9_3 feature level, with the following additional limitations: no planar reflections, no two sided lighting, 4 lights instead of 8, only directional lights are supported (no point or spot lights), no width for lines and points.
• Remote Desktop Connection
  Due to a limitation of .Net 4.0, the WPF version does not currently work under Remote Desktop Connection.