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Changelog Para-Flex v26.6.3.x
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Version 26.6.3.01 - June 25, 2026
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License model:
- [All licenses]
  - Added a new license evaluation model with support for Basic, Start, Pro and CAM license levels.
  - Added license hierarchy: Basic, Start, Pro, CAM.
  - Educational license is handled as CAM level.
  - Added license-based and FeReco-based property and column visibility.
  - Added support for hiding or showing columns based on Dynfos ERP availability, FeReco mode and license level.
  - Added support for end-of-support warnings.
  - Added additional license and support-code diagnostic logging.
- [Basic]
  - Added Basic mode for the international version when licensing is handled through the IronCAD portal.
- [Basic and Start]
  - Improved FeReco visibility handling so FeReco functionality is not exposed when the active license level does not allow it.
- [Pro and higher]
  - Added support for report editor visibility based on license level.
  - Added Pro/CAM runtime checks for CAM Pro integration and OKEQuery based functionality.
  - Added warning and fallback behavior when Pro/CAM functionality is requested without the required runtime integration.

License availability:
- Basic: international version mode when licensing is handled through the IronCAD portal. FeReco is disabled and Pro/CAM functionality is hidden.
- Start: base Para-Flex functionality without Pro features. FeReco Simple or Advanced can be available when the FeReco conditions are met.
- Pro: includes Start functionality and enables Pro features, product and summary calculation views, Pro-level properties and CO2 fields with Dynfos ERP.
- CAM: includes Pro functionality and enables CAM-level properties and CAM integration.
- Educational: treated as CAM level.
- FeReco Simple: enables calculation product and summary data.
- FeReco Advanced: separate license on top of ParaFlex Pro or ParaFlex CAM. Enables full FeReco result views, assembly calculations and FeReco expression columns.

Functionality:
- [All licenses]
  - Added support for IronCAD 2026.
  - Upgraded DevExpress dependencies from 23.2 to 25.1.
  - Added a new manifest/deployment flow for IronCAD 2026 using IAdd.
  - Added assembly metadata for the target IronCAD version and license model.
  - Added localization as a separate configuration option, with GUI localization and data localization handled separately.
  - Added DPI-aware control layout and default row height behavior.
  - Added additional support logging.
  - Improved event handling and diagnostic logging.
  - Improved performance during material rebuild, database loading and scene synchronization.
  - Improved numeric input handling for decimal separator conversion.
- [Start and higher]
  - Added support for saving and restoring grid formatting separately from grid layout.
  - Added support for custom property and collection editor presentation improvements.
  - Added a dedicated ParaFlex material lookup grid with layout saving.
  - Added a configuration option to change the material for a single process.
  - Added RGB color handling based on material textures.
  - Added RGB color presentation in the ParaFlex tree.
  - Added an option in the material editor to calculate missing RGB colors from texture files.
  - Improved property and collection editors using DevExpress-based controls and description handling.
  - Added a new XML viewer control and XML viewer utility.
  - Added a reset layout action for ParaFlex tree and grid views.
  - Added layout saving for the Feature Tooling form.
  - Added configurable custom property delete options.
  - Added support for linked quantity handling.
- [Pro and higher]
  - Added INI-to-JSON conversion utility for panel and drilling information.

Sheetmetal:
- [Start and higher]
  - Added sheetmetal bend correction support in Feature Tooling.
  - Added sheetmetal bend correction data and collection editing for sheetmetal materials.

VirtualMaterial:
- [Start and higher]
  - Added virtual material support for base, top and bottom material compositions.
  - Added a configuration option for virtual materials.
  - Added virtual material and used-in-virtual-material columns in optimization results.
  - [Dynfos ERP only] Added support for virtual product data from the external database.
  - [Dynfos ERP only] Added new Dynfos SQL view for virtual products.
  - [Dynfos ERP only] Added improved handling of virtual parts in Dynfos conversion.
  - Added support for virtual material optimization while preventing conflicting laminate and virtual material settings.
  - Added improved gross/net dimension handling for virtual items.

FeReco:
- FeReco Advanced is a separate license on top of ParaFlex Pro or ParaFlex CAM.
- [Pro and higher + FeReco Advanced]
  - Added FeReco Advanced views for FeReco results, assembly calculations and expression columns.
  - Added improved assembly cost calculation and cost distribution.
  - Added updated FeReco expressions for assembling, bend, cutout, drill, part, sheet bend, product factor and material factor.
  - Added support for FeReco visibility rules on fields, tree columns and grid columns.
  - Added FreeShape Simple and FreeShape Complex handling in FeReco analysis.
  - Added recursive FeReco processing support.
  - Added FeReco STEP export support.
  - Improved FeReco visibility for external use.
  - Revised assembly time calculation.
  - Improved FeReco tree behavior and calculation summaries.
- [Pro and higher]
  - Added product and calculation summary views in Optimize.
  - Added single-level and multi-level calculation mode support.
  - Added calculation validation states with icons for valid, invalid, warning and information states.
  - Added product, material, process and semi-finished cost handling in calculation summaries.
- [All FeReco-enabled licenses]
  - Added separate FeReco modes: None, Simple and Advanced.

Dynfos API support:
- [Start and higher]
  - [Dynfos ERP only] Added API configuration to the Para-Flex configuration.
  - [Dynfos ERP only] Added API login controls.
  - [Dynfos ERP only] Added API company selection after authentication.
  - [Dynfos ERP only] Added encrypted password handling for API credentials.
  - [Dynfos ERP only] Added API access token verification.
  - [Dynfos ERP only] Added API upload support for calculation sheets.
  - [Dynfos ERP only] Added API upload support for product thumbnails.
  - [Dynfos ERP only] Added API configuration import and export support.
  - [Dynfos ERP only] Added improved reason-reject handling for product validation data.
  - [Dynfos ERP only] Added new Dynfos SQL view for machine paths.
  - [Dynfos ERP only] Added new and updated Dynfos SQL views for products, materials, boards, profiles, edges and product purchase data.
- [Pro and higher]
  - [Dynfos ERP only] Added CO2 visibility.

Framework and version upgrade:
- [All licenses]
  - Added IronCAD 2026 support and changed build/deploy paths from IronCAD 2025 to IronCAD 2026.
  - Upgraded DevExpress components to version 25.1.
  - Added strong-name signing for the add-in.
  - Added embedded manifest deployment support.
  - Added updated installer/setup dependencies for the new framework version.

Bugfixes:
- Fixed empty material list behavior when changing documents.
- Fixed dropping new materials from the catalog into the material list.
- Fixed profile dropping in assemblies.
- Fixed product and report entity handling.
- Fixed reported property grid issues.
- Fixed property grid state saving and expand-state restore behavior.
- Fixed suppressed item handling, including after RGB-from-texture material rebuilds.
- Fixed used 1D profile handling.
- Fixed reset sizebox and optimize part name behavior.
- Fixed false-positive UpdateSizeBox checks.
- Fixed tree update behavior.
- Fixed tree state restore on refresh and 2D switching.
- Fixed unlink remarks behavior.
- Fixed conditional formatting behavior when deleting tree layouts.
- Fixed conditional formatting refresh on unbound columns.
- Fixed CAXA draft document handling.
- Fixed Code field handling.
- Fixed optimization issue reported by Rik.
- Fixed optimize part validation status.
- Fixed 2D optimization list behavior.
- Fixed included boards handling in optimization.
- Fixed 1D optimization grouping for identical linked items.
- Fixed laminate grain direction handling.
- Fixed laminate functionality for profiles.
- Fixed sheetmetal bend correction behavior.
- Fixed unfolded length and width handling.
- Fixed switch length/width behavior with edgeband.
- Fixed cover CNC edge and cover CNC side behavior.
- Fixed BySoft API functionality.
- Fixed CAM export license check.
- Fixed API XML export.
- Fixed material dimensions when profiles are not available in the database.
- Fixed material dimension names after resetting data when no database data is available.
- Fixed material dimension edit and move behavior.
- Fixed edgeband browser texture and RGB value handling.
- Fixed color properties in grids.
- Fixed custom property list and custom property display behavior.
- Fixed custom property delete behavior.
- Fixed Remarks3 read-only behavior in IcToolbox mode.
- Fixed negative order attribute handling in collection editors.
- Fixed sizebox update and overlength behavior after applying materials.
- Fixed raw material grouping.
- Fixed incomplete optimize configuration handling.
- Fixed incomplete configuration loading for ribbon control values.
- Fixed XML viewer behavior and XML obfuscation handling.
- Fixed support/end-of-support message behavior.
- Fixed company selection issues in the API flow.
- Fixed password masking and copy behavior in API login.
- Fixed product calculation and production quantity handling.
- Fixed product-to-ParaFlex-item conversion.
- Fixed linked quantity handling.
- Fixed FeReco production quantity handling.
- Fixed several FeReco calculation and test issues.
- Fixed assembly calculation behavior.
- Fixed FeReco license visibility on Start/Basic licenses.
- Fixed Proteus FireBird ODBC handling.
- Fixed FireBird ODBC handling for additional database tables.
- Fixed Access/OLEDB option handling.
- Fixed database configuration checks.
- Fixed "optimize conversion not found" behavior.
- Fixed virtual part conversion and handling.
- Fixed hatch handling.
- Fixed Oikema material color handling in the material editor.
- Fixed L1 color synchronization.
- Fixed OKEQuery initialization validation.
- Fixed Pro license warning behavior.
- Fixed process form modification restrictions.
- Fixed URLs for the real server environment.
- Fixed handling of Access/OLEDB database config options
