Scheme Editor 6.3
Release Notes

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1.1 General Changes in Version 6.3
The Scheme Editor 6.3 provides the extended Rexroth Hydraulic 1.1 Library.

1.2 General Changes in Version 6.2
The Scheme Editor 6.2 now provides the Rexroth Hydraulic Library containing about
1500 symbols with 70 000 material numbers and also a set of scheme symbols forcreating fast schemes.

1.3 General Changes in Version 6.1
A feature was added so users can transfer libraries from a previous version into thenew version.
Errors found in Scheme Editor 6 are fixed in Scheme Editor 6.1.

1.4 General Changes in Version 6
The program name changed from "D&C Scheme Editor" to "Scheme Editor". The
program icon and the splash screen have also been updated.

The appearance of the library in the "Scheme Editor 6" changed. The previous
standard and user library view have been combined to one view. Multiple libraries
can be used in the new library management. Libraries can be editable or read-only.
The size of symbols in the symbols preview is now freely scalable. In library view thesearch results as well as the recent and model symbols can be displayed in addition
to the contents of the library folders. Furthermore, the material numbers of symbols
and the accessories in the library can be edited now.

1.5 Library Redesigned
1.5.1 Libraries
A library can be structured by symbol folders. The symbol folders can be arranged
hierarchically. Symbol folders can contain symbols and folders. Is symbol folder isselected the contained symbols are displayed in the symbol preview.

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For each library there is an accessories folder which includes all accessories. If anaccessory folder is selected the contained accessories are displayed in theaccessories preview.
Libraries can be editable or read-only. Within an editable library symbols can beadded or deleted. In addition, name and material numbers of symbols can be edited.

A read-only library cannot be modified i.e. symbols cannot be deleted or added. The
material numbers and accessories are also immutable.

A library has several properties such as the creator, the name, a label, a color, adescription and a signature. These properties can be changed at editable libraries. In
read-only libraries only the designation and the color can be changed.
Libraries can be created or imported. In addition to the current library format, you canimport older user libraries from version 5.x. Libraries can be exported for sharing as
editable or read-only library.

1.5.2 Symbols
Symbols are displayed in the symbol preview. The size of the display is freely
scalable within the specified limits. In editable libraries designation and material
numbers of a symbol can be edited.

Symbols can be exported for processing in the external program "Symbol Modeling
Tool 2". New symbols can be imported into a folder.

1.5.3 Accessories
Accessories will be displayed in the accessories preview. The displayed size of thesymbols is freely scalable within the specified limits. In editable libraries theaccessories list can be edited. New accessory items can be added and existing ones
can be deleted or modified. The amount of accessory elements which are transferredto the model can be set in the accessories preview in advance.

Release Notes | Scheme Editor 6.34An associated accessory can be modified in the property browser later. A newselection dialog is available, in which arbitrary values can be entered or reassigned
from the available accessories. A New empty accessory items can be inserted in theModel Explorer via the context menu.

1.5.4 Model Symbols
All symbols used in the actual model are listed in the “model symbols” view. Symbols
can be copied via drag & drop or the clipboard in any editable library from this view.
The previous command "Transfer to user library" is no longer available.

1.5.5 Recently used Symbols
The last recently used symbols, which were transferred from the library into a model,
will be listed in the recent symbol view in the library. The list refers to maximum of
200 symbols and is sorted by date in descending order.

1.5.6 Search within the library
The search functionality has been integrated in the library view. Symbols can besearched by symbol name, symbol designation, material number and materialdesignation.

The search location can now be set to “all libraries”, “selected library” or “selectedfolder”. It can be searched in all libraries, the selected library or in the selectedfolder. The search results are listed in the search results preview.

1.6 Models
1.6.1 General
The file format of the models has been changed. Models that are created with the"Scheme Editor 6" include all symbols used. This offers the possibility to share themodels with users who don’t have the symbols available in their libraries. Old models
are automatically converted to the new format when first opened.

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1.6.2 Model Converter
The previous model converter is no longer available. All previous models up fromversion 2 will be automatically converted when being opened in version 6.

2 Symbol Modeling Tool 2
2.1 General Changes in Version 2.1
The errors found in Symbol Modeling Tool 2 are fixed in Symbol Modeling Tool 2.1.
The symbol name now can contain the character ‘-’.

2.2 General Changes in Version 2
The program icon and the splash screen has been updated.

2.3 Material Number List
The symbol properties have been added extended by a list of material numbers.
Several material numbers can now be added to a symbol.

2.4 Symbol file
The extension of the symbol file changed from "* .edtsym" to "edtsymx".
Older symbols are automatically converted to the new format when first opened.

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