Bologna, Italy — March 20, 2024. devDept Software S.r.l., leading provider of software development tools to the engineering industry, today announces the release of Eyeshot 2024, the native CAD control for .NET
New Hybrid Licensing Model
Eyeshot 2024 has a hybrid licensing model that combines SAAS and perpetual licensing. The new model brings a few changes that will benefit developers in several ways:
There will be no runtime licensing, which means there will be no licensing delays in production applications.
An active subscription will be required for application development, including tools like Visual Studio Designer and DebuggerVisualizer.
Enhanced restriction on library use without an active subscription. UI interaction will be disabled, and any use during the development will be blocked. This could impact the work on large-scale projects for development team members who do not own a valid license.
Developers will be able to install Eyeshot on an unlimited number of devices, but an internet connection will always be required.
New Pricing
The updated pricing plan lets you choose between monthly and yearly payment options for application development subscription licenses, including unrestricted access to the knowledge base and product documentation. The pricing for both new licenses and license renewals is now uniform and ranges from €45 to €91 per month (with Lite support). Discounts for volume and multi-year subscriptions are no longer available.
Priority Support
The technical support service is now available on two levels: Lite Support and Priority Support. Lite Support offers a 72-hour response time and a maximum of 12 support incidents per year. Priority support guarantees a 24-hour response time and unlimited support incidents.
Binaries
Eyeshot 2024 is shipped via offline NuGet packages for NET6, NET7, NET8, and NET Framework 4.7.2 (Article, Video). Designers are also package-based, allowing seamless upgrades without needing a full setup download and installation.
devDept Private NuGet server URL: http://nuget.devdept.com (Setup instructions)
New Features
PrintSimulationMesh entity (Video)
MultiFastMesh entity (Article1, Article2)
FEM Modal Analysis (Video)
Animation for Finite Element Analysis results (Video)
ReadGLTF and WriteGLTF classes
Improved Label drawing
Thread-safe Read/WriteSTEP classes
SketchManager class removal in favor of SketchEntity.Edit() method (Article)
IFC entities removal in favor of Entity.IfcProperties property
Refactored ReadIFC class based on XBIM
Material at Brep face level
Extensive use of NuGet packages in core product assemblies
New Samples
Code samples were refactored into a single .NET6 Visual Studio solution
Demos were refactored into a single .NET6 Visual Studio solution
New Defeature code sample (Video)
New ExploreIFC code sample
Improved TextureMapping code sample with Material Library (Video)