known bugs and features

On this page bug-workarounds are noted indicated in italic. The workarounds are described are consise, some elaborated workarounds can be found in the introduction.
At the bottom of this page is a list of fixed bugs.


known bugs and features in random order
  1. On startup Sfere2 reports error and halts execution on Windows 2000 systems.

  2. Program Crash using File Open and Save functions.
    these functions are not implemented yet: Use Import or Export

  3. After closing a view, the menu and toolbar are sometimes updated incorrectly: most menu items and toolbar buttons disappear.
    Use 'File > New' to reset the interface, then switch to previous view.

  4. The Temporary File Format of Import and Export does not store Material Strength Properties.
    Correct Strength properties manually.

  5. Caption of Calculation Setup Window does not update when Calculation Method changes, thus indicating the wrong calculation method.
    Clicking on the CaptionBar or moving the window will redraw corrected caption.

  6. Clicking Move, Rotate or Scale when older Modifier is selected in History applies new modifier.
    To select another modifier tool with the same modifier, change one of it's properties on the Main Console, the correct modifier tool will appear.

  7. Creating Members using the 'Create'-button on the Main Console sets End Joint coordinates to ReadOnly.

  8. Right Clicking during Create Member to start a new chain of members doesn't function when the mouse is moved slightly during the click (The Rotate Accelerator is called).
    Either carefully click right (especially difficult with tablets), or press Enter or Esc on keyboard.

  9. Scrolling the Property List draws outside its designated area after a Mouse Click within the list.
    Close and then Open the Property List Window to redraw the window.

  10. Opening, closing and resizing the History page sometimes erases pages below it.
    Opening and closing the partly invisible pages by double clicking on them redraws them.

  11. In the Main Console the Zoom All and Zoom Selected buttons do not function.
    Use the pulldown menu or the toolbar buttons.

  12. Zoom All doesn't take displaced members in account.
    This is done to avoid problems when iteration diverges: Zooming out until infinity is visible, is quite a tricky business.

  13. Clicking on elsewhere when Material List or Cross-section List is editing a name does not stop the 'edit state' of the list.
    Click within List or press Enter when name modification is completed.

  14. Accelerator Setup: Combining a keyboard accelerator with Shift or Ctrl will generate error on closing of Setup.

  15. If calculation does not store member stresses, results of previous active calculations are shown.


fixed bugs and features

  • FIXED: Missing Snap Buttons.
  • FIXED: Displayed joint or member creation properties stay visible/don't update when selection changes.
  • FIXED: Snap options 'Snap To Grid' and 'Snap to Point on Surface' don't function correctly if 'Direction' is set to zero.
  • FIXED: Program Crashes on exit.
  • FIXED: Color Buttons draw black on some systems.
  • FIXED: Start Introduction button in startup splashscreen does not start the introduction.
  • FIXED: Members can be created using the same joint as start- and endjoint. ADDED: Onetime Warning shown if attempted.
  • ADDED: Warning issued if Members of length zero are created.
  • FIXED: Memory Leak if selecting named selection while active selection is empty.
  • FIXED: Property list does not update when properties change.
  • FIXED: Annoying warning "Must enter a number" issued when clearing a value field.