Qimera 2.8.0 - Important Notes
Licensing
With this release there is a new License Manager version 1.10.2.
The new License Manager fixes the issue where an error would appear in the dialog “Failed to Activate License” with the message “There are network adapters on the system that are disabled, please enable them and try again.” when trying to activate the softlock license. Older versions of Qimera may still experience this issue.
If you activate the license in Qimera 2.8.0 and then open an earlier version, the softlock license may be lost. The fix is to manually copy the DLLs into that older version:
Existing Qimera users with a license that is under maintenance will be able to install and run Qimera 2.8 alongside Qimera 1, using the same license.
If you have a Qimera Offshore license only, you will not be able to run versions 2.3 and earlier of Qimera since the older versions are not aware of the new product license code for Qimera Offshore.
Installers
The Qimera installer will install by default into sub-directories with the version name under the typical install path, which is usually C:\Program Files\QPS\Qimera. This allows multiple installations quite easily and follows the trend that Qinsy has been using for some time. Users with Qimera 1.X or 2.X already installed will find that Qimera 2.8.0 will install into the Qimera 1 directory, but in the 2.8.0 sub-directory of the Qimera 1 installation folder.
QPS Project and file format versions
The Qimera project version has been incremented. Projects opened in Qimera 2.8.0 are not able to be opened in Qimera 2.7.x and previous versions.
The QPS database (.db) format version has been incremented, .db files recorded in Qinsy 9.8.0 will need to be opened in Qimera 2.8.x and newer versions.
The minimum supported QPS database (.db) version has been increased to version 14. This version was released with Qinsy 8.18 in November 2017. Older .db versions will need to be replayed in Qinsy to upgrade.
The QPS .qpd file has been upgraded with the Qimera 2.8.0 and Qinsy 9.8.0 release to version 2.12. New .qpd files from Qimera 2.8.0 and Qinsy 9.8.0 are not able to be opened by older versions.
HIPS I/O SDK
The HIPS I/O SDK now only supports version 12 CARIS licenses. This is due to the new HIPS I/O version requiring a HIPS 12 license. Older HDCS files are still able to be opened with the HIPS I/O SDK. Support for version 9/10 CARIS licenses has been dropped for increased installer security.