2026.08.12 – AI agent

August 2026

• AI feature explanation: Click any feature to get an instant explanation tailored to your expertise level (Beginner, Manufacturing, GD&T, QIF)

• Expert level selector: Choose how deep or technical the explanation should be; your preference is saved automatically

• Improved feature panel UX: Cleaner layout, better spacing, and smoother transitions when switching features

• Robust AI cancellation: Switching expert levels or features now cancels previous AI operations safely and instantly

• General performance improvements: Faster loading, reduced UI blocking, and smoother interactions across large QIF models

2026.08.12 – Localization

July 2026

• Full Localization Support: The viewer now provides a multilingual experience across the entire interface, including menus, dialogs and system messages.

• AI‑Powered Automatic Translation: All UI strings are translated using an AI‑enhanced pipeline, ensuring consistent terminology, improved clarity and faster updates across supported languages.

• New Language Switcher: A redesigned language selector in the top‑right corner provides quick access to all supported languages with a clean, minimal interaction pattern.

• First‑Visit Localization Announcement: A subtle, one‑time banner highlights the new localization feature to help users discover the enhanced multilingual capabilities.

2026.08.12 – EU Compliance Support

July 2026

• EU Compliance Bundle: This release introduces a fully packaged EU compliance bundle, including SBOM (CycloneDX/SPDX), automated vulnerability scan results and updated documentation. The bundle is now available via: /api/compliance/latest.

2026.07.02 – Left Sidebar

July 2026

• Left Sidebar: The QIF Viewer has been redesigned with a modern, streamlined layout focused on speed, clarity and effortless navigation. The former tabbed interface has been replaced with a clean left sidebar that keeps all QIF sections immediately accessible, reducing clicks and improving workflow efficiency. Viewer and context panels now adapt intelligently across devices, delivering a consistent, responsive experience on desktop, tablet and mobile. With refined dark‑mode styling, improved readability and a more intuitive structure, this redesign makes exploring QIF data faster, smoother and more enjoyable.

2026.06.05 – Zone Sections

June 2026

• Zone Sections / Section Planes: Implemented QIF ZoneSection → Three.js clipping pipeline.
• Saved Views: Added correct restoration of characteristic visibility.
• Feature Nominals: Fixed nominal directions for cylinder, cone and plane features.

2026.02.01 – DMSC MBC 1.0 (2024)

February 2026

• Standards Compliance: Added support for DMSC MBC 1.0 (2024), including the Bill of Characteristics, improving interoperability with modern MBD and QIF‑aligned toolchains.
• Platform Update: Upgraded to .NET 10 for improved performance, long‑term support and access to the latest runtime capabilities.
• Improvements: Enhanced visualization performance and resolved multiple issues for a smoother, more reliable user experience.

2026.01.01 – UI/UX Enhancements

January 2026

• Light/Dark/Auto theme switcher with instant, flicker‑free loading.
• Updated viewer background for improved readability.
• Theme‑aware navigation menu and footer.

2025.12 – General functional and performance improvements

December 2025

• Unified Product and Characteristics viewer.

• Improved scene generation performance using multithreading and added a progress indicator.

2023.01 – Initial Public Launch

January 2023

• Public release of qifmodel.com with secure, client‑side QIF viewing.
• Upload‑first homepage with sample QIF files.

Coming Soon

Planned

• Interactive geometry visualization
• Advanced QIF validation and reporting
• STEP file import
• Export and sharing capabilities
• Licensing and subscription management
• Export to interactive 3D PDF