aPriori 2023 R1 provides certified support for recent versions of Microsoft® Windows and for various database systems (DBs). Some Windows and DB versions have reached end of life and no longer are supported by aPriori or will be de-supported in the near future.
aPriori 2023 R1 also provides certified support for recent versions of various Computer Aided Design (CAD) formats and provides compatible Cost-in-aPriori plug-ins to integrate various mechanical CAD systems in aPriori Professional (on-premise) and aPriori aP Design (cloud). Some CAD versions have reached end of life and no longer are supported by aPriori or will be de-supported in the near future.
For a complete and up-to-date list of all versions of supported CAD Systems, CAD file formats, Operating Systems, Database Systems, Graphics Cards, and Graphics Drivers, see the 2023 R1 aPriori On-Premise System Requirements. Please make aPriori aware if your company is planning to upgrade to a CAD, database, or operating system version that is not currently supported.
Database Systems
Support for MySQL 8.0
aPriori 2023 R1 adds support for the MySQL 8.0 relational database.
aPriori has certified the use of MySQL 8.0. aPriori continues to provide certified support for MySQL 5.7 but will cease to do so in a future release. For more information, see Pending De-Support for MySQL 5.7.
Pending De-Support for MySQL 5.7
Release 2023 R1 is the last major release stream to support MySQL 5.7.
MySQL 5.7 will reach end of life in October 2023. aPriori supports MySQL 5.7 in release 2023 R1 and in 2023 R1 service packs and hotfixes but will not test or certify the use of MySQL 5.7 in any other future major releases. Customers are advised to upgrade to a newer version of MySQL or to another supported database.
For information on supported database versions, see the 2023 R1aPriori On-Premise System Requirements.
Pending De-Support for SQL Server 2014
Release 2023 R1 is the last major release stream to support SQL Server 2014.
SQL Server 2014 will reach end of life in July 2024. aPriori will support use of SQL Server 2014 in release 2023 R1 and in 2023 R1 service packs and hotfixes, but will not test or certify the use of SQL Server 2014 in any other future major releases. Customers are advised to upgrade to a newer version of SQL Server or to another supported database.
For information on supported database versions, see the 2023 R1aPriori On-Premise System Requirements.
Operating Systems
De-Support for Windows 8.1
aPriori no longer certifies support for Windows 8.1.
aPriori no longer certifies support for Microsoft® Windows 8.1, which reached end of life in January 2023. aPriori did not discover any issues while testing Windows 8.1 for release 2023 R1. However, aPriori will not test future releases of aPriori with Windows 8.1. aPriori also reserves the right not to investigate or fix any issues that occur only on Windows 8.1.
Customers are advised to upgrade to a newer version of Windows. For information on supported versions of Windows, see the 2023 R1aPriori On-Premise System Requirements.
CAD Systems and Formats
Support for ODB++ Files
The PCB Fabrication manufacturing process model now can analyze printed circuit board designs provided as ODB++ files.
In this release, aPriori Professional can analyze ECAD (Electronic Computer-Aided Design) models that have been exported in accordance with either version 7 or version 8 of the open database ODB++ specification. aPriori Professional supports ODB++ files that are in *.zip, *.tgz, and *.tar file formats.
For more information, see PCB Fabrication Enhancements.
Warning Messages for Legacy Annotations in Creo 9 Direct Integrations
aPriori Professional logs a warning when it detects but cannot import legacy production and manufacturing Production and Manufacturing Information (PMI) annotations in CAD files in Creo® 9 Direct Integrations.
In aPriori 2022 R1 SP1, the previous service pack, aPriori announced support for Creo 9 but documented this known limitation for the Creo Direct Integration usage mode:
"In Creo 9, PTC has changed how Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) annotations are defined within Creo files. Due to this change, GD&T annotations may not be imported into aPriori Professional, for parts created and last saved in Creo® 3 or earlier versions but analyzed in aPriori via the Creo® 9 Direct Integration.
Workaround
If an older version of Creo® CAD model includes GD&T annotations, save the model in Creo® 9 before opening it via a Creo® direct integration with aPriori Professional.
If resaving the part in Creo 9 does not resolve the issue, please consult the PTC knowledgebase article “How to convert legacy datums and annotations in Creo."
In 2023 R1, for troubleshooting purposes, aPriori Professional now generates a warning message in the aPriori log file when it detects a legacy annotation in a Creo CAD model but is not able to import the production and manufacturing information (PMI) in the annotation. Here is an example of this type of warning message:
WARNING Log4NativeCode:281 - Geometrical tolerances: gp3, gp6, gp7, gp8, gp9, and 4 more are legacy annotations
Pending De-Support for Creo 3
Release 2023 R1 is the last major release stream to support Creo 3.
The PTC Standard Support End Date for Creo 3 was January 31, 2019, and Creo 3 does not have an Extended Support End Date. Previously, to accommodate customers still using Creo 3, aPriori continued to test and certify Creo 3 usage with aPriori applications and plug-ins. However, aPriori will soon no longer continue to perform this testing. The Direct Integration mode of using Creo 3 integrated with aPriori Professional will also cease to function in future releases.
Although It is expected that aPriori applications will continue to be able to analyze Creo 3 files that are opened directly from the file system or uploaded to an aPriori application, aPriori will no longer test this capability and will not address any issues that are found to affect only Creo 3 and not later versions.