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<h2>New Features and Changes in AutoFOCUS 2.17</h2>
<h3>Co-simulation</h3>
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<li>Co-simulation has been updated to the newest version of the INTO-CPS COE.</li>
<li>The stability has been improved.</li>
<li>Co-simulation can now be run asynchronously, without blocking the UI.</li>
<li>Co-simulation now provides proper feedback and error messages.</li>
<li>Compatibility with Simulink.</li>
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<h3>UI-Update</h3>
<ul>
<li>AF3 2.17 includes a major UI update</li>
<li>Most of the editors (especially diagram editors with boxes and arrows) have been updated with a JavaFX-based UI</li>
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<h3>Feature consolidation</h3>
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<li>This release focused on stabilizing the main features of AF3</li>
<li>All features were consolidated in order to provide a better user experience </li>
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<h3>Tooling Infrastructure and Maintenance</h3>
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<li>Platform update to Eclipse 2019-12</li>
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<h3>FAQ - Installation and Running</h3>
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<li> On MacOS
<ul>
<li>You need to accept unknown developer certificates.</li>
<li>You need to move AutoFOCUS3 to your application folder.</li>
<li>If you get an error message on startup which says that AutoFOCUS3 is broken and cannot be started: open a terminal and use the following command:
<ul>
<li>sudo xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine /Applications/AutoFOCUS3.app</li>
<li>As our software is a scientific prototype, our product is not signed which causes a problem due to the security restrictions of MacOS</li>
</ul>
</li>
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</li>
<li> AF3 does not start
<ul>
<li> Check, that the path to your AF3 (including the AF3 folder itself) does not contain spaces.
<li> If the product does not start because the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) could not be created: Please update your Java installation to Java 11.0.7
</ul>
</li>
<li> Unpacking of AF3 zip file fails with 'Path too long' on Windows
<ul>
<li> Workaround: Unzip into your drive root, e.g., C:/ and give the folder a short name like 'af3'
</ul>
</li>
<li> Menu icons are not displayed on KDE
<ul>
<li> Go to "System settings - Application Style - GNOME Application Style".
<li> Select "Show symbols of GTK buttons".
<li> Select "Show symbols in GTK menus".
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