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v 3.2.1.7

Fixes

• Corrected licensing irregularity affecting some users

v 3.2.

1.6

Changes

• Added option for Physical Sky / Sky Dome sun to follow the position of any formZ Distant light (Light Parameters Dialog)

• Convert to Render Boolean option added in Object Attributes

• "Allow Snap to Previous Placements" option added to the Maxwell Reference Place tool (Tool Options Palette)

• Update to Maxwell 3.2.1.5 binaries

Fixes

• Fixed issue where Scatter and Grass Modifier definition names could be changed while editing other modifier parameters
• Fixed issue where Create MXS tool would crash in some circumstances
• Lat-Long Stereo Lens "Parallax Distance" parameter units now correct

v 3.2.1.4

Changes

• Option to enable/disable Base MXS animation scheme (Display > Display Options > Maxwell > Scene Tab)

• When Base MXS animation option enabled, option to always include component meshes in the animated frames, allowing Components to 'Align to View' properly (Display > Display Options > Maxwell > Scene Tab)

• New pulldown menu in Fire palette to specify the active view or any previously saved view. (Palettes > Maxwell Fire)

• Completely rewritten Object Modifier backend (Extensions > Maxwell Render> Object Modifiers...)

• New Rendertime rounding/beveling object modifier (Extensions > Maxwell Render > Object Modifiers...)

• New UI for Blocked Emitters (Extensions > Maxwell Render > Object Modifiers...)

• New Material hints: "Fast," "Fastest," "Glass Low Reflectivity," "Nickel," "Chromium," "Iron" (Palettes > Material Parameters > Maxwell representation)

• Material Hints Optimized (To match hints in previous versions of the plugin, adjust "Hint Version" in Extensions > Maxwell Render > Project Settings...)

• Material Hints in the first category ("Matte" though "Industrial Coating") are ordered from most efficient to least. (Palettes > Material Parameters > Maxwell representation)

• Any materials using the deprecated hint "Closest Match" are upgraded to the new "Fast" Hint. "Closest Match" is now obsolete

• New "Ambient Field" light type for flooding interiors with soft, diffused light. (Palettes > Lights)

• Added 'Blur' parameter for Cone light types (Cone Light > Maxwell representation > Parameters tab)

• Maxwell Sea animation option (Sea parameters > Animate)

• MXS Reference objects now adopt the name of the MXS scene (in the Objects palette)

• Additional Layers Export option: Duplicate (Layer) Structure (Display > Display Options > Maxwell > Scene Tab)

• Plugin Log option to show only warnings and errors (Extensions > Maxwell Render > Log)

• Plugin Log now shows the layer path and group path for problem objects (Extensions > Maxwell Render > Log)

Fixes

• Scatter "Orient Toward Z+" parameter now labeled correctly
• Scatter in animations working correctly again
• Components facing view in Fire now render properly
• Render Area Rectangle works correctly when Image Options set to 'Use Custom Size' and rendering dimensions are larger than viewport
• Fixed regression where animations with non-animated Referenced MXS objects would not render
• In Material Parameters palette, missing referenced MXMs are searched for when 'Preview' and 'Update shaded' buttons are clicked
• Brackets removed from default view name "<Current View>", as these were reported to cause an issue with Rebus renderfarm
• Object Modifier definitions copy between projects properly
• Fixed crash when displaying Maxwell Log with extremely long filepaths
• Fixed crash when adjusting auto-translated emitter material, when applied to multiple objects and Fire enabled
• Package For Renderfarm works more than once per session
• Frosted Glass Hint works with color bitmaps
• Package For Renderfarm works more than once per session (Windows only)
• Fixed occasional unresponsive UI when updating material preview (Windows only)

v 3.2.0.4

Changes

• Improved responsiveness and faster refresh rates in plugin Fire
• Compatibility with Maxwell 3.2.0.0
• Latitude-Longitude Stereo and Fish Stereo lens support
• Layered Photoshop output
• Nested Dielectrics support for autotranslated materials (Maxwell Material > Translate Shaded > Nested Priority)
• Reflectance Channel option (object color without GI)
• Grass grow toward world-up percentage
• Scatter random uniform scaling option
• Scatter "grow toward world-up" percentage parameter
• Option to eliminate intersecting Scattered instances

Fixes

• When Extra Sampling is enabled, but no Custom Channel or bitmap mask has been selected, a warning is posted to the plugin log

v 3.1.1.6

Changes

• New 'Alpha Channels' interface for creating alpha channels from any combination of layers, objects, and materials. Replaces 'Layer Channels' feature. (Maxwell Display Options, Image Tab )
• Extra Sampling support.
• Scenes with Referenced MXS now render significantly faster.
• MXS References can be non-uniformly and negatively scaled during placement, and edited after via the RMXS scale parameter. (Pick Tool Options, Parameters tab )
• Optimized and improved Autotranslated material hints for AGS and metals. (To match hints in previous versions of the plugin, adjust "Hint Version" in Extensions > Maxwell Render > Project Settings...)
• Added "Frosted Glass" material hint
• Added "Mirror" material hint
• Option to make all objects with Autotranslated AGS Glass hidden from Global Illumination. (Maxwell Display Options, Scene Tab )
• Option to randomize Autotranslated material ID colors. (Extensions > Maxwell Render > Project Settings...)
• Option to change all Autotranslated materials to 'Matte' or 'Realistic Match' in one go. (Extensions > Maxwell Render > Project Settings...)
• Added additional 'hide' flags to Lights
• Additional "Vertical Ratio parameter" in Maxwell Sea allows for more control of calm seas

Fixes

• Referenced MXS placed at the world origin (0,0,0) will now render correctly.
• Geometry is no longer clipped when in axonometric views with certain view parameters.
• Framing corrected in axonometic views with certain view parameters. (If a saved view appears incorrect in Fire, enable Fire-- or export the scene-- then save the view again.)
• Certain imported objects from Sketchup no longer cause export errors.
• Channel files written in format/bit depth as specified in image pulldown.
• Grass and Scatter Density parameter now converted correctly when preset is loaded into project with different units.
• Grass MXM file selector now works correctly even if existing path is invalid.

v 3.1.0.4

Changes

• Improved Cone light translation. Faster, more accurate, and eliminates issue where shroud geometry could intersect objects in some cases. Also, new falloff type parameter.
• Improved IES light translation with simplified parameters.
• Improved Projector light allows setting intensity via emitter luminance.
• Option to export scene by Layers. (Maxwell Render Options > Scene Tab)
• Added options for 'floating shadows' and 'floating reflections' in Fire. Useful for quick compositing with IBL background. (Fire Preferences)
• Increased Fire back buffer maximum resolution to 2K pixels. (Fire Preferences)
• Added button to release the plugin's Maxwell license. (Extensions > Maxwell Render > System Settings...)
• Added support for HDTV and ACES color spaces. (Maxwell Render Options > Image Tab)
• Added camera White Balance, Tint, and Sharpness controls. (Maxwell Render Options > Image Tab)
• Added camera response presets (Maxwell Render Options > Camera Tab)
• Added menu of common exposure presets (Maxwell Render Options > Camera Tab)
• New option to mirror textures when using Autotranslated materials. (Material Parameters > Maxwell representation > 'Translate Shaded')
• Added 'Hide from Camera in Shadow Channel' option. (Maxwell Object Attributes)

Fixes

• Fixed issue where 'Edit in MXED' button would not work in some cases
• 'Package for Renderfarm' and 'Workstation Transfer' commands can again be executed more than once per session.
• Projector Light image map can be loaded more than once per session.
• openGL 'Shaded' bitmaps created from RenderZone procedural textures now exported properly to Maxwell.
• Fixed translation of Renderzone procedural bump maps.
• If 'Scale Model' mode is enabled, MXS References are now correctly scaled.

v 3.0.1.7

Fixes

• Extensions crash in Fire fixed (OSX only)
• File dialog now displayed correctly in "Export MXM" and Object Modifiers Save/Open contexts

v 3.0.1.6

Fixes

• Extensions crash in Fire fixed (OSX only)
• File dialog now displayed correctly in "Export MXM" and Object Modifiers Save/Open contexts
• Fixed lag in materials palette when Maxwell Render Suite is unlicensed or not installed.
• Smooth Shading translation improved
• Plugin will no longer search for missing MXMs when scene 'Material Override' is enabled
• Smooth shading improved for some cases
• Fixed crash when converting certain 6 Symbol libraries to Components

Changes

• Built with Maxwell 3.0.1.3 SDK
• Density parameter added to "Field 3d" Volumetric Type
• Low Dynamic range images can now be used in IBL

v 3.0.1.0

Changes

•  Built with updated SDK
• Shift Lens values no longer restricted to +/-100%

Fixes

• Temperature/RGB specification for sun now stored
• Projector Light now loads correct image types (Windows only)
  

v 3.0.0.11

Changes

•  Light Names shortened; easier to read in multilight

Fixes

• MXS Reference Place tool viewport proxies aligned correctly in all cases
• IBL Light, when used in Detail mode now works correctly when paths for some channels are not set.
• Scatter "Up (+)" option corrected
• Restored Save & Load Physical Sky definitions

v 3.0.0.10

Changes

•  New “MXS Create” Tool for making MXS references from selected objects. MXS created is automatically loaded into the “MXS Place” tool.
• MXS Reference objects are now duplicated as Instances within the Maxwell scene.
• MXS Reference objects now created with snapping off by default, to avoid placing them on one another
• Support for approximating "2D Perspective" views with Maxwell's Shift Lens. Due to inherent differences between "2D Perspective" and "Shift Lens," this does not provide an identical match, but rather a starting point for cropping, which can be readily refined in Fire.
• Scatter definitions now have three density specification options:
  • Number of instances per area unit (sqft or m2)
  • Number of instances per object
  • One instance every n area units (sqft or m2)
• New option for unique scatter random seed per object
• New option to tag the name of any objects which cause export errors, to make finding those objects easier

• 'Matte' and 'Shadow Matte' options available for Autotranslated materials

• Improved search for missing bitmap files referenced by materials

Fixes

• Referenced MXS display as points crash fixed (Issue on Windows only)
• Plugin Log interface restored
• Scatter Seed bounds now correctly enforced
• 8192x8192 resolution available for Maxwell Sea
• License checking improved
• Proxy previews for MXS references with transforms modified in Studio appear correctly
• Loading previously exported Grass and Scatter definitions more reliable
• Autotranslating materials with reflection set to "Constant" now works correctly

v 3.0.0.5

Changes

•  Pulldown in Render Options, Image tab allows for isolating diffuse or reflections components in rendering

Fixes

•  Proxy display of metric MXS references now correct
• Fire now updates immediately when adjustments made to lights, scatter, and several other contexts.
• Eliminated potential crash with Scatter when no object specified
• Manual Filepaths" option now works correctly

v 3.0.0.4

Changes

• Fire
  • Faster Fire interaction; full re-voxelization now unnecessary in many cases.
• Views
  
  • Axonometric and Orthographic view types supported
  • Additional Camera Types: Pinhole, Fisheye, Spherical, and Cylindrical
• Maxwell Scatter Object Modifier
  • Randomly distributes MXS scene references upon any object (e.g., plants on an undulating ground plane)
  • Complex scenes may be built with no penalty on your memory or file size.
  • Load/Save scatter definitions for reuse
• Maxwell Reference Object Type
  • Tool to place MXS scene references
  • Multiple options for random scaling and rotation, dynamic placement along surface normal, etc.
  • Massive MXSs take up very little memory / disk space in your project
  • Bounding box or proxy points display
• Maxwell Sea Object Type
  • Generate bodies of water within
  • Sea placement tool

• Maxwell Volumetric Object Type

  • Render haze, fog, and underwater suspended particulate effects
  • Volumetric placement tool
• Layer Channels
  • Allow making custom alpha channels from any number of Layers for fast and easy adjustment and compositing
  • Option to merge alpha layers

• Lights

  • New image "Projector" light type, with parameters of field angle, spin, etc.
• Materials
  • New "Wireframe" Material
  • New "Matte" Material
  • Translate 'Shaded' with map alpha channel now supports negative roughness values. (Texture map is inverted if parameter is less than 0.)
  • 'Is Emitter' setting is no longer necessary for referenced emitter materials
• Object Attributes
  • Backface culling (single-sided surface display)
  • Backface Material (specify material for the back side of objects)
  • Object Transparency control
• Environment
  • New Sun Radius Factor allows for softer sun shadows.
  • Sun Color by RGB option.
• Render Text Overlay
  • Custom text + more than a dozen options to display filename, view, SL achieved, etc.
• Scale Model
  • Render scene as a scaled architectural model for enhanced depth-of-field effects
  • Options for common architectural scale factors following the metric 1-2-5 rule, and fractional inches-to-foot for imperial projects