Modo plugin - Version History

Added: Intensity controls for Maxwell Environment item "Physical Sky" and "Sky Dome" modes.
Added: modo transform properties form for Maxwell Proxy items. (not available under modo 501)
Changed: proxy item default orientation changed, to match the default orientation in Studio.

FIXED: Plugin sets always the first camera as render camera
FIXED: Maxwell Proxy items are exported wrong direction (in case scene is in Y-up system).
FIXED: IES light are exported with wrong transformation matrix values.
FIXED: Integer type driven channels doesn't follow the value of the driver

a) modo601: in case modo "Clips" (or "Images") view is visible, Maxwell sky or mxm material drag and drop can freeze modo
b) modo701: in case modo "Clips" view is visible, automatic texture baking (only if baking uses the "Internal" method) can freeze modo

New texture baking mode ADDED, because the original method was instable under modo 701. There is a new control in the plugin Preferences Window > Export tab to switch between old and new method (new method is the default).
The new method is called "External" because baking happens in the background not on the active modo screen. In External mode user doesn't see the baking process (instead a system console window).
Under modo 701 it is recommended to use the new "External" baking method!
modo 701 compatibility
Improved FIRE performance and stability
FIRE responses for mesh creation/removal (in case FIRE "Geometry Update" flag is ON)
Better Replicator export (not available under modo 501). The switch "Fast" or "Precise" mode has been removed because it is not needed anymore. Plugin can export replicators as those are seen in the modo viewport.
(Windows only) plugin automatically closes render window after automatic texture baking (only in “Internal” baking mode).

FIXED: FIRE stops in case of mesh delete.....
FIXED: Plugin adds texture baking parameters for "Process" type shader tree items (it shouldn't)
FIXED: Possible freeze/crash in FIRE mode.
FIXED: Plugin crashes when new mxm material is created (some characters in the mesh uvmap names can cause it)
FIXED: Texture Locator with UV Map projection can freeze modo if it has effect on mesh item which doesn't have the selected UV map.
FIXED: Texture locator with missing UV map can freeze the plugin
FIXED: Replicator with point source + transform map can cause export hang up (only in case replicator is exported in "fast" mode - from this version fast mode is only for modo501)
FIXED: Animation export, mxi and image output overwrites filename if last characters are numbers

Compiled with the Maxwell 2.7.2 SDK
Mac OSX: Plugin stability has been improved.
Plugin doesn't write license warning for Maxwell Learning Edition users
Default color clamp changed from 240 to 225
Default install folder has been changed from Luxology/Plugins to Luxology/Configs (Please take care to remove the previous plugin version before you install the new one!)
OS X: new, improved installer

FIXED: Preset Browser drag and drop problems with mxm and sky presets
FIXED: Crash at scene load
FIXED (OSX): Memory Leakage
FIXED: Plugin adds bake-able texture parameters to not bake-able material items (Cel Edges Material, Skin Material, etc.)
FIXED (OSX): Plugin crashes in the presence of other plugins
FIXED: Maxwell Environment Sky parameters Zenith and Horizon colors are mixed.
FIXED (WINDOWS): FIRE freezes when user switches scene, load new mxm material, etc.
FIXED: FIRE stops when user loads a new mxm material

Compiled with the Maxwell 2.7.2 SDK
Mac OSX: Plugin stability has been improved.
Plugin doesn't write license warning for Maxwell Learning Edition users
Default color clamp changed from 240 to 225
Default install folder has been changed from Luxology/Plugins to Luxology/Configs (Please take care to remove the previous plugin version before you install the new one!)
OS X: new, improved installer

FIXED: Objects (exported by the modo plugin) emit light in the opposite direction.