Cinema - Version History

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Last updated: 01 Oct, 2018
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Version 4.2.3 - 01 Oct 2018

Fixes:
  • (R20 only) Opening mxed from Cinema 4D started a new material with empty settings.
  • (R20 only) It was not possible to change the Camera Rendering Region tag parameters, because those were in a disabled state.
  • (R20 only) C4D crashed during export (depending on material settings).

Version 4.2.2 - 18 Sep 2018

  • Added compatibility with Cinema4D R20
  • Rewriting a big part of the code was necessary to achieve compatibility.

Version 4.2.1 - 21 Feb 2018

  • Update to Maxwell 4.2.0.3.

Version 4.2.0 - 09 Feb 2018

  • Update to Maxwell 4.2.0.2.
  • Add Triangle ID channel.
  • Fix crash when rendering to the network.

Version 4.1.9 - 30 Nov 2017

  • Improve Unicode file path support.

  • Add more stereo camera parameters.

  • Improve RF Particle Importer translation.

Version 4.1.8 - 11 Sep 2017

  • Add support for Cinema 4D R19

Version 4.1.7 - 27 Jul 2017

  • Update to Maxwell 4.1.1.1.
  • Grass now defaults to Flat blade type.
  • Add missing "Grow Towards World-Y" Grass parameter.

Version 4.1.3 - 07 Jul 2017

  • Add Table Brdf and Xrite AxF material types.

Version 4.1.2 - 19 Jun 2017

  • Update to Maxwell 4.1.0.4

Version 4.1.1 - 08 Jun 2017

  • Update to Maxwell 4.1.0.3.
  • Add NSIS installer on Windows.
  • Change installers to include embedded Maxwell installer.
  • Change plugin to use central Maxwell installation.
  • Add support for Altus Denoiser.
  • Allow negative threads value.
  • Fix: some material editor color fields were not working.

Version 4.0.8 - 17 Feb 2017

  • Update to Maxwell 4.0.1.1.

Version 4.0.6 - 12 Feb 2017

  • Update to Maxwell 4.0.0.18.

Version 4.0.5 - 17 Dec 2016

  • Update to Maxwell 4.0.0.12.

Version 4.0.3 - 27 Nov 2016

  • Update to Maxwell 4.0.0.11.

Version 4.0.1 - 2 Nov 2016

  • Update to Maxwell 4.0.0.8.

Version 3.2.6 - 16 Oct 2016

  • Add support for R18.

Version 3.2.5 - 03 Feb 2016

  • Update to Maxwell 3.2.1.2 binaries.

Version 3.2.2 - 28 Jan 2016

  • Improve mxm/gallery import error reporting.
  • Displacement subdivision default value was wrong.

Version 3.2.1

  • Update to Maxwell 3.2.1.1 binaries.
  • Procedurals were not working in FIRE.

Version 3.2.0 - 2 Oct 2015

  • Update to Maxwell 3.2.0 binaries.

Version 3.1.6 - 30 Sept 2015

  • Update to Maxwell 3.2.0.0 RC1 libs.
  • Allow dragging files to IBL channel paths.
  • Add "Grow toward World Y" to MaxwellGrass.
  • Remove 255 search dirs max limit.
  • Add max search depth limit of 10.

Version 3.1.5 - 26 Aug 2015

  • Update to Maxwell 3.1.99.8 libs.
  • Add material Priority.
  • Add PSD output support.
  • Add new Output modes.
  • Add Reflectance Channel output.
  • Add Maxwell Sea Repeat U/V params.
  • Add Maxwell Scatter Uniform Scale param.
  • Add Maxwell Scatter Remove Overlapped param.

Version 3.1.3 - 20 Apr 2015

  • Update to Maxwell Render 3.1.1 binaries.
  • Render all textures default set to false in convert materials command
  • MXM linking avoids showing confirmation dialog when called from script
  • Fixed an issue with render instances of polygon objects from SurfaceSPREAD

Version 3.1.2 - 25 Feb 2015

  • Object Properties were exported incorrectly in some cases

Version 3.1.1 - 25 Feb 2015

  • Update to Maxwell 3.1.1 binaries
  • Extra Sampling feature was not working from the plugin
  • MXM Reference path is only set when linking is enabled

Version 3.1.0 - 23 Feb 2015

  • Update to Maxwell 3.1.0 (RC1) binaries

Version 3.0.995

  • Update to Maxwell 3.0.99.5 binaries.
  • Cinema material Alpha channel texture was converted incorrectly.

Version 3.0.994

  • Update to Maxwell 3.0.99.4.

Version 3.0.993

  • Add Camera Response
  • Add Exposure Presets
  • Add Floating Shadows (FIRE)
  • Add Floating Reflections (FIRE)
  • Add White Point
  • Add Tint
  • Add Render Zone
  • Add Hide to Camera in Shadow Ch.
  • Add Spotlight Emitter mode
  • Add Material Custom Alphas
  • Add Release License function
  • Add support for OpenVDB (via Volumetric Tag)
  • Now supporting TFD color channels

Version 3.0.8 - 17 Oct 2014

  • Added support for R16 materials.
  • Added initial support for TFD.
Note on TFD support
  • When placed on a TFD Container, the Maxwell Volumetric tag will show a unique set of parameters. Note that some of the parameters do not currently work (e.g. custom UV channels); for this reason, this feature will not yet be documented.

Version 3.0.7 - 5 Sept 2014

  • Switched to Intel-compiled extensions on Windows.
  • Patched for XP (though it is no longer supported).

Version 3.0.6 - 3 Sept 2014

  • Switched to Maxwell version 3.0.1.3 binaries.
  • Fixed various issues with extended-ASCII characters.

Version 3.0.5 - 1 Sept 2014

  • Added new MaxwellMesher object.
  • Added support for RealFlow RK and Hybrido Mesh objects.
  • Camera shift lens now allows greater than +/- 100% shift values.
  • Cinema material translation now uses pretesselated displacement.
  • Improved support for use of non-English characters in paths.
  • All plugin versions now use local copies of Maxwell extensions.
  • Particle Geometry objects were not properly exported.

Version 3.0.2 - 4 Feb 2014

  • Added Density parameter to Volumetrics in Noise 3D mode.
  • Alembic Particle Geoemtry is now treated as Particle Geometry.
  • Particles, Volumetrics, etc now support relevant Object Properties.
  • Check Paths now reports more details on the location of paths.
  • Added new Bind Monitor & Bind Node Networking prefs.
  • Added new Start Manager & Start node Networking prefs.
  • The plugin now points to the Next Limit support site for help.
  • Pack & Go was missing displacement & Assistant maps.
  • Displacement was not shown when using Assistants.
  • Displacement type was read incorrectly from older files.
  • A directory name could be written into the active texture.