2.7.20 release notes

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MAXWELL

Improvements

• Performance of motion vector improved
• Now it is possible to display the value of the hovered pixel in different color modes and depths
• When resuming an mxi it is now possible to specify not only the new sampling level but also the new time

Bugfixes

• Fixed some scenarios of scenes with references with instances in Fire
• Override materials doesn't affect referenced MXMs if the path is missing
• Error reading some parameters of sky files

Studio/MXED

New Features

• "Convert to mesh" to convert instances to meshes
• "Convert to MXS reference" to convert a selection of objects into an MXS reference file and import it into the scene automatically

 Improvements

• Loading large MXS files with deep hierarchies is faster now
• Support for HDR Light Studio V4 which now also includes support for OSX/Linux

Bugfixes

• Loading DXF files with invalid triangles
• Cancelling "Export selection to MXS" was not working
• Potential crash displaying grass blades 

Network

Improvements

• General stability improved
• Improvements in log system

Bugfixes

• Resume of cooperative jobs could fail
• Elapsed time display error in finished jobs
• Lock aspect ratio button in the job wizard was not working properly
• Check dependencies in batch mode could fail

MXIMerge

• Updated to keep compatibility

SDK

• New SDK uploaded