SketchUp Release Notes

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Last updated: 01 Mar, 2016Version comment
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Below are listed release notes for versions of the plugin, including builds made available to customers on the Maxwell Render Betas page.

If you don't see that page and instead get redirected to www.maxwellrender.com, it's because you need be logged in to our forums and be part of the VIP user group (so only licensed users have access to these betas). You can automatically register with the forums from the Customer Portal (https://portal.nextlimit.com), by clicking on the link "Register for forum posting" from the left hand side of links (under the Resources section). This will register you with the forums and also add you to the VIP usergroup. Then you need to log in to the forums before accessing the betas page (www.maxwellrender.com/betas). You can choose your own username when registering with the forums, and I suggest to NOT specify your email adress as your username.

If you are already registered and you can post message in the forums, then please make sure you are actually logged in to the forums.

If you are already registered but can't post, then please use the "Register for forum posting" link which will add you to the VIP user group.

Notes marked with [RS] reflect aspects which only apply to the Maxwell Render Suite plugin for SketchUp (i.e. not included in the Standalone plugin SA).

3.2.5

  • Update to Maxwell 3.2.1.2 binaries.

3.2.4

  • Update to Maxwell 3.2.1.1 binaries.
  • Improve mxm/gallery import error reporting.
  • License activator is now started as admin.
  • Installer .app was not signed correctly.

3.2.3

  • Add support for SketchUp 2016.

3.2.2

  • Update to Maxwell Render 3.1.1 binaries.
  • Image Projector material Character was not working

3.2.1

  • Update to Maxwell Render 3.1.1 binaries.
  • Image Projector material Character was not working

3.2.0

  • Apple changed something in El Capitan, causing calls to update the export progress bar to take far longer than the export itself. This build avoids making those calls when running on El Capitan, so it will export as fast as normal, but there will be no feedback indicating the export progress.

3.1.6

  • Update to Maxwell 3.2.0.0 RC1 libs.

3.1.3

  • Update to Maxwell Render 3.1.1 binaries.
  • Image Projector material Character was not working

3.1.1

 

  • Update to Maxwell 3.1.1 binaries
  • Extra Sampling feature was not working from the plugin

3.1.0

 

  • Update to Maxwell 3.1.0 (RC1) binaries

3.0.995

 

  • Update (Win only, OSX is still on version 3.0.994) to fix crash on SU2013

3.0.994

 

  • Update to Maxwell 3.0.99.4.

3.0.993

 

  • Now supporting SketchUp 2015 (64-bit only)
  • Add Spotlight Emitter Character
  • Add Camera Response
  • Add Exposure Presets
  • Add Floating Shadows (FIRE)
  • Add Floating Reflections (FIRE)
  • Add White Point
  • Add Tint
  • Add Render Zone
  • Add Global Displacement/Dispersion flags
  • Add Hide to Camera in Shadow Ch. [RS]
  • Add Release License function [RS]

3.0.15

 

  • Switched to the Maxwell Render 3.0.1.3 SDK.
  • Added a new Maxwell Scatter feature.
  • Added Maxwell Sea Wind Speed parameter.
  • Added material Shadow & Matte switches.
  • Improved installer logic on Windows.
Important Note
  • Maxwell 3.0.1.3 is crashing with MXS References containing instances; this also affects MXS References used in the plugin, as well as the new Maxwell Scatter feature, which operates in terms of MXS References. The workaround is to disable instances when exporting an MXS intended to be used for referencing (which is not generally a bad idea, regardless). Since the Standalone plugin has no option for disabling instances, the workaround there is to fully explode the SKP model.

3.0.11

 

  • Fixed text encoding issues on SketchUp 2014.
  • Maxwell FIRE links now open in a new browser.

3.0.10

 

  • Performance improvements in material/texture handling.
  • Fixed an issue with the Windows installer.
  • Fixed encoding issues under SketchUp 2014.
  • Fixed an issue with Material ID being set to grey. [RS]

3.0.5

 

  • Updated to use Maxwell 3.0.1 binaries.
  • Metal Character now supports alpha clipping.
  • MX::Settings.bind_node_to was not passed correctly. [RS]

3.0.4

 

  • Added support for SketchUp 2014.
  • Implemented a new unified installer for OSX.
  • Added Density parameter for Noise 3D Volumetric.
  • Referenced MXM & MXS files are now included in Pack & Go. [RS] 
  •  Image Based Environment offset was using radians.
  • Volumetric was setting the wrong Density parameter.
  • Switching Volumetric to Noise 3D and back caused an error.

3.0.1

 

  • Added Material ID color material parameter. [RS]
  • Added enable/disable switch for Object ID color. [RS]
  • Changed installer tech on Windows, unifying all versions.
  • Displacement maps were not included in Pack & Go. [RS]
  • Camera Lens Type was not updating with Scene changes.
  • Grass was not rendering in the absence of Maxwell Render Suite.
  • Maxwell FIRE could crash when using the Draft engine on OSX.
  • Path-fixing in MXM Gallery downloads could fail in some cases.
  • Zero-thickness Maxwell Sea & Volumetric are now auto-corrected.

3.0.0

Scene Manager
  • Added new Opaque Character.
  • Added new Transparent Character.
  • Added new Translucent Character.
  • Added new AGS (now Assistant-based) Character.
  • Added new Metal (now Assistant-based) Character.
  • Added new Car Paint (now Assistant-based) Character.
  • Added new Image Projector Character.
  • Added Texture Mirroring parameters.
  • Added Texture Rotation parameter.
  • Added Texture Hue parameter.
  • Added Camera Lens type parameter.
  • Added Custom Sun Type and Color parameters.
  • Added Sun Radius Factor parameter.
Object Properties Window (new)
  • Object Opacity.
  • Boolean parameter.
  • Object ID color. [RS]
  • Post-export normals smoothing.
  • Render-time Subdivision.
Maxwell Sea Window (new)
  • Produces a sea surface generated using RealFlow technology.
Maxwell Volumetric Window (new)
  • Produces a Constant Field or Noise 3D procedural volumetric.

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