Cheetah3D 3.5 Beta2

[Martin]

Cheetah3D 3.5 Beta2

Hi,
here is the second public beta of Cheetah3D 3.5. v3.5 is mainly a bug fix release since all the big changes were done under the hood. For example v3.5 uses a new parameter system which will be needed for character animation later. So please check if your animations still work with the new parameter system in this beta.

Cheetah3D 3.5 now also handles expression (Target, Spline Tracking) tags more intelligent. You can now define a priority in these tags which tells Cheetah3D in which order these tags have to be executed.

The .jas file format has been improved and extended too. .jas files with animation data have smaller size now and support the new parameter system. But please consider that v3.4 can't load animation data saved with v3.5.


A list of the main new features can be found here.

v3.5b2
-added priority  property to "spline tracking" and "target" tag
-fixed problem of order dependence of expression tags
-fixed problem with loading .jpeg files
-fixed problem when entering frame number (timeline now jumps to new frame)
-fixed bug in helix spline object
-fixed crashing bug when rendering animations without active camera
-fixed bug when adding a smart folder to a scene while the animation is running


v3.5b1
-added animation hotkeys
   -First Frame
   -Prev Frame
   -Stop/Play Animation
   -Record Key
   -Record Key For All Parameters
   -Next Frame
   -Last Frame
-added "Show Render Manager" hot key
-added loading of PSD textures
-added "frames per second" property of FBX exporter
-added "addParameterSelector()" Javascript function
-automatically creates these folders 
   ~/Library/Application Support/Cheetah3D/Brushes
   ~/Library/Application Support/Cheetah3D/scripts/Macro
   ~/Library/Application Support/Cheetah3D/scripts/Polygonobj
   ~/Library/Application Support/Cheetah3D/scripts/Splineobj
   ~/Library/Application Support/Cheetah3D/scripts/Tag
   ~/Library/Application Support/Cheetah3D/scripts/Tool
-improved .jas file format. Aanimation files have smaller size and support new parameter system (Attention v3.4 can't load animation data saved with v3.5)
-set antialiasing default to 4x for second pass
-fixed " cutOffAngle" typo  to "cutOffAngle"
-fixed bug in .lwo loader (mirrored at XY plane)
-fixed bug in .3ds loader (crash of big scenes)
-fixed camera import in .3ds loader
-fixed bug in "Equal Tangent Direction" tool
-fixed bug in raytracer with distant objects
-fixed bug with smart folders which reset animation/rendering settings
-fixed bug with window layout hotkeys
-fixed bug with blurry reflections
-fixed delete animation key bug (interpolation was reset to soft)
-fixed bug with animation key drag and drop
-fixed drawing problem in UVMapper Tool
-fixed crashing bug in smart folder
-fixed camera selection bug in smart folder
-fixed crashing bug in smart folder (disabled automatic reload during animation rendering)
-fixed bug in frame counter view when displaying big values
-fixed bug when changing animation position by clicking on timeline
-fixed crashing bug when rendering long animations
-fixed crashing bug when rendering scenes with many materials
-fixed bug when rendering sweeped beziere curves

Download link:
http://cheetah3d.com/download/Cheetah3D3.5b2.dmg

But please be aware that this is beta software. So don't use it on irreplaceable and important data.​

Please post all your experiences with this beta version in this forum thread.

Many thanks for your help.

By,
Martin