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Release of Cheetah3D 8.1 - Adds support for USDZ and SCN file format

7. May 2024


I'm pleased to announce the release of Cheetah3D 8.1. This version adds initial support for the widely used USDZ (Universal Scene Description) 3D file format. It furthermore adds support for the SCN (SceneKit native) file formats. Both file formats can be imported directly into Apple frameworks like SceneKit, RealityKit or ModelIO. So integrating 3D Content into your new Vision Pro app just got easier.

Major new features in Cheetah3D 8.1:
  • added support for USDZ import/export (no animation yet)
  • added support for SCN export (no animation yet)
  • improved wire frame rendering in Metal viewport (less flickering)
  • HDRI light intensity and clamp values are now display properly in Metal preview
  • directly add materials with PBR shader
  • removed "HEVC with Alpha" codec on macOS Big Sur and older since it didn't work properly
  • upgraded FBX SDK to v2020.3.4
  • fixed rotation bug in SCN loader
  • fixed crashing bug in polygon tesselator
  • fixed bug in extrude tool
  • fixed bug in optimize tool (no longer creates zero area polygons)
  • fixed vertex color display bug
  • fixed bug when drawing joints
  • fixed specular lightning bug in some Metal shaders
  • fixed light intensity bug in disntant and sky light
  • fixed crashing bug when loading small textures
  • fixed crashing bug in timeline
  • fixed "Light both sides" property
  • fixed bug in "Files"" preferences panel
  • fixed bug with HDRI light clamping (Metal preview)
  • fixed bug in area select tool when selecting polygons in othrograpic projections
  • fixed text encoding bug in gltf exporter
  • fixed object sub-selection bug
  • fixed scaling bug in Blueprint object

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News list

12. Mar. 2025Release of Cheetah3D 8.1.3

7. Feb 2025Release of Cheetah3D 8.1.2 - Adds support for macOS 15 (Sequoia)

7. May 2024Release of Cheetah3D 8.1 - Adds support for USDZ and SCN file format

26. Jan. 2024Release of Cheetah3D 8.0 - Native support for Metal and M1, M2 and M3

12. Oct. 2022Release of Cheetah3D 7.5.2

20. Feb. 2021Release of Cheetah3D 7.5.1

11. Feb. 2021Release of Cheetah3D 7.5

7. Jan. 2020Release of Cheetah3D 7.4.2

7. Sep. 2019Release of Cheetah3D 7.4.1

24. Aug. 2019Release of Cheetah3D 7.4

18. Mar. 2019Release of Cheetah3D 7.3.3

2. Mar. 2019Release of Cheetah3D 7.3.2

25. Oct. 2018Release of Cheetah3D 7.3.1

11. Oct. 2018Release of Cheetah3D 7.3 - Adds Dark Mode, glTF, PBR materials, caustics…

22. Feb. 2018Release of Cheetah3D 7.2 - Adds HEVC, ProRes, IES Lights,…

7. Dec. 2017Release of Cheetah3D 7.1 - Adds polygon reduction, loft,…

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28. Sept. 2014Release of Cheetah3D 6.3.2

30. Jan. 2014Release of Cheetah3D 6.3.1

30. Dec. 2013Release of Cheetah3D 6.3

8. Apr. 2013Release of Cheetah3D 6.2.1

30. Jan. 2013Release of Cheetah3D 6.2 - Adds support for ABF unwrapping

18. Oct. 2012Release of Cheetah3D 6.1 - Adds support for Retina Display!!!

26. July. 2012Release of Cheetah3D 6.0.1

13. Apr. 2012Release of Cheetah3D 6.0 - Adds Bullet Physics

30. Aug. 2011Release of Cheetah3D 5.8

24. May. 2011Release of Cheetah3D 5.7

16. Nov. 2010Release of Cheetah3D 5.6

16. Jun. 2010Release of Cheetah3D 5.5 - Adds particle system

23. Feb. 2010Release of Cheetah3D 5.3 - 64-bit version

20. Jan. 2010Release of Cheetah3D 5.2

1. Dec. 2009Release of Cheetah3D 5.1

8. Oct. 2009Release of Cheetah3D 5.0

2. Sep. 2009Release of Cheetah3D 4.7 (Snow Leopard compatible!!!)

9. May. 2009Release of Cheetah3D 4.6.4

30. Dec. 2008Release of Cheetah3D 4.6.3

01. Dec. 20085th-Anniversary special offer

04. Nov. 20084th Cheetah3D-Contest

16. Sep. 2008Release of Cheetah3D 4.6.2

15. Jul. 2008Release of Cheetah3D 4.6.1

14. May. 2008Release of Cheetah3D 4.6 and "Cheetah3D for Beginners" video tutorials

13. Mar. 2008Release of Cheetah3D 4.5.1

12. Mar. 2008Release of Cheetah3D 4.5

24. Jan. 2008Buy Cheetah3D 4.x and get free update to Cheetah3D 5.0

9. Jan. 2008Release of Cheetah3D 4.4

26. Nov. 2007Release of Cheetah3D 4.3.1

26. Oct. 2007Release of Cheetah3D 4.3

19. Jun. 2007Release of Cheetah3D 4.2

18. Apr. 2007Release of Cheetah3D 4.1

23. Mar. 2007Release of Cheetah3D 4.0

03. Jan. 2007Release of Cheetah3D 3.6

05. Dec. 2006Buy Cheetah3D 3.x and get free update to Cheetah3D 4.0

06. Nov. 2006Cheetah3D wins "Commended" award at MacUser Awards 2006

26. Oct. 2006Release of Cheetah3D 3.5

26. Jul. 2006Release of Cheetah3D 3.4

14. Jun. 2006Release of Cheetah3D 3.3

09. May. 2006Release of Cheetah3D 3.2

01. Apr. 20062nd Cheetah3D-Contest

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22. Feb. 2006Release of Cheetah3D 3.0

22. Feb. 2006New Cheetah3D logo and web site

22. Jan. 2006Release of Cheetah3D 2.6.1