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Release of Cheetah3D 4.3

26. Oct. 2007


Cheetah3D 4.3 has been released today. Version 4.3 makes Cheetah3D MacOS X 10.5 (Leopard) compatible. Unluckily Leopard broke some drag and drop functionality in previous Cheetah3D versions so Cheetah3D 4.3 is a musthave update for all who want to use Cheetah3D on Leopard.

But Cheetah3D 4.3 doesn't just add Leopard compatibility, it also adds support for texture- and lightmap-baking and support of an second UV coord set. So game developers can now use Cheetah3D for creating realistic lightmapped environments. The FBX exporter has been also updated to support the second UV set.

The thrid major new feature in v4.3 is the Japanes localization of Cheetah3D done by Hiroto Tsubaki, Masao Miyata, Umeno Hideyuki and Satoru Imatake. Even the documentation is already translated by 75%. Many thanks for your help. You did a great job.

New features in Cheetah3D 4.3:
  • Cheetah3D 4.3 is Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) compatible
  • Added Japanese localization
  • Added texture and lightmap baking support
  • Added support for secondary UV set
  • Added weld vertices mode to optimize tool
  • Updated FBX SDK to version 2006.11_1
  • 50% speed up thoughout the whole application (rendering, SDS modeling, etc.)
  • smoother animation playback
  • Cheetah3D 4.3 uses the Sparkle framework to support automatic updates
  • Improved Bump-Map rendering
  • Maped "Save" to "Save As" for non .jas files
  • Combine polygon selections when material drag & drop
  • Fixed bug on beige G3 systems
  • Fixed bug in ring cut tool
  • Fixed bug in transform gadget
  • Fixed bug on SpaceNavigator support
  • Fixed crashing bug in irradiance cache
  • Fixed FBX exort bug (object will be given unique names)
  • Fixed various bugs in UV packing
  • Fixed bug in edge rotate tool
  • Fixed object browser drawing bug (names)
  • Fixed material assignment bug
  • Fixed .sia loading bug
  • Fixed bug of ruler tool when in wire frame mode
  • Combine polygon selections when material drag & drop
  • Deprecated UV Tag (please use UV Mapper tool instead)
  • various other bug fixes and optimizations

Indoor scene rendered with Cheetah3D 4.2


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30. Dec. 2013Release of Cheetah3D 6.3

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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

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30. Dec. 2008Release of Cheetah3D 4.6.3

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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

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26. Jul. 2006Release of Cheetah3D 3.4

14. Jun. 2006Release of Cheetah3D 3.3

09. May. 2006Release of Cheetah3D 3.2

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14. Mar. 2006Release of Cheetah3D 3.1

22. Feb. 2006Release of Cheetah3D 3.0

22. Feb. 2006New Cheetah3D logo and web site

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