0.30.0.0

Breaking Changes

  • Resample : Replaced dataWindow plug with matrix plug (#1896).
  • OpenImageIOReader : Changed units of cache memory limit methods to bytes (#1895).
  • Serialiser : Added serialisation argument to all methods (#1882).
  • Metadata : Removed inherit argument from the plugsWithMetadata() and nodesWithMetadata() methods (#1882).
  • ExecutableRender : Removed command() method (#1885).
  • Changed return type of Filter::outPlug(), FilteredSceneProcessor::filterPlug() andFilterProcessor::inPlug()`. Source code compatibility is maintained.

Features

  • Added Mirror node for flipping and flopping images (#1896).
  • Added FilterResults node for searching an input scene for all locations matched by a filter (#1908).

Improvements

  • Reference : Added “Duplicate as Box” menu item in NodeGraph (#1898, #1899).
  • Box : Added “Import Reference” menu item in NodeEditor (#1898, #1899).
  • OSLObject/OSLImage : Added support for vector shader parameters (#1901).
  • OSLShader : Added support for array parameters (#1892).
  • Render nodes : Added cache clearing after scene generation (#1900).
  • Stats app : Added OIIO memory usage reporting (#1895).
  • GUI app : Increased default cache size to 1 gigabyte (#1895).
  • Image view : Added solo channel plug and button (#1881).
  • Node Graph :
    • The internal network of Reference nodes may now be viewed by pressing the cursor down key (#1882).
  • ArnoldShader : Added support for “gaffer.plugType” “” metadata. This can be used to disable the loading of a plug (#1884).
  • Documentation
    • Added release notes section (#1886).
    • Fixed broken links (#1894).
  • Improved loading times for scripts with many ArnoldShaders.
  • Added support for alternate shiboken install location (#1891).
  • Isolate : Added keepLights and keepCameras plugs (#1893).
  • Light Visualisers :
    • Added basic area light visualisations to StandardLightVisualiser.
    • Added visualisation metadata for Arnold quad, disk, cylinder, and skydome lights.

Fixes

  • ImageTransform : Fixed negative scaling (#1896, #1613).
  • Set : Fixed filter update bug (#1878, #1908).
  • Cache preferences : Stopped serialising metadata unnecessarily (#1895).
  • OSX (#1879, #1566, #1880, #1885)
    • Fixed numerous build errors
    • Fixed problems caused by System Integrity Protection
  • Reference (#561, #1882)
    • Fixed copy/paste of nodes from inside a Reference
    • Prevented editing of internal nodes. They may now be viewed but in a read-only state.
  • Arnold
    • Fixed ai:shape:step_size attribute (#1883).
  • Fixed crashes when using as_color_texture shader (#1905).

API

  • OpenImageIOReader (#1895)
    • Added cacheMemoryUsage() static method
    • Changed units of cache memory limit methods to bytes.
  • Serialiser : Added serialisation argument to all methods (#1882)
  • Metadata (#1882)
    • Added simplified API and deprecated previous API
    • Added MetadataAlgo.h with methods for controlling read-onliness and querying if a metadata change affects a particular plug.
    • Removed inherit argument from the plugsWithMetadata() and nodesWithMetadata() methods.
  • Plug : Deprecated ReadOnly flag - use MetadataAlgo instead (#1882).
  • ExecutableRender : Removed command() method (#OSX).
  • StandardNodule : Added support for “label” metadata (#1889).
  • Added M44fVectorDataPlug (#1892).
  • ValuePlug : Added clearCache() method (#1900).
  • ErrorDialogue
    • Added ErrorHandler context manager.
    • Added messages constructor parameter.