Revision History
From PanelForge 3 Documentation
PanelForge 3.0.11:
- NEW: Improved Brush Preset Palette Drag & Drop interactivity.
- FIX: Panel Preview with some custom Canvas resolutions.
- FIX: Improve resilience to Analytics server malfunctions.
- WINDOWS: NEW: Update included Visual C++ 2015-2022 runtime redistributable.
- WINDOWS: FIX: Include Visual C++ 2013 runtime redistributable again.
- MACOS: NEW: Automated crash report logging and submission.
- MACOS: FIX: Issue switching to Stage Workspace on 'Apple Silicon' computers.
- MACOS: FIX: Issue setting workspace to 'Full Screen' or 'Maximised' mode.
- BONUSTOOLS: NEW: Expand Canvas automation tools.
- BONUSTOOLS: NEW: Expand Stage automation tools.
- FIX: Many minor fixes and tweaks!
PanelForge 3.0.10:
FIRST PRIVATE BETA OF 'PANELFORGE PRO' MAJOR UPDATE.
- NEW: 'PanelForge Pro' tier complete with activation via 'PanelForge Online' account.
- NEW: Improved handling of copy/paste of Stage 'attributes' with custom materials between panels.
- NEW: 'Stage Object Attributes' Material Selection Menu with 'Geometry' objects.
- NEW: Additional 'Force Stage Layer Regeneration' functionality available from Canvas main menu.
- FIX: Stage Layer regeneration from Canvas Viewport UI is correct when Stage Viewport UI is not initialised.
- FIX: 'Copy PanelForge Studio 2.0 License' activation incomplete.
- FIX: Alembic Export failed with object/geometry labels containing '/' characters.
- FIX: Project XML 'Current/Selected' Panel Export no longer exports timing/ID data for all Panels.
- FIX: Possible issue opening a Project with unexpected Panels present.
- FIX: Remove extraneous error message window during some 'Auto Panel Renaming' operations.
PanelForge 3.0.9:
- NEW: Stage Magic Transform Tool activity 'Lock' mode.
- NEW: Improved handling of copy/paste of Stage geometry with custom materials between panels.
- FIX: Stage Layer generation at some custom Canvas resolutions.
- FIX: Possible Stage Layer generation issue with custom lighting.
- FIX: Possible Stage Layer generation graphical glitches.
- FIX: Stage Light object Shadow-Map clipping settings had no effect.
- FIX: Window Main Menu Palette Window indicator possibility incorrect.
- WINDOWS: FIX: Possible offset when moving floating Palettes on monitors with custom DPI.
- MACOS: FIX: Possible vertical offset of main Workspace Window.
- MACOS: FIX: Possible 'small' main Workspace Window size on first open.
- MACOS: NEW: 'PanelForge Connect' Stage Viewport control development preview.
- BONUSTOOLS: NEW: 'Canvas Layer Names' Usage Spreadsheet.
PanelForge 3.0.8:
- NEW: Stage Camera 'Look At' and 'Frame' object buttons.
- NEW: 'Alt' scroll-wheel to zoom into Panel Timeline Palette 'Timeline' view.
- NEW: Additional Groundwork for restoring PanelForge Pro tier.
- FIX: Copy/Paste Special of Stage Geometry object Attributes between Panels when a material is unavailable.
- FIX: Collapsing of some floating 'undocked' Palette Windows.
- WINDOWS: FIX: Possible Viewport offset with some Multi-Monitors of different DPI configurations.
- WINDOWS: FIX: Floating 'undocked' Palette Window interactions with some Multi-Monitors of different DPI configurations.
- MACOS: NEW: OS version check/error message for previous to 10.15 'Catalina'.
PanelForge 3.0.7:
FIRST PRIVATE BETA OF 'PANELFORGE STUDIO' MAJOR UPDATE.
- NEW: Stage Viewport 'Fast' mode shows Material diffuse colours.
- NEW: Show Stage Camera 'Look At Point' in Camera display ornament.
- NEW: Stage Move & Rotate Tools affect Camera 'look at point'.
- NEW: Run Python Script file main menu item.
- NEW: Additional Groundwork for restoring PanelForge Pro tier.
- FIX: Duplicated Stage Materials may not show correct properties.
- FIX: Possible blank view and other glitches with Stage 'High' view.
- FIX: Stage scale tool does not affect Camera & Light objects.
- FIX: Remove Stage Scale Tool incompatible option modes.
- FIX: Stage Camera light could be disabled in fringe cases.
- WINDOWS: NEW: Move to NSIS 3.0.8 installer version.
- WINDOWS: FIX: Palette Windows move fluidly between Multi-Monitors of different DPI.
- WINDOWS: FIX: Code-sign uninstaller executable.
PanelForge 3.0.6:
- FIX: Stage Rotate/Scale tools have unexpected results with some settings.
- FIX: Stage apply object scaling during object hierarchy changes.
- FIX: Some multiple panel renaming functionality was disabled.
- FIX: Image File as Panel importing could show additional horizontal repeating.
- WINDOWS: FIX: Floating Palette window contents not always resizing correctly.
- NEW: Drag multiple Geometry Assets to Stage Viewport.
- NEW: Groundwork for restoring PanelForge Pro tier.
- WINDOWS: NEW: Improved release build procedure.
PanelForge 3.0.5:
- WINDOWS: NEW: Update Qt to '5.12.11' (previously Qt 5.12.9).
- WINDOWS: FIX: Windows Tablet Pen Sampling issue.
- WINDOWS: FIX: Drag out Palette Tab issues with Display Scaling (HiDPI) on Multiple Monitors.
- WINDOWS: FIX: Connection issue with 'PanelForge Studio' license server.
- FIX: Stage viewport window size after stage layer regeneration.
- NEW: Extend 'PanelForge Studio' license server to 48 hours grace period (previously 24 hours).
PanelForge 3.0.4:
- WINDOWS: FIX: Possible drawing issues with Display Scaling (HiDPI) on Multiple Monitors.
- WINDOWS: FIX: Possible drawing issues when moving workspace between Multiple Monitors.
- WINDOWS: NEW: Vertical drawing synchronisation 'VSync' now active (configurable via App Preferences).
- FIX: Possible graphics artefacts when using Canvas Free/Distort Transform Tools.
- NEW: Improve Canvas Viewport Tools and Overlay line drawing sharpness.
- NEW: Can copy installed PanelForge 2.0 license information (with first open prompt).
- NEW: Drag 'multiple' Image/Layered Image Assets to Panel Thumbnails/Timeline and Canvas Viewport.
- NEW: Clean up various main menu item locations.
- FIX: Panel Timeline Palette Toolbar resizing item hiding improved.
- FIX: Show correct cursors in Canvas Distort Tool Edges.
- NEW: Improve Web links in the 'Welcome Wizard' window.
PanelForge 3.0.3:
- FIX: Possible issue during quit with floating (non-docked) Palettes Present.
- FIX: Canvas Gradient tool 'B Colour' selection is not possible.
- FIX: PDF Export Panel Background colour not used (regression).
- NEW: Drag 'multiple' Panel Assets from 'Asset Palette' to Panel Thumbnail/Timeline view.
- NEW: Panel Auto-Renaming extra granularity options.
- NEW: Panel Auto-Renaming handle Dynamic/in-between Panel numbering.
- NEW: Panel Auto-Renaming name Prefix/Suffix retaining.
- NEW: Panel Auto-Renaming support direct Panel Renaming.
- NEW: Panel Auto-Renaming support Panel inserting from Imports/Assets.
- NEW: Panel Auto-Renaming support Panel deleting.
- MAYATOOLS: Fix issue in Python Script autoloading 'Maya 2022' PanelForge plugin.
PanelForge 3.0.2:
- WINDOWS: FIX: Image files/asset image channel order again correct.
- FIX: High-Quality Mode Stage Viewport view again resizable.
- NEW: Improve Drag and Drop UI response times.
- NEW: Updated Introduction Welcome Window.
- NEW: Improved Tooltip text.
- FIX: Timeline audio waveform previews shown correctly with HiDPI/Retina displays.
- FIX: 'Panel Timeline' view Panel Drag/Drop UI correct with HiDPI/Retina displays.
- WINDOWS: Support Windows 11 OS version numbers.
- WINDOWS: Support opening 'WEBP' image files/assets.
- WINDOWS: FIX: Layer thumbnail during dragging has correct image channel order again.
- STUDIO: Export FCP7 Edit XML files export correctly when audio clip files are missing.
- MAYATOOLS: Support for 'Maya 2022' including new plugin version and an updated python script.
PanelForge 3.0.1:
- NEW: Improve 'Open Project' progress bar.
- NEW: Complete 'Introduction Window' contents.
- NEW: Improve Tab-Bar UIs (Python Script editor Palette).
- FIX: Open Second/Subsequent Projects regression.
- FIX: Issues moving Viewports between screens of different DPIs.
- STUDIO: Remove superfluous Python interpreter files.
- WINDOWS: Improve visual UI transition between workspaces.
- WINDOWS: Update 'NSIS' Installer version.
- WINDOWS: Include latest MS VC++ 'redist' in Installer.
- MAYATOOLS: Include the latest version.
- BONUSTOOLS: New 'Stage Object Names' Usage Spreadsheet'
- BONUSTOOLS: New 'Export 'Route Sheet' CSV Spreadsheet File'
PanelForge 3.0.0:
FIRST PRIVATE ALPHA OF 'PANELFORGE STUDIO' MAJOR UPDATE.