Revision History
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PanelForge 1.7.5
- Organise and add missing functionality from workspace UI to Project Menu.
- Include Maya Tools with Program Files
- Reveal Maya Tools in Windows Explorer/Finder with Help menu item
- WINDOWS: Code sign application/installer.
- Fix: Miscellaneous items.
- Docs: Colour Swatches
- Docs: Canvas Tools
- Docs: Canvas Layers
- Docs: Brush Presets
- Docs: Stage Tools
- Docs: Stage Object Attributes
- Docs: Stage Material Attributes
PanelForge 1.7.4
- Add system info to Development Log output.
- Improve Stage click selection tolerances.
- Fix: Possible removable of GL Buffers when switching between OpenGL Contexts.
- Fix: Possible incorrect Video Export when Exporting with Image Sequence.
- Docs: System Requirements
- Docs: Installation
- Docs: PanelForge and PanelForge Pro
- Docs: File Menu
- Docs: Panel Information
- Docs: Undo History
- Docs: Colour Picker
- Docs: Stage Outliner
PanelForge 1.7.3
- Expand primitive asset library.
- Update Serial Number Menu Item.
- WINDOWS: Include Development mode Debug Output Logging file crash report.
- WEB: Improve Crash Report backend.
PanelForge 1.7.2
- Move advanced/unreliable features to development mode.
- Decal Stage Objects creation now hidden unless in development mode.
- WINDOWS: Debug Output Logging to file in Development mode.
- WINDOWS: Disable Debug Output Logging if msvc debugger is not present.
- MAYA: Tools Script now can XML import panel sequence as animation.
- MAYA: Plugin now can Import/Open/Reference PFE Geometry Caches.
- Fix: Palettes in dock not hiding (although obscured) on workspace change.
- Fix: 'Reset Application Preferences' not resetting main App preferences.
- Fix: Autosave preferences not recording correctly.
PanelForge 1.7.1
- Stage object lock affects Stage Tools
- Persistent Stage Layer Buffer Application Preference
- Switch Main Menu Bar Stage and Canvas menu order.
- Optimize Stage Layer generation.
- Five day countdown warning dialog of serial number expiring
- WINDOWS: Move to CrashRpt 1.4.3
- Fix: Issue with shift click selection in Stage viewport
- Fix: WINDOWS: Slowdown with certain Intel GPU Driver combination.
- Documentation: Move to 'Foreground' mediawiki skin
PanelForge 1.7.0
- Remove "Remove" button from Panel delete dialog window.
- Suffix Duplicated layers with numbers (instead of 'copy').
- Do not add 'copy' to layers copied into other panels.
- Ask to timed saved instead of Auto Save Application preference.
- Increase Canvas Selection tools click offset threshold.
- Stage paste special Attributes/Transforms to Selected Panels.
- Small Brush Texture Antialiasing and Super-Sampling.
- Optimise and improve brush texture resampling.
- Canvas brush dithered compositing.
- Disable stage transform manipulator for active camera.
- Copy/Paste Stage Materials with objects between panels.
- Improve Stage Material handling.
- Import/Export Project Panel Defaults settings.
- Canvas Scroll Wheel Application Preference with new Zoom Mode (default).
- Stage Scroll Wheel Application Preference.
- Touch Gestures Application Preference.
- Remove whitespace on entered serials number and updated window splash image.
- Improve/Add various Web backend functionality.
- Check Palette dialog windows are not off screen.
- Export Project XML Progress Bar.
- WINDOWS: UI Scaling improvements.
- Fix: Auto save causes issues.
- Fix: Layer rename UI not updating correctly.
- Fix: Quick Brush presets not restored correctly between App restarts.
- Fix: Brush presets radius one pixel smaller than expected.
- Fix: Stage viewport click object selection issue with tablet stylus.
- Fix: Issue with Export and Save As All.
- Fix: Stage Cameras not selectable in viewport.
- Fix: Stage objects grouping/ungrouping issue.
- Fix: Mouse wheel enabled during Viewport mouse interactions.
PanelForge 1.6.4
- Fix: Project XML no longer strict XML syntax.
- Fix: Other minor tweaks.
PanelForge 1.6.3
- World transform attribute on each stage object
- Stage Orthographic clipping planes not editable
- Fix: Merge Projects Merge Asset libraries works correctly.
- Fix: Import Panels Merge Asset libraries works correctly.
- Fix: Orthographic Camera view object selection incorrect
- Fix: Other minor tweaks.
PanelForge 1.6.2
- Complete all ToolTips first pass
- Final Cut Pro Timing import Improvements
- Canvas Viewport FPS overlay in development mode
- Copy Stage objects transform includes camera look-at-position
- Copy Special Keyboard Shortcut defaults to copy Transforms only in stage.
- Remember Export Project directory in Export Window
- WINDOWS: Wintab Pen input with Windows scaling
- Fix: Project XML not exporting correctly if no Stage exists.
- Fix: Rename Panel Palette not reliable
- Fix: Possible white flashing during selection of stage object in High Quality viewport mode.
- Fix: Stage Geometry object display geometry not updated during copy special attribute paste.
- Fix: Stage Camera Look-At-Point not set correctly when position set numerically.
PanelForge 1.6.1
- Built in primitive geometry asset library assets
- Check for valid export mode selection when exporting.
- WINDOWS: Wintab Tablet subpixel cursor precision
- WINDOWS: Improve Wintab Tablet usage with multiple monitors
- Fix: Stage objects Grouping and Ungrouping issues
- Fix: MAC: Freeze while resizing Stage Viewport
PanelForge 1.6.0
- Serial number based expiry date.
- Serial number registration dialog Window.
- Built in primitive geometry asset library.
- Improve Stage Magic Transform tool responsiveness.
- Improve Set Panel Name dialog window functionality.
- Sort Panel Order Function.
- Check usable OpenGL driver present on start up.
- Drag and drop multiple selected Canvas Layers to other Panels.
- Optimize brush canvas drawing.
- Update Application and File Icon branding.
- Update Installation Branding.
- Docked Palettes hide button in Toolbar.
- WINDOWS: High DPI support.
- WINDOWS: Move to Custom Qt 5.6.2.
- Fix: Export Project Image Sequence issue.
- Fix: Issues with Palette Side Workspace dock.
PanelForge 1.5.4
- PDF Export
- Export Project tab in Export Dialog Window.
- Fix: Can Delete/Rename a 'Asset Library' Directory in Asset Palette.
- Fix: Canvas view doesn't update with new project creation.
- Fix: Rename Panels where only letter case changes.
- Minor Tweaks.
PanelForge 1.5.3
- WINDOWS: Intel HD Graphics support improved.
- Forum Website http://forum.panel-forge.com/
- Canvas layers 'locakble' in 'Layer Palette'.
- Canvas Eraser tool primitive modes not completing.
- Stage Panel Tween Object/Camera tool.
- Stage viewport updates preaturely when switching panels.
- Switch Control+d to deselect in Canvas and Control+Shift+d to duplicate in Stage.
- Improve Export Window.
- Improve Stage tween object Window.
- Stage asset 'Add in Place' for multiple objects.
- Centre pivot for multiple selected objects.
- Fit View for Locator.
- Export Project/Final Cut XML with custom name.
- Application preferences to adjust Camera transform speeds.
- Fix: Shift selection in Stage Outliner not functioning as expected.
- Fix: Grouped Stage objects not correctly removed from stage scene when deleted.
- Fix: Copy Stage Object Transform not available via shortcut until used in menu.
- Fix: Stage Camera Attribute copy does not retain Z rotation.
- Minor Tweaks.
PanelForge 1.5.2
- WINDOWS: Intel HD Graphics support improved.
- MAC: Move to Qt 5.6.2
- MAC: Add 'HockeyApp' crash logging.
- MAC: Improve Retina Graphics UI elements.
- Export dialog window improvements.
- Tween Stage Objects dialog window improvements.
- Updated branding.
- Fix: Grouped Stage objects not correctly removed from stage scene when deleted.
- Minor Tweaks.
PanelForge 1.5.1
- WINDOWS: Intel HD Graphics support improved.
- Stage tween object/camera attributes between Panels.
- Switch deselect in Canvas and duplicate in Stage keyboard shortcuts.
- Fix: Canvas Eraser tool primitive modes not completing.
- Fix: Shift selection in Stage Outliner not functioning as expected
PanelForge 1.5.0
- WINDOWS: Intel HD Graphics now supported.
- Canvas layers 'locakble' with 'Layer Palette'.
- Canvas 'Layer Palette' now matches 'Stage Outliner' style.
- Fix: Stage viewport updates prematurely when switching panels.
- Fix: Possible Stage Graphics Memory leaks and other anomalies.
PanelForge 1.4.1 and 1.4.2
- Fix: Freezing issues introduced in the 1.4.0 build.
- Other minor tweaks.
PanelForge 1.4.0
- Import Multiple Assets and Asset Directory hierarchies to stage from asset Manager.
- Import Multiple Panels files.
- Import Multiple Image files as Panels.
- Consolidate Export Dialog Windows.
- Resize Project Panel resolution.
- Stage Outliner palette clickable Visibility and Locked icons.
- Lock Scene Objects.
- Migrate to GIT source control (from SVN).
- Other minor tweaks.
- Fix: Stage OpenGL texture memory leak.
- Fix: Muliple async events including autosave can happen concurrently.
- Fix: Possible issue saving Panel Stage Asset Library usage.
- Fix: WINDOWS: Bloom shader issue.
- Maya: Export scene hierarchy python script.
- Docs: Exporting.
PanelForge 1.3.0
- Final Cut Pro XML timing import review spreadsheet dialog.
- More robust Final Cut Pro XML edit importing.
- Importing edit from Adobe Premiere exported Final Cut Pro XML.
- Brush Preset Palette.
- Quick Brush Canvas Workspace Tool Bar.
- Textured Paint brush tools.
- Default Brush Preset Palette presets.
- Quick Colour Keyboard shortcuts.
- Drag copying Canvas Layer to other Panels no longer shows confirmation dialog window.
- Main colour swatches preferences save to seperate data file.
- Optimise Paint Brush sampling.
- MAC: Move from libstdc++ (GNU) to libc++(LLVM) in line with Qt 5.6.
- MAC: Move to Qt 5.6.0.
- WINDOWS: Move to Custom Qt 5.6.0.
- Fix: 'Auto Save On Panel Change' Preference state not retained.
- Fix: Canvas Layer Palette drag Layer to plus/minus button not functioning.
- Fix: Various actions after canvas move tool doesn't complete tool action.
- Fix: Switching from canvas move tool to some other canvas tools doesn't complete tool action.
- Fix: Switching from canvas move tool to transform tool forgets transform.
- Fix: Panel Thumbnail/Timeline Palette fix text colours.
- Fix: Panel Image file export shows hidden layers.
PanelForge 1.2.2
- Improve missing stage file reference question dialog window.
- Add Force Regenerate Canvas Stage Layer functionality.
- Hide viewport contents when switching workspace.
- Update Welcome Window UI.
- Workspace toolbar tooltips.
- Export dialog windows have option to deactivate Panel Colour Tag overlay.
- MagicTransform stage tool add Icon and only use one undo state.
- Deactivate tool tips application preference setting.
- Canvas and Stage Tool Palette ToolTips.
- Panel Timeline palette shares Panel Thumbnail palette codebase.
- Export selected Panels Images/Movie/ProjectXML/FinalCutXML.
- MAC: Code Sign Application.
- MAC: Move to Qt 5.4.2.
- Fix: Canvas Magic Wand and Fill Bucket issue when sampling out of bounds.
- Fix: Project asks to save on close even when no changes are made.
- Fix: Undo/Redo Canvas brush tool does not trigger save required.
- Fix: Can not remove panel dialog/notes text in Panel Thumbnail palette.
- Fix: Panel Thumbnails palette panel grouping not add break if panels fills complete row.
- Fix: Switching Canvas brush and eraser tools mid stoke doesn't end tool operation correctly.
- Fix: Autosave can happen during tool mouse interaction.
- Fix: Export image compositing transparancy incorrect.
- Fix: Some canvas tool cursors are incorrectly retained when mouse outside canvas viewport.
- Fix: Rare possible issue with Stage data in Panel File becoming corrupted.
- Fix: Canvas Distort Transform Tool shows selection preview distorted correctly.
- Fix: Sticky navigation mode sometimes activates when using key camera navigation shortcuts.
- Fix: Canvas Transform apply dialog showing if no transform has been made.
- Fix: WINDOWS: Viewport updates when window is Un-Minimized.
- Fix: MAYA: PFE exporter can create some 'exploded' triangle verticies.
- Docs: Stage Tools Palette Draft.
- Docs: Canvas Layers Palette Draft.
- Docs: Installation Draft.
- Docs: Stage workspace Draft.
- Docs: Canvas workspace Draft.
PanelForge 1.2.1
(PanelForge 1.2.0 skipped).
- Snapping to surface stage move 'Magic Transform' tool.
- Assets palette remember tree items expanded.
- Show Canvas overlay in Stage workspace view.
- Default project dialog window
- Adjustable stage grid size.
- Floating palette window geometry restored after palette closed.
- Floating palette windows when first displayed use a default size/position.
- Can change the rotation and rotation order of stage perspective cameras.
- Changing a stage objects rotation order retains previous rotation.
- Stage material diffuse amount multiplier.
- Bloom and sensitivity stage drawing options.
- Show stage high quality drawing constituent passes menu settings.
- Stage material normal map scale amount.
- Show Extras menu in stage workspace toolbar.
- Importing pinkwafer scene dump retains object hierarchy.
- Stage outliner palette object visibility column indicator.
- Fix: Issue with world translate of stage object with parent translate offsets.
- Fix: Zoom tool can change zoom value outside valid bounds.
- Fix: Turning on graphics tablet sample buffer setting not working.
- Fix: UI update possible taking place mid canvas brush stokes.
- Fix: Panel File Preview could not be loaded issue.
- Fix: Possible issue when stage object is parented to a child.
- Fix: New unsaved panel is not automatically saved when renamed.
- Fix: Changing material texture now updates correctly when filename/library is changed.
- Fix: Light shadow map regen correctly on attribute change.
- Fix: Lights/Light attributes paste correctly.
- Fix: Possible issues changing light parameters and other shader macro.
- Fix: Decals not visible.
- Fix: WINDOWS: Some dialog and tool windows are always above when application looses focus.
PanelForge 1.1.1
- Thumbnail Palette Grouping.
- Canvas distort transform tool.
- Stage view pixel doubling (default on HiDPi screens).
- Decrement/Increment panel selected name(s).
- Set selected panel name(s) value with incremental panel numbering.
- Set selected panel episode/shot/scene name(s) value.
- Faster saving in some cases.
- Improve single panel renaming.
- Fast general panel renaming.
- Un/grouping stage object retains world space transform.
- Shift Enter to complete and tab to skip to next Panel text in Panel Thumbnails Palette.
- Stage navigation overlay context click to active/deactivate.
- Stage panel camera fit/home view functionality Undoable/Redoable.
- Stage camera transforms retain z rotations.
- Additional key operators to transform stage camera with single button mouse.
- Canvas cut/copy whole layer when no selection mask active.
- Drag & Drop image assets to panels in Panel Thumbnails and Timeline Palettes.
- MAC: Panel Thumbnail palette support HiDpi (Retina).
- Other minor improvements.
- Fix: Custom canvas cursor tool display offsets
- Fix: Stage doubling of mouse inputs.
- Fix: Minor issues from Windows crash reports
- Fix: WINDOWS: Closing Palettes asks to quit application
- Fix: WINDOWS: Issue with WinTab/WindowsAPI pointer input mode and Middle/Right mouse buttons
- Fix: MAC: Issue with Cocoa pointer input mode and Retina screen mode
- Fix: MAYA: PFE Export plugin can't deal with corrupted UV data
PanelForge 1.1.0
- Panel Thumbnails Palette.
- Find and Replace Panel Name Dialog Window.
- Panel Colour tagging.
- Wacom pen eraser switches to canvas eraser tool with paint tool.
- Can create new folders with asset browser in external asset libraries.
- Update the asset browser only when really required.
- MAC: Use sheet dialog windows with asset palettes input dialogs.
- MAC: Move to OSX 10.10 Yosemite, Xcode 6 development platform.
- Fix: Using canvas tool keyboard shortcuts do not change mouse cursor.
- Fix: Auto panel unloading sometimes stops current panel loading.
- Fix: Panels dragged to asset browser have assets set to absolute paths.
- Fix: Check stage assets of target not previous panel on panel view change.
- Fix: Issue duplicating stages with grouped geometry.
- Fix: Renaming asset in asset browser does not remove old named asset from list.
- Fix: Dragging a panel from asset browser to a single panel/empty project issue.
- Fix: WINDOWS: Improve scroll speed in palette scrollable areas.