Itoo Software announced beta 2.1 of its parametric modeling plugin. The new version provides better integration of its Style Editor, which is no longer a separate application and also adds a number of features. Highlights of the release include:
Style Editor changes
- Style Editor is now integrated within Max. Stay-on-top is not longer needed, all connection issues should be solved.
- Added Selector operator: selects a Segment according to an
index. - Added Transform operator: transform and modify properties a
segment (alignment, padding, scale, etc.) - Added expressions to Arithmetic operator.
- Added contextual creation menu (using right
click->Add or dragging links). - New subtype of Numeric parameter: Boolean (returns 0-1).
- Most of nodes can be turned off (clicking checkbox at right
top corner when is selected, or by right click contextual menu). Each
node has a specific behaviour when off. - Generator->On field is not longer needed and has
been removed. - Alt+Click selects a node and its children.
- Added Ctrl+C / Ctrl+V shortcuts for Copy / Paste actions.
- Allowed zoom over 100%. Set zoom limit at
Options->Preferences. - Added Options->Preferences->Rename Segments
when Reload (on/off). - Added Options->Preferences->Show Warning
Messages (on/off). - Exported parameters are highlighted in red color.
- Improved undo/redo.
Other features and changes
- New parameter: Style->Geometry->Simple Y
Offset mode. RailClone uses a sophisticated algorithm to
compute Y Offset paths, but it some cases it would not generate a
correct result. We have included an alternative simpler mode that could
solve these cases. Enable it if you get distorted geometry when using Y
Offset. - Added Adaptive mode for
Generator->Rules->Default. Bevels are not allowed on this
mode. - Added Adaptive mode for
Generator->Rules->Evenly. - Added Vertical Top/Bottom for Segment->Stepped mode.
It works similar to Flat Top/Bottom for Vertical mode. - RailClone Tools sets Octane “Movable Proxy” property to the
instanced items. - Added support for V-Ray 3.0 beta.
Plus bug fixes. More on Itoo Software’s forum.
