File Release Notes and Changelog
Release Name: 0.08
Notes: ================================= SharpConstruct 0.08 Release Notes ================================= This release contains lots of new tools, including a new primitive type, a new modeling brush, and a number of new deformations. Also new is support for quads; this means that when loading a model containing quads it won't be converted to triangles anymore. More features have been added to the interface, including snap-to-border dialogs. ----------- What's new: ----------- * The brush set has been extended with a new brush called Pinch. When used with Add enabled, this brush pulls points towards the cursor. With Sub enabled, points are pushed away from the cursor. This brush is useful for creating creases in the model. * There's a new model type available in the New Dialog, cubes. * A new display option, Wireframe, is now available. Toggled using the Wireframe button, it displays the model with the wireframe overlaid. * The Subdivision deformation has been rewritten. Formerly passing the model to the GTS library for subdivision, it is now done entirely without the GTS library, with very significant speed gains. * Creating a Sphere model now uses the new Subdivide code, again greatly improving speed. * The move-model mode has been changed so that it is activated by dragging with the left mouse button while holding down the Alt key. In addition, the bug where Alt-Tabbing could cause SharpConstruct to think the Alt key was still pressed has been fixed. * The New Dialog has been fixed so that it now requires that a model type is selected. * An icon is now compiled in with the program. Doesn't really add anything, but maybe SharpConstruct will be easier to identify in the task bar. * Dialogs now have a ten pixel "snap region" around them, so the edges of dialogs will now snap together while being dragged. * SharpConstruct now has proper quad support again! This means quads are not converted to triangles anymore; they're stored properly. All tools should work seamlessly between triangles and quads in a model. * The deform dialog has a new Preview button. When active, all of the slider deformations dynamically update the model as they are dragged. (This was the default behaviour of 0.07.) Disabling previews is useful when working at higher resolutions. * A "To Triangles" deformation has been added. It subdivides all quads into two triangles. * Another new deformation has been added called Flip Normals, which does what you'd expect. * A new slider deformation has been added called Deflate. This slider pulls vertices inwards along their normals. Negative values inflate the model. * The vertical divider that is supposed to control the relative sizes of the two lists in file dialogs was broken in 0.07; it's now fixed. * The preferences code that was broken in 0.07 is hopefully working correctly now. * The autoconf/automake files have been rewritten; hopefully there will be fewer problems building now. -Nicholas Bishop
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