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January 15, 2024

v0.10.8

  • The system stability when loading files and resetting scenes has been improved:
    • Several issues related to legacy components in scenes from older 3ds Max versions have been addressed.
  • Adjusts Validation features messages:
    • Python packages are now only printed during validation mode (--verifyInstallation) or upon verification failures.
  • Unified RapidPBR logs:
    • All 3ds Max and VRay log messages of severity Warning or higher are now printed to the main RapidPBR log.
    • Selected messages of severity Info or Debug are also printed to the main log file.
    • As a result, separate log files for the DCC and Renderer are no longer saved.
  • Scene statistics are now printed at the end of every scene executed:
    • Shows the number of scenes completed, skipped or with errors, up to that point.
  • The sub-object selection is now cleared during scene preprocessing.
  • Revamps file copy operation.
  • Revamps log tailing operation.
  • Improves node triangulation error check.
  • Certain image-related operations have been revamped for memory efficiency.
  • Automatic 3ds Max and RapidCompact path detection now prioritizes the newest possible version.
  • VRay License checks are now only performed when starting 3ds Max for the first time, or upon rendering failures.
  • Scene-specific log files now only start after the scene-skip check.
  • When exporting FBX files, the FBX SDK version is forced as version FBX202000.
  • Fixes issues with subprocess execution.
  • Fixes issues with Asset Retargetting.
  • Fixes log tailing issues related to encoding.
  • Fixes issues with AABB size calculation.
  • Fixes issues with Real World Scale detection.
  • Fixes issues with Color and Texmap functions on 3ds Max.
  • Fixes issues with VRayDisplacementModifier baking:
    • UVs are now transferred from the original object.
    • Disabled modifiers are now ignored.
    • Baked node transforms are reset after baking.
  • Fixes issues with Hair & Fur modifier baking:
    • Disabled modifiers are now ignored.
    • Hair node transforms are reset after baking.
  • Fixes issues related to mesh conversion from Deformable gPoly and other legacy geometry classes.
  • Python dependency changes:
    • The blend_modes Python dependency has been removed.
    • The watchdog Python dependency has been removed.
    • The pandas Python dependency has been removed.
    • Package versions of several Python dependencies have been updated.

For more information, see the reference documentation for RapidPipeline DCC Importer.