4.6.2.120 Change Log

Below is a “sanitized” version of the Daz Studio change log leading to the General Release of version 4.6.2.120. This log is posted as part of a conscious effort to be more transparent in the development process. That being said, not all information relating to a particular build is present on this page - some information is still considered private and is therefore not included.

Public Channel

Public Beta 1

Incremented revision, reset build to 0
Created initial tag for 4.6.2.x

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.1

Fixed an issue with support of anisotropy on the Shader Mixer Default Material brick
Additional pane action icons
Additional save icons
Speed ups to folder navigation in Content Library pane
Added support for symlinks/shortcut for files to Content Manager
Added Shader Mixer brick for 3Delight BSDF function
Merged changes to 4.6.1.x branch

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.2

Tweaks to building/publishing systems

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.3

Fixed normal and bump maps at their UV seams; “Viewport 2.0”
Added an option to restrict influence in the weight map smoothing dialog
Fixed a draw issue with undo in the Weight Map Brush
Merged changes from 4.6.1.10 - 4.6.1.13

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.4

Fixed #DS-143/CS 145252: All textures where being converted to JPG during OBJ export; added an “Original Maps” option; “No Maps” option now prevents maps from being written; paths no longer write out using quotes

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.5

Update Eigen library to 3.2

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.6

Fixed hyperlinks in the text of the welcome page and lesson strip steps; removed errant span inserted by QtDesigner

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.7

Updated CMS client to Valentina 5.4
Began interactive lesson framework

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.8

Script API documentation updates
Merged changes from 4.6.1.14

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.9

Added functionality to Morph Loader Pro that allows splitting a GeoGrafted export into separate morphs for the individual mesh contributors; does not support the Reverse Deformations option yet

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.10

Work on interactive lesson framework
Added Reverse Deformations support to the split GeoGrafting options in Morph Loader Pro
Merged changes from 4.6.1.15

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.11

Tweaks to build system
Added an option to Morph Loader Pro that controls weather the cage of an HD morph is smoothed; limited access
Back end work to allow remapping HD morphs; limited access
Initial implementation of remapping a ZBrush subdivided mesh to a native subdivided mesh in Morph Loader Pro; limited access

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.12

Added a clear cache button to the preferences dialog
Added support to Morph Loader Pro for remapping base meshes that have been subdivided in Mudbox; limited access
Made Morph Loader Pro preset selection read HD option info; limited access
Merged changes from 4.6.1.17

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.13

Fixed #DS-169/CS 148257: Fixed delta save for legacy content when multiple figures of the same content are in the scene
Merged changes from 4.6.1.18

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.14

Tweaks to build system

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.15

Added a script to fix problematic legacy scene files with more than one of a given figure

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.16

Standardized script; documented as verbose sample

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.17

Minor styling consistency tweaks to the application update dialog
Added classes for nodes providing access to weight maps
Class updates for Weight Map Brush refactoring
Added Node Weight Map Brush classes and views for Weight Map Brush refactoring; not exported yet

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.18

Changed grafting order to be based on node name and vertex count of grafts rather than fit to order; improves predictability for dependent operations
Added interactive lesson support for searching in Smart Content and Content Library panes
Added support for labels finding images in resources directories; specify an image with “resources:path/to/image.ext”

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.19

Work on Weight Map Brush refactoring; Node Weight Map Brush

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.20

Fixed #DS-174/CS 152086: Fixed a crash related to the Scene Selection popup on Mac
Changed interactive lesson text to a label, which provides support for html
Merged change from 4.6.1.26

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.21

Fixed a bug in the Hierarchical Material save filter to handle Geometry Shells
Fixed a bug in the Hierarchical Material save filter relating to the inclusion of parent data regardless of checked state
Added source for a helper script for Gensis 2 Female Creature Creator Add-on Geometry Shells

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.22

Fixed #DS-179/CS 152340/CS 152232: Fixed crash in ERC Freeze when rigging or hidden properties were involved
Optimized ERC Freeze
Added interactive lesson support for Int Properties
Modified interactive lessons for an action to prefer toolbars, then main menu, then options menus
Exposed layered texture to script creation; posted sample
Fixed a potential crash in the Bake Rotations action
Merged changes from 4.6.1.25

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.23

Public Beta 2

Work on interactive lesson framework; stack based and name based scene selection
Updated script documentation stubs for DzImageMgr
Added script documentation stubs for DzLayeredTexture, DzTextureComponent, DzTextureLayer, DzTextureMask

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.24

Standardized create shell helper script
Added documentation to the shell helper script
Work on Weight Map Brush refactoring; Node Weight Map Brush

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.25

Added support for a Compound Measure node to combine measurements from other Measure Metrics nodes
Added support for limiting a Tailor Tape node to a facet subset of the target mesh
Added drawing of target facets for Tailor Tape nodes so users can visualize a facet subset
Merged changes from 4.6.1.19 - 4.6.1.20

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.26

Fixed #DS-190: Fixed UV Set generation to help minimize number of discontinuous vertices

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.27

Verify build systems after physical move

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.28

Added interactive lesson support for scene view selection; Scene pane
Added interactive lesson support for relative path search; Content Library pane
Fixed an issue with interactive lessons and the Show Extensions option in Content Library
Work on Weight Map Brush refactoring; Node Weight Map Brush
Fixed tree size on new tree view for Node Weight Map Brush

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.29

Fixed script API documentation of DzObject and DzCallBack

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.30

Tweaks to DzCallBack sample script
Fixed #DS-195: Misspelling in ERC Freeze Create Property Dialog
Fixes to the helper script for Gensis 2 Female Creature Creator Add-on Geometry Shells
Fixed exceptions/crash in certain cases of undo with Geometry Shells
Fixed connection issue with Geometry Shells
Standardized the helper script for Gensis 2 Female Creature Creator Add-on Geometry Shells
Added documentation to the helper script for Gensis 2 Female Creature Creator Add-on Geometry Shells
Node Weight Map Brush context menu work

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.31

Added source for a script used with the Measure Metrics plugin, which allows specific measurements and iterates over adjustments to various properties to achieve those measurements

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.32

Fixed a heap corruption bug when dealing with geometry containing discontinuous UVs that are >= 2x the number of vertices, such as the cube primitive

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.33

Added DForm weight map support; requires Node Weight Map Brush to paint
Work on Weight Map Brush refactoring; Node Weight Map Brush
Fixed SDK documentation Start Menu link on Windows
Updated SDK script references in SDK documentation
Updated Qt online references in SDK documentation
Merged changes from 4.6.1.22

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.34

Made optimizations to bone binding calculations
Clean up work on Polygon Selection Tool

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.35

Clean up of the Node Weight Map Brush
Create WMT skeleton

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.36

Began Magellan framework

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.37

Tweaks to build system

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.38

Added tests for distributed normalization
Added concentric normalization
Added tests for concentric normalization
Stubbed hierarchical normalization

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.39

Fixed Install Manager installation helper scripts on Mac; spaces in paths
Merged changes from 4.6.1.22

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.40

Added tests for hierarchical normalization
Added mixed normalization
Added tests for mixed normalization
Moved Install Helper and initialize script from temp to application directory on Mac
Merged changes from 4.6.1.23

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.41

Added support for multiple target figures to Auto-Fit
Added FID_ property to skeletons; core and DSON Poser
Added support for name/id aliases to node and geometry
Added script API documentation; DzFacetMesh: assetIdAliases, nameAliases, assetId
Fixed a null checking issue on nodes
Fixed an issue with accepting a serial number from Install Manager on Mac
Fixed #DS-216: Fixed Region Navigator Tool interaction with the Shaping pane; Fixed display of Region icons in parameter navigation listviews
Fixed exceptions/crash in certain cases of undo with Geometry Shells
Fixed a signal/slot connection issue with Geometry Shells
Fixed #DS-174/CS 152086: Fixed a crash related to the Scene Selection popup on Mac
Added [internal] script for setting asset id and aliases
Merged changes from 4.6.1.26

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.42

Added interactive lesson support for Bool and Color Properties
Added interactive lesson support for Surfaces and Lights Pane
Fixed the issue where the size of the Render Window was too small even when there was room on the screen
Added handling of FID_ properties to Auto-Fit
Fixed Geometry Shell renaming of shape
Fixed removal of ERC links when the source property is removed
Removed outdated QuickStart Guide PDF; current version is on doc center
Merged changes from 4.6.1.26, 4.6.1.32

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.43

Fixed #DS-199/CS 153596: Fixed a crash in the undo stack
Fixed #DS-212: When using the Pose/Animate activity in the Full Service [Beta] layout, clicking in the viewport can crash; workflow assistant
Fixed an issue with accepting name and serial number from installation with Install Manager for auto-registration; streamline 1st time UX
Fixed an issue in AutoFollow
Merged changes from 4.6.1.28

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.44

Fixed #DS-220,DS-219: Fixed property selections so correct properties are returned when filtering
Updated EULA to reflect current EULA on the website
Added source for [internal] cross figure setup script
Merged changes from 4.6.1.28 - 4.6.1.29

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.45

Tweaks to [internal] cross figure setup script
Added script access to DzERCLink.saveWithOutput
Merged changes from 4.6.1.30

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.46

Fixed random crash of Auto-Fit
Merged change from 4.6.1.33

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.47

Updated styles to include WMT Skeleton icon

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.48

Public Beta 3

Fixed an issue that could cause morphs not to load; source statements for assets were not always being copied correctly
Fixed a crash in a fringe case use of Transfer Utility
Fixed #DS-231: LOD Mesh Resolutions do not work when loaded via PowerLoader
Merged changes from 4.6.1.35

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.49

Expanded unit test coverage
Fixed script API access to toolTip and statusTip on DzWidget
Updated script wrappers for DzLabel and DzLineEdit
Merged changes from 4.6.1.35

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.50

Added DzScrollArea to script API; QScrollArea wrapper
Merged changes from 4.6.1.35

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.51

Renamed Cross Figure Setup script to “Cross-Figure Setup” to coincide with PD naming decision
Tweaks to unit tests
Improved feedback (progress) while waiting for metadata import
Updated script API and documentation for DzTabWidget
Removed a Qt3 support library dependency in DzTabWidget
Fixed #DSON-5: Fixed read/write of presets to correctly read/write the name in modifier paths instead of asset ids; modifier paths use the name scheme; read falls back to asset ids if name cannot be found, to preserve backward compatibility; new saves cannot be read correctly by prior versions as the reader [incorrectly] operates on asset ids instead of name
Added a Home action; a hub for providing quick access to various forms of help
Merged changes from 4.6.1.34 - 4.6.1.35

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.52

Tweaks to unit tests
Added an option to FBX Exporter to allow export of clothing as static (non-skinned) geometry

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.53

Fixed the object name of the startup wizard, Home and Scene Builder dialogs; allows each to record/apply independent size and placement
Updated default styles; added several help related icons
Replaced the [Lesson Strip] Welcome page with a help Home page
Updated various help URLs
Added a setStyledIcon function to DzStyle to [for instance] allow setting a QIcon (which is not script accessible) on a button
Fixed a crash when nodes are deleted during load
Added a canShowSceneBuilder function to DzApp to help determine if calling showSceneBuilder will yield a result
Removed Scene Builder from the automated startup sequence; now called explicitly via the Home page at the end of the startup wizard or the Home dialog
Changed activity bar buttons to Home, My Account, and My Gallery
Fixed an issue where the “Do Not Show Again” check box in the startup wizard was not being respected in some cases
Extended the showSceneBuilder function on DzApp to allow SceneBuilder definitions to be loaded from anywhere
Merged changes from 4.6.1.35 - 4.6.1.37

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.54

Tweaks to unit tests
Added a No Hidden option to FBX Exporter; this will not export objects that are hidden as opposed to the default behavior
Added a scroll area to the create property dialog
Merged changes from 4.6.1.38

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.55

Reworked Help menu; replaced various help action classes to clarify purpose; run Update and Merge Menus script
Updated default interface files; actions, menus, toolbars
Updated the Help pane index
Tweaked the Help Browser action to open the window at a size that causes little or no horizontal scrolling
Set default menu path and default toolbar on help and connect actions
Holding the Ctrl/Cmd key when the log action is triggered will now open the native file browser to the log file; as opposed to opening the log file itself
Updated default styles; help icons
Refactored SceneBuilder parser/dialog to use standard JSON structures
Adjusted SceneBuilder dialog construction to allow more formatting control in the definition
Merged changes from 4.6.1.35 and 4.6.1.38

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.56

Build system tweaks

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.57

Fixed #DS-240: Bug with “Per Pixel Shading” and backdrops
Fixed default menu paths for several actions
Updated default interface files; account for the replacement of the Weight Map Brush with the Node Weight Map Brush

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.58

Fixed degree symbol facing direction in aniMate2
Tweaks to unit tests
Fixed default menu paths for numerous internal actions
Replaced the “Apply” button in the Layout, Style and Style Color dialogs with a “Preview” button; now behaves as a proper preview

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.59

Fixed the minimum size of apply, accept and cancel buttons in basic dialogs
Fixed sizing of the custom style color dialog
Fixed when the layout dialog restores the previous layout
Fixed when the style dialog applies or restores a style
Added the Darkside style to the list of defaults; i.e. above the separator
Tweaks to unit tests

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.60

Tweaks to unit tests
Fixed #DS-208: When rendering a small image, such as an icon, the name field was too small to edit
Build system tweaks

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.61

Fixed an issue where using IK on clothing that was fit to a figure caused unpredictable results
Added defaultMenus and defaultToolBars properties to DzAction
Added the ability for DzAction subclasses to specify more than one default menu and toolbar

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.62

Added a “Favorites” filter to property group views; i.e. All, Favorites, Currently Used
Added actions and menu entries for adding/removing favorite properties

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.63

Fixed the inconsistent height of selectors on the Align pane
Tweaks to the [internal] inline help editor

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.64

Added DzComboEdit to the script API
Extended DzEnumSlider script API
Tweaks to script API documentation
Added the Favorite option to the Parameters Settings dialog
Added a Favorite button to styled property widgets
Added favorite actions to default advanced menus
Updated default styles; tweaked card primitive to account for favorite button; added Render Editor
Fixed Node Weight Map Brush fill on local weights
Added support for saving favorite properties; favorites are saved in user facing files; scene, subset, character, etc.
Updated interface files to reflect recent action class additions

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.65

Tweaks to unit tests
Added support for reading favorite properties
Work on interactive lesson support for showing and docking a pane if its not available on screen
Replaced property selection in various dialogs with a new popup derived from the property view used in the Parameters pane
Updated DzComboBox script API

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.66

Public Beta 4

Switched property group editing to use a path tree widget instead of a menu
Added interactive lesson support for guiding the user to choose a workspace layout
Added interactive lesson support for Activity Tabs
Image menus are now scrollable
Added interactive lesson support for selecting no node
Fixed the spawn morph function on DForm modifier
Added functions to DzComboEdit
Added a class factory for DzPropertySelectionComboBox
Updated DzComboBox script API documentation
Fixed styling/sizing issues on the filter filed used by property and content views
Fixed styling of pane group close buttons
Fixed styling of close buttons on close-able tabs

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.67

Fixed #DS-248/CS155382: Support for Alternate Geometry in Materials Presets
Added interactive lesson support for the Presets page in the Posing, Cameras and Lights panes
Fixed DzComboEdit support for submenus; in menu mode
Fixed #DS-174: Fixed several sorts to be case-insensitive
Added sorting to the Fit To dialog
Added DzPropertySelectionComboBox to the scripting API; a DzPropertySelectionDropDown wrapper

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.68

Fixed #DS-171: Applying a Shader Mixer shader to a surface causes the UV map to be reset
Added mass editing of Scalars and Save With to the Property Hierarchy context menu
Extended DzApp::canShowSceneBuilder() to allow use with Scene Builder definitions located at paths other than the default

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.69

Build system tweaks

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.70

Tweaks to make Property Hierarchy pane more efficient about when it rebuilds its list; improves experience when selecting nodes within the same hierarchy
Fixed ERC Freeze to create links in the correct/consistent order
Added a Mode option to the Attenuation group of ERC Freeze; allows Sub-Components to be targeted by the attenuation property
Added DzNodeSelectionComboBox to the scripting API
Fixed some issues with script documentation extraction
Added documentation to several script widget classes

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.71

Fixed an issue with the interactive lesson layout command not being cleaned up completely
Fixed #DS-254: Crash while running unit tests; fixed cases where geometry can be subdivided while building; fixed crash in skin binding when geometry count handed in is incorrect; fixed case where loading deltas would cause scene to rebuild
Added Render Settings presets to the default load types
Added support for props to ERC Freeze
Updated ERC Freeze to use a single node selection drop down
Added a Keyed (Extract from Play Range) option to ERC Freeze

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.72

Public Beta 5 (RC)

Optimized application of ERC Freeze
Fixed an issue with the control value and the Keyed option in ERC Freeze
Added interactive lesson submasks for floating panes
Made StopInteractiveLessonButton style-able
Keyed ERC Freeze now prefers the most used interpolation type instead of the first used
The escape key can now be used to quit an interactive lesson

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.73

Fixed #DS-228/CS154183: Morph load issues for TriAx to TriAx auto-fit clothing
Fixed an indexing issue when asset containers deleted children
Fixed scrolling to in the Content Library pane when using “Show in Content Library” from the Smart Content pane context menu
Added a busy cursor to the “Show in Content Library” action
Fixed #DS-260/CS157419: Fixed child figures getting pose data from Pose Presets in some cases
Fixed #DS-261: Fixed morph projection when HD morphs are on

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.74

Fixed #DS-259/CS157895: Fixed load of accelerator keys from actions file

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.75

Fixed #DS-215: ERC not saving when control property is an empty morph
Fixed #DS-214: Fixed a possibility of uv sets not having a unique instance IDs
Fixed #DS-255: Fit to inconsistently displaying “multiple” under certain circumstances
Added an “ERC Bake to Play Range” action to serve as couterpart to the ability to freeze a play range via ERC Freeze

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.76

Build system tweaks

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.77

Minor consistency tweaks to default shaders
Made ERC freeze more intellegent about who owns the created ERC links
Made tweaks to interactive lesson label/button layout, styling and accessibility
Fixed render to match OpenSubdiv for what is considered infinitely sharp (edge weight/vertex weight of 10)
Fixed #DS-25: Make remove unused bones more conservative about which bones it deletes
Fixed interactive lesson support for plain text info

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.78

Build system tweaks

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.79

Refactored interactive lesson click highlight to use a leader line and tag instead of an animated circle
Styling work on interactive lessons for tag and leader line
Added DzStyledLabel; used by interactive lesson tag
Improved interactive lesson tag text; click, double click and adjust
Tweaks to interactive lesson layout, styling and accessibility
Made additions to inline help
Removed Qt3 Support dependencies from script APIs for DzGroupBox, DzHGroupBox, DzVGroupBox, DzButtonGroup, DzHButtonGroup and DzVButtonGroup
Updated DzGroupBox, DzButtonGroup and DzUiLoader script APIs
Updated script API docs

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.80

Fixed #DS-40/CS140450: Nodes parented to the active camera were being included in the frame and aim commands; any nodes parented to the active camera should be treated as if they are part of that camera and therefore should be excluded from bounding box calculations.
The aim command now behaves consistently with the frame command; no selection implies all selected - active camera and child nodes are excluded
Transfer Utility Merge Hierarchy now respects locking and keeps weight maps when not in source
Transfer Utility now respects locking in the hidden facet case
Transfer Utility now cleans up unused bulge maps
Transfer Utility Remove Unused Bones now removes bone bindings (the binding only, not the bone) when it is keeping the bone for Poser compatibility
Improved interactive lesson tag placement
Fixed a scoping issue that caused DzStyledLabel to not draw text on Mac
Fixed #DS-266/CS157766: Smart Content displays a duplicate every 128th product

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.81

Tweaks to build system

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.82

Fixed layout and group box widget classes for script

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.83

Fixed the Previous Sibling script

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.84

Transfer Utility now allows a user to transfer Favorites and control if target morphs are overridden
Exposed Transfer Utility to scripting
Fixed an issue that caused interactive lesson info text to sometimes get clipped
Fixed an issue that caused the interactive lesson highlight rect to be misplaced for undocked/undockable pane tabs in a seperate window
Fixed an issue with the tool tip not being updated when a folder/category was renamed in Content Library
Fixed a crash that occured when creating multiple folders at once, in the Content Library
Fixed a bug with interactive lessons in undockable panes
Lesson Step buttons are now given unique names
Updated inline help for the Lesson Strip
Tweaked Alembic Exporter UI
Tweaked FBX Exporter UI
Tweaked OBJ Exporter UI

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.85

Replaced QuickStart Video with Interactive Tutorials on the home page
Fixed display of rigidity group/reference count in Polygon Group Editor
Removed exclusivity requirement from rigidity groups
Added the lesson command to interactive lessons
Fixed DzMorph to emit current value has changed when deltas change
Interactive lessons now force the Camera Cube, Activity Bar, and Lesson Strip to show when relevant
Added a Purge Memory script
Updated built-in metadata
Added an interactive lesson script for the Welcome page
Made tweaks to Lesson Step popups and the interactive lesson Stop button
Fixed interactive lesson default Lesson path

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.86

Build system tweaks

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.87

Improved log messages when modifiers have issues loading
Added interactive lesson support to the Lesson Strip
Added an interactive lesson for the Barefoot Dancer
Updated the interactive lesson Home script to launch the Barefoot Dancer tutorial
Added Hide Un-Selected Facets to Polygon Group Editor
Added support for an interactive step script to the Lesson Step popup template
Fixed the placement of the “Interactive” button for Lesson Steps that provide a script

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.88

Added script support for “RunSilent” to the Alembic Exporter
Property aliases are now allowed to exist on nodes that do not belong to the same object
Fixed issues with the Mac build of Alembic
Added interactive lesson support for choosing a particular Camera or DrawStyles in the viewport
Added interactive lesson support for checking orbit, pane, zoom, etc state in the viewport
Added locate_only support to interactive lesson instructions
Fixed an issue with interactive lessons where the activity bar would be forced to display even if the target activity was not found
Added interactive lesson support for multiple viewports

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.89

Fixed #DSON-7: Fixed binding creation to lookup by asset id, not by name

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.90

Fixed an issue with building Alembic on Mac

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.91

Viewport controls that operate on click and drag now indicate “Click & Drag” in the interactive lesson tag
The cameras, lights, posing and shaping instructions all now display “Adjust” in the interactive lesson tag; consistency with the parameters and surfaces instructions
Added a Pick button/functionality to the UI Widget Map pane

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.92

Build system tweaks

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.93

Fixed #DS-277: Fixed Clear Recent Files not surviving a session
Optimized handling of orientation changes; affects loading and manipulation speed
Fixed execution order of Purge Memory script
Updated docs on DzApp::clearDelayedDeleteStack()
Tool buttons in toolbars created for a DzAction are now named; interactive lesson and inline help support
Added a DzToolBar::insertAction() overload
Pane Groups are now given unique names; interactive lesson support

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.94

Fixed objectName inconsistencies; interactive lesson and inline help support

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.95

Build system tweaks

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.96

Fixed an issue with the interactive lesson locate_only instruction
Fixed a interactive lesson toolbar highlight rect issue
Added adjustEndPoint, adjustOrientation, adjustOrientationAngles, and adjustOrigin to DzNode
Fixed Joint Editor to use adjust functions to correctly handle cases where joints are already moved by ERC
Fixed the order that Transfer Utility adds projected morphs to the target; pre vs post binding prior to saving/loading
Made adjustments that cause the Barefoot Dancer interactive lesson script to launch quicker
Fixed delay in interactive lesson handling of large databases
Fixed a bug with clearing of the interactive lesson mask when an instruction does not contain an info member
Added user colors to allow adjustment of interactive lesson styling
Updated default styles
The interactive lesson leader line, highlight rect and tag now draw differently when in locate_only mode
Updated interactive lesson home script and Barefoot Dancer script to use newly added specific style colors
Added Purge Memory script to distribution footprint

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.97

Refactored the UI Widget Map pane; in support of generating interactive lesson scripts
Fixes to interactive lesson support for view controls
Fixes to interactive lesson widget support
Improved interactive lesson resolution of content when asset path exists
Fixed interactive lesson scroll to in content views
Fixed interactive lesson delays in content views
Fixed interactive lesson viewport aim
Fixed interactive lesson blocking
Fixed interactive lesson issues with multiple leader line and tag drawing when multiple masks are used; undocked overlapping panes
Fixed interactive lesson focus issue; tag required two clicks in certain cases; locate only
Added interactive lesson asset_path support
Fixed an issue with interactive lesson searches that interfere with navigating to new paths
Added interactive lesson optional/skip support
Added the ability to generate interactive lesson scripts from the UI Widget Map context menu
Pane option menus are now explicitly named
Fixed a crash in the interactive lesson mask paint event
Made various tweaks to the Barefoot Dancer lesson
Updated styles for interactive lesson locate_only mouseover and optional button additions
Added functions to DzInteractiveLessonMgr for generating commands

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.98

Added dropUndo() to the global script context; differs from cancelUndo in that cancel undoes changes since beginUndo, while drop cancels without undoing
Added documentation for DzUndoStack and the UndoStack script API global
Updated script API references for global objects; DzMainWindow, DzOpenGL, DzScene, DzSystem
Added zero color to weight painting; used to provide visual feedback of difference between weighted and unweighted sections of a weight map
Fixed display of child weight drawing
Fixed various documentation type references to Panes as Tabs
Reworked interactive lesson tag placement; handling of widget sizes and position that caused the tag and leader to be out of view
Fixed interactive lesson mask flicker
Activity buttons are now explicitly named
Added the ability to generate interactive lesson activity scripts from the UI Widget Map context menu
Added point drawing to Weight Map Brush tool
Added zero color and control of opacity for the weight map gradient and zero colors
Added interactive lesson support for the display instruction

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.99

Build system tweaks

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.100

Fixed vertex weight drawing to only consider cage verts on subdivision surfaces

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.101

Fixed an interactive lesson bug in Content Library column view highlight rect drawing
Fixed an interactive lesson bug in Content Library with resolving same file name different extension
Added flexibility to setting demarcation values for the weight map gradient in the Weight Map Brush
Added support for an accent on the interactive lesson highlight rect
Interactive lesson Content Library column view tweaks
Fixed weight map draw mode action labels and ordering
Fixed interactive lessons to correctly handle non-default content categories
Added interactive lesson preset support to the Surfaces pane
Fixed interactive lesson asset resolution
Fixed items available in the context menu of the UI Widget Map pane
Object names for DzActionMenu instances are now set upon add/insert
Updated Barefoot Dancer interactive lesson with start/finish display instructions
Updated styles to support interactive lesson rect accent

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.102

Added interactive lesson content support for scripts and legacy scene files
Fixed a bug in interactive lesson smart content support relating to an empty top level category
Interactive lesson value instruction member for color property now accepts a string or numeric value; string value can be standard int, hex int (0x), oct int(0), or # hex
Fixed a bug with interactive lessons automatically progressing while a property is being edited if the command defined a tolerance and the value entered the acceptable range
Tweaked HD Morph limit to be smarter about indicating its max
Added DzScript::addLines(); allows one or more lines of code be added and indented to a specified level
Changed DzInteractiveLessonMgr::getInstruction() to take a QVariant for its query parameter
Extended the script API for DzInteractiveLessonMgr and DzWidgetMapPane

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.103

Fixed a bug with using the interactive lesson style color if that color was set to black; check for a valid color instead of a default
The interactive lesson leader now animates in the direction of the click
An accent is now drawn on both sides of the interactive lesson leader
Tweaked interactive lesson leader start accent styling
Lesson Steps with a interactive step script will now display an Interactive button in the step navigation
Measure Metrics interface tweaks; sort by node label

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.104

Changed the context menu item for “Open in Script IDE…” to be dynamic based on the current label of the pane
Set object names on various QMenu; interactive lesson and inline help support
Fixed an issue with the interactive lesson mask flickering when large databases cause a delay in displaying results for a given command
Made DzActionMgr::legalizeName() a static function
DzMenu submenu object names are now set dynamically based on the legalized label; interactive lesson and inline help support
Made improvements to the UI Widget Map pane; handling style changes; include menus in the list for contextual access to actions for interactive lesson instruction/script generation; rebuild map when using widget picker; Show Widget button state
Updated default styles
Added various actions to the Measure Metrics pane option menu
Measure Metrics sorting and unit preference are now saved between sessions
Updated default menus
Made tweaks to Scene pane preference saving; include Show IK and Show Hidden

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.105

Fixed an issue with updating the Measure Metrics view when restoring settings for the pane

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.106

Private Channel

Added interactive lesson support for mapped properties in the Surfaces pane
Fixed Tailor Tape node to account for GeoGrafting when displaying target polygons
Improved interactive lesson locate_only support; can be toggled true or false with a bool value
Added interactive lesson support for mapped properties in the Parameters pane and derivatives; Shaping, Posing, Lights, Cameras, etc.
Added a context menu to the Measure Metrics pane
Conducted an audit of default option menus against default advanced menus; updated defaults to match
Fixed #DS-291: Fixed a crash when deleting weight maps in the Node Weight tool
Fixed the Lock Bone Order setting being recorded/restored with other Scene pane settings; this setting is not intended to survive longer than a session - it is a content creation feature that should be on by default
Added functions related to locking bone order on the Scene pane to script API documentation
Updated default basic menus to include favorites actions and recent additions

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.107

Implemented #DS-289: Added a release cycle tag to the splash screen for non general release builds
Updated the return value for DzApp::releaseCycleString()
Fixed #DS-291: Fixed a crash when removing a weight map context
Fixed an issue where FBX export of figure with a graft could result in a crash
Fixed enumerated style elements to be consistent with the Public SDK; elements added after the initial release of the 4.5.x SDK have been moved to the end of their respective lists
Added a unique StandardPixmap for Compound Measure nodes, LAMH nodes and Garibaldi nodes
Updated default styles to reflect recent style element and action additions
Updated the Compound Measure node and all related Measure Metrics interface components to use the new style elements
Incremented the current/maximum SDK version to 4.6.2.107 to reflect additions made to the API since the General Release of 4.6.1.39. The minimum SDK version has not changed and remains at 4.5.0.100. Plugins compiled against the Public SDK should continue to load/function without need for re-compiling/re-publishing. Plugins compiled against the current SDK will not load in older versions of DAZ Studio.

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.108

Build system tweaks

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.109

Added convenience functions for getting various properties from Measure Metrics nodes, via script
Added scripting documentation stub for DzRigidFollowNode and DzGroupNode
Fixed API documentation for DzElement, DzNode and DzBone
Extended scripting API on DzNodeSelectionComboBox and DzPropertySelectionComboBox

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.110

Build system tweaks; Mac

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.111

Fixed the default state of Show IK, Show Hidden Nodes, Lock Bone Order and Parent Items In Place when a layout does not specify a state; Scene pane option menu
Fixed interactive lesson mask raise issues
Set Measure Metrics pane default sorting to be ascending
Added sorting options to Measure Metric view context menu
Updated interactive lesson intro script and Barefoot Dancer tutorial script

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.112

Added Finding, Loading and Manipulating Content interactive tutorial
Made tweaks to Barefoot Dancer interactive tutorial
Fixed an issue with DzPropertySelectionComboBox not respecting the editMode settings

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.113

Fixed interactive lesson mask raising issues on first instruction
Fixed #DS-297/CS161037: Cr2 exporter crash
Implemented a workaround for an interactive lesson pane tabbar scrolling issue
Updated styles to reflect interactive lesson naming
Tweaks to Barefoot Dancer interactive lesson
Tweaks to interactive lesson manager and UI widget map script APIs

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.114

Build system tweaks; Mac

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.115

Fixed action default menu/tool bar paths not being respected
Minor tweaks to interactive lessons

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.116

Fixed an issue in the property list view when in selection only mode (selection drop down) that caused property names to be indistinguishable from the background

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.117

Fixed viewport tool action duplication in the [default] “Tools” toolbar; toolbars now enforce a policy where a given action can exist only once - when duplicate actions are encountered only the first occurrence is added to the toolbar, duplicates are discarded
Activated [default] display of the Home page; the “Do not show this again” option for the Home page now uses a unique preference rather than re-using the Welcome page preference
Fixed the label of the “Show Home Page” preference
Minor tweak to default toolbar files; updated known action list

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.118

Build\Publishing system tweaks

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.119

Updated the Barefoot Dancer Interactive Lesson
Added Interactive Lesson default resources, on Mac

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.2.120

Release to Production

4.6.2.117, 2014-2-10
4.6.2.118, 2014-2-12
4.6.2.120, 2014-4-16

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