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What's New in 3D Canvas 6.6
---------------------------
o) New 3D Renderer
The 3D Canvas 3D renderer has been completely re-written so as to allow
for the new rendering features of today's 3D graphics cards.
o) Real-time True Shadows
True shadows can now be rendered in real time.
o) Bump Mapping
The new 3D Canvas renderer supports Dot Product 3 bump mapping.
o) Cartoon Rendering
Real-time Cartoon Rendering is now supported.
o) Anisotropic Filtering
Textures can be filtered using Anisotropic filtering.
o) Improved support for Targa and PNG textures
3D Canvas now loads Targa and PNG textures more quickly.
o) Improved Point and Face Selection
The selection of points and faces on heavily deformed objects is now
more accurate.
o) Improved Outline Rendering Mode
Outline mode now renders lines more clearly.
o) Hardware Anti-aliasing of Snapshots and Videos (3D Canvas Pro only)
3D Canvas now renders snapshots and videos using hardware anti-aliasing.
o) New Edge Operation Features
The Edge operation can now create edges between existing edges. It also
allows multiple points to be joined in a single operation.
o) Enhanced Group Selection Tool
The Group Selection Tool can now be used to select multiple edges.
o) Rendering of Complex Faces
3D Canvas now renders concave and highly distorted faces
o) New Import Options
There are nine new import options including automatic centering with a scene,
resizing, creasing, defaulting textures and geometry manipulation options.
o) Hover Object Details
Hovering the cursor over an object now displays the name of the object, the size
of the object, the number of faces and points, and the name of the texture
applied to the object
o) Hover Position Details
The position the cursor is hovering over is now displayed.
o) Distance From Selected Point Displayed
When a point on an object is selected, the distance from the selected point to the
hover position, or point position is displayed
o) Improved Consolidate and Merge Triangles Operations (3D Canvas Pro Feature)
These operations can now optionally merge faces and triangles of dissimilar materials.
o) Five New Import Formats (3D Canvas Pro Feature)
Maya (rtg)
RealiMation 4.1 (rbs)
StereoLithography (stl)
VideoScape (geo)
XYZ (xyz)
o) Eleven New Export Formats (3D Canvas Pro Feature)
Lightscape (lp)
Open Inventor (iv)
Maya (ma)
Quicktime 3D Metafile (3dmf)
RealiMation 4.1 (rbs)
Softimage 3.5 (xsi)
StereoLithography (stl)
TurboSilver (ts)
VideoScape (geo)
Viewpoint (mtx)
X3D (X3D)
o) Improved Support For Materials during Import and Export
Translucency, specular, ambient and diffuse material properties
are now preserved during import and export.
o) Enhanced Support for Backdrop Plans
Backdrop plan support has been enhanced to support non-square plans
and automatic scaling of plans.
o) Improved Support for Non-Square Textures
Non-square textures are now displayed in the original proportions.
o) Improved Import/Export Speed
Files now import and export more quickly.
Note that not all features are supported by older computers and older
3D Graphics cards.
What's New in 3D Canvas 6.5
---------------------------
o) Enhanced Boolean Operations (3D Canvas Pro only)
Boolean operations now produce fewer faces and points.
o) Renderer Improvements
The 3D Canvas renderer now displays multi-layered translucency and
transparency.
o) Improved Divide Operation
The Divide operation has a new option to allow for horizontal
and vertical divisions.
o) Enhanced Crease Operation
The Crease operation now creases faces that have collinear edges.
o) New Repair Geometry Operation (3D Canvas Pro only)
The new Repair Geometry operation corrects problems with model
geometry such as collinear edges and concave facets.
o) Auto-Creasing
3D Canvas now automatically re-creases after many operations in
order to correct creasing problems introduced by geometry changes.
o) Enhanced MD2 Export (3D Canvas Plus/Pro only)
The MD2 export can now export hierarchies as well as individual
objects.
o) New Consolidate Operation (3D Canvas Pro only)
The new Consolidate operation automatically merges faces where the
resulting merged faces are planar and convex.
o) Microsoft Train Simulator Wizard Enhanced (3D Canvas Plus/Pro only)
The Train Simulator Wizard now supports the export of custom levels
of detail. It also supports the export of unconsolidated sub-objects
for the creation of signals.
o) New Merge Triangles Operation (3D Canvas Pro only)
Automatically merges triangles where the resulting faces are planar
and convex.
o) New Create Unique Names Plug-in (3D Canvas Pro only)
This new plug-in creates unique names for each group and object in the
hierarchy selected.
o) Enhanced Extrude Operation
The Extrude operation can now extrude based on the average face
direction.
o) New De-triangulate Operation (3D Canvas Pro only)
Automatically converts triangle faces to quadrilateral (four-sided)
faces.
o) Improved Solidify Operation (3D Canvas Plus/Pro only)
The Solidify operation now uses a more sophisticated approach to
solidifying objects.
o) Operation Material Improvements
All operations now retain material information.
o) Improved Face Highlighting
Faces selected while in wireframe mode are now more visible.
o) Automatic Point Handle Resizing
The handles for selected points are now resized based on the viewing
position.
o) Automatic Recovery of Selection after Undo
Object, Face, Edge and Point selections are now recovered after
an undo.
o) Reduced Memory Usage
Memory usage is reduced for scenes with large numbers of layers.
o) Plug-ins Enhanced (3D Canvas Pro only)
Plug-ins can now be applied to selected groups and hierarchies.
o) New Scripting methods (3D Canvas Pro only)
The CanvasApplication class now includes six new methods: GetSnapToMode,
GetSnapToObjectInterval, GetSnapToPointInterval, GetCanvasMode,
GetCanvasModeTime and GetTrainSimulatorUtilsPath.
The CanvasGroup's ExportToTrainSimulator method now supports
non-consolidated sub-objects.
The CanvasObject class now includes three new methods: Reduce, Optimize
and DeleteFace.
The CanvasScene class now includes three new methods: GetSelectionType,
GetCameraGroup, GetActiveFaceObjectIndex. It also supports multiple
active groups and objects.
o) Scene Script Now Supported (3D Canvas Pro)
Each scene can now have its own script. This can be used as a controlling
script for all scene components rather than having a script for each
individual group and/or object.
o) Third Party Operations (3D Canvas Pro only)
Third party developers and users can now create operations for 3D Canvas Pro.
o) Chamfer Operation Enhanced (3D Canvas Plus/Pro only)
The Chamfer operation has a new parameter so that you can easily change
the chamfer amount.
o) New Ctrl-Key and Function Key Shortcuts
All Tools, Rendering Modes and Highlight Modes can now be selected via
Ctrl-Key combinations or Function keys.
What's new in 3D Canvas 6.0.2.4
-------------------------------
This release corrects a problem where animated objects and skeletons were not
being exported properly to Shockwave 3D.
What's new in 3D Canvas 6.0.2.3
-------------------------------
o) Weld To Range Plug-in (3D Canvas Plus/Pro only)
The Weld To Range plug-in is now included in the install for
3D Canvas Plus/Pro. It is used to weld together points that
are within a specified range.
o) Sampling of Plug-Ins from Paul Gausden's Plug-in Pack (3D Canvas Plus/Pro only)
The Pipe Builder, Reset Animation Positions and Shift Center plug-ins from
Paul Gausden's Plug-in Pack are available to 3D Canvas Plus and 3D Canvas Pro
users.
Thanks to Paul Gauden for providing these plug-ins for 3D Canvas Plus
and 3D Canvas Pro users.
What's new in 3D Canvas 6.0.2.2
-------------------------------
This is a maintenance release. There are no new functions.
What's new in 3D Canvas 6.0.2.1
-------------------------------
This is a maintenance release. There are no new functions.
What's new in 3D Canvas 6.0.2.0
-------------------------------
o) Support for Multi-user Systems.
3D Canvas now supports installation on multi-user systems. Note that due
to this change textures and libraries are now stored in a folder called
"3D Canvas" which is located in your "My Documents" folder.
See the Readme file for more information on installation on multi-user systems.
What's new in 3D Canvas 6.0.1.4
-------------------------------
This is a maintenance release. There are no new functions.
What's new in 3D Canvas 6.0.1.3
-------------------------------
o) Point Gliding
Points can now be moved along an edge or across a specific plane using the new
point gliding function.
o) New Taper Operation
A new simpler Taper operation is now available. It now includes simple volume based
controls to easily select the region of the object to taper.
The old Taper operation is still available and is now called the Taper+ operation.
What's new in 3D Canvas 6.0.1.2
-------------------------------
o) New Twist Operation (3D Canvas Pro/LP only)
A new simpler Twist operation is now available. It now includes simple volume based
controls to easily select the region of the object to twist.
The old Twist operation is still available and is now called the Twist+ operation.
What's new in 3D Canvas 6.0.1.1
-------------------------------
o) New Bend Operation
A new simpler Bend operation is now available. It now includes simple volume based
controls to easily select the region of the object to bend.
The old Bend operation is still available and is now called the Warp operation.
What's new in 3D Canvas 6.0.1.0
-------------------------------
o) User-Configurable Function Sets
Options are now available to define which sets of operations, plug-ins
and scripts are available. This allows users to remove clutter by
hiding functions that they do not use on a regular basis.
o) Non-Linear Navigation and Editing
The Navigation and Edit Controls now work in a non-linear fashion.
This allows easier modelling of large objects.
o) Operation Defaults Available via Right-Click
Operation defaults can now be set using the older right-click method
as well as the new "Remember These Setting" function.
What's New in 3D Canvas 6.0
---------------------------
o) Subdivision Surfaces
Objects can now behave as subdivision surfaces where the object is
automatically smoothed in real time as changes are being made.
o) Real Time Mirroring (3D Canvas Pro only)
Objects can now be automatically mirrored in real time.
o) In-place Operations
Many operations can now have their parameters adjusted without
opening pop-up windows.
o) Additional Keyboard Shortcuts
New keyboard shortcuts allow for temporary overrides of the
current modeling constraints and the current modeling coordinates mode.
o) Custom Operation Defaults
Operations now support User defined parameters defaults.
o) Enhanced Primitives Parameters
The parameters for primitives can now be adjusted without the need
to open a pop-up window
o) Custom Primitive Defaults
Primitives now support user-defined parameter defaults.
o) Custom Material Defaults
The material palette now supports user-defined defaults.
o) Enhanced Smooth Operation
The Smooth operation has new options to permit multiple smoothing
levels and tension.
The smooth operation also now retains material information and is
up to thirty times faster than in previous releases.
o) Enhanced Divide Operation
The Divide operation now retains material information when applied
to whole objects and is up to thirty times faster than in previous
releases.
o) User-Defined Default Creasing
A default creasing factor can now be specified for objects. This
creasing factor is used by operations to re-crease the object
whenever the operation can not retain creasing.
o) New Scripting methods (3D Canvas Pro/LP only)
The Object class now includes two new methods: GetCreaseFactor and
SetCreaseFactor. These methods are used to support default creasing.
What's New in 3D Canvas 5.7a
----------------------------
o) New Crease All Plug-In (3D Canvas Pro/LP only)
Creases all objects in a scene.
o) Extrude Operation Enhanced
The Extrude operation is now more accurate on heavily deformed faces.
What's New in 3D Canvas 5.7
---------------------------
o) Enhanced Object Building Tools
The Lathe, Extrude, Text and Terrain tools now provide in-place views
to simplify model creation.
o) Skeletal Auto-Weighting System
An enhanced auto-weighting system for bones is now available that
improves the skin's appearance around joints.
o) Bone Range of Effect Improvements
Bones now have more flexible facilities for setting bone effect ranges,
including the ability to encompass irregular shapes.
o) Outline Rendering Mode
A new rendering mode has been added where the faces that make up an
object are rendered outlined.
o) Microsoft Flight Simulator Export
Exporting to Microsoft Flight Simulator format is now supported.
o) Microsoft Train Simulator Export Enhanced
The Microsoft Train Simulator export now supports specular highlighting.
o) Optimize Function
Removes inactive object layers to reduce file size.
o) Clone Function Enhanced
The Clone function now operates on object hierarchies.
o) New Scripting method (3D Canvas Pro/LP only)
New Bone object method:
GetAffectedPointWeight
Note that plug-in developers must now implement the "GetName"
and "GetAuthor" methods. Examples are provided in the "Plug-in/Samples"
folder.
What's New in 3D Canvas 5.6
---------------------------
o) Shockwave 3D Export
Export to the Shockwave 3D (w3d) format is now supported.
Export of animation and skeletal information requires
3D Canvas Pro.
o) Improved DirectX Export (Available with 3D Canvas LP/Pro)
The DirectX export has been updated to conform to DirectX 8.
This allows for the export of skeletal objects (skinned meshes).
What's New in 3D Canvas 5.5c Revision 4
---------------------------------------
o) Enhanced Extrude Operation
The Extrude Operation now extrudes edges as well as faces.
o) Improved Wavefront (OBJ) Export
Wavefront (OBJ) files are no longer triangulated on export.
What's New in 3D Canvas 5.5c
----------------------------
o) Extrude Tool Enhanced
Th Extrude Tool is now capable of creating 2-d extrudes.
o) Train Simulator Wizard Enhanced
- Now supports all available compression formats.
- Supports water and coal intakes for tenders.
- Now permits animation information to optionally be updated so that pre-animated
models retain their animation information.
- Automatically orients the part identification view towards model.
o) Triangulate Operation Improved
The Triangulate operation now preserves materials and is considerably faster.
o) Lathe Tool Enhanced
The Lathe Tool now supports the creation of solid lathe segments.
o) Boolean Operations Improved
Boolean operations are now more accurate and no longer require pre-triangulation.
o) UV Map/UV Re-Map/UnWrap Operations
These operations now support mapping rotation.
What's New in 3D Canvas 5.5b
----------------------------
This is a maintenance release. No new functions are included.
What's New in 3D Canvas 5.5a
----------------------------
Minor revisions were made to face and point movement to make them
consistent with object movement.
What's New in 3D Canvas 5.5
---------------------------
o) Right-Click Access to Common Operations
Many of the most common operations are now available via
the right-click popup menu.
o) Right-Click Selection Features
Many new object, face, edge and point selection features have
been added to the right-click popup menus. New features include
Select Group, Grow Selection, Edge Loop, By Direction, By Material etc.
o) Center Mouse Button Navigation
The center mouse button is now used as a navigation button.
Center-dragging while the mouse pointer is over an object examines
the object. Center-dragging while not over an object results in
zooming in/out. Holding down the ctrl, shift, or ctrl-shift keys
provide additional navigation options.
o) Chamfer Operation (3D Canvas LP/Pro only)
Chamfers points and edges.
o) Chamfer Scaling
Chamfer scaling is available by shift-dragging on the scale planes
of the Edit Control.
o) Point Position Operation
Permits direct entry of the position of the selected point.
o) Inset Operation
Creates a new faces inset within the selected face or faces.
o) Smooth Operation
Uses a new smoothing algorithm. This result is better adherence to
the general shape of the original object.
o) Soften Operation
Softens the edges of an object. Similar to the Smooth operation
though it does not increase the number of faces or points. It also
can be used on a selection of faces, edges or points.
o) Equalize Operation
Equalizes a selection of points along either the X, Y or Z axes.
o) Bridge Operation (3D Canvas LP/Pro only)
Creates a bridge between two faces.
o) Weld-Nearest Operation (3D Canvas LP/Pro only)
Welds the nearest neighbouring point to the selected point.
o) Weld-To-First Operation (3D Canvas LP/Pro only)
Welds all selected points to the first selected point.
o) Weld-To-Nearest Operation (3D Canvas LP/Pro only)
Welds the selected point to its nearest neighbouring point.
o) Divide Operation
The Divide operation can now divide edges into a user-selectable
number of edges.
o) Mirror/Flip Operations (3D Canvas LP/Pro only)
The Mirror operation has been renamed the Flip operation. A new
Mirror operation takes its place which automates the entire
mirroring process including the removal of interior faces.
Also, both operations now support mirroring on the X, Y and Z axes.
o) Extrude Operation
The Extrude operation now has the option of extruding a group of
faces as a region or individually. If faces are extruded as a region
they remain linked after the extrusion.
o) Trim Operation
The Trim operation is now available in the freeware version of 3D Canvas.
o) Scale Operation
The Scale operation is now available in the freeware version of 3D Canvas.
o) Improved Grouping
3D Canvas now uses a familiar grouping concept. Groups, and group
hierarchies can be selected and manipulated as a whole.
o) Automatic Face Re-Selection
The faces most likely to be used for the next operation are
automatically re-selected.
o) New Scripting method (3D Canvas Pro/LP only)
New Face object method:
GetFaceNormal
What's New in 3D Canvas 5.0.8
-----------------------------
o) Importing and Exporting of the MD2 Format (3D Canvas Pro/LP only)
o) Adjust Points Operation (3D Canvas Pro only)
Used to animate points. A typical use for this operation is the
animation of facial expressions.
o) Unlink Operation (3D Canvas Pro only)
Used to unlink faces so that they no longer share points. When applied
following a Burst or Swirl operation it permits their animation to be
exported to MD2 and Neutral Object Format.
o) Support for the PCX Textures
o) Enhanced Neutral Object Format Import and Export (3D Canvas LP/Pro only)
o) Skeleton Enabling and Disabling
All bones associated with a skin can now be enabled or disabled en-masse.
o) Combined Skeletal and Operation Animation
Operation animation and skeletal animation can now be combined on a single object.
As an example, this permits facial animation using the Adjust Points operation
to be combined with skeletal animation of limbs.
What's New in 3D Canvas 5.0.7
-----------------------------
o) Train Simulator Wizard 1.1
Adds support for the engineer "head out" view, fuel and freight intakes,
and passenger view positions.
What's New in 3D Canvas 5.0.5
-----------------------------
o) Flat-Wireframe Rendering Mode
A new rendering mode where the faces that make up an object
are rendered outlined.
o) Train SimWizard Plug-In (3D Canvas Pro/LP only)
A wizard that assists in configuring and exporting models
to Microsoft Train Simulator format.
o) Translucent Grid Mode
o) Normalize Fames Plug-In (3D Canvas Pro/LP only)
Sets all of the scene's frames to the default orientation
while retaining the appearance of the scene.
o) Fill Untextured Plug-In (3D Canvas Pro/LP only)
Fills all untextured faces with the current material from
the material palette.
o) Count Untextured Plug-In (3D Canvas Pro/LP only)
Counts the number of untextured faces.
o) Importing and Exporting of Neutral Object Format (NOF) (3D Canvas Pro/LP only)
o) New Scripting methods (3D Canvas Pro/LP only)
New CanvasApplication object methods:
GetTexturePath
FormatExport
FormatExportMeters
New Scene object methods:
GetLightCount
GetLight
New Frame object methods:
GetLightCount
GetLight
SetParent
New Light object method:
GetType
What's New in 3D Canvas 5.0
---------------------------
o) Direct raytracing (3D Canvas Pro only)
A single click on the "Raytrace" button on the main toolbar
raytraces your scene. The image is displayed directly in
3D Canvas. This requires that either POVRay or Blue Moon Rendering
Tools is installed. Both are available for free. Clicking the
Raytrace button on the main toolbar provides more information on
where to download these products.
o) Improved Importing and Exporting (3D Canvas Pro only)
Importing and exporting are now faster and texture coordinates are
preserved for most formats. New formats include Renderware (RWX)
and limited support for Lightwave (LWO).
o) Animated Light Properties
Light properties such as light color/intenstity can now be animated.
o) Animated Camera Properties
Camera properties such as depth of field can now be animated.
o) Bumpmapping (3D Canvas Pro only - Raytracing only)
o) Support for RenderMan/Blue Moon Rendering Tools
o) Object Nudge
Objects can be nudged tiny increments using the arrow keys
on the keyboard.
o) Expanded Raytracing Material attributes (3D Canvas Pro only)
Many additional POVRay material attributes are supported including
predefined materials and color patterns.
o) Terrain Building Tool (3D Canvas Pro only)
Terrain can now be created using the new Terrain Building Tool.
Terrain can be random, based on Height Maps, or created using
Fractals.
o) Oriented tools and operations
All relavent tools and operations can now be applied using
an orientation. The possible orientations are:
Standard, Screen, World, Object and Face
o) Integrated Timeline (3D Canvas Pro only)
The timeline can now be displayed when animating. This allows for
direct selection of animation times and easy manipulation of
key-frames.
o) Animation Sequences (3D Canvas Pro only)
Animation sequences can now be saved with an object so that they
can be used as needed when the object is used in multiple scenes.
For example a walk-sequence, run-sequence etc. could be defined for
a model of a human. This model could then be stored in an object
library and used in multiple scenes including only those sequences
necessary for a particular scene.
o) Orientation Previews
The orientation of an operation can now be previewed. An orientation
map is applied to the active selection so that the exact orientation
of the operation is visible
o) Material Wrapping Previews
The orientation and wrapping appearance of texture wraps can now
be previewed.
o) Operations can now be applied to groups
Operations can now be applied to Object hierarchies that
have been Alt-Selected.
o) Enhanced Shift Tool
Now permits the use of the edit control. This allows the center
of rotation to be rotated as well as moved.
o) Enhanced Rotation Axis Tool
Now permits the use of the edit control. This allows more precise
orientation.
o) ActiveX Plugins (3D Canvas Pro/LP only)
Developers can now create ActiveX plugins as well scripts for
3D Canvas Pro. The 3D Canvas API described in the online help
is used in the same way for ActiveX plugins as it is for scripts.
There are several plugin samples written in Visual Basic in the
Plugins\Samples folder. Of particular note is the NameIt sample
which uses a 3D Canvas viewport to view the scene, allow
navigation and selection of objects from within the plugin.
(Note that this viewport is not currently available due to
an installation issue)
o) New Orthographic Views
In addition to the current Front, Top and Side (Left) views there
are now Rear, Bottom and Right Side views.
o) UV Re-Map Operation
Permits adjustment of texture coordinates on texture mapped objects
without affecting any other aspect of their material.
o) Material Update Plug-in
Updates the selected object, or object faces with the current material
in the Material Palette.
o) Enhanced Unwrap Operation
Now permits adjustment of texture coordinates prior to creation of the
texture map. Also permits an entire object to be unwrapped onto a single
texture.
o) Selectable Units
Units of Meters, Centimeters and Feet can be selected. Units are
displayed appropriately on status bars and with object properties.
o) Automatic conversion of models created in Feet to Meters when
exporting to Microsoft Train Simulator's "S" format
o) Enhanced toolbars
Toolbars can now be customized based on your usage of 3D Canvas.
o) Objects can now be displayed using points
o) Frame Orientation Reset Operation
Resets the frame of the selected object to the default orientation.
o) The 3D Canvas grid can now be displayed in wireframe or using
points.
o) Improved Flatten Operation (3D canvas Pro/LP only)
Now permits flattening of object sub-sections and non-uniform flattening.
o) Improved Crease Operation
Now permits creasing of individual faces, edges and points.
o) Area Lights (Raytracing only)
When used with raytracing, Area lights produce soft shadows.
o) New Scripting methods
New Scene object methods:
GetAnimationKeyFrameCount
SetAnimationKeyFrameCount
GetAnimationKeyFPS
SetAnimationKeyFPS
New Frame object methods:
ExportToDirectX
ExportToTrainSimulator
o) Support for TIF textures
What's New in 3D Canvas 4.24
----------------------------
o) Added support for POVRay 3.5
Support for MegaPOV has been removed since MegaPOV was simply
an early beta of the features of POVRay 3.5. The Light "Glow"
function was removed since it is not support by POVRay 3.5.
What's New in 3D Canvas 4.23
----------------------------
o) Scene Details script (3D Canvas Pro only)
Provides details about the scene such as number of points,
number of faces, number of objects, object positions,
materials used by objects etc.
o) Support for Targa (tga) textures
o) Custom Grids
The standard 3D Canvas grid can now be replaced by custom
front, side and top views.
The Lathe and Extrude tools now permit a side view of the
desired object to replace the standard grid.
o) Microsoft Train Simulator export improvements (3D Canvas Pro only)
-Full support for translucency.
-Automatic generatation of distance-based levels of detail.
-Improved Mipmap levels.
-Exported file is now automatically converted to unicode.
-Support for the numbering systems of non-english speaking
regions.
o) Scripting Enhancements (3D Canvas Pro only)
Three new methods have been added to the Scene object that can
be used to determine the number of faces in the scene, the
number of points in the scene and the size of scene.
o) UV Map operation enhancement
The UV Map operation now supports zooming to permit more accurate
mapping.
What's New in 3D Canvas 4.22
----------------------------
Version 4.22 is a maintenance release. There are no
functional changes.
What's New in 3D Canvas 4.21
----------------------------
o) Enhanced Shift Tool
An object's point of rotation can now be moved without
affecting the position of the object.
o) Glowing Lights (3D Canvas Pro - Raytracing only)
Lights rendered with POVRay/MegaPOV .7 can now have a
glow effect.
o) Atmosphere Enhancements (3D Canvas Pro - Raytracing only)
When rendering with POVRay visible light effects can
be enabled without enabling fog.
What's New in 3D Canvas 4.2
---------------------------
o) Weld Operation (3D Canvs Pro only)
Welds object points together.
o) Edge Operation (3D Canvas Pro only)
Creates an edge between two selected points.
o) Trim Operation Enhanced (3D Canvas Pro only)
The Trim operation can now trim edges.
o) Scale Operation Enhanced (3D Canvas Pro only)
The Scale operation can now scale an object to specified
dimensions.
o) Microsoft Train Simulator Export (3D Canvas Pro only)
Exporting to Microsoft Train Simulator format (.s) is now
supported.
o) Scripting Enhancement (3D Canvas Pro only)
An object can be added to another object using the new
AddObject method.
For the latest information on 3D Canvas(tm) see www.amabilis.com.
Copyright (c) 2006 Amabilis Software
