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GOLAEM 6.1.1 (2017/09/05)

New Features

  • Added support for Maya 2018

Improvements

  • Improved plugin loading time when a firewall is set
  • Improved performances when using the SnapTo Layer in the Simulation Layout Tool
  • New Export Animation Alembic Mode in the Simulation Baker (can be opened as a Point Cache within Houdini)
  • Connections are now selectable and can be deleted using the DEL Key in the the Channel Operator Editor
  • Scale in and out with the Alt key is not supported in the Channel Operator Editor
  • Visual Feedback values are now updated correctly when changing the selected Entity in the Channel Operator Editor
  • Channel Operator Editor is now consistent when opened multiple times (one instance, nodes at the same positions)
  • Channel Operator Editor is now refreshed correctly when opening or creating a new scene
  • Conversion to World Angle now returns an angle between -180 and 180 in the Crowd Chop Converter Node
  • New Channel this.previousDirection
  • Added a transparency parameter in the Population Tool Locator
  • Search field also searches within library item tags in the Simulation Cache Library

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed Physics shapes edition not saved correctly in the Character Maker
  • Fixed shading assignment in the VrayGolaem 3dsmax plugin
  • Fixed SetBone Layer not working correctly when editing the same bone on a second entity in the Simulation Layout Tool
  • Fixed Time Warp Layer not looping correctly with Geometry Behavior in the Simulation Layout Tool
  • Fixed inactive Geometry Behavior causing Geometry File not found at rendering time
  • Fixed Destination Terrain browser in the Simulation Cache Proxy node
  • Fixed a crash when creating a new scene and using the Channel Operator Editor
  • Fixed a crash when exiting Maya and using the Trajectory Layer in the Simulation Layout Tool
  • Fixed a crash when using the PerchOn or MeshPin Behavior in multithread
  • Fixed a crash when using the Kill Behavior and using callbacks
  • Fixed a crash when using the Emit Behavior in VP2.0
  • Fixed Perception not working properly with the External Entity Locator
  • Fixed missing material and wrong UV when baking FBX Animation and using the Golaem Character Geometry File
  • Fixed renaming the Simulation Cache Proxy which disabled Layout operations
  • Fixed a bug when using the Paint Tool when computing tangents and bitangents
  • Fixed the output directory refresh in the Golaemisator
  • Fixed Channel this.direction return value

Refactoring

  • New Shelf icon for the Channel Operator Editor
  • VrayGolaem 3dsmax plugin now comes along the Maya plugin install directory (in procedurals/3dsmax/)
  • Removed Channel this.previousOrientation (not used)

API

  • Added a -release flag in the glmCheckLicense command

Supported Rendering Engines

  • Mtoa 2.0 & 1.4.X
  • V-Ray For Maya 3.5X & 3.40.XX
  • V-Ray For 3ds Max 3.60.XX
  • Renderman Studio 21.3 and 21.4
  • Mental Ray 3.13.X
  • Redshift 2.0.91-93 / 2.5.13
  • 3Delight Studio Pro 11.0.XX
  • Guerilla Render 1.4.4
  • Katana 2.X (Arnold and Renderman)

GOLAEM 6.1 (2017/08/01)

Important notice

From this release, Golaem switches to Personal Learning Edition license if no commercial license is found.
This behavior can be disabled by setting the GLMCROWD_NO_PLE environment variable to 1
More info on http://ple.golaem.com

New Features

  • New Nodal Editor to build and debug ChannelOperation Behavior graphs
  • New Golaemisator Tool to convert Maya Characters and Animations in one click

Improvements

  • Simulation Cache OutPlug now supports per-bone scale (SnS) in the Simulation Cache Proxy
  • Faster physics simulation thanks to NVidia PhysX 3.4
  • GPU acceleration for Rigid Body Collisions (only on Windows) (beta)
  • Deformable meshes are now handled in the Perch Behavior
  • Added Target Expression in the LookAt and IK Behaviors
  • Added norm, dist and rand operations to the ChOp Operation Node
  • Added a modulo conversion mode in the ChOp Converter Node
  • Added presets buttons in the ChannelOperator Behavior
  • PostRender Callbacks now get called by PreRender Callbacks (as sanity checks)
  • Added a Reverse Order option in the Sort By Distance Sensor Filter
  • Expressions can now be caster explicitely as Double, Vector, PPAttribute, MEL... 

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed node transformation and terrain adaptation in the 3dsMax plugin
  • Fixed display when playing mirrored animations in the Motion Behaviors
  • Fixed the one frame lag with animated meshes in the MeshPin Behavior
  • Fixed out of frustum computation of Entities in the MeshPin Behavior
  • Fixed a crash due to multithread access in the MeshPin Behavior
  • Fixed a crash when setting an up vector almost equal to current up vector in the MeshPin Behavior
  • Fixed a crash with the AimAt Attributes in the MasterSlave Behavior
  • Fixed a crash when using the -selection and -transformId flags with an invalid transform Id in the glmHistory command
  • Fixed Duplicate Layer on duplicated Entities in the Simulation Layout Tool
  • Fixed Arnold Ass file bake export
  • Fixed Entities not being simulated when some particles have a 0 lifespan
  • Fixed Simulation Cache Bake when using Time Offset and Time Warp Layers in the Simulation Layout Tool
  • Fixed MEL Expression not evaluated correctly in the ChOp Input Node
  • Fixed MEL Expression not evaluated on first frame in the ChOp Input Node
  • Fixed Local position and local orientation offsets unit conversion in the Emit Behavior
  • Fixed Max Distance unit conversion in the PolygonZone Trigger
  • Fixed PPAttribute Trigger not taking changes into account
  • Fixed restart of the IK Behavior
  • Fixed Target Expression initialization in the IK, LookAt, Steer and GoTo Behaviors
  • Fixed Collision ID not working as expected in the Collision Trigger

Refactoring

  • Golaem Minidump is now disabled by default for new installations of Golaem
  • PyQt dependency has been updated to 1.0
  • New icon for the Replacer Shader Layer in the Simulation Layout Tool

API

  • glmExportCharacter and glmExportCharacterGeometry commands now return the path of the exported file
  • Flags -firstFrame and -lastFrame replaced by -startFrame and -endFrame in glmMayaToSimulationCache command
  • Flags -entityIds and -duplicate can be used together in the glmHistory command
  • Flag -entityId set to -1 now returns the list of all Entity Ids in the Simulation Cache in the glmHistory command
  • New functions glmCreateEntityExclusionList and glmDestroyEntityExclusionList in glm_crowd.h

Supported Rendering Engines

  • Mtoa 2.0 & 1.4.X
  • V-Ray For Maya 3.5X & 3.40.XX
  • V-Ray For 3ds Max 3.60.XX
  • Renderman Studio 21.3 and 21.4
  • Mental Ray 3.13.X
  • Redshift 2.0.91-93 / 2.5.13
  • 3Delight Studio Pro 11.0.XX
  • Guerilla Render 1.4.4
  • Katana 2.X (Arnold and Renderman)

Golaem 6.0.2 (2017/07/10)

New Features

  • New Override Shader Layer in the Layout Tool
  • New Channels for Body Orientation axes and Entity Up Vector as input / output

Improvements

  • Added mirror operations in the Skeleton Tab of the Character Maker
  • Traffic Lights status in the Traffic Crossing Locator
  • Desired Speed and Move Orientation is now updated by the Flock Behavior
  • Added Body Orientation axes and Entity Up Vector helpers in the viewport

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed the Time Warp Layer
  • Fixed Local Servo Physics Mode with Joint Limits not centered in the Physicalize Behavior
  • Fixed wrong initialization when using emitters in the Channel Operator Behavior
  • Fixed Roll Bones Mapping in the Character Maker
  • Fixed ground adaptation in the Traffic Behavior
  • Fixed mesh transform management in the PerchOn Behavior
  • Fixed dynamic mesh transform management in the PerchOn Behavior
  • Fixed a multithreading issue in the Attribute Behavior
  • Fixed a crash when having overlapping crossings in the Traffic Locator
  • Fixed a crash when starting a Physicalize Behavior with Entity Emitters
  • Fixed a crash when using Entity Emitters and the Attribute Behavior
  • Fixed a crash when rendering Entities with cloth simulation
  • Fixed a crash in the Alembic Bake Export Per Entity mode
  • Fixed a crash when using the Visual Feedback and a wrongly configured SetBone Behavior
  • Fixed Locomotion Behavior not working anymore with Maya Particle Fields
  • Fixed Create Vector Field button in the GoTo Behavior
  • Fixed Paint Density button in the Population Tool
  • Fixed Alembic and FBX Bake Export with prefixed mesh names
  • Fixed vector evaluation in a MEL function of a Channel
  • Fixed the World Direction To Body Angle Converter operation
  • Fixed the World Direction To Move Angle Converter operation
  • Fixed disabled 'Lock Posture on Stop' in the Physicalize Behavior 

Refactoring

  • Refactored error messages when converting motions in the Character Maker (now display the name of all bones)
  • Import Motion Options are now in a collapsed menu in the Character Maker

API

  • glmMayaToSimulationCacheCmd command has been renamed to glmMayaToSimulationCache
  • Added a cancel button on progress bars in glmMayaToSimulationCache

Supported Rendering Engines

  • Mtoa 2.0 & 1.4.X
  • V-Ray For Maya 3.5X.XX & 3.4X.XX
  • V-Ray For 3ds Max 3.50.XX
  • Renderman Studio 21.X
  • Mental Ray For Maya (any version)
  • Redshift 2.0.91-93 / 2.5.13
  • 3Delight Studio Pro 11.0.XX
  • Guerilla Render 1.4.4
  • Katana 2.X (Arnold and Renderman)

 

Golaem 6.0.1 (2017/06/28)

New Features

  • Added a Freeze On Collided mode in the MasterSlave Behavior (eg sticky arrows)
  • Added collision support of Apex Cloth Behavior and Crowd Rigid Bodies (max 32 spheres and 32 planes)

Improvements

  • Support of non-triangulated geometry in the Character Geometry File (gcg)
  • Simulation Cache file quantization format attribute in the CrowdManager Node
  • Improved performances when using a MEL expression in an Input Channel Operator
  • Conversion Factor can be set for Spine / Limbs / Effector nodes in the Character Maker
  • New Export Animation In One File Per Entity FBX Mode in the Simulation Exporter
  • New Export Animation In One File FBX Mode in the Simulation Exporter
  • Added Expression as Target Mode in the Steer and GoTo Behaviors
  • Added a Use Kinematic Target option in the Physicalize Behavior
  • Added a Use Kinematic Target option in the Crowd Rigid Body node
  • Added multiple Entity Types in the MasterSlave Behavior
  • Added an AimAt mechanism in the MasterSlave Behavior
  • Added a XYZ option to constraint position in the MasterSlave Behavior
  • Added Object ID Pass support for EntityType and Character File
  • Added Place on Connex Zones parameter in the Population Tool
  • Added objectCount, objectPos, objectDist, objectId Channels for the ActivateSensor Behavior
  • Added new target modes in the Steer Behavior
  • Channels can be used within a MEL expression when using ##channelName##
  • Population Tool Locators now get a unique ID
  • Fixed ground adaptation when using "Direct Mode Controlled by Animation" in the Locomotion Behavior
  • Particles emitted from Population Tool Locators get assigned the Population Tool ID as a PPAttribute (glmPopToolId)
  • Added statistics parameter in the Terrain Locator (displays navmesh information)
  • Added drawConnexZones parameter in the TerrainLocator
  • Ground adaptation can now be disabled for an Entity Type (advanced attributes)
  • Emit Behavior can now emit particles without Entity Types
  • Added a vertex limit parameter for Convex Hulls in Crowd Rigid Body

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed blendshape deformation computation when controlled by a distant bone
  • Fixed mirror animations looks awkward in some specific cases
  • Fixed wrong ground adaptation when playing mirror animations
  • Fixed a crash when baking sparse Simulation Caches in FBX or Alembic
  • Fixed a crash when using the Emit and Perception Behaviors
  • Fixed a crash when UVs were not set for all the faces of the face when exporting a Character Geometry file
  • Fixed a crash when rendering Simulation Caches with Layout operations on missing Entities
  • Fixed a crash when setting slot count to 0 in the circle Population Tool
  • Fixed a crash when having two or more CrowdFields and using the Perception
  • Fixed headAttBank Channel (was not returning the correct heading)
  • Fixed multiple crashes when using the SnapTo Layer in the Simulation Layout Tool
  • Fixed precision issue when using the Population Tool and Painted Vector Fields
  • Fixed jittering and frame lag in the MeshPin Behavior
  • Fixed limbFootprintPosition channel when ground adaptation is disabled
  • Fixed load / save PNG buttons in the Paint Tool
  • Fixed ground adaptation and Layout when using the Renderman plugin
  • Fixed Behavior Visual Feedback coloring when the Behavior is stopped
  • Fixed the Force Behavior display
  • Fixed Rotate Layer flag in the glmHistory command
  • Fixed Bake Simulation Cache export when Simulation Cache name begins with numbers
  • Fixed Terrain Locator assignment when using the Paint Tool to paint Population Tool density

Refactoring

  • New glmMayaToSimulationCacheCmd command to convert maya keyframe animations as Simulation Caches
  • New glmExportCharacter command to export a CharacterFile
  • New glmExportCharacterGeometry command to export a Character Geometry File (.gcg)
  • Added ppVectorAttrValue support in the glmSimulationCacheTool command
  • Added support for rotation pivot in the Rotate Layer flag of the glmHistory command
  • Flag conversionFactor of the glmExportMotion command is now of type double 3
  • glmCrowdSimulationCacheReaderPlugin has been updated to better reflect rendering plugins process

Supported Rendering Engines

  • Mtoa 1.4.0 & 1.3.X / Arnold Core 4.2.X
  • V-Ray For Maya 3.40.XX & 3.30.XX
  • V-Ray For 3ds Max 3.30.XX
  • Renderman Studio 21.0 & 21.1
  • Mental Ray For Maya (any version)
  • Redshift 2.0.91-93 / 2.5.13
  • 3Delight Studio Pro 11.0.XX
  • Guerilla Render 1.4.4
  • Katana 2.X (Arnold and Renderman)

Golaem 6 (2017/05/02)

New Features

  • New ChannelOperator Behavior to build your own fuzzy logic mechanism
  • New Perception system to perceive obstacles and entities
  • New Traffic Simulation Behaviors
  • New Emit Behavior
  • New Kill Behavior
  • New Accumulator Trigger
  • New Trajectory Edit layers in the Layout Tool (smoothing, avoidance, vector field...)
  • Component based edition of slot of the PopulationTool
  • Render Previz display mode now supports up to 16 shadowing lights (spot, omni, ambient, point or directional)
  • Render Previz display mode can now be extended via its .GLSL shader

Improvements

  • PopulationTool can now be used as an emitter
  • Added grouping options in the SnapTo Layer of the Layout Tool
  • Added an option to copy physics properties from a Character File to another in the Character Maker
  • Added support of Render Stats within the Redshift Render Proxy
  • Added a MotionID PPAttribute control to the Motion and the SyncMotion Behaviors
  • Improved interaction between Navigation and Locomotion Behaviors
  • Improved undo / redo in the Layout Tool
  • rgbPP PPAttribute is now used as the diffuse color of the displayed Entities
  • Arnold opaque attribute can now be set per mesh in the Character Maker
  • GLMCROWD_UNIT environment variable can now be used to set the Crowd Unit within the Manager Node and the NavMesh Tool
  • Starting duration allows to spread the transform change on time or animation's translation in the SyncMotion Behavior
  • Syncing a SyncMotion Behavior on another now shares the transform information
  • Syncing a SyncMotion Behavior on another now makes one owning the animation time information
  • Max Raycast Distance attribute in the Polygon Zone Trigger
  • Wind attribute can now be keyframed in the ApexCloth Behavior
  • Simulation Cache export can be interrupted from the PreCallback (if an error status is returned)

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a reproducibility issue when having multiple CrowdFields within Viewport 2.0
  • Fixed ground adaptation for tunnels, bridges and trenches in the Layout Tool
  • Fixed a crash when rendering a cache with BlindData and Blendshapes
  • Fixed a crash when using the Time Offset layer in the Layout Tool
  • Fixed a crash when using the ApexCloth Behavior with multiple CrowdFields
  • Fixed a crash when using Goto Behavior with GroupEntityTypes
  • Fixed a crash when loading a Layout file containing non existing Entity Types references
  • Fixed a crash when batch exporting motion files using the glmExportMotion command
  • Fixed a crash when exporting a simulation with an External Entity Locator
  • Fixed a crash when sharing a SetBone Behavior amongst several EntityTypes
  • Fixed a crash when syncing a SyncMotion Behavior on a Motion Behavior
  • Fixed a crash when some nodes where not related to the pelvis node in the Character Maker
  • Fixed Animation Transition match score and display with cropped Motion Clips
  • Fixed stopping duration computation in the Flock Behavior
  • Fixed blending computation in the Steering Behavior
  • Fixed Apex colliders orientation when created
  • Fixed invalid placement of slots on a NavMesh within the PopulationTool Locator
  • Fixed sourcing of Python modules within Maya 2017
  • Fixed the creation of the SimulationCacheProxy when using the Simulation Baker
  • Fixed rendering when using the Renderman Render Proxy with Render.exe
  • Fixed the ObjectId pass within the Redshift Render Proxy
  • Fixed a bug that disabled ApexCloth simulation on a mesh
  • Fixed sync duration not taken into account in the SyncMotion Behavior
  • Fixed a bug allowing multiple connections between two nodes in the Character Maker
  • Fixed a ghost window appearing in the Character Maker in Maya 2017
  • Fixed the Connect tool in the Swiss Knife Tool

Refactoring

  • Most Golaem nodes now get sorted in groups in the Outliner
  • Most Golaem nodes now get colored in the Outliner 
  • Maya2016 styled flat icons in the Golaem Shelf
  • Icons in the Golaem Menus
  • Target icon is back again in the Golaem Shelf
  • PopulationTools now have a color within the viewport
  • Consistent units within the plugin (NavMesh Tool and Visual Feedback)
  • Refactored attributes within the Flock Behavior
  • Removed Kill Painting mode
  • Removed Layout Name and Layout Dir from the Simulation Cache Proxy and the  Render Proxy
  • Renamed filters in the Collision Trigger

API

  • Added a glmParticleHandleConnections function to handle connections when a particle system is generated via the PopulationTool

Supported Rendering Engines

  • Mtoa 1.4.0 & 1.3.X / Arnold Core 4.2.X
  • V-Ray For Maya 3.40.XX & 3.30.XX
  • V-Ray For 3ds Max 3.30.XX
  • Renderman Studio 21.0 & 21.1
  • Mental Ray For Maya (any version)
  • Redshift 2.0.77-80
  • 3Delight Studio Pro 11.0.XX
  • Guerilla Render 1.4.4
  • Katana 2.X (Arnold and Renderman)

 

Golaem 5.3.4.2 (2017/06/09)

New Features

  • Added a Freeze On Collided mode in the MasterSlave Behavior (eg sticky arrows)

Improvements

  • Added Object ID Pass support for EntityType and Character File
  • Simulation Cache file quantization format attribute in the CrowdManager Node
  • Conversion Factor can be set for Spine / Limbs / Effector nodes in the Character Maker

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed blendshape deformation computation when controlled by a distant bone
  • Fixed a crash when batch exporting motion files using the glmExportMotion command
  • Fixed a crash when exporting a simulation with an External Entity Locator
  • Fixed a crash when rendering Simulation Caches with Layout operations on missing Entities

Refactoring

  • Golaem is now compiled with gcc 4.8

API

  • Flag conversionFactor of the glmExportMotion command is now of type double 3

Supported Rendering Engines

  • Mtoa 1.4.0 & 1.3.X / Arnold Core 4.2.X
  • V-Ray For Maya 3.50.XX, 3.40.XX & 3.30.XX
  • V-Ray For 3ds Max 3.30.XX
  • Renderman Studio 21.0 & 21.1
  • Mental Ray For Maya (any version)
  • Redshift 2.0.77-80
  • 3Delight Studio Pro 11.0.XX
  • Guerilla Render 1.4.4
  • Katana 2.X (Arnold and Renderman)

 

Golaem 5.3.4.1 (2017/03/15)

New Features

  • Added an option to export to an expanded vrscene file when rendering with v-ray in the Crowd Render Proxy

Improvements

  • Display message/popup for unsaved Simulation Cache Layouts when baking
  • Added a second curve with more precision in the Animation Transition node
  • Added shallow_color in supported plugs for previz for RedShift

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed ObjectID management with Redshfit
  • Fixed a reproducibility issue when stopping a Navigation Behavior in multithread
  • Fixed a crash and rendering glitches when using cloth + GCG + Multi Materials
  • Fixed a crash and glitches when having multiple cloth meshes
  • Fixed a crash when no shader is detected in mayaToGCG (mono material)
  • Fixed Geometry baking not using selected entity ids properly
  • Fixed Golaem Python modules loading within Maya 2017
  • Fixed VRay IPR rendering
  • Fixed Nucleus index for duplicated cloth connection to solver
  • Fixed a potential crash after removing Entity Types nodes
  • Fixed dirmap & wrong message when importing a gcg file from the Character Maker
  • Fixed error message about skeleton bindpose scale not matching - the real bone name will be displayed
  • Fixed the Enable Layout checkbox not taken into account in the Simulation Cache Library
  • Fixed posture import for multiple characters in Layout

Supported Rendering Engines

  • Mtoa 1.4.0 & 1.3.X / Arnold Core 4.2.X
  • V-Ray For Maya 3.40.XX & 3.30.XX
  • V-Ray For 3ds Max 3.30.XX
  • Renderman Studio 21.X
  • Mental Ray For Maya (any version)
  • Redshift 2.0.77-80
  • 3Delight Studio Pro 11.0.XX
  • Guerilla Render 1.4.4
  • Katana 2.X (Arnold and Renderman)

 

Golaem 5.3.4 (2017/01/23)

New Features

  • Golaem can now store animation of non mapped bones in its Golaem Motion file (.gmo) 

Improvements

  • New Alembic Export mode, one file per entity
  • Entity Id based Export in the Simulation Bake Tool
  • Disable collisions option in the Physics Locator
  • Hierarchical Shader Attributes range is now read from Maya shading graph in the Geometry Tab of the Character Maker
  • New height offset parameter in the MeshPin Behavior

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed blendshape export and naming in the gcg file format
  • Fixed joint limits display in the Character Maker
  • Fixed destination terrain adaptation in the Simulation Cache Proxy
  • Fixed Layout File in the Simulation Cache Proxy saving when using Maya save
  • Fixed scale and terrain adaptation in the Simulation Cache Proxy
  • Fixed terrain display not using the proxy transform in the Layout Tool
  • Fixed Shader Attributes range with Redshift shaders
  • Fixed a crash when duplicating Entities with nCloth in the Layout Tool
  • Fixed a crash when using Locomotion channels in the Locomotion Behavior
  • Fixed a crash when creating a Population Tool with no slot
  • Fixed a crash in the Perch Behavior when raycast distance was less than entity radius
  • Fixed ground adaptation when using SnS animations with a leg length ratio > 1
  • Fixed ground adaptation when the limb direction was upward
  • Fixed baked geometry export not taking Layout into account
  • Fixed Kill / Unkill Layout when rendering with Redshift
  • Fixed Kill / Unkill Layout with entities with nCloth
  • Fixed slot placement when distance was null but noise wasn't in the Population Tool
  • Fixed archiving Layout file (.gscl)
  • Fixed Python conflict between mToA and Golaem
  • Fixed Flock Locator update when using VP2.0

Refactoring

  • CrowdTargetLocator has ben replaced by the Population Tool Locator
  • Motion Clips are now sequenced and not randomized anymore in the Motion and SyncMotion Behaviors
  • More robust bone mapping in the Plug Output of the Simulation Cache Proxy
  • New icon for the MeshPin Behavior

Supported Rendering Engines

  • Mtoa 1.4.0 & 1.3.X / Arnold Core 4.2.X
  • V-Ray For Maya 3.40.XX & 3.30.XX
  • V-Ray For 3ds Max 3.30.XX
  • Renderman Studio 21.X
  • Mental Ray For Maya (any version)
  • Redshift 2.0.77 to 2.0.80
  • 3Delight Studio Pro 11.0.XX
  • Guerilla Render 1.4.4
  • Katana 2.X (Arnold and Renderman)

 

Golaem 5.3.3 (2016/12/19)

New Features

  • New MeshPin Behavior to remap simulations on a specific Mesh Space
  • Collision detection between slots of different Population Tool Locators

Improvements

  • Distance X & Z in the Population Tool Locator
  • Noise X & Z in the Population Tool Locator
  • Mesh Object Id Mode in the Render Proxy
  • New flags characterFileId, meshIds, shaderAttributeValue in glmSimulationCacheTool command
  • Redshift shading variation is taking into account when importing geometry in the Character Maker
  • Redshift rendering proxy takes Render Proxy time into account
  • A default Rendering Type is created when a new Character is initialized in the Character Maker
  • Raycast distance for Polygon Triggers can be configured
  • Contextual menu to remove the tip on Effectors in the Character Maker
  • Added displacement information to the vrscene exporter for 3ds Max
  • SyncMotion Behavior can be used without any transform
  • New option to keep the original animation orientation in the SyncMotion Behavior

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a crash when using multiple VrayGolaem nodes in 3ds Max
  • Fixed a crash when exiting Maya with External Entities
  • Fixed a crash when doing a Play Backward next to the simulation start frame
  • Fixed shaderAttribute flag in glmCharacterFileTool command
  • Fixed Cache Proxy Library Item creation when in Component Mode
  • Fixed transform parameter when rendering with Renderman
  • Fixed FBX To GCG Conversion ignoring some meshes (based on wrong material assertion)
  • Fixed FBX Export (Animation Mode) when using Rigid Meshes
  • Fixed PLE license when using instanced in Redshift

Refactoring

  • Switched viewport 2 rendering to subscene override to be compliant with Maya 2016.5 and 2017
  • Forced coronal and transverse IK Planes when detecting a biped in the Character Maker
  • Shader Importer triggers every time a Character File is loaded
  • "Add all" button in WeightList controllers
  • Contextual select in TextScrollListMapping controllers
  • Layout files are now per Simulation Cache Proxy (instead of per CrowdField)

API

  • New glmSceneLicenseCheck command

Supported Rendering Engines

  • Mtoa 1.4.0 & 1.3.X / Arnold Core 4.2.X
  • V-Ray For Maya 3.40.XX & 3.30.XX
  • V-Ray For 3ds Max 3.30.XX
  • Renderman Studio 21.X
  • Mental Ray For Maya (any version)
  • Redshift 2.0.76
  • 3Delight Studio Pro 11.0.XX
  • Guerilla Render 1.4.4
  • Katana 2.X (Arnold and Renderman)

 

Golaem 5.3.2.1 (2016/11/18)

Important Notice

From this release, Evaluation licenses have been replaced by Personal Learning Edition licenses.
Personal Learning Edition licenses are not time limited anymore but all files generated will be "waterwarked" at rendering time.
More info on http://ple.golaem.com

New Features

  • Shading diversity in the Redshift render plugin

Improvements

  • Values of Time Offset / Time Warp layers can now be set or added
  • Improved Bind Pose Detection Mode in the Character Maker (now uses skin clusters information)
  • Improved performances when using multiple Simulation Cache Proxies in a scene
  • Added support of instances in the Redshift render plugin
  • Added support of Vector Shader Attributes exports in the Alembic Baker
  • Added selection information in the Simulation Cache Layout Tool
  • Added default material support in 3delight and Renderman render plugins
  • Added Up axis check in the Maya Scene Settings Checker
  • Support of scaling in the Character Geometry GCG file
  • Support of Blendshape / Blind Data animations in glmExportMotion
  • Added evaluation mode in the Ramp Node

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed node transform not taken into account by instanced geometries at render time
  • Fixed simulation display frustum culling when using huge values for the far clipping plane
  • Fixed creation of Stop Triggers when duplicating behaviors
  • Fixed mapping of Motion Clips when duplicating Motion, SyncMotion and Locomotion behaviors
  • Fixed mirror animation in specific situations
  • Fixed a crash when rendering more than 8 Crowd Render Proxies
  • Fixed a crash when rendering time offset characters
  • Fixed a crash after picking an entity with a start frame different than the simulation start frame
  • Fixed a crash when exporting an empty mesh as Character Geometry GCG file
  • Fixed a crash when refreshing Simulation Cache Proxy when in Simulation Mode
  • Fixed a crash when using ragdoll with zero-mass or zero-density
  • Fixed a crash when a ApexCloth behavior is started
  • Fixed a crash with uninitialized entities in VP2
  • Fixed a crash hen rendering a mesh without a shading group in the Redshift render plugin
  • Fixed normals when using Render Previz on some Character Geometry GCG file
  • Fixed multi material handling in the Character Geometry GCG file
  • Fixed ground adaptation when the entire motion had footprints
  • Fixed ground adaptation when blending with non ground-adapted animations
  • Fixed material export when baking a simulation as FBX
  • Fixed namespaces creation when baking a simulation as FBX
  • Fixed display of Box Crowd Rigid Bodies with VP2
  • Fixed parameters not correctly taken into account when having multiple Flock Behaviors
  • Fixed Sync Mode based on Body Mask in the Motion Behavior
  • Fixed non reproducible simulations when using more than one particle system
  • Fixed disconnected roadmaps in the NavMesh Creator
  • Fixed no Cache Replay display on CentOS7

Refactoring

  • Replaced User Properties with Arbitrary Geometry Parameters in the Alembic Baker
  • Bake Simulation Cache Layout as a Simulation Cache has been moved to the Simulation Exporter Tool (Baker tab)
  • Decreased limit for warning message when computing a NavMesh for a huge environment
  • Target reachability is checked even when there are multiple zones in a NavMesh
  • Removed Layout operations on a CrowdManager Node (Kill, Set Mesh Assets)
  • Render Previz geometries get refreshed when shaders are imported​
  • NavMesh Creator now ignores hidden geometry

API

  • Added a -personal flag to the glmCheckLicense command
  • Added a -savedWithPLE flag to the glmCheckLicense command
  • Added a sortedBones attribute flag to the glmCharacterFileTool command
  • Added a entityKilled attribute flag to the glmSimulationCacheTool command
  • Added a boolean return value to the glmConvertFbxToGcg command

Supported Rendering Engines

  • Mtoa 1.4.0 & 1.3.X / Arnold Core 4.2.X
  • V-Ray For Maya 3.40.XX & 3.30.XX
  • V-Ray For 3ds Max 3.30.XX
  • Renderman Studio 21.X
  • Mental Ray For Maya (any version)
  • Redshift 2.0.70, 2.0.71 & 2.0.72
  • 3Delight Studio Pro 11.0.XX
  • Guerilla Render 1.4b31
  • Katana 2.X (Arnold and Renderman)
Also supported (but must be manually installed)
  • Renderman Studio 20.X

 

Release Notes