Release Notes

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Golaem 9.1.1 (2024/08/01)

Improvements

  • Weighted Asset Group nodes distribution can now be controlled using Golaem Attributes
  • Multiple motion files can be played in the PlayMotion Layer of the Layout Tool
  • Added access to the Mesh Asset Assignment window in the SetMeshAsset Layer of the Layout Tool
  • Added Apply button in the Entity Mesh Asset Assignment window
  • Added Highlight Factor attribute used when selecting an Entity in Simulation or Cache Replay mode
  • Selection outline can be disabled during simulation and cache replay
  • Rigid bodies can now be disabled in the Physics Override node of the Character Maker
  • Added a menu entry to add a selected Golaem node to the current level
  • Added an option to select entities inside meshes in the Entity Selector Layer
  • Added display mask options on the CrowdCachePosture Layer of the Layout Tool
  • Added display mask options on the CrowdCacheRig Layer of the Layout Tool
  • Added an option to disable bone-to-bone replay mapping on the Locomotion behavior
  • Disable bone-to-bone replay mapping when using a mirrored animation in Motion and Locomotion behaviors
  • Added a External Maya Field threshold attribute in the Crowd Manager 

Bug fixes

  • Fixed a crash when initializing a simulation from particles with a lifespan set to 0
  • Fixed brush position when using the Population Tool Free Place mode for Maya < 2024
  • Fixed rotateNoise not taken into account in the Rotate Layer of the Layout Tool
  • Fixed first slot invalid position in the Population Tool Free Place mode
  • Fixed Population Tool Entity Type and Rendering Type randomness
  • Fixed bones excluded from IK in the IK Behavior
  • Fixed Mesh Render Previz not using existing materials

API

  • Added -getEntitiesIdsInMesh flag in the glmLayoutTool command

Supported DCCs

  • Autodesk Maya 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024
  • Autodesk 3ds Max 2022, 2023, 2024
  • Foundry Katana 3.X, 4.X, 5.X, 6.X
  • Unreal Engine 4.27, 5.2, 5.3
  • SideFx Houdini 19.5.716, 20.0.688

Supported Rendering Engines

  • Arnold Mtoa 5.4.X / KtoA 4.2 / Arnold 7.3.X
  • V-Ray For Maya 6.0X, 6.1X / For 3ds Max 6.0X, 6.1X
  • Renderman For Maya 25.X, 24.X / For Katana 25.X, 24.X
  • Redshift For Maya 3.0.46-57 / For Katana 3.0.46-57 / For 3ds Max 3.0.46-57
  • USD Standalone 0.23.11 / For MayaUSD 0.23.0 0.27.0 / For Houdini 19.5 and 20.0 / For Katana 3.5
  • Guerilla Render 2.1, 2.2, 2.3

Also supported (but must be manually installed):

  • Arnold Mtoa 5.3 / Ktoa 4.2 / Arnold 7.2
  • V-Ray For Maya 6.2X / For 3ds Max 6.2X
  • Renderman For Maya 23.X / For Katana 23.X
  • Redshift For Maya 3.5.14-16 / For Katana 3.5.14-16

Golaem 9.1 (2024/06/26)

New features

  • New Free Place mode in the Population Tool to direct slot positions, orientations, rendering types and entity types
  • Entity Mesh Asset assignment can now be edited in simulation

Improvements

  • FBX/USD/BVH animations can now be replayed on identical skeleton without mapping
  • Improved performances when using multiple Motion Behaviors
  • Improved UI on the Add/Remove Mesh Asset Layer of the Layout Tool
  • Added full Cryptomatte support in the Golaem for Vray plugin
  • Added support for position and scale for any bone in the ChopBehavior SetBone mode
  • Added support for Rendering Type color in the Entity Type display options
  • Added support for rotationPP input when creating a component Population Tool
  • Added move and erase options on multipoints Population Tools (using Free place mode)
  • Added orientation, entity type and rendering type edits options on Population Tools (using Free place mode)
  • Entity scale is now written as a PPAttribute in the linked particle system
  • Entity Rendering Type idx is now written as a PPAttribute in the linked particle system
  • Skeleton Overrides are now kept from one level to another
  • Mesh Asset and Shader Attributes values are now kept from one level to another
  • Added USD Procedural attributes in the Golaem Render Proxy
  • Added kind, extentHints information in the Golaem For USD plugin
  • New glmMaterialAssignMode attribute in the Golaem For USD plugin

Bug fixes

  • Fixed USDSkel export when having Character Files with namespaces
  • Fixed a crash when using more than one Layout File on a Simulation Cache Proxy node
  • Fixed a crash when importing a multi material mesh with invalid materials in the Character Maker
  • Fixed a crash when playing a FBX file on a different skeleton
  • Fixed level creation when an EntityType node has been deleted
  • Fixed Population Tool density paint not being refreshed when opening a scene
  • Fixed Population Tool losing UV edits because of wrong collision tests
  • Fixed the loop blending of the Motion Mode of the Character Maker
  • Fixed Mesh Render Previz mode when using UDIMs
  • Fixed Golaem Bbox display normals in the Golaem For USD plugin
  • Fixed PP Attribute mode in the Expression Trigger
  • Fixed Remap ChOp node with previous entries
  • Fixed SetShaderAttribute and SetAttribute Layers error regarding map not found
  • Fixed unsteady ankle orientation when using Foot Locking

Refactoring

  • Added support for Arnold 73
  • Removed support for Arnold 71
  • Added support for Vray 6.20
  • Removed support for Vray 5
  • Added support for Houdini 20.0.688
  • Removed support for Houdini 20.0.506
  • Added Display control option in the Entity Type shelf submenu
  • Removed EntityType paint mode in the Paint Tool (replaced by the Free Place Population mode)
  • Removed opaque attribute in the Golaem For Arnold plugin

API

  • New abcPVSrcFiles and abcPVPropNames flag in the glmCrowdSimulationBaker for per vertex attributes

Supported DCCs

  • Autodesk Maya 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024
  • Autodesk 3ds Max 2022, 2023, 2024
  • Foundry Katana 3.X, 4.X, 5.X, 6.X
  • Unreal Engine 4.27, 5.2, 5.3
  • SideFx Houdini 19.5.716, 20.0.688

Supported Rendering Engines

  • Arnold Mtoa 5.4.X / KtoA 4.2 / Arnold 7.3.X
  • V-Ray For Maya 6.0X, 6.1X / For 3ds Max 6.0X, 6.1X
  • Renderman For Maya 25.X, 24.X / For Katana 25.X, 24.X
  • Redshift For Maya 3.0.46-57 / For Katana 3.0.46-57 / For 3ds Max 3.0.46-57
  • USD Standalone 0.23.11 / For MayaUSD 0.23.0 0.27.0 / For Houdini 19.5 and 20.0 / For Katana 3.5
  • Guerilla Render 2.1, 2.2, 2.3

Also supported (but must be manually installed):

  • Arnold Mtoa 5.3 / Ktoa 4.2 / Arnold 7.2
  • V-Ray For Maya 6.2X / For 3ds Max 6.2X
  • Renderman For Maya 23.X / For Katana 23.X
  • Redshift For Maya 3.5.14-16 / For Katana 3.5.14-16

Golaem 9.0.2 (2024/04/30)

Improvements

  • Improved performance on animation replay

Bug fixes

  • Fixed a crash in Character Maker Auto Compute Skeleton Mapping
  • Fixed Poptool slots popping in some cases when changing distance
  • Fixed roll bones not being taken into account if they were not mapped
  • Fixed a potential crash in the Track Locator when curves produce invalid geometry
  • Fixed a crash when running a simulation with an IF operator when not all conditions are connected
  • Fixed Golaem Character export alias was sometimes reset when changing file version
  • Fixed using CreateEntity layout node with several CrowdFields / Simulations
  • Fixed a bug where footprints were not correctly computed while replaying some gmo files
  • Fixed a crash when creating a Poptool in component mode on selected faces
  • Fixed position offset in level 1 if level 0 was done with skeleton overrides
  • Fixed bad footprints computation when using several animations in a single behavior (as in locomotion)
  • Fixed asset repartition when using LODs in the Golaem For Unreal plugin

Refactoring

  • Fixed USD plugin build without Tracy
  • Set default mask to "" (empty) for Spines, Limbs and Effectors on CrowdBeMotion, CrowdBeSyncMotion, CrowdBeLocomotion, CrowdBeNavAndLoco, CrowdBePhysicalize, CrowdBeForce
  • ID Pass: changed limit before potential overlapping IDs for objectID render pass

Supported DCCs

  • Autodesk Maya 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024
  • Autodesk 3ds Max 2022, 2023, 2024
  • Foundry Katana 3.X, 4.X, 5.X, 6.X
  • Unreal Engine 4.27, 5.2, 5.3
  • SideFx Houdini 19.5.716, 20.0.506

Supported Rendering Engines

  • Arnold - Mtoa 5.2.X, 5.1.X / KtoA 4.1 / Arnold 7.1.X
  • V-Ray - For Maya 5.0.22, 5.1, 5.2 / For 3ds Max 5.1
  • Renderman - For Maya 24.X, 25.X / For Katana 24.X, 25.X
  • Redshift - For Maya 3.0.46-57 / For Katana 3.0.46-57 / For 3ds Max 3.0.46-57
  • USD - Standalone 0.23.11 / For MayaUSD 0.23.0 - 0.27.0 / For Houdini 19.5 and 20.0 / For Katana 3.5
  • Guerilla Render 2.1, 2.2, 2.3

Also supported (but must be manually installed):

  • Arnold - Mtoa 5.3 / Ktoa 4.2 / Arnold 7.2
  • V-Ray - For Maya 6.0X, 6.1X / For 3ds Max 6.0X, 6.1X
  • Renderman - For Maya 23.X / For Katana 23.X
  • Redshift - For Maya 3.5.14-16 / For Katana 3.5.14-16

Golaem 9.0.1 (2024/03/07)

New Features

  • New CreateEntity Layer in the Layout Tool to allow creation of characters at layout time

Improvements

  • Added Ground Offset Adaptation Mode in the PlayMotion Layer of the Layout Tool
  • Added Ramp control in the Distance Trigger
  • Added support for animated scales when using modular rigs
  • Added support for Arnold renderer attributes when baking Simulation Caches in UsdProc
  • Added support for Arnold renderer attributes when baking Simulation Caches in UsdSkel
  • Added LOD level on the tree view of the Mesh Asset in the Character Maker
  • Added orientation support when creating a Population Tool from particles
  • Improved performances when manipulating complex Character Files
  • Improved Character Geometry export when blendshapes had no target mesh in the scene
  • Improved the position of the default exit of the IF Behavior Operator
  • Improved Skeleton Automap in the Character Maker
  • Traffic safety distance is in Golaem Unit instead of a percentage of the length 

Bug fixes

  • Fixed import of Behavior Templates when using Simulation Levels
  • Fixed incorrect exported rgbPP attribute when using Simulation Levels
  • Fixed Population Tool not being displayed when using Simulation Levels
  • Fixed export of multiple CrowdFields when using Simulation Levels
  • Fixed Group Entity Type display when using Simulation Levels
  • Fixed a crash when using the Motion Collection node
  • Fixed a crash when creating a Simulation Level in certain conditions
  • Fixed a crash when loading a motion with no selection in the Character Maker
  • Fixed a crash when using the SetBone Behavior and the Channel Operator SetBone mode
  • Fixed a crash when reloading a scene with the Simulation Exporter Window open
  • Fixed a crash when loading multiple FBX motion files
  • Fixed a crash when using the SetMeshAsset Layer and the Character File is not accessible
  • Fixed a crash in the Behavior Editor when using broken behavior graphs
  • Fixed support of scale when using modular rigs
  • Fixed motion blending when using stand and locomotion animations at the same time
  • Fixed deletion of the Layout File in a Simulation Cache Proxy node
  • Fixed body mask computation when using usd/fbx/bvh motion files
  • Fixed Character geometry export when using blendshapes in local origin
  • Fixed normal computation in the Golaem Character Geometry file
  • Fixed Visual Feedback Entity Voxels not working when no Sensors were selected
  • Fixed Layout computation when changing the name of the Simulation Cache
  • Fixed Body Mask with Blind Data using usd/fbx/bvh motion files
  • Fixed a drift in orientation when using usd/fbx/bvh motion files
  • Fixed PlayAnimation layout node was not keeping the skeleton overrides values
  • Fixed AdaptGround Behavior Attribute Editor
  • Fixed MotionCollection Attribute Editor

Refactoring

  • Added support for Houdini 20.0
  • Removed support for Houdini 19.0
  • Added support for USD 0.23.11
  • Added support for MayaUSD 0.23.0 - 0.27.0
  • Removed support for USD 0.23.08
  • Refactored ChopInput Attribute Editor
  • Added submenus for the Target Locator in the Golaem Shelf

Supported DCCs

  • Autodesk Maya 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024
  • Autodesk 3ds Max 2022, 2023, 2024
  • Foundry Katana 3.X, 4.X, 5.X, 6.X
  • Unreal Engine 4.27, 5.2, 5.3
  • SideFx Houdini 19.5.716, 20.0.506

Supported Rendering Engines

  • Arnold - Mtoa 5.2.X, 5.1.X / KtoA 4.1 / Arnold 7.1.X
  • V-Ray - For Maya 5.0.22, 5.1, 5.2 / For 3ds Max 5.1
  • Renderman - For Maya 24.X, 25.X / For Katana 24.X, 25.X
  • Redshift - For Maya 3.0.46-57 / For Katana 3.0.46-57 / For 3ds Max 3.0.46-57
  • USD - Standalone 0.23.11 / For MayaUSD 0.23.0 - 0.27.0 / For Houdini 19.5 and 20.0 / For Katana 3.5
  • Guerilla Render 2.1, 2.2, 2.3

Also supported (but must be manually installed):

  • Arnold - Mtoa 5.3 / Ktoa 4.2 / Arnold 7.2
  • V-Ray - For Maya 6.0X, 6.1X / For 3ds Max 6.0X, 6.1X
  • Renderman - For Maya 23.X / For Katana 23.X
  • Redshift - For Maya 3.5.14-16 / For Katana 3.5.14-16

Golaem 9.0 Beta (2023/11/10)

New Features

  • New Animation Engine which supports translation, orientation and scale animations
  • FBX, USDSkel, BVH and Golaem Cache files can now be used directly as Motion Clips in Golaem Behaviors
  • New Crowd Level paradigm which allows to recreate a simulation context from a Golaem Cache node
  • New PlayAnimation Layer in the Layout Tool to allow motion replacement at layout time
  • Modular rigs can now be imported in Golaem (with some limitations)
  • New TrackLocator node to define a curve based target mode
  • New Follow Track mode in the Goto Behavior
  • New LOD and Geometry Tag definition in the Character Maker via LOD Level and Geometry Tag labels

Improvements

  • IF Operator triggers are now consistent when a Behavior is disconnected
  • Default LOD Levels for a Mesh Asset are read from a custom attribute glmLodLevels when imported in the Character Maker
  • Default Geometry Tags for a Mesh Asset are read from a custom attribute glmGeometryTag when imported in the Character Maker
  • Entity meshes and materials are now instanced when using the USD Skel Bake Export
  • Materials are not overriden anymore if already exported when using the USD Skel Bake Export
  • USDA is now available on Linux when using the USD Skel Bake Export
  • Character Geometry Files can be exported per LOD or Geometry Tag in the Character Node
  • Behavior Container can be shared on multiple Entity Types in the Behavior Editor
  • Golaem Attributes can be created on multiple Entity Types in the Behavior Editor
  • New Output Channel "None" in the ChOpOutput node 
  • New Channel Operator Behavior "outputChannel" Channel
  • New Locomotion Behavior "motionClipBlendWeight", "startMotionBlendWeight" Channels
  • New Physics Collision Filter attributes in the Entity Type Node
  • New Entity Voxels display option in the Entity Visual Feedback
  • Improved voxel definition and accuracy on Entities and External Entities
  • Added multithread support to the Mesh Render Previz display mode
  • Motion Mapping files can now be created from a Golaem Character File
  • Simplified Skeleton Mapping for new characters when not using Motion Retargeting

Bug fixes

  • Fixed scrolling in the Excluded Mesh Asset Panels of the Character Maker

Refactoring

  • Refactored Goto Behavior Attribute Editor
  • Refactored ChopInput Attribute Editor
  • Refactored TextScrollList controls
  • Character Files and Shading Namespaces attributes are now unlocked in the Crowd Manager Node 
  • Added submenus for the Terrain Locator, EntityType Node and Target Locator in the Golaem Shelf
  • Removed the Golaemisator icon for the Golaem Shelf
  • Refactored Golaem Qt Windows names

API

  • New glmImportCacheAsSim command
  • New setAllNodesOfTypeAttribute function in the Layout Python API

Supported DCCs

  • Autodesk Maya 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024
  • Autodesk 3ds Max 2020, 2022, 2023
  • Foundry Katana 3.X, 4.X, 5.X, 6.X
  • Unreal Engine 4.27, 5.1, 5.2
  • SideFx Houdini 19.0.622, 19.5.435

Supported Rendering Engines

  • Arnold - Mtoa 5.2.X, 5.1.X / KtoA 4.1 / Arnold 7.1.X
  • V-Ray - For Maya 5.0.22, 5.1, 5.2 / For 3ds Max 5.1
  • Renderman - For Maya 24.X, 25.X / For Katana 24.X, 25.X
  • Redshift - For Maya 3.0.46-57 / For Katana 3.0.46-57 / For 3ds Max 3.0.46-57
  • USD - Standalone 0.23.08 / For Houdini 19 and 19.5 / For Katana 3.5
  • Guerilla Render 2.1, 2.2, 2.3

Also supported (but must be manually installed):

  • Arnold - Mtoa 5.3 / Ktoa 4.2 / Arnold 7.2
  • V-Ray - For Maya 6.0X, 6.1X / For 3ds Max 6.0X, 6.1X
  • Renderman - For Maya 23.X / For Katana 23.X
  • Redshift - For Maya 3.5.14-16 / For Katana 3.5.14-16

Golaem 8.2.7 (2024/02/13)

Improvements

  • Added vector support for the == and != operators in the ChOp BoolOp Node
  • Added new Output Mode in the ChOp Memory Node
  • Added new Default Value in the ChOp Memory Node

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed fps support in the Golaem For USD procedural plugin
  • Fixed a crash when using PPAttribute in the SyncMotion Behavior
  • Fixed Simulation Cache Proxy creation when using Maya batch
  • Fixed dynamic Enable control in the ChOp Memory Node
  • Fixed min mode in the ChOp Accu Node

Refactoring

  • Added support for 3ds Max 2024
  • Removed support for 3ds Max 2020

API

  • New getRenderingTypeNames function in the Golaem Python API

Supported DCCs

  • Autodesk Maya 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024
  • Autodesk 3ds Max 2022, 2023, 2024
  • Foundry Katana 3.X, 4.X, 5.X, 6.X
  • Unreal Engine 4.27, 5.2, 5.3
  • SideFx Houdini 19.0.622, 19.5.716

Supported Rendering Engines

  • Arnold - Mtoa 5.2.X, 5.1.X / KtoA 4.1 / Arnold 7.1.X
  • V-Ray - For Maya 5.0.22, 5.1, 5.2 / For 3ds Max 5.1
  • Renderman - For Maya 25.X, 24.X / For Katana 25.X, 24.X
  • Redshift - For Maya 3.0.46-57 / For Katana 3.0.46-57 / For 3ds Max 3.0.46-57
  • USD - Standalone 0.19.11 and 0.20.02 / For Houdini 19 and 19.5 / For Katana 3.5
  • 3Delight - For Katana 2.3.2 (through USD)
  • Guerilla Render 2.1, 2.2, 2.3

Also supported (but must be manually installed):

  • Arnold - Mtoa 5.3 / Ktoa 4.2 / Arnold 7.2
  • V-Ray - For Maya 6.0X, 6.1X / For 3ds Max 6.0X, 6.1X
  • Renderman - For Maya 23.X / For Katana 23.X
  • Redshift - For Maya 3.5.14-16 / For Katana 3.5.14-16

Golaem 8.2.6 (2023/12/18)

Improvements

  • Newly created skeleton override nodes are added to the selected asset node in the Character Maker
  • Improved MasterSlave Behavior Attribute Editor to allow attributes combination

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed deformation when using multiple Channel Operators in the Set Bone mode
  • Fixed foot locking starting one frame too early
  • Fixed angle computation in the LookAt Layer of the Layout Tool
  • Fixed skeleton override import when using the glmCharacterMaker command
  • Fixed foot roll when a toe is mapped to the same bone as the ankle
  • Fixed slot orientation when combining component mode orientation and orientation in the Population Tool
  • Fixed entity selection when reexporting a Simulation Cache with a different name in the Layout Tool

Refactoring

  • Added support for Renderman 25
  • Added support for Houdini 19.5.716
  • Removed support for Houdini 19.5.435
  • Added support for Unreal Engine 5.3
  • Removed support for Unreal Engine 5.1
  • Removed obsolete node CrowdTargetLocator
  • Renamed First motion attributes in the Locomotion Behavior
  • Added runtime license for Unreal simulation

API

  • New Python API to edit gfc fur files

Supported DCCs

  • Autodesk Maya 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024
  • Autodesk 3ds Max 2020, 2022, 2023
  • Foundry Katana 3.X, 4.X, 5.X, 6.X
  • Unreal Engine 4.27, 5.2, 5.3
  • SideFx Houdini 19.0.622, 19.5.716

Supported Rendering Engines

  • Arnold - Mtoa 5.2.X, 5.1.X / KtoA 4.1 / Arnold 7.1.X
  • V-Ray - For Maya 5.0.22, 5.1, 5.2 / For 3ds Max 5.1
  • Renderman - For Maya 25.X, 24.X / For Katana 25.X, 24.X
  • Redshift - For Maya 3.0.46-57 / For Katana 3.0.46-57 / For 3ds Max 3.0.46-57
  • USD - Standalone 0.19.11 and 0.20.02 / For Houdini 19 and 19.5 / For Katana 3.5
  • 3Delight - For Katana 2.3.2 (through USD)
  • Guerilla Render 2.1, 2.2, 2.3

Also supported (but must be manually installed):

  • Arnold - Mtoa 5.3 / Ktoa 4.2 / Arnold 7.2
  • V-Ray - For Maya 6.0X, 6.1X / For 3ds Max 6.0X, 6.1X
  • Renderman - For Maya 23.X / For Katana 23.X
  • Redshift - For Maya 3.5.14-16 / For Katana 3.5.14-16

Golaem 8.2.5 (2023/09/25)

New Features

  • New pelvis orientation on ground contacts in the AdaptGround Behavior

Improvements

  • Improved import of custom behaviors and triggers
  • Added a RotateOrder parameter in the Rotate Layer of the Layout Tool
  • Layers of a selection of entities are visible in the Entity Inspector
  • Custom save options are now registered from one session to another
  • Added support for forceMovingDirectionComputation in the Golaem Engine plugin
  • Added material linking option when importing a Character in the Golaem For Unreal plugin

Bug fixes

  • Fixed glmCrowdSettings python command when called with parameters
  • Fixed glmNavMeshTool python command when called with parameters
  • Fixed short character file flag in the glmExportCharacterGeometry command
  • Fixed the Expression dropdown in the Expression Trigger, ChOp Input...
  • Fixed a multithreading bug when using motion blur in the Golaem For USD plugin
  • Fixed a crash when using custom sensors in the Navigation Behavior
  • Fixed a crash when disabling the Crash Report option in the Golaem Settings
  • Fixed Golaem Attribute deletion in the Simulation Exporter Window
  • Fixed Entity emission when using slot overrides in the Population Tool

Refactoring

  • Added support for Maya 2024
  • Added support for Unreal Engine 5.2
  • Removed support for Unreal Engine 5.0

API

  • New -getAttr flag in the glmCrowdSettings command
  • New -setAttr flag in the glmCrowdSettings command
  • New -append flag in the glmExportCharacterGeometry command
  • Added missing dependencies in the Golaem devkit

Supported DCCs

  • Autodesk Maya 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024
  • Autodesk 3ds Max 2020, 2022, 2023
  • Foundry Katana 3.X, 4.X, 5.X, 6.X
  • Unreal Engine 4.27, 5.1, 5.2
  • SideFx Houdini 19.0.622, 19.5.435

Supported Rendering Engines

  • Arnold - Mtoa 5.2.X, 5.1.X / KtoA 4.1 / Arnold 7.1.X
  • V-Ray - For Maya 5.0.22, 5.1, 5.2 / For 3ds Max 5.1
  • Renderman - For Maya 24.X / For Katana 24.X
  • Redshift - For Maya 3.0.46-57 / For Katana 3.0.46-57 / For 3ds Max 3.0.46-57
  • USD - Standalone 0.19.11 and 0.20.02 / For Houdini 19 and 19.5 / For Katana 3.5
  • 3Delight - For Katana 2.3.2 (through USD)
  • Guerilla Render 2.1, 2.2, 2.3

Also supported (but must be manually installed):

  • Arnold - Mtoa 5.3 / Ktoa 4.2 / Arnold 7.2
  • V-Ray - For Maya 6.0X, 6.1X / For 3ds Max 6.0X, 6.1X
  • Renderman - For Maya 23.X / For Katana 23.X
  • Redshift - For Maya 3.5.14-16 / For Katana 3.5.14-16

Golaem 8.2.4 (2023/06/28)

New Features

  • New foot locking mode in the AdaptGround Behavior
  • New Skeleton display mode configurable in the Character File

Improvements

  • Improved performances of the Mesh Render Previz display mode
  • New starting velocities attributes in the Locomotion Behavior

Bug fixes

  • Fixed Blind Data animation replay when using Entities with Skeleton Overrides
  • Fixed physics computation when using Blind Data combined with World Servo Physics Mode
  • Fixed data casting when using a Remap ChOp after a Multiplexer ChOp
  • Fixed Sensor Input ChOp computation when using the Crowd Unit
  • Fixed Sensor Input ChOp Visual Feedback display when using the Crowd Unit
  • Fixed Sensor Input ChOp Visual Feedback display when using angular and distance modes
  • Fixed a crash when angular and distance modes in the Sensor Input ChOp
  • Fixed a crash when baking rigid meshes in FBX
  • Fixed Matte when rendering with MtoA
  • Fixed dirmap in the Golaem For Unreal plugin

Refactoring

  • Added back support for Unreal Engine 4.27
  • Added support for Mtoa 5.3 / Ktoa 4.2 / Arnold 7.2
  • Added support for Redshift 3.5.14-16 / For Katana 3.5.14-16
  • Removed support for Mtoa 4.2 / Ktoa 3.2 / Arnold 6.2
  • Removed support for Redshift for Maya 3.5.01-04 / For Katana 3.5.01-04
  • Shader Attributes are now declared in the primVars namespace when exported as USD Procedural
  • Refactored the AdaptGround Behavior Attribute Editor

API

  • New glmCrowdSettings command
  • New -ignoreHiddenMeshes flag in the glmExportTerrain command
  • Added GLMCROWD_CUSTOMBEHAVIOR_DIR environment variable for custom behavior directory
  • Added GLMCROWD_CUSTOMTRIGGER_DIR environment variable for custom trigger directory

Supported DCCs

  • Autodesk Maya 2020, 2022, 2023
  • Autodesk 3ds Max 2020, 2022, 2023
  • Foundry Katana 3.X, 4.X, 5.X
  • Unreal Engine 4.27, 5.0, 5.1
  • SideFx Houdini 19.0.622, 19.5.435

Supported Rendering Engines

  • Arnold - Mtoa 5.2.X, 5.1.X / KtoA 4.1 / Arnold 7.1.X
  • V-Ray - For Maya 5.0.22, 5.1, 5.2 / For 3ds Max 5.1
  • Renderman - For Maya 24.X / For Katana 24.X
  • Redshift - For Maya 3.0.46-57 / For Katana 3.0.46-57 / For 3ds Max 3.0.46-57
  • USD - Standalone 0.19.11 and 0.20.02 / For Houdini 19 and 19.5 / For Katana 3.5
  • 3Delight - For Katana 2.3.2 (through USD)
  • Guerilla Render 2.1, 2.2, 2.3

Also supported (but must be manually installed):

  • Arnold - Mtoa 5.3 / Ktoa 4.2 / Arnold 7.2
  • V-Ray - For Maya 6.0X / For 3ds Max 6.0X
  • Renderman - For Maya 23.X / For Katana 23.X
  • Redshift - For Maya 3.5.14-16 / For Katana 3.5.14-16

Golaem 8.2.3 (2023/04/12)

Important Notice

From this release, Maya 2018 and Maya 2019 are not supported anymore. If this is an issue, please reach support through http://support.golaem.com

New Features

  • New Switch ChOp node in the ChOp Editor

Improvements

  • Added support for glmPreviewShader custom attribute when a Shader is imported in the Character Maker
  • Added support for Arnold Opaque attribute when a Mesh is imported in the Character Maker
  • Added support for Maya Display Layers and Drawing Overrides on Golaem nodes
  • Added support for * keyword in the ReplaceShader Layer of the Layout Tool
  • Added noise operator in the ChOp Operation Node
  • Added PreFrame Attribute in the ChOp Input Node
  • Added Linkable Attributes in the Trigger nodes
  • Improved LOD computation based on AABB
  • Added LOD Variants when using the USD Skel Bake Export
  • Added LOD support in the USD Procedural plugin  
  • Improved memory usage when using the USD Procedural plugin 
  • Improved mesh distribution when weights are all equal

Bug fixes

  • Fixed a crash when exiting Houdini under Linux
  • Fixed motion blending when using Golaem Attributes to set weights
  • Fixed improper scale when converting some animations in Golaem Motion
  • Fixed empty crowdField error in the Library Tool
  • Fixed Curve based Population Tool when using a Crowd Unit
  • Fixed ground adaptation when using specific skeleton hierarchies

Refactoring

  • Reordered Chop nodes order in the Channel Operator Editor
  • Refactored Expression Type order in the ChOp Output Node
  • Refactored the Force Behavior Attribute Editor
  • Refactored Motion Mapping Attributes in the Motion Behavior
  • Refactored plug names in some of the ChOp Operator nodes
  • Added Flat Layout Attributes in the Simulation Cache Proxy Node
  • Removed support for Maya 2018
  • Removed support for Maya 2019

API

  • Added empty geometry tag support in the glmCharacterMaker command
  • Added edition capabilities when using the -fileTab flag in the glmCharacterMaker command
  • New -fileTabNeedsSave flag in the glmCharacterMaker command

Supported DCCs

  • Autodesk Maya 2020, 2022, 2023
  • Autodesk 3ds Max 2020, 2022, 2023
  • Foundry Katana 3.X, 4.X
  • Unreal Engine 5.0, 5.1
  • SideFx Houdini 19.0.622, 19.5.435

Supported Rendering Engines

  • Arnold - Mtoa 5.2.X, 5.1.X / KtoA 4.1 / Arnold 7.1.X
  • V-Ray - For Maya 5.0.22, 5.1, 5.2 / For 3ds Max 5.1
  • Renderman - For Maya 24.X / For Katana 24.X
  • Redshift - For Maya 3.0.46-57 / For Katana 3.0.46-57 / For 3ds Max 3.0.46-57
  • USD - Standalone 0.19.11 and 0.20.02 / For Houdini 19 and 19.5 / For Katana 3.5
  • 3Delight - For Katana 2.3.2 (through USD)
  • Guerilla Render 2.1, 2.2, 2.3

Also supported (but must be manually installed):

  • Arnold - Mtoa 4.2.X / KtoA 3.2.X / Arnold 6.2
  • V-Ray - For Maya 6.0X / For 3ds Max 6.0X
  • Renderman - For Maya 23.X / For Katana 23.X
  • Redshift - For Maya 3.5.01-04 / For Katana 3.5.01-04

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