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Golaem 6.3 (2018/05/07)

Important Notice

From this release, MtoA 2.x/3.x is the default Arnold procedural. If you use MtoA 1.4, you need to perform a manual step after installation

New Features

  • Golaem up axis is now dynamic (related to the terrain geometry normal)
  • New Python API to read and write Simulation Cache Files
  • New SetTerrain Behavior to change the ground geometry of Entities

Improvements

  • Adding Behaviors in a Behavior Graph does not influence previously generated random numbers anymore
  • Warning message when a sane scene is opened with a PLE License
  • Warning message when a hierarchy mismatch in detected in the Character Maker
  • rgbPP value can be displayed by the Simulation Cache Proxy node
  • Improved geometry / vertex cache support in the Golaem Character Geometry file (.gcg)
  • New isAnimationEnabled Channel
  • New Shelf Icon when running Golaem with a PLE License
  • New "Update Mode" in the Terrain Locator
  • New "Static" Formation Main Way mode in the SetFormation Behavior
  • Improved bone orientation for IK chain with more than 3 bones
  • Improved "Conversion Factor" computation in the Character Maker
  • Improved performances when opening a Character File in the Character Maker
  • Maya meshes inside Golaem do handle non uniform scales now
  • New "Remap by Name" option when importing animation in the Character Maker
  • Arnold 5 nodes are now created in a "golaem" namespace in the Arnold Render Proxy
  • Added support for user callbacks when most Golaem nodes are created

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed ground adaptation jittering (due to time warping)
  • Fixed ground adaptation when using the "When Support Phase Changes" mode on hard slopes
  • Fixed computation of null length bones orientation in IK chains with more than 3 bones
  • Fixed conversion of IK chains with null length bones
  • Fixed Conversion Quality Indicator with null length bones
  • Fixed Shader Attribute creation when shared by multiple shaders in the Character Maker
  • Fixed naming of duplicated rendering types in the Character Maker
  • Fixed cloth cache export on meshes with multiple materials
  • Fixed cloth cache rendering when using Time Edition Layers in the Simulation Layout Tool
  • Fixed cloth cache rendering when an Entity is selection in the Simulation Layout Tool
  • Fixed rotation when using different axis in the Edit Bone Layer of the Simulation Layout Tool
  • Fixed duplicated Entity Ids after baking to Alembic in the Simulation Layout Tool
  • Fixed merge of Simulation Layout File in the Simulation Layout Tool
  • Fixed a crash when baking meshes with multiple materials as Alembic
  • Fixed a crash when dragging a Population Tool on an empty space
  • Fixed a crash when using Animation Channels on emitted Entities
  • Fixed a crash when rendering incomplete meshes
  • Fixed a crash when using the Population Tool as emitter with 0 slots
  • Fixed a crash when hiding a Motion Locator
  • Fixed a crash when an Entity Type is invalid in the Simulation Cache File in the Katana plugin
  • Fixed lateral clearance computation in Group Entities
  • Fixed desired velocity in Group Entities
  • Fixed the display of the Polygon Population Tool
  • Fixed an error message in the Population Tool Paint Attribute UI
  • Fixed frame index when using Locomotion Channels in the Visual Feedback
  • Fixed blendshape Render Previz issue, when the Character bind pose and rest pose do not match
  • Fixed entity selection disabling rendering of cloth meshes
  • Fixed badly exported simulation cache when an emitter did not emit all of it's entities

Refactoring

  • IK Cache configuration is now on the CharacterMaker Locator instead of the CharacterMaker UI
  • Chosen slot is displayed as Local / Final target in the Visual Feedback when using the Formation Behavior
  • Two Sided display is enabled by default in the Entity Type and Simulation Cache Proxy nodes
  • Increased the default radius of a Flock Locator
  • rgbPP is exported by default by the Simulation Exporter

Supported Rendering Engines

  • Mtoa 3.0, 2.X
  • V-Ray For Maya 3.6X, 3.5X & 3.40.XX
  • V-Ray For 3ds Max 3.60.XX
  • Renderman Studio 21.3 & 21.4
  • Mental Ray 3.13.X
  • Redshift 2.5.34
  • 3Delight Studio Pro 11.0.XX & 12.X
  • Guerilla Render 1.4.4
  • Katana 2.5 and 2.6 from KtoA 1.1.5.1, 2.0.4 and RfK 21.6

Also supported (but must be manually installed):

  • Mtoa 1.4.X
  • Redshift 2.0.91-93

Golaem 6.2.4 (2018/03/06)

New Features

  • Support of referencing in Golaem (beta)
  • Create Reference / Update Reference menus

Improvements

  • GLMCROWD_LAYOUTSAVE_ENABLE environment variable can be set to 0 to disable Layout File automatic saves
  • Support of crypto_asset tag in the Arnold plugin
  • Support of string Shader Attributes in the Arnold plugin
  • Support of zoom and drag in the Locomotion Database Visual Feedback
  • Support of Shading Namespace in Simulation, Cache Replay and rendering
  • Physics properties can be loaded from another Character File in the Character Maker
  • New NavMesh generation mode
  • New Update Mode in the Terrain Locator
  • New low pass filter in the AdaptOrientation Behavior
  • New "Wind Velocity Noise" Attribute in the ApexCloth Behavior
  • New "Save Initial State On Stop" Attribute in the Attribute Behavior
  • New "Orient On Ground Normals" Attribute in the Population Tool
  • Perception Sensors now work in full 3D
  • Raycast meshes can be displayed in the Visual Feedback
  • New precise IK Plane blend hidden option in the EntityType Node
  • Improved export of animation when using the Conversion Factor attributes
  • Improved performances in the Terrain adaptation (raycast)
  • Support of transformGeometry nodes in the Character Geometry Export

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed support of Material ID and VRay Skin Mtl
  • Fixed cloth rendering when the Layout Tool was used
  • Fixed cloth cache export when other meshes have multi materials. Simulation Caches need to be reexported
  • Fixed shared Shader Attributes import in the Character Maker
  • Fixed Flee Mode in the Steer Behavior
  • Fixed a crash when using the Polygon Zone Trigger and Group Entity Types
  • Fixed a crash when the Cache File Directory was empty in the Crowd Render Proxy
  • Fixed Polygon Population Tool display
  • Fixed headAttBank Channel to take the Up vector into account
  • Fixed IK Planes display when in Motion Mode in the Character Maker
  • Fixed automatic mapping not detecting arms and legs in the Character Maker
  • Fixed Visual Feedback opening with the Channel Operator Editor
  • Fixed alias names display in the Channel Operator Editor

Refactoring

  • Target distance has been replaced by Influence Radius in the Steer Behavior
  • Different color is used for additive blended motions in the Visual Feedback
  • Motion Clips now display the real part of animation in the final posture in the Visual Feedback
  • Refactored UI of the advanced export option for Character Geometry File (.gcg) in the Character Maker
  • Simulation Exporter shelf icon exports cache on double clicks

Supported Rendering Engines

  • Mtoa 1.4.X
  • V-Ray For Maya 3.6X, 3.5X & 3.40.XX
  • V-Ray For 3ds Max 3.60.XX
  • Renderman Studio 21.3 & 21.4
  • Mental Ray 3.13.X
  • Redshift 2.5.34
  • 3Delight Studio Pro 11.0.XX & 12.X
  • Guerilla Render 1.4.4
  • Katana 2.5 and 2.6 from KtoA 1.1.5.1, 2.0.4 and RfK 21.6

Also supported (but must be manually installed)

  • Mtoa 2.0 & 2.1
  • Redshift 2.0.91-93

 

GOLAEM 6.2.3 (2018/2/5)

Improvements

  • Support of Arnold 5 Render Stats
  • Golaem particles are now hidden at render time
  • Currently displayed Character File now appears in the Character Maker Locator Attributes
  • Support of floating point frames in Arnold, V-Ray For Maya, V-Ray For Max, Redshift, Mental Ray and 3Delight
  • Added an advanced export option for Character Geometry File (.gcg) in the Character Maker
  • Support of string Shader Attributes in the Renderman plugin
  • Support of HumanIk Joints in the Character Maker
  • Population Tool can now populate using ground normals
  • Improved Population Tool Paint display and viewport switching
  • Improved Path Follower performances
  • Behavior Triggers are renamed when a Behavior is renamed
  • New Frame Override attribute in the Golaem For Max plugin
  • Added Notes in the Channel Operator Editor
  • Added a landing speed attribute in the PerchOn Behavior
  • Node positions is conserved in the Channel Operator Editor
  • New attributes to orient the Entity in the AdaptGround Behavior
  • New attribute to compensate Pelvis Orientation in the AdaptGround Behavior 

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed Trajectory Edit Layer reloading in Maya
  • Fixed Trajectory Layer when Maya start frame is not 0
  • Fixed sequencing of Flock Behaviors
  • Fixed transformGeometry Nodes not taken into account in the Character Geometry File (.gcg) export
  • Fixed Stopping Duration not taking into account Body Mask in the Physicalize Behavior
  • Fixed a performance issue in the Golaem Character File (.gcg) importer
  • Fixed a crash when initializing Sensors with more than four Navigation Behaviors
  • Fixed a crash when using a Navigation Behavior without a Perception Locator
  • Fixed a crash when using Golaem Attributes directly in an Expression
  • Fixed a crash when using the Master-Slave Behavior
  • Fixed a crash when using the Kill Behavior and the Visual Feedback
  • Fixed a crash when using the Kill Behavior and an Expression
  • Fixed a crash when rendering more than 10 Character Files
  • Fixed a crash when rewinding a simulation that uses the Automatic Apex Creation feature of the ApexCloth Behavior
  • Fixed a crash when having Layout Operations applied on Characters with Cloth in the Layout Tool
  • Fixed rigid meshes scaling in the Character Geometry File
  • Fixed reflections issues when using displacement in Redshift
  • Fixed Maya double attributes not visible in the Custom Operations of the Swiss Knife Tool
  • Fixed Animation Transition not created when connected through an Anchor Node
  • Fixed display of killed Entities in the Golaem For Max plugin
  • Fixed a display issue of the NavAndLoco Behavior in the Crowd Visual Feedback
  • Fixed sampling when skeleton root height was far different from 1 in the NavAndLoco Behavior
  • Fixed connection wrongly refreshed when slots were left empty in the Channel Operator Editor
  • Fixed auto-layout not correctly resizing the scene for some nodes in the Channel Operator Editor
  • Fixed ground adaptation on Physics Ground
  • Fixed error message about glmRefreshChOpEditor not loaded

Refactoring

  • Motion Orientation Offset has now only the heading orientation in the Character Maker and in the Motion Clip
  • Motion Orientation Ofsset attitude and bank parameters are replaced by a checkbox option in the Character Maker and in the Motion Clip
  • Added an option to display the trajectories in the Visual Feedback of the NavAndLoco Behavior
  • Improved error message when the bone count is different between the Character File and the Character Geometry File
  • Improved error message when the bones in the .apx file do not correspond to the bones in the Character File
  • Improved warning message when Expression is not valid (displays once only)
  • Improved attribute display in the Channel Operator Editor for the Multiplexer Node

API

  • glmCreateEntityGeometry now takes into account Geometry Behavior and Tag in NAMES_AND_SHADERS mode  in glm_crowd_io.h
  • glmDestroyEntityGeometryMesh now takes an uint8_t crowdField index instead of GlmEntityBoundingBox as last parameter (use bbox->_crowdFieldIndex instead)
  • glmDestroyEntityGeometryMesh is now safe when using instancing in glm_crowd_io.h
  • glmDestroyEntityGeometry is now safe when using instancing in glm_crowd_io.h
  • New -bindPoseType flag in the glmExportCharacterGeometry command

Supported Rendering Engines

  • Mtoa 1.4.X
  • V-Ray For Maya 3.6X, 3.5X & 3.40.XX
  • V-Ray For 3ds Max 3.60.XX
  • Renderman Studio 21.3 & 21.4
  • Mental Ray 3.13.X
  • Redshift 2.5.34
  • 3Delight Studio Pro 11.0.XX & 12.X
  • Guerilla Render 1.4.4
  • Katana 2.5 and 2.6 from KtoA 1.1.5.1, 2.0.4 and RfK 21.6

Also supported (but must be manually installed)

  • Mtoa 2.0 & 2.1
  • Redshift 2.0.91-93

GOLAEM 6.2.2 (2017/12/22)

New Features

  • New NavAndLoco Behavior which uses Motion Clips to drive the avoidance of Character (beta)

Improvements

  • Support of displacement in the Redshift plugin
  • Smart selection in the Layout Tool
  • Relative percentage in the Geometry Tab of the Character Maker

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed Vector Field Outer Flow not working with Viewport 2.0
  • Fixed Vector Field Clear Surface button with Viewport 2.0
  • Fixed Vector Field Resolution with Viewport 2.0
  • Fixed display issues with cloths in Cache Replay mode
  • Fixed Population Tool slot orientation with Legacy Viewport
  • Fixed automatic creation of Golaem Attributes
  • Fixed ignored Golaem Attributes
  • Fixed altered Maya shadows when creating Golaem nodes
  • Fixed ground adaptation when combined with an animation with fully extended legs
  • Fixed physics parameters not converted when using a custom Golaem Unit
  • Fixed a crash when using Golaem Attributes and the ChOp Behavior
  • Fixed a crash when rendering multple Render Proxies with different Shader Attributes
  • Fixed a crash when adding more Character Files than required in the Render Proxy
  • Fixed a mirror issue when using 3D grounds
  • Fixed a potential crash when rendering different entity types with Renderman or 3Delight

Refactoring

  • Support of Mtoa 2.10 Shading system
  • Warning message when a Simulation Cache is baked using a PLE License
  • Changed position of "Fix Pos/Orient on Blending Frames" parameter in the Character Maker
  • Renamed Golaem Attributes accesses in Expressions / ChOp Behavior from this.kb/crowdFieldKB.name to this.attribute/sharedAttribute.name

Supported Rendering Engines

  • Mtoa 1.4.X
  • V-Ray For Maya 3.6X, 3.5X & 3.40.XX
  • V-Ray For 3ds Max 3.60.XX
  • Renderman Studio 21.3 & 21.4
  • Mental Ray 3.13.X
  • Redshift 2.5.30
  • 3Delight Studio Pro 11.0.XX & 12.X
  • Guerilla Render 1.4.4
  • Katana 2.5 and 2.6 from KtoA 1.1.5.1, 2.0.4 and RfK 21.6

Also supported (but must be manually installed)

  • Mtoa 2.0 & 2.1
  • Redshift 2.0.91-93

 

GOLAEM 6.2.1 (2017/11/24)

Improvements

  • New global Shader Override attribute in the Maya Crowd Render Proxy
  • New Additional Excluded Entities attribute in the Maya Crowd Render Proxy
  • New global Shader Override attribute in the Katana plugin
  • New Additional Excluded Entities attribute in the Katana plugin
  • Support of shading assignment in the Katana plugin when using Renderman For Katana (from RfK 21.6)
  • The Population Tool can populate in 3D (full orientation) in Component Mode
  • The Simulation Cache Proxy transform is exported in the Katana NodeGraphXML file
  • Character Shader Attributes can now be fed with predefined Channel values
  • Character Shader Attributes can now be connected to the Character Node (and are assigned to all meshes)
  • Improved stopping animation in the Locomotion Behavior

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed wrong aiming in the AimAt Behavior
  • Fixed mirror not working properly in the SyncMotion Behavior
  • Fixed the Locomotion Behavior when used with an AdaptPosition Behavior
  • Fixed position noise computation in the Population Tool
  • Fixed Character conversion when using Geometry Tags in the Golaemizator

Refactoring

  • Full support of MtoA2 / Arnold5 using MtoA translators
  • Default Linux temp variable is now TMPDIR instead of TMP
  • KB Attribute renamed Golaem Attribute in the EntityType Node
  • Alembic Point Cache bake export is not supported when using FBX Character Geometry File
  • Character Shader Attribute of type "file" is replaced with "string"

Supported Rendering Engines

  • Mtoa 1.4.X
  • V-Ray For Maya 3.6X, 3.5X & 3.40.XX
  • V-Ray For 3ds Max 3.60.XX
  • Renderman Studio 21.3 & 21.4
  • Mental Ray 3.13.X
  • Redshift 2.5.30
  • 3Delight Studio Pro 11.0.XX & 12.X
  • Guerilla Render 1.4.4
  • Katana 2.5 and 2.6 from KtoA 1.1.5.1, 2.0.4 and RfK 21.6

Also supported (but must be manually installed)

  • Mtoa 2.0
  • Redshift 2.0.91-93

 

GOLAEM 6.2 (2017/10/27)

Important Notice

From this release, Golaem Navigation relies on Golaem Sensors. Thus, all previous scenes using the Navigation Behavior will produce a slightly different result due to an improved perception system
 

New Features

  • New Golaem plugin for Katana which allows to preview and render Golaem Caches within Katana, KtoA and RfK
  • New Geometry Tag mechanism to switch the Geometry Files used in the different steps of the pipeline (simulation cache replay, render and bake)
  • Introduction of the Golaem Attributes as replacement for the PPAttributes
  • New Golaem Attribute Spreadsheet Tool to monitor and edit Golaem Attributes

Improvements

  • Navigation Behavior now uses Golaem Sensors for its perception. Sensors can be configured
  • Support of Geometry Tags in the Geometry Behavior
  • OptionVar glmGeometryTags can be used to define custom Geometry Tag names
  • All selected items are deleted when clicking on a Simulation Layout Tool Layer delete button
  • GLM_CROWDUNIT environment variable can also be used for the 3ds Max plugin
  • Entity Scales are taken into account in the Perception
  • Orient Pelvis On Ground Normal attribute now works in particle mode within the AdaptGround Behavior

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed motion blur computation with Arnold 5
  • Fixed a crash when using the physics Behaviors and some specific collisions
  • Fixed a crash when using Group EntityTypes
  • Fixed a crash when using a Translate and a Rotate Expression in the SetBone Behavior
  • Fixed a crash when displaying the Maya Rigid Bodies in the Character Maker under Linux
  • Fixed Autocompute Skeleton Mapping not mapping some effectors in the Character Maker
  • Fixed glmClearChOpEditor and glmRefreshChOpEditor being called in Maya batch
  • Fixed geometry repartition within the Golaemisator Tool
  • Fixed Golaemisator not opening with Maya 2017 and Linux
  • Fixed Reset Shaders button with Renderman shaders
  • Fixed time offset in the One File Per Entity Alembic Bake Mode
  • Fixed Trajectory Edit and Trajectory Mode order in the Simulation Layout Tool
  • Fixed error message about missing Simulation Cache when using Trajectory Layers
  • Fixed Group Laxness not set correctly when using multiple Navigation Behaviors
  • Fixed the loading of old Character Files (pre-v6) in the Character Maker
  • Fixed V-Ray Subdivision 

Refactoring

  • Reorganized icons in the Simulation Layout Tool
  • Crowd Archiver does not archive Simulation Caches anymore by default
  • SiToA is not supported anymore

API

  • The Character Geometry files are now returned and set per Geometry Tag in the glmCharacterFileTool command
  • Geometry properties now include the Geometry Tag in the glmCharacterMaker command
  • Removed glmGetNavMeshDefaultValue command
  • Removed glmSpatialRequestCmd command

Supported Rendering Engines

  • Mtoa 1.4.X
  • V-Ray For Maya 3.6X, 3.5X & 3.40.XX
  • V-Ray For 3ds Max 3.60.XX
  • Renderman Studio 21.3 & 21.4
  • Mental Ray 3.13.X
  • Redshift 2.5.30
  • 3Delight Studio Pro 11.0.XX & 12.X
  • Guerilla Render 1.4.4
  • Katana 2.5 and 2.6 with KtoA 1.1.5.1 and above, 2.0.4 and above and RfK 21.X 2.0 & 1.4.X

Also supported (but must be manually installed)

  • Mtoa 2.0
  • Redshift 2.0.91-93

 

GOLAEM 6.1.2.1 (2017/10/02)

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed Trajectory Edit Layer when selecting multiple entities
  • Fixed Trajectory Vector Field Layer with Maya 2016 and the Legacy Viewport
  • Fixed deletion of layers in the Simulation Layout Tool

Supported Rendering Engines

  • Mtoa 1.4.X
  • V-Ray For Maya 3.5X & 3.40.XX
  • V-Ray For 3ds Max 3.60.XX
  • Renderman Studio 21.3 & 21.4
  • Mental Ray 3.13.X
  • Redshift 2.5.30
  • 3Delight Studio Pro 11.0.XX & 12.X
  • Guerilla Render 1.4.4
  • Katana 2.X (Arnold and Renderman)
Also supported (but must be manually installed):
  • Mtoa 2.0
  • Redshift 2.0.91-93

GOLAEM 6.1.2 (2017/09/28)

Improvements

  • Support of subdivision in 3Delight
  • Support of subdivision in Redshift
  • Support of n-edges faces in V-Ray
  • Support of quad faces in Redshift
  • Simulation Cache Library now opens library files in separate tabs
  • Motion Mapping file in the Entity Type Node
  • Meshes rendered with V-Ray RenderID now uses V-Ray ID generator
  • Refresh Geometry button of the Simulation Cache Proxy Node also refreshes the rendering geometry cache
  • New option to replay bone local orientations from the animation posture instead of the skeleton in the Physicalize Behavior
  • New option to freeze cloth simulation in the ApexCloth Behavior
  • New option to drive entities towards targets in the MeshPin Behavior
  • Full component selection within the Population Tool and the Simulation Cache Proxy Node in Maya 2018
  • Use Shift key to add / remove Entities to the current selection in the Simulation Cache Proxy Node in Maya 2018
  • Use 'L' to auto layout selected nodes in the Channel Operator Editor
  • Grouped layers are deleted when the Group is deleted in the Simulation Layout Tool
  • Selected layers are deleted when selected in the Simulation Layout Tool

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a bug when using the Time Offset Layer with a SnapTo Layer in the Simulation Layout Tool
  • Fixed a bug when using the Edit Bone Layer with a SnapTo Layer in the Simulation Layout Tool
  • Fixed dynamic speedRatioPP in Motion and SyncMotion Behaviors
  • Fixed Triangle Mesh mode in the Crowd Rigid Body Node
  • Fixed display of clothes in Simulation Cache Replay
  • Fixed a crash when autocomputing the Character Skeleton in the Character Maker
  • Fixed a crash when exporting gcg Geometry File with a joint-scaled bindpose
  • Fixed vector expression parsing in ChOp nodes
  • Fixed a layout bug in the Channel Operator Editor
  • Fixed External Entity Locator undefined position when in collision with the NavMesh

Refactoring

  • Vector expressions are consistently displayed in the Channel Operator Editor and the Visual Feedback
  • Updated icon in the Visual Feedback and the Channel Operator Behavior for the Channel Operator Editor

API

  • Rendering type can be fetched in the glmSimulationCacheTool command
  • glmSpatialRequest command is deprecated

Supported Rendering Engines

  • Mtoa 1.4.X
  • V-Ray For Maya 3.5X & 3.40.XX
  • V-Ray For 3ds Max 3.60.XX
  • Renderman Studio 21.3 & 21.4
  • Mental Ray 3.13.X
  • Redshift 2.5.30
  • 3Delight Studio Pro 11.0.XX & 12.X
  • Guerilla Render 1.4.4
  • Katana 2.X (Arnold and Renderman)
Also supported (but must be manually installed):
  • Mtoa 2.0
  • Redshift 2.0.91-93

 

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)

Release Notes