Release Notes

Pixyz Review 2020.1.2.16

(Released September 15, 2020)

NOTE For a quick overview of the main new features in Pixyz Review 2020.1, please visit this page

Update

[Import] "Creo" format: Add support for version 7
[Import] "ACIS" format: Add support for version 2020
[Import] "Catia" format: Add support for version V5-R2020
[Import] "JT" format: Add support for version 10.3
[Import] "Autodesk Inventor" format: Add support for version 2021
[Import] General continuous improvement for all formats
[Tool] Improvement of UV Projection Tool experience (new "Keep proportion" item)

Fix

[Collaboration] Fix the passing of leader message while in Quadbuffer
[Function] Fix potential crash with function "Clean Unused Textures"
[History] Fix that made Hide/show invisible in History panel
[Import] "Alias" format: Fix bad handling of symetries at import
[Import] "IFC" format: Fix potentially missing parts in *.ifc files
[Import] Inventor *.ipt files now correctly displayed in the "Import" dialog box
[Import] "Revit" format: Fixed an issue with attributes reading
[Material Editor] Fix material assignment update causing Material Editor instability
[Tool] Fix potential crashes with UV projection Tool
[Tool] Fix UV Projection Tool checker & preview update
[Viewer] Fix scene bounding box not properly updated causing weird clipping
[Viewer] Fix Tranformation Gizmo not appearing in viewer after a part selection

Known Issues

[Viewer] The selection "outline + overlay" sometimes doesn't get through objects
[EnvMaps] The display of % of exposition in Panel "Vizualisation" doesn't get updated when switching environment map
[UI] The occurrence's text color in Product structure doesn't turn grey all the time regarding its visibility status
[Tool] Impossible to use measurements if Undo/Redo the import of a file
[VR] HoloLens 1 doesn't work. A white screen is displayed in the HoloLens 1
[VR] "Ask to become the leader"'s text in VR is mis-oriented
[VR] The explosion makes the controller disappear
[Collaboration] Bug with clipping plane to see colleague's screen avatar

Pixyz Review 2020.1.1.8

(Released July 01, 2020)

NOTE For a quick overview of the main new features in Pixyz Review 2020.1, please visit this page

New

[Import] Add a default voxelisation of 10x10x10 of your PointClouds files at import to increase performances
[UX] Add a "Prepare scene for realistic Materials" in "Materials menu" to apply automatic Materials & Textures Mapping (UVs) on all parts that do not have some
[UX] Add "Clean Unused Materials" in "Materials Menu" to delete all the materials & textures that aren't used in the scene to optimize file size
[UX] Add Catia's brown color to "Basic set of colors" in the Material editor
[VR] Add "Fast Launch" for Quadbuffer mode in order to reduce drastically the time of "Enter VR"
[VR] Add mouse navigation during Quadbuffer when having no Motion System selected (=None) and "Orbit Mode" activated

Update

[Import] "SolidWorks" format: Add support for version 2020
[Import] "Revit" format: Add support for version 2020
[Import] "NX" format: Add support for version 1899
[Import] "Parasolid" format: Add support for version 32
[Import] "PLMXML" format: Add ExternalFile support
[Import] "STEP" format: format improved to avoid missing parts
[Import] "All formats": Add a default material import when an unknown type of material is used
[UI] Viewer Environment Map (HDR) rotates using the combination CTRL+ALT+LMB
[UI] Viewer Environment Map (HDR)'s exposure now display a percentage
[VR] Add "Windows Mixed Reality Device" in VR hardware's list

Fixed

[Import] "3DXML" format: Fix potentially missing metadata at import
[Import] "USD" format: Fix disconnected meshes at import (using format indexation)
[Import] "CGR" format: Fix potential crash when reading some PMI
[Import] "Alias" format: fix precision issue with the mode "By layer (one part by layer)"
[Import] "Pixyz" format: Fix missing components located on root node at import
[Import] "Pixyz" format: Fix potential crash when importing pr manipulating an old *.pxz file (prior to version 2020.1)
[Import] "Revit" format: Fix long delay upon reading metadata
[PMI/FTA] Fix a crash when display TitleBlocks' PMI on 3DXML
[UX] Fix Ctrl + F shorcut for "Find Selection in Tree"
[UX] Fix Selection's overlay that gets disabled randomly
[UX] Fix problem with Basic action "override materials"
[UI] Material Editor: Fix deactivated "Close" button in the Material Editor window
[UI] Material Editor: Fix material preview not updating after material type change
[UI] Fix frozen Progress Bar at the beginning of a process (before displaying the % progress)
[UI] Fix prototype's colors in inspector
[Tool] Fix "Generate FootPrint" that was rotated to 90°
[Collaboration] Fix instability in collaborative sessions
[Collaboration] Fix problem to create a room on private server

Known issues

[Import] JT format: JT v10 format gives uneven results. When possible, prefer using JT v9 format

[Viewer] Problem of lighting on Gizmo depending on the environments HDR used and SSAO
[Viewer] The selection "outline + overlay" sometimes doesn't get through objects
[Variants] The camera anchor resets while switching between variants
[UI] The occurrence's text color in Product structure doesn't turn grey all the time regarding its visibility status
[Tool] Impossible to use measurements if Undo/Redo the import of a file
[VR] HoloLens 1 doesn't work. A white screen is displayed in the HoloLens 1
[VR] The SpaceMouse navigation doesn't work as expected
[VR] "Ask to become the leader"'s text in VR is mis-oriented
[VR] The explosion makes the controller disappear
[Collaboration] Bug with clipping plane to see colleague' screen avatars
[Collaboration] If a user gets a crash in a collaborative session, it can create a bug that force kick other users when you try to reconnect (in this situation, just quit and recreate a session)

Pixyz Review 2020.1.0.22

(Released April 20, 2020)

NOTE For a quick overview of the main new features in Pixyz Review 2020.1, please visit this page

New

[Import] Add support for USD file format
[Import] Add support for RVM file format
[Import] Add support for pictures import
[Export] Add "Save selection" as a *.pxz file
[Tool] Add "Materials & Textures" mapping
[Tool] Add "Selection Bounding Box" tool
[Basic Tools] Add "Keep context transparent" option to "Isolate" functionality (disabled by default)
[UI] User interface complete refactor - new branding, new panels docking system, better support for 4K screen, new progress bar...
[UI] Add "Create" menu
[UI] Add "Materials" menu
[UI] Update "Edit" Menu
[Panel] Add History Panel
[Panel] Add "Tools" panel
[Viewer] Add realistic rendering based on IBL (HDR environment map) and PBR shaders
[Viewer] Add built-in HDR environments
[Viewer] Add import of HDR environment
[Viewer] Add outlines + overlay selection mode
[Viewer] Add "Roll Camera" functionality
[Viewer] Add "Camera Sensitivity" control parameters
[UX] Add "Find Selection In Tree" keyboard shortcut Ctrl+F
[UX] Add "Select Ancestor" function
[UX] Add Copy/Paste/Duplicate/Paste without cloning functionality in "Edit menu"
[UX] Add "Show All" functionality to show all occurrences of the scene at once
[Materials] Add Pixyz PBR Material Library available for download (from "Materials" menu)
[AR/VR] Add built-in VR environments

Update

[Import] "glTF" format update: PBR materials are imported
[Import] "Alias/wire" format update: 3 import parameters available (By object, By Layer, By Layer one part by layer - default)
[Import] "Alias/wire" format update: Add "Import Empty Layer" parameter
[Import] "Alias/wire" format update: Add support for Phong and Blinn materials
[Tool] Cutting plane can now be used on desktop and in VR simultaneously
[Viewer] Improve of viewer performances
[Viewer] Update "Transformation Gizmo" with scale handles and display options (+ shortcuts)
[Viewer] Update "Viewer Information Panel" to display more information (Frame-rate, RAM/VRAM usage, Current variant) + keyboard shortcut (F3)
[UX] Stabilize Undo/Redo feature through "History" panel
[UX] Improve "Copy/Cut/Paste" functionalities
[UI] Update consistency + clarity of UI (remove useless part as Python when launching a function, renaming Boost feature as "Optimize" feature, etc..)

Fixed

[Import] "FBX" format: Fix bad material import or assignment (FBX exported from Maya)
[Import] "FBX" format: Fix textures potentially not imported
[Import] "FBX" format: Fix crash at Fbx import with non-ASCII file paths
[Import] "IGES" format: Fix long (almost infinite) CAD loops
[Import] "DWG" format: Fix missing XREF links
[Import] "DWG" format: Fix missing PMI
[Tool] Fix 'IsExplodedCenter' behaviour
[UI] Fix input box display when renaming variants
[Viewer] Fix Variant name not updated in Viewer when changed
[Viewer] Fix problem of default lights when saving .pxz file
[Collaboration] Fix mute microphones when changing role or "Entering VR"
[PMI] Fix potential crash displaying PMI on 3DXML files
[License Manager] Fix crash when generating activation with non-ASCII path
[License Manager] Fix bad license install with unicode characters in the path
[Materials] Fix the material preview in the material editor

Known issues

[Import] JT format: JT v10 format gives uneven results. When possible, prefer using JT v9 format.
[FTA/PMI] .STEP AP242 : Problem with displaying the "TitleBlock"
[Viewer] Problem of lighting on Gizmo depending on the environments HDR used and SSAO
[Tool] UV Projection Tool` still under adjustment
[Variants] The camera anchor resets while switching between variants
[AR/VR] Error 1031/1033 in AR/VR collaboration session when using Hide/show on desktop
[Materials] In the Material Editor, the "Close" button is deactivated
[UX] Ctrl + F keyboard shortcuts for `Find selection in Product Tree` doesn't work