This thread will serve as a resource to locate the release notes for Bridge standalone plugin updates.
Any new release notes will be added to this thread as a comment.
Here are some of the previous release notes for Bridge plugins:
Maya Plugin 7.0.0 Shipped Nov 21st, 2022
Change log:
- Support for Maya 2023
- Support for Metahumans on Linux
3ds Max Plugin v5.5 Update Shipped August 18th, 2022
Change log:
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3ds Max 2023 support added in addition to versions 2021 and 2022.
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The plugin will work with the latest versions of following Renderers in the supported versions of 3ds Max.
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Arnold (MaxtoA 5.2.0.46)
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Redshift (Redshift User Guides )
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V-Ray (V-Ray 5, update 2 hotfix 3 - now available (5.2.3) - Chaos Forums)
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Corona (Support for Max 2023 added)
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FStorm (FStormRender for 3ds Max v1.5.1e - FStormRender Forum )
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Bug fixes:
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Plugin Installation fails to generate plugin on the Shelf.
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Updated Script for UTF-8 Decode Error has Anomalies.
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3ds Max Bridge Plugin - Don’t Start SocketServer on Import
Unreal Engine 4 Plugin v7.6 Shipped April 20th, 2022
Change Log:
- Billboard Textures not getting imported is fixed.
- Added Support for Mixer Opacity types - Cutout, Transparent, Fade and Opaque
- Added Emissive Support
- Updated all of the materials, updated default texture maps
- Added the following materials to our list:
- Cutout Material
- Cutout CP Material
- Fade Material
- Fade CP Material
- Fade UDIM Material
- Fade CP UDIM Material
- Transparent Material
- Transparent CP Material
- Transparent UDIM Material
- Transparent CP UDIM Material
- Plugin does not fail on using a Material with Dot “.” in Material names.
- Materials now check for double sided option and cutout value from json
Blender Plugin v3.7.0 Shipped May 26th, 2022
Change Log:
- Support for Blender version 3.1 is added
- Reference Material Inputs by Key/Name, Bug is fixed.
Cinema 4D Plugin v2.2- Shipped Sept 5th, 2022
Change log:
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Plugin now supports export to Cinema 4D R25
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Renderers supported:
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Cinema 4D Standard/Physical
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Redshift
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Arnold
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Octane
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Platforms supported:
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Windows
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Mac OS
Houdini Plugin 4.6 Shipped June 8th, 2022
Change Log:
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Support for Houdini 19.0 is added. The plugin should work in Houdini versions 19.0, 18.5 and 18.0 on Windows, Mac OS and Linux platforms.
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Support for Renderman 24 is added.
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Houdini wind effect for plants fixed.
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Display and Render flag issue fixed for exported assets
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Upon exporting an asset from Bridge to Houdini a HOUDINI_ASSET_IMPORT event is logged in the Telemetry events table with following information:
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Houdini Version
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GUID
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Renderer name and Version
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Exported Asset Id
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Plugin version
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User (email address)
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Added bridge logging in Houdini Plugin with following data included:
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GUID
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“houdini_version” :
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“renderer”
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“material_type”
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“usd_enabled”
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“UseAtlasSplitter”
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“EnableLods”
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“ApplyMotion”
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“ConvertToRAT”