Release Notes for 2020.1

Update 2020.1.2.16

Released on September 15, 2020.

Enhancements

  • Prevent users from importing while its already importing (causes crashes)
  • Replace warning with a dialog when adding pixyz importable files to the project, with the possibility to import directly using default parameters
  • Creo format: Add support for version 7
  • ACIS format: Add support for version 2020
  • Catia format: Add support for version V5-R2020
  • JT format: Add support for version 10.3
  • Autodesk Inventor format: Add support for version 2021
  • General continuous improvement for all formats

Fixes

  • Fix an error when building without initializating Pixyz Plugin for Unity
  • Alias format: Fix bad handling of symmetries at import
  • IFC format: Fix potentially missing parts in *.ifc files
  • 3DXML format: Fix bad instances handling at export generating unreadable files (import fail)
  • 3DXML format: Fix potential crash when exporting *.3dxml files after deleting textures
  • Pixyz format: Fix *.pxz export issue with very big files
  • Fix bad "Hidden Removal" bad behavior with transparent parts

Update 2020.1.1.8

Released on July 01, 2020.

New features

  • Add "Repair Instances" feature at import to create instances from similar parts
  • Add « Yes for all » option when unpacking prefab from toolbox
  • Add basic README at the package root

Enhancements

  • SolidWorks format: Add support for version 2020
  • Revit format: Add support for version 2020
  • NX format: Add support for version 1899
  • Parasolid format: Add support for version 32
  • PLMXML format: Add ExternalFile support
  • STEP format: format improved to avoid missing parts
  • "All formats": Add a default material import when an unknown type of material is used
  • Add a precision to evaluate if a CAD Curve is closed or not
  • Turn off automatic patch merging for PXZ files to increase performance
  • Add serialization of colliders generated with the toolbox when creating a prefab

Fixes

  • 3DXML format: Fix potentially missing metadata at import
  • USD format: Fix disconnected meshes at import (using format indexation)
  • CGR format: Fix potential crash when reading some PMI
  • Alias format: fix precision issue with the mode "By layer (one part by layer)"
  • Pixyz format: Fix missing components located on root node at import
  • Pixyz format: Fix potential crash when importing pr manipulating an old *.pxz file (prior to version 2020.1)
  • Revit format: Fix long delay upon reading metadata
  • Fix regression on performance of prefab creation
  • Fix compatibility link to doc
  • Fix no repaint when selection has changed in toolbox
  • Fix compatibility with unity 2018.4 to 2019.2
  • Fix CreatePrefab missing materials

Known issues

  • JT format: JT v10 format gives uneven results. When possible, prefer using JT v9 format.
  • The retopologize + baking tool is very slow in some conditions (for point clouds as for meshes)