5.1.7

Released: 13/12/24

Dependencies: MtoA 5.4.2.1, Arnold 7.3.2.1, V-Ray 6.20, Renderman 26.1, Redshift 2025.2.0, 3delight 2.9.122

Changes & Bug Fixes

• removed unneeded TBB shared libraries from distribution and updated runtime dependency resolution for installs.
• updated to OpenSubdiv 3.6.0 and switched to TBB evaluator. 
• ensured clumpIndex and clumpCount were correctly reset between Clump nodes to provide access to chained results.
• updated to Redshift 2025.2.0.
• added Within Radius clump selection option to Clump node.
• added Sculpt mode brushes to Groom marking menus.
• reverted Lock End Points behaviour with Sculpt brush allowing strand lengths to be affected. 

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5.1.6

Released: 19/11/24

Dependencies: MtoA 5.4.2.1, Arnold 7.3.2.1, V-Ray 6.20, Renderman 26.1, Redshift 2025.1.0

Changes & Bug Fixes

• reintroduced build of 3delight DSO (note this is just the DSO and not 3delight for Maya integration).
• resolved crash when drawing mesh objects in Maya Viewport 2.0. 
• rolled back to using temp cache files for previews for stability reasons.
• fixed an issue with fibre alignment in some deformation situations.
• optimized Clumping part region implementation.
• fixed setParamValueBoolean in pgYetiGraph command.

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5.1.5

Released: 10/10/24

Dependencies: MtoA 5.4.2.1, Arnold 7.3.2.1, V-Ray 6.20, Renderman 26.1, Redshift 2025.1.0

Changes & Bug Fixes

• updated Redshift to 2025.1.0 release. 
• Brush radius and strength UI elements correctly update when changed via context.
• updated Arnold procedural to handle Pref the same across geometry types.
• removed deprecated API calls in Arnold procedural.
• added a Tangent space option to the Displacement node.
• added ability to isolate node parameter evaluation to specific geometry types.
• Attribute node length value will only evaluate for fibre objects.

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5.1.4

Released: 19/09/24

Dependencies: MtoA 5.4.2.1, Arnold 7.3.2.1, V-Ray 6.20, Renderman 26.1, Redshift 3.6.03

Changes & Bug Fixes

• Resolved naming and symbol visibility issues with V-Ray extension on Linux.
• Clump indices now start at 1, where 0 indicates fibres that haven't been clumped (clumpIndex attribute).
• Added additional brush feedback to current viewport when grooming and/or painting.
• Holding the middle mouse button with adjust radius or size depending on the direction of drag while grooming.
• Holding SHIFT now inverts the brush strength when grooming (originally set to CTRL).

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5.1.3

Released: 10/09/24

Dependencies: MtoA 5.4.2.1, Arnold 7.3.2.1, V-Ray 6.20, Renderman 26.1, Redshift 3.6.03

Changes & Bug Fixes

• added new xgenToGroom parameter to pgYetiCommand to convert XGen descriptions into Yeti groom node.
• added new XGen to Groom menu item. 
• Disable Surface collisions correctly works again.
• refinements to Graph Editor and Node UI elements.

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5.1.2

Released: 27/08/24

Dependencies: MtoA 5.4.2.1, Arnold 7.3.2.1, V-Ray 6.20, Renderman 26.1, Redshift 3.6.03

Changes & Bug Fixes

• added a new Resample node which can adjust the geometry detail level of individual fibres.
• added flatness, rotation and opposing attraction parameters to the Clump node to allow for more variation.
• Clump evaluation now obeys parting regions with the option to toggle the behaviour on/off (on by default).
• fixed a bug in the Clump node which caused noise during self clumping evaluation.

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5.1.1

Released: 24/07/24

Dependencies: MtoA 5.4.2.1, Arnold 7.3.2.1, V-Ray 6.20, Renderman 26.1, Redshift 3.6.03

Changes & Bug Fixes

• resolved an issue introduced with Qt6 support that stopped zooming from working correctly in the graph editor.

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5.1.0

Released: 05/07/24

Dependencies: MtoA 5.4.2.1, Arnold 7.3.2.1, V-Ray 6.20, Renderman 26.1, Redshift 3.6.03

Changes & Bug Fixes

• added Maya 2025 build. 
• updated to Arnold 7.3.2.1 and MtoA 5.4.2.1.
• updated to Redshift 3.6.03.
• added --nodes parameter to pgYetiCacheInfo which returns the list of currently registered node types.
• added --parameters <nodeTypeName> to pgYetiCacheInfo which returns the list of parameters for the specified node type.  Use --detailed to return parameter types and defaults.
• added --parameterInfo <parameter> to pgYetiCacheInfo which queries the type and default of the specified parameter(s), the expected format is nodetype.parameter name, ie. texture.file_name.  Multiple parameters may be specified as a single string value.
• pgYetiMayaFeather nodes now use updated VP2.0 hair shader to match pgYetiMaya.
• pgYetiMayaBraid nodes now use updated VP2.0 hair shader to match pgYetiMaya.

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