Version 2.0.2 Release Notes

Improvements

• Automatically converted images are exported with [IMG_AUTOCONV] prefix, for easier recognition inside the export folder.
• Automatic environment intensity for Sky Dome environment has been improved - it follows the Modo environment color more closely.
• Better automatic material export for materials with Stencil maps.
• Instance Mesh visibility is now independent from the source Mesh visibility. In the previous version Instance Mesh was only visible if the Modo source Mesh was visible.
• The exporter can now handle the following projection modes (for Mesh items):
• Planar projection
• Cubic projection
• Box projection
• Cylindrical projection
• Spherical projection
• Front projection
• UV Map
• Support for Modo groups (401): render visibility; render flags; material masks by group; replicator item variability by group.
• Better environment image to IBL conversion.
• Camera Autofocus added ("Camera +" -> "Focal Distance" -> "Autofocus").
• Refined spot light export which considers the Soft edge value.
• Basic replicator support.
• Added object visibility flags (Mesh +).
• Added object Id control (Mesh +).
• Certain improvements in Directional Light export:
• The default value of the Light Source Offset parameter has been changed.
• Directional light export with Spread Angle.
• Light shape changed from a huge plane to a smaller circular area for a better effect
• Certain changes under Mac OSX:
• New installer
• The new location of the plug-in files: Users/ /Maxwell/Maxwell plugin for Modo ("Default Export" is inside this directory)
• The Modo application can be in any directory now, it won't confuse the installer
• The plug-in remembers the location of the Maxwell Render executable between sessions. It also identifies Maxwell Render’s location more reliably.
• The "open log file" doesn't open the console window with the Text editor
• Export process starts faster

Bug fixes

• Fixed: Modo starts with an error message if the Modo main config file is read-only.
• Fixed: Modo can't stop the main process when it quits if the Modo main config file is read-only.
• Fixed: The exporter doesn't replace the converted image file with the original image. Conversion happens if the image file type is unknown to Maxwell Render and only if "Auto Convert Images" is enabled.
• Fixed: Problems with export if the export directory is on a network path.
• IBL image map rotation improved.
• Fixed: Shader export (visibility) flags weren’t following the Modo settings in certain situations.
• Fixed: Wrong position of photometric light (IES - ELUMNDAT)
• Fixed: Wrong Light color export (Light types, environment color) which resulted in scene with a black screen or screen areas.
• Fixed: "Check for updates" button navigated to the wrong URL address.

** Mac OSX-specific **

• Fixed: Double clicking on a pre-set thumbnail doesn't start the Maxwell Material Editor.
• Fixed: The export progress bar doesn't work.
• Fixed: Can't start Maxwell Render/ Maxwell Studio if the Maxwell path contains space characters (for example: Applications/Maxwell 2/Maxwell.app/Contents/MacOs/Maxwell).

** Windows-specific: **

• Fixed: Plug-in malfunction if the Modo menu bar is not visible, which also caused a system slow down in certain cases.