Release Notes¶
Release Highlights¶
Switch to Dark Mode for UX¶
We have modernized the UI for View to be far more streamlined and purposeful for the review process.
Waypoints¶
Waypoints allow users to store many aspects of the Application and Scene State. These waypoints can then be navigated freely along with notes and other useful inforation.
Movie Capture¶
Movie Capture has received several updates and additions including a more refined UI, Inclusion of Sun Study in Recording Options, Sequence Support and more.
Navigation Bar¶
Easing the navigation, a new Navigation Bar allows quick access to the most common navigation methods.
Also allows for a “cheat-sheet” for new users to learn the navigation Key COmmands.
View Known Limitations¶
Currently there is a 1 gig file size limit on individual usd files that can be loaded.
View 2020.3.31¶
Updated to Kit SDK 100.2
Fixed Draft mode being the default mode
Fixed the vertical drag of the stage separator panel
Removed the Content (Old) menu option
View 2020.3.24¶
Auto exposure fixed and on by default
Build version number updated on View window
Removed old Sample link
View 2020.3 Point Release¶
Fixed publishing from Connectors for model names with spaces in them
Progress bar now appears in lower right corner of View
Fixed Sun Study performance with new dynamic skies
HDR texture support for thumbnail service
Added material CSV mapping
Added Reset UI option to restore default View panels.
Added Movie Tool to View to record Sun Studies
Assets dropped from the Content window are instances
Added Section Tool to View
Added Material Mapper using the CSV files
Grasshopper Connector is now part of the Rhino Connector install package
Default brushes in Paint Tool for grass and trees
Tools in View are now available in Create as well
Send to View from the Connectors will place the projects in /Users/<current user>/Sent To View folder
Path autofill in Connectors is fixed
Added Erase to the Paint Tool
Minimum specs posted to Documentation for View
ISO control now in the camera toolbar
Section Tool allows for sections to be named/saved with the project
Send to View working with View installed from Launcher
Section Tool toggles light modes
Support for Rhino Materials
Corrects for motion blur quality levels in Movie Tool
Flood fill supported in Paint Tool
Sun Study and Movie Tool sync the TOD
Sign In dialog for View is simplified for login
Added a scatter brush to the Paint Tool
Added Splash Screen for View
Adjusted where the tools live in the right side toolbar
Preview is no longer a scaled PT window giving better visual quality
View can run without a Collaboration server
Basic sky is now tied to the Sun Study for Create and when running without a Collaboration server
Material and Sky browsers now support multiple libraries/paths to source data from
Updated Content/Asset browser at the bottom of View’s window
New Property pane in View
Uninstall cleanup for SketchUp files
Clean up of paths for recently opened documents
Mount issue for missing vegetation is resolved
Removed the Physics menu by default in View
Preferences now save in View
Fixed scroll wheel in/out to keep the same stepping values
Sky loads all the time now for new documents or existing
Revit dialog cleanup for Publish
Fixed jaggies for some materials
Update to new RTX Render options panel
Skies can be changed
View has its own icon now
Fixes for base materials
View startup has a splash screen now instead of a long wait
Shadows and glass now fixed
Materials update with live sync
Paint Tool brush follows the cursor properly
View links to the documentation page now
Select Parent now works in the stage view
Scrollable view for list of cameras
Clear camera list in View when opening a new project
Create meshes not shapes in View for the Create menu
Fixed links to help in View and Connectors
Sun Study time is now the correct date/time from the Date/Time dialog
Recent list works for View now
Hot key for brush size in Paint Tool
Material Browser listens for updates/changes appropriately
Layers option added to Advanced menu in View
Do not export Autodesk materials by default
Support Autodesk materials
Do not export hidden geometry from SketchUp
Rhino supports blocks as USD instances
View progress bar working again
Fixed crash pressing F7 in View
Fixed crash double-clicking sky
Default UP axis is Z for new USD’s in View
Use DLSS for Draft in View
Fixed Date/Time changes
Import for OBJ and FBX work from the Content browser in View
Fast Navigation is OFF by default in View
View 2020.2: Hotfix¶
- Client Library Updated
Fixed a Fixed that would sometimes (very rarely) cause data loss if you got a disconnect while uploading a file.
Fixed a Fixed that would fail to download a file if it was an exact multiple of 1MB
View 2020.2: Point Release¶
New Features¶
Preview mode settings
Photo Settings
Sun Study: Stop changing Ambient in DRAFT mode
Make File menu Connect and start up window share the same user name
Autosky should be an option in preferences
View - Viewport Compass
Update Live switch and user name on Menu bar
Update select toggle based on KIT
Implement Viewport compass
Improved Project layout
Location Presets
Asset Details UX
Change material Browser Icon
UX for Paint Tool
Paint tool UI: basic layout
Updated project workflow
Build a movie maker prototype with MFT API to capture screen into videos
Brush file
Update omni.connection to omni.client
Paint tool UI: Image of brush falloff and scale distribution
Brush widget: draw brush
Brush widget: move brush across geometry
Brush widget: paint single asset
SWIPAT process of ScreenRecordLib
Paint Tool: save recent brushes in settings
Brush widget: apply scale distribution
Brush widget: apply asset weight
Brush widget: improve falloff
Invalid Brush state
Capture - 360/180 panoramas
AEC Tree and Shrubs library
Fixed Fixes¶
CTRL+I instancing does not work
Bad outlines on glass in RT mode
Camera Speed needs to allow for faster movement
Batch file from the installed folder wont run
Extension window doesn’t have close button
Moving or duplicating an instanced mesh doesn’t update point instancers
Dark grey on Sun study should be darker
Samples option on Welcome Screen not accessible elsewhere by menu option.
Revit stage flickering issue
Normal Maps look to absolute path in Stage .usd files
When modal window poped up, close the main window will crash
Uninstalling AEC leaves behind Nucleus and View folders
New style tooltips don’t show properly if mouse is moved on widgets with them before you enable tooltips
Asset Browser options dont persist between Review and Edit mode
New Project doesn’t work for local paths
Content window issue
View Preferences are lost
Unnecessary error message for sunstudy window position change
View right click menu icons are wrong color
Post process doesn’t work in path trace
Light Sphere Visible In Reflection When Using IES Profile
Materials Very Long Compile Times Locally
View loads SLOW
View geometry artifacts
Missing gamepad camera control
Transforms text in UI is always truncated
Icons stretched
Viewport Dashboard slider style
User should be able to click on a Sun Study trim point to set the time with a dialog.
View fails to load on multi-GPU system with 8 GPUs because Ansel is enabled and there is a driver Fixed
View - Zoom to Fit and Camera Zoom (scroll wheel on mouse) do not work once loaded
Camera flies away when navigating viewport with SHIFT+RMB+S
Cannot select in viewport
World and view are not xforms
Project behavior should only occur on .project.usd
DCC Tools Not Exporting With Default Prim
Creating a new camera from perspective squashes the image
Signing in/out causes crash
View Icons are all white, should be our dark grey color
Opening the READ ONLY sample is stuck in live mode
Sun study Location data does not set properly
Update scripts to use new client library
Open file crash: omniverse/ov-sandbox/projects/QA/Flex/Cloth_scene.usd
View - Login into ov-rc and the Open Dialog looks at localhost, not ov-rc
View - Log into ov-content and the Asset Browser window goes blank … not usable
Fast Navigation crashes View
Cant sign in using view
Kit does not have way to add server through scripts
Popup window broke in new KIT-SDK
Create camera feature was broken
Switching render mode crashes
Close button missing on startup
Procedural Sky should be hidden
Local host sign in failed
Cant open sample file
Read only scene should not allow user to turn on live.
Viewport dashboard sliders are broken
Default sky is black
Sky browser thumbnails missing on ov-rc as well as localhost (109 server)
New Project - Default sky is wrong
Cannot open USD, hangs view - works in Kit
Domlight_Fixed.usd crash
USD’s Not Loading With Latest View (1096)
Thumbnails missing
Rotate/Move should not toggle when clicked
Material thumbnail path incorrect in View
Kit / View - Materials load but do not display for this model
Sun Study tool does not work - cannot drag the TOD bubble
Speed up the broswer thumbnail display by local save
Error Message: Setting in preference window can’t initialize
Authoring layer wrong
Paint tool spinner polish
Sun Study tool is VERY slow to move the bubble (Draft or Preview modes)
View - Create a new project and View hangs
UWQHD stretches the screen
Preview and Photo Mode should have Depth of Field default to On
Defaults for Scale distribution
Scale distribution graph doesn’t always update curve
Paint tool shouldnt apply when in dialogs.
Transform tools shouldnt be active with paint tool
New project from start up panel is different than Menu Start Up
Reset Ui broken
USD Disappears After Live Edit Session Changes
Cannot paint if xform is selected
Random Rotation should be in object space, not world space
If user deletes point instance while paint is active, next stroke fails
When opening new usd file, active paint tool should clear the Apply To assets field
Modify Save Behavior
View 2020.1: Hotfix¶
Omniverse View¶
Add get support link to help menu
Add render settings to path trace
Add samples to eyeball in viewport dashboard
Adjust “Photo” Settings values
Allow users to UndoRedo operations in Graphene
Arrow keys not working for movement in View
Asset Importer in Content Browser
associate the proper icons for usdc, usdz, and usda files
Auto exposure toggle isn’t working
Black Sky When Opening Models in View
Camera Moves Affecting Selection Modes
Can’t mute/un-mute Root Layer
Can’t select models in the viewport that have a glass material
Change to non-block mode when fetching Material from server
Common Render settings missing Shadow Bias
Conflict hotkeys: ‘W’ for op-mode and move camera
Create basic attribute description file format
Date and time panel doesn’t sync with Sun Study
Depth of field switch doesn’t actually turn off depth of field.
Double clicking a USD opens into default level adds unwanted default lighting
Drag and Drop assets should drop where let go
Easily modify source assets (USD and MDL) a hot reloadable text editor
Glass is blurry needs windex
Installed web client has no snapshot service available
Installing View to a new location causes old folder structure to materialize after launch
Keep user changed render preset values
Latest build of View shows corruption in viewport during startup when running mgpu
Layer Right click menu options
Loses connection to Omniverse with live-updates after 20+ minutes of inactivity
Metallic materials do not render correctly
Mouse control of the scale tool is wrong when the object is rotated.
Need the ability to drag multiple selections between layers
Need the ability to replace Materials / Actors
North indicator when using the Location Dialog
Object picking/selection with outline in viewport
Parallelize the MDL System
Plugin Extension support
Press Q on the keyboard and the camera flies away
Pressing ‘F’ while inputting text into any text field focuses viewport on currently selected object
Pressing the disconnect icon crashes Kit
Randomize start up window images