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@prman-pixar prman-pixar released this 10 Nov 21:10
· 701 commits to main since this release
v_24.2
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New Features:

  • Add a new Volume Aggregates editor. For more information on volume aggregates, see the documentation
    (https://rmanwiki.pixar.com/display/RFB24/Aggregate+Volumes+in+Blender).
  • For PxrCamera projection, you can now select an object as tilt-shift focus object.
  • Add a new UI for adding user attributes.
  • Add a new preference that inverts the behavior of light linking. When enabled,
    only objects that are linked to a light will be illuminated.
  • Added a new preference to control collapsing of nodes when node soloing is turned on.
  • A new PackageScene operator has been added to the side N-panel. This will try to zip your scene
    and assets, so that it can be sent to support.
  • Tangent and bitangents are now exported as primitive variables for meshes.
  • Preset browser now has storage options for where assets such as textures for presets are saved.

Changes:

  • We now ignore render regions if you're using "it" for IPR. If you need render region like behavior,
    use the crop window feature in "it".
  • Edits to ramps should now work with IPR. Using the "Force Refresh" button should no longer be required
    (requires your scene to be saved first).
  • PxrDiffuse will be used as a fallback if we don't have a Bxdf node connected to the
    RenderMan output node.
  • Clipping planes now work in IPR
  • We now respond to render regions during IPR. The Crop Winodw operator will now also draw a render region
    if used.
  • The CropWindow and Enhance/Zoom operators now also responds to the numpad enter key.
  • Solo/Unsolo button is now available in the side N-panel.
  • Connection and preset menus are now available in the side N-panel.
  • Motion blur hair should now be working
  • For particle emitters, we now use velocity as the basis for motion blur.
  • Add a new button to revert to regular Blender view layers, when RenderMan displays
    were enabled.
  • You can now change the default size of RenderMan shading nodes, using a JSON override file.
  • We now have a separate micropolygonlength control for volumes.
  • There's now a separate motion samples control for deformation motion blur.
  • For OpenVDB, there are now new controls: Filter Width, Density Multiplier, Density Rolloff
  • Ray number stats have been added to the live stats panel.
  • There is now a preference to control the amount of stats that are printed in the live stats panel.
  • Add a new clear unused textures button to the texture manager.

Bug Fixes:

  • Fix issue with viewport rendering causing icons in the UI to corrupt.
  • Fix issues with redrawing the stats panel causing flickering
  • Fix a bug that cause importing of assets from the preset browser dropdown menu to fail
  • When converting a Blender point light, take the scale into account
  • Multiple fixes for node groups in shading networks.
  • Fix issue where Depth of Field did not update correctly during IPR.
  • Fix issue with displacement not working with per-face materials.
  • Fix issue where OptiX denoiser was not working when RenderMan displays was used.
  • Multiple fixes for the PxrOSL node.
  • PxrToFloat3 and PxrToFloat nodes will be automatically inserted when connections between
    floats and float3 types are used.
  • Fixed a bug that caused issues when importing presets with ramp nodes in them.
  • Fixed issues with PxrPortalLight's not inheriting intensity and light color correctly
    from the connected dome light.
  • Fixed multiple issues with linking to materials and objects from another Blender file,
    that included ramps
  • Node soloing nodes that are within node groups should now work.
  • Fix issue with viewport snapshot not working correctly when using the resolution multiplier
  • Fix issue with zoom/enhance not working correctly when using the resolution multiplier
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