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*** LDView Version 4.0 Beta 1 Released ***
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Tue, 2 Dec 2008 22:16:31 GMT
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LDView 4.0 Beta 1 is now available for download from the LDView downloads page here:

http://ldview.sourceforge.net/Downloads.html

This is a Beta release, which means that I’m hoping to get as much feedback as possible. This also means that it is likely not as stable as a final release, so you probably don’t want to try it out if you absolutely hate using buggy software.

Some notable changes:
  • Basic support for steps. (Basic means that rotations and buffer exchanges aren’t supported.)
  • POV export support (including LGEO support with separate XML file*).
  • MPD sub-model selection.
  • Model tree view.
  • SMP-aware for conditional edges and sorted transparency.
  • Native Cocoa version for Mac.
* LGEO exports require you to download the following file (which will be included in the final release):

http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/ldview/LGEO.xml?download

Put the file in the same directory as your LDView executable, and make sure to check the “Use XML mapping file” option in the POV export options. This will only work with the latest version of LGEO, although I can provide an XML mapping file that works with older LGEO versions if there is a demand.

Please see the full change history here.

Please send any bugs, suggestions, or other feedback to ldview@gmail.com. As mentioned above, the main reason for this release is to get feedback so that the official release will be as high-quality as possible.

--Travis Cobbs (tcobbs@REMOVE.halibut.com)


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Re: *** LDView Version 4.0 Beta 1 Released ***
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In lugnet.announce, Travis Cobbs wrote:
   LDView 4.0 Beta 1 is now available for download from the LDView downloads page here:

http://ldview.sourceforge.net/Downloads.html

This is a Beta release, which means that I’m hoping to get as much feedback as possible. This also means that it is likely not as stable as a final release, so you probably don’t want to try it out if you absolutely hate using buggy software. • ... Please send any bugs, suggestions, or other feedback to ldview@gmail.com. As mentioned above, the main reason for this release is to get feedback so that the official release will be as high-quality as possible.

This is a big update. I heartily recommend you give it a try, especially if you are working with LPub or using a Mac (or both). Travis has made some great additions to the program.

Jim


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Re: *** LDView Version 4.0 Beta 1 Released ***
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Sat, 6 Dec 2008 00:18:29 GMT
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Bravo!

Thank you very much for the great improvement! Although not specifically listed, it fixed several bugs the older versions had for me. The background color chart always appeared in the background and the preferences menu never disappeared once you clicked okay. The new version just runs fine! And the step by step rendering function is really spot-on! Thank you for your great effort providing us with this new program!

Cheers,

Chris


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Re: *** LDView Version 4.0 Beta 1 Released ***
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In lugnet.cad, Jim DeVona wrote:
   In lugnet.announce, Travis Cobbs wrote:
   LDView 4.0 Beta 1 is now available for download from the LDView downloads page here:

http://ldview.sourceforge.net/Downloads.html

This is a Beta release, which means that I’m hoping to get as much feedback as possible. This also means that it is likely not as stable as a final release, so you probably don’t want to try it out if you absolutely hate using buggy software. ... Please send any bugs, suggestions, or other feedback to ldview@gmail.com. As mentioned above, the main reason for this release is to get feedback so that the official release will be as high-quality as possible.

This is a big update. I heartily recommend you give it a try, especially if you are working with LPub or using a Mac (or both). Travis has made some great additions to the program.

Jim

I second that. I’ve been using it for all my latest renders and it’s eliminated almost all hand-editing of POVray files. Top stuff!

Tim


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