New Release 1.5.3 available

[dgud]

Currently as a developer release, if it works I'll mark it as stable

Fixed and new features:

- Use (and require) OTP 17.0 which hopefully fixes unicode issues on
win32 [dgud]

- Fix OpenCL so that it works on nvidia cards even though it's built
with a 1.2 framework [dgud]

- JPG import now works on the Mac. [Björn Gustavsson]

- Added a new option to Snap[RMB] (in Body mode) that enable the user
duplicate the object between reference and target. Thanks to Optigon
for suggest it. [Micheus]

- Added a new option to auto save an unsaved project. [Micheus]

- Fixed an issue related to font selection under Windows 7 - fonts'
name aren't displayed. [Micheus]

- Fixed an issue related to edges highlight in Tweak and Sculpt that
was crashing wings when the object have hidden faces or
holes. Thanks to Extrudeface for the report. [Micheus]

- Fixed a issue related to Select Group and Saved Camera windows not
be drawn using the alpha settings as defined in the
preferences. Thanks to Justanother1 for the report. [Micheus]

- Fixed the duplicated IDs in the language file for "Rename"
operations available in the "Geometry Graph" window. Thanks to
TulipVorlax. [Micheus]

- Fixed some issues related to images of materials exported by POV-Ray
plugin. Thanks to RyMopar that reported it. [Micheus]

- Fixed an error in the "wings_u:relative_path_name" routine that was
rebuilding the full path in a wrong way. [Micheus]

- Added support to save and restore the last view settings of a project. [Micheus]

- Added option to customize the grid size. [Micheus]

- Added a new option to Absolute-Move command (MMB) that enable the
user set the reference point. [Micheus]

[Asticles]

Sorry, I cannot set Opencl preview level above 0. I've installed opencl libraries (in case it was the problem) but without results. Is this enabled?

Thanks for your effort.

[dgud]

Set OpenCL proxy level to 3 (for testing) otherwise 2 is good enough for large models.
Create a cube and press SHIFT-TAB should give you a sphere.

Otherwise open the console window and see if you get any output regarding OpenCL?

You should not need to install anything else than good graphics drivers,
only if you are a developer should you need to install additional drivers.

On mac (and on some linux) depending on graphic cards add:
{cl_type,cpu}.
to your preferences file.

[Asticles]

Hi,

I have a windows system with modern nvidia graphics card and updated drivers.
Nothing in console regarding opencl (except the path to the opencl drivers I installed), and the levels option is greyed son cannot be selected.

Thanks for your fast reply. Also, levels are set at settings-misc page? Is there any config file where can be set?

[dgud]

It works fine for me with 1.5.3 64b (or both) version.
I do not know how to help you.

Does it work for anybody?

[oort]

Asticles,
Your video card may not support OpenCL. See the following link for possible options to get OpenCL preview to work...

Getting OpenCL to work on CPU

Thanks,
oort

[Arg Arg]

About the "greyed out" OpenCL proxy settings:



On my system all OpenCL settings (0 - 5) are working!!!
System: NVIDIA GTX 690

I noticed in an SMOOTHING-STRESS-TEST with a simple Cube:

Wings 1.5.2
POLY MAX: 1.572.864 Polys
SMOOTHING operation from 393.216 to 1.572.864 Polys takes a huge time

Wings 1.5.3
POLY MAX: 6.291.456 Polys
SMOOTHING operation from 393.216 to 1.572.864 Polys is fast
SMOOTHING operation from 1.572.864 to 6.291.456 Polys is not too slow

[dgud]

Arg arg nice to know it works for someone else.
Since I have the developer environment my setup do look a little bit different from the average user,
it do work on my sons computer but he have a AMD card and it have always worked there.

OpenCL only fixes quick-smooth-preview Shift-Tab, not the actual smooth command.
Or are you viewing the 6M faces in smooth preview mode?

Anyway nice cube :-)

[Arg Arg]

OpenCL only fixes quick-smooth-preview Shift-Tab, not the actual smooth command.
Or are you viewing the 6M faces in smooth preview mode?

Anyway nice cube :-)

hi dgud!
the 6M cube was not meant to check the OpenCL-Proxy,
it was just a test i did between 1.5.2 and 1.5.3 while
using the SMOOTH command... just for fun...
and i want to share that i noticed a big difference on my system between
those two versions.
it´s not a smooth-preview... true polys
what happens, that 1.5.3 can handle more polys?

the smooth-preview seems to work...
- all steps can be altered in realtime after pressing OK in the preferences window
works!!!



thanx, for all your work, dgud ...and also to all other DEVs

[nemyax]

In OpenCL proxy mode, there's a seam across the virtual mirror edges, even though they are soft. This doesn't occur in regular proxy mode.
Screenshot: http://pix.academ.org/img/2014/04/15/141...cbb9e9.png