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Project Manager Update History September 12, 2010

Project Manager v.1.61.00

• Adds support to 3ds Max 2013.
• Updates the help-file.
• Modified features:
• Extremely speed up displaying the subfolders.
• Bug fixes:
• Fixes an issue with zoom model to viewport when rendering thumbnail.
• Fixes an issue with relinking the Assets in xRef scenes.
• Fixes some minor issues with saving the description.
• Fixes other some minor issues.

Project Manager v.1.60.05

• New features:
• Adds ability to set Default Renderer for Batch Rendering.
• Adds ability to use template for description.
• Adds ability to reorder Search directories with drag&drop.(Asset Files)
• Modified features:
• Display xRefs in tree mode.(Asset Files)
• Now you can add Custom Dependencies with drag&drop.(Asset Files)
• Merge materials for xRef Objects.

Project Manager v.1.54.40 >Download<

• Modified features:
• Adds ability to add description to multiple files.
• Adds an icon to files that contain a description.
• Bug fixes:
• Fixes a bug with rendering of 3d models.
• Fixes a bug with starting the “Project Manager” on some computers.
• Fixes issue with renaming file in PM Explorer.

Project Manager v.1.54.30

• Bug fixes:
• Fixes an some issues with Batch Render&Relink tool.
• Fixes an issue with rebuilding thumbnails.
• Fixes an issue with starting on 3ds max 2008.

Project Manager v.1.54.24 >Download<

• Modified features:
• Some optimisation for search.

Project Manager v.1.54.20

• New features:
• Adds ability to search files by name and description.
• Adds ability to add description to 3ds max files.
• Displaying embedded to 3ds max files thumbnails.
• Include AutoCad file format as default on “Models” category.
• Displaying embedded to AutoCad files thumbnails.
• Adds ability to on\off extensions for display on “Models” category.
• Adds ability to include\exclude models by extension to batch rendering
  (by default is it 3ds Max,VrayProxy, Mental Proxy, 3ds, obj).
• Adds ability to add files to favorities from status bar.
• Adds some methods and properties for PMStructureInfo*.
• Modified features:
• Extremely speeding up opening directories with big number of subfolders.
• Update the Help.
• Bug fixes:
• Fixes some issues with thumbnail rendering.
• Fixes a bug with correct displaying the Asset files.

Project Manager v.1.52.21 >Download<

New features:

• Adds ability to use custom studio for rendering the 3d models and materials.
• Adds ability to add custom commands to menu.

Modified features:

• Some changes for Batch Render&Relink tool.
• Now the size of TextureMaps in RealSize mode shows the correct values.

Bug fixes:

• Fixes a issue with correct placing objects on the floor in the 3dsmax 2012.
• Fixes a issue with flipping the thumbnails for max and video files.
• Fixes a bug with spinners on some computers.

Project Manager v.1.50.28

• New features:
• Adds ability to save position of “Object Place” tool .
• Bug fixes:
• Fixes a bug for with starting the “Project Manager” on some computers.
• Fixes issues with opening the “Object Place” tool.

Project Manager v.1.50.24

• New features:
• Adds ability to undo the “Object Replace”operation.
• Adds options for merge 3ds max scene as xRef scene and xRef objects.
• Adds ability to setup number of faces for Proxy before converting.
• Some changes for Preferences dialog.
• Modified features:
• The new improved system of search for asset files.
• Ability to replace group member object without replacing all group.
• More proper display of images with alpha channel.
• Bug fixes:
• Fixes some minor issues with navigation.
• Fixes some minor issues for batch render.

Project Manager v.1.40.37

• New features:
• Adds option “Reset Pivot” for replacement models.
• Adds ability to disable the key “Delete”.
• Adds ability to re-build cached thumbnails for selected files.
• Modified features:
• Increased speed of loading HDRI files.
• Now modifiers,which stored with materials, will be applied as instance.
• Now you can open the file in an external application by double-clicking on it.
• Increased switching speed of the default display filter.
• Increased speed of displaying the tooltip for large image.(clearing cache is required)

Bug fixes:

• Fixes issue with hide/freeze Command Panel after relink&collect the asset files.
• Fixes some minor issues with Adress bar.
• Fixes minor issues when copying/paste files.
• Fixes some minor issues with “Confirm Replace” dialog.

Project Manager v.1.35.00

• Adds support to 3ds Max 2012.
• Adds support to Substance Textures.*
• Adds ability to rename Asset File on hard drive with Link .
• Adds ability to open Material Library from max file in Material/Map Browser.
• Adds ability to render thumbnails for 3ds, fbx, obj, vrmesh(Vray Proxy), mib(Mental Ray Proxy) files.
• Some changes for Dark theme interface.
• Fixes a crash on Windows XP x32
• Fixes issues with memory leaking with render thumbnails.
• Fixes some minor issues with utility “Batch Render&Relink”
• Fixes issues with loading render-preset files for render thumbnails.
• Fixes issues with autosearching asset files for render thumbnails.

*You can add folders with Substance Textures to “Textures” category.

Project Manager v.1.32.21

Short video about new features:
Video 1
Video 2

• Address bar
• Materials are stored with the modifier (UVW map, UVW xForm,
  if appointed VrayDisplace and it included check Use object material, then VrayDisplace also stored)
• Type display a list of Details (as in explorer)
• Sorting by name, date and file size
• Status bar slightly changed design and at bottom now writes the total size of files in a folder
• If you rename the file and it is present in the opening scene, it will change and the link to it .
• Now a batch render and search , collect and relink the files in batch mode is done via the utility “Batch Render&Relink”.
• You can change the paths in xRef-files without opening the file (max 2010 and above)
• Dark theme.
• Fixes a bug with render thumbnails for 3ds max 2010&2011.
• Fixes a bug for 3ds max 2011 when working with Slate Material Editor.

Project Manager v.1.10.52

• Fixes issues with merging models and assign material to scene which contains LinkComposite objects.
• Fixes issues with rendering thumbnails for materials which contains invalid path characters in name.
• Fixes issues with restoring of lights states after thumbnails rendering .
• Fixes some issues with relinking bitmaps with “Browse” dialog.
• Now “Translate path to local” works properly with UNC paths.
• Now “Translate path to network” translate links to mapped network paths if possible or to UNC paths.

Project Manager v.1.10.42

• Add the ability to merge max files with standard merge dialog.
• Fixes issues with incorrect thumbnail size in Windows 7 and Vista.
• Fixes issues with restoring of rendering settings after thumbnails rendering when current renderer set to ActiveShade.

Project Manager v.1.10.35

• Fixes issues with creating new Material Library.
• Fixes issues with creating Mental Ray Proxy on Network Drive.
• Some changes for “Batch Thumbnail Render” tool.

Project Manager v.1.10.23

• Fixes issue with starting thumbnails rendering from menu.

Project Manager v.1.10.22

• Interface
• Speed up starting the utility.
• Adds the ability to hide all panels with the F11 key.
• Interactive updating of contents of a folder at change of the text of the filter.
• The replacement settings of objects are requested in dialogue immediately before the replacement.
• More informative messages about the operations on files and folders.
• More informative text in the status bar .
• Some design changes.
• Cataloguing. Standard features of Windows Explorer
• Adds the virtual folder Favorities to store links to files and folders.
• Adds the ability to copy the textures with the model files and materials.*
• Standard features Windows Explorer at work with files and folders.
• Files and folders can now copy, rename and delete.
• Standard Windows dialogs for working with files and folders.
• Adds support to Drag&Drop at work with files and folders.
• Interactive update the contents of the folder when adding, deleting files.
• Speed up loading folders tree in navigation panel.
• Standard menu of Windows Explorer with Shift-key (Special thanks to Andrew Vos)
• Thumbnails
• Render Thumnail now works in the menu.
• Possibility of caching images of standard formats, regardless of 3ds Max now supported for “Explorer” tab.**
• Adds the ability to save model to library with viewport screenshot.
• Asset Files
• Adds the ability to translate path to local or network, including the output files.

*Models should be previously added to the database using the Project Manager
**For example, if a folder contains images of very large size, the user can exit the folder and going back there again some time later.
He sees that the images are loaded immediately!

Project Manager v.0.99.63 RC

• Auto closing messages about invalid IES file during Batch Rendering
• Now auto-closing unselected folders works properly
• Adds the ability to turn offon auto-closing unselected folders
• Adds the ability to open Material Libraries in standard “Material/Map Browser”
• Adds the ability to Create New Material Libraries
• Adds the ability to Save Scene Materials to Custom Material Library
• Adds the ability to Copy, Move and Paste Files and Materials
• Adds the ability to Rename Materials from Scene and Material Libraries
• Adds the ability to Replace Scene Materials to Materials from Material Libraries
• Now at installation, the utility automatically checks compatibility with the established version of .Net Framework

Asset Files

• Now the selecting the dependencies objects to missing files is works properly
• Fixes issues with Relinking Vray Environment Maps

Project Manager v.0.99.12 RC

• Fixes some issues with “Batch Render Thumbnail” tool
• Fixes some issues to assign Material Library with drag&drop method
• Fixes issues to interface displaying with Windows “Aero” theme

Project Manager v.0.98.78 RC

• Fixes issues with add folder to “Materials” Category from menu

Project Manager v.0.98.02 beta

• Adds the ability to add Objects from current scene into 3dModels Library with used textures
• Adds the ability to copy\move material between Material Libraries
• Adds the ability to remove material from Material Libraries
• Adds the ability to displaying ALL files in folder
  

Project Manager v.0.95.00 beta

• Adds the filters to exclude from Merge unwanted objects
• By default some filters by class is set to on (Vray Sun, Vray Plane and etc.)
• Adds the ability to reuse already existing on the hard drive Proxy file when “Merge as Proxy” is checked.
• Adds the ability to drag the “ies” files into Viewport.
• Already used in the scene files now be highlighted with green rectangle.
• Adds the Options panel to “HDRI” Category.
• Adds the settings to Materials for Merge 3d Models.

Project Manager v.0.91.16 beta

• Some changes in design.
• Max 9 now is not supported.
• Fixes issues with saving the settings.
• Fixes issues to navigation with buttons “Back” and “Forward” on the “Explorer” tab.

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