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New features, improvements and bugfixes.

New Features

  • Support for external textures
  • Faster load times due to global CDN
  • Support for SmartVu® tour extension

- Support for SmartVu® 3D dimensioning extension

Other Changes

  • Support larger scenes
  • Fixed: camera panning is too slow
  • Fixed: shadows are not displayed properly
  • Fixed: color scheme is broken for some UI elements
  • Fixed: ARKit/ARCore integration does not work

Aura 3D™ Player Update

  • Added Player v0.8.2 with fixes for clipping, displaying unwanted ground planes, loading materials
  • Added Player v0.8.0 with camera fixes, improved loading progress display

Embed API

  • Added callbacks when popups are opened or closed

New - 🚀 New SmartVu® Extension: 3D Dimensioning - 🚀 New SmartVenew™ Editor functionality with the ability to modify Textures Hotspot Editor 1.0.4 - Various Improvements and Bugfixes for the Hotspot Editor - Faster loading Times - Global Accessibility

Improvements - improved Auraweb Conversion Rate Bugfixes - fixed SmartVu® Editor Showroom Access - and many more...

Fixed - iPad - Login Window on Basic Start Page does not close - Significantly increased performance of Asset Uploads - Fixed Known Issues

Hotspot Editor Bugfixes - fix: unreliable Reprocessing of Hotspots - fix: unreliable Saving of Hotspots

Hotspot Editor Bugfixes

  • fix: cannot delete hotspots
  • fix: model does not start re-processing if hotspots are edited – there's a new button "Save & Reprocess"

3D Model Editor Improvements

  • improved: rotation offset is now added, and will no longer override the imported rotation

New Features

  • hotspot editor (needs to be activated in Aura Workspace Settings for each Workspace)
  • canny feedback page (via main menu)
  • changelog in main menu

Improvements

  • much faster page load speeds (2-3x depending on workspace)
  • faster main menu

New Features

  • Custom Share Page for Enterprise Customers available

Other Changes

  • Preparation for global Content Delivery Network for SmartVu's®

Our SmartVu® Sharepage displayed 'Page not found' after using our SmartVu® API to create a SmartVu® with the sharing option. We enhanced the view with our Sharepage styling, added a loading spinner and an automatic page reload, when the content is accessible.

  • fixed preview images on SmartVu picking modal in Basic Start Page are empty
  • fixed VF-2390 - After SmartVu API call, Item is not linked to SmartVu anymore
  • Resolved Incident #18 - Changes in Preview Image behavior lead to disappeared images of SmartVu's®
  • Added SmartVu API 1.1.3: Actions endpoint to manipulate SmartVu® actions like opening a popup with a PDF

Bugfixes

New API

  • Added SmartVu® API 1.1.3: Widgets endpoint to manipulate all sidebar items of a SmartVu®

Bugfixes

  • fixed Aura™ 3D Settings for Import and Export visible to all users -> changed to Admin View
  • fixed Material Library: outdated Material can't be selected in Grid View
  • fixed inconsistent "needs update"-color in Material Library
  • fixed a regression that lead to empty custom preview images
  • fixed Material Editor: save button is not visible
  • fixed SmartVu Custom Preview Image disappears with new Version
  • Added Support for adding custom environments to a processed 3D Model
  • Added Support for adding additional models to a processed 3D Model

Launch of Auraweb™ Format

  • Our proprietary extension for the GLB format allows for a much better SmartVu® experience in the browser powered by WebGL 1 and WebGL 2

Changes

  • Added View in App functionality with Deep Linking support and App Routing for iOS and iPadOS

New Features

  • Brand new Javascript API
  • Many new Embed API parameters such as autorotation and initial hotspot
  • Faster load times
  • Better visual fidelity for PBR materials (metals, reflections)

Other Changes

  • Fixed: Transparent objects block clicking hotspots
  • Fixed some API parameters don't work
  • Fixed: Remove UI elements in embed mode
  • Added automated post-processing for GLB-based SmartVu's® (PBR support)
  • Added PDF popup support
  • Fixed Lightmaps broken for some SmartVu's®

Aura 3D™ Player Update

  • Added Player v0.7.12 (faster loading, better visual fidelity through PBR materials)
  • Added Player v0.7.10 with lighting fix and hover api
  • Added Player v0.7.7 with trigger bugfix
  • Added Player v0.7.6 with many look & feel fixes

Embed API

  • Fixed set_texture API turns materials black
  • Fixed Redundant pause/resume calls
  • Brand new Javascript API
  • Many new Embed API parameters such as autorotation and initial hotspot
  • Faster load times
  • Better visual fidelity for PBR materials (metals, reflections)
  • fix: Transparent objects block clicking hotspots
  • fix: Some API parameters don't work
  • fix: Remove UI elements in embed mode
  • add: Automated post-processing for GLB-based SmartVu's® (PBR support)
  • add: PDF popup support
  • [API] fix: Redundant pause/resume calls
  • add: Player v0.7.12 (faster loading, better visual fidelity through PBR materials)
  • add: Player v0.7.10 with lighting fix and hover api
  • add: Player v0.7.7 with trigger bugfix
  • add: Player v0.7.6 with many look & feel fixes
  • [API] fix: set_texture API turns materials black
  • fix: Lightmaps broken for some SmartVu's®

Fixed an issue regarding the STEP File Processing where some objects were visible through other objects

Formats Available for Business Customers

  • STEP (.stp/.step)
  • Catia v5 (.catproduct)
  • Solidworks (.SLDPRT/.SLDASM)

Previously only available in Vuframe® Enterprise.

Aura 3D™

  • Added Ambient Occlusion Settings UI
  • Added Environment Model and Addon Model Selection for a specific Model and for the whole Workspace

Environment Model and Addon Model Selection

For a specific Model:

For the whole Workspace:

Studio v4.1.17

New

add: AppEditor API v1.0.3 with publish and platform support fix: Material Mapping fails for Cinema 4D files fix: Material Mapping details page shows wrong section (Original, Mapped, Model)

  • fix: POST methods for /apps/:token/publish endpoint
  • add: GET method for /apps/:token/publish to get current status of app publishing
  • add: GET method for /apps/:token/platforms to get all platforms enabled for a platform

Studio v4.1.16

New

Update for Aura™ Pipeline with following file formats - STEP - CATIAv5 - Solidworks

Studio v4.1.15

New

fix: Cannot download App Editor App on iPad (iPad OS 14 Support) fix: Web SmartVu's® are not displayed fix: Cannot download new SmartVu® in Vuframe® App or white-label App fix: AR Browser: cannot map actions to image targets

Studio v4.1.14

New

fix: alpha channel of images not properly recognized – reprocess image to fix fix: versioning of SmartVu's and App Pages not correct fix: CRITICAL – drafts of SmartVu's automatically shared when only editing SmartVu metadata add: new version list page for SmartVu's

Studio v4.1.13

New

fix: marker collection not displayed properly fix: responsive layout for share pages fix: branding for share pages with custom viewer (use dark button) add: SmartVu API autoshare parameter fix: deeplinking for custom viewers on Android and iOS

fix: marker collection not displayed properly fix: responsive layout for share pages fix: branding for share pages with custom viewer (use dark button) add: SmartVu API autoshare parameter fix: deeplinking for custom viewers on Android and iOS