Hi all,

this is to announce that I have uploaded a beta version of Moray V3.2
(1.9MB). Get it from:

  ftp://ftp.stmuc.com/pub/moray/moray32pb1.exe

This is a public beta version of Moray for Windows V3.2 and is
time-limited until the 31st of January 2000. We will provide either
another beta or the full release before then, so you will never be
without a running version. Since this will be a free upgrade, you
don't need to worry about the costs, either<g>.

Note that this is an upgrade and can only be installed over an
existing installation. Note also that scene files saved with this beta
will not be readable by Moray V3.1 anymore, so there's no going back
with scene files that have been worked on with this beta.

Since this is a beta, please note that it is your responsibility to
save early, save often and make backups!.

While we're pretty sure that there are no serious bugs in this beta,
we cannot guarantee that it won't crash. We will do everything in our
power to correct any bugs that crop up in the beta phase and will
release timely updates, depending on how critical the found bugs are.

Please report bugs either by posting here or by using the included
SoloBug reporter.

Have fun!

- Lutz
  email : lut### [at] stmuccom
  Web  : http://www.stmuc.com/moray

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>this is to announce that I have uploaded a beta version of Moray V3.2
(1.9MB).<

Lutz,

Can you tell us some of the features of 3.2?  Help those of us in the middle
of a scene to decide if we want to implement a beta version.

Thanks!

Claire

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Hi jivvy, you recently wrote in moray.win:

> Can you tell us some of the features of 3.2?  Help those of us in the middle
> of a scene to decide if we want to implement a beta version.
Basically, most of the changes were in the Plugin System to accomodate
an animation plugin that is currently under development, but we
enhanced a few other things too and fixed many bugs that were in the
old V3.1. Below is a copy of the WhatsNew.txt that comes with the
beta. 

- Lutz


What's New in Build 5235
------------------------

This is a list of major new features that are included in 
Moray V3.2 Beta (Build 5235). Please see REVISION.TXT for a
detailed list of all changes, including bug fixes.


- Added a Search Path Tab to the View|Configuration dialog that 
  allows you to do maintenance your Search Paths without resorting
  to the Registry Editor. Only built-in Search Paths can be 
  maintained, any file types that plugins define cannot be edited.

- Added a object creation Toolbar. 

- Added a coordinate entry possibility to the sweep editors.

- Changes in the Material Editor and Material Library:
  - Added a Toolbar and improved the menu
  - The previews are now persistent
  - All previews can be rendered at once (Editor and Library)
  - Library contents can be viewed as thumbnails
  - Library contents can be multiply selected

- Made View|Dependencies display all files, whether they are in
  a Search Path or not. If you click on Ignore instead of Browse
  the file will be ignored (it is displayed grayed out).

- Added a "Create ZIP" function to the View|Dependencies dialog.
  It packs up all the files needed for the scene.

- Added Detail level for UDOs in Scene|Settings and in individual
  UDO objects. By default, UDOs use the global detail level set
  in Scene|Settings. You can override the global setting for an
  individual UDO on its Modify Tab. Also improved the loading 
  speed of UDOs for those huge Rhino meshes.

- The spinning of the scene with the mouse in the 3D view when the
  camera is selected can now be done by right-dragging in the 3D
  view without needing to select the camera.

- Removed all Polyray output and support.

- Many Plugin SDK changes.

- Lutz
  email : lut### [at] stmuccom
  Web   : http://www.stmuc.com/moray

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- Added a "Create ZIP" function to the View|Dependencies dialog.
  It packs up all the files needed for the scene.

Everything else looks good as well, but I really like this little utility
thought.

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Lutz Kretzschmar <lut### [at] stmuccom> wrote:
: - Removed all Polyray output and support.

  Just curious: Why?

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Hi Nieminen Juha, you recently wrote in moray.win:

> Lutz Kretzschmar <lut### [at] stmuccom> wrote:
> : - Removed all Polyray output and support.
> 
>   Just curious: Why?
Couple of reasons.

- Polyray is no longer being developed in that form so it's a dead-end
to continue supporting it.

- I found it close to impossible to export material definition to the
corresponding Polyray script.

- Xander is continuing development of Polyray as a DLL and as such it
will be available as a plugin to Moray. Since Xander is developing
that plugin, it makes sense to remove Polyray support and let him
write correct support for the DLL.


- Lutz
  email : lut### [at] stmuccom
  Web   : http://www.stmuc.com/moray

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Ok will the plugin beta still work after installing the upgrade or is there
a new plugin beta coming soon?
Steven
Lutz Kretzschmar <lut### [at] stmuccom> wrote in message
news:387### [at] 194174214110...
> Hi Nieminen Juha, you recently wrote in moray.win:
>
> > Lutz Kretzschmar <lut### [at] stmuccom> wrote:
> > : - Removed all Polyray output and support.
> >
> >   Just curious: Why?
> Couple of reasons.
>
> - Polyray is no longer being developed in that form so it's a dead-end
> to continue supporting it.
>
> - I found it close to impossible to export material definition to the
> corresponding Polyray script.
>
> - Xander is continuing development of Polyray as a DLL and as such it
> will be available as a plugin to Moray. Since Xander is developing
> that plugin, it makes sense to remove Polyray support and let him
> write correct support for the DLL.
>
>
> - Lutz
>   email : lut### [at] stmuccom
>   Web   : http://www.stmuc.com/moray

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Hi Steven Durham, you recently wrote in moray.win:

> Ok will the plugin beta still work after installing the upgrade or is there
> a new plugin beta coming soon?
I'm not entirely sure I understand the question.

If you mean will Xanders beta plugin work with Moray V3.2 official
release (non-beta)? The answer to that is yes. 

If you mean will the current beta SDK work with a later release of
Moray V3.2 official release (non-beta), the answer to that is yes,
also.  

If you meant something else, please re-phrase the question.

- Lutz
  email : lut### [at] stmuccom
  Web   : http://www.stmuc.com/moray

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Lutz,

First let me thank you for all of your hard work.  The improvements are
great.  I especially enjoy the thumbnail capability of the material
browser.  But (and you knew this was coming) I'm also having a problem.
Often when I try to use the "Duplicate" command and occationally when I
try to save my scene, I get an "Invalid page fault" error and a drop to
desktop.  Has anyone else had these problems?  They seem to get more
frequent the more complex my scene gets.  I'm using Windows 98 on a
Celeron 400 with 192MB RAM, but I've has similar problems on another
system with NT/P2-350/128MB.  If you need more info., let me know.
Thanks.

Dennis

Lutz Kretzschmar wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> this is to announce that I have uploaded a beta version of Moray V3.2
> (1.9MB). Get it from:
>
>   ftp://ftp.stmuc.com/pub/moray/moray32pb1.exe
>
> This is a public beta version of Moray for Windows V3.2 and is
> time-limited until the 31st of January 2000. We will provide either
> another beta or the full release before then, so you will never be
> without a running version. Since this will be a free upgrade, you
> don't need to worry about the costs, either<g>.
>
> Note that this is an upgrade and can only be installed over an
> existing installation. Note also that scene files saved with this beta
> will not be readable by Moray V3.1 anymore, so there's no going back
> with scene files that have been worked on with this beta.
>
> Since this is a beta, please note that it is your responsibility to
> save early, save often and make backups!.
>
> While we're pretty sure that there are no serious bugs in this beta,
> we cannot guarantee that it won't crash. We will do everything in our
> power to correct any bugs that crop up in the beta phase and will
> release timely updates, depending on how critical the found bugs are.
>
> Please report bugs either by posting here or by using the included
> SoloBug reporter.
>
> Have fun!
>
> - Lutz
>   email : lut### [at] stmuccom
>   Web  : http://www.stmuc.com/moray

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Hi Dennis McDaniel, you recently wrote in moray.win:

> Often when I try to use the "Duplicate" command and occationally when I
> try to save my scene, I get an "Invalid page fault" error and a drop to
> desktop.  
Yes, there is a known bug with the Duplicate function and there is a
known bug with undoing a Duplicate.

Please use Check For Updates function in the Help menu when you're
online to check our website for the known bugs in your Build. The menu
item simply starts your browser with the page related to your current
build. I keep it up-to-date with the reported bugs.

- Lutz
  email : lut### [at] stmuccom
  Web   : http://www.stmuc.com/moray

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