Changelog¶
v3.2.8(4th November,2023):-¶
Resolved baking errors, ensuring that Metallic and Roughness now work correctly.
Metallic and Roughness adjustments for Backdrop have been fixed.
v3.2.7(9th September,2023):-¶
AmbientCG not working fixed
v3.2.6:-¶
I've implemented a new update checking system, similar to the one used in my other add-ons. This system offers more precise controls over the frequency and timing of update checks.
Updated the add-on to be compatible with Blender 3.6, resolving any BGL warnings that may have been present.
v3.1.0:-¶
Major performance improvements for the Material and HDRI Libraries.
Categories in the material library to make it much easier to find materials.
Multiple Presets for materials (Bump, Displacement, and a new one for proper FBX exports)
Much faster baking for AO maps (up to 5 times faster) reducing the overall time taken for PBR Bakes.
Bug fixes for Boolean Cleanup and Batch Rendering.
v3.1.0:-¶
Major baking performance Improvements(5-10 times faster than before)
Option To Automatically create and assign materials after the bake is complete
Improved Bevel Map Baking
Better Edge Masks Baking
v3.0.0:-¶
PolyHaven HDRI Library (ALT+N)
Advanced ‘RT_World’ Node for HDRIs
Fast Cutter mode for P-Cutter
New Master Pie Menu
Complete Japanese Translation
Shortcut Keys under RanTools Preferences
Option to use Pie menu for Favorite Modifier Presets (Enable Under RanTools Preferences>Modifier Presets )
Remesh using dice in Edit Mode and limit the effect to only the selected faces
Option to Adjust Circle segments after the drawing ( Enable under P-Cutter Preferences of RanTools)
Option to disable the last shape remembering behavior of P-Cutter.
Ability to change the Font Size of the on-screen UI.
Added manual for all operators (Press F1 while hovering over an operator)
New Help Section in N-Panel.
Option to see the final shape while using snapping(On by default. Return to the old behavior by unchecking show final (snapped) shape while using Snapping’ under P-cutter Preferences).
Ability to select objects with selected material
Material Library now supports marking downloaded materials as assets
Setup Materials can now mark all created materials as an asset
New Edges pie menu in Edit Mode
ID Map Baking for Bake Tools.
Ability to bake multiple objects to one single texture
Much faster baking when baking multiple objects simultaneously.
Shoot Through the mesh for booleans(Key: F1)
Faster Boolean Cleanups with auto loop select
Better Dice Remeshing
Cloth Remesh and Simulation are split into 2 parts now.
P-Cutter Grid can be rotated on all axes.(Press ‘`’ to change the axis)
v2.0.0:-¶
Option to align the grid to any vertex normal
Ability to mirror a cutter across a face.
Synchronized modifiers integration.
Quick Modifier Adjust Panel redesign.
New RanTools Project Settings to help manage your projects.
Preferences UI redesign.
Check for updates in the Preferences.
Ability to disable/enable any of the panels.
Auto Save and load of preferences after every install.
Use custom checker texture for Add UV Grid option.
Set bake margins for Bake Tools in the preferences(for export to other software like UE)
Change Boolean Solver in the cutters Recall list.
Dicing fix for Blender v2.93.5
Groups can now be named in the lower-left panel right after creating.
v1.1.0:-¶
New Material Library.
New node mix menu.
Option to add a new bevel modifier after the boolean in P-Cutter.
New favorite modifier presets menu.
Improved modifier adjust modal.
Backups are now more organized.
Ability to use other objects (instead of backup versions) for transferring normals and fixing shading artifacts.
Focus Scroll has been replaced with a much easier-to-use Focus Picker.
There is now a new button to paste the copied color to all the lights of a group.
Ability to clear split normals data.
v1.0.7:-¶
Advanced edge alignment
More Grid customization
Cutters Recall
Separation adjustment in the curve modal
v1.0.6:-¶
New curve adjustment modal.
Ability to add Caps to curves/wires
Improved UI
2 New Modifier Presets
v1.0.5:-¶
Fixed the issue with P-Cutter where aligning to the view without anyactive object led to a crash.
Extract faces modal now allows the user to select disconnected faces.
Added a new ‘Extract faces from solid objects only’ option to preferences.
Information tooltip now follows the cursor on movement.
v1.0.4:-¶
Fixed P-Cutter’s interaction with hidden objects (in local view).
Added ‘Align Normals to Axis’ feature.
Integrated other minor bug fixes and improvements.
v1.0.3:-¶
New ‘Extract>Inset>P-Cutter’ function that combines Extract Faces, Inset rink, and P-Cutter into a single modal.
Fixed a typo in the preferences.
Integrated other minor bug fixes and improvements.
v1.0.2:-¶
Improved the design of the onscreen help, by adding proper alignments and visual cues on key presses.
You may now hold CTRL to change values faster with larger increments.
Empties associated with cables are now set to always be in front, so they don’t disappear within the cable.
Added a toggle to change the default behavior of the ‘Keep shape’.
v1.0.1:-¶
Changed the add folder hint to a more general “Choose Path”.
P-Cutter now remembers the last shape used for drawing.
Removed redundant button from the RanTools menu.
Added a visibility toggle option to the modifier adjust panel for boolean objects.