Additions

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Additions

• IllusionCatalyst
• Panel docking feature on left and right of the screen.
• "IC" toolbar icon.

• IC.Shape
• MacroScripts for painting tools. Each instrument, modifier, and selection command is available under category "IllusionCatalyst" for shortcut association or grouping into quad menus.
• Sub-object selection conversions. Shift+Click converts current sub selection content into target sub-object. Shift+Ctrl+Click converts current sub selection perimeter into target sub-object.
• Polygon Ring and Loop selection. Two or more contiguous polygons can be used to get ring and loop selections.
• Draw Tool rewritten almost from scratch. Some behavioral changes in edge drawing and polygon creation.
• Transform, Extrude and Inset Tools selection management improved. Move, Extrude, Inset Polygons can be performed by clicking anywhere in the viewport.
• Poly Extrude and Poly Inset selection mode are affected by Ignore Backfacing property.
• Z-Projection feature. Brand new modifier for many painting tools that allow to conform the current model to a template geometry.

Fixes

• IllusionCatalyst
• Removed some debugging messages showing in the MAXScript Listener.

• IC.Shape
• Issue in handling sub-objects visibility. Wrong propagation of sub-objects to hide can generate apparently unconnected vertices. This affects the painting process leading to unpredictable results.
• Draw Tool consistency check. Some behavioral changes.
• Erase Tool consistency check. Some minor behavioral changes.
• Issue in Transform Tool. Ignore Backfacing status is ignored in Edge and Poly sub-object selection level.
• Issue in Mark Last Hit Point. Last hit position marked mismatches the real brush position if node is transformed.
• Issue in Extrude in normal direction. Face average normal for extrusion isn't refreshed during strokes.
• Issues in Math. Tools can give inaccurate results if the node is transformed.

• IC.Face
• Issue in Hide section. Wrong initialization on scene loading and reset can lead to a runtime error.
• Issue in Mirror Control. Mirroring Controls throws an error.

Fixes

• IC.Shape
• Issue in Edge Distance Limit. The feature doesn't work with some tools like Drag and Relax.

Addition

• IC.Shape
• Draw Edge Loop enhancement: Edge Loop is drawn from the point where the edge is crossed and not from the middle anymore.
• Brush Tooltip: The name of the currently active brush can be displayed on the left of the mouse cursor.

In Development / Evaluation

• IC.Shape
• Selection Brush.
• Edge Loop Shift: Shifts a full edge loop by dragging a single edge, or with brush soft selection influence.

• IC.Face
• Automated Controls parameter panel creation.

• IC.Skin
• Developing stage. Feature setting and coding.

• IC.Unwrap
• Preliminary stage. Feature setting.