Gaffer 1.6.8.0

[murraystevenson]

Improvements

• RenderMan :
  • Added support for RenderMan 27.1.
  • Added overscan support.
• ArnoldLight : Moved Arnold 7.4.4.0's new sampling_mode parameter to the "Sampling" section of the UI.
• LightEditor : Added column for Arnold 7.4.4.0's new sampling_mode parameter.
• ArnoldShader : Moved Arnold 7.4.4.0's new standard_hair.scattering_mode parameter to the "Specular" section of the UI.
• ArnoldImager : Added activators for Arnold 7.4.4.0's new lens_effects imager parameters.
• ShaderTweaks :
  • Improved SceneInspector integration :
    • Dragging a parameter name or value from the SceneInspector now creates a tweak containing both the parameter name and value.
    • Multiple parameter names and/or values can be dragged to create multiple tweaks.
    • Parameters dragged from non-terminal shaders create tweaks that include the shader name to correctly identify the parameter.
  • Added array parameter types to the tweak creation menu.
• PlugCreationWidget : User defaults are now applied to newly created TweakPlug.mode plugs.
• OSLShader : Added forward compatibility for spline parameters saved from Gaffer 1.7.

Fixes

• SceneInspector :
  • Fixed draggedParameters() method to include the shader handle where necessary.
  • Fixed cell background colour updates when changing EditScope.
• PlugValueWidget : The widget's context is now scoped before emitting popupMenuSignal().
• AttributeEditor, SceneInspector : Fixed bug preventing edits from being created in an EditScope for attributes with . characters in their name.
• RenderMan : Fixed crop window bugs when rendering with XPU (RenderMan Crop Window Bugs #6727).

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This discussion was created from the release Gaffer 1.6.8.0.