Tune simulation parameters, metric system, and preview for Cubes

• Physical model parameters can be changed (are saved into qrs now)
• Dark/light theme can be enforced with environment variable TRIK_STUDIO_THEME
• All kits: trigonometry functions now accesp only radians
• Different fixes and improvements

What's Changed

• Add the physical parameter settings for the robot and wheels by @MinyazevR in #1985

• All kits: Use radians instead of degrees by default in 2D simulation, interpreter, and generation by @MinyazevR in #1996

• Fix: make the rotation angle calculation function continuous by @MinyazevR in #1953

• Support light/dark mode selection with TRIK_STUDIO_THEME env var by @iakov in #1982

• CI fix: Manually resolve port when install QTIFW for MacOS by @MinyazevR in #1965

• Normalize objects size by @MinyazevR in #1962

• Validate polygon before creating box2D object by @MinyazevR in #1968

• Fix: add translations to save exercise widget by @MinyazevR in #1967

• TRIK feature: Add a metric system by @MinyazevR in #1959

• Update information in widgets when the metric system is changed and c… by @MinyazevR in #1969

• Add --delay-before-exit option for 2DModel runner by @MinyazevR in #1976

• Add physical parameters to WorldModel.xml for walls, balls, and skittles by @MinyazevR in #1974

• Add CubeItem by @MinyazevR in #1973

• Support the use of Image in actual metric system by @MinyazevR in #1970

• Expand area when using Color Fields by @MinyazevR in #1981

• Fix 2D-model parameters control UI issues by @MinyazevR in #1978

• Correct loading of an empty xml with constraints by @MinyazevR in #1984

• Bump thirdparty/checkapp/checkapp from d33bc40 to 25b78a9 in the small-apps group by @dependabot[bot] in #1987

• Fix CubeItem deserialize by @MinyazevR in #1992

• Remove cube padding for correct display on the scene by @MinyazevR in #1991

• Fix the crash when objects intersect on the scene by @MinyazevR in #1990

• Add tests for dynamic parameters by @MinyazevR in #1994

• Bump the 3rd-party group with 2 updates by @dependabot[bot] in #1986

• EV3: Fix atan2 RBF generation by @MinyazevR in #1998

Full Changelog: 2025.3...2025.4

Minor fixes and physics engine (Box2D) update

• Fix for plugin load problem on some macOS systems
• Fix for field import in some corner cases
• Add explicit validation for non-initialized variables in visual language
• Latest Box2D 3.1.1 with new interface
• Third-party components updated, and CI improvements.

What's Changed

• Use Python 3.12 for AltLinux by @MinyazevR in #1947
• Clazy support by @MinyazevR in #1948

Full Changelog: 2025.2...2025.3

Dark theme and EV3 BT fixes

• Initial support for system-wide theme for Windows and macOS. Dark and high contrast themes look good enough, but were totally useless before.
• New shortcuts: a shortcut to return the robot to start position (CTRL+R); and CTRL + I to load world model
• Now there is a list of recent files in File menu.
• Fixed issue for NXT and EV3 kits on some macOS hosts (failed to load plugin)
• Fixed EV3 plugin issue with BT connection on Windows.
• Some improvements for unattended installation
• Multiplication operation to xml fields

New Contributors

• @AlexandrKudrya made their first contribution in #1896

Full Changelog: 2025.1...2025.2

LEGO NXT for GNU/Linux

• Initial (alpha-quality for preview) support for Lego NXT for GNU/Linux systems with external ARMv5 toolchain
• Translations for default Qt dialogues packed into installers
• Fixed some reported problems with Lego EV3 program upload
• New tests in CI:
  • Installer tests on Astra Linux SE1.8
  • New CI builds with system-installed third-party libs on Ubuntu
  • Installer tests on macOS
• Other improvements:
  • Fix Windows installer problem (error when Java8 is installed into Program Files (x86))
  • Small memory leak issues fixed
  • Switch from obsolete QextSerialPort to Qt5 QSerialPort
  • Fixed some rare crashes
  • Improved scripting handling for internal constraints subsystem.

Full Changelog: 2024.2...2025.1

Maintenance fixes

Few fixes and notable improvements after 2024.1:

• Allow multiline comments on field ( #1825 )
• EV3: Improved Java lookup method on Windows
• More autotests for Windows installer
• Portable app for Windows (.zip archive) -- useful for obsolete OS versions like Win8.1. Run trik-studio-safe/trik-studio-safe.cmd in unzipped folder.
• Fix Join Network block transations
• GNU/Linux installer: support for outdated GLIBC & LIBSTDC++ distros (like Astra). Downgraded QtIFw to 3.2 for Linux installers.
• Improvements and fixes in constraints checker for online cources

Major improvements

• Handle html hyphenations correctly and don't overwrite existing comment by @MinyazevR in #1837
• EV3: Try JAVA_HOME, then 1st available java in PATH on Windows by @iakov in #1842
• Upload the archive for Windows and run a test to download the installer by @MinyazevR in #1851
• Deploy portable Windows application archive by @MinyazevR in #1857
• Add translations to TrikJoinNetwork block and change UI by @MinyazevR in #1859
• Wait for the plugin initialization by @MinyazevR in #1872
• Switch to QtIFW 3.2 for Linux by @MinyazevR in #1874
• Rename trik-studio.cmd to trik-studio-safe.cmd by @MinyazevR in #1875

Full Changelog: 2024.1...2024.2

Python 3.11, Qt5.15, TRIK Join Network, CheckApp

• Moved to Qt5.15, so ...
  • Win32 MinGW builds (temporary) removed. If lots of users need them, some work is required
  • macOS 10.13+ compatibility
• Python 3.11 in simulation engine for all platforms
• Join Network block for TRIK robots to join peer network.
• Local installations of TRIK Studio in simulation mode can simulate Join Network and communicate
• Some improvements in Wait for Timer/script.wait to behave similarly on different platforms.
• CheckApp fixed to work on different platforms and to provide consistent results.
• Huge improvements in autotest
  • More GNU/Linux distros in CI
  • CI builds with system Qt for some distros
  • More autotests
  • Tests for generated JavaScript and Python
• GNU/Linux installer is now built with RockyLinux 8 for wider compatibility with other distros

What's Changed

• Exercise manipulations by @IKhonakhbeeva in #1685
• Fix incorrect override for script engine by @iakov in #1700
• Fix Mac OS python setup and add LE fixes by @georgiy-belyanin in #1701
• Update Windows build to 5.15 mingw64 by @iakov in #1716
• Installer: Fix issue with previous version remove by @MinyazevR in #1715
• Update CI to RockyLinux 9 instead of CentOS 7 by @dependabot in #1725
• Fix macos crash by @MinyazevR in #1746
• Switch from azure to github actions by @MinyazevR in #1747
• GHA CI: Fix installer deploy by @MinyazevR in #1749
• Use UBSan for release builds by @iakov in #1733
• Add AltLinux to CI by @MinyazevR in #1755
• Try to determine behavior when search libpython by @MinyazevR in #1762
• Latest TRIK runtime with huge improvements by @iakov in #1768
• Build Windows and macOS installers with Python 3.11 by @iakov in #1769
• Add TrikJoinNetwork block by @MinyazevR in #1775
• Use Qt::PreciseTimer for maximum precision by @iakov in #1782
• Force Win32 executables and DLLs to build with highentropy-va and nxcompat by @iakov in #1777
• Fix issue with strings output in TrikPrintTextBlock by @MinyazevR in #1801
• Add support for Network blocks in the visual language by @MinyazevR in #1795
• Add code generation options and direct execute script options by @MinyazevR in #1810
• Improve CI (rewrite RockylLinux CI, Ubuntu CI to GHA) by @MinyazevR in #1803
• Block TrikScriptRunnerWorker thread when reading values from sensors by @MinyazevR in #1805
• Build Windows installer only for 64-bit by @MinyazevR in #1833
• Add script interpreter tests (via new generate feature) by @MinyazevR in #1819

New Contributors

• @georgiy-belyanin made their first contribution in #1701

Full Changelog: 2023.1...2024.1

Cumulative update

Checker (auto-test feature) improvements

• Variables can be used in messages from checker #1602
• on_success event (and even multiple handlers for simpler scripts)
• --close option for 2D-model to close window

Build system and code improvements

• Add CONFIG+=use_system_quazip2 to build with system-wide quazip2 library
• Add CONFIG+=trik_nopython option to build without Python support
• Python 3.10 compatibility
• Reduce code base (removed obsolete QReal plugins)
• Support QtIFw both 3.x and 4.x
• Centos7 CI build

Other minor improvements

• Fix memory leak in dock window
• Fix translations for standard dialogs from Qt5
• Fix startup language (support system-wide locale)

New Contributors

• @vkutuev made their first contribution in #1605

Full Changelog: 2022.2...2023.1

Pioneer/Mini support update and comment on scene

• Geoscan Pioneer/Pioneer Mini support update
• New comment area with HTML tags support (preview)
• Improvements for auto-grader(checker, CheckApp), including new message tag to report custom messages on triggered event.

<trigger>
       <message text="Hello, world!"/>
</trigger>

• Note!: Probably, this is the last version to support Win7 32bits and macOS 10.12.

Lidar support and small improvements

• Lidar support (see examples), only in scripting mode, but in 2D too
• Studio 2D model can connect via message box to robot and to another TS instance (set hull number in the options)
• Add any tag for all objects of inside in constrants
• Fix EV3 upload and run issue
• Minor Python related fixes
• Other fixes not worth mentioning

What's Changed

• macOS: install into users's applications dir by @iakov in #1445
• Fix missing unicodedata.py for Win installer by @iakov in #1447
• Fix loss of sensors by @IKhonakhbeeva in #1442
• Fix replaceBy for nodes by @IKhonakhbeeva in #1449
• Fix TRIK_PYTHONPATH for additional libraries by @iakov in #1452
• Fix EV3 upload and run by @iakov in #1453
• Fix readOnly flags behavior by @IKhonakhbeeva in #1461
• Add hull number for Trik Studio by @IKhonakhbeeva in #1470
• Fix python waitForMessage generator by @khodand in #1471
• Update ifw version to 4.2 by @khodand in #1472
• Fix crash when mailbox is not enabled by @iakov in #1486
• Add 'any' for all objects of inside tag by @IKhonakhbeeva in #1487
• Lidar by @IKhonakhbeeva in #1434
• Fix PythonXX.zip problem in QtIFW by @iakov in #1497
• Add lidar example by @khodand in #1496

Full Changelog: 2021.2...2021.3

2021.2

Main features for online era with TRIK 2D simulation in 2021.2:

• TRIK 2D: Python support for all platforms now is included in the installer, no additional configuration is required. However, some additional configuration is required when third-party editors are used.
• Cool companion application to run automated tests (checks) for a group of tests for each program in the folder. External Tools -> TRIK CheckApp.
• Option to turn Mailbox support on in TRIK 2D