Bixelangelo Changelog

What's new in Bixelangelo 5.3.0.1

Mar 5, 2024
  • Arrows tool.

New in Bixelangelo 5.2.0.0 (Jan 19, 2024)

  • Spaghetti tool.

New in Bixelangelo 5.1.0.11 (May 17, 2023)

  • Improved templates
  • 4 new templates: Road 1st person, Road 3rd person, Bob 1st person & Bob 3rd person
  • 3 new elements: Immelmann turn, Road straight & Road bend
  • 7 new tree types: Beech, Elm, Fir, Juniper, Oak, Palm & Spruce, all in the OBJ format
  • 2 new menu items: EDIT > Flip horizontal & EDIT > Flip vertical
  • Background picture follows camera position and zoom
  • Support for EPS files created by Affinity Designer
  • New option in save dialog: Max lines per curve

New in Bixelangelo 5.1.0.10 (Apr 7, 2023)

  • Improved templates
  • 4 new templates: Road 1st person, Road 3rd person, Bob 1st person & Bob 3rd person
  • 3 new elements: Immelmann turn, Road straight & Road bend
  • 7 new tree types: Beech, Elm, Fir, Juniper, Oak, Palm & Spruce, all in the OBJ format
  • 2 new menu items: EDIT > Flip horizontal & EDIT > Flip vertical
  • Background picture follows camera position and zoom
  • Support for EPS files created by Affinity Designer
  • New option in save dialog: Max lines per curve

New in Bixelangelo 5.1.0.9 (Mar 24, 2023)

  • Improved templates
  • 4 new templates: Road 1st person, Road 3rd person, Bob 1st person & Bob 3rd person
  • 3 new elements: Immelmann turn, Road straight & Road bend
  • 7 new tree types: Beech, Elm, Fir, Juniper, Oak, Palm & Spruce, all in the OBJ format
  • 2 new menu items: EDIT > Flip horizontal & EDIT > Flip vertical
  • Background picture follows camera position and zoom
  • Support for EPS files created by Affinity Designer
  • New option in save dialog: Max lines per curve

New in Bixelangelo 5.1.0.8 (Mar 3, 2023)

  • Improved templates
  • 4 new templates: Road 1st person, Road 3rd person, Bob 1st person & Bob 3rd person
  • 3 new elements: Immelmann turn, Road straight & Road bend
  • 7 new tree types: Beech, Elm, Fir, Juniper, Oak, Palm & Spruce, all in the OBJ format
  • 2 new menu items: EDIT > Flip horizontal & EDIT > Flip vertical
  • Background picture follows camera position and zoom
  • Support for EPS files created by Affinity Designer
  • New option in save dialog: Max lines per curve

New in Bixelangelo 5.1.0.6 (Apr 12, 2022)

  • Improved templates
  • 4 new templates: Road 1st person, Road 3rd person, Bob 1st person & Bob 3rd person
  • 3 new elements: Immelmann turn, Road straight & Road bend
  • 7 new tree types: Beech, Elm, Fir, Juniper, Oak, Palm & Spruce, all in the OBJ format
  • 2 new menu items: EDIT > Flip horizontal & EDIT > Flip vertical
  • Background picture follows camera position and zoom
  • Support for EPS files created by Affinity Designer
  • New option in save dialog: Max lines per curve

New in Bixelangelo 5.1.0.5 (Apr 8, 2022)

  • Improved templates

New in Bixelangelo 5.1 (Jun 22, 2021)

  • Improved templates
  • 4 new templates: Road 1st person, Road 3rd person, Bob 1st person & Bob 3rd person
  • 3 new elements: Immelmann turn, Road straight & Road bend
  • 7 new tree types: Beech, Elm, Fir, Juniper, Oak, Palm & Spruce
  • Background picture follows camera position and zoom
  • Support for EPS files created by Affinity Designer
  • New option in save dialog: Max lines per curve

New in Bixelangelo 5.0.0.6 (May 11, 2021)

  • Support for EPS files created by Affinity Designer
  • New option in save dialog: Max lines per curve

New in Bixelangelo 5.0.0.3 (Mar 22, 2021)

  • Support for EPS files created by Affinity Designer
  • New option in save dialog: Max lines per curve

New in Bixelangelo 5.0.0.2 (Jan 12, 2021)

  • Support for EPS files created by Affinity Designer

New in Bixelangelo 5.0.0.1 (Nov 23, 2020)

  • Support for EPS files created by Affinity Designer

New in Bixelangelo 5.0.0.0 (Jul 20, 2020)

  • 64 bits executable: much faster and access to much more memory!
  • 2 tree styles in the FILE > Save as... dialog: Abstract and Realistic
  • Easier straight line drawing: hold down <Ctrl> when sketching. This works in combination with the EDIT > Grid mode!

New in Bixelangelo 4.0.0.9 (Sep 3, 2018)

  • Changes since version 3.0:
  • Fully redesigned app!
  • Optimized 2D GUI rendering (GDI to Direct2D)
  • Edit and draw in 3D
  • 3 modes: draw freehand, edit sketch & edit roll
  • Add, delete & move points
  • Add & delete lines
  • Edit bezier control points
  • Edit roll control points
  • Grid
  • Centre
  • Normalize size
  • Perfect circle tool
  • Ghost mode
  • Point tool window
  • Element tool window
  • Move, rotate & zoom view
  • 6 standard views: front, back, left, right, top & bottom
  • Built-in bitmap tracer and support for external tracers
  • Open and save EPS files
  • Build your own roller coasters out of 14 standard elements: Straight line, Lift hill, Pre-drop, Dive, Hill, Turn, Circular loop, Clothoid loop, Dive loop, Top hat, Corkscrew, Cobra roll, Batwing & Hammerhead turn
  • 5 BluffTitler show files templates: spinning logo, handwritten text, 1st person roller coaster, 3rd person roller coaster & tunnel
  • New menu item: FILE > Load background picture...
  • New option: Display size
  • Removed feature: sketchmaps and vegetation system
  • Dependency on MSVCR120.dll removed

New in Bixelangelo 4.0.0.7 (Aug 20, 2018)

  • Dependency on MSVCR120.dll removed

New in Bixelangelo 4.0.0.4 (Jan 4, 2018)

  • Fully redesigned app!
  • Optimized 2D GUI rendering (GDI to Direct2D)
  • Edit and draw in 3D
  • 3 modes: draw freehand, edit sketch & edit roll
  • Add, delete & move points
  • Add & delete lines
  • Edit bezier control points
  • Edit roll control points
  • Grid
  • Centre
  • Normalize size
  • Perfect circle tool
  • Ghost mode
  • Point tool window
  • Element tool window
  • Move, rotate & zoom view
  • 6 standard views: front, back, left, right, top & bottom
  • Built-in bitmap tracer and support for external tracers
  • Open and save EPS files
  • Build your own roller coasters out of 14 standard elements: Straight line, Lift hill, Pre-drop, Dive, Hill, Turn, Circular loop, Clothoid loop, Dive loop, Top hat, Corkscrew, Cobra roll, Batwing & Hammerhead turn
  • 5 BluffTitler show files templates: spinning logo, handwritten text, 1st person roller coaster, 3rd person roller coaster & tunnel
  • New menu item: FILE > Load background picture...
  • New option: Display size
  • Removed feature: sketchmaps and vegetation system

New in Bixelangelo 3.2.0.0 (Apr 24, 2017)

  • Changes since version 3.0:
  • Pictures are now loaded with WIC. With the right codecs, Bixelangelo can now import EXR and HDR files.
  • Support for HDR pictures (16 bits per component integer and half float formats)
  • Optimization: export as sketchmap is a lot faster
  • Optimization: branch editor is a lot faster
  • Improved quality alpha channel exported pictures
  • Position and size window is now remembered
  • Bugfix: Windows 10 timer issue fixed
  • Bugfix: angle graph editor no longer crashes
  • Bugfix: presets branch editor fixed

New in Bixelangelo 3.1 (Apr 7, 2017)

  • Released: Monday, March 20th 2017
  • Pictures are now loaded with WIC. With the right codecs, Bixelangelo can now import EXR and HDR files.
  • Support for HDR pictures (16 bits per component integer and half float formats)

New in Bixelangelo 3.0.0.3 (Jan 7, 2016)

  • Optimization: export as sketchmap is a lot faster
  • Optimization: branch editor is a lot faster
  • Improved quality alpha channel exported pictures
  • Position and size window is now remembered
  • Bugfix: Windows 10 timer issue fixed
  • Bugfix: angle graph editor no longer crashes
  • Bugfix: presets branch editor fixed

New in Bixelangelo 3.0.0.0 (Jun 12, 2015)

  • New engine powered by DirectX 11

New in Bixelangelo 2.1.3.0 (Dec 4, 2013)

  • Total redesign: Bixelangelo now features 3 modules: recording, converting and generating sketches
  • bugfix: the application no longer opens in locked minimized mode

New in Bixelangelo 2.1.1.0 (Nov 2, 2012)

  • Total redesign: Bixelangelo now features 3 modules: recording, converting and generating sketches
  • bugfix: the application no longer opens in locked minimized mode

New in Bixelangelo 2.1.0.0 (Sep 6, 2012)

  • bugfix: the application no longer opens in locked minimized mode

New in Bixelangelo 2.0.0.5 (May 29, 2012)

  • Bugfix: the application no longer opens in locked minimized mode

New in Bixelangelo 2.0 (Dec 1, 2011)

  • Total redesign: Bixelangelo now features 3 modules: recording, converting and generating sketches

New in Bixelangelo 1.5 (Dec 1, 2011)

  • The text on path effect is now implemented as a text layer attached to a sketch layer and requires BluffTitler 7.6
  • bugfix: export to paths containing dots (.) problem fixed!

New in Bixelangelo 1.3.1 (Dec 1, 2011)

  • Optimized spline rendering
  • bugfix: Bixelangelo can now handle filenames with spaces

New in Bixelangelo 1.1 (Dec 1, 2011)

  • Full unicode support
  • Exports the sketch also as an EPS file for use in the sketch layer of BluffTitler
  • New menu item: Settings > Shadow
  • Menu item File > Start Recording Sketch fixed