LPub3D Changelog

What's new in LPub3D 2.4.6.0.3111

Jan 27, 2023

Features, enhancements, fixes and changes:
Enhancement - Add submodels to file load status #636
Enhancement - Add reset viewer assembly display menu action #652
Enhancement - Add specify latitude longitude to viewpoints #654
Enhancement - Build modifications - step-group step in the visual editor #635
Enhancement - Cover page, bill of material, export and error banners #649
Enhancement - Logging - update messaging and log types #634
Enhancement - Messages - add option to abort processing on error #643
Enhancement - Prompt user to archive unofficial parts #628
Enhancement - Separate bill of material working folder from parts #659
Enhancement - Show errors and warnings on export or continuous process completion #639
Change - Automatically display the visual editor default camera properties #658
Change - Build modification - declaration and action in same STEP #633
Change - Build modifications - visual editor build mod actions in same STEP #666
Change - Check BUILD_MOD action is after MULTI_STEP END #644
Change - Change reset image menu action description to refresh image #623
Change - Display clear cache message in information dialog #660
Change - Loading inline unofficial parts, subparts and primitives #667
Change - Parse top-model INCLUDE file at model file load #631
Change - Re-use Build Mod name (ID) #663
Fix - Apply ROTSTEP to step-group STEP #653
Fix - Build modification - correct Get BuildMod INVALID StepIndex message #627
Fix - Build modification - correct jump forward parse error #622
Fix - Build modification - correct navigate backward parse error #621
Fix - Build modification - REMOVE/APPLY action must be placed after MULTI_STEP END #664
Fix - Build modification - unable to validate nested build mod level #642
Fix - Build modification - visual editor build mod actions #651
Fix - Configuration preferences dialog cutoff/min window size #616
Fix - Crash when generating BOM images #657
Fix - Enable navigation actions #656
Fix - Export to PDF abnormal behaviour #624
Fix - Failed to resolve file at path #561
Fix - Moving a part in the 3D editor misplaces it #646
Fix - Next Step menu actions not working as expected #637
Fix - Open with programs menu action not enabled #629
Fix - Option Add pointer missing in Call Out #647
Fix - Primitives shown as missing parts in file load status #630
Fix - Remove LPub Formatting menu action does nothing #638
Fix - Selecting a submodel in the Visual editor gives error #665
Fix - Settings for Coverpage and Backcover do not work #620
Fix - Set Attributes to Page Pointer globally #648
Fix - Submodel preview ldr file not generated #655
Quality - Multiplication result converted to larger type #641

New in LPub3D 2.4.5.0.2977 (Dec 20, 2022)

Enhancement - Add full submodel file support to Build Modifications #591
Enhancement - Add load unofficial parts in command editor to project setup #591
Enhancement - Add load visual editor at cover page to project setup #593
Enhancement - Expand WhatsThis help to common dialogues #618
Enhancement - Improve performance - enable CLI, PLI and SMP multi-thread execution #598
Enhancement - Load visual editor at cover page #593
Enhancement - LPub command editor snippet system #602
Enhancement - Manage context menu actions #606
Enhancement - Manage keyboard shortcuts #603
Enhancement - Merge camera viewpoint and camera angles dialogs #612
Enhancement - Remove LPub formatting at submodel, page, and step #604
Enhancement - Refactor file loading parse and add inline file load #591
Enhancement - Set default system text editor at start-up #599
Enhancement - Update substitute preview feature #441
Enhancement - View visual editor render preferences in main menu preferences #597
Change - Continuous page progress update #615
Change - Failed to resolve google drive file at path #561
Change - Load model editor at cover page #593
Change - Restore preview submodel from callout #271
Change - TENTE parts outdated #583
Development - Convert command editor to QPlainTextEdit #601
Fix - Build mods don't work properly #520
Fix - BUILD_MOD in Multipart model not working as expected #591
Fix - Command Editor Issues - multiple issues #564, #565, #566
Fix - CSI part annotations impossible to enter #580
Fix - Error occurred while downloading archive library #568
Fix - Fixed-size circle and square annotation value not centered #579
Fix - Generating PDF crashes LPub on a certain page #557
Fix - Inconsistent page count on completion of export #596
Fix - Incorrect insert text on step group page #605
Fix - Invalid appstream file #589
Fix - LPub3D plug, logo and other auto text features #594
Fix - Messed up and weird rendering #518
Fix - Missing header causing abend #619
Fix - OFFSET not applied in some cases #595
Fix - Preferences default url not being saved #587
Fix - Projection in visual editor keeps resetting to perspective #607
Fix - Remove Group meta doesn't work #569
Fix - Render projection not orthographic #608
Fix - ROTATE_ICON SIZE does not change size in step group or callout #560
Fix - Update build from source scripts #585
Issue - Submodel preview image is empty for some submodels #558

New in LPub3D 2.4.3.0.2557 (May 14, 2021)

Enhancement - Add archive parts on demand action #521
Enhancement - Add part list to reset page image cache #522
Enhancement - Add zoom extents flag to 3DViewer preference dialogue #524
Enhancement - Auto update Open With Programs #420
Enhancement - Download and install 3rd party renderers on demand #541
Enhancement - Menu option to cycle each page when navigating by multiple pages or reloading #545
Enhancement - Open LDraw search directories dialogue from tools menu enhancement #523
Enhancement - Parametric and manually resizeable pointer tip #528
Enhancement - Parse single step NOSTEP command #535
Change - Enable instance count on manual override #298
Change - Reset fade /highlight step and preferred renderer on file close #505
Change - Rotate icon display pointer tip default restored to enabled #528
Change - Using the redraw button iterates through every page #546
Change - Viewport divider reset on page load #534
Change - Visual editor not loading multi-step page last step or callout CSI #536
How To - How to create a text URL with html using rich text edit and export to PDF #539
Fix - 3D preview - submodel preview loading placholder part #411
Fix - Abnormal end when deleting lines in the LDraw Editor #530
Fix - Build Modification - increment page display on forward jump and redraw #520
Fix - Build modification - insert build mod at countPage if not exist #520
Fix - Build Modification - line number when step bottom is new submodel #520
Fix - Build Modification - page count for multi-step page with submodel #520
Fix - Build modification - parse build mods from countPage call #520
Fix - Build modification - recursively get submodel indexes #520
Fix - Build modification - remove forward build mods after jump ahead #520
Fix - Build Modification - submodel preview display at first step-group step #520
Fix - Build Modification - multi-step page with submodel invalid assembly #520
Fix - Click and drag MULTI_STEP doesn't persist #544
Fix - Crash on fade previous steps or highlight step preference accept #551
Fix - Crash on add search directory #540
Fix - Crash when adding pointers to callouts #550
Fix - Disable automatic insertion of page/model #517
Fix - Do not add PARSE_NOSTEP parts to PLI #535
Fix - Edge case with PARSE_NOSTEP GLOBAL TRUE #548
Fix - Erroneous fade/highlight step meta command ignored message #505
Fix - Global callout pointer tip size settings don't have an effect #543
Fix - Global setting for callout pointer generating line instead of border meta #510
Fix - Image not updated on setting Stud Style from Global Setup #497
Fix - Match XYZ axis, move and rotate overlay pointer colours #519
Fix - Parsing instance count lines with meta pointer changes meta values #547
Fix - POV-Ray render issue when directory name contains a space #525
Fix - Rewrite submodel preview update for build modifications #512
Fix - Treat (partially) selection error when marking a line in the command editor #515
Fix - Selecting substitute part in PLI for a custom part causes LPub3D to crash #538
Fix - Unable to generate ldraw color parts file #527
Fix - Updating rotate icon in a callout adds the command to the parent #532
Fix - Using 'Remove LPub formatting' causes a crash #526
Fix - Wrong instance count in sub submodels #537

New in LPub3D 2.4.2.101.2533 (May 1, 2021)

Enhancement - Add archive parts on demand action #521
Enhancement - Add part list to reset page image cache #522
Enhancement - Add zoom extents flag to 3DViewer preference dialogue #524
Enhancement - Auto update Open With Programs #420
Enhancement - Download and install 3rd party renderers on demand #541
Enhancement - Menu option to cycle each page when navigating by multiple pages or reloading #545
Enhancement - Open LDraw search directories dialogue from tools menu enhancement #523
Enhancement - Parametric and manually resizeable pointer tip #528
Enhancement - Parse single step NOSTEP command #535
Change - Enable instance count on manual override #298
Change - Rotate icon display pointer tip default restored to enabled #528
Change - Viewport divider reset on page load #534
Change - Visual editor not loading multi-step page last step or callout CSI #536
How To - How to create a text URL with html using rich text edit and export to PDF #539
Fix - Abnormal end when deleting lines in the LDraw Editor #530
Fix - Build Modification - increment page display on forward jump and redraw #520
Fix - Build modification - insert build mod at countPage if not exist #520
Fix - Build Modification - line number when step bottom is new submodel #520
Fix - Build Modification - page count for multi-step page with submodel #520
Fix - Build modification - parse build mods from countPage call #520
Fix - Build modification - recursively get submodel indexes #520
Fix - Build modification - remove forward build mods after jump ahead #520
Fix - Build Modification - submodel preview display at first step-group step #520
Fix - Build Modification - multi-step page with submodel invalid assembly #520
Fix - Click and drag MULTI_STEP doesn't persist #544
Fix - Crash on add search directory #540
Fix - Disable automatic insertion of page/model #517
Fix - Global callout pointer tip size settings don't have an effect #543
Fix - Global setting for callout pointer generating line instead of border meta #510
Fix - Image not updated on setting Stud Style from Global Setup #497
Fix - Match XYZ axis, move and rotate overlay pointer colours #519
Fix - Rewrite submodel preview update for build modifications #512
Fix - POV-Ray render issue when directory name contains a space #525
Fix - Treat (partially) selection error when marking a line in the command editor #515
Fix - Selecting substitute part in PLI for a custom part causes LPub3D to crash #538
Fix - Unable to generate ldraw color parts file #527
Fix - Updating rotate icon in a callout adds the command to the parent #532
Fix - Using 'Remove LPub formatting' causes a crash #526
Fix - Wrong instance count in sub submodels #537

New in LPub3D 2.4.2.96.2528 (Apr 28, 2021)

Enhancement - Add archive parts on demand action #521
Enhancement - Add part list to reset page image cache #522
Enhancement - Add zoom extents flag to 3DViewer preference dialogue #524
Enhancement - Auto update Open With Programs #420
Enhancement - Download and install 3rd party renderers on demand #541
Enhancement - Open LDraw search directories dialogue from tools menu enhancement #523
Enhancement - Parametric and manually resizeable pointer tip #528
Enhancement - Parse single step NOSTEP command #535
Change - Enable instance count on manual override #298
Change - Rotate icon display pointer tip default restored to enabled #528
Change - Viewport divider reset on page load #534
Change - Visual editor not loading multi-step page last step or callout CSI #536
How To - How to create a text URL with html using rich text edit and export to PDF #539
Fix - Abnormal end when deleting lines in the LDraw Editor #530
Fix - Build Modification - increment page display on forward jump and redraw #520
Fix - Build Modification - line number when step bottom is new submodel #520
Fix - Build Modification - multi-step page with submodel invalid assembly #520
Fix - Build Modification - page count for multi-step page with submodel #520
Fix - Build modification - parse build mods from countPage call #520
Fix - Build Modification - submodel preview display at first step-group step #520
Fix - Crash on add search directory #540
Fix - Disable automatic insertion of page/model #517
Fix - Global callout pointer tip size settings don't have an effect #543
Fix - Global setting for callout pointer generating line instead of border meta #510
Fix - Image not updated on setting Stud Style from Global Setup #497
Fix - Match XYZ axis, move and rotate overlay pointer colours #519
Fix - POV-Ray render issue when directory name contains a space #525
Fix - Rewrite submodel preview update for build modifications #512
Fix - Selecting substitute part in PLI for a custom part causes LPub3D to crash #538
Fix - Treat (partially) selection error when marking a line in the command editor #515
Fix - Unable to generate ldraw color parts file #527
Fix - Updating rotate icon in a callout adds the command to the parent #532
Fix - Using 'Remove LPub formatting' causes a crash #526
Fix - Wrong instance count in sub submodels #537

New in LPub3D 2.4.2.85.2517 (Apr 26, 2021)

Enhancement - Add archive parts on demand action #521
Enhancement - Add part list to reset page image cache #522
Enhancement - Add zoom extents flag to 3DViewer preference dialogue #524
Enhancement - Auto update Open With Programs #420
Enhancement - Download and install 3rd party renderers on demand #541
Enhancement - Open LDraw search directories dialogue from tools menu enhancement #523
Enhancement - Parametric and manually resizeable pointer tip #528
Enhancement - Parse single step NOSTEP command #535
Change - Enable instance count on manual override #298
Change - Rotate icon display pointer tip default restored to enabled #528
Change - Viewport divider reset on page load #534
Change - Visual editor not loading multi-step page last step or callout CSI #536
How To - How to create a text URL with html using rich text edit and export to PDF #539
Fix - Abnormal end when deleting lines in the LDraw Editor #530
Fix - Build Modification - increment page display on forward jump and redraw #520
Fix - Build Modification - line number when step bottom is new submodel #520
Fix - Build Modification - multi-step page with submodel invalid assembly #520
Fix - Build Modification - page count for multi-step page with submodel #520
Fix - Build Modification - submodel preview display at first step-group step #520
Fix - Crash on add search directory #540
Fix - Disable automatic insertion of page/model #517
Fix - Global setting for callout pointer generating line instead of border meta #510
Fix - Image not updated on setting Stud Style from Global Setup #497
Fix - Match XYZ axis, move and rotate overlay pointer colours #519
Fix - POV-Ray render issue when directory name contains a space #525
Fix - Rewrite submodel preview update for build modifications #512
Fix - Selecting substitute part in PLI for a custom part causes LPub3D to crash #538
Fix - Treat (partially) selection error when marking a line in the command editor #515
Fix - Unable to generate ldraw color parts file #527
Fix - Updating rotate icon in a callout adds the command to the parent #532
Fix - Using 'Remove LPub formatting' causes a crash #526
Fix - Wrong instance count in sub submodels #537

New in LPub3D 2.4.2.40.2472 (Apr 12, 2021)

New in LPub3D 2.4.2.19.2451 (Apr 6, 2021)

New in LPub3D 2.4.0.0.1990 (Oct 3, 2020)

Feature - 3DViewer point, sun and area light for Blender integration #413
Feature - Add bring-to-front and send-to-back for page items #244
Feature - Add substitute part from context menu #280
Feature - Automate theme change without application restart. #73
Feature - Blender renderer integration #416
Feature - Build modification #411
Feature - Display stud logo #425
Feature - LDraw editor part, model, and submodel 3D preview #441
Feature - Redesign include meta command #396
Enhancement - 3DViewer Display Default Camera Properties #331 #344
Enhancement - Add page count to file load status notification #436
Enhancement - Add projection to command line options #440
Enhancement - Add Rectangle to fixed annotations styles #350
Enhancement - Add simple (faster) editor text decoration option #445
Enhancement - Add text placement #375
Enhancement - Adjust Step column/row on Callout/Rotate Icon move #352
Enhancement - Colour picker and part lookup #427
Enhancement - Consolidate editor, page configuration and 3DViewer undo/redo #426
Enhancement - Copy file path for current model file, PLI, CSI and submodel display #443
Enhancement - Display PLI part in 3DViewer and add item size to PLI and CSI tool-tips #424
Enhancement - Do not show this message for individual messages #453
Enhancement - Expand parse line error management #417
Enhancement - Expand page number and instance count placement #455
Enhancement - Expanded parameter file editing functionality #439
Enhancement - Experimental - calculate pointer meta #423
Enhancement - Export steps in HTML format with fade previous and highlight current step #418
Enhancement - Hide/un-hide pieces context menu item #414
Enhancement - Highlight bounding rectangle on hover to rotate Icon page attributes and multi-step range #422
Enhancement - Highlight select part line in LDraw editor #419
Enhancement - Insert display model at any step #415
Enhancement - Integrate 3DViewer and native renderer camera #412
Enhancement - LDraw editor load paging for very large model files #442
Enhancement - Menu option to turn on or off part archiving on startup #437
Enhancement - Move helper part category to top of search list #428
Enhancement - Multi step PLI per step with step number and submodel preview #382
Enhancement - Open parameter files in designated system editor #429
Enhancement - Open with programs #420
Enhancement - Remove 'Draw transparent textures last' option from LDView renderer preferences #430
Enhancement - Save a copy of current model file #421
Enhancement - Show and count group step number checkbox for multi-step PLI per page #452
Enhancement - Support spaces in rectangle 'variable length' style annotations #434
Enhancement - Unofficial custom part and textures sub-folder in sub-folder handling #446
Enhancement - Update and redraw save file to disk #336
Enhancement - Update LDView renderer to version 4.4 #431
Enhancement - Use relative path for images #400
Change - Add OpenSSL v1.0 libraries to Windows distribution #393
Change - Enable rotate icon placement on single step page #348
Change - OFFSET inconsistently uses relative and pixel values #383
Change - PNG Export - transparent background exports as black background #380
Change - Redesign ldrawFile load and parse checks #398
Change - Rotated Callout not displayed when last step contains NOSTEP #376
Change - Setting perspective view with LDView renderer #378
Change - Undeclared hard dependency in Debian package #401
Change - Update apply camera angle locally #378
Fix - Annotation style too small when using centimetres #435
Fix - Bill of Material part count anomaly when using BUFEXCHG #404
Fix - Cable annotation title not reporting cm #403
Fix - Crash when adding text to an inserted blank page #402
Fix - Crash when hanging orientation of substitute part #432
Fix - DPI and scale info is added to filename in PNG export #346
Fix - Excessive part count #438
Fix - Fade Previous Parts also affect transparent parts in current step #405
Fix - Inserted image in first page of submodel appear in parent model #399
Fix - Invalid Library Version (SDL2) on macOS #387
Fix - Keyword OUTIDE used where the intention is to use OUTSIDE #384
Fix - MultiStep background and placement statements ignored #392
Fix - Parse failure on ROUND PLI border #448
Fix - Preference panel default size on macOS #312
Fix - Render substitute parts with LDView single call flag on #433
Fix - Setting display page numbers to false, makes times indicator of non-called-out submodels disappear #406 #407
Fix - Spelling of popup #450
Fix - Step number displayed on cover page when PLI per step is disabled #388
Fix - Update scene items bring to front send to back #379
How To - LDraw syntax definitions for Notepad++ (added to extras folder) #444

New in LPub3D 2.4.0.0.1989 (Oct 2, 2020)

Feature - 3DViewer point, sun and area light for Blender integration #413
Feature - Add bring-to-front and send-to-back for page items #244
Feature - Add substitute part from context menu #280
Feature - Automate theme change without application restart. #73
Feature - Blender renderer integration #416
Feature - Build modification #411
Feature - Display stud logo #425
Feature - LDraw editor part, model, and submodel 3D preview #441
Feature - Redesign include meta command #396
Enhancement - 3DViewer Display Default Camera Properties #331 #344
Enhancement - Add page count to file load status notification #436
Enhancement - Add projection to command line options #440
Enhancement - Add Rectangle to fixed annotations styles #350
Enhancement - Add simple (faster) editor text decoration option #445
Enhancement - Add text placement #375
Enhancement - Adjust Step column/row on Callout/Rotate Icon move #352
Enhancement - Colour picker and part lookup #427
Enhancement - Consolidate editor, page configuration and 3DViewer undo/redo #426
Enhancement - Copy file path for current model file, PLI, CSI and submodel display #443
Enhancement - Display PLI part in 3DViewer and add item size to PLI and CSI tool-tips #424
Enhancement - Do not show this message for individual messages #453
Enhancement - Expand parse line error management #417
Enhancement - Expand page number and instance count placement #455
Enhancement - Expanded parameter file editing functionality #439
Enhancement - Experimental - calculate pointer meta #423
Enhancement - Export steps in HTML format with fade previous and highlight current step #418
Enhancement - Hide/un-hide pieces context menu item #414
Enhancement - Highlight bounding rectangle on hover to rotate Icon page attributes and multi-step range #422
Enhancement - Highlight select part line in LDraw editor #419
Enhancement - Insert display model at any step #415
Enhancement - Integrate 3DViewer and native renderer camera #412
Enhancement - LDraw editor load paging for very large model files #442
Enhancement - Menu option to turn on or off part archiving on startup #437
Enhancement - Move helper part category to top of search list #428
Enhancement - Multi step PLI per step with step number and submodel preview #382
Enhancement - Open parameter files in designated system editor #429
Enhancement - Open with programs #420
Enhancement - Remove 'Draw transparent textures last' option from LDView renderer preferences #430
Enhancement - Save a copy of current model file #421
Enhancement - Show and count group step number checkbox for multi-step PLI per page #452
Enhancement - Support spaces in rectangle 'variable length' style annotations #434
Enhancement - Unofficial custom part and textures sub-folder in sub-folder handling #446
Enhancement - Update and redraw save file to disk #336
Enhancement - Update LDView renderer to version 4.4 #431
Enhancement - Use relative path for images #400
Change - Add OpenSSL v1.0 libraries to Windows distribution #393
Change - Enable rotate icon placement on single step page #348
Change - OFFSET inconsistently uses relative and pixel values #383
Change - PNG Export - transparent background exports as black background #380
Change - Redesign ldrawFile load and parse checks #398
Change - Rotated Callout not displayed when last step contains NOSTEP #376
Change - Setting perspective view with LDView renderer #378
Change - Undeclared hard dependency in Debian package #401
Change - Update apply camera angle locally #378
Fix - Annotation style too small when using centimetres #435
Fix - Bill of Material part count anomaly when using BUFEXCHG #404
Fix - Cable annotation title not reporting cm #403
Fix - Crash when adding text to an inserted blank page #402
Fix - Crash when hanging orientation of substitute part #432
Fix - DPI and scale info is added to filename in PNG export #346
Fix - Excessive part count #438
Fix - Fade Previous Parts also affect transparent parts in current step #405
Fix - Inserted image in first page of submodel appear in parent model #399
Fix - Invalid Library Version (SDL2) on macOS #387
Fix - Keyword OUTIDE used where the intention is to use OUTSIDE #384
Fix - MultiStep background and placement statements ignored #392
Fix - Parse failure on ROUND PLI border #448
Fix - Preference panel default size on macOS #312
Fix - Render substitute parts with LDView single call flag on #433
Fix - Setting display page numbers to false, makes times indicator of non-called-out submodels disappear #406 #407
Fix - Spelling of popup #450
Fix - Step number displayed on cover page when PLI per step is disabled #388
Fix - Update scene items bring to front send to back #379
How To - LDraw syntax definitions for Notepad++ (added to extras folder) #444

New in LPub3D 2.3.13.70.1581 (Oct 31, 2019)

New in LPub3D 2.3.13.68.1579 (Oct 29, 2019)

New in LPub3D 2.3.13.41.1552 (Oct 5, 2019)

New in LPub3D 2.3.13.0.1540 (Sep 16, 2019)

Revisions:
Enhancement - 3DViewer Display Default Camera Properties #344
No response to MODEL_SCALE meta command #342
Fix - 3DViewer not displayed when renderer set to other than Native #345
Fix - Export to pdf using page range generates single page #341
Fix - Single step MODEL_SCALE meta command not working #343
Base:
Enhancement - Add option to centre justify step group steps #333
Enhancement - Add pixel ratio setting to PDF, PNG, JPG and BMP exports #304
Enhancement - Add pointer grabber toggle off on 2nd pointer click #315
Enhancement - Add dialogue for additional renderer arguments #332
Enhancement - Add submodel instance count manual override #298
Enhancement - Bricklink XML config ignored, some tags missing #282
Enhancement - Expanded submodel instance consolidation #297
Enhancement - Native renderer save step image #327
Enhancement - Update and redraw save file to disk #336
Enhancement - Update Windows portable version from UI #324
Feature - Page items bring to front and send to back - first pass #244
Change - Abnormal image size when using Native renderer #323
Change - Abnormal pointer generation if no submodel file extension #326
Change - BOM annotation rectangle size setting seems to have no effect #293
Change - Callout divider messing with instance count margins #309
Change - Divider CUSTOM_LENGTH meta command not parsed for multi-step called out divider #340
Change - Fonts in generated instruction depend on system DPI setting #292
Change - Manually move rotate icon on multi-step page #300
Change - Missing api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll #296
Change - Refactor search dialogue and set focus to text field #295
Change - Submodel is displayed again on step 2 #334
Fix - Append page before a submodel, appends the page in the wrong location #330
Fix - Assembly margins setting works strangely #311
Fix - Custom arrow parts and missing PLI END #301
Fix - Default colour reset to highlight or fade colour #325
Fix - Do not show step number ignored on single step page #322
Fix - Drag PLI and CSI not working properly on single step page #302
Fix - Fade Previous Steps doesn't work in global mode #310
Fix - LDraw archive library update fail #305
Fix - Final model added to BOM page #328
Fix - No divider in callout #306
Fix - Placement of page attributes #307
Fix - PLI placement is invalid, when SHOW_STEP_NUMBER is FALSE #335
Fix - Resize handle on Parts List (PLI) has gone #339
Fix - Segfault in substitute part dialogue #294
Fix - Strange behaviour when resizing cover image #329
Fix - Submodel instance count not shown when Callout between instances #321
Fix - Submodel steps same as occurrence when consolidate enabled #291

New in LPub3D 2.3.13.0.1511 (Sep 10, 2019)

Features, enhancements, fixes and changes
Enhancement - Add option to centre justify step group steps #333
Enhancement - Add pixel ratio setting to PDF, PNG, JPG and BMP exports #304
Enhancement - Add pointer grabber toggle off on 2nd pointer click #315
Enhancement - Add dialogue for additional renderer arguments #332
Enhancement - Add submodel instance count manual override #298
Enhancement - Bricklink XML config ignored, some tags missing #282
Enhancement - Expanded submodel instance consolidation #297
Enhancement - Native renderer save step image #327
Enhancement - Update and redraw save file to disk #336
Enhancement - Update Windows portable version from UI #324
Feature - 3DViewer Camera Configuration #331
Feature - Page items bring to front and send to back - first pass #244
Change - Abnormal image size when using Native renderer #323
Change - Abnormal pointer generation if no submodel file extension #326
Change - BOM annotation rectangle size setting seems to have no effect #293
Change - Callout divider messing with instance count margins #309
Change - Divider CUSTOM_LENGTH meta command not parsed for multi-step called out divider #340
Change - Fonts in generated instruction depend on system DPI setting #292
Change - Manually move rotate icon on multi-step page #300
Change - Missing api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll #296
Change - Refactor search dialogue and set focus to text field #295
Change - Submodel is displayed again on step 2 #334
Fix - Append page before a submodel, appends the page in the wrong location #330
Fix - Assembly margins setting works strangely #311
Fix - Custom arrow parts and missing PLI END #301
Fix - Default colour reset to highlight or fade colour #325
Fix - Do not show step nunber ignored on single step page #322
Fix - Drag PLI and CSI not working properly on single step page #302
Fix - Fade Previous Steps doesn't work in global mode #310
Fix - LDraw archive library update fail #305
Fix - Final model added to BOM page #328
Fix - No divider in callout #306
Fix - Placement of page attributes #307
Fix - PLI placement is invalid, when SHOW_STEP_NUMBER is FALSE #335
Fix - Resize handle on Parts List (PLI) has gone #339
Fix - Segfault in substitute part dialog #294
Fix - Strange behavior when resizing cover image #329
Fix - Submodel instance count not shown when Callout between instances #321
Fix - Submodel steps same as occurrence when consolidate enabled #291

New in LPub3D 2.3.12.89.1445 (Aug 7, 2019)

New feature - Continuous page processing - GitHub ticket #76
New feature - Go Dark - Add dark theme - GitHub ticket #73
New feature - "Native" renderer based on 3DViewer (LeoCAD library) - GitHub ticket #71
New feature - "Native" POV file generation based on LDView library - GitHub ticket #77
New feature - Multi-segment page, divider and callout pointers - GitHub ticket #67
New feature - "True" part fade and part highlight - GitHub ticket #47
New feature - UI dialogue to set sub-model level color - GitHub ticket #69
New feature - Scene horizontal and vertical ruler and axis guides - GitHub ticket #68
New feature - Console commands - GitHub ticket #12
Enhancement - Default assembly orientation angles to Assembly Setup - GitHub ticket #72
Enhancement - Headless mode on Linux, macOS and Windows Platforms - GitHub ticket #56
Enhancement - Improved ROTSTEP entry from 3DViewer pane - GitHub ticket #- GitHub ticket #78
Enhancement - Keyboard shortcuts for Edit commands - GitHub ticket #63
Enhancement - Respect relative and absolute paths for inserted images - GitHub ticket #61
Enhancement - Rotate Icon resize - GitHub ticket #66
Enhancement - Set renderer from project setup menu - GitHub ticket #70
Enhancement - Use an image for Rotate Icon - GitHub ticket #6262)
Change - Move LPub3D.ini file to application location for Windows portable distros - GitHub ticket #75
Change - Update 3DViewer to LeoCAD 18.2 commit 15d5e89
Bug - Go To page function broken - GitHub ticket #55
Bug - Insert text on a sub-model insertion page gets placed in the sub-model instead of the parent model - GitHub ticket #53
Bug - Mixed-page orientation incorrect - GitHub ticket #59
Issue - Abnormal program end on malformed CALLOUT - GitHub ticket #74
Issue - Automatically add assembled image of multi-occurrence sub-model to parent page - GitHub ticket #65, description
Issue - Landscape page orientation for .pdf export not working - GitHub ticket #58, cannot reproduce
Issue - LDView Multiple files single call rendering slow - GitHub ticket #54
Issue - LDView on macOS not loading - missing libraries - GitHub ticket #57
Issue - LPub3D renders very slow on Windows - GitHub ticket #60, duplicate

New in LPub3D 2.3.12.0.1356 (Jun 20, 2019)

New in LPub3D 2.3.10.0.1240 (Apr 24, 2019)

New feature:
Continuous page processing - GitHub ticket #76 New feature - Go Dark - Add dark theme - GitHub ticket #73
"Native" renderer based on 3DViewer (LeoCAD library) - GitHub ticket #71 New feature - "Native" POV file generation based on LDView library - GitHub ticket Multi-segment page, divider and callout pointers - GitHub ticket #67 New feature - "True" part fade and part highlight - GitHub ticket #47
UI dialogue to set sub-model level color - GitHub ticket #69
Scene horizontal and vertical ruler and axis guides - GitHub ticket #68 New feature - Console commands - GitHub ticket #12
Enhancement:
Default assembly orientation angles to Assembly Setup - GitHub ticket #72
Enhancement - Headless mode on Linux, macOS and Windows Platforms -
Enhancement - Improved ROTSTEP entry from 3DViewer pane - GitHub ticket
Enhancement - Keyboard shortcuts for Edit commands - GitHub ticket #63 Enhancement - Respect relative and absolute paths for inserted images - Enhancement - Rotate Icon resize - GitHub ticket #66
Enhancement - Set renderer from project setup menu - GitHub ticket #70 Enhancement - Use an image for Rotate Icon - GitHub ticket #6262) Change - Move LPub3D.ini file to application location for Windows portable distros - GitHub ticket #75
Change - Update 3DViewer to LeoCAD 18.2 commit 15d5e89
Bug - Go To page function broken - GitHub ticket #55
Bug - Insert text on a sub-model insertion page gets placed in the sub-model instead of the parent model - GitHub ticket #53 Bug - Mixed-page orientation incorrect - GitHub ticket #59
Issue - Abnormal program end on malformed CALLOUT - GitHub ticket #74 Issue - Automatically add assembled image of multi-occurrence sub-model to parent page - GitHub ticket #65, description
Issue - Landscape page orientation for .pdf export not working - GitHub ticket #58, cannot reproduce
Issue - LDView Multiple files single call rendering slow - GitHub ticket #54 Issue - LDView on macOS not loading - missing libraries - GitHub ticket #57 Issue - LPub3D renders very slow on Windows - GitHub ticket #60, duplicate

New in LPub3D 2.3.8.0.1210 (Apr 8, 2019)

New feature - Continuous page processing - GitHub ticket #76
New feature - Go Dark - Add dark theme - GitHub ticket #73
New feature - "Native" renderer based on 3DViewer (LeoCAD library) - GitHub ticket #71
New feature - "Native" POV file generation based on LDView library - GitHub ticket #77
New feature - Multi-segment page, divider and callout pointers - GitHub ticket #67
New feature - "True" part fade and part highlight - GitHub ticket #47
New feature - UI dialogue to set sub-model level color - GitHub ticket #69
New feature - Scene horizontal and vertical ruler and axis guides - GitHub ticket #68
New feature - Console commands - GitHub ticket #12
Enhancement - Default assembly orientation angles to Assembly Setup - GitHub ticket #72
Enhancement - Headless mode on Linux, macOS and Windows Platforms - GitHub ticket #56
Enhancement - Improved ROTSTEP entry from 3DViewer pane
Enhancement - Keyboard shortcuts for Edit commands - GitHub ticket #63 Enhancement - Respect relative and absolute paths for inserted images - GitHub ticket #61 Enhancement - Rotate Icon resize - GitHub ticket #66 Enhancement - Set renderer from project setup menu - GitHub ticket #70 Enhancement - Use an image for Rotate Icon - GitHub ticket #6262)
Change - Move LPub3D.ini file to application location for Windows portable distros - GitHub ticket #75 Change - Update 3DViewer to LeoCAD 18.2 commit 15d5e89
Bug - Go To page function broken - GitHub ticket #55 Bug -
Insert text on a sub-model insertion page gets placed in the sub-model instead of the parent model - GitHub ticket #53
Bug - Mixed-page orientation incorrect - GitHub ticket #59 Issue -
Abnormal program end on malformed CALLOUT - GitHub ticket #74 Issue - Automatically add assembled image of multi-occurrence sub-model to parent page - GitHub ticket #65, description
Issue - Landscape page orientation for .pdf export not working - GitHub ticket #58, cannot reproduce
Issue - LDView Multiple files single call rendering slow - GitHub ticket #54 Issue - LDView on macOS not loading - missing libraries - GitHub ticket #57 Issue - LPub3D renders very slow on Windows - GitHub ticket #60, duplicate

New in LPub3D 2.3.7.0.1195 (Mar 27, 2019)

New feature - Continuous page processing - GitHub ticket #76
New feature - Go Dark - Add dark theme - GitHub ticket #73
New feature - "Native" renderer based on 3DViewer (LeoCAD library) - GitHub ticket #71
New feature - "Native" POV file generation based on LDView library - GitHub ticket #77
New feature - Multi-segment page, divider and callout pointers - GitHub ticket #67
New feature - "True" part fade and part highlight - GitHub ticket #47
New feature - UI dialogue to set sub-model level color - GitHub ticket #69
New feature - Scene horizontal and vertical ruler and axis guides - GitHub ticket #68
New feature - Console commands - GitHub ticket #12
Enhancement - Default assembly orientation angles to Assembly Setup - GitHub ticket #72
Enhancement - Headless mode on Linux, macOS and Windows Platforms - GitHub ticket #56
Enhancement - Improved ROTSTEP entry from 3DViewer pane - GitHub ticket #- GitHub ticket #78
Enhancement - Keyboard shortcuts for Edit commands - GitHub ticket #63
Enhancement - Respect relative and absolute paths for inserted images - GitHub ticket #61
Enhancement - Rotate Icon resize - GitHub ticket #66
Enhancement - Set renderer from project setup menu - GitHub ticket #70
Enhancement - Use an image for Rotate Icon - GitHub ticket #6262)
Change - Move LPub3D.ini file to application location for Windows portable distros - GitHub ticket #75
Change - Update 3DViewer to LeoCAD 18.2 commit 15d5e89
Bug - Go To page function broken - GitHub ticket #55
Bug - Insert text on a sub-model insertion page gets placed in the sub-model instead of the parent model - GitHub ticket #53
Bug - Mixed-page orientation incorrect - GitHub ticket #59
Issue - Abnormal program end on malformed CALLOUT - GitHub ticket #74
Issue - Automatically add assembled image of multi-occurrence sub-model to parent page - GitHub ticket #65, description
Issue - Landscape page orientation for .pdf export not working - GitHub ticket #58, cannot reproduce
Issue - LDView Multiple files single call rendering slow - GitHub ticket #54
Issue - LDView on macOS not loading - missing libraries - GitHub ticket #57
Issue - LPub3D renders very slow on Windows - GitHub ticket #60, duplicate

New in LPub3D 2.3.5.0.1092 (Dec 17, 2018)

New feature - Continuous page processing - GitHub ticket #76
New feature - Go Dark - Add dark theme - GitHub ticket #73
New feature - "Native" renderer based on 3DViewer (LeoCAD library) - GitHub ticket #71
New feature - "Native" POV file generation based on LDView library - GitHub ticket #77
New feature - Multi-segment page, divider and callout pointers - GitHub ticket #67
New feature - "True" part fade and part highlight - GitHub ticket #47
New feature - UI dialogue to set sub-model level color - GitHub ticket #69
New feature - Scene horizontal and vertical ruler and axis guides - GitHub ticket #68
New feature - Console commands - GitHub ticket #12
Enhancement - Default assembly orientation angles to Assembly Setup - GitHub ticket #72
Enhancement - Headless mode on Linux, macOS and Windows Platforms - GitHub ticket #56
Enhancement - Improved ROTSTEP entry from 3DViewer pane - GitHub ticket #- GitHub ticket #78
Enhancement - Keyboard shortcuts for Edit commands - GitHub ticket #63
Enhancement - Respect relative and absolute paths for inserted images - GitHub ticket #61
Enhancement - Rotate Icon resize - GitHub ticket #66
Enhancement - Set renderer from project setup menu - GitHub ticket #70
Enhancement - Use an image for Rotate Icon - GitHub ticket #6262)
Change - Move LPub3D.ini file to application location for Windows portable distros - GitHub ticket #75
Change - Update 3DViewer to LeoCAD 18.2 commit 15d5e89
Bug - Go To page function broken - GitHub ticket #55
Bug - Insert text on a sub-model insertion page gets placed in the sub-model instead of the parent model - GitHub ticket #53
Bug - Mixed-page orientation incorrect - GitHub ticket #59
Issue - Abnormal program end on malformed CALLOUT - GitHub ticket #74
Issue - Automatically add assembled image of multi-occurrence sub-model to parent page - GitHub ticket #65, description
Issue - Landscape page orientation for .pdf export not working - GitHub ticket #58, cannot reproduce
Issue - LDView Multiple files single call rendering slow - GitHub ticket #54
Issue - LDView on macOS not loading - missing libraries - GitHub ticket #57
Issue - LPub3D renders very slow on Windows - GitHub ticket #60, duplicate

New in LPub3D 2.3.4.0.1085 (Dec 11, 2018)

New feature - Continuous page processing - GitHub ticket #76
New feature - Go Dark - Add dark theme - GitHub ticket #73
New feature - "Native" renderer based on 3DViewer (LeoCAD library) - GitHub ticket #71
New feature - "Native" POV file generation based on LDView library - GitHub ticket #77
New feature - Multi-segment page, divider and callout pointers - GitHub ticket #67
New feature - "True" part fade and part highlight - GitHub ticket #47
New feature - UI dialogue to set sub-model level color - GitHub ticket #69
New feature - Scene horizontal and vertical ruler and axis guides - GitHub ticket #68
New feature - Console commands - GitHub ticket #12
Enhancement - Default assembly orientation angles to Assembly Setup - GitHub ticket #72
Enhancement - Headless mode on Linux, macOS and Windows Platforms - GitHub ticket #56
Enhancement - Improved ROTSTEP entry from 3DViewer pane - GitHub ticket #- GitHub ticket #78
Enhancement - Keyboard shortcuts for Edit commands - GitHub ticket #63
Enhancement - Respect relative and absolute paths for inserted images - GitHub ticket #61
Enhancement - Rotate Icon resize - GitHub ticket #66
Enhancement - Set renderer from project setup menu - GitHub ticket #70
Enhancement - Use an image for Rotate Icon - GitHub ticket #6262)
Change - Move LPub3D.ini file to application location for Windows portable distros - GitHub ticket #75
Change - Update 3DViewer to LeoCAD 18.2 commit 15d5e89
Bug - Go To page function broken - GitHub ticket #55
Bug - Insert text on a sub-model insertion page gets placed in the sub-model instead of the parent model - GitHub ticket #53
Bug - Mixed-page orientation incorrect - GitHub ticket #59
Issue - Abnormal program end on malformed CALLOUT - GitHub ticket #74
Issue - Automatically add assembled image of multi-occurrence sub-model to parent page - GitHub ticket #65, description
Issue - Landscape page orientation for .pdf export not working - GitHub ticket #58, cannot reproduce
Issue - LDView Multiple files single call rendering slow - GitHub ticket #54
Issue - LDView on macOS not loading - missing libraries - GitHub ticket #57
Issue - LPub3D renders very slow on Windows - GitHub ticket #60, duplicate

New in LPub3D 2.3.3.0.1024 (Oct 29, 2018)

New in LPub3D 2.2.1.0.824 (Apr 2, 2018)

LPub3D 2.2.1 is focused on stabilization and robustness improvements. This release contains mostly bug fixes and the under-the-hood changes needed to improve performance, stability, compatability and the overall user's experience.
Change: Add warnings to LDView standard output. By default LPub3D will use the '-vv' flag so critical and standard errors and warnings will be directed to standard output and standard error as required.
Fix: Attempt to correct the save/load main-window settings on macOS. The main-window state is either not saved or retrieved properly on macOS.
Change: Update preferences dialogue window settings. An attempt to synchronize the layout across the different build platforms.
Fix: Attempt to correct wrong build commit count on Windows and macOS builds. While the internal commit count (the count on the About dialogue) is accurate, the packaging script generated commit count does not match the actual commit count on Windows and macOS builds.
Fix: Partial install on Windows 7 32bit. This correction addresses the reported bug on Windows 7 32bit where there was no uninstall entry in Control Panel/Programs and features and the uninstall executable would return the message 'There is no installation of LPub3D'. This behaviour was likely exclusive to 32bit Windows 7 (and possibly Windows Vista).
Fix: POV-Ray fails to parse command line with space in executable path. This correction addresses the reported bug on Windows: No PLI or assembly images generated when POV-Ray is set as the renderer. This behaviour manifests when LPub3D is installed in a folder path containing one or more spaces, for example C:Program Files. See https://github.com/trevorsandy/lpub3d/issues/41 for details. #41 Change: Update LDView to GitSha 7e01dd4. Add error and warning standard output. Trigger Windows console output with -HaveStdOut=1. By default, critical and standard errors will be printed. Access the LDView standard output and standard error logs from the user interface at Help / View LPub3D log. Once the log view windows loads, you can use the 'open file' menu item to open the respective log file.
Change: Update 3DViewer to LeoCAD 18.2 GitSha e0acb8f. Renderer bug fixes.
Change: Add exit button to parameter file edit window. Small improvement of the user experience.
Change: LDView Raytracer labels to LDView .pov Generation. Change labels for LDView menu items under Configuration / Edit Parameter Files from 'LDView Raytracer' to 'LDView POV Generation'.
Fix: Incorrectly formatted Windows paths in LDView .ini files. This correction addresses the reported bugs 1. faded parts not displayed when using the LDView renderer and 2. cannot generate multiple images in single-call when using LDView renderer.
Fix: Add import colours from alternate colour-code file when defined. If an alternate colour code file is defined in Preferences, give this file precedence over LDConfig.ldr.
Fix: Spelling for default fade colour name. LDConfig.ldr uses UK spelling for Grey vs. US spelling, Gray.
Fix: Add recursive function to clear Page CSI cache. This correction enables clearing all associated CSI image generation artifacts which may include multiple ldr and image files for nested callouts.
Fix: Application version missing in macOS dmg README. Corrected.

New in LPub3D 2.2.0.0.795 (Mar 18, 2018)

Enhancement: Upgrade LDView renderer to commit e56a9b8bc25a001aaa8042ddab8ffc9cdb9f5a9e (v4.4 alpha). Includes command line snapshot support for -SaveSnapshotsList which improves performance, and add support for command line scale factor.
Fix: Newer CSI images not saved when using LDView (Single Call) render. When using the LDView Single-call option, generated images were not updated when a newer instance of the model file was opened in LPub3D - for example if an update was saved to the model file. This behaviour resulted in the image files being generated every time the model file was opened or on loading a new step because the conditional check if the model file was newer that the image file would always be true. If the image file exist, the newly generated image file would not be saved. This correction deletes the old image file is a new instance is generated allowing the new instance to be saved. #36
Fix: Appended page is not displayed. When you append a page to your sub/model where the last step does not contain any parts - for example if the last step only contains BOM-related metas (e.g. 0 !LPUB INSERT BOM), the added page meta 0 !LPUB INSERT PAGE is not preceded by a step meta 0 !LPUB STEP and, consequently, is not displayed. If the appended page meta is added where the last step contains parts (STEP or ROTSTEP) or is a callout step, the behaviour is as expected.
Enhancement: Enable 3DViewer to use alternate LDConfig.ldr colour file. This change brings the viewer in line with functionality available in the renderers. I expect the extend this capability in the future to allow unique colour submissions per CSI, and possibly PLI if it makes sense, which can enhance part fade and highlighting. # 34
Enhancement: Add LPu3D build check - macOS & Windows. DevOps feature as first step to enabling CI-based TDD, and UI checks. See https://github.com/trevorsandy/lpub3d/issues/33 for additional context. #33
Enhancement: Upgrade 3DViewer to LeoCAD 18.2 GitSha d4687e0. Includes new shader for improved image quality. As part of this upgrade, LPub3D command line capability "console mode" was also enabled. At the moment all LeoCAD command line capabilities are enabled (experimental) along with help and LPub3D version information. Type "<install path>lpub3d -?" for complete list of available command line flags. #32
Enhancement: Update about-dialogue support links. Add GitHub issues URL. #31
Enhancement: Add/override renderer flags from within model file. For example the line 0 !LPUB ASSEM LDGLITE_PARMS "-J -fh" within a step will enable perspective projection and shading mode for that step's Assembly (CSI) image. If defining more than one meta flag, you must use a single space delimiter between flags and the list of flags must be quoted as shown in the examples. Flag values that contain spaces are not supported which is to say that mapping ini files and such, where values may contain spaces, should be performed in the respective renderer's ini configuration file and should not be added as a meta command. Render ini files can be accessed and updated from the User Interface - see v2.1.0 Features and enhancements for details. Note that manipulating render flags require fairly advanced knowledge of the renderer's capabilities and command line flags. If you are unsure about this, please consult the render documentation before attempting to change the default settings. Setting incorrect flags or combinations of flags can adversely affect the quality of your output. Issue #30
This change also implements a few more capabilities:
Individual renderer flags can now be defined for Assembly (CSI), Part, and Bill of Material lists as follows:
!LPUB ASSEM LDGLITE_PARMS "-J -fh"
LPUB PLI LDGLITE_PARMS "-J -fh"
LPUB BOM LDGLITE_PARMS "-J -fh"
Renderer flags can now be defined for all supported renderers, LDGLite, LDView, LPub3D-Trace (POV-Ray) as follows:
!LPUB ASSEM LDGLITE_PARMS "-2g,2x"
!LPUB PLI LDVIEW_PARMS "TextureOffsetFactor=6"
!LPUB BOM POVRAY_PARMS "-A +UA"
Add an LDGLite configuration (ini) file. LDGLite.ini is now accessible and configurable from the LPub3D user interface. ldglite.ini: Image generation settings [Default locations] %USERPROFILE%/AppData/Local/LPUb3D Software/LPub3D/3rdParty/ldglite-1.3/config/ldglite.ini
By default, LDGLite render command includes the flag -2g,2x [Downsamples output images by 2, scaling up the image (and edge lines) by 2 first] which improves the image quality without sacrificing performance.
LDGLite renderer flags moved to ldglite.ini file - these flags were previously defined in the renderer code but are now accessible/changeable by the user via the ini file:
i2 - Picks output image type. 1=PNG, 2=Transparent PNG, 3=BMP8, 4=BMP24, 5=PPM. [LPub3D default is 2]
j - Picks the perspective projection.
fh - Turns on shading mode.
q - Anti Aliasing (Quality Lines).
2g,2x - Downsamples output images by 2, scaling up the image (and edge
lines) by 2 first.
Change: Update preference User Interface form. Reposition labels and dialogues to clearly show all fields. Issue #27
Fix: Mismatched preference loading sequence during application startup. LDraw folder was loading before LDraw archive libraries so if the install platform did not have LDraw installed and the user chose to extract the LDraw library from the archive library files, an unnecessary set of manual steps would be required to proceed. The proper installation sequence (LDraw archive libraries then LDraw folder) has been restored. Issue #27
Fix: Final model image page out of place. When opening a model file in LPub3D with "Fade Step" option enabled , the appending of the final model image page is misplaced if the last step before in the model file is a ROTSTEP. In addition "Empty" ROTSTEP steps are ignored. This behaviour has been updated to place the final model file and inserted page after the last native STEP or ROTSTEP Here is an example LPub3D model file update with "Fade Step" and "Generate Cover Pages" options on:
Fix: Only first occurrence of callout alloc modified. When using the context menu to "Display Callout as Columns", the meta - command 0 !LPUB CALLOUT ALLOC HORIZONTAL is only added (or modified if already existing) to the first occurrence of CALLOUT when multiple Callouts are present in the page/model. The same behaviour applies to "Display Callout as Rows". This behaviour has is now corrected. Note that the last Callout display allocation affects all subsequent Callouts in the model file. If you wish to change the display allocation, you must add a meta command (using the context menu or manually) to enable the new display. Issue #25
Fix: Dragging a single-step page's assembly. When dragging a single-step page's CSI [Assembly], the image does not remain where positioned when the mouse is released, instead it is adjusted further by the application. This is an old behaviour from LPUB 4. Single-step page's assembly were automatically placed at the centre of the page's bounding box in all cases. This behaviour caused the assembly adjustment when manually moved. Now, if there exist an offset (the assembly was manually moved), no attempt will be made to place the the assembly at the centre of the page's bounding box. Issue #23
Change: Ignore PLI annotation for beams with "Bent" in the title. This update affects the titleAnnotations.lst file. You can view/edit this file from the User Interface at Configuration->Edit Parameter Files->Edit Title PLI Annotations. I also refreshed the parameter list files converting all tabs to spaces. Issue #24
Fix: Windows multi-user installation - uninstall error. Installation hangs at attempt to uninstall previous version of LPub3D. Of course it is possible to manually uninstall the previous version before installing version 2.1.0; however, the updated automated installation program takes care to preserve any previous configuration settings if so desired. Issue #21
Fix: File lpub3d.appdata.xml malformed. Corrected. Issue #20

New in LPub3D 2.1.0.0.772 (Feb 12, 2018)

Features and enhancements:
Version 2.1.0 presents a significant update to LPub3D. Most notably is the tight integration of its supported renderers - LDView, LDGLite and LPub3D-Trace (POV-Ray clone). These applications are now bundled within LPub3D - they are actually built from source as part of the LPub3D build process. In addition to tighter integration, the LPub3D renderers have been enhanced and updated to better support LPub3D across all supported platforms. Following are some of the capabilities available in the versions of LDGLite, LDView and LPub3D-Trace (POV-Ray) that are specifically implemented to enhance the user's experience editing and generating digital build instructions.
Enhancement:
A custom LDraw library LDConfig file can can now be passed to LDGlite and LDView via the renderer command call. Of course it was always possible to customize the default LDConfig but doing so had the risk of overwriting your settings with a new update. With this capability, you can choose where you want to store your modified LDConfig.ldr file and use the LPub3D preferences dialogue to set it path for LDView and LDGLite.
Enhancement:
All the renderer configuration files are accessible and configurable from the LPub3D user interface. Moreover, all configuration settings only affect LPub3D's renderer instances so if you have LDView installed on your system, it will not be affected by the settings you configure in LPub3D. Here is a summary of the configuration files:
LDGLite - LDConfig.ldr: LDraw part colour codes [Default location: LDraw/LDConfig.ldr]
LDView - LDConfig.ldr: LDraw part colour codes [Default location: LDraw/LDConfig.ldr]
LDView - ldview.ini: Image generation settings [Default locations:
Linux - ~/.local/share/LPub3D Software/LPub3D/3rdParty/ldview-4.3/config/ldview.ini
macOS - ~/Library/Application Support/LPub3D Software/LPub3D/3rdParty/ldview-4.3/config/ldview.ini
Windows - %USERPROFILE%/AppData/Local/LPUb3D Software/LPub3D/3rdParty/ldview-4.3/config/ldview.ini]
LDView - ldviewPOVini: POV file generation settings [Default locations:
Linux - ~/.local/share/LPub3D Software/LPub3D/3rdParty/ldview-4.3/config/ldviewPOV.ini
macOS - ~/Library/Application Support/LPub3D Software/LPub3D/3rdParty/ldview-4.3/config/ldviewPOV.ini
Windows - %USERPROFILE%/AppData/Local/LPUb3D Software/LPub3D/3rdParty/ldview-4.3/config/ldviewPOV.ini]
LPub3D-Trace (POV-Ray) - povray.conf: Security settings and authorized search paths [Default locations:
Linux - ~/.local/share/LPub3D Software/LPub3D/3rdParty/lpub3d_trace_cui-3.8/config/povray.conf
macOS - ~/Library/Application Support/LPub3D Software/LPub3D/3rdParty/lpub3d_trace_cui-3.8/config/povray.conf
Windows - %USERPROFILE%/AppData/Local/LPUb3D Software/LPub3D/3rdParty/lpub3d_trace_cui-3.8/config/povray.conf]
LPub3D-Trace (POV-Ray) - povray.ini: Image generation settings and #include file search paths [Default locations:
Linux - ~/.local/share/LPub3D Software/LPub3D/3rdParty/lpub3d_trace_cui-3.8/config/povray.ini
macOS - ~/Library/Application Support/LPub3D Software/LPub3D/3rdParty/lpub3d_trace_cui-3.8/config/povray.ini
Windows - %USERPROFILE%/AppData/Local/LPUb3D Software/LPub3D/3rdParty/lpub3d_trace_cui-3.8/config/povray.ini]
When setting of modifying render config file settings, it is helpful to know the settings that are automatically managed by the LPub3D renderer module. These settings for the most part are the dynamic parameters produced with the image (PLI or CSI) being rendered and; therefore, are not suited to being set in a config file. Other settings in the render module are static and will not benefit, actually changing them will harm the behaviour of LPub3D, from modification in the config files. The settings, listed by renderer, managed by the LPub3D render module are:
LDView [image generation and .pov file generation settings]
Flags:
CA - camera angle
-cg0.0,0.0,cd - Camera globe,Camera distance [cg set to zeros for CSI, pli angles (x,y) for PLI]
-SaveWidth - Image width
-SaveHeight - Image height
-ExportFile - Export file [-ExportSuffix not required, taken from export file extension]
-LDrawDir - LDraw parts library path
-IniFile - LDView ini file [If Ini file exist, so if ini file removed, LDView defaults are used]
-LDConfig - Alternate LDConfig file [If alternate LDConfig designated in Preferences]
Logs: [LDView does not produce any reasonably actionable stderr or stdout details]
stderr-ldview - error output log file [image generation]
stdout-ldview - standard output log file [image generation]
stderr-ldviewpov - error output log file [.pov file generation]
stdout-ldviewpov - standard output log file [.pov file generation]
LDView-Single-Call [image generation]
Flags:
CA - camera angle
-cg0.0,0.0,cd - Camera globe,Camera distance [cg set to zeros for CSI, pli angles (x,y) for PLI]
-SaveWidth - Image width
-SaveHeight - Image height
-SaveSnapShots=1 [processing multiple files at a time, save each output file as input file name without extension]
-SnapshotSuffix=.png [file extension required because we're processing multiple files at a time]
-LDrawDir - LDraw parts library path
-IniFile - LDView ini file [If Ini file exist, so if ini file removed, LDView defaults are used]
-LDConfig - Alternate LDConfig file [If alternate LDConfig designated in Preferences]
Logs: [LDView does not produce any reasonably actionable stderr or stdout details]
stderr-ldview - error output log file [image generation]
stdout-ldview - standard output log file [image generation]
POVRay
Flags:
+-d - Display Windows [Experimental - Add or remove SDL image progress display windows]
+I - Input file
+O - Output file
+W - Image width
+H - Image height
USE_ALPHA
Libs: [Note: LGEO root path is hard-coded to "LDraw path"/lgeo]
-IniPath [POV-Ray include files path]
-LgeoLGPath [LGEO LG sub-directory path]
-LgeoARPath [LGEO AR sub-directory path]
-LgeoSTLPath [LDGO STL sub-directory path - Durats LGEO stl library]
Logs:
stderr-povray - error output log file
stdout-povray - standard output log file
LDGLite
Flags:
-l3 - Use L3 parser
-i2 - Out image type is .png
-CA - Camera angel
-cg0.0,0.0,cd - Camera globe,Camera distance [cg set to zeros for CSI, pli angles (x,y) for PLI]
-j - perspective projection
-v"Width","Height" - Image display width (X) and height (Y)
-o0,-"Height"/6 - Change the centre width (X) across and height (Y) down
-W"Line Thickness" - Line thickness, image resolution/150.5
="LDConfig" - Alternate LDConfig file [If alternate LDConfig designated in Preferences]
Environment Variables:
LDRAWDIR="Ldraw path" - LDraw parts library path
LDSEARCHDIRS="additional search directory paths" - Pipe (|) delimited single string of search directory paths
Logs:
stderr-ldglite - error output log file
stdout-ldglite - standard output log file
Enhancement:
View and edit renderer configuration files. This capability is accessible from the menu bar and empowers the user with the virtually limitless ability to configure each renderer. Keep in mind that these files will affect the performance and quality of your rendered images so it is understood that if you choose to modify these files, you must know what you are doing.
Enhancement:
LPub3D-Trace (POV-Ray) render progress display is available across all platforms. This feature is optional and can be turned on in the renderer preference dialogue. Note that this feature is still experimental on macOS
Enhancement:
It is no longer necessary to manage renderer paths in the preference dialogue. LPub3D renderers (LDGLite, LDView and LPub3D-Trace) are now automatically configured at application start-up. As the renderers and now bundled with LPub3D, their locations are fixed and known to the application. Therefore, renderer location configuration is predefined and managed within LPub3D.
Enhancement:
View log files. It is now possible to view logged output for LPub3D and its integrated renderers - LDGLite and LPub3D-Trace. LDView does not produce any discernible logging so there's nothing to view for this renderer.
Enhancement:
Detect and configure LGEO library including Damien Roux's (Darats) STL objects. LGEO is a library of high-quality POV-Ray object definitions which describes LDraw parts. In order to automatically detect the LGEO library it be placed inside the LDraw library - for example "LDraw Path"/lgeo. Furthermore, to include Darats' STL objects, they must exist in a sub-folder named "stl" - so an example for STL objects would be "LDraw Path"/lgeo/stl. With these settings in place, LPub3d will automatically detect the LGEO paths and include them in the POV-Ray configuration file settings.
Enhancement:
Windows multi-user installation. Multi-user installation allows "per-user" (no admin required) and "per-machine" (asks elevation only when necessary) installations. Per-user installations install folder is located at %USERPROFILE%LocalAppData and installation registry keys at HKCU SoftwareLPub3D and HKCU SoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstallLPub3D respectively. The per-machine inistallations install folder is located at Program Files [x86_64] or Program Files (x86) [i686] while installation registry keys are written to HKLM SoftwareLPub3D and HKLM SoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstallLPub3D. For both pre-user and per-machine installs, LPUb3D configuration registry keys are written to HKCU SoftwareLPub3D SoftwareLPub3D while configuration data is written to %USERPROFILE%LocalAppDataLPub3D SoftwareLPub3D. See https://github.com/Drizin/NsisMultiUser/blob/master/README.md for technical details.
Fix:
preference settings not preserved on macOS - When application is closed, the configured preference settings are not preserved. On subsequent, application launch, the preference revert to the default configuration. This behaviour no longer presents on macOS.
Fix:
Step number placement - page metas (step number, pli, csi, callout etc.) are placed relative to one or more other metas. For example, the step number meta can be placed relative to the pli (default placement), the csi, page header, page footer or the page. If one were to move a meta depended on by another, the 'other' meta would also move which would lead to unexpected behaviour. The proper way to move a meta is to first move its dependant ma ta(s) to another dependency. Dependencies can be seen in 'Move...' dialogue available via the context menu. Use the 'Relative To...' drop-down dialogue to see the available metas the given meta can be placed relative to.
Fix:
POV-Ray rendering with space in file name or path. LPub3D-Trace (customized version of POV-Ray) supports spaces in the file name or path.
Fix:
POV-Ray very slow in version 2.0.19. Although I could not reproduce this behaviour, it is worthwhile to note that LPub3D-Trace, an updated and better integrated version of POV-Ray, consistently yields better performance that the Off-the-shelf version. Moreover, LPub3D-Trace offers automatic configuration with the capability to implement the full compliment of custom configuration available to POV-Ray.
Fix:
Callout within a callout. This capability was not available when using 'single call rendering' - submitting all the images on a page in a single call to LDView versus a call for each image. The image marshalling logic has been redesigned to manage any level of depth between a page and it's elements. Thus, the new behaviour now supports virtually endless callouts within callouts.
Fix:
'Current Submodel' MPD-combo-dropdown current index not set when changed. This behaviour has been corrected.
Fix:
Incorrect default install path shown when installing LPub3D. The LDraw library path is presented as the install to folder. This behaviour has been corrected.
Fix:
LPub3D 'Check for Updates' function does not do anything when clicked. There is a brief flash of the progress bar but that's it. This behaviour has been corrected in v2.1.0; however, as the error is in the already released v2.0.20, users will still be impacted by this abnormal behaviour when they attempt to upgrade from within LPub3D. See Known Issues below.
Known Issue:
LPub3D v2.0.20.0.645_20170208 check for updates function is broken. Therefore, it is not possible to upgrade from the within LPub3D. If upgrading from v2.0.20, you must manually download and install LPub3D v2.1.0 - https://sourceforge.net/projects/lpub3d/files/2.1.0.
Change:
L3P 3rd party application removed. The L3P module which carried the function of preparing the .pov files for POV-Ray was removed from the LPub3D bundle. The .pov file generation functionality is now performed by LDView.
Enhancement:
The entire DevOp process has been moved to a cloud and container enabled architecture allowing platform-independent development, build and release across all major operating systems including macOS, Linux, Windows and the newly available AppImage 'no-install' application bundle distribution. Following is summary of each meaningful application correction and or enhancement.
Integrate 3rd party renderers - LDGlite, LDView and LPub3D-Trace (POV-Ray). To well deliver this capability, LPub3D 2.1.0 implements a major 'build, packaging and deployment' redesign to maximize use of cloud infrastructure and services. The end-to-end build, packaging and deployment process is now fully automated and 100% cloud enabled - using Travis-CI for Linux and macOS artefacts, and AppVeyor for Microsoft. All Linux distro are built via Docker containerization on Travis-CI.
Along with the core LPub3D source, LDGlite, LDView and LPub3D-Trace (POV-Ray) are compiled from source during the build process. While this approach adds material time to the build process, it ensures all dependencies are properly addressed during Linux and macOS builds. The end result is a complete and consistent solution package across all supported Linux, macOS and Microsoft platforms where a single install will account for all the required LPub3D components needed to deliver the full compliment of LPub3D capabilities.
In addition to tight integration, the LPub3D renderers have been adapted with additional capabilities specifically designed to work with LPub3D. Enhancements were carefully designed to allow maximum compatibility with their original upstream source to ensure upstream enhancements, fixes and progressions are efficiently integrated into the LPub3d-specific branches.
LPub3D is available as an AppImage distribution. AppImage is a format for distributing portable software on Linux without needing superuser permissions to install the application.

New in LPub3D 2.0.20.0.645 (Feb 10, 2017)

Fix: Introducing LPub3D ports for Linux (Debian, Red Hat and Arch based distros) and Mac (OSX). [0853680]
Fix: When the preferred renderer is manually typed into the preference dialogue, it is not validated upon exit of the preferences dialogue. [44548f4]
This behaviour has been corrected. Manually entered preferred render path is validated when the preference dialogue is closed. Fix: Automatically load LDraw archive libraries on initial application launch. [ff06bc9]
To further improve the user experience at initial application launch. When LPub3D is loaded for the first time, it there are no archive libraries in at the user's application data path. LPub3D will automatically install the libraries packaged in the distribution.
Fix: Update QuaZip library to v0.7.2
Improve robustness.
Fix: Enable and correct menu shortcuts. [48ca363]
LPub3D menu item keyboard shortcuts have been repositioned to allow both Editor, and 3DViewer's short cuts to reside on the main menu tool-bar. This redesign allows for more seamless integration on OSX and some Linux distros - e.g. Debian. Additionally, all available LPub3D menu item short cuts are now enabled.
Here are the new mappings:
Main Page Design:
Open = Ctrl+O
Save = Ctrl+S
Print File = Ctrl+T (Currently Disabled)
CloseFile = Ctrl+X
First Page = Ctrl+P
Last Page = Ctrl+L
Previous Page = Ctrl+E
Next Page = Ctrl+N
Export Bmp = Alt+B
Export Png = Alt+N
Export Pdf = Alt+F
Export Pdf Preview = Alt+P
Export Jpg = Alt+J
Fit Page Width = Alt+W
Fit Page Visible = Alt+V
Actual Size = Alt+A
Redo = Ctrl+Y (Also affects LDraw Editor Menu)
Undo = Ctrl+Z (Also affects LDraw Editor Menu)
Exit Application = Ctrl+Q
LDraw Editor Menu:
Cut = Ctrl+X
Paste = Ctrl+V
Copy = Ctrl+C
Select All = Ctrl+A
Redraw = Ctrl+R
Find = Ctrl+F
Delete = DEL
Parameter Editor Menu:
Cut = Ctrl+X
Paste = Ctrl+V
Copy = Ctrl+C
Select All = Ctrl+A
Save = Ctrl+S
Find = Ctrl+F
Undo = Ctrl+Z
Redo = Ctrl+Y
Delete = DEL
3D Viewer Menu:
Insert ROTSTEP = Shift+O
ROTSTEP Absolute = Shift+B
ROTSTEP Relative = Shift+E
Select = Shift+S
Zoom = Shift+Z
Zoom Region = Shift+G
Rotate Camera View = Shift+T
Pan = Shift+P
Select Invert = Ctrl+Shift+I
Save As = Ctrl+Alt+S
Find = Ctrl+Shift+F
Copy = Ctrl+Shift+C
Select All = Ctrl+Shift+A
Hide Selected = Ctrl+H
Hide Unselected = Ctrl+Shift+H
Unhide All = Ctrl+U
Unhide Selected = Ctrl+Shift+U
Undo = Ctrl+Shift+Y
Redo = Ctrl+Shift+Z

New in LPub3D 2.0.19.877.2 (Dec 27, 2016)

New in LPub3D 2.0.15.846.2 (Nov 1, 2016)

New in LPub3D 2.0.14.838.2 (Oct 13, 2016)

New in LPub3D 2.0.13.834.2 (Oct 10, 2016)

Features and enhancements:
Fix:
Logging options added to Preferences (r832)
Select logged attributes and logging levels.
Fix:
Prompt search directory settings reset (r831)
Prompt to inform that the search directories have been reset after the search directory reset button is clicked. Restarting LPub3D is not required. Also changed menu items "Reset 3D Viewer Model Cache" to "Change Temp File Cache" and "Reset Image and Model Caches" to "Reset All Caches".
Fix:
Inconsistency between part counts in submodels and part counts in call-outs where multiple instances are involved (r829)
For submodels, the PLI part counts reflect only one instance of the submodel, even if multiple instances are used in the same step. The instance count is correct, and the BOM has the correct total number of parts. With this update, sub-model pages displaying instance count now have a context menu option to display parts per step/page or not (total parts consumed by the number of instances indicated.
Previously, for callouts, you have the options (see context menu) to display parts list per callout (one instance) or not. When you select no parts list per callout, the PLI will show all the parts consumed by the total number of instances in the callout. If you choose parts list per callout, the PLI is moved to the callout and only the parts for a single occurrence of the callout is shown. The idea here is if you have 5 occurrences of the called out assembly, you'll need 5x the parts total, but only 1x parts are shown to indicate what you need to build an instance of the called out assembly.
On sub-model pages displaying the instance count, there is only one behaviour for PLI counts (the most intuitive) which is to display the parts list per step. This is intuitive because the primary role of the PLI is to show what you'll need to build an occurrence of the step shown - it is not the intention to mimic the BoM. Nevertheless, I added a context menu item to not display parts list per step and instead display total parts consumed by the number of occurrences of the submodel in the parent submodel/step.
Fix:
Page size and orientation processing update (r826/833)
Further industrialization of the print/export module. This update streamlines the process and realizes some performance gains. There are some key changes. Notably, page orientation and page size are now mutually exclusive. This means when switching from Portrait to Landscape, accompanying the orientation meta with a transposed page size meta no longer required or managed.
Previous behaviour when editing a page size change required the following meta commands:
0 STEP
0 LPUB PAGE ORIENTATION LOCAL LANDSCAPE
0 LPUB PAGE SIZE LOCAL 11.0000 8.5000
Note that the page width and height have been transposed. Going forward, transposition of the page width and height when switching from Portrait to Landscape is automatically managed by LPub3D.
NOTE:
This update is NOT backward compatable. An accompanying transposed page size meta to indicate the switch from portrait to landscape as shown above will be treated as a new page size meta for that page. Consequently, using this meta to 'switch' orientation will actually result in NOT switching the orientation as LPub3D will automatically switch again the switched page size meta.
If the user is only interested in changing the orientation, the proper meta command going forward will be:
0 STEP
0 LPUB PAGE ORIENTATION LOCAL LANDSCAPE
To help with accurately displaying the page size identifier in the setup and context menus, the standard page identifier is now appended to the page size meta command. For example:
0 LPUB PAGE SIZE 8.5000 14.0000 Legal
0 LPUB PAGE SIZE LOCAL 8.5000 11.0000 Letter
0 LPUB PAGE SIZE LOCAL 5.8000 8.3000 A5
0 LPUB PAGE SIZE LOCAL 5.8678 8.3456 Custom
Along with the width and height values, if the page size is non-standard, the identifier "Custom" will be automatically used. Additionally if an identifier is not present, the identifier "Custom" will automatically used. The page identifier is displayed in the Page Setup dialogue and Size/Orientation change context menu dialogue.
Also, the LPub3D print/export function no longer needs to parse the model file to capture, in advance, page sizes. This capture is performed during the existing page parse and load functions and is exposed to the print routines during printing/exporting. This change was necessary to better enable mixed-size page export/printing where it is necessary to 'look ahead' to get the next page's size and orientation parameters in order to configure the printer engine before processing the page.
Fix:
Expand INSERT MODEL meta command behaviour (r825)
When using part fading LPUb3D will now process multiple INSERT MODEL commands rendering the CSI content at each command. For example, if the instruction document includes different model attachments, the editor can now include a non-faded image of the entire model with each attachment. Here is an example of he proper command sequence when used in conjunction with BUFEXCHG:
0 BUFEXCHG B STORE
0 //... default model content...
0 STEP
0 BUFEXCHG B RETRIEVE
0 BUFEXCHG A STORE
1 0 445 -46 -10 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 attachment1.ldr
0 STEP
0 LPUB INSERT MODEL
0 LPUB INSERT PAGE
0 STEP
0 BUFEXCHG A RETRIEVE
1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 attachment2.ldr
0 //STEP These last 3 lines are optional when editing the model file.
0 //LPUB INSERT MODEL If they don't exist and fade step is ON, they will be automatically created by LPub3D
0 //LPUB INSERT PAGE
Fix:
The PNG output of a model with various page orientations is not correct (r824)
Cleared page buffer before rendering each page. Also corrected a typo causing page range to sometimes not work for image exports.

New in LPub3D 2.0.12.823.2 (Oct 3, 2016)

New in LPub3D 2.0.8.785.2 (Aug 31, 2016)

Fix: Print/export 'page range' option output incorrect (r785) *For print/export option "All pages," images are generated in numerical order. However, for option "Page Range," images are generated in "alphabetical" order for lack of a better description. If one selects pages 1-115, the order the pages are generated is 1, 10, 100, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 2, 20, ... The order is now as expected 1...10...100 etc... -Fix: Revert to MinGW distributions - for both x32 and x64 architectures (r784) *Discontinue all MSVC LPub3D distributions. -Fix: Refactor loading model file into Ldraw editor window (r783) *File load hangs for an unusual amount of time when loading a large model file. This behaviour appears usually when the LDraw editor tab is not in focus. If the file is loaded with the editor tab in focus, the file is loaded nominally.
Fix: Exclude fade directories from search directory list if fade step not enabled (r781) *Improve just a little bit the performance during model file load.
Fix: Refactor adding parts to archive library (r780) *Improved logging detail and added checks to not submit an empty search directory.
Fix: Log all status entries add date time stamp (r779) *Capture all status bar updates to the log files. Increase log file size to 5Mb rotating across 5 files. Log files located at Software/LPub3D/logs
Fix: Backup parameter files during install (r778) *Backup user-editable parameter files that must be overwritten during installation of updates. This way, any additions created by the user will not be lost. However, it will be necessary to manually update the new parameter file with your additions. -Fix: Refactor fade step behaviour (r777) *Update fadeStepColorParts.lst attributes to allow faster library parsing to generate static colour parts. NOTE: FILE UPDATE REQUIRED. fadeStepColourParts.lst file updated with new required column so it is necessary to update your installed file. LPub3D will automatically backup and overwrite the existing file during installation.
Fix: Adjustable renderer process timeout (r776) *All the user to manage the amount of time to keep alive the renderer process. The default is 6 minutes but can be changed between -1 which is run indefinitely and 99 minutes. For high definition using POV-Ray, rendering process time can easily exceed the default. This setting is located at Preferences=
Fix: Reload archive libraries into memory (r775) *On model file load, do not reload library if no new parts discovered. LPub3D sweeps the defined search directories upon file load. This update makes a little more efficient the load process.
Fix: Update aboutdialog display version of Qt (r774) *Display version of Qt from the platform versus hard coded.
Fix: Compile on MinGW x64 (r773) *Convert int to intptr.

New in LPub3D 2.0.7.770.5 (Aug 31, 2016)

New in LPub3D 2.0.6.761.3 (Aug 31, 2016)

Fix: Set radial and conical background gradient parse fail with 'Malformed background...' (r759) *Parse fail for radial and conical gradient meta commands. Linear, radial and conical gradients are all now working as designed.
Fix: Scale in Page Globals Setup dialog not working (r756) *Cover Image and Logo double spin control not working. Issue corrected.
Fix: Save and restore application window state and geometry (r755) *Was causing crash on launch before update to Qt5.7.
Fix: Application crash on launch (r754) *Update to Qt5.7 on MSVC2015 and MinGW5.3. There must have been a big, nasty bug in Qt 5.5/5.6 because the code that consistently generated the crash immediately resolved upon update to Qt5.7
Fix: Crash on application close on Windows7 (r753) *Expected scoped pointer main window to destruct all children on close but it seems like 3d viewer application and mainwindow were not treated as children and were not deleted at application close by the scoped pointer on Windows7 machines. Manually delete 3D viewer application instance and mainwindow at LPub3D termination.
Fix: Substitute parts use only file name; file path not required (r752) *When editing substitute parts list, it is not necessary to enter the absolute file path for the substitute file. Just entering the substitute file name will be sufficient.
Fix: Title annotations displays when only Freeform annotation selected in setup preference (r751) *Logic processed title annotations when it should not have. Corrected.
Fix: setGeometry: Unable to set geometry 600x800 warning message (r749) *Use QDesktopWidget.availableGeometry(this) setting to support single and multi-screen configurations.
Fix: Parameter file edit window highlighting part description containing '#' (r748) *Highlight only lines where first character is '#'.
Fix: Generate fade colour parts list crash (r747) *Redesigned functionality to process parts from archive libraries (unofficial and official) versus LDraw disc directories. This approach improves performance and reliability as all parts, including those from additional search directories, are collected in the archive libraries. Working with archive files is much faster than working with disc directories.

New in LPub3D 2.0.5.744.3 (Aug 31, 2016)

New in LPub3D 2.0.4.737.2 (Aug 31, 2016)

Fix: Release Windows MinGW x32 builds (r737) *Update deployment utiliites to produce both MinGW and MSVC builds. MinGW will only support x32 architecture for the momenbt.
Fix: Search directories for LDGlite (LDSEARCHDIRS) not loaded as expected at startup (r735) *Loading the LDGLite search directories at startup occurred out of order (before general search directories) so the LDGlite routine did not pass the conditional test to actually load search directories. This behavior would cause a crash if parts to be loaded were in the standard LDraw official or unofficial directories - for example under ..UnofficialmyParts - and LDrawini was not in use. LDGLite would not be able to find the part and; consequently, would not be able to generate a part image.
Fix: Fade steps skips the second step in a model. Fading starts on the third step. (r734) *No fade parts index generated on the first step because nothing was faded; however, we still need an index to know where to start on the second step. Fade step routine fixed to generate an index as long as there are valid parts in the step.
Fix: Installer program configured to deposit a master copy of usder data (libraries, lists, etc...) in the installation root directory. (r733) *Allow user data creation at initial launch. Upon initial application launch, if user data does not exist, it will be created. This will address the issue of Windows standard users not having access to user data after installation. Additioinally, this design allows for multiple users on a single machine to have their individual user settings and data. -Fix: Set progress dialog to nonmodal. (r732) *Prevent the progress dialog from blocking input to other windows.
Fix: Data directory installed under Administrator AppData path instead of logged in user which is likely to be a standard user (r731) *User data
LDraw archive libraries, logs, extras and other updatable data items - will be installed at initial application launch by default. Because Administrator privilates are required to install LPub3D, user data installed during installation will be deposited under the Administrator user's AppData path. This data will not be accessible to standard users. User data can be installed during application installation as a checked option. This option may be desirable if the logged in user installing LPub3D is also the Administrator. If user data is installed during installation, user data for standard users will be automatically created during initial application launch. On initial application launch, the standard user will be given the options to select, copy (from the installation directory) or download the LDraw archive libraries.

New in LPub3D 2.0.3.730.2 (Aug 31, 2016)

New in LPub3D 2.0.2.721.2 (Aug 31, 2016)

New in LPub3D 2.0.1.717.2 (Aug 31, 2016)

New in LPub3D 1.3.5.615.2 (Feb 5, 2016)

New in LPub3D 1.3.4.591.2 (Jan 27, 2016)

New in LPub3D 1.3.2.563.5 (Jan 22, 2016)

New in LPub3D 1.3.1.516.3 (Jan 22, 2016)

New in LPub3D 1.3.0.504.2 (Jan 22, 2016)

Features and enhancements:
-Add dialog to print or export to image all pages, current page and custom range of pages (e.g. 1,3,5,7-9)
-Add ability to detect additional ldraw content search directories using ldrawini c api
I implemented the ldrawini c api to maintain compatability with LPub3D 3rd Party renderers - LDView, L3P(PovRay) and Ldglite. Additional directories must have either the same tree as LDraw Unofficial directory (i.e. parts and/or p subdirectories...) or alternatively, content can be deposited at the root of the additional directory (i.e. C:/ldrawFiles/*.dat). Content from all defined ldraw search directories are archived in the ldrawunf.zip archive and loaded into memory - enabling access to the 3DViewer.
If no ldraw.ini file is detected. LPub3D will automatically search all subdirectories under the ldraw/Unofficial directory - except directories p and parts. Unofficial subdirectories p and parts as well as official p and parts subdirectories are never searched because they are atomatically loaded during default behavior during startup.
There are 2 ways to define search directories: 1. using the Ldraw.ini file (there is now a menu button to edit the ldraw.ini file) and 2. editing the 'Ldraw Content Search Directories text edit dialog under the 'Other' tab in Preferences. If you are using an LDraw.ini file, the preferences dialog will be read only - you must use the menu edit button under 'Configurtion' to edit the ldraw.ini file. The ldraw.ini edit button only appears if a ldraw.ini file is detectec. If you are not using ldraw.ini, it is possible to add,remove and reset to the default search directories in the Preferences tab.
ldglite renderer updated with the ability to process additional directories beyond official/unofficial parts, p and Model. I implemented this
enhancement to allow all 3 LPub3D renderers(LDView, Ldglite, L3P/PoV Ray) the same functionality supporting additional ldraw content search directories. LPub3D now passes 2 env variables to ldglite - LDRAWDIR and LDSEARCHDIRS. LdView and L3P already uses the ldrawini.c library. They can also be configured to detect additional ldraw content search directories if no ldraw.ini file is configured. I also upgraded ldglite's openGL API from glut (deprecated) to freeglut 3.0 released in June 2015. Ldglite os not versioned at 1.3.0 (from 1.2.7).
-Add ability to manage additional ldraw content search directories whether using Ldraw.ini or not.
If not using Ldraw.ini file, automatically detected search directories are limited to those under the Unofficial directory. The user has the abilty to exclude and reset search directories within this edit list. Unofficial P and Parts directories are automatically excluded from the search directory list as they are loaded automatically by the applciation.
-Add Rotate Icon - indicate that the builder should "flip" the model
-Add line type attribute to border configuration
0=none,1=solid,2=dash,3=dot,4=dashDot,5=dashDotDot. So an old meta line like this:
0 !LPUB PLI BORDER GLOBAL ROUND Black 0 15 MARGINS 0.472439 0.07 should be updated to this:
0 !LPUB PLI BORDER GLOBAL ROUND 1 Black 0 15 MARGINS 0.472439 0.07
-Add PLI/BOM part substitution - substitute modeled part in PLI/BOM with alternate
This feature is useful when you have a modeled part (e.g. Power Functions Light) that will
take alot of space in the BOM/PLI, you can substitute the modeled version with an alternate
representation that is suitable for the PLI/BOM view. This feature is complementary to LDCad's
template functionality which allows you to model adjustable parts as needed. To use this
functionality, simply edit the substituation list from Configuration= BOM/PLI Substitute Parts List
-Add LDCad PART/UNOFFICIAL PART meta to recognize LDCad template generated parts
-Add gradients to background options
-Add Change local page background - colour, gradient, picture, submodel, none
-Add memu item 'Refresh Unofficial Parts' which downloads and replaces the ldrawunf.zip archive
in the Ldraw/LPub3DVoiewer-Library. LPub3D places all search directory parts in the ldrawunf.zip archive so they
can be made available for the LPub3D Viewer. This feature allows you to reset the archive file to
it's latest default content if desired. The ldrawunf.zip unofficial archive is used, along with the complete.zip,
by the 3DViewer.
-Add menu item 'Reset Fade Files Cache' which deletes all generated fade files. Fade files automatically
generated as needed when you open a model with the 'Enable Fade Steps' preference option checked.
-Update 3DViewer to LeoCAD build 1867
-Remove PartsList class, use instead lcPiecesLibrary class to verify parts and capture part title. This is a consolidation to
improve the application's performance.
-Move process fade colour parts to separate thread.
-Move fade parts directory from under LDraw/Unofficial/parts and LDraw/Unofficial/p to as single directory
under LDraw/Unofficial. So from this version of LPub3D, the fade directory will be autogenerated and populated
as LDraw/Unofficial/fade. Old fade directories under Unofficial/parts and p must be manually removed if desired.
-Redesign color part list and archive classes - rename and separate generage color parts list
-Cosmetic and performance updates
-Fix: Changing step number attributes on multi-step pages are now working
-Fix: PLI/BOM sort routine, sort on 'part colour' part(s) appear out of place relative to
part size and colour.
-Fix: Do not create instruction page(s) for unofficial part
-Fix: Create s/8/48 subdirectory in lpub/tmp directory when needed. This fix will resolve the issue of LPub3D not being able to create inline unofficial subparts and 8/48 primitives when rendering models where these parts are defined in the model file.
-CHANGE: In previous versions of LPub3D, custom and fade parts were loaded under the Unofficial directory allowing detection by all renderers and the 3D viewer. From this version of LPub3D (v1.3.0), the fade directory will reside at the root of the the Unofficial directory. Custom content added to Unofficial P and Parts directories will not detected by LPub3D.
-CHANGE: Change part count routine to use ldraw archive files to look at '!LDRAW ORG...' part type meta tag. I think there are still some issue with
this routine however - especially with large complex models using in-lined unofficial parts that may not be in ldrawunf.zip
-CHANGE: Change 'Reset All Caches' to 'Reset Image and Model' Caches
-CHANGE: BOM default sort to sort by colour then size, previous default was size only (PLI default sort by size)
-CHANGE: Change 'Update' tab in preferences dialog to 'Other'.