What's new in metaio Creator 6.0.1.1
Jul 30, 2015
- This release fixes a potential security issue affecting applications exported from Metaio Creator using previous versions of the Metaio SDK on Android devices.
New in metaio Creator 6.0.1 (Dec 11, 2014)
- Updated the underlying Metaio SDK to version 6.0.1
- Added support for exporting apps to the Android Studio IDE
- Faster movement of objects on the stage through using the shift key together with the arrow keys to move an object in larger steps
- Users are now warned when deleting an object with attached AREL code
- Addressed an issue that prevented the export of certain projects
- Fixed an issue with model shadows for certain 3D models
- Fixed issues with the custom animations feature
- Improved the handling of videos that have alpha-channels
- Minor bug fixes and improvements
New in metaio Creator 6.0 (Oct 31, 2014)
- New and improved versions of SLAM and 3D Tracking provide a very precise and even more stable tracking experience.
- New Edge creation pipeline including a new Edge Configuration Tool for creating better Edge Models through live parameter optimizations for 3D Markerless Tracking based on CAD data.
- Support for ID Marker Tracking for precise and fast marker based tracking, featuring a tool to accurately print the ID Markers.
- Even faster Cloud Channel loading for App users through the purchasable Cloud Accelerator feature, which distributes the channel content globally.
- More interactive AR scenarios through readily available extended actions to be applied to content resources.
- Basic animation authoring for AR content resources.
- A new text resource, which provides an easy way to integrate text content into AR scenarios.
- Improved user interface.
New in metaio Creator 3.5.2 (Oct 31, 2014)
- Updated the underlying Metaio SDK to version 5.5.2, which mainly includes bug fixes and stability improvements
New in metaio Creator 3.5.1 (Oct 31, 2014)
- Improved edge creation tool for 3D markerless object/edge tracking based on CAD data
- Improved SLAM tracking and Extended Image Tracking
- Fixed focus issues on Mac OS X in AREL script editor
- Fixed issues when replacing trackables which already contain content/resources
- Several other minor bugfixes
New in metaio Creator 3.5 (Oct 31, 2014)
- Face Tracking Beta makes it possible to easily integrate human faces into AR scenarios
- Added support for Extended Image Tracking, which allows the application to extend the tracking of a regular trackable image by learning the details of the environment with SLAM to continue tracking and displaying the augmented content even when the user points the device away from the original trackable image
- Improved SLAM support through the new Instant Tracking with SLAM extension, which allows to use SLAM extended tracking by initializing it with a regular instant tracking picture
- Improved built-in AREL script editor with error highlighting
- Added previewing to the built-in AREL script editor
- Improved content movement on stage through the use of arrow key shortcuts
- Improved drag and drop behavior when dragging trackables onto Creator
- Metaio Creator is now available as part of our new Metaio Suite product bundle as an annual subscription
- Includes stability, performance and usability improvement
New in metaio Creator 3.3.2 (Apr 26, 2014)
- Addressed an issue that led to the incorrect positioning of objects in certain situations
- Fixed an issue that prevented Creator from starting on older Mac OS 10.7 systems
- Fixed an issue that prevented Creator from closing properly in certain situations
- Fixed an issue that caused Creator to lock when using copy & paste in certain situations
- Addressed an issue that could cause server timeouts when connecting to the Metaio Licensing server under poor network conditions
New in metaio Creator 3.3 (Apr 26, 2014)
- Added support for workflow creation, which allows producing step by step guides
- Significantly faster upload of Metaio Cloud content and Metaio Continuous Visual Search images through only uploading changes to servers
- Improved the assessment of images based on their trackability with an intuitive star rating
- 360° experiences now support high resolution images
- Added the ability to export 3D points as OBJ files from previously recorded 3D Maps
- Improved sanity check of server address for custom upload servers and handling of proxy servers in system settings
- Easy way to set the default visibility of objects in the AR experience
- Added SLAM support for instant 3D tracking
- Added download on demand feature for channel content that allows ad-hoc downloads of resources instead of loading all content at once during channel activation
- Bug fixes for better handling of Unicode characters in filenames
- Addressed an issue that prevented users to export to AREL if the project only contained a custom script and nothing else
New in metaio Creator 3.2.2 (Apr 26, 2014)
- Bugfix for loading Creator projects containing Object tracking using CAD models
- Bugfix for start-up problems of Creator on some Mac OS machines
- Bugfix for license handling when returning licenses
- Bugfixes for shadow plane handling/location
- Bugfix for Continuous Visual Search channels placing some content items not at the correct position on the trackable
- Increased stability for creating/using Continuous Visual Search channels
- Improved memory handling when removing trackables
New in metaio Creator 3.2 (Apr 26, 2014)
- Added support for metaio Continuous Visual Search (CVS) which allows switching any Creator project/channel using image trackables to use CVS and download of the according resources upon detection of the respective trackable.
- Added advanced settings for image trackables and object/environment tracking (using 3D maps from Metaio Toolbox): number of trackables to detect/track in parallel.
- Added advanced settings for 3D CAD Model tracking: quality threshold settings to adjust detection sensitivity, number of features (to balance between robustness and performance), extensible tracking support to adjust the tracking to learn features within the environment of the trackable.
- Added support for using Instant Tracking in combination with gravity sensor (on mobile devices). This allows more stable tracking using Instant Tracking on a horizontal surface.
- New settings dialog: providing a default google analytics ID (to be used for all Creator projects), enable/disable the auto-scaling feature of Creator which scales added resources according to the loaded trackable.
- Improved editing of button resource and connected actions.
- Added support for opening trackables and saving them from Creator.
- Improved 3D CAD Model support with 3D models exported from Autodesk's 123D Catch.
New in metaio Creator 3.0.3 (Apr 26, 2014)
- Fixed crashes when importing certain FBX files
- Fixed several issues with QR code display after junaio channel upload on Mac OS
New in metaio Creator 3.0.2 (Apr 26, 2014)
- Fixed tracking for iPad Air (when exporting Cloud/SDK apps)
- Fixed Copy-Paste for videos, buttons, images, etc.
- Fixes in model shadow/shadow plane for quick preview and resolved crashes in some conditions
- Fixes for import project especially when importing 2.x projects
- Fixes for loading 2.x projects
- Fixes for combinations of Instant Tracking and 360 Experience (missing camera button, close button etc.)
New in metaio Creator 3.0.1 (Apr 26, 2014)
- Major fixes for handling of FBX files (loading, conversion, etc.)
- Improvements and bugfixes for self shadow and shadow plane calculation and handling
- Fixes in 3D animation playback
- Anti Aliasing turned on again within Creator
- New visualization for 3D models that are used as occlusion geometries
- Improved handling for 360/panorama resource
- Improvements for Instant Tracking trackable
- Re-adjusted star rating calculation for image trackables
- Optimized file size for tracking configurations for image trackables (they now use jpeg files internally)
- AREL script editor now uses same event names as junaio/metaioSDK
- Improved loading of 2.x Creator files
- Updated internal cloud plugin/SDK for app creation
New in metaio Creator 3.0 (Apr 26, 2014)
- Support for automatically adding shadows to 3D models
- Support for automatically improving the texture of loaded .fbx models by calculating self-shadowing/ambient occlusion for an improved visualization
- Run and preview animations of 3D models within Creator
- Added drag and rotate function for 3D models during runtime/in AR view (can be switched on and off)
- New resource for creating 360° immersive experiences (i.e. virtual room similar to a 360° panorama)
- Improved .fbx model loader
- Added support for manual adjustment of in-page video quality settings
- AREL scripting and scripting editor for adding custom AREL/JavaScript scripting logic to objects for advanced and more complex scenarios
- Added support for instant tracking which allows the user to take a snapshot of any textured object to run/show AR content during runtime. This is especially useful when trackables/images are not available and can help in the Apple review process.
- Improved authoring when using 3D object tracking using 3D point-clouds/maps created by the Metaio Toolbox. Removing of 3D points now possible (e.g. points not belonging to the object).
- New 3D markerless object tracking based on CAD data (BETA) for difficult to track objects in changing light conditions. An .obj model as input/reference for the 3D object to be tracked is required.
- Support for expert tweaking of tracking configuration parameters: similarity threshold/minimal matches (adjust the detection threshold of 2D and 3D trackables), gravity assistance which will use the build-inertial sensor of mobile devices to stabilize tracking of trackables that are located horizontally (e.g. on the table/the ground), tracking fallback that will keep the last tracking position for some time and/or use the orientation sensor of mobile devices to continue tracking, extensible tracking of 3D trackables which dynamically increased the 3D point cloud during runtime on the fly (learns the environment).
- Added support for replacing resources/content and trackables without having to start from scratch when e.g. exchanging an trackable
- Improvements in 3D navigation (bookmark views, front, right, top view shortcuts, etc.)
- Improved look & feel and progress feedback during project loading/saving and opening channel settings
- Display of FTP login details to the Metaio cloud space server. This allows using any FTP client to access you cloud space independently
- Added more sample content
- Improved license handling and license activation
New in metaio Creator 2.6 (Apr 26, 2014)
- Improved workflow to upload your AR contents and create Apps on the metaio Cloud
- Added new App creation option for the metaio SDK (export your app project to metaio SDK)
- Added new App creation option for stand-alone desktop usage on PC/OSX (export runtime/executable directly from metaio Creator)
- Added new instant preview of your AR scenario using a standard webcam on your PC/Mac
- New license tool built-in to upgrade your metaio Creator Demo to Full version and for registering your apps with the appropriate metaio Cloud or metaio SDK license
- New calendar resource that can add a calendar event to smart phones
- Support for videos with alpha/transparency channel to be used as in-page videos/movie textures with automatic conversion from .flv format with alpha channel
- Import of existing project/issue (.arp file) into current project/issue
- Improved handling of Google analytics events
- Copy/paste for resources
- More precise positioning of resources via translation, rotation, scale values
- Improved animation handling for 3D models
- Support of occlusion mode for 3D models
- Improved FBX support (updated FBX file loader)
- More detailed warning messages if 3D model import detects potential problems
- Texture optimization when loading 3D models
- Improved sharing of assets (e.g. images) between resources to reduce download time
- Video conversion for full screen videos can be switched off
- Key frames for 3D maps can be hidden
- Display of filename for trackables added
New in metaio Creator 2.5.1 (Apr 26, 2014)
- Very important fix for "Export local AREL package" that could lead to loss of data before
- Improved and more stable uploading, especially for Mac OS X
- Improved FBX support by updating FBX file loader